Featured battle : The taking of Bloemfontein

Part of The 2nd Boer War (or Three Years War)

Date : 13 March 1900

Strictly speaking, this was not actually a battle. The British marched wearily into Bloemfontein on the 13th, the Boer forces including President Steyn having evacuated the city the previous evening following their failure to prevent Lord Roberts' approach at Driefontein. The Orange Free State was then officially annexed and re-named the Orange River Colony. The British troops then spent several weeks there, and many more soldiers succumbed to disease than had to enemy action during those weeks.

Handbook to Roman Legionary Fortresses

Bishop, M C
Providing exactly what the title suggests, this is primarily a gazetteer of all currently known Roman Legion bases, each with well referenced details such as location, situation, size, orientation etc. as well as the units that were based there together with line drawings and photographs. The handbook also contains appendices of Legionary timelines and a clear list of fortresses listed in the Notitia Dignitatum.

The introductory section is short, but focussed carefully on the architecturally important details that pertain to Legion bases, and while well written, does assume a reasonable working knowledge of Roman military history. The bibliography is truly huge, and all in all this handbook should be considered an essential reference for a Roman military scholar.
Pen & Sword, Barnsley., Jan 2013