Campaigning in Kaffirland; Or, Scenes and Adventures in the Kaffir War of 1851-52

A veteran officer's field memoir of a mid-century frontier war in southern Africa, recounting the voyage to the theater and detailed campaign experiences: arduous marches and night movements, assaults on mountain strongholds, skirmishes on heights and in kloofs, escort and supply duties, and an expedition across a great river. Tactical accounts are balanced with daily camp life, hospital scenes, funerals, and the natural environment, while intermittent chapters describe encounters with local communities, their language, customs, dress, and material culture, ending with the conclusion of operations and the return journey.