The 'Valiant Englishman': Christopher Bethell, Montshiwa's Barolong and the Bechuanaland Wars, 1878-1886
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This book describes the career of an English aristocrat, Christopher Bethell, who arrives in southern Africa in 1878 as the classic "remittance" man, despatched to the colonies to avoid a scandal at home. Bethell, an intelligence officer and later, a border agent, is the protagonist who facilitated the acquisition of arms for Montshiwa's Ratshidi-Barolong to resist the depredations of freebooters, mercenaries based mostly in the Transvaal. In his...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1032434546
ISBN13:9781032434544
Release Date:April 2023
Publisher:Routledge
Length:110 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"
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