The Memoirs of Paul Kruger: Four Times ...

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By Paul Kruger

Translated by Alexander
Teixeira de Mattos

Published 1902
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Vert. door A. Teixeira de Mattos van dr. Schowalter's Duitsche bew. der Hollandsche dictaten aan H.C. Bredell en P. Grobler.

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The Memoirs of Paul Kruger: Four Times President of the South African Republic
by Paul Kruger - 1902 - 444 pages
Kruger dictated these memoirs to Mr.
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The Memoirs of Paul Kruger: Four Times President of the South African Republic
by Paul Kruger - 1902
Vert. door A. Teixeira de Mattos van dr. Schowalter's Duitsche bew. der Hollandsche dictaten aanH.C. Bredell en P. Grobler.
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Potchefstroom - Page 97
A small portion of the hostile commando had remained at Potchefstroom to guard the prisoners. When I learnt that the prisoners had been set free and ...
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Rustenburg - Page 305
Rustenburg and Heidelberg, in order to obtain their support for my proposal to reduce the period required for securing the full franchise from ...
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Pretoria - Page 193
because the British Agent in Pretoria had accused the Government of the Transvaal of secret deal's.
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Nelspruit - Page 357
"Given under my hand at Nelspruit in the South African Republic on the third day of the month of September 1900. ...
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Johannesburg - Page 257
Rhodes was aware that Johannesburg alone was not able to start a revolution with any chance of success. He had therefore to try to obtain a place of ...
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Cape Town - Page 164
During our stay at Cape Town, a member of the Upper House came to Joubert and me to invite us to pay a visit to Sir Bartle Frere.
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Krugersdorp - Page 267
up their stand on the hills near Krugersdorp. Jameson at once turned the fire of his guns on the burghers' positions ; but, so soon as his troops ...
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Zeerust - Page 9
A small party of burghers, under Potgieter, pursued the enemy as far as the Marico River : God was with them and gave them the victory at Zeerust. ...
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Hilversum - Page 371
Malan. Wolmarans invited me to spend another fortnight with him at Scheveningen, to distract my thoughts a little. I then went back to Hilversum, ...
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Colesberg - Page 250
In this connection, a conference was held at Colesberg between the High Commissioner and myself: it led to no result, but was followed by a second ...
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Durban - Page 10
where already a number of emigrants had settled and were in treaty for the necessary acquisition of land, they hoped to obtain the harbour of Durban. ...
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Vereeniging - Page 254
The Cape Government lowered their tariff as far as Vereeniging, the frontier station between the Orange Free State and the Transvaal (the Free State ...

Piet Retief - Page 10
But, after the treacherous murder of Piet Retief and the attack on the settlers by Dingaan's hordes, most of the emi-grants, including my father, ...
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Bronkhorstspruit - Page 175
When, in the course of the last war, he arrived at Bronkhorstspruit, he telegraphed to England that he was now at the spot where a British force had ...

Cologne - Page 369
throughout my journey through Germany and Holland, I met everywhere with the same sym-pathy for the cause of the Boers as at Cologne. ...
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Marseilles - Page 364
The president of the Committee for the Independence of the Boers, which had been lately formed, "interpreted the feelings of all Marseilles," as he ...
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Salisbury - Page 470
And see in our declaration, which we sent to Salisbury, that we only wished to keep our independence. Then the same spirit answered that this nation ...
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Standerton - Page 175
those, for instance, at Potchefstroom, in the Drakensberg and at Standerton, to exhort and encourage the burghers in those different places. ...

Louis Trichardt - Page 426
The Government has decided to found a village, to be called Louis Trichardt, on the spot where the laagers stood, and I am convinced that the action ...

Klerksdorp - Page 71
The commando had meantime assembled and was waiting for me near Klerksdorp, where I joined it after spending one day at my farm. ...
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Kroonstad - Page 90
It replied that it had no objection, and even sent Landdrost Truter, of Kroonstad, to assist in making the arrests. ...
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London - Page 281
For what other purpose than to obtain the abolition of the suzerainty had we made the journey to London in 1883 and endeavoured to secure a new ...
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Winburg - Page 67
From here we marched on by Winburg to Bloemfontein. On our arrival, I offered myself to go to Moshesh to negociate a peace. The Free State Government ...

Paris - Page 366
On the next morning, we continued our journey to Paris, where a solemn reception took place and several speeches were delivered. ...
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Berlin - Page 201
I pointed out the 1 It was on this occasion that Prince Bismarck stumbled on the stairs of the Royal Palace in Berlin, and the Emperor William ...

Lichtenburg - Page 265
at half-past five that morn-ing, in the direction of Johannesburg, and that the telegraph wire between Malmanie, Zeerust and Lichtenburg had been cut. ...

Port Said - Page 363
From Suez we proceeded to Port Said, where we stopped to take in coal. The voyage from here to Marseilles was exceedingly unpleasant, quite apart from ...

Lisbon - Page 200
Our deputation went from Holland, by Brussels, Paris and Madrid, to Lisbon: we were received most cordially on our road by the French President and ...

Madrid - Page 200
Our deputation went from Holland, by Brussels, Paris and Madrid, to Lisbon: we were received most cordially on our road by the French President and ...

Paarl - Page 198
Our commission started on its journey to England in August 1883, travelled by Kim- berley, Paarl and Cape Town, meeting every-where with a hearty ...

Venice - Page 6
1 Obviously a corruption of "ducatoon," the old silver ducat of Venice.—Translator's Note. 1 I am on this occasion able to confirm the authenticity of ...

Philadelphia - Page 364
the same flag which the American school-boys had sent me, with an address, from Philadelphia. In consequence of the bad weather, we arrived one day ...
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Shaw, Miss - Page 529
Shaw, Miss Flora—Telegraphic Correspondence with Mr. Rhodes, showing Mr. Chamberlain's knowledge of the Jameson Raid, 257, 258. ...