Indeed there seemed more need for an order which should protect them against the extortion of their conquered enemies.

It is strange to think that we are separated by only ninety years from the savage soldiery of Badajoz and San Sebastian.
The streets of the little Dutch town formed during this interval a curious object-lesson in the resources of the Empire.

All the scattered Anglo-Celtic races had sent their best blood to fight for the common cause.

Peace is the great solvent, as war is the powerful unifier.
For the British as for the German Empire much virtue had come from the stress and strain of battle.

To stand in the market square of Bloemfontein and to see the warrior types around you was to be assured of the future of the race.