The Defence of Duffer's Drift
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The Defence of Duffer's Drift
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The Defence of Duffer's Drift is a short 1904 book by the British Army officer Ernest Swinton. Lieutenant Backsight Forethought (BF) and his command of fifty men are given the task to defend Duffer's Drift, a natural ford to a river. A large force of Boers, unknown to BF, is moving toward his position. This scenario is played out six separate times, in six "dreams". In the early scenarios, BF and his British troops are ignominiously defeated. After each defeat, BF learns lessons and adapts his s
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Book by Ernest Dunlop Swinton
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2008-08-17T11:44:21Z
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2024-09-09T14:17:18Z
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