History of the War

Index to Volume I.

Abdy, Major A. J., 184.
Abon’s Dam, 246, 309.
Achtertang, 275, 400, 404.
Acton Homes, 157, 158.
Adelaide Farm, 140, 181.
Aden, 91.
Adjutant-General’s Department, 8, 10, 16.
Admiralty, 6, 16, 97-122;
acts as agent for War Office for shipping army, 98, 107;
assistance on shore ordered by, 117;
conference between War Office and, 110;
contracts, 105;
control of transport service, 99;
conveyance of mules by, 23;
early measures taken by the, 100;
embarkation arrangements between War Office and, 111;
Messrs. Hogg & Robinson, shipping agents of the, 98;
office accommodation, additions to, 101;
Royal Commission, as to the success of the, 110;
statement that stock of horse-fittings and water-tanks was inadequate, 110;
Transport Department, 98;
transports engaged by the, 109;
transport work carried out by the, 97, 98.
See also Navy.
Advance Hill, 367, 368.
Adye, Major W., 186, 188, 194, 195.
Afrikanders, the, 68.
Airlie, Lieut.-Col. the Earl of, 323.
Albert (district), 275, 285, 382.
Albrecht, Major, 234, 256, 308.
Aldershot, brigades direct from, 204.
Alderson, Lieut.-Col. E. A. H., 387, 439.
Aliwal (district), 275.
Aliwal North, 48, 50, 208, 285, 382.
Allenby, Major E. H. H., 402.
Aller Park, 183.
Amajuba, or Majuba, 72, 426.
America, 443.
Ammunition (British):—
rifle, 31;
gun, 31;
reserves of, 32.
Ammunition columns, 437, 438.
Anderton, Lieut. T., 121.
Animals purchased abroad, 20.
Annexed districts, 382.
Ardagh, Sir J. C., K.C.I.E., C.B., 14, 422.
See also Intelligence Department (British, Home).
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1st). See Regular Units.
Armed forces of the British Empire, 92-95.
Army, British. See British Army.
Army Board, 26.
Army Corps, 26, 110.
Army Medical Department, 26, 30.
See also Royal Army Medical Corps.
Army Orders, 12, 414, 420.
Army remounts. See Remount Department.
Army reserves. See Reserves.
Army Service Corps. See Regular Units.
Army Veterinary Department, 27.
Artillery. See Regular and Colonial Units.
Artillery equipment, 422.
Arundel, 277-284, 389, 391.
Atlantic Transport Co., 103.
Australia, 34, 443.
See also the various Australian Colonies.
Australian Mounted Infantry. See Colonial Units.
Auxiliary troops of the United Kingdom, 93.

Babington, Maj.-Gen. J. M., 321, 322, 327, 387, 441, 442.
Babtie, Major W., C.M.G., M.B., 365;
awarded the V.C., 366.
Baden-Powell, Colonel R. S. S., 2, 39, 42, 44, 48-49, 197, 207, 409;
influence of, on the Boer dispositions, 50.
Bailward, Major A. C., 360, 361.
Bamboosberg Spruit, 294, 299.
Bannatine-Allason, Major R., 322, 323, 330, 331.
Barbados, 89, 91.
Barkly East, 53, 208, 275, 285, 287, 288, 382.
Barkly West, 214, 382.
Barrett, Lieut. N., 121.
Barter, Lieut.-Col. C. St. L., 224, 254, 255, 325.
Barton, Major.-Gen. G., C.B., 203, 269, 273, 333, 345, 347, 357-373.
Bastard’s Nek, 400, 405.
Basutoland, 36, 37, 48, 56-59, 61, 64, 94, 197, 306.
Basutos, 40.
Batteries. See Royal Artillery and Naval Batteries.
Bates, Captain A., 382.
Battalions, average strength of, in February, 1900, 438.
Bayley’s Corps. See Colonial Units.
Beacon Hill, 271, 272.
Bearcroft, Captain J. E., R.N., 120, 308, 321, 438.
Bearer companies. See Royal Army Medical Corps.
Beaufort West, 53, 210.
Bechuanaland, 52, 65, 95, 207, 417.
Bedfordshire regiment (2nd). See Regular Units.
Beith, 147, 148.
Belfort, 422.
Bell, Captain F. J. H., 298.
Bell Spruit, 173, 177, 183, 186, 188-191.
Belmont, 52, 63, 212, 213, 215-217, 218-228, 229, 231, 232, 241, 258, 308, 310, 332, 386, 432.
Benson, Major G. E., 309, 317.
Berkshire regiment, Royal (2nd). See Regular Units.
Bermuda, 89, 91.
Besters station, 158, 171.
Bethel commando. See Commandos.
Bethlehem commando. See Commandos.
Bethulie commando. See Commandos.
Bethulie, 40, 50, 275, 411-413, 431.
Bethulie bridge, 39, 48, 50, 198, 202, 210, 413, 425, 435.
Bethulie road, 404.
Bethune, Lieut.-Col. E. C., 206, 262.
Bethune’s Mounted Infantry. See Colonial Units.
Bevan, Lieut. F., 213.
Bewicke-Copley, Major R. C. A. B., 372.
Bezuidenhout’s Pass, 49, 58, 157.
Biggarsberg Range, 37, 38, 58, 59, 125, 147, 159, 335.
Black Watch (2nd). See Regular Units.
“Black week,” the, 380.
Blesboklaagte, 147.
Bloemfontein, 5, 48, 85, 197, 202, 210, 290, 385, 388, 410-413, 428, 429, 431, 435.
Bloemfontein commando. See Commandos.
Bloemhof commando. See Commandos.
Blue Mountains, 81.
Board of Trade, 101, 105.
Boers:
advance on Colesberg, 275;
advance on Kimberley, 50, 52;
advance on Mafeking, 49, 50, 52;
advance into Northern Natal, 124;
advance into Southern Natal, 265;
advance on Stormberg, 285;
annexations by, 382;
armament of, 79-85;
enterprise of, in use of heavy guns, 422;
initial numerical superiority of, 2, 35, 49, 50;
leaders of, deceived by Lord Roberts’ movements and secrecy, 435;
methods of warfare of, 69-75, 402;
military system of, 75-79;
proclamations by, 52, 275;
strength of, 1, 49, 334, 335, 409, 410.
Boer commandos:
assembly of, behind the Drakensberg, 47;
preliminary distribution of, at beginning of war, 49, 50;
waiting in July, 1899, till grass fit to invade Colonies, 116.
See also Commandos.
Boer Intelligence Department. See Intelligence Department.
Boksburg commando. See Commandos.
Boomplaats, 70.
Border Horse. See Colonial Units.
Border Mounted Rifles. See Colonial Units.
Border regiment (1st). See Regular Units.
Boshof commando. See Commandos.
Bosman’s Drift, 244, 247.
Botha, Commandant Christian, 342.
Botha, General Louis, 264, 265, 332-375, 389.
Botha, Commandant (Mafeking), 409.
Botha’s Drift, 405.
Botha’s Pass, 49, 58, 124.
Bottomley, Captain H., 272.
Brabant, Brig.-General E. Y., C.M.G., 415, 435;
raises mounted corps, 206, 286.
Brabant’s Horse. See Colonial Units.
Brabazon, Major-General J. P., C.B., 282, 394, 405, 406.
Brackenbury, Lieut.-General Sir H., K.C.B., K.C.S.I., 7, 16, 18, 19, 26, 28, 29, 32, 33.
Brakfontein Nek, 335.
Brett, Captain C. A. H., 398.
Bridge, Colonel C. H., C.B., 416, 417.
Bridle Drift (Colenso), 310, 314, 341, 342, 346, 348, 352-354, 356.
Bridle Drift (Magersfontein). See Voetpad’s Drift.
Brigades. See Cavalry and Infantry Brigades.
British Agent at Pretoria, 1;
leaves, 123.
British Army, 87-95;
distribution of the, previous to the war, 89;
composition of the, 91;
effective strength of the armed land forces of the Empire, 92-95;
number of troops in South Africa when war began, 1, 2, 89;
regiments of the, see Regular Units;
short service system in the, see Short Service System and Reserves;
organisation of, as affected by conditions of shipping, 115.
British Government. See Cabinet.
British Intelligence Department. See Intelligence Department.
British Kaffraria, 385.
British Navy, duties of the, 96.
See also Admiralty and Navy.
British Regular Army (European), effective strength of the, 92;
(Colonial), 92;
(India), 92.
British Regular Units. See Regular Units.
British South Africa Police. See Colonial Units.
Broadwood, Brig.-General R. G., 437, 442.
Brocklehurst, Major-General J. F., M.V.O., 181.
Brooke, Colonel L. G., 353.
Brown’s Drift, 246, 308, 309, 322.
Brynbella Hill, 271-273.
Buchanan-Riddell, Lieut.-Col. R. G., 372.
Buffalo River (Cape Colony), 57.
Buffalo River (Natal), 38, 59, 124, 137, 140, 335.
Bulfin, Captain E. S., 253, 254.
Buller, The Right Hon. Sir Redvers H., V.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., 17, 18, 42, 43, 120, 262, 415, 416, 419, 425, 426, 434, 438;
appointed to command army for South Africa, 2;
arrival at Cape Town, 196;
arrival at Durban, 332;
arrival at Maritzburg, 332;
arrival at Frere, 332;
Colenso, battle of, 351-375;
decision to go to Natal, 200, 209;
decision to relieve Ladysmith viâ Potgieters Drift, 338;
decision to make direct attack on Colenso, 339;
informs General White of his intention to attack Colenso, 339;
informed that Lord Roberts is appointed Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, 381;
Lord Roberts gives him “free hand” to try Potgieters or Trickhardts Drifts, 411;
measures on arrival at Cape Town, 200-207;
memorandum of his views awaits Lord Roberts at Cape Town, 410;
message after Colenso, to Secretary of State for War, 377;
message after Colenso to General White, 378;
orders to generals in Cape Colony, 207-210, 277, 288;
orders for battle of Colenso, 345-350;
receives news of Stormberg and Magersfontein, 339;
reports he is about to renew attempt to relieve Ladysmith, viâ Potgieters or Trickhardts Drifts, 411;
Secretary of State for War replies to telegram announcing result of Colenso, 379;
situation in South Africa on arrival of, 197-200;
Spion Kop, failure at, 438.
Bullock, Lieut.-Col. G. M., 364, 371, 374.
Buluwayo, 36.
Bulwana, or Umbulwana, 150, 176, 181, 182.
Bulwer bridge, 340, 346.
Burger, General Schalk, 50, 343.
Burghers, mobilisation of, 49;
number of, under arms at outbreak of war, 50.
Burghersdorp, 39, 208-210, 281, 282, 285, 287.
Burghersdorp commando. See Commandos.
Burma, 87.
Burnett, Captain C. K., 142.
Burn-Murdoch, Lieut.-Col. J. F., 354.
Burrell, Major W. S., 364, 371.
Bushman Land, 66.
Bushman’s Hoek, 287, 288, 290, 291, 301.
Bushman’s river, 273.
Bush veld, 62.
Butcher, Major E. E. A., mounts two 15-prs. on Coles Kop, 401, 402.
Butler, Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. F., K.C.B., 35, 37-39, 42, 45, 46.
Byng, Lieut.-Col. the Hon. J. H. G., 367.

