The Boer War Hero Duquesne’s Dueling End
A fragmented memoir recounts the life of Duquesne, his Boer War actions, capture, and exile. It details his escape attempts, capture after a shipboard voyage, and a fatal duel with Englishman Clifford Davis in Lille, amid reports of trials and global pursuit.
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Romeote
Noer
Lille
Venezuela
Leopold
Maurice Josson
Duquesne
Davis
Davix
Puquesic
Distant Notes of a Transvaal Mail and a Quick Departure
A rambling scene in a hotel library features Kiplingesque romance and Boers versus British tensions. Duquesne and IT discuss strained relations while a Transvaal Legation messenger delivers a letter with Moorish emblem. A soldier plans to depart for South Africa via Antwerp, hinting at urgent travel and danger.
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Kipling
Duquesne
Motel du Grand Monarque
Transvaal
Pte
Ife
South Africa
Starifay
Antwerp
Africa
South African Republic
Great Britain
Imap
Sai
Wien
Duel of Duquesne and Davis in a Transvaal night
A dramatic account of a covert African night mission during the Boer War. Duquesne persuades the narrator to join a stealth crossing toward Colenso, passing sentries by on foot and animal disguise, while tense dialogue, close combat, and a daring escape unfold amid campfires and distant artillery.
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Africa
America
Gidiwau
Joouis Motha
Hutier
Tre
Patch
Paul Kreger
Moctor
Waal Wruger
Helland
Hottaed
Neletum
France
Monnaie
Pala
Louis Botha
Louis Maths
Belgium
Clifford Davis
Noone Davie
Leopold
Duquesne
Davie
Davis
Daqueane
Javis
Dagnesne
Mavie
Office Duquesne
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Petit Bleu
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