A rain of lead
Subtitle: the siege and surrender of the British at Potchefstroom 1880-1881
By: Ian Bennett.
Publisher: Greenhill Books; Stackpole Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London, UK; Mechanicsburg, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Potchefstroom (South Africa) -- History -- Siege, 1880-1881.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-238) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: I! 1 Prelude to War, 1880; title: 2 The Garrison at Potchefstroom; title: 3 Proclamation of War; title: 3 December to Day 1 of the Siege, 15 December 188(; title: 4 The Siege Begins in Earnest; title: 16 December 1880: Day 2; title: 5 Major Clarke Surrenders the Landrost's Office; title: 17 and 18 December 1880: Days 3 and 4; title: 6 Refuge in the Fort; title: 18 and 19 December 1880: Days 4 and 5; title: 7 Order and Disorder; title: 19 and 20 December 1880: Days 5 and 6; title: 8 The Search for Water; title: 21 December 1880: Day 7; title: 9 Noel; title: 22 to 25 December 1880: Days 8 to 11; title: 10 Ou Griet: The Boers' Secret Weapon; title: 26 December 1880 to 1 January 1881: Days 12 to 18; title: 11 The Boers Attack the Magazine; title: 2 to 7 January 1881: Days 19 to 24; title: 12 The Noose Tightens; title: 8 to 17 January 1881: Days 25 to 34; title: 13 The Sortie; title: 18 to 23 January 1881: Days 35 to 40; title: 14 Holding On; title: 24 January to 5 February 1881: Days 41 to 53; title: 15 The Beginning of the End; title: 6 February to 3 March 1881: Days 54 to 79; title: 16 The Final Crisis; title: 4 to 17 March 1881: Days 80 to 93; title: 17 Cronje's Stratagem; title: 7 to 20 March 1881: Days 83 to 96; title: 18 The End of the War; title: 21 to 23 March 1881: Days 97 to 99; title: 19 The March Out Epilogue; title: Select Bibliography; title: Appendices:; title: Campaign Medal; title: Gun Ammunition Remaining at the End of the Siege; title: Boer Casualties at Potchefstroom; title: Roll of Casualties in the Fort at Potchefstroom; title: A Portrait of Potchefstroom; title: Index.