Boer War
On returning from the North-West Frontier of India at the close of the Tirah Expedition, 1897-8, the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, which had served with distinction under the command of Colonel J.H. Yule in the campaign against the Afridi clans, was ordered to proceed fro...
The siege of Ladysmith had now commenced; communication to the south was interrupted on November 2nd, and on the same day the Boers had their guns in action on Bulwana Mountain...
3. Chapter 3The first few days following the relief were employed in the sorting and reading of four months' mails and the opening up of presents. Many complimentary telegrams were received...
5. Chapter 5Two guns 53rd F.B.R.A. under Major Johnson and Captain Talbot-Ponsonby. One 5-inch gun. One 5-inch howitzer. One naval 12-pounder. One company mounted infantry. 1st Battalion De...
1. Chapter 1On returning from the North-West Frontier of India at the close of the Tirah Expedition, 1897-8, the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, which had served with distinction under t...
4. Chapter 4On October 8th, 1900, the battalion moved out of Lydenburg to the Mission Station, three miles north of the town on the Kruger's Post road. The Mission Station was a collection...