Cabinet:
date of choice of plan of campaign by, 5;
dates of successive sanctions of expenditure and of mobilisation by, 6;
date of decision by, appointing Lord Roberts, 380, 389;
decision by, as to this history, 1;
decision by, not to employ coloured troops, 89;
effect of wish of, not to provoke war, in delaying preparation, 3, 6, 16-19, 207;
effect of wish of, in postponing plan of campaign, 4;
misunderstanding of decision of, in re 5th division, 377;
reply by, to Sir R. Buller in re Ladysmith, 379;
selects Sir R. Buller as Commander-in-Chief, 2.
Cæsar’s camp (Ladysmith), 335.
Caledon commando. See Commandos.
Campbell, 2nd Lieut. A. N., 337.
Campbell (Town, Cape Colony), 214.
Canada, 31, 88, 89, 91, 93;
offers assistance, 34.
Canadian regiment, Royal. See Colonial Units.
Cape Colony, 2, 14, 22, 36, 94, 197, 199, 206, 262, and appendices;
distribution of British troops in, at the outbreak of war, 44;
President Steyn orders invasion of N.E. of, 285.
Cape Garrison artillery. See Colonial Units.
Cape Government, 14;
howitzers of, 422;
railways of, 424, 425.
Cape Medical Staff Corps. See Colonial Units.
Cape Police. See Colonial Units.
Cape Mounted Rifles. See Colonial Units.
Cape Town, 43, 52, 53, 57, 106, 111, 113, 197, 206, 211, 276, 406, 408, 436, 442, 443.
Cape Town Highlanders. See Colonial Units.
Cape Volunteer forces. See Colonial Units.
Capper, Lieut.-Col. J. E., 425.
Carbineers, See Regular Units.
Carbineers, Natal. See Colonial Units.
Carinthea (freight ship), loss of the, 107.
Carleton, Lieut.-Col. F. R. C., 132, 149, 174-177, 183, 186-195.
Carolina commando. See Commandos.
Carter, Lieut. A. J., 238.
Cathcart, 53, 286.
Cathkin Castle, 58, 59.
Cattle ships, 111.
Cavalry Brigades:—
1st Cavalry brigade (Porter), 283, 396-398, 436.
2nd Cavalry brigade (Fisher, later Broadwood), composition of, at Arundel, 283;
composition of, at Modder river, 437.
3rd Cavalry brigade (Gordon), formation of, 437.
4th Cavalry brigade, despatch of, advisable owing to failure at Spion Kop, 438;
embarkation of, 9;
orders for mobilisation of, 9;
to be sent out as soon as ships ready, 379.
Cavalry Division:—
Assembly of, at Orange river, 444;
bearer companies and Field hospitals of, 25;
composition of, at Arundel, 283-284;
composition of, at Modder river, 436-437;
to form part of expeditionary force, 6, 90;
to go to South Africa, 43;
to take the field by middle of December, 51;
war equipment complete for, 29.
Cavalry in Ladysmith. See Appendix 10, page 489.
Ceres, 383.
Ceylon, 91;
offers assistance, 34.
Champagne Castle, 58, 59.
Channel Isles militia, 93.
Chapman, Mr. (guide at Willow Grange), 271.
Charlestown, 36.
Chermside, Major-Gen. Sir H. C., G.C.M.G., C.B., 437.
Chesham, Lieut.-Col. Lord, 414.
Cheshire regiment (2nd). See Regular Units.
Chiazzari, Lieut. N., 121.
Chichester, Captain Sir E., Bart., R.N., C.M.G., 106.
Chieveley, 267, 338, 340, 343, 345, 347, 378, 411.
China, 89, 91.
Chisholme, Colonel J. J. Scott, 163, 164.
Churchill, Mr. W. L. S., 268.
Churchward, Major P. R. S., 235.
City of London Imperial Volunteers, 414, 437.
Clark, Rear-Admiral Bouverie F., R.N., 106.
Clarke, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Charles M., Bart., K.C.B., 111.
See also Quarter-Master-General’s Department.
Clements, Major-Gen. R. A. P., D.S.O., 404, 405, 407, 430, 433-436, 439, 443.
Clements’ brigade. See Infantry Brigades.
Clery, Lieut.-General Sir C. F., K.C.B., 197, 199, 200, 202, 205, 208, 266, 270, 334, 347, 357, 364, 365, 373.
Climate of South Africa, 61.
Clothing, changes made in, for South African campaign, 30.
Coal, consumption of, by high speed vessels, 105.
Coaling of transports, etc., 105.
Codrington, Lieut.-Col. A. E., 225, 249, 250.
Coldstream Guards (1st and 2nd). See Regular Units.
Colenso, 44, 122, 159, 197, 200, 216-263, 265, 267, 273, 332-375, 389, 410.
Colenso bridge, 200;
Colonial troops hold, 261.
Coleridge, Major H. F., 254, 256.
Colesberg, 39, 48, 209, 275-284, 376, 382, 389-409, 412, 429, 430, 431-436.
Colesberg road bridge, 48, 283, 391, 392, 396, 402.
Colesberg Junction, 275.
Coles Kop, 390, 392, 395, 397, 401, 404, 405.
Colley, Major-General Sir George P., K.C.B., 426.
Colonial corps, work of, 375.
Colonial forces, 414.
Colonial troops in previous campaigns, 33.
Colonial Units:—
Australian Mounted Infantry, 407.
Baden-Powell’s contingent, 50.
Bayley’s Corps, 415.
Bethune’s M.I., 206, 269, 332, 367, 373.
Border Horse, 415.
Border Mounted Rifles, 34.
Brabant’s Horse, 206, 286, 288, 291, 383, 415.
British South Africa Police, 94.
Cape Garrison artillery, 53.
Cape Medical Staff Corps, 53, 215.
Cape Police, 42, 94, 276, 286-288, 290-292, 382.
Cape Mounted Rifles, 208, 286, 288, 290, 291, 415.
Cape Town Highlanders, 53.
Colonial division, 435.
Colonial Scouts, 491.
Duke of Edinburgh’s Volunteer Rifles, 53.
Durban Light Infantry, 34, 262, 267, 268, 271, 333.
Frontier Mounted Rifles, 53, 286.
Grahamstown Volunteer M.I., 437.
Hore’s regiment, 51.
Imperial Light Horse, 155, 158-160, 163, 165, 167, 169, 170, 175, 183, 184, 262, 272, 332, 367.
Imperial Light Infantry, 159, 175, 183, 265, 333.
Kaffrarian Mounted Rifles, 53, 286, 287, 415.
Kimberley Corps, 53.
Kitchener’s Horse, 415, 437.
Komgha Mounted Rifles, 53.
Mafeking Corps, 53.
Murray’s Scouts, 266, 337.
Natal Carbineers, 34, 157-159, 180, 262, 332, 367.
Natal Field Artillery, 34, 160, 171, 175, 262, 264, 269, 333.
Natal Mounted Rifles, 34, 124, 153, 155, 159, 164, 171.
Natal Naval Volunteers, 34, 121, 262, 264, 266, 332.
Natal Police, 44, 45, 94, 124, 262, 267, 332, 367.
Natal Royal Rifles, 34, 262, 333.
Nesbitt’s Horse, 415, 437.
New South Wales Lancers, 34, 214, 233, 276-283, 316, 400, 404, 436.
New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 437.
New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 279, 280, 282, 284, 390, 393, 402-404, 437.
Orpen’s Corps, 415.
Pioneer Corps of Artisans, 265.
Plumer’s regiment, 51.
Port Elizabeth Volunteers, 278, 280.
Prince Alfred’s Own Cape Field Artillery, 52, 53.
Prince Alfred’s Volunteer Guard, 53, 278.
Protectorate regiment, 94.
Queensland Mounted Infantry, 386, 387, 437.
Queenstown Rifle Volunteers, 286, 415.
Railway Pioneer regiment, 384, 425.
Rhodesian regiment, 94.
Rimington’s Guides, 200, 212-214, 220, 227, 233, 241, 246, 248, 255, 311, 314, 391, 393, 404, 438.
Roberts’ Horse, 415, 437.
Royal Canadian Regiment, 308, 386, 387, 438.
South African Light Horse, 206, 332, 367, 368, 373, 383.
South Australian Infantry, 309.
Tasmanian Infantry, 309.
Thorneycroft’s M.I., 206, 261, 269, 273, 332, 367-369, 373.
Town Guards, 51, 266.
Uitenhage Rifles, 53.
Umvoti Mounted Rifles, 34, 261, 274.
Victorian Infantry, 309.
Victorian Mounted Infantry, 407.
Victorian Mounted Rifles, 308.
West Australian Infantry, 309.
Colonies, offers of assistance from the, also in previous campaigns, 33, 34;
strength of armed forces in the, 93-95.
Colvile, Major-General Sir H. E., K.C.M.G., C.B., 211, 215, 218-225, 232, 236, 248-257, 259, 311-330, 437.
Commandeering, impossible in Cape Colony, 417.
Commander-in-Chief. See under respective heads: Buller, Harris, Roberts, Wolseley.
Commandos:—
Bethel, 49, 126, 128, 274.
Bethlehem, 49, 152, 156, 158, 306, 344.
Bethulie, 50, 275, 295.
Bloemfontein, 50, 220, 234.
Bloemhof, 50, 306, 307.
Boksburg, 49, 124, 343.
Boshof, 50, 220, 307.
Burghersdorp, 299.
Caledon, 50.
Carolina, 49, 50.
De la Rey’s, 216, 234.
Edenburg, 275.
Ermelo, 49, 124, 128, 172-3, 342-344.
Fauresmith, 50, 220, 234, 307.
Fordsburg, 50.
German Corps, 49, 125, 159, 162, 167.
Germiston, 49.
Grobelaar’s, 281, 394.
Harrismith, 49, 152, 155, 158.
Heidelberg, 49, 124, 343, 435.
Heilbron, 49, 152, 156, 158, 306, 334.
Hollander Corps, 49, 125, 166.
Hoopstad, 50, 220, 234, 307.
Irish Corps, 49, 370, 371.
Jacobsdal, 50, 220, 234, 308, 325.
Johannesburg, 49, 125, 162, 191, 342.
Joubert’s, 269.
Jourdaan’s, 214.
Kock’s, 124.
Kroonstad, 49, 152-155, 158, 220, 306, 307, 334.
Krugersdorp, 49, 126, 128, 343, 361.
Ladybrand, 50, 307, 441.
Lichtenburg, 49, 308.
Liebenberg’s, 442.
Lydenburg, 49, 50.
Marico, 49.
Middelburg, 49, 124, 128, 342-344, 370.
Orange Free Staters, 158-159, 161, 171, 173, 191-192, 207, 229, 247, 306, 370, 390, 413.
Philippolis, 50, 275.
Piet Retief, 49, 128, 274.
Potchefstroom, 49, 307, 329.
Pretoria, 49, 124, 191.
Rouxville, 50, 295.
Rustenburg, 49, 50.
Scandinavian Corps, 50, 307, 319, 320.
Smithfield, 295.
Standerton, 49, 124, 343, 344, 355.
Swaziland, 49, 342.
Transvaalers, 174, 234, 247-248, 390.
Trüter’s, 125.
Utrecht, 49, 128.
Van der Merwe’s, 241.
Vrede, 49, 152, 155, 156, 158, 162.
Vryheid, 49, 128, 343.
Wakkerstroom, 49, 124, 128, 343, 344.
Waterberg, 50.
Winburg, 49, 152, 155, 158, 214, 220, 234, 342, 370.
Wolmaranstad, 49, 306-307.
Zoutpansberg, 50, 342, 344.
Compass Peak, 56.
Composite regiment, 332, 367.
Composite regiment (Household Cavalry). See Regular Units.
Concentration stations for animals, 22, 25.
Congreve, Captain W. N., 365;
awarded the V.C., 366.
Connaught Rangers (1st). See Regular Units.
Conner, Captain R., 194.
Cookhouse, 53.
Cooper, Colonel C. D., 262-264, 353.
Cooper, Major F. C., 357, 366.
Cove Redoubt, 177.
Cox, Lieut. E., 319.
Cox, Major-General G., 44-45.
Coxhead, Lieut.-Colonel J. A., 149-151, 161, 166, 172, 177-178, 184.
Crabbe, Lieut.-Colonel E. M. S., 222.
Cradock, 206, 278, 280, 287-380.
Crete, 2, 91.
Creusot guns, 49, 82-83, 128, 146, 177, 179, 185, 272, 422.
Crimea, 380.
Crocodile river (Limpopo), 60.
Cromer, Major the Right Hon. Viscount, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., K.C.S.I., C.I.E., 415.
Cronje, General A. P., 153, 172, 308.
Cronje, General P., 50, 248, 305-310, 320, 378, 385-389, 409-412, 429-431, 434, 438-442, 444.
Cundycleugh Pass, 58.
Cypher Gat, 301, 408.
Cyprus, 91, 93.

Dannhauser Road, 142, 143.
Dartnell, Colonel J. G., C.M.G., 146.
De Aar, 22, 39, 42, 43, 52, 207, 209-211, 276, 379, 386-387, 391, 421, 439.
Dean, Lieut. F. W., R.N., 233, 236.
De Beers Co., 44.
De Beers Pass, 58, 158.
De Jager, Field-Cornet, 162.
De Jager’s Drift, 123-127.
Delagoa Bay, 50, 60, 116.
De la Rey, General J. H., 50, 216, 220, 229, 234, 239, 243-244, 247, 305, 308.
de Lisle, Captain H. de B., D.S.O., 395, 400, 405.
Denton Grange, loss of the, 107.
Depôts, 421.
Derbyshire regiment (1st). See Regular Units.
De Villiers, General C. J., 153.
Devonshire regiment (1st and 2nd). See Regular Units.
Dewaas, 147.
Dewar, Captain E. J., 287, 292.
Dewdrop, 157.
De Wet, General Christian R., 151, 192, 386, 409, 435, 440.
Dick, Captain D. H. A., 360.
Dick-Cunyngham, Lieut.-Col. W. H., V.C., 167.
Director-General of Ordnance. See Brackenbury.
Dirksen, Commandant, 343.
Divisions. See Cavalry and Infantry Divisions.
Donald, Lieut.-Col. C. G., 369.
Donegan, Major J. F., 147.
Donkerpoort, 50.
Doornberg, 123-124, 126-127, 137.
Doornkop Spruit, 341, 345, 346, 348, 352-354, 357, 369-371.
Doris, H.M.S., 117.
Dordrecht, 287-288, 290, 408, 435.
Douglas (Town, Cape Colony), 214, 386, 387, 439, 442.
Douglas, Colonel C. W. H., 311, 312, 315.
Douglas, Lieut. H. E. M., awarded the V.C., 327.
Downing, Colonel C. M. H., 177-178, 180-181.
Downman, Lieut.-Col. G. T. F., 326, 327.
Dragoon Guards, 5th. See Regular Units.
Dragoon Guards, 6th. See Regular Units.
Dragoons, 1st (Royal). See Regular Units.
Dragoons, 2nd (Royal Scots Greys). See Regular Units.
Dragoons, 6th (Inniskilling). See Regular Units.
Drakensberg Mountains, 37, 38, 40, 47, 54-67, 125, 157, 174, 335.
Dublin Fusiliers, Royal (1st and 2nd). See Regular Units.
Duck, Vety.-Colonel F., C.B., 27.
Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry (2nd). See Regular Units.
Duke of Edinburgh’s Volunteer Rifles. See Colonial Units.
Duncan, Captain S., 193-194.
Dundee, 35, 44, 47, 49, 58, 125-141, 429; retreat from, 142-151.
See also Glencoe.
Dundonald, Colonel the Earl of, C.B., M.V.O., 273, 332, 347, 352, 366-368, 373-374.
Durban, 48, 57, 113, 117-121, 200, 209, 262;
Boer raid contemplated on, 158, 206;
locomotive works assist mounting Naval guns at, 119;
protection at, from land attack, 197;
scanty means of defence at, 117.
Durban Light Infantry. See Colonial Units.
Durham Light Infantry (1st). See Regular Units.
Du Toit, Acting-General, 425.

