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CAMPANHAS (As) de Moçambique em 1895 segundo os contemporâneos. Lisboa. 1947. - CAMPANHAS (As) de Moçambique em 1895 segundo os contemporâneos . Prefácio e notas do Prof. Dr. Marcelo Caetano. Lisboa: Agência Geral das Colónias, 1947. 404 pp.; 225 mm. First edition. A volume of correspondence (letters and telegrams) exchanged by or with the main protagonists of the 1895 campaigns in Mozambique, with a preface and notes by Marcelo Caetano. It was prepared to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of António Ennes's royal commissionership. The main core, the letters to which Ennes was the author or recipient, was then unpublished and was ceded by his family to the General Agency of the Colonies. Other texts, already published, are added to fill gaps, clarify episodes and give unity to the whole. Alongside the narratives written at the time by Ennes, Eduardo da Costa, Paiva Couceiro, Aires de Ornelas, and Mouzinho de Albuquerque, the correspondence records, in real time, states of mind, atmospheres, and facts, allowing one to follow the course of events. It follows Ennes' departure from Lisbon in December 1894, the arrival in Lourenço Marques on January 21, 1895, of Eduardo da Costa and Aires de Ornelas, the victory at Marracuene, the negotiations between Councillor Almeida and Gungunhana in Gaza, the Royal Commissioner's relations with Colonel Galhardo and the Northern column and with the officers of the Southern troops, up to Magul. The voice of Queen Amélia, who instilled courage in the Royal Commissioner, permeates the correspondence. The 1895 campaigns are presented as one of the pivotal events in contemporary Portuguese history. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate