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General Ben Viljoen and his Secretary (Mr. J. Visser).
MY REMINISCENCES OF THE ANGLO-BOER WAR
BY
GENERAL BEN VILJOEN
(ASSISTANT COMMANDANT-GENERAL OF THE TRANSVAAL BURGHER FORCES AND MEMBERFOR JOHANNESBURG IN THE TRANSVAAL VOLKSRAAD)
Maps from Drawings by P. Van Breda
LONDON:
HOOD, DOUGLAS, & HOWARD,
11, CLIFFORD'S INN, E.C.
1902.
(p. 005) PREFACE.
General Ben Viljoen, while engaged on this work, requested me to write ashort introduction to it. This request I gladly comply with.
General Viljoen was a prisoner-of-war at Broadbottom Camp, St. Helena,where, after two years' service in South Africa, I was stationed with myregiment. It was at the General's further request that I conveyed thiswork to Europe for publication.
The qualities which particularly endeared this brave and justly-famousBoer officer to us were his straightforwardness and unostentatiousmanner, his truthfulness, and (p. 006) the utter absence ofaffectation that distinguishes him. I am certain that he has written hissimple narrative with candour and impartiality, and I feel equallycertain, from what I know of him, that this most popular of our lateopponents has reviewed the exciting episodes of the War with an honesty,an intelligence, and a humour which many previous publications on theWar have lacked.
During his stay at St. Helena I became deeply attached to GeneralViljoen; and in conclusion I trust that this work, which entailed manyhours of labour, will yield him a handsome recompense.
THEODORE BRINCKMAN, C.B.
Colonel Commanding,
3rd, The Buffs (East Kent Regt.)
Tarbert,
Loch Fyne,
Scotland.
September, 1902