Eagar, Lieut-Col. H. A., 296, 298, 301.
East and Central Africa, 95.
Eastern Cape Colony, 62.
East Kent regiment (The Buffs) (2nd). See Regular Units.
East Lancashire regiment (1st). See Regular Units.
East London, 43, 52, 53, 57, 106, 113, 119, 120, 197, 200, 261, 286, 290, 378.
East Surrey regiment (2nd). See Regular Units.
Edenburg, 248.
Edenburg commando. See Commandos.
Egypt, 2, 88-89, 92, 415, 443.
Elandslaagte, 127, 144-145, 148, 151-152, 157-172, 182-183, 192.
Elandslaagte road, 179, 182.
Elliott, Major Sir H. G., K.C.M.G., 208, 288, 290, 385.
Elliott, Mr. C. B., General Manager, Cape Government Railways, 424.
Elswick battery, 414.
Elton, Captain F. A., 361.
Ely, Lieut. T. B., 356.
Embarkation, dates of, for South Africa, 9, 101, 107;
importance of Army being practised in, 112;
numbers embarked from South Africa, 107;
not delayed by mobilisation, 115;
political situation greatly delays, 115;
ports of, 100.
Empire, British, 1, 13, 32, 87, 89, 380.
Engineers, Royal. See Regular Units. Englebrecht, Commandant, 128.
Enslin, 229-242, 247, 309, 386, 444.
See also Graspan.
Enteric fever, 64.
Equipment and clothing, 30, 417;
boots, 30;
camp, 31;
hospital, 26;
in previous campaigns, 17;
khaki drill, 30;
serge clothing, 30.
Erasmus, General, 124-127, 131, 148, 151, 170, 172, 341.
Ermelo, 124.
Ermelo commando. See Commandos.
Erskine, Captain W. C. C., 245.
Escombe, The Right Hon. H., 14-15.
Eshowe, 378.
Essex regiment (1st). See Regular Units.
Estcourt, 44, 59, 197, 208, 261, 262, 268, 273, 378.
Ethelston, Commander A. P., R.N., 120, 205, 238.
Eustace, Lieut.-Col. F. J. W., 284, 390, 396, 397, 399.
Ewart, Lieut.-Col. J. S., 317, 440.

Falkland Isles, 95.
Fauresmith, 387, 388.
Fauresmith commando. See Commandos.
Ferreira, Commandant, 274.
Ferreira, General J. S., 409.
Festing, Lieut. F. L., 223.
Fetherstonhaugh, Maj.-Gen. R. S. R., 200, 203, 211, 215, 224, 248.
Field artillery, Royal, 52, 332, 414, 417.
See also Regular Units.
Field Cornets, 75-76.
Field hospitals, 25, 26, 31, 289, 290, 292, 421, 437, 438.
See also Royal Army Medical Corps.
Fiji, 94.
Financial Secretary, 28-29.
Fincham’s farm, 216.
Fingo tribe, 208.
Fisher, Captain W. B., R.N., 116.
Fisher, Lieut.-Col. R. B. W., 283, 391-396.
Flag Hill, 176.
Food supplies, 17, 209, 421.
See also Supplies.
Forage:
and horse-gear, 106;
in freight ships, and in transports, 106;
supplied from Government stores, 106, 421.
Fordsburg commando. See Commandos.
Forestier-Walker, Lieut.-General Sir F. W. E. F., K.C.B., C.M.G., 2, 42, 43, 45, 53, 204, 207, 209, 279, 288, 377-379, 383, 409-411, 413, 417, 418, 424.
Forestier-Walker, Capt. G. T., 254, 256.
Forster, Major W. G., 366.
Forte, H.M.S., 116, 120, 121, 263-265, 332, 333.
Fort Molyneux, 264.
Fort Napier, 263, 265.
Fort Wylie, 264, 340, 342, 343, 351, 358-361, 365, 367.
Foster’s Farm, 292, 300.
Fourie, Commandant P., 234.
Fourteen Streams, 39, 50.
Fourteen Streams Bridge, 36.
Fox, Lieut. R. M. D., 254.
Fraserburg Road, 53.
Fraser’s Drift, 439.
Fraser’s Farm, 255.
Free State. See Orange Free State.
Freight ships:
contracts for, nature of, 98;
engaged by Colonial governments, 97;
forage supplied by owners of, 106;
for mules, 109;
for troops, 109;
full cargoes of, 109;
hired by Remount Department, 98;
stores from England carried in, 104.
French, Lieut.-Gen. J. D. P., 159-171 (Elandslaagte), 172-174, 176, 181, 182, 183, 186, 200-203, 208-210, 215, 275-284 (Colesberg), 287, 332, 376, 378, 382, 389-407 (Colesberg), 408, 409, 411, 430, 432-436, 444.
Frere, 121, 265, 267, 268, 273, 332, 333, 358, 410.
Froneman, Commandant, 441.
Frontiers of British South Africa, 36-41.
Frontier Mounted Rifles. See Colonial Units.
Fuse, time, 423.
Fyffe, Captain B. O., 186, 193.

Hague Convention, 31.
Haig, Major D., 276, 281.
Haldane, Capt. J. A. L., D.S.O., 267, 268.
Halifax, 139, 140.
Hall, Lieut.-Col. F. H., 203, 211, 214, 217, 239, 258, 321.
Hall, Lieut. H. C., 213.
Halsey, Lieut. A., R.N., 121, 266.
Hamilton, Colonel B. M., 346, 350.
Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. E. O. F., 366, 371
Hamilton, Col. Ian S. M., C.B., D.S.O., 159, 163, 168-170, 172, 175-177, 183, 185.
Hamilton, Major H. I. W., D.S.O., 433.
Hammersley, Major F., 133.
Hampshire regiment (2nd). See Regular Units.
Hannah, Lieut. W. M. J., 143.
Hannay, Colonel O. C., 437, 444.
Hanover Road, 212, 277, 280, 390.
Harding, Mr., 330.
Harness, 19, 31;
mule, 417.
Harris, Rear-Admiral Sir R. H., K.C.M.G., Commander-in-Chief of Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station, 53, 116-119, 121, 185, 205, 263, 422;
in July, 1899, sees that Boers are only waiting for the grass to invade Natal, 116.
Harrismith, 44, 58, 157.
Harrismith commando. See Commandos.
Hart, Major-Gen. A. FitzRoy, C.B., 203, 204, 210, 333, 346, 348, 352-357, 362, 369-372.
Hart’s brigade. See Infantry Brigades.
Hartley, Lieut.-Col. E. B., V.C., 215.
Hartebeestfontein Farm, 280.
Hatting, Commandant, 128.
Hatting Spruit, 126-127.
Hartzogsrand (mountain), 56.
Headquarter Hill, 306, 310-312, 316, 321, 323, 326, 327.
Hebron Farm, 404.
Heidelberg commando. See Commandos.
Heilbron commando. See Commandos.
Helpmakaar, 261, 274, 334.
Helpmakaar Road, 146-147, 150, 181.
Hely-Hutchinson, The Honourable Sir W. F., G.C.M.G., 45, 123, 207, 261-262.
Henderson, Colonel G. F. R., 15, 433.
Henniker-Major, Lieut.-Col. the Hon. A. H., 324.
Henshaw, Major C. G., 367, 374.
Herbert, Captain G. F., 361, 362, 365.
Herschel, 382.
Her Majesty’s Government. See Cabinet.
Higgins, Lieut. J. F. A., 184.
High Commissioner. See Milner, Sir Alfred.
Highland Brigade. See Infantry Brigades.
Highland Light Infantry (1st). See Regular Units.
Highlands, 59, 269-270.
High Veld, 62, 63, 66, 67.
Hildyard, Maj.-Gen. H. J. T., C.B., 202, 204, 266, 269-273, 333, 346, 347, 363, 364, 371, 372.
Hime, Lieut.-Col. the Hon. Sir Albert H., K.C.M.G., 144, 263.
Hinde, Colonel J. H. E., 270, 353.
His Majesty’s Commissioners. See Royal Commission on South African War.
His Majesty’s Government. See Cabinet.
Hlangwhane (mountain), 340, 341, 343-345, 347, 348, 358, 363, 367-369.
Hlatikulu, 269.
Hogg & Robinson, Messrs., 98.
Hollander Corps. See Commandos.
Home, Colonel, 7.
Honey Nest Kloof, 213, 231, 240, 245, 258, 310, 385, 386, 432;
railway proposed from, to Jacobsdal, 385.
Hong Kong, 89, 91;
offers assistance, 34.
Honourable Artillery Company of London, 93.
Hoopstad commando. See Commandos.
Hopetown Road bridge, 52.
See also Orange River bridge.
Hore, Bt. Lieut.-Colonel C. O., 51.
Horse Artillery Hill (Magersfontein), 306, 322, 324, 326, 327, 329, 331.
Horses, 16, 434, 443, 444, 447;
Argentina, 20;
Australian, 21;
embarking, 113;
for infantry regiments, grant in 1897, 17;
in South Africa, 21;
Royal Commission’s report on system of supply of, 23;
supply of, in excess of demands, 23.
Horse-shoes, deficiency of, 31.
Hospitals, equipment of, 26, 31;
general, 31;
stationary, 31;
stores for, 31;
veterinary, 27.
Hospital ships, 103.
Household Cavalry. See Regular Units.
Howard, Colonel F., C.B., C.M.G., 174.
Howitzers, 9;
6·3-in. Cape Government, 422, 423;
Boer, 422.
Hughes, Captain M. L., 364.
Hughes-Hallett, Lieut.-Col. J. W., 319, 327, 441.
Humphery, Major S., 192.
Hunt, Lieut.-Col. H. V., 203, 332, 351, 358-360.
Hunter, Major-General Sir A., K.C.B., D.S.O., 123, 144, 171, 184, 197, 198.
Hunter, Sir D., K.C.M.G., 424.
Hunter-Weston, Major A. G., 400.
Hussar Hill (Colenso), 368.
Hussars (10th). See Regular Units.
Hussars (13th). See Regular Units.
Hussars (14th). See Regular Units.
Hussars (18th). See Regular Units.
Hussars (19th). See Regular Units.
Hutchinson. See Hely-Hutchinson.
Hyderabad contingent, 92.

Impati, 124, 126, 131, 137, 138, 140, 142-147.
Imperial Commonwealth, 33.
Imperial Light Horse. See Colonial Units.
Imperial Light Infantry. See Colonial Units.
Imperial Service troops, 92.
Imperial Yeomanry, 10, 414, 415, 443.
India, 31, 34, 41, 54, 89, 92, 443.
Indian Government, 20.
Indian Marine, Director of, 97.
Indian Military Police, 93.
Indian Volunteers, 93.
Indumeni, 142-146.
Indwe, 286, 287.
Infantry Brigades:—
1st brigade (Guards) (Colvile), 200, 211, 212, 215, 219-228, 232, 235, 236, 242, 248-260, 311-315, 316-330, 438.
2nd brigade (Hildyard), 202, 204, 266, 272, 333, 346, 348, 357-373.
3rd brigade (Highland) (Wauchope, later MacDonald), 203, 207, 211, 215, 308, 310-315, 316-330, 415, 437, 439-442, 444.
4th brigade (Lyttelton), 202, 204, 333, 347, 348, 351-373.
5th brigade (Hart), 203, 204, 210, 333, 346, 348, 351-373.
6th brigade (Barton), 203, 269, 273, 333, 345, 347, 348, 351-373.
7th brigade (Ian Hamilton), 163-171, 172-195.
8th brigade (Yule, later Howard), 123-141, 142-151, 172-195.
9th brigade (Fetherstonhaugh, later Pole-Carew), 203, 211, 212, 215, 219-228, 229-242, 248-260, 311-315, 316-330, 438.
12th brigade (Clements), 404, 407, 430, 433, 435, 443.
13th brigade (C. E. Knox), 437.
14th brigade (Chermside), 437.
15th brigade (Wavell), 437.
18th brigade (Stephenson), 437, 444.
19th brigade (Smith-Dorrien), 438, 444.
Infantry Divisions:—
1st division (Methuen), at Belmont, 218-228;
at Graspan, 229-242;
at Magersfontein, 316-331;
at Modder river, 243-260;
change in composition of, 202-203;
detailed fresh composition of, 214-215;
equipped with drill clothing, 30;
final decision as to employment of, 200;
Lord Roberts’ instructions to G.O.C., 433;
march of, from Orange river, 216;
Naval brigade joins, 120;
on Modder before Magersfontein, 304-315;
retained on Modder as a screen, 385;
Sir R. Buller’s instructions to G.O.C., 201;
Sir R. Buller’s instructions, before leaving for Natal, to G.O.C., 209-213;
to be employed in relief of Kimberley, 199;
to disembark at Cape Town, 197.
2nd division (Clery), arrives in Natal, 266-267;
at Colenso, 351-375;
change in composition of, 203;
equipped with drill clothing, 30;
final decision as to employment of, 200;
Sir R. Buller issues orders through Divisional staff of, 205;
to be employed in relief of Kimberley, 199;
to disembark at Port Elizabeth, 197.
3rd division (Gatacre), change in composition of, 203-204;
destination changed to Natal, 199;
equipped with drill clothing, 30;
final decision as to employment of, 200;
G.O.C. and staff arrive at East London, 285;
instructions to G.O.C., 202;
portion of, at Stormberg, 285-303;
Sir R. Buller’s instructions, before leaving for Natal, to G.O.C., 209-210;
to disembark at East London, 197;
to operate towards Jamestown, 435.
4th division, Naval brigade joins, 120, 185;
troops under Sir G. White considered as, 9.
5th division (Warren), Buller informed that it is to be sent to South Africa, 201;
Buller thinks division assigned to relief of Kimberley, 377;
departure of, involves policy of bluff in Cape Colony, 381;
due at Cape Town, 376;
embarkation of, 9;
lands in Natal, 409;
ordered to Natal, 379;
orders for mobilisation of, 9;
proposal to support 1st division with, 378.
6th division (Kelly-Kenny), brought to Modder river, 444;
Buller advised of embarkation of, 379, 380;
composition of, 437;
despatched to Naauwpoort, 433-435;
embarkation of, 9;
on point of embarkation, 376;
orders for mobilisation of, 9.
7th division (Tucker) at Graspan and Enslin, 444;
composition of, 437;
embarkation of, 9;
embarkation of, to begin on 4th January, 1900, 379, 380, 414, 417;
mobilisation of, ordered, 376;
orders for mobilisation of, 9.
8th division (Rundle), despatch of, advisable owing to failure at Spion Kop, 438;
embarkation of, 10;
embarkation of, if required, about 20th February, 1900, 415;
Lord Roberts hopes division not necessary, 415;
orders for mobilisation of, 9.
9th division (Colvile), assembled on the Riet and at Graspan, 444;
composition of, 437, 438.
Infantry, Mounted:—
Mounted Brigades and Mounted Infantry Brigades:—
Mounted brigade (Dundonald), 332, 351-375.
1st Mounted Infantry brigade (Hannay), 437, 444.
2nd Mounted Infantry brigade (Ridley), 437.
Mounted infantry in Ladysmith. See Appendix 10, page 489.
Ingagane, 38, 125.
Ingogo, 58.
Inniskilling Dragoons. See Regular Units.
Inniskilling Fusiliers, Royal (1st). See Regular Units.
Inspector-General of Fortifications, 27, 28, 32.
Inspector-General of Remounts, 20-23.
Intelligence Department (British, Home), 7, 8, 13, 17, 40, 276, 292, 422, 429;
(British, Field), 15, 47, 48, 157, 198, 213, 231, 263, 270, 276, 289, 291, 302, 330, 335, 337, 343, 388, 410;
(Boer), 73, 216, 334.
International law, 96.
Intintanyoni, 152-156, 172, 173, 190.
Intonganeni or Emtonjaneni, 36.
Irish Corps. See Commandos.
Irish Fusiliers, Royal (1st and 2nd). See Regular Units.
Irish regiment, Royal (1st). See Regular Units.
Irish Rifles, Royal (2nd). See Regular Units.
Irvine, Captain T., 256.
Ismailia, 113.
Ismore (transport), 107, 111, 119, 391.

