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Consul Hay Describes Transvaal War Conditions
Young Boers grow weary of fighting while older leaders press on. The consul notes distrust from Boer officials, praises British soldiers as skilled marksmen, and recounts discreet efforts to prevent a prisoner escape at Waterval. He foresees eventual British victory and postwar American business potential.
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Collier's Weekly
Transvaal
Gome
Preporty
United States
Transvaal Republic
Maerum
England
Lord Salisbury
Lord Salsbury
Pretoria
Cape Town
Lourenzo Marques
Wer
Cromwell
Louis Botha
Lord Kitchener
Lord Roberts
Waterval
Lee Wood
Landdrost
Hunt
Royal Artillery
Nesbit
Protectorate Regiment
Bhar Camp
Carlton
Col. Carlton
Botha
Ladysmith
Cate
Veldt
Rand
John Gardner Coolidge
Boston
Coolidge