Lake Chrissie - Chrissiesmeer and the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902.

Sanders (Prof. Ton). Lake Chrissie - Chrissiesmeer and the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902.

Chrissmeer: Author published, 2014. First Edition.

On the night of the attack, low mist clouds swept past, if not hiding the moon, then fading its light. Visibility was poor. Of the commando approaching from the west, the Heidelberg Commando was guided by Org Rademeyer of the farm Mooiplaats. He must have led it too close to the camps north-western picket line, for hardly had the Heidelburgers dismounted than they were fired at by the West Yorkshires.And so it happened that the Battle of Lake Chrissie started at 02:55, not at 03:30 as planned, and that the first shots were fired from the British side, not from the Boer side.

In Chrissiesmeer and the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902, local town historian, Prof. Ton Sanders gives a sober, yet riveting account of this engagement that marked the highlight of this war in these parts of the old eastern Transvaal. Including an interesting run-up to the Second Anglo Boer and then focusing on the action around here during the war, this is a well-researched, easy-to-read piece of regional history. 106pp., well ills. A4 in size.

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