CHAPTER V
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The Boer Declaration of War and the Gathering of the Armies.
Both Sides Surprised--The Boer Ultimatum--Centres of Combat Quickly Defined--Important Decisions--Early Days of the War--Public Opinion--Two Popular Illusions
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South Africa and the Boer-British War, Volume I: Comprising a History of South Africa and its people, including the war of 1899 and 1900
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The Boer Declaration of War and the Gathering of the Armies.
Both Sides Surprised--The Boer Ultimatum--Centres of Combat Quickly Defined--Important Decisions--Early Days of the War--Public Opinion--Two Popular Illusions
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