Kaalspruit, 388.
Kaffrarian Mounted Rifles. See Colonial Units.
Kainguba height, 186-189, 191.
Kankana mountain, 149.
Karree Bergen, 56.
Karroos, 55.
Katberg Pass, 383.
Keerom, 404, 405.
Keith-Falconer, Lieut.-Col. C. E., 213.
Kekewich, Colonel R. G., 44, 304.
Kelham, Lieut.-Col. H. R., 320, 440.
Kelly-Kenny, Lieut.-Gen. T., C.B., 432-435, 437, 444.
Kenrick, Lieut. G. E. R., 142.
Khama’s country, 60.
Kimberley, 5, 36-40, 42, 43, 44, 48, 50, 52, 53, 120, 197, 198-207, 209, 211, 212-216, 218, 229, 243, 244, 276, 304-5, 310, 334, 377-8, 382, 384, 388, 408, 409, 411-413, 428, 430, 431, 433, 435, 439, 442, 443.
Kimberley Corps. See Colonial Units.
Kincaid, Major C. S., 186.
King’s African Rifles, 95.
King’s (Liverpool regiment) (1st). See Regular Units.
King’s Own Scottish Borderers (1st). See Regular Units.
King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (2nd). See Regular Units.
King’s Royal Rifle Corps (1st, 2nd, and 3rd). See Regular Units.
King William’s Town, 53, 384, 422.
Kinloch, Major D. A., 223.
Kissieberg, 289-292, 294-300, 302.
Kitchener, Colonel F. W., 271-272.
Kitchener of Khartoum, Major-Gen. The Lord, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., 420, 433, 436, 443, 448;
(Sirdar of the Egyptian Army), appointed Chief of Staff, 381.
Kitchener’s Horse. See Colonial Units.
Kleinfontein (near Ladysmith), 173.
Kleinfontein farm (near Colesberg), 404, 405.
Klip Valley, 341.
Kloof camp, 394, 396, 399, 400, 405.
Knight, Bombardier W., 366.
Knox, Major-General C. E., 437.
Knox, Lieut. C. S., 193.
Knox, Major E. C., 138-141.
Knox, Colonel W. G., C.B., 183, 185.
Kock, General, 124-127, 159, 170.
Koffyfontein, 63, 216, 387.
Komati Poort, 50.
Komgha Mounted Rifles: See Colonial Units.
Koodoesberg, 387, 439-442.
Koodoesberg Drift, 439.
Kopjes, description of, 63, 64.
Koranaberg, 59.
Krijgsraad (council of war), 77, 229, 264, 285, 341, 343-344.
Kroonstad commando. See Commandos.
Kruger, President S. J. P., ultimatum of, 1;
commandeers his burghers, 34;
designs of, 48;
telegraphs to Botha to hold on to Hlangwhane, 343;
to President Steyn to commandeer everyone in annexed districts, 382.
Krugersdorp, 60.
Krugersdorp commando. See Commandos.
Kuilfontein farm, 281, 282.
Kuruman, 207, 382.

Ladybrand Commando. See Commandos.
Lady Grey, 208.
Ladysmith, 9, 38, 44-47, 58, 118, 120, 123, 144, 146-147, 150-153, 157-202, 205-210, 262-265, 334-340, 377, 379, 380, 411, 415, 434, 443;
arrival of Sir G. White at, 157;
attack on, of 6th January, 1900, repulsed, 409;
communication with Dundee cut, 127;
invested, 197, 198, 262;
Naval reinforcements for, 120.
Ladysmith Naval Brigade. See Naval Brigades.
Lagos, 33.
Laing’s Nek, 37, 44-46, 58, 124-125;
action of, 1881, Australia offers help after, 33.
Lake St. Lucia, 59.
Lambton, Captain The Hon. H., R.N., 120, 185-186, 205.
Lambton, Major The Hon. C., 224, 255.
Lancers (5th). See Regular Units.
Lancers (9th). See Regular Units.
Lancers (12th). See Regular Units.
Lancers (16th). See Regular Units.
Lancer’s Hill, 338.
Landman’s Drift road, 128, 139.
Landrosts, 382.
Langeberg farm, 305, 307, 309.
Langewacht Spruit, 264, 340.
Lansdowne, The Most Hon. the Marquis of, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., 4, 05, 11, 29, 32-34, 98, 110, 197, 199-201, 338, 377, 384, 414, 443.
Lawrence, Captain the Hon. H. A., 276.
Leckie, Lieut. H. S., R.N., 116.
Leicestershire regiment (1st). See Regular Units.
Lennox Hill, 129-140.
Leuchars, Major G., 274.
Leverson, Major G. F., 259.
Lichtenburg commando. See Commandos.
Liebenberg, Commandant, 439, 442.
Limit Hill, 176, 177, 183-184, 186.
Limpopo (river), 50, 56, 57, 59, 60.
Limpus, Commander A. H., R.N., 111, 115, 120, 265.
Lincolnshire regiment (2nd). See Regular Units.
Lisaine, 422.
Little, Major M. O., 246-247, 325, 440.
Little Karroo, 55.
Little Namaqualand, 62, 66.
Liverpool regiment (1st). See Regular Units.
Lobombo Mountains, 59.
Lombards Kop, 120, 150, 172-195, 196, 261.
Long, Colonel C. J., 266, 351, 352, 358-365, 369, 372-374.
Long Hill, 173-177, 180, 183-184.
Lord Mayor of London, 414.
Lourenço Marques, 116.
Low Veld, 62-63.
Loyal North Lancashire regiment (1st). See Regular Units.
Lubbe, Commandant, 234.
Lydenburg, 59.
Lydenburg commando. See Commandos.
Lyttelton, Major-Gen. the Hon. N. G., C.B., 202, 204, 333, 352, 357-373.

Macbean, Lieut.-Colonel F., 326, 327.
McCracken, Major F. W. N., 281, 284, 391-393, 405.
McCracken’s Hill, 392, 393, 395.
MacDonald, Major-General H. A., C.B., D.S.O., 437,
at Koodoesberg, 439-442.
Macfarlan, Captain W., 319.
McGrigor, Major C. R. R., 355.
Madocks, Captain W. R. N., 402, 403.
Madura, loss of the, 107.
Maeder’s farm, 391, 394, 395.
Mafeking, 38, 39, 42, 44, 48-53, 197, 207, 248, 382, 384, 408, 409, 412, 443.
Mafeking Corps. See Colonial Units.
Magaliesberg, 60.
Magersfontein, 63, 245, 260, 283, 304-331, 339, 376, 385, 389, 413, 428.
Magersfontein position, 304-331, 428, 436, 438, 439.
Magicienne, H.M.S., 116.
Malaboch, 81.
Malay States, 33, 95.
Malta, 2, 89, 92, 93, 443.
Malungeni, 141.
Maluti Mountains, 57.
Manchester regiment (1st). See Regular Units.
Maps. See Military Maps.
Marchant, Major A. E., 238, 252.
Marico commando. See Commandos.
Marico valley, 60.
Marine Artillery, Royal. See Regular Units.
Marine Light Infantry, Royal. See Regular Units.
Maritzburg, 46, 47, 120, 158, 175, 197, 199-200, 208, 261-266, 270, 288, 332;
conference at, 123;
scanty means of defence of, 117;
threatened by Boer raid, 206;
topographical environment of, 263.
Maritz Drift, 336.
Mark’s Drift, 387.
Martial law, 417.
Martyr, Lieut.-Col. C. G., D.S.O., 272.
Mashonaland, 60.
Massy, Major H. H., 353.
Massy-Dawson, Lieut. F. E., R.N., 116.
Matabele, 70.
Matoppo Hills, 60.
Mauch Berg, 59.
Mauritius, 2, 52, 59, 89, 92.
Maybole farm, 128.
Medical Staff Corps, Royal. See Regular Units.
Meiklejohn, Captain M. F. M., awarded the V.C., 170.
Memorandum, Mr. Stanhope’s, of 1st June, 1888, 5, 12, 13, 89.
Merwe, Commandant T. van der, 229, 241.
Merwe, Commandant van der, 342.
Methuen, Lt.-Gen. The Lord, K.C.V.O., C.B., C.M.G., 120, 197, 199-203, 205, 207, 209-220, 223, 231, 232, 235-237, 240-242, 252-255, 257-260, 276, 279, 286, 288, 332, 334-339, 376, 386-387, 410, 428-431;
advance from Orange river, Belmont, Graspan, and Modder river, 211-260;
at Magersfontein, 304-331;
camp of, Lord Roberts arrives at, 443;
division (1st), strength of, 214, 215, 308;
ordered to throw reinforcements into Kimberley, 211-213;
to attack Cronje again or fall back (order cancelled), 378, 385;
ordered by Lord Roberts to remain on defensive, 433, 436, 438, 439.
Meyer, General Lukas, 49, 124, 126-128, 134, 137, 148, 172-173.
Meyricke, Lieut. R. E., 364.
Middelburg commando. See Commandos.
Middleburg, 206, 210, 276.
Milbanke, Lieut. Sir J. P., Bart., awarded the V.C., 396.
Miles, Colonel H. S. G., M.V.O., 386.
Military maps, 13-15.
Military Secretary’s department, 16.
Militia (home), 10, 12, 93-95, 379-380, 414-415, 443, 444.
For names of Militia units which landed up to 13th February, 1900, see Appendix 9, page 483.
Milner, Captain A. E., 148.
Milner, Sir A., G.C.M.G., K.C.B., High Commissioner for South Africa and Governor of Cape Colony, 17, 117, 196, 198, 200, 207, 263, 383, 384, 425.
Milton, Major P. W. A. A., 233, 240, 241, 323, 324.
Mobilisation, complete success of, 8;
danger lest political considerations shall postpone, 115;
date of, 6;
development of scheme, 7, 8;
details of later stages of, 9;
extent of, limited by Mr. Stanhope’s Memorandum, 5, 6;
must be based on shipping available, 115;
war establishments for, 418;
section and sub-division, 8, 10.
See also Short Service and Reserves.
Mobilisation of burghers, 49.
Mobility of Boers, 66, 336.
“Modder position” (also called “Modder River camp” and “Lord Methuen’s camp”), 229, 279, 304, 313, 385, 413, 428, 441, 443, 444.
Modder river, 63, 211-214, 231, 243-260, 304-316, 325, 412, 421, 436, 439, 443, 444.
Modder Spruit, 148, 151-153, 161-162, 172-173, 178-180.
Mohawk, S.S., 209.
Möller, Lieut.-Col. B. D., 131, 138-140.
Molteno, 39, 53, 210, 286, 288, 290-294, 300-301, 408.
Money, Lieut.-Col. C. G. C., 52, 225, 232, 237, 239, 248.
Monarch, H.M.S., 117.
Mont Aux Sources, 36, 57.
Mont Blanc, 218-228.
Mooi river, 200, 208, 266, 269, 270, 273, 332.
Moore, Major M. G., 356.
Morgan, Sergeant, 292-293, 295.
Mossamedes, 55.
Moss Drift, 306, 307, 309, 322, 325, 328.
Mounted infantry, 131, 138-140, 148, 157, 203, 214, 233, 240-241, 278, 280-283, 287, 291, 292, 310, 313, 316, 332, 391-392, 402, 405, 407, 415, 416, 437, 439, 444.
See also Infantry, Mounted.
Mount Hamilton, 58.
Mount Hampden, 60.
Mount Tintwa, 58.
Mowatt Committee, 32.
Mozambique current, 61.
Mules, 18, 21-23, 155, 176, 416-422.
Mule wagons and harness, 417, 418.
Müller’s Pass, 58, 125, 158.
Mullins, Captain C. H., awarded the V.C., 170.
Munger’s Drift, 336.
Munster Fusiliers, Royal (1st). See Regular Units.
Murchison Range, 59.
Murray, Major A.J., 142.
Murray, Major D., 433.
Murray, Lieut. F. D., 142.
Murray, Brig.-Gen. J. Wolfe, 261-264, 266.
Murray, the Hon. T. K., C.M.G., 266, 337.

