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100	1		_aLakeman, Stephen, _d1823-1900
245	1	0	_aWhat I Saw in Kaffir-Land
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2016
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2016-04-10
508			_aProduced by Brian Coe, Wayne Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520			_a"What I Saw in Kaffir-Land" by Sir Stephen Lakeman is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the author's experiences and observations during his military service in the Cape Colony, particularly against the Kaffir tribes during conflicts that arose in that period. The narrative is presented as a personal reflection, focusing on Lakeman's interactions with various military figures and the challenges of warfare, as well as his impressions of the landscape and the people involved in these tumultuous events. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for the author's journey, beginning with his time in Algeria, where he advocates for the superiority of the Minie rifle. Lakeman faces bureaucratic hurdles while seeking to enlist volunteers for military service in the ongoing war at the Cape. His desire to prove the effectiveness of his weapon leads him to arrange for rifles and men, eventually setting sail on the ship Harbinger. Throughout the first chapters, Lakeman introduces key military figures and describes his initial adventures, including encounters at sea and his arrival in Africa, establishing a vivid sense of the historical context and the intentions behind his expedition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aSouth Africa -- History -- Frontier Wars, 1811-1878
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51718
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