LT COL F.F. PIENAAR'S BOER WAR DIARY (PART II)

dc.creator	J. Picard
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:54Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:54Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/23-4-290
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/87ac7bb3939e45db82a944d43c239166
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8568
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/87ac7bb3939e45db82a944d43c239166
dc.description	<p><strong>FREE STATE TO MACHADODORP</strong></p> <p>Pienaar asked for and was granted a transfer to the OFS where he was asked to help with the establishment of communications between the Menschvreterberg, site of the Boer Headquarters, and Winburg. It was decided to use wire fences and a vibrator instead of a telephone, as it would take too long to lay a cable. This was a relatively simple process as, by law, every Free State farm had to be fenced along its borders. Therefore, a network of readymade lines already existed. The only procedure necessary to insulate the wire was to walk along the fence, cut the cross-bindings connecting the upper wire to the lower ones, and lay a cable under the gates. Soon messages were gaily buzzing to and from along the fence wires and, despite interruptions due to cattle knocking over poles; it allowed the Government in Kroonstad to keep in constant touch with the front line.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/290
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 23, Iss 4 (2012)
dc.subject	OFS
dc.subject	establishment of communications
dc.subject	Boer Headquarters
dc.subject	Winburg
dc.subject	Menschvreterberg
dc.subject	Government in Kroonstad
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	LT COL F.F. PIENAAR'S BOER WAR DIARY (PART II)
dc.type	Article