Length7h 9m
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Scapegoats of the Empire is an autobiography by George Witton. Witton was a lieutenant in the Bushveldt Carbineers in the Boer War in South Africa during the early 20th century. Excerpt: "Life in camp at Beira was almost a repetition of Langwarrin, being principally occupied in attending to and exercising the horses. On my arrival in camp I was instructed by Captain Dallimore to act as squadron-quartermaster-sergeant; my duties were to see that rations and forage were drawn daily and all camp equipment kept in order. Occasionally I went out on the veldt when exercising the horses; there appeared to be plenty of game about, and whenever a small buck rose up close to us there would be a hue-and-cry after it. Sometimes we would succeed in running it down in the long grass."
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GenreHistory
Length7 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 8, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
14CHAPTER XIII.—BEYERS—AND THE FLAG HE SLEPT ON.
2CHAPTER I.—VOLUNTEERING TO FIGHT "FOR THE EMPIRE."
15CHAPTER XIV.—FURTHER PROCEEDINGS OF COURT-MARTIAL.
3CHAPTER II.—THE VOYAGE TO AFRICA.
16CHAPTER XV.—CLOSE OF THE VISSER CASE.
4CHAPTER III.—ROUND ABOUT BEIRA.
17CHAPTER XVI.—THE EIGHT BOERS CASE.
5CHAPTER IV.—ON THE SICK LIST.
18CHAPTER XVII.—THE SECOND COURT-MARTIAL (Continued).
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6CHAPTER V.—THE AUSTRALIANS IN CAPETOWN.
19CHAPTER XVIII.—IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE!
7CHAPTER VI.—COMMISSIONED IN THE BUSHVELDT CARBINEERS.
20CHAPTER XIX.—THE GERMAN MISSIONARY CASE.
8CHAPTER VII.—THE ORIGIN OF THE CARBINEERS.
21CHAPTER XX.—EXECUTION OF MORANT AND HANDCOCK.
9CHAPTER VIII.—WHAT LED TO THE TROUBLE.
22CHAPTER XXI.—"IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE!"
10CHAPTER IX.—DEATH OF CAPTAIN HUNT.—MORANT'S REPRISALS.
23CHAPTER XXII.—GAOL DISCIPLINE AND PRISON BLUNDERS.
11CHAPTER X.—BY ORDER—"NO QUARTER!"
24CHAPTER XXIII.—THE PETITION FOR RELEASE.
12CHAPTER XI.—MORANT'S CREDITABLE EXPLOIT.
25CHAPTER XXIV.—THE LONG SUSPENSE.
13CHAPTER XII.—ORDERED FOR COURT-MARTIAL.
26CHAPTER XXV.—FREEDOM AT LAST!
