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	Breaker Morant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Morant emigrated to Australia in either 1883 or 1884 and settled in outback Queensland.
		According to that account, Morant was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Bushveldt Carbineers on April 1, 1901; prior to that he had served in the South Australian Second Contingent for nine months with the rank of sergeant.
		Morant's unit was very successful in eliminating roving bands of enemy commandos from their area, forcing the Boers to transfer their activities to the Bandolier Kop area, on the northern fringe of the Spelonken.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Breaker_Morant (6273 words)

	Kershen on Breaker Morant
		Breaker Morant is the beautifully scripted and photographed film of the court-martial of these three Australian officers by a British Court-Martial.
		Morant admitted disdainfully that the execution did not look like the Court-Martial, but he reminded the Court that war is not a Court-Martial and soldiers do and are expected to use their British Enfield Caliber 303 rifles to kill the enemy.
		Breaker Morant is a beautiful anti-war statement--a plea for the end of the intrigues and crimes that war entails.
	www.usc.edu /schools/college/politicalscience/gillman/kershen.html (7102 words)

	Rewind (ABC TV): The Breaker
		In 1902, Breaker Morant was executed for shooting POWs during the Boer War.
		Morant, Handcock, Witton and their troops lined these guys up by the roadside, made them dig their own graves and then killed them one by one.
		The backers of Breaker Morant reckon that this was a kangaroo court set up by Lord Kitchener, who wanted to transfer blame for the excesses of his army onto this bunch of colonial irregular soldiers who, well, from a British point of view, were expendable.
	www.abc.net.au /tv/rewind/txt/s1179329.htm (2015 words)

	DVD review of Breaker Morant: Masterworks Edition - DVD Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		“Breaker Morant” (1980), based on a true story, is a courtroom drama set during the Boer War, one of the many charming affairs in which the British Empire indulged before finally giving up the ghost as the world’s last, lingering colonial power.
		Morant is played by Edward Woodward (better known to pop culture addicts as The Equalizer) who absolutely steals the show.
		But “Breaker Morant” is no “My Cousin Vinny.” The deck is stacked against the defense from the very start, and Beresford never seriously tries to sell us on the possibility of a happy ending.
	www.dvdtown.com /review/breakermorantmasterworkseditio/14618/2558 (1367 words)

	Breaker Morant
		The subtle intensity of his portrayal is seen in the twitching and narrowing of the eye, the tremor in his hand as he smokes a cigarette, the slight catch in his voice as the futility of the situation begins to dawn.
		Breaker Morant knows a scapegoat when he sees one and when he is one.
		Breaker Morant will be remembered as an incisive examination of the moral ambiguity inherent in any war.
	pegasus.cc.ucf.edu /~pyle/pla4020/Breaker.html (1434 words)

	'Breaker' Morant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In any case, the primary reason for the military court marshal of Lieutenants Harry 'Breaker' Morant, Peter Handcock, and George Ramsdale Witton is to sacrifice them as the scapegoats of the war.
		However, Morant didn't follow orders because a duty of the leader is to make sure his outfit operates under the rules and code of the country's armed forces.
		Morant and Handcock walk into the shot, which holds until they make it to the edge of the field, and lock hands in friendship.
	www.metalasylum.com /ragingbull/movies/breakermorant.html (2860 words)

	Stage Review: Fine acting, set make strong defense against 'Breaker's' flaws
		The final moment of Playhouse Rep's "Breaker Morant" is terrific, a startling image of imperial vanity and decay that fixes the play in the tides of history.
		Morant claims that everything they did was sanctioned by orders from Kitchener, who he insists should testify, but that mighty potentate has himself conveyed the decision to railroad these men.
		Morant is an attractive central character, a craggy individualist, no better than he ought to be, and a Robert W. Service-like frontier poet to boot.
	www.post-gazette.com /ae/20021113breaker4.asp (805 words)

	[Marxism] the 1980 Australian film, "Breaker Morant" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		A short time later when Morant¹s unit captured a Boer fighter who was wearing Hunt¹s clothes, they executed him on the spot, along with other Boer prisoners and a German missionary suspected of being a spy.
		Morant and his fellow lieutenants, Peter Handcock and George Witton, claimed they were only following the orders of Lord Kitchener, the British field marshal, who told his troops to take no prisoners.
		Morant and Handcock were executed by a firing squad on Feb. 27, 1902, while Witton got life in prison - a sentence that was later commuted.
	lists.econ.utah.edu /pipermail/marxism/2004-July/010539.html (379 words)

	Lieutenant Henry Harboard (Harry) 'The Breaker' Morant
		Morant, now in command, led a revenge patrol that resulted in his ordering a prisoner to be shot.
		Morant, Handcock and other officers were arrested on 22 October and, in January, were court martialed for the killings.
		Morant became something of a folk hero and his memory was revived with the film Breaker Morant in 1980.
	www.awm.gov.au /people/267.asp (485 words)

