ACCOUNT OF THE ACTION ON THE MAJUBA HILL

Originally privately published this brief narrative tells of the part played in the Battle of Majuba Hill - a notable British defeat in the first Boer War - by the young Lieutenant Ian Hamilton who later found fame - though not alas glory - as the hapless commander of the disastrous Dardanelles expedition. At Majuba Hamilton serving with the Gordon Highlanders fought heroically (he was recommended for a VC but was considered too young); was badly wounded (his left hand was disabled for life); and captured. A cultivated and literary man his memoir is of value not only to students of the Boer Wars but also as a well-written account of action by a gifted and brave young officer.