Open AccessENGLAND'S WAR AGAINST THE SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLICS PART I
Author(s) -
Colonel Romeiko-Gurko
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
scientia militaria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2309-9682
pISSN - 2224-0020
DOI - 10.5787/11-4-678
Subject(s) - officer , guard (computer science) , national guard , ancient history , government (linguistics) , history , political science , law , economic history , public administration , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , programming language
Soon after the outbreak of the South African War (1899-1902) the Imperial Russian government sent military attaches to both fighting sides in South Africa. The military attache with the British forces was Lt, Colonel Stakhovich. He was an officer in one of the best Imperial Guard regiments and was probably chosen for that mission on account of his good command of the English language