	Australian Authors - Harry 'Breaker' Morant (?1864-1902) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Harry 'Breaker' Morant was born in the United Kingdom - in 1865 by his own account but in 1864 according to later research, possibly under the name Edwin Henry Murrant.
		The story of his trial and execution was told in the 1979 film "Breaker Morant" with Edward Woodward as Morant, Bryan Brown as Handcock, along with Jack Thompson as the defending council, - the film was directed by Bruce Beresford.
		Morant was one of the 'back-block' bards of the 1890s and published the bulk of his work in The Bulletin magazine.
	www.middlemiss.org /lit/authors/moranth/moranth.html (232 words)

	GreenCine \| product main - Breaker Morant (1980) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Breaker Morant is one of the most acclaimed Australian films, telling a powerful tale of wartime betrayal and injustice.
		Henry "Breaker" Morant (Edward Woodward) is an Englishman living in Australia at the end of the 19th century.
		Acting under orders from his commanders, Morant oversees the execution of several Boer prisoners; it turns out that one of them was German, and in order to keep the peace with Germany, Britain agrees to courtmartial Morant and two other soldiers, sentencing two to death and one to life imprisonment.
	www.greencine.com /webCatalog?id=339 (246 words)

	Breaker Morant; hero or villain? Probably both.
		Trooper Morant, later a Lieutenant and known as "the Breaker" because of his experience in breaking horses, was court-martialled and executed in South Africa in 1902 for shooting Boer prisoners, some of whom were responsible for the murder of his friend and fellow officer, Captain Hunt.
		Morant was a polished, well educated English migrant and soon made his mark as a horseman, fighter, thief, bush troubadour, poet, liar, loyal friend and courageous soldier.
		Morant was certainly not one of the first to depart for South Africa.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-vc/breaker_morant.htm (2255 words)

	BrothersJudd.com - Review of Bruce Beresford's Breaker Morant
		The film deals with the January 1902 trial of Lieutenant Harry "Breaker" Morant, a British ne'er do well who had emigrated to Australia and become a breaker of horses, and two native Australians, Peter Handcock and George Ramsdale Witton, all of whom were defended by Major Thomas, an inexperienced attorney from New South Wales.
		It was a true kangaroo court, its verdict foreordained, and both Morant and Handcock were shot by a firing squad on February 27, 1902 (Witton's death sentence was reduced to life in prison and he was later freed by the House of Commons).
		Breaker Morant forces us to confront them directly and, because of this, is an extraordinarily powerful and important film.
	www.brothersjudd.com /index.cfm/fuseaction/reviews.moviedetail/movie_id/25 (1133 words)

	Breaker Morant, Australian hero ? - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Edward Woodward is Harry "Breaker" Morant in "Breaker Morant" (Bruce Beresford 1980), a horseman who becomes a commander of an Australian anti-guerilla force in the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 and get's executed for his trouble as a scapegoat for the rather novel policies of guerilla and anti-guerilla warfare.
		Breaker Morant get's executed on February 27th 1902 as a scapegoat for the anti-guerilla/anti-partisan policies ordered for by the British Commander Kitchener, and enters history as Australian National Folk-hero and part of Australian National conciousness.
		Morant's guilt or otherwise will never realy be known but one thing is certain a popular officer of the Carbineers had been ambused and killed by Boers just before the Morant event and vengance was on everyones mind.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=227122 (834 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Breaker Morant [1980]: DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Because the British government wishes to negotiate a peace, Morant and two of his officers are charged with various violations of military law the most important being the execution of Boer prisoners.
		When Morant's commanding officer is captured and mutilated by the Boers, he carries out a reprisal attack and summarily executes the prisoners.
		The story unfolds through flashback as Morant and two co-accused face court marshall, but it soon becomes clear that they are merely scapegoats as Britain and Germany horse trade over the fate of their African colonies.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004TIT4 (1077 words)

	Diary sinks reputation of Breaker Morant - National - www.smh.com.au
		New research on Harry "Breaker" Morant, one of Australia's foremost hero-villains, willadd to suspicions that he was a scoundrel, brutalised by war.
		It makes a strong case that Morant and Handcock were not only guilty of murdering prisoners of war but also killed a German missionary who witnessed their murders.
		Morant and Handcock were members of the Bushveldt Carbineers, irregulars from various countries who were attached to the British.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/08/20/1092972748805.html?oneclick=true (511 words)

	Spirituality & Health: Movie Review: Breaker Morant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Breaker Morant is a top-notch film centered around the court-martial of three Australian soldiers from a British combat unit who allegedly shot to death a handful of Boers and a German missionary in revenge for the murder and mutilation of the unit's captain.
		Edward Woodward as Breaker Morant (named for his breaking of horses in Australia) convincingly portrays this erudite man's fiery personality and his folk hero dimensions.
		That two men were executed and one sentenced to life imprisonment for the errors of their superiors is but another example of injustice in the annals of military history.
	www.spiritualityhealth.com /newsh/items/moviereview/item_7666.html (275 words)

