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The Young Colonists

G. A. Henty

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Rifles.

Volunteers. - The Kaffrarian Vanguard, Commandant Schermbrucker, 100 strong.

Native Contingent. - The Swazis, our native allies, some 5000 strong.

In the first fortnight of their engagement the waggons travelled backward and forward between Pieter-Maritzburg and Grey Town, which for the time formed the base for the column of Colonel Glyn. The distance of the town from the capital was forty-five miles, and as the waggons travelled at the rate of fifteen miles a day, they were twelve days in accomplishing two double journeys. When they were loaded up the third time, they received orders to go straight through to the headquarters of the column at Helpmakaar. The boys were pleased at the change, for the road as far as Grey Town was a good one.

They reached Grey Town for the third time on the 2nd of January. Here they found the place in a . . . Read More

Community Reviews

interesting for understanding history of south africa.

Very WILBUR SMITH.

Best read for a long time.
Reminded me of the South Africa written about by WILBUR which I have many times in many years.

The Young Colonists is a very weird book. I thought it was kinda boring. It would be a good book if you like to read about other countries history about their wars. I thought the book was kinda confusing. I thought there was some stuff that should have been said so you would know why something was h