A Soldier's Kipling by Edward J. Erickson

Author:Edward J. Erickson [Erickson, Edward J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Military, General, Poetry, European, English; Irish; Scottish; Welsh
ISBN: 9781526718556
Google: 92HNDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2018-06-30T03:24:21+00:00

The Tongue of Jagai in our terms might be referred to as a ‘chokepoint’ and, in the verse, the last opportunity to cut off the thief before he reaches the safety of his own territory. Beyond this point is ‘Indian country’ within which death lurks behind every scrub bush and atop every piece of high ground.

1 Mother of Swords. Kipling’s phrase pays tribute to the glorious military heritage of France.

1 Black Sudanese with wild, frizzy hair (often bleached with lime to a dirty hay colour).

1 Piet (Tommy’s affectionate nickname for his Boer adversary) wore baggy civilian trousers without military puttees.

2 Biltong: dried meat jerky; Dop: slang for an alcoholic drink.

3 The isolated Boers confiscated the uniforms of captured British soldiers leaving them naked (or pink).

4 Captured Boer prisoners were sent to prisoner of war camps on the island of Ceylon which ensured their cooperation since escape was nearly impossible.

5 Frow: Wife in Dutch is vrouw (and Frau in German).

1 Calkins. Horseshoes: reversing the horseshoes was an old trick employed by the brigands on the frontier.

2 The Queen’s Own Corps of Guides, raised in 1846 and stationed in Mardan, was one of the most famous corps in the Indian Army.

3 Ressaldar. A native captain in an Indian Army cavalry regiment.

4 Abazai and Bonair. Frontier districts in the Punjab about forty miles apart.

5 Tongue of Jagai. The scene of the battle described in Kipling’s story The Drums of the Fore and Aft (Wee Willie Winkie).

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