Foreign attaches

Foreign attaches 11 years 5 months ago #12484

djb Topic Author Offline Administrator Posts: 32588 Thank you received: 4945	Observers from foreign armies accompanied both the British and Boer armies during the war. Here is a picture of the Norwegian, Johannes Praetorius Dahl. Dr David Biggins Attachments: The following user(s) said Thank You: azyeoman
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Foreign attaches 11 years 4 months ago #13150

djb Topic Author Offline Administrator Posts: 32588 Thank you received: 4945	A photo showing the attaches with the British forces Dr David Biggins Attachments: The following user(s) said Thank You: azyeoman
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Foreign attaches 11 years 4 months ago #13152

Frank Kelley Offline Senior Member Posts: 6739 Thank you received: 958	Captain Baron Luettwitz? surely that should be Hauptmann? djb wrote: A photo showing the attaches with the British forces
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Foreign attaches 11 years 4 months ago #13162

djb Topic Author Offline Administrator Posts: 32588 Thank you received: 4945	Frank, It is strange that they use 'Captain' rather than Hauptmann for Luttwitz. On the roll, WO100/299p202, all are given their equivalent ranks, except the French attach. Regards David Dr David Biggins Attachments:
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Foreign attaches 11 years 4 months ago #13164

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Wouldn't it have been wonderful to attend this dinner:

AN OFFICIAL DINNER AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

On Tuesday, March 20th, Lord Roberts entertained the following Military Attachés, accredited by the Great Powers to his staff, at dinner at Government House:

Colonel Stakovitch, Russia; Commandant d'Amadi, France; Major Esteben, Spain; Captain Baron V. Luttwitz, Germany; Captain Slocum, America; Captain Hieroka, Japan.

There were also invited the following to meet the distinguished guests: Lieut. General Sir H. Colvile, Lieut. General Kelly-Kenny, Major General Sir W. Nicholson, Major General Pretyman, Major General Wood, Major General Marshall, Major General Pole-Carew, Major General Gorden, The Very Revd. Dean of Bloemfontein, The Honble. Mr. J. G. Fraser; the Private Secretary; the Military Secretary; Major General Kelly, Colonel Richardson, Mr. Justice Hopley, Colonel Stevenson, Colonel Viscount Downe, Lieut. Colonel Otter, Captain Bearcroft, Lieut. Colonel Ricardo, Colonel H. C. Cholmondeley, Colonel Lord Stanley, Reverend H. J. Coney, Lieut. Colonel Byron, A.D.C., Captain Lord Herbert Scott, A.D.C.

After the Queen's health had been drunk, Lord Roberts, in a happy little speech in which he proposed the health of the foreign Attachés, said that he had much regretted while in Capetown not having been able to entertain the Attachés, but now he felt some satisfaction at not having been able to do it, as he was able to entertain them as comrades, while at Capetown they would only have been representatives of foreign Powers. He had often been distressed at seeing the Attachés undergoing many discomforts on the march. But it had shown him that they were officers devoted to their duty, and regardless of all discomforts. He had not heard complaint or murmur of discontent at their want of comfort, in fact, the only complaint made was one to Lord Downe in which Attachés represented to him that he, with a regard for their personal safety, had not allowed them to go as close as they could wish to the passing line. It had been a great pleasure to see them there that night, and he hoped before long to be able to entertain them again in Pretoria.

Colonel Stakovitch, the Russian Attaché, replied, saying how pleasant it had been for him and his comrades to accompany the British Army on their great and successful march. He thanked the Field Marshal for his kindness and courtesy to them, and wound up by proposing the health of Lord Roberts and his army, to which Lord Roberts made a suitable reply.

The band of the Buffs played a selection of music during dinner.

The Austrian Attaché was unavoidably absent, having left on a short visit to Capetown.

Dr David Biggins

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Foreign attaches 11 years 4 months ago #13165

djb Topic Author Offline Administrator Posts: 32588 Thank you received: 4945	Some more, presumably attaches, are listed on page 204 Dr David Biggins Attachments:
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