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INCIDENTS OF BUSH WARFARE. 
PRECIS OF A LECTURE BY 
MAJOR W. D. CONNER, R.E., 
Proressor or Fortifications at THE R.M. AcapEemy, WooLwicH. 
(Delivered on behalf of the Royal Artillery Institution at the Banquet Hall of the Castle, Dover, 
at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 80th October, 1895.) 
Cou. G. J. BURGMANN, Con.-on-THE-STAFF, COMMANDING R.A., S.E. Disrrict, In THE CHAIR, 
Tue Cuarrman said he should like to explain that the lecture took 
place under the auspices of the Royal Artillery Institution. Hitherto 
all their professional lectures had taken place at the theatre of the 
Institution at Woolwich, but the Committee thought they might try 
and extend the sphere of the work of the Institution by causing 
lectures to be given at the large artillery centres, and this was the 
inaugural lecture which came under that scheme. He wished to be 
allowed to introduce to them Major Conner of the Royal Engineers, 
Professor of Fortification, who had kindly come down at very short 
notice to give them a lecture on “ Incidents of Bush Warfare” to be 
followed by a discussion. He hoped that officers who had taken part 
in that style of rough fighting would join in the discussion, and Major 
Conner would be glad to answer any questions in connection with his 
lecture. 
Masor Connzr then delivered his lecture, which dealt with the 
following subjects :— 
How little the history of our small wars is studied in this country. 
With three exceptions all our wars since the Crimea have been 
against undrilled barbarians. 
Points of difference in civilized and uncivilized warfare. 
Disparity of numbers. 
Necessity for taking the initiative. 
Opportunities afforded to junior officers. 
Individual night attack peculiar to savages. 
Technical skill secondary to readiness of resource. 
Literature on the subject of Savage Warfare recommended ‘to the 
notice of young officers.! 
1 See Appendix. 
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