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The Mancunians at war : a new military history of the Manchester Battalions during the South African War, 1899-1902
Thesis (PhD (History))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/94458 The Mancunians at war : a new military history of the Manchester Battalions during the South African War, 1899-1902 Macqueen, Ian dawid.mouton@up.ac.za Mouton, Dawid J. UCTD New Military History South African War British soldiers Manchester Regiment Experiences of soldiers Thesis (PhD (History))--University of Pretoria, 2023. This thesis investigates the experiences of British soldiers during the South African War (1899 – 1902), from the perspective of the Manchester Regiment, as a subset of New Military History. To reconstruct their experiences, the dissertation draws on letters, diaries, and other documents in the Manchester Regiment Archive, and the large but underutilised source of soldiers’ letters published in British newspapers. The latter is the main origin of the Manchesters’ ‘voices’. This thesis represents the first in-depth application of the systematic, thematic-chronological approach to a single British regiment during the South African War. It begins with the send-off from Manchester and the journey to South Africa. Once in South Africa, their dichotomous perceptions of the environment and its people are explored. The research demonstrates how the Manchesters quickly resorted to looting, especially to supplement insufficient rations, before the ‘scorched earth’ phase of the war. Life on campaign was dominated by duties and associated drudgeries, especially marching, insufficient hygiene, and lack of sleep. To cope with the various discomforts, the Manchesters distracted themselves through various methods, such as sports. Death and danger, however, was always close. On occasion the Manchesters engaged the enemy in battle and skirmishes, although the Boers proved a frustrating enemy to fight, often well-hidden and rarely stood their ground. Illness, especially typhoid, was the other far more dangerous threat. One of the key factors in almost all of the Manchesters’ experiences was the influence of the environment they campaigned in, which although beautiful, was also the source of much of their challenges. The Manchesters adapted, but in the process, the distinction between the professional British soldier and the militia-based enemy began to be blurred. Historical and Heritage Studies PhD (History) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities 2024-02-12T08:16:29Z 2024-02-12T08:16:29Z 2024-04 2023 Thesis Mouton, D J 2023 ‘The Mancunians at War: A New Military History of the Manchester Battalions during the South African War, 1899-1902’. University of Pretoria, http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94458 A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94458 https://doi.org/10.25403UPresearchdata.25195460 © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD New Military History South African War British soldiers Manchester Regiment Experiences of soldiers The Mancunians at war : a new military history of the Manchester Battalions during the South African War, 1899-1902 |
| title | The Mancunians at war : a new military history of the Manchester Battalions during the South African War, 1899-1902 |
| title_full | The Mancunians at war : a new military history of the Manchester Battalions during the South African War, 1899-1902 |
| title_fullStr | The Mancunians at war : a new military history of the Manchester Battalions during the South African War, 1899-1902 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Mancunians at war : a new military history of the Manchester Battalions during the South African War, 1899-1902 |
| title_short | The Mancunians at war : a new military history of the Manchester Battalions during the South African War, 1899-1902 |
| title_sort | mancunians at war a new military history of the manchester battalions during the south african war 1899 1902 |
| topic | UCTD New Military History South African War British soldiers Manchester Regiment Experiences of soldiers |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94458 https://doi.org/10.25403UPresearchdata.25195460 |