ADOLPH ZBOŘIL - AN AUSTRIAN OFFICER IN THE TRANSVAAL ARTILLERY
<p>Whereas the German Major Richard Albrecht, the Commander of the Orange Free State Artillery, is a well-known figure of South African military history, this is not the case with Captain Adolph Zbořil. Zbořil (a Czech name, pronounced 'Sbor-shil') from 1886 to 1893 held the second-h...
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| description | <p>Whereas the German Major Richard Albrecht, the Commander of the Orange Free State Artillery, is a well-known figure of South African military history, this is not the case with Captain Adolph Zbořil. Zbořil (a Czech name, pronounced 'Sbor-shil') from 1886 to 1893 held the second-highest rank in the Transvaal Artillery. Admittedly, his achievements were less spectacular - and convincing - than Albrecht's and he left the Transvaal Artillery six years before the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War. Still, it seems worthwhile to trace Zbořil's career.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f53b301da69c486ca8b7a75a14b4fe1e2022-12-21T21:42:19ZafrStellenbosch UniversityScientia Militaria2224-00202012-02-0118210.5787/18-2-409ADOLPH ZBOŘIL - AN AUSTRIAN OFFICER IN THE TRANSVAAL ARTILLERYErwin A. Schmidl<p>Whereas the German Major Richard Albrecht, the Commander of the Orange Free State Artillery, is a well-known figure of South African military history, this is not the case with Captain Adolph Zbořil. Zbořil (a Czech name, pronounced 'Sbor-shil') from 1886 to 1893 held the second-highest rank in the Transvaal Artillery. Admittedly, his achievements were less spectacular - and convincing - than Albrecht's and he left the Transvaal Artillery six years before the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War. Still, it seems worthwhile to trace Zbořil's career.</p>http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/409second-highest rank in the Transvaal ArtilleryCaptain Adolph ZbořilSecond Anglo-Boer WarPeople's Republic of Czechoslovakia |
| spellingShingle | Erwin A. Schmidl ADOLPH ZBOŘIL - AN AUSTRIAN OFFICER IN THE TRANSVAAL ARTILLERY Scientia Militaria second-highest rank in the Transvaal Artillery Captain Adolph Zbořil Second Anglo-Boer War People's Republic of Czechoslovakia |
| title | ADOLPH ZBOŘIL - AN AUSTRIAN OFFICER IN THE TRANSVAAL ARTILLERY |
| title_full | ADOLPH ZBOŘIL - AN AUSTRIAN OFFICER IN THE TRANSVAAL ARTILLERY |
| title_fullStr | ADOLPH ZBOŘIL - AN AUSTRIAN OFFICER IN THE TRANSVAAL ARTILLERY |
| title_full_unstemmed | ADOLPH ZBOŘIL - AN AUSTRIAN OFFICER IN THE TRANSVAAL ARTILLERY |
| title_short | ADOLPH ZBOŘIL - AN AUSTRIAN OFFICER IN THE TRANSVAAL ARTILLERY |
| title_sort | adolph zboril an austrian officer in the transvaal artillery |
| topic | second-highest rank in the Transvaal Artillery Captain Adolph Zbořil Second Anglo-Boer War People's Republic of Czechoslovakia |
| url | http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/409 |
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