An Australian lieutenant and leader of the Bushveldt Carbineers, tried for war crimes during the Second Boer War. He is accused of executing Boer prisoners and participating in the killing of a missionary, motivated by revenge for his fallen commander and citing unwritten high-command orders.
Commander and defendant locked in a political and legal struggle over military orders.
Comrades in arms who face the same court-martial and political machinery.
Fellow soldiers and co-defendants bound by shared military service and trial.
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