Naauwpoort, 22, 39, 42, 43, 57, 198, 199, 201, 203, 207, 209, 210, 275, 276, 282, 287, 290, 332, 378, 390, 391, 430, 431, 433-435.
Namaqualand, 55.
Natal, 4-34, 36-94, 196-210, 261-274, 334, 351, 381, 384, 409, 411, 413, 417, 422, 429, 438, 443;
strength of local forces in, 94;
Natal Government Railway staff, 424.
Natal Carbineers. See Colonial Units.
Natal Field Artillery. See Colonial Units.
Natal (South) Field Force, 350.
Natal Mounted Rifles. See Colonial Units.
Natal Naval Brigade. See Naval Brigades.
Natal Naval Volunteers. See Colonial Units and Navy.
Natal Police. See Colonial Units.
Natal Royal Rifles. See Colonial Units.
Navy, Royal:
assistance of, required, 116, 117;
delay in preparation due to Cabinet’s unwillingness to cause war throws exceptional responsibility on, 97;
guns and improvised carriages, 116-121;
Natal Naval Volunteers’ connection with the, 121, 122;
mutual aid between Army and, 97;
necessity of special practice together of Army and, 114;
number of troops, etc., carried by, 108;
ready for landing, 116;
Royal Commission, report on success of, 115;
statistics of transport work of the, 106-109;
stoppage of contraband by the, 115, 116;
triumph of the Admiralty administration of sea transport, 111;
votes, cost of sea transport not charged to the, 99;
conditions of, and use of mercantile marine, by fixed Army organisation, 115.
Naval brigades, 116-122, 185-186, 205, 214, 218-260, 266, 267, 304-375, 438.
Naval Commander-in-Chief. See Harris.
Naval Gun Hill, 357, 362, 363.
Naval staffs, 106.
Nel, Commandant, 154.
Nesbitt’s Corps. See Colonial Units.
Newcastle, 44, 58, 123-126, 160, 170, 175.
New South Wales, 93;
offers help, 33, 34.
New South Wales Lancers and Mounted Rifles. See Colonial Units.
New Zealand, 94;
offers help, 34.
New Zealand Mounted Rifles. See Colonial Units.
Nicholson’s Nek, 9, 174, 186-195.
See also Lombards Kop.
Nicholson, Major-General Sir W. G., K.C.B., 13, 420, 422, 433, 436.
Nieuwveld Mountains, 55, 383.
Nodashwana, 152-153, 155.
Norfolk regiment (2nd). See Regular Units.
Northamptonshire regiment (2nd). See Regular Units.
Northcott, Lieut.-Col. H. P., C.B., 257.
North Staffordshire regiment (2nd). See Regular Units.
Northumberland Fusiliers (1st and 2nd). See Regular Units.
Nottingham Road, 208, 269.
Norval’s Pont, 50, 198, 202, 210, 275, 396, 399, 400, 405, 412, 413, 425, 428-431, 434, 435.
Norwood, 2nd Lieut. J., awarded the V.C., 177.
Nurse, Corporal G. E., 365;
awarded the V.C., 366.

Observation Hill, 183.
Ogilvy, Lieut. F. C. A., R.N., 351, 358-360, 365, 373.
Oliphant river, 59.
Olivier, Commandant, 50, 208, 285, 289, 295.
Olivier’s Hoek Pass, 49, 58, 157.
Onderbrook, 159, 340.
Onderbrook Spruit, 338-340.
Orange Free State, 3-85, 157, 196, 229, 275, 276, 306, 335, 382, 388, 411-413, 421, 431-435;
advance through, 196;
armament of, 79, 85;
frontier of, 36;
railway staff of, 424;
regular forces of, 85.
Orange river, 37-40, 56, 60, 61, 197-198, 201, 203, 207, 211-218, 258, 259, 382, 383, 386-388, 409, 411-413, 421, 430, 431, 434, 436, 439, 443.
Orange River station, 39, 42, 43, 50, 52, 203, 207, 211, 213, 231, 258, 387, 429, 434, 444.
Ordnance department, 28-33;
committee, 423.
See also Brackenbury.
Ordnance factories, administration of, 28, 29.
Orr, Captain M. H., 402.
Orpen’s Corps. See Colonial Units.
Outbreak of war, 35-53.
Owen-Lewis, Lieut. F., 231.
Oxfordshire Light Infantry (1st). See Regular Units.
Ox transport, 22, 416-422.

Quartermaster-General, 16, 17, 19, 20, 24, 27, 99, 100, 111, 421.
Quathlamba (mountain range), 56.
Queen Alexandra, H.M., 103.
Queen’s (Royal West Surrey regiment) (The) (2nd). See Regular Units.
Queensland, 93;
offers assistance, 33;
renews offer, 34.
Queensland Mounted Infantry. See Colonial Units.
Queenstown (Cape Colony), 22, 53, 120, 202, 210, 285-287, 332, 383.
Queenstown Rifle Volunteers. See Colonial Units.

Railway Pioneer Regiment. See Colonial Units.
Railways, 36, 37, 39, 56, 57, 61, 63, 390, 413, 428-436;
Bloemfontein, 428, 429;
cross from Naauwpoort, 430;
essential condition of Lord Roberts’ scheme, 430, 431;
proposed to Jacobsdal, 385;
railway troops (R.E.), 424;
staff of, 421, 424;
system of, 421, 424.
Ramah, 61.
Ramdam, 229, 235, 241, 245.
Rands, 59.
Ravenhill, Private C., awarded the V.C., 366.
Rawson, Colonel C. C., 265.
Razor Back Hill, 218, 225.
Reade, Major R. N. R., 213, 330.
Red Hill (“Vertnek”), 342.
Reed, Captain H. L., 366, 369;
awarded the V.C., 366.
Reeves, Colonel H. S. E. (Army Service Corps), 18.
Reeves, Lieut.-Col. J. (Royal Irish Fusiliers), 350, 358.
Regular Units.
Cavalry:—
Household Cavalry, Composite regiment of, 394, 400, 404, 437, 441, 442.
5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards, 2, 161, 163, 164, 169, 171, 175, 177, 181, 186.
6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), 210, 280, 283, 390, 393, 400, 404, 436, 444.
1st (Royal) Dragoons, 203, 332, 353, 354, 367, 373.
2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), 387, 436, 441.
5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, 46, 124, 149, 150, 153, 157, 159, 161, 163, 165, 167, 169, 171, 174, 180, 181.
6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, 281, 283, 391, 392, 395, 396, 400, 402, 405, 407, 436, 443.
9th (Queen’s Royal) Lancers, 2, 52, 203, 211, 213, 214, 216, 220, 231, 233, 245, 246, 248, 251, 310, 313, 316, 322, 325, 437, 439, 440.
10th (Prince of Wales’s Own Royal) Hussars, 210, 281, 283, 391, 392, 395, 396, 402, 405, 437, 441.
12th (Prince of Wales’s Royal) Lancers, 203, 279, 308, 309, 311, 315, 316, 321-325, 437, 441.
13th Hussars, 203, 332, 365, 367, 368, 373.
14th (King’s) Hussars, 436, 444.
16th (Queen’s) Lancers, 437, 441.
18th Hussars, 46, 124, 126, 131, 138, 140, 143, 145, 148, 149, 175, 181.
19th (Princess of Wales’s Own) Hussars, 124, 153, 157, 158, 174, 180, 181.
Artillery:—
Royal Horse Artillery, 9, 91, 210, 284, 390-393, 395, 396, 399, 400, 402, 405.
G. battery, 308, 310, 313, 321-323, 327, 329, 330, 387, 437.
J. battery, 407, 443.
O. battery, 279, 407, 437, 441.
P. battery, 308, 386, 437.
Q. battery, 436.
R. battery, 278, 281, 282, 407, 437, 441.
T. battery, 436.
U. battery, 436.
Royal Field Artillery:—
4th battery, 394, 396, 401, 406, 407, 443.
7th battery, 203, 271, 332, 352, 366, 367, 369, 373, 374.
13th battery, 131, 133, 182-184.
14th battery, 203, 332, 351, 361.
18th battery, 203, 214, 217, 220, 225-2 27, 233, 235-239, 248, 251, 252, 254, 256-259, 310, 321, 327, 329, 437.
21st battery, 150, 163, 164, 173, 178, 182, 186.
37th (Howitzer) battery, 404, 407, 443.
42nd battery, 153-155, 161, 163, 164, 173, 178, 182.
53rd battery, 153, 154, 173, 177, 178, 182, 184.
62nd battery, 52, 203, 214, 258, 259, 309, 310, 321, 327, 330, 437, 439, 441.
63rd battery, 202, 210.
64th battery, 202, 210, 332, 357, 369.
65th (Howitzer) battery, 308, 310, 321, 329, 438.
66th battery, 203, 332, 351, 361, 366.
67th battery, 130, 131, 145, 148, 182.
69th battery, 130, 131, 133, 145, 148, 181, 182, 186.
73rd battery, 202, 210, 333, 357, 369, 371.
74th battery, 204, 289, 290, 292, 293, 297, 300.
75th battery, 52, 203, 214, 217, 220, 224, 233, 235-237, 251, 252, 259, 310, 321, 323, 327, 329, 437.
76th battery, 437.
77th battery, 204, 289, 290, 292, 293, 297, 299.
79th battery, 204.
81st battery, 437.
82nd battery, 438.
Royal Garrison Artillery, 42, 91, 276, 284, 286, 287, 423, 433, 438;
10th Mountain battery, 153, 154, 174-177, 183, 186, 188.
Ammunition columns, 315, 349, 361, 437, 438.
Royal Marine Artillery, 214, 232, 238.
Royal Malta Artillery, 91, 92.
Engineers:—
Royal Engineers, 42, 91, 183, 202, 211, 214, 215, 217, 232, 236, 237, 255, 257, 259, 279, 280, 284, 286, 289, 290, 292, 293, 301, 305, 311, 313, 314, 316, 326, 333, 336, 347, 349, 350, 353, 364, 373, 385, 400, 401, 404, 424, 425, 437-439, 440.
Foot Guards:—

