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Canadians on the Veldt: Canada and the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 by Paul McNicholls at Abbey's Bookshop,
Canadians on the Veldt: Canada and the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
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Paul McNicholls

Canadians on the Veldt

Canada and the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902

Paul McNicholls

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English
Helion & Company
01 September 2024
Boer Wars
Series: From Musket to Maxim
The story of Canada in the South African War is a complex one. How it even came about that the Canadian Government agreed to the dispatch of troops has its many talking points.

Serving as units integrated within a larger British force, several contingents were sent during the course of the conflict, the first being the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry. Subsequent contingents were made up mostly of mounted troops but also artillery and later a field hospital. The first mounted units were the 1st and 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles, the first of these becoming the Royal Canadian Dragoons. Then there was the privately raised Strathcona's Horse. Of considerable interest are the more than 1000 Canadians who enlisted in the South African Constabulary.

There was no single manner in which the Canadian Contingents were raised and paid for, though the men mostly served under fixed terms of enlistment. Those joining the South African Constabulary, however, frequently found themselves in action for longer periods as, though they were raised as a para-military police force, the unanticipated extended period of hostilities meant they were engaged in much more of a military role than had been expected.

Canada's role in the changing and evolving conditions of the South African War was complex and varied, and Canadian troops rose to the task and performed well. The impact of the war on the development of the Canadian military is also of considerable interest.

AUTHOR: Paul McNicholls was born in England, but has spent most of his life in Canada. After taking a history degree from Simon Fraser University and then qualifying as a teacher, he worked in the insurance industry for thirty years. The study of history remained his primary focus, however, and family holidays usually included visits to different parts of the world in pursuit of his interests. He has been aware of the Red River Expedition since his youth, but as virtually no detailed study of it has been undertaken in recent times, he saw this as a gap in our understanding of the British Army's ability to respond on short notice to events in remote parts of the world; as well as in the early career of Garnet Wolseley. It is also an important event in the formation of Canada with ramifications still being felt to this day. Paul is married to Lyndy Anne and has three grown children. He lives on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

50 b/w illustration, 8 maps, 8pp colour illustrations
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Imprint:   Helion & Company
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 249mm,  Width: 180mm, 
ISBN:   9781804514573
ISBN 10:   1804514578
Series:   From Musket to Maxim
Pages:   272
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

Paul McNicholls was born in England, but has spent most of his life in Canada. After taking a history degree from Simon Fraser University and then qualifying as a teacher, he worked in the insurance industry for thirty years. The study of history remained his primary focus, however, and family holidays usually included visits to different parts of the world in pursuit of his interests. He has been aware of the Red River Expedition since his youth, but as virtually no detailed study of it has been undertaken in recent times, he saw this as a gap in our understanding of the British Army's ability to respond on short notice to events in remote parts of the world; as well as in the early career of Garnet Wolseley. It is also an important event in the formation of Canada with ramifications still being felt to this day. Paul is married to Lyndy Anne and has three grown children. He lives on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

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