Campaigning in Kaffirland; Or, Scenes and Adventures in the Kaffir War of 1851-52King, William Ross
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Campaigning in Kaffirland; Or, Scenes and Adventures in the Kaffir War of 1851-52
King, William Ross
South Africa -- History -- Frontier Wars, 1811-1878
Hyphen added: ant[-]hills (p. 25), cow[-]dung (p. 299), cow[-]horn
(p. 276), day[-]break (p. 28), dissel[-]boom (p. 316), drift[-]wood
(p. 300), forsaken[-]looking (p. 285), hand[-]cuffed (p. 83),
head[-]dress (pp. 27, 51), hill[-]side (p. 152), loop[-]holed (p.
25), milk[-]white (p. 23), officer[-]of-the-day(p. 118), out[-]works
(p. 286), pack[-]horses (p. 230), pack[-]saddle (p. 19), rear[-]guard
(pp. 117, 126), re[-]formed (p. 116), stand[-]still (pp. 38, 199),
sub[-]divisions (p. 143), sun[-]baked (p. 323), three[-]penny (p. 286),
wide[-]awake (p. 164), wild[-]looking (p. 309).
Hyphen removed: a[-]head (p. 301), battle[-]axes (pp. 309, 316),
by[-]gone (p. 187), day[-]light (p. 264), ear[-]rings (p. 101),
duyker[-]bok (p. 24), harte[-]beest (p. 50), night[-]fall (p. 26),
out[-]lying (p. 305), out[-]spanned (p. 237), re[-]assured (p. 79),
re[-]capturing/ed (pp. 45, 84, 199), sharp[-]shooters (p. 246),
spring[-]bok (pp. 76, 80), sun[-]down (p. 225), sun[-]set (pp. 38,
271), water[-]course (p. 73), white-washed (p. 178), Wolfs[-]back (p.
268).
Both versions of "day break" / "day-break", "farm house" /
"farm-house", "half way" / "half-way" occur frequently and have not
been changed.
The attributions of the plates are illegible and have been removed.
P. 2: We steamed away, eat and drank -> We steamed away, ate and drank.
P. 22: spite of which -> in spite of which.
P. 32: a "vlei" in front of our right wing -> a "vley" in front of our
right wing.
P. 33: redered all pursuit hopeless -> rendered all pursuit hopeless.
P. 44: KOOAP RIVER -> KOONAP RIVER.
P. 56: kept us awake great part of the night -> kept us awake a great
part of the night.
P. 110: waiting a fresh supply of ammunition -> awaiting a fresh supply
of ammunition.
P. 120: as if to envelope us -> as if to envelop us.
P. 179: haversacs -> haversacks.
Pp. 191, 232, 239, 275: hyena(s) -> hyæna(s).
P. 216: Colonels Napier and Michel -> Colonels Napier and Michell.
P. 244: red wollen nightcaps -> red woolen nightcaps.
P. 251: biovouac fires -> bivouac fires.
P. 282: the two pair of serviceable boots -> the two pairs of
serviceable boots.
P. 327: bran-new waggons -> brand-new waggons.
Ad on last page: engraved, bound and guilt -> engraved, bound and gilt.
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