History of the War in South Africa 1899 - 1902 1

CHAP . PAGE I .—Preparation for War . . . . . . . i II .—The Outbreak of the War . . > . -35 III .—The Theatre of War . 54 IV.—The Boer Army . 68 V.—The British Army .. . . . . . - 87 VI .—The Navy in the Boer War . 96 VII .—Talana Hill . 123 VIII .—The Retreat from Dundee , and the action of Rietfontein . 142 IX .—Elandslaagte . 157 X.—Lombards Kop . 172 XI .—The Arrival of Sir Redvers Buller . . .196 XII .—Advance from the Orange River . . . .211 XIII .—Belmont . . . . . 218 XIV .—Graspan . 229 XV.—The Battle of the Modder River . . . . 243 XVI .—The Raid on Southern Natal . . . . 261 XVII .—Operations round Colesberg up to the i6th December . 275 XVIII .—Stormberg . 285 XIX .—Halt on the Modder River before Magersfontein 304 XX.—The Battle of Magersfontein . 316 XXI .—Sir Redvers Buller in Face of Colenso . . . 332 XXII .—Colenso , December 15TH, 1899 . 351 XXIII .—Lord Roberts ’ Appointment to the Command in South Africa . . . . . . . . 376 XXIV .—Operations Round Colesberg —December i6th , 1899, to February 6th , 1900 . . . . . . 389 XXV .—Lord Roberts at Capetown ; reorganises . . . 408 XXVI .—The Army Moves Forward . 428