	Breaker Morant
		Morant and Handcock were acquitted of missionary's murder but not 8 other Boers (4 of whom school teachers accused by Morant of being "train wreckers and marauders").
		The turning of "Breaker" Morant into a legendary, heroic figure; a "scapegoat of the empire"; a christ-like figure who, in Morant's poem, is "cru-ci-fied".
		This stern measure (the execution of Handcock and Morant) shows more clearly than volumes of argument could do how high was the standard of discipline of the British army, and how heavy was the punishment, and how vain all excuses, where it had been infringed.
	homepage.mac.com /dmhart/WarFilms/OldGuides/BreakerMorant.html (1995 words)

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		Lieutenants Morant, Handcock, and Witton may well have been scapegoats of the empire, but \b [*111]\b0 this conclusion cannot exonerate us from facing forthrightly the charges brought against them.
		Morant had fought bravely in several major battles, earning a recommendation for a distinguished service citation \par \pard \ql \li0\ri0 \sb120 \fi360 Morant was a poet who, even as he faced execution at sunrise, wrote lines of rhyme.
		At base camp, after Morant learned of the debacle, he scornfully confronted Intelligence Officer Taylor who coldly replied, "I say avenge Captain Hunt." \par \pard \ql \li0\ri0 \sb120 \fi360 Morant's vengeance turned to fury when he found Captain Hunt's body.
	www.usc.edu /schools/college/politicalscience/gillman/documents/KershenBreakerMorant.doc (7396 words)

	Bulletin - Breaker Morant: Justice denied (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The saga of Breaker Morant has, in the words of jurist Isaac Isaacs as far back as 1903, “agitated the minds of the people of this country to an unprecedented degree”.
		Resolution of the Morant issue was also thought to be timely, given South Africa’s invitation to the federal government to join official celebrations in May marking the centenary of the end of the Boer War.
		Following the murder and mutilation by the Boers of his commanding officer and friend, Captain Percy Hunt, Morant was appointed senior officer of an irregular unit of the British army known as the Bushveldt Carbineers.
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	Breaker Morant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In the film, Harry Morant, known as Breaker Morant, because he broke horses, is arrested for the killing of prisoners during his servitude with the Bushveldt Carbineers.
		Breaker Morant is symbolic in that it shows great similarities to the war at Vietnam.
		The placing of the music was excellent, because Morant’s and Handcock’s executions gave the British two wonderful scapegoats with which to clean their hands.
	www.largesock.com /writing/wbreaker.html (524 words)

	Breaker Morant
		A poet and soldier, Morant was executed for murdering Boer prisoners.
		Breaker Morant is famous for the manner of his death, but little is known of his birth.
		Eventually Morant and two other Australians, Lieutenants Peter Handcock and George Witton, were arrested and tried for the murder of 12 Boer prisoners.
	www.awm.gov.au /fiftyaustralians/33.asp (344 words)

	Breaker Morant
		L. This Article analyzes the film Breaker Morant, the story of the court-martial of three Australian officers.
		He presented evidence meant to force the Court to interpret the rules of war as applied to the particular situation of his clients--guerrilla warfare between the Boers and the Bushveldt Carabineers.
		Breaker Morant is not the story of Major J.
	tarlton.law.utexas.edu /lpop/etext/okla/kershen22.htm (6795 words)

	'Breaker' Morant (1980) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Plot Outline: Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.
		Trivia: The location of Burra and its surrounding environs was chosen because it resembled the South African veldt, particularly the British Military Camp, Fort Edward and Pietersberg areas of the South African Transvaal where the 1902 Boer War incident occurred.
		Quotes: Harry Morant: Live each day as though it were your last; one day you're sure to be right.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0080310 (398 words)

	Tower Records - Breaker Morant (WS) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Based on a play by Kenneth G. Ross, the film is a tersely dramatic account of the true story of the court-martial of three soldiers attached to the Bushveld Carbineers, a guerrilla warfare unit of the British army that operated during the Boer War (1899-1902).
		Edward Woodward stars as Lt. Harry "Breaker" Morant, the primus inter pares of this trio that includes Lt. Peter Handcock (Bryan Brown) and Lt. George Witton (Lewis Fitzgerald).
		BREAKER MORANT was the winner of 10 Australian Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
	www.towerrecords.com /product.aspx?pfid=1421140 (347 words)

	breaker
		Many anti-war films work on the feeling that war is fundamentally absurd; that both the rules and the actions of war are beyond the rational scope of civilized humanity.
		Such a belief is powerfully stated in the 1979 Australian film Breaker Morant.
		While that movie had a fairly clear definition between the villain (Humphrey Bogart's mad captain), and the good guys (most of the men who orchestrated the mutiny), and also had justice properly served during its court-martial, Breaker Morant does not have such a clear-cut depiction.
	www.angelfire.com /movies/davidsmovies/breaker.html (643 words)

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