Grenadier Guards (3rd), 215, 221-223, 225-228, 236, 249, 251, 323-325.
Coldstream Guards (1st), 215, 221, 225, 226, 228, 236, 249-251, 323-325.
Coldstream Guards (2nd), 215, 221, 225, 226, 228, 236, 249-252, 257, 259, 260, 323-325, 329.
Scots Guards (1st), 215, 221-223, 225-227, 231, 232, 236, 249-251, 323, 326, 328-330.
Infantry:—
Royal Scots, Lothian (1st) [formerly 1st Foot], 203, 289, 291.
The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) (2nd) [formerly 2nd Foot], 271, 333, 363, 364, 366, 371, 372.
The Buffs (East Kent regiment) (2nd) [formerly 3rd], 437.
Northumberland Fusiliers (1st) [formerly 5th], 2, 43, 52, 203, 214, 215, 223, 224, 225, 232, 233, 235, 237, 240, 252, 253, 255, 259, 311, 326.
Northumberland Fusiliers (2nd) [formerly 5th], 203, 287, 290, 292, 296-298, 300, 301.
Royal Warwickshire (2nd) [formerly 6th], 379.
Royal Fusiliers (City of London regiment) (2nd) [formerly 7th], 333, 358, 367-369.
The King’s (Liverpool) (1st) [formerly 8th], 124, 153, 154, 157, 158, 173-175.
Norfolk (2nd) [formerly 9th], 437.
Lincolnshire (2nd) [formerly 10th], 437.
Devonshire (1st) [formerly 11th], 124, 153, 154, 161, 163-168, 172, 175, 186.
Devonshire (2nd) [formerly 11th], 333, 363, 364, 371, 372, 374.
Suffolk (1st) [formerly 12th], 279, 281, 391, 394, 396-399, 408.
The Prince Albert’s (Somersetshire Light Infantry) (2nd) [formerly 13th], 333.
Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) (2nd) [formerly 14th], 266, 270, 271, 333, 364.
Bedfordshire (2nd) [formerly 16th], 404, 407.
Leicestershire (1st) [formerly 17th], 46, 131, 143, 144, 146, 151, 174-180, 185.
Royal Irish (1st) [formerly 18th], 404, 407.
Princess of Wales’s Own Yorkshire (1st) [formerly 19th], 379, 394, 400, 402-405, 407, 437.
Royal Scots Fusiliers (2nd) [formerly 21st], 333, 358, 360, 363, 364, 366, 372-374.
Cheshire (2nd) [formerly 22nd], 437.
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st) [formerly 23rd], 333, 357, 363.
South Wales Borderers (2nd) [formerly 24th], 437.
King’s Own Scottish Borderers (1st) [formerly 25th], 437.
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (2nd) [formerly 90th], 333, 351, 363, 372, 373.
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (1st) [formerly 27th], 333, 353, 356.
Gloucestershire (1st) [formerly 28th], 153-155, 174-176, 186-194.
Gloucestershire (2nd) [formerly 61st], 437.
Worcestershire (2nd) [formerly 36th], 402, 404, 407.
East Lancashire (1st) [formerly 30th], 437.
East Surrey (2nd) [formerly 70th], 271, 333, 364, 372.
Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry (2nd) [formerly 46th], 308, 386, 387, 438.
Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) (1st) [formerly 33rd], 437.
Border (1st) [formerly 34th], 2, 52, 204, 261, 264, 270, 271, 333, 353, 355, 356, 370.
Hampshire (2nd) [formerly 67th], 437.
Welsh (1st) [formerly 41st], 402, 407, 437.
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (2nd) [formerly 73rd], 203, 276, 279, 308, 312, 317-319, 329, 437, 440, 441.
Oxfordshire Light Infantry (1st) [formerly 43rd], 437.
Essex (1st) [formerly 44th], 391, 394, 399, 401, 404, 405, 407, 437.
Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire) (1st) [formerly 45th], 376.
Loyal North Lancashire (1st) [formerly 47th], 44, 203, 212, 214, 215, 223, 231-233, 235, 237-239, 242, 252-256, 259, 311, 326.
Northamptonshire (2nd) [formerly 58th], 203, 215, 223, 224, 232, 233, 236-239, 247, 255, 309, 311, 326.
Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire) (2nd) [formerly 66th], 276, 281, 282, 284, 286, 291, 292, 391-393, 395, 396, 407.
Royal Marine Light Infantry, 52, 99, 205, 214, 232, 238, 239, 242, 422.
King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) (2nd) [formerly 105th], 2, 52, 203, 214, 215, 223, 224, 226, 232, 233, 237-239, 252-256, 259, 310, 313, 321, 325, 328.
King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry) (2nd) [formerly 85th], 308, 438.
King’s Royal Rifle Corps (1st) [formerly 60th], 46, 127, 131-136, 138, 140, 143, 144, 147, 151, 174-176, 178, 179.
King’s Royal Rifle Corps (2nd) [formerly 60th], 153, 154, 158, 174-176, 179, 185, 367.
King’s Royal Rifle Corps (3rd) [formerly 60th], 333, 363, 364, 372.
Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire) (2nd) [formerly 99th], 404-407.
Manchester (1st) [formerly 63rd], 46, 150, 160, 163-167, 171, 173, 175, 183, 186.
Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire) (2nd) [formerly 98th], 437.
Durham Light Infantry (1st) [formerly 68th], 333, 363, 370, 372.
Highland Light Infantry (1st) [formerly 71st], 215, 308, 312, 318-320, 327, 437, 440.
Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s) (2nd) [formerly 78th], 308, 312, 316, 318, 319, 327, 438, 440, 441.
Gordon Highlanders (1st) [formerly 75th], 308, 311, 315, 326, 327, 438.
Gordon Highlanders (2nd) [formerly 92nd], 124, 150, 163-167, 169, 170, 173, 175, 176.
Royal Irish Rifles (2nd) [formerly 86th], 10, 204, 286, 287, 290, 292, 296-298, 301.
Princess Victoria’s (Royal Irish Fusiliers) (1st) [formerly 87th], 2, 131-136, 142-144, 147, 149, 173, 174, 186-192, 195.
Princess Victoria’s (Royal Irish Fusiliers) (2nd) [formerly 89th], 333, 358, 360, 363, 364.
Connaught Rangers (1st) [formerly 88th], 333, 353-356.
Princess Louise’s (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) (1st) [formerly 91st], 247, 252-256, 259, 308, 318, 319, 330, 438, 441.
Royal Munster Fusiliers (1st) [formerly 101st], 43, 212, 215, 223, 226, 231, 232, 258, 308, 326, 386.
Royal Dublin Fusiliers (1st) [formerly 102nd], 333.
Royal Dublin Fusiliers (2nd) [formerly 103rd], 46, 123, 124, 127-129, 131, 132, 135, 139, 140, 143-145, 148, 149, 174, 175, 180, 262, 267, 268, 333, 353-356, 367.
Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own) (1st), 333, 363, 370, 372.
Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own) (2nd), 2, 175, 177.
Army Service Corps:— 8, 23-25, 91, 211, 289, 404, 417-421, 437, 438.
Royal Army Medical Corps (includes Bearer companies, Field hospitals, etc.):— 25, 91, 134, 147, 148, 211, 215, 228, 242,

284, 289, 290, 292, 313-315, 327, 330, 333, 347, 349, 364-366, 374, 421, 437, 438.
Remount department, 19-23, 24, 27.
Rensburg, 280, 390, 391, 395, 399, 400, 407, 443.
Reserves:
necessity of announcement in Parliament before summoning, 6;
date of proclamation calling out, 6;
numbers who obeyed the call and were fit, 8;
value in the field of, 375;
supply of, furnished during war, 10;
inconvenience of Act requiring all classes A. B. C. to be exhausted before D. was summoned, 12;
not numerous enough, 11;
number in 1899, in British Islands, 90;
great assistance rendered to army in field, 67, 11;
a real reserve for war, not a mere substitution, 90;
no delay caused by necessity for filling up ranks by, 115.
Retreat from Dundee. See Dundee.
Rhenoster farm, 404.
Rhodes, The Right Hon. Cecil J., 17, 44.
Rhodesia, 16, 36, 39, 94, 409.
Rhodesian regiment. See Colonial Units.
Ricardo, Lieut.-Col. P. R., 386.
Richardson, Colonel W. D., C.B., 417, 420, 422.
Richmond farm, 442.
Richmond road, 276.
Ridley, Colonel C. P., 433, 437.
Rietfontein, 142, 151-156, 172.
Riet River, 63, 243, 244, 246-248, 250, 251, 253, 256, 259, 260, 304, 378, 385, 387, 388, 430, 439, 441, 444.
Rifle Brigade (1st and 2nd). See Regular Units.
Rimington, Major M. F., 220, 227, 246.
Rimington’s Guides. See Colonial Units.
Roberts, Field Marshal the Right Hon. F. S. Lord, V.C., K.P., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., Army Corps reconstituted, 436-438;
appointed to command in South Africa, 376, 381, 386, 389;
appoints his staff, 381;
arrives at Cape Town, 408;
Buller reports fresh attempt to relieve Ladysmith, 411;
plan of campaign, 411-413, 428-436, 439;
railways in Cape Colony, 425, 426;
railways in Cape Colony, strategic value of, 430, 431;
raises more local corps, 415, 416;
reinforcements promised of troops, 414, 415;
reinforcements promised of guns, 422-424;
situation on his arrival, 408-411;
transport reorganised, 416-421;
telegram from Gibraltar, 385.
Roberts, Lieut. the Hon. F. H. S., 365;
awarded the V.C. (posthumous), 366.
Roberts’ Horse. See Colonial Units.
Roberts’, Mr. J., farm, 293-295.
Robertson, Sergt.-Major W., awarded the V.C., 170.
Robinson’s Drift, 336.
Robinson’s farm, 340, 341, 352.
Rogers, Major C. R., 360.
Roggeveld mountains, 383.
Rooi Kop, 289, 290, 291, 295.
Rooilaagte, 216, 230.
Rorke’s Drift, 274.
Rosmead, 244, 247-260.
Rosmead Junction, 278, 378, 435.
Rouxville commando. See Commandos.
Royal Army Medical Corps. See Regular Units.
Royal Berkshire regiment (2nd). See Regular Units.
Royal Canadian regiment. See Colonial Units.
Royal Commissions, on South African hospitals, 26;
on South African war, 13, 110, 411, 412.
Royal Dragoons. See Regular Units.
Royal Dublin Fusiliers (1st and 2nd). See Regular Units.
Royal Engineers. See Regular Units.
Royal Field Artillery. See Regular Units.
Royal Fusiliers (2nd). See Regular Units.
Royal Garrison Artillery. See Regular Units.
Royal Horse Artillery. See Regular Units.
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (1st). See Regular Units.
Royal Irish Fusiliers (1st). See Regular Units.
Royal Irish regiment (1st). See Regular Units.
Royal Irish Rifles (2nd). See Regular Units.
Royal Malta Artillery. See Regular Units.
Royal Marine Artillery. See Regular Units.
Royal Marine Light Infantry. See Regular Units.
Royal Munster Fusiliers (1st). See Regular Units.
Royal Scots Fusiliers (2nd). See Regular Units.
Royal Scots regiment (1st). See Regular Units.
Royal Warwickshire regiment (2nd). See Regular Units.
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st). See Regular Units.
Royal West Surrey regiment (2nd). See Regular Units.
Royston, Colonel W., 174.
Ruggles-Brise, Captain H. G., 225.
Rustenburg, 59, 60.
Rustenburg commando. See Commandos.

St. Helena, 92, 95.
St. Vincent, 105.
Salisbury (Rhodesia), 60.
Salisbury plain, 2.
Sand river, 140.
Sand Spruit, 128, 129, 131, 133, 135, 138, 140.
Sangars, 73.
Scandinavian commando. See Commandos.
Schanzes, 71.
Scheme, Lord Roberts’, 428.
Schietberg, 393.
Schiel, Colonel, 125, 167.
Schoeman, Commandant, 275, 276, 280, 281, 389, 390, 393-395, 400, 409, 443.
Schofield, Captain H. N., 365;
awarded the V.C., 366.
Scholtz Nek, 245, 409, 426, 440.
Schreiber, Lieut. C. B., 366.
Schreiner, The Hon. Mr. W. P., C.M.G., Q.C. (Premier of Cape Colony), 206.
Schultz’ farm, 139, 140.
Scots Greys, Royal. See Regular Units.
Scots Guards (1st). See Regular Units.
Scott, Captain P., R.N., 117-121, 205, 265.
Scottish Rifles (2nd). See Regular Units.
Seacow river, 402.
Seaforth Highlanders (2nd). See Regular Units.
Secrecy, 414;
essential to Lord Roberts’ scheme, 431.
Secretary of State for War. See respectively, Lansdowne, Smith, Stanhope.
Senior, Captain G., R.M.A., 238.
Seton, Major H. J., 298.
Seymour, Mr. (later Major) L.I., 425.
Shannon, Sergeant-Major J., 360.
Sharpe, Lieut.-Col. J. B., 215, 217.
Shaul, Corporal J., awarded the V.C., 327.
Sheridan, General, 75.
Shipping, necessary dependence of nature of effective British army organisation on, 115;
patriotic conduct of owners of, 107;
success of Admiralty administration of, 110, 111;
small quantity of, available at given moment, 103, 104, 105;
statistics of, 108, 109;
time required for getting ready, 100, 101, 102, 104.
See also Admiralty and Navy.
Shooter’s Hill, 347, 373.
Short Service, the system as worked in the Boer War, 90;
how it supplied fresh drafts during war, 90;
comparison with other wars, 91;
effect of, on strength in the field, 11;
caused no delay, 115;
See also Reserves and Mobilisation.
Shropshire Light Infantry (2nd). See Regular Units.
Shute, Major H. G. D., 225, 324.
Sierra Leone, 91.
Simon’s Bay, 117, 119, 120.
Simon’s Town, 52, 118.
Slade-Wallace tools, 250.
Slingersfontein, 400, 402, 404, 405.
Sluits, 61.
Skiet’s Drift, 334, 336, 337.
Smith, Major Granville, R. F., 250.
Smith, The Right Hon. W. H., 7.
Smith, Major W. Apsley, 365.
Smith-Dorrien, Colonel H. L., D.S.O., 438. 444.
Smithfield commando. See Commandos.
Smith’s farm, 129, 132, 135.
Smith’s Nek, 129, 133, 137.
Sneeuw Bergen (mountain), 56.
Snyman, General, 50, 409.
Somaliland, 95.
Somerset East, 206.
Somersetshire Light Infantry (2nd). See Regular Units.
South Africa:
absence of roads in, 18, 65;
agriculture in, 62;
as a theatre of war, 64;
climatic influences on, 61;
cool nights in, 65;
dearth of bridges in, 61, 65;
drifts of, 61;
eminently healthy, 64;
harbours of, 57, 65, 113;
hill systems of, 55;
nature of the country in, 18;
physiological features of, 61;
rainfall in, 66;
rivers of, 60, 61, 65;
scarcity of well-built towns in, 65;
special clothing prescribed for, 30;
tableland of, 54.
South African Light Horse. See Colonial Units.
South African Republic Police (Zarps), 49, 81, 84.
South African War. See War in South Africa.
South Australia, 93;
offers assistance, 34.
South Australian Infantry. See Colonial Units.
South Natal raid, 261-274.
Southern Rhodesia. See Rhodesia.
South Wales Borderers (2nd). See Regular Units.
Spartan. See Hospital Ships.
Spion Kop (mountain), 58, 438.
Spitz Kop, 400.
Springfield, 338.
Springfontein Junction, 411.
Springs, 60.
Spruits, 60.
Spytfontein, 63, 245, 305, 310, 329.
Standerton commando. See Commandos.
Stanhope, The Right Hon. E. (Secretary of State for War in 1888), his memorandum of June 1st, 1888, 5, 12, 13, 20, 89.
Steenkamp, Commandant, 192, 195.
Steinkamp, Commandant L. F., 439.
Steinkamp, Commandant, 295, 299.
Stellenbosch, 22, 43, 383.
Stephenson, Brig.-General T. E., 405, 406, 437, 444.
Sterkstroom, 53, 301, 408.
Sterkstroom Junction, 287.
Sterling, Captain J. T., 225.
Steyn, President M. T., 48, 285, 295, 306, 382, 388;
outwitted by Lord Roberts, 435.
Steynsburg, 295.
Steynsburg road, 292, 293, 299, 302.
Stockenstroom, 383.
Stopford, Colonel the Hon. F., C.B., 209, 357, 362.
Stopford, Lieut.-Col. H. R., 225, 260.
Stores, deficiency of, 31, 32;
in freight ships, 104;
tonnage of, 108, 109;
those wanted first placed at bottom of ships, 113.
Stormberg, 39, 42, 43, 52, 57, 66, 120, 198, 199, 205, 210, 283, 285-303, 339, 376, 389, 408, 409, 412, 435.
Stormbergen, 56, 57.
Straits Settlements, 89, 92.
Strength of army in South Africa, at various dates, 1, 2, 443, and Appendices.
Strength of Boers, estimated, 1, 2, 38, 265, 377, 409, 410, 459.
Strength of regular army and armed forces of the British Empire, 89-95.
Strength of various arms, average, 438.
Suffolk Hill. See Grassy Hill.
Suffolk regiment (1st). See Regular Units.
Sugar Loaf Hill, 218, 225.
Sunday’s river, 59, 127, 149, 335.
Sunday’s River Passes, 58.
Sunnyside, 387, 442.
Supplies, 19, 43, 44, 67, 106, 108, 200, 206, 209, 210, 216, 310, 315, 418, 421, 443;
supply department, 422.
Surprise Hill, 188, 190, 334, 335.
Survey department of Cape Colony, 14.
Swaatbouys Kop (or Nodashwana), 152.
Swanepoel, Commandant, 50, 295, 298, 301.
Swaziland, 50, 65.
Swaziland commando. See Commandos.
Swaziland Police, 49, 81, 84.
Swinkpan, 227, 231, 232.
Symons, Major-General Sir W. Penn. K.C.B., 45-47, 123-137, 160.

