The Victorian soldier in Africa / / Edward M. Spiers.

• Superior document: Studies in imperialism
• Author: Spiers, Edward M.
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 212 pages) :; maps, plans; digital file(s).
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book re-examines the campaign experience of British soldiers in Africa during the period 1874-1902. It uses using a range of sources, such as letters and diaries, to allow soldiers to 'speak form themselves' about their experience of colonial

Table of Contents

• General editor's introduction
• Introduction page
• 1. Fighting the Asante
• 2. Campaigning in southern Africa
• 3. Battling the Boers
• 4. Intervention in Egypt
• 5. Engaging the Mahdists
• 6. The Gordon relief expedition
• 7. Trekking through Bechuanaland
• 8. Reconquering the Sudan
• 9. Re-engaging the Boers
• Epilogue
• Bibliography
• Index.