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Poems and songs on the South African War. An anthology from England, Africa, Australia, United States, but chiefly Canada
J. Douglas Borthwick (1832–1912), 1901
Named on the page for Battle of Magersfontein.
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Passages that name the battle; the whole collection is at Internet Archive.
10–11 December 1899
Battle of Magersfontein
THE HIGHLAND BRIGADE AT MAGERSFONTEIN.
Miss Agness Maule Machar, (Author of "Lays of the True North.")
THE HIGHLAND BRIGADE AT MAGERSFONTEIN.
Hats off, and a cheer for the Highland Brigade,
That march'd to its fate like a corps on parade,
With plaids flung back, and the blue steel gleaming,
And shrill in the starlight the war-pipe screaming!
Would ye know how the records of heroes are made ?
Oome listen this tale of the Higland Brigade.
ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. 75
In the hush of the night,
When the world was at rest,
Not a sound was heard
But the throbbing breast
And the stealthy step
Of the Highland Brigade ;
Like lion crouching
Through tangled mazeAt Magersfontein.
Our noble men were led blindly on,
ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. 75
Only a moment
At Magersfontein.
" Steady, men ! Steady "
THE HIGHLANDERS' CHARGE AT MAGERSFONTEIN.
Mrs. Letitia McCord, Temple Grove, Montreal.
THE HIGHLANDERS' CHARGE AT MAGERSFONTEIN.
In the midst of smoke and thunder,
Public domain. Text from Internet Archive.