Taaiboschlaagte, 280.
Taal language, 121.
Tabanyama (mountain), 58, 335, 338.
Tabanhlope, 269.
Table Bay, 119, 206.
Table Mountain (Cape Town), 48.
Table Mountain (Belmont), 218-228.
Tactics, Lord Roberts’ instructions for, 445-450.
Talana, 123-142.
Tarkastad, 287.
Tartar, H.M.S., 120, 263, 265, 332.
Tasmania, 309;
offers assistance, 34.
Tasmanian Infantry. See Colonial Units.
Taungs, 382.
Telegraph, essential to Lord Roberts’ scheme, 431.
Tembu tribe, 208.
Teneriffe, 105.
Terrible, H.M.S., 117, 120, 205, 263, 265, 332.
Thaba Bosigo, 72.
Thackeray, Lieut.-Col. T. M. G., 353.
Theatre of war, 54-67.
Thetis, H.M.S., 120, 265.
Thomas’ farm, 216, 217.
Thompson, Sir Ralph, K.C.B., 7.
Thorneycroft, Major A. W., 206, 261, 368, 369, 373.
Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry. See Colonial Units.
Thornhill farm, 387.
Thwaites, Captain W., 184.
Tintwa Pass, 49, 58, 123, 157.
Touw’s river, 53.
Town Guards. See Colonial Units.
Townsend, Colonel E., M.D., C.B., 242.
Towse, Captain E. B., awarded the V.C., 327.
Transport (land), 413, 416-421;
delay imposed by peace wishes, during time needed for getting, 19;
difficulty because of, in having British army ready for war, 18;
early attempts made by Sir Evelyn Wood, Lord Wolseley, and Sir A. Milner to provide, 16, 17;
harness for, 19;
impossibility of keeping British ready for war, 17;
in previous campaigns, 17;
mules for, purchased abroad, 20;
mules in South Africa, 22;
native drivers needed for, 24;
necessary change of vehicles for South Africa for, 18;
necessity for, 18;
peculiarities of South African, 416, 417;
reorganised by Lord Roberts, 416-421;
respective advantages of ox and mule, 416, 417;
successive demands for, 18;
transport by rail, 424;
transport companies, 421, 437;
transport department, 422;
transport, regimental, 418, 419;
transport staff, 417;
transport (sea). See Navy;
varied character of British, 17;
vehicles for, 19.
Transvaal, 3-85, 335.
Transvaalers. See Commandos.
Transvaal Police. See South African Republic Police.
Transvaal Staats Artillerie, 49, 81-84.
Trichardt, Commandant, 128, 140.
Trichardt’s Drift, 411.
Trojan. See Hospital Ships.
Trüter’s commando. See Commandos.
Tucker, Lieut.-Gen. C., C.B., 437.
Tudway, Lieut.-Col. R. J., 278.
Tugela Ferry, 274, 334.
Tugela river, 14, 58, 208, 261, 263-265, 267, 273, 332-376, 410.
Tulbagh district, 383.
Tuli, 42.
Tunnel Hill, 176.
Tweedale siding (or station), 277, 281.

Vaal Kop, 281, 282.
Vaal river, 36, 37, 61, 387.
Van Dam, 191, 192, 394.
Van der Merwe’s commando. See Commandos.
Van der Merwe, Commandant. See Merwe.
Van Reenen’s Pass, 37, 38, 44, 45, 49, 58, 125, 157, 158, 171, 173.
Van Staaden, Commandant, 128.
Van Tenders Pass, 147, 148.
Vant’s Drift, 128.
Van Zyl, Lieut. See Zyl.
Van Zyl’s farm, 292-295, 300.
Van Zyl Siding, 405.
Venter, Comdt. H. van der, 234.
Verner, Lieut.-Colonel W. W. C., 216, 245.
Versamelberg (mountain), 59.
Vertnek (Red Hill), 342.
Veterinary Department. See Army Veterinary Department.
Viceroy of India, 1.
Vickers-Maxim, 37 m/m Q.F. guns. See Pom-poms.
Victoria, 94;
offers assistance, 33, 34.
Victorian Infantry, Mounted Infantry, and Mounted Rifles. See Colonial Units.
Victualling of troops at sea, 99, 105.
Vierkleur, 48.
Viljoen, General Ben, 125, 127, 159, 342.
Visser’s homestead, 440.
Voetpads Drift, 310, 314, 325.
Volksrust, 124.
Volunteers: Home, 10, 12, 93-95, 380, 414.
See also Colonial Units.
Vrede commando. See Commandos.
Vryburg, 382.
Vryheid, 124.
Vryheid commando. See Commandos.

Wakkerstroom Commando. See Commandos.
Wakkerstroom Nek, 49.
Walker, Lieut.-Gen. Sir F. Forestier-. See Forestier-Walker.
Walter, Major R. L., 367.
Wapenschouws, 80.
War Department of Pretoria, 38.
“War Establishments,” 418.
War in South Africa:
British preparations for, 1-34;
outbreak of, 35-53;
theatre of, 54-67.
War Office, 6, 15, 22, 28, 35, 38, 44, 89, 100, 110, 111, 117, 199-201, 353, 379-381, 384, 410, 412-415, 418, 421, 422, 438, 443.
Wardle, Midshipman T. F. J. L., R.N., 238.
Warley Common, 269.
Warren Lieut.-Gen. Sir C., G.C.M.G., K.C.B., 201, 377, 379.
Warrenton, 39.
Warwickshire regiment, Royal (2nd). See Regular Units.
Waschbank, 58, 127.
Waschbank bridge, 334.
Waschbank river, 147-151.
Water, story of, at Graspan, 432;
carts, 421.
Waterberg commando. See Commandos.
Watson, Lieut.-Colonel A. J., 281, 396-399.
Wauchope, Major-Gen. A. G., C.B., C.M.G., 203, 207, 211, 212, 215, 276-279, 308, 311, 312, 316-319, 323, 324.
Wavell, Major-General A. G., 437.
Weenen, 269, 273.
Weenen road, 336.
Weil, Messrs., 16.
Welman, Major H. L., 298.
Welsh regiment (1st). See Regular Units.
Wessels, Commandant, 409.
West Africa and various African protectorates, 91, 95.
West Australia, 94;
offers assistance, 34.
West Australian Infantry. See Colonial Units.
West Indies, 95.
West Riding regiment (1st). See Regular Units.
West Yorkshire (2nd). See Regular Units.
White, Lieut.-General Sir George S., V.C., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., 9, 46-48, 51, 52, 123, 126, 127, 143, 144, 148, 149, 205, 208, 210, 261-264, 335, 377, 378, 410, 415, 422;
arrived in Natal, 46;
at Elandslaagte, 157-171;
at Lombards Kop, 172-184;
at Rietfontein, 151-156;
his knowledge of Buller’s plans, 338, 339;
isolated, 200;
suggests that Navy should be consulted, 117, 118, 120;
unable to protect southern Natal, 196-198.
White, Captain H. S., 371.
Wickham, Major W. J. R., 146.
Widgeon, H.M.S., 116.
Wilford, Colonel E. P., 154, 155.
Willcock, Captain S., 193.
Willow Grange, 269, 270, 272.
Willmott, Captain W. A., 298.
Wilson, Lieutenant R. S., 319, 320.
Wilson, Lieut.-Colonel A., 441.
Wiltshire regiment (2nd). See Regular Units.
Winburg commando. See Commandos.
Windmill camp, 395.
Wing, Major F. D. V., 181.
Winterberg mountains, 383.
Wire fences, 71, 155, 166, 167, 221, 256, 320, 442.
Witfontein Berg (mountain), 59.
Witmoss, 53.
Witteberg (mountain), 59.
Wittekop, 245.
Witteputs, 213, 216, 223, 386.
Witwaters Rand, 60.
Wodehouse district, 382.
Wolmaranstad commando. See Commandos.
Wolseley, Field Marshal the Right Honourable G. J. Viscount, K.P., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., 7, 17, 39, 101, 197, 207.
Wolseley-Jenkins, Brig.-Gen. C. B. H., 158, 159.
Wolve Kop, 400.
Wolvekraal farm, 388.
Wood, Lieutenant C. C., 213.
Wood, General Sir H. Evelyn, V.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., 16, 17.
Wood, Major-General E., C.B., 386-388.
Woodcote farm, 160, 161, 167.
Wools Drift, 124.
Worcester district, 383.
Worcestershire regiment (2nd). See Regular Units.
Wyk, 75.

Yeomanry, 12, 93, 379, 380.
See also Imperial Yeomanry.
Yorkshire Light Infantry (2nd). See Regular Units.
Yorkshire regiment (1st). See Regular Units.
Yule, Major-Gen. J. H., 123, 131, 133, 137, 138, 142-156, 161, 172.

Footnote 2: “Her Majesty’s Government have carefully considered the question of the general objects for which our army is maintained. It has been considered in connection with the programme of the Admiralty, and with knowledge of the assistance which the navy is capable of rendering in the various contingencies which appear to be reasonably probable; and they decide that the general basis of the requirements from our army may be correctly laid down by stating that the objects of our military organisation are:—

(a) The effective support of the civil power in all parts of the United Kingdom.

(b) To find the number of men for India, which has been fixed by arrangement with the Government of India.

(c) To find the garrisons for all our fortresses and coaling stations, at home and abroad, according to a scale now laid down, and to maintain these garrisons at all times at the strength fixed for a peace or war footing.

(d) After providing for these requirements, to be able to mobilise rapidly for home defence two army corps of regular troops, and one partly composed of regulars and partly of militia; and to organise the auxiliary forces, not allotted to army corps or garrisons, for the defence of London and for the defensible positions in advance, and for the defence of mercantile ports.

(e) Subject to the foregoing considerations, and to their financial obligations, to aim at being able, in case of necessity, to send abroad two complete army corps, with cavalry division and line of communication. But it will be distinctly understood that the probability of the employment of an army corps in the field in any European war is sufficiently improbable to make it the primary duty of the military authorities to organise our forces efficiently for the defence of this country.”—(Report of Royal Commission on the War in South Africa, p. 225.)[Back to Main Text]

Footnote 7: The following extract from the Statement of the Mobilisation division gives the details and dates:—

“21. While the embarkation of the field force was proceeding, news of the loss of the greater part of two battalions of infantry and a mountain battery at Nicholson’s Nek reached England. Orders were accordingly given on 31st October for the despatch of one mountain battery and three battalions of infantry, to make good this loss. All this reinforcement went from England, except one battalion. The embarkation from England was finished on 16th November.

“22. On 3rd November it was decided to organise and send out a siege train. It embarked on 9th December.

“23. Orders for the mobilisation of a 5th infantry division (the troops under Sir G. White, in Ladysmith, being counted as the 4th division) were issued on 11th November. An extra brigade division of artillery (three batteries horse artillery) was added on 20th November.

“The embarkation of this 5th division began on 24th November, and was completed on 13th December. That of the three batteries horse artillery took place between 19th and 21st December.

