Sotho War Diaries, 1864-1865 – Fraser, John George

Description

In 1964 the much disputed boundary between the Orange Free State and Lesotho was finally established, and a young English speaking South African J G Fraser, was placed at the head of a contingent sent from Phillippolis to supervise the withdrawal of Basotho across the line. The following year the Second Sotho-Free State War broke out and Fraser once more saw duty, as field-cornet in charge of the Phillippolis commando. Frasers unpublished diaries of these two periods have now been combined with an excerp from his autobiography describing the same events with the likewise unpublished diary of the British officer James Briggs, who was caught up in the war, while on a hunting expedition from the Eastern Provinc, to give a vivid firsthand account of the war (including the battle of Verkeerdeviel, in which both men participated) and of conditions in the Free State Republic during the troubled early years of its existence.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. The dust wrapper is lightly shelf rubbed, edge worn and marked, and has a few scuffs, but remains neat, as its covered in cellophane for extra protection (no sticky tape), whole and intact. The boards show very little, if any, signs of wear, and are strong and firm. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are crisp, clean and complete. Tightly bound.