South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 8): From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900Creswicke, Louis
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South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 8): From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900
Creswicke, Louis
South African War, 1899-1902; Transvaal (South Africa) -- History
General : Corrections to punctuation have not been individually
documented
Page 5: "enroll" standardised to "enrol" after "forward in crowds to"
Page 15: "Divison" corrected to "Division" after "the Sixth"
Page 30: Variant spelling "via" not standardised as part of a
quotation
Page 31: "bombproof" standardised to "bomb-proof" after "burrowing
like rabbits, or in"
Page 55: "Jaysfontein" corrected to "Jasfontein" after "away from a
farm at"
Page 56: "Zoutspansdrift" corrected to "Zoutpansdrift" after "in the
direction of Kamak and"
Page 56: "Naauwport" corrected to "Naauwpoort" after "lot of those
around"
Page 58: "Naauwport" corrected to "Naauwpoort" after "The inhabitants
of"
Page 71: "bloodthirsty" standardised to "blood-thirsty" after "They
proved to be not"
Page 71: "farm-house" standardised to "farmhouse" after "bivouacked at
the"
Page 73: "horse-shoe" as in the original. Not standardised as this is
an adjectival usage
Page 77: "look-out" standardised to "lookout" after "They employed"
Page 78: "Koodoosberg" corrected to "Koodoesberg" after "troops from
Barkly and"
Page 85: "bloodstained" standardised to "blood-stained" after "the
eyes of those who,"
Page 86: "gantlet" as in the original
Page 92: "Divsion" corrected to "Division" after "Second"
Page 96: "POTGEITER'S" corrected to "POTGIETER'S" after "THE CROSSING
OF"
Page 99: "Carbineers" corrected to "Carabineers" after "one squadron
Natal"
Page 108: "roast" corrected to "roost" after "We shall be rulers of
the"
Page 123: "head-quarters" standardised to "headquarters" after "some
even reaching"
Page 134: "Blomfontein" corrected to "Bloemfontein" after "Steyn and
Kruger dated"
Page 148: "rough-riders" standardised to "roughriders" after "despatch
of 500 expert"
Page 174: "Naauwport" corrected to "Naauwpoort" after "thirty-seven
miles north of"
Page 179: "sandstorms" standardised to "sand-storms" after "These"
Page 182: "Ochtertang" corrected to "Achtertang" after "reconnoitring
towards"
Page 185: "unusally" corrected to "unusually" after "Boer movements
rendered"
Page 194: "Sandbags" standardised to "Sand-bags" before "were sent up
early"
Page 195: "Potgeiter's" as in the original. Left as part of a
quotation.
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