“24. Orders were given for the mobilisation of a 6th infantry division on 2nd December, i.e., as soon as the embarkation of the 5th division was well under way. Mobilisation began on 4th December, and was completed by 11th December. All combatant units were embarked between 16th December and 1st January, 1900.

“25. The order to mobilise the 7th infantry division was issued on 16th December. Mobilisation began on the 18th, and was completed on 27th December.

“Embarkation began on 3rd January, and was completed on 18th January.

“26. Meanwhile, on 16th and 22nd December, it had been decided to mobilise and prepare for embarkation four additional brigade divisions (twelve batteries) of field artillery, one brigade division being armed with howitzers. These were all embarked between 21st January and 27th January, 1900.

“28. The order to mobilise an additional brigade of cavalry (the 4th cavalry brigade) was issued on 26th December. Mobilisation began on 28th December, and was completed on 2nd January, 1900.

“The embarkation of this brigade was held back pending the arrival of Lord Roberts in South Africa, and the receipt of a communication from him.

“Embarkation began on 8th February, and was completed on 17th February.

“29. Orders were issued for the mobilisation of the 8th infantry division on 19th January, 1900. Mobilisation began on 20th January. Embarkation began on 12th March, and the last unit embarked on 18th April, 1900.

“30. With the despatch of the 8th division, the last organised and mobilised regular formation left this country, and the work of the Mobilisation sub-division, in connection with the despatch of reinforcements to South Africa, came to an end.”

The executive work of organising, equipping, and despatching drafts of Militia, Volunteers, and Imperial Yeomanry was carried out entirely by the Adjutant-General, Quartermaster-General, and Director-General of Ordnance.[Back to Main Text]

Footnote 23: “On mobilisation being ordered, horses to the number of 3,682 were bought from the registered reserve, the remainder required being obtained in the open market, and all units received their full complement with 10 per cent. of spare horses. No units were delayed for want of horses.” (Court of Inquiry, Remount department, 5,344-5).

The number of horses actually purchased from the registered reserve, and in the open market at home, amounted to 73,000 by the end of 1901.[Back to Main Text]

Footnote 25: The total number of animals furnished by the Remount department up to August, 1902, was as follows:—

Horses.		Mules and Donkeys.	Total.
With units.	Remounts.
20,251	450,223	149,648	620,122[Back to Main Text]

Footnote 67: These lists were of three kinds, comprising:—

(I.) Youths under 18 and men over 50.

(II.) Men between 18 and 34.

(III.) Men between 34 and 50.

In the event of war, Class II. was first liable to service, then Class III., and, as a last resort, Class I.[Back to Main Text]

Footnote 68: The following is a fairly accurate estimate in detail:—

Mausers	53,375
Martini-Henry	35,875
Westley-Richards	9,780
Guedes	6,049
Lee-Metfords	2,850
Krag-Jörgensen	200
	————
	108,129

Besides the above, there were about 6,000 Webley pistols in store.[Back to Main Text]

Footnote 70: Pay of Officers of the State Artillery:—

Commandant	£700	per annum.
Major	600	″
Captain	500	″
First Lieutenant	350	″
Second Lieutenant	275	″

All ranks received a horse from the Government, a special board supervising the purchase and issue of remounts. Rations and uniforms were also free issues, and on a most generous scale to officers and men alike.

The pay of non-commissioned officers and men was as follows:—

Warrant Officers	£180 and £150 per annum.
Farriers and Sergeants	6s. 6d. a day.
Corporals	5s. 6d.”
Gunners	5s. 0d.”[Back to Main Text]

Footnote 177: On the 28th, the field batteries expended ammunition as follows:—

18th	1,029	rounds
62nd	247	″
75th	1,008	″
The Naval guns	260	“[Back to Main Text]

Footnote 223: 7.12.99. Telegram despatched by Commandant-General P. Joubert to Assistant-General Botha:—

“I cannot neglect to reiterate pointing out to you and begging you to insist sternly with the officers and men against wild firing at long and almost impossible distances. Our greatest good fortune in the Freedom war was the immediate nearness (of positions), so that the smoke from the two forces made one cloud through which our men were better enabled to defeat the enemy. It was always my endeavour as long as the enemy blustered with his guns to conceal my men as much as possible and to strengthen them in their positions till the enemy’s guns were tired and they then advanced and attacked us; then and not before, when they were between their own guns and our men, the burghers sprang forwards and shot them away by batches. Now our burghers with their rapid-fire rifles begin to shoot at so great a distance, and it is much to be feared that in a fierce fight lasting a whole day, they fire away all their ammunition to no purpose without hurting the enemy, and the enemy is then able to make use of lance and sword after exhausting their ammunition. Warn your men thus and work against this error. You must also take good thought for your reserve ammunition, and its position and the way it can be brought up to firing line. You know yourself how often we have already captured the English ammunition mules; do not let the same take place with ours. Now secondly, I am certain Buller will not operate against you with his whole force at once; he will place supports in his rear and again and again bring up fresh men. His cavalry will wait as far as possible, to make their attack from the rear, or to try to move round to our rear. So be on your guard. Place your supports so that at such times new forces can advance; let some one be just on some high and visible place so as to send support in time to the spot where it is required. It is bitter to lie here on my back and think and advise from such a distance, but God’s Will be done, just in Heaven as on Earth. Best wishes.” [Back to Main Text]

Footnote 268: Composition:—

10th Hussars, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, eight guns R.H.A.

4th battery Royal Field artillery, three companies M.I.

Detachments 1st Suffolk and 2nd Royal Berkshire regiments.[Back to Main Text]

Footnote 269: Casualties, January 6th:—

Killed: Five Officers; thirty-two N.C.O.s and men.

Wounded and taken prisoners: Three Officers; twenty-six N.C.O.s and men.

Unwounded and taken prisoners: Two Officers; sixty-eight N.C.O.s and men.

Wounded and returned to camp: One Officer; twenty-two N.C.O.s and men.

The Boers stated their losses as one officer and eight men killed, seventeen men wounded.[Back to Main Text]

Footnote 275: Casualties, January 15th:—

Killed, six N.C.O.s and men; wounded, one officer, five N.C.O.s and men.

Boer losses: twenty-one killed: about forty wounded. [Back to Main Text]

Footnote 283: General Clements’ command was as follows:—

Two squadrons 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons.

J. battery, R.H.A.

4th battery, R.F.A.

A section, 37th Howitzer battery, Royal Field Artillery.

The Australian M.I. (490 men).

The Victorian M.I. (175 men).

Mounted infantry (450 men).

2nd Bedfordshire regiment.

1st Royal Irish regiment.

2nd Worcester regiment.

Half battalion 2nd Royal Berkshire regiment.

2nd Wiltshire regiment. [Back to Main Text]

Footnote 292: The City of London Imperial Volunteers was formed as a special regiment under a Royal Warrant, dated 24th December, 1899, and organised under a Special Army Order, dated 6th January, 1900. The regiment was raised by the Lord Mayor and his committee under instructions informally given between the 16th December and the date of the Order of 6th January, which embodied these instructions.

The employment of the Service companies of the Volunteers was regulated by a Special Army Order, dated 2nd January, 1900.[Back to Main Text]

Tablenote 1: Wardha returned to Durban damaged and the squadron was transferred to Nevassa.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 2: Includes seven machine.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 3: Subsequently went to Natal.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 4: The 1st battn. Royal Irish Fusiliers, and one section, 23rd coy., R.E., arrived at Dundee during 15th and 16th October.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 5: Exclusive of police.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 6: Boer evidence.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 7: Intelligence statistics on conclusion of peace.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 8: E.g., those under S. Eloff, W. Mears, J. Hindon, etc.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 9: Includes 67 rounds captured by the enemy.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 10: Includes 37,400 rounds lost in ammunition carts, and 86,560 rounds in the pouches of the killed and prisoners.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 11: Battery subsequently went to Natal.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 12: Arrived Cape Town, 6.12.99.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 13: Persia broke down at St. Vincent.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 14: Started from Gibraltar.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 15: Guns lost.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 16: The battalion transhipped to S.S. Orcana, which arrived at Durban 24.11.99.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 17: Two of these guns were en route to Mooi River.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 18: En route to Pietermaritzburg.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 19: Maj.-Gen. Talbot Coke embarked at Mauritius, 1.12.99.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 20: The battalion was transhipped to Mongolian, which arrived at Durban on 1.1.00.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 21: The battalion was transhipped to Roslin Castle, which arrived at Durban on 23.12.99.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 22: Accident to propeller twice during voyage.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 23: Strength includes mounted infantry company in America.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 24: Strength includes mounted infantry company in British Prince.[Back to Table]

Tablenote 25: Strength includes mounted infantry company in Pindari.[Back to Table]

Notes

1 See Chapters II. and III. for full discussion on the Theatre of War.

3 Now General the Right Honourable Sir Henry Brackenbury, G.C.B.

4 Mobilisation reports, Numbers I., II. and III.

5 The Right Honourable W. H. Smith.

6 Then Permanent Under-Secretary of State.

8 Some difficulty was experienced in finding certain specialists, such as farriers, &c.

9 Of this original force from England, all cavalry and artillery units and eleven infantry battalions went out with a “war establishment, plus excess numbers,” which were calculated at 10 per cent. to make good casualties for the first three months. It was decided to adopt this standard in all cases.

10 The reserve of the artillery fell short almost at once, whereas the entire reserves of the cavalry were not called out until the end of February, 1901.

11 For one battalion alone, the 2nd battalion Royal Irish Rifles, 1,831 duly qualified soldiers left England in six months, without having to draw on any reserves outside its own corps.

12 Memorandum on Drafts prepared in the Adjutant-General’s department, 30th September, 1902. See Appendix volume, Royal Commission, p. 86.

13 The experiences of a particular battery, Royal Field artillery, afford an illustration of the consequences detailed above. From this battery, by the end of November, 1899, there had been drafted off to staff, service batteries, ammunition columns, or excess numbers, the captain, the senior subaltern (the only one who had had four months’ service in field artillery), five sergeants, one corporal, one bombardier, four shoeing smiths, two trumpeters, the wheeler, six gunners and five drivers. In December, 1899, the battery commander, with the whole of one sub-division, was taken away as the nucleus of a new battery to be formed. Ten days after this the mobilisation of the battery was ordered. Rather more than 50 per cent. of the battery when mobilised were men of Section D. of the Reserve, of whom about half had seen the gun which they were to work, while none had seen it fired.

14 Statement of the Mobilisation sub-division.

15 The effect of this, as regards the cavalry, was that some 2,000 reservists, over and above immediate requirements, were prematurely placed at the disposal of the department.

16 “... But it will be distinctly understood that the probability of employment of an army corps in the field in any European war is sufficiently improbable to make it the primary duty of the military authorities to organise our forces efficiently for the defence of their country.”—Mr. Stanhope’s memorandum. See pp. 5, 6.

17 Extract from note placed before the Royal Commission by Lieutenant-General Sir William Nicholson. A. 18,245.

18 See also Chapter V.

19 General Sir H. Brackenbury.

20 Extract from Minute by the Director-General of Ordnance to the Commander-in-Chief, dated October 10th. See Vol. I. Minutes of Evidence, Royal Commission, p. 76.

21 See p. 6.

22 Water carts and ammunition carts.

24 A proposal to send 700 Argentine horses and mules “to acclimatise, anticipating next year’s casualties,” was sent to the General Officer Commanding S. Africa, in April, 1899.—Tel. Q.M.G. to G.O.C., S.A., 28th April. (S.A. Series No. 3.)

26 Court of Enquiry on Army Remounts. Q. 8, Minutes of Evidence.

27 Court of Enquiry on Army Remounts. Report, Para. 234.

28 Telegram General Officer Commanding South Africa, to Secretary of State, 3rd September. (South African Series, No. 200.)

29 There were three concentration stations in the Cape Colony, viz.: De Aar, Naauwpoort and Queenstown.

30 Report, Court of Inquiry, Remount department, p. 3, para. 12.

31 Report of Royal Commission, Para. 187.

32 Statement of Quartermaster-General, 23rd September, 1902.

33 The General Officer Commanding South Africa had applied for special service officers acquainted with “B.” duties.

34 The establishment for India is distinct.

35 An increase of 212 was asked for, and was obtained by successive grants of 54, 53, 52 and 55—total, 214.

36 The estimate was for 400 of all ranks, and 150 were granted. The balance was granted in November, 1899, and the men were of course untrained.

37 Statement by Surgeon-General Jameson, Royal Commission on South African Hospitals.

38 The home establishment of the department was 63; 121 civilian veterinary surgeons were employed in South Africa, besides those engaged by local Volunteers.

39 Veterinary Colonel F. Duck, C.B., F.R.C.V.S.

40 The duties are detailed in Sir Henry Brackenbury’s reply to the Royal Commission, A. 1,555.

41 This reserve consisted of 40,000 suits; the number actually issued was sufficient to equip the force completely.

42 At the time of year this was suitable, and serge clothing was eventually sent out. Troops subsequently, up to May, 1900, took one suit of drill and one suit of serge. Later each man took two suits of serge.

43 In the matter of hospital equipment previous to mobilisation there had been stores for field hospitals of three army corps; but there was no reserve of equipment for stationary hospitals or general hospitals, except for one general hospital and two stationary hospitals, which were not included in the army corps organisation.

44 The British Government was not a party to this clause.

45 Sir H. Brackenbury’s representation was laid before the Cabinet and resulted, on the recommendations of the Mowatt and Grant Committees, in a grant of £10,500,900 to be distributed over a period of three years.

46 Extract from memorandum of May 21st, 1900, by the Marquess of Lansdowne.

47 The corps mobilised were Natal Naval Volunteers