Musketry : the Anglo-Boer War experience

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dc.contributor.authorEllis, Johanen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-23T10:11:22Z
dc.date.available2013-01-23T10:11:22Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.descriptionCITATION: Ellis, J. 2000. Musketry : the Anglo-Boer War experience. Historia, Historia, 45(2).
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://upjournals.up.ac.za
dc.description.abstractThe conflict between the Zuid-Afrikaanse Republic (ZAR) and Great Britain was not the first experience the British had of Boer tactics and musketry. The British had the opportunity to study the military system and approach to warfare as practised by the Boers for almost a hundred years. Still, they suffered severe losses against a "lesser" enemy who understood better the employment of the new smokeless magazine rifles. In order to understand the imbalance in the effectiveness of British and Boer firepower, the background of both the British and Boer soldiers opposing each other on the battlefields of southern Africa is illustrated. In doing so the author draws a comparison between the British soldier and his Boer opponent.eng_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent16 pages
dc.identifier.citationEllis, J. 2000. Musketry : the Anglo-Boer War experience. Historia, Historia, 45(2).
dc.identifier.issn2309-8392 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0018-229X (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/73321
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHistorical Association of South Africa
dc.rights.holderAuthor retains copyright
dc.subject.lcshShooting, Militaryen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshMusketryen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshSouth African War, 1899-1902 -- Social aspectsen_ZA
dc.titleMusketry : the Anglo-Boer War experienceen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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