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early victories of the Boers which lent an added spice
of oxcitnent The opinion of Arthur Lyttlcton,
Connervative f9. P, for Loanington Spa that "all rsen who
wore patriots and sportsmen must feel that there was
about war$ once commenced, something of a magnificent
game$ and young and old felt that they would like to be
in 'South Africa,, "
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was no doubt echoed by a larCo
section of the population, From October 1899 to January
1900*betwoen twenty four and twenty eiSht thousand man
a month deported for South Africa. Blunt roinrkod in
Parch that to volunteer for South Africa "ia the court
thing to do Just now and all the world in mad for
fighting. "
(2)
A key motif wan the desire to
avenge the defeat of Majuba Rill nineteen yearn before;
""Avenge fla juba" was the cry raised time and again at
the railway ntationa an the troop traina etroanod out...
'hon public mevtinge were held in favour of peaces bills
headed "remember l4n juba" were distributed broadcaot
aaong the people. " (3)
An article in the i_h r
(1) War nr inRt Warr, 10th I ovember 1699.
(2) W. S. Blunt, Di___
rios, Vol it p. 434+
(3) Review of Ravers Ilovembor 1899"