Author: Anderson, Mark Robert Dunbar.
Title: Blue Berg. Britain Takes the Cape. An Account of the 1806 Battle of Blaauwberg and the Participants As Well As the Causes Leading Up to This, the Second Occupation of the Cape By the British.
Description: Self published. Cape Town 2008 1st edition. Argent on blue cloth boards. 207pp illustrated colour & b/w plates. 4to 0.8kg. A Fine copy in VG-Fine dustwrapper. ISBN: 9780620413367 Signed by Author to title page. The Battle of Blaauwberg, also known as the Battle of Cape Town, was fought near to there on 8 January 1806. A small but significant military engagement. It established British rule in South Africa. This work presents a full account of the events and history leading to the battle and the aftermath thereof. Thoroughly researched this sets the scene at the Cape and then details the battle per se, the Generals, and the British & Dutch regiments. This is the only work extant on this battle published in English. (Green morocco bound copies to special order at extra cost. See item Ref: #28680).

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