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Article: 100th anniversary of the Boer War Part Four Hard-fighting Boers held in high esteem by Imperial forces; In the penultimate part of this mini-series BRIAN COURTNEY looks at the respect Ulster soldiers, including a future Northern Ireland Prime Minister had for their enemy.(Features)
- Article from:
- The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- August 16, 2001
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Byline: BRIAN COURTNEY
ULSTER soldiers of the British Army who fought the Boers had a lasting admiration for their redoubtable enemy and generally held them in high esteem in spite of the heavy casualties the men from the north of Ireland sustained at the hands of the crack marksmen.
Perhaps it was the strong Calvinistic faith of the Boers and their Dutch ancestry that meant Ulstermen could easily identify with their adversary but, whatever the reason, the men of the Irish regiments ...