Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-05-24 | Page 1 | History of the Boer War as Given by the London Times Section

HISTORY OF THE BOER WAR AS GIVEN BY THE LONDON TIMES london slay 24 the second volume ot etui london history of alio war winch has just appeared it attracting tr unusual attention because of ita bc athing denunciation of british gen aw arala and alie war office the criticism afe it pircia additional by the fact 0 iti appearing under the of the no of great britain could more frankly denounce british blunders starting with general white last fight before he to ladysmith Lady smith the author it waa in reality serious defeat of infantry lividly handled the officer in who proved quite unfit to grapple with the difficult situation in which largely the mistake of others he wai placed the cavalry wa as bad a tho infantry and the situation was only davd by the heroism of the artillery the surrender of at Xich olsons nek is pronounced us premature though no more humiliating alian many surrender which occurred after it to the describe the of blunders which led to the reverse an mismanagement esaff on the part of ran gatacre or hie crowning at frolenko fro lenso the author says jagt ns in the hour of batlle fien fuller had failed alie men whom lie led now n pic hour of trial he cae to ciul hi countr biad entitled the fortune of war into hie fiands he itterly lost hear not only did ho die pair of doing anything himself but lie despaired for others