Campaigning in Kaffirland, or, Scenes and Adventures in the Kaffir War of 1851-2 (Paperback)

First published in 1853, this book chronicles the personal experience of the 'Kaffir' war of 1851 2 (now known as the eighth Xhosa or frontier war), between the European settlers and the native inhabitants of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Serving as a lieutenant, William Ross King (1822 90) sailed to South Africa from Cork with the 74th Highlanders in March 1851 and remained there until late 1852. His memoir was not intended as a detailed history of military operations in the Kaffir war and in fact encompasses all of King's experiences in South Africa rather than focusing solely on the conflict. The book is especially notable for its extremely one-sided account of events: King exhibits a particularly scathing attitude towards the Xhosa people, who were 'committing the most deliberate outrages and murders' and displaying 'cowardly treachery' towards the European settlers.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	May 2011
Authors:	William Ross King
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	358
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-03219-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > African history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	1-108-03219-2
Barcode:	9781108032193

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