CONTENTS.

VOLUME I.

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