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..."the cleanest and most decisive victories they had yet fought". (1)
In 1900, the NSW squadron of Bushmen joined the brigade commanded by Br-Gen Herbert Plumer on the right flank of Lord Roberts army in the general advance on Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal. Herbert Plumer was short in stature, slightly built and delicate looking; nearsighted, he wore a monocle. On first sight he would typify the Australian image of the 'pommy' officer. Indeed, he later became the unwitting model for Lowe's cartoon figure, 'Colonel Blimp'. Plumer's brigade consisted of Australians, Canadians, South Africans, and was shortly to be joined by New Zealanders. A column of lightly equipped mounted men, its service is perhaps best epitomised by the part it played in countering the...
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