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Beschreibung
A devotee of the Minie rifle through his service with the French staff in Algeria in 1847, Lakeman attempted to interest the British Army in the weapon. Although the army was reluctant to adopt the rifle, Lakeman was permitted to raise a volunteer corps at his own expense for service in the 1850-53 Kaffir War. Granted the rank of captain, he served through the campaign and was knighted, aged just 24. Tylden wrote in The Armed Forces of South Africa: "Lakeman's Volunteer Infantry... called officially the Waterkloof Rangers....were a very tough lot of men and did excellent work, were clad in leather and carried the Minie rifle."
A devotee of the Minie rifle through his service with the French staff in Algeria in 1847, Lakeman attempted to interest the British Army in the weapon. Although the army was reluctant to adopt the rifle, Lakeman was permitted to raise a volunteer corps at his own expense for service in the 1850-53 Kaffir War. Granted the rank of captain, he served through the campaign and was knighted, aged just 24. Tylden wrote in The Armed Forces of South Africa: "Lakeman's Volunteer Infantry... called officially the Waterkloof Rangers....were a very tough lot of men and did excellent work, were clad in leather and carried the Minie rifle."
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: No Series Linked
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781843424499
ISBN-10: 1843424495
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Lakeman, Stephen Bartlet
Stephen Lakeman (Waterkloof Rangers)
Hersteller: Naval & Military Press
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Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Stephen Bartlet Lakeman (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.11.2002
Gewicht: 0,322 kg
Artikel-ID: 123661903