Publisher's Synopsis
The year is 1881 and General George Pomeroy-Colley, commander of the British forces in Natal, is planning to stamp out a rebellion. He is convinced the Transvaal Boers - mere farmers - can pose no serious threat, but before he can advance into unknown terrain, he needs reliable information. He calls on former army captain Simon Fonthill. After narrowly surviving a scouting mission into hostile territory, Fonthill and his servant, '352' Jenkins, are first into the fray as the Queen's men and the sharp-shooting Boers converge on Majuba Hill. Colley's men must hold the summit at all costs...
