The 'Valiant Englishman': Christopher Bethell, Montshiwa's Barolong and the Bechuanaland Wars, 1878-...
The 'Valiant Englishman': Christopher Bethell, Montshiwa's Barolong and the Bechuanaland Wars, 1878-...
The 'Valiant Englishman': Christopher Bethell, Montshiwa's Barolong and the Bechuanaland Wars, 1878-1886
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Oxford: Routledge
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2023
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English
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This book describes the career of an English aristocrat, Christopher Bethell, who arrives in southern Africa in 1878 as the classic "remittance" man, despatched to the colonies to avoid a scandal at home. Bethell, an intelligence officer and later, a border agent, is the protagonist who facilitated the acquisition of arms for Montshiwa's Ratshidi-B...
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The 'Valiant Englishman': Christopher Bethell, Montshiwa's Barolong and the Bechuanaland Wars, 1878-1886
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TN_cdi_proquest_ebookcentral_EBC7195837
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_ebookcentral_EBC7195837
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9781032434544,1032434562,9781032434568,1032434546
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10.4324/9781003367406
