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It's November 1899 on a stretch of railroad near the Blaucrants River in Natal, South Africa.

A steel armoured train rattles along the line as it battles a steep gradient up a rugged brush-covered hillside.

On board are a seven-pound naval gun and 120 troops with orders to patrol the area.

War is raging between the British and the Boers.

White Afrikaans speaking South Africans descended from 17th century Dutch settlers.

This is dangerous territory to be in.

The train also carries a 25-year-old British journalist.

Once a soldier himself, he rarely shies away from danger,

and the chance to hitch a ride has been too good to miss.

With newspaper deadlines to meet, he has a gut instinct that this trip will provide

good copy.

Paffing on a cigar, he wipes his hand across his brow.

It's unbearably humid here.

Then, without warning, the train screeches to a halt so rapidly that several of the trucks come off their tracks.

Peering from a window, the journalist discovers the cause of the chaotic stop.

A large boulder blocks the route onward.

A few senior officers call out instructions,

but the sound of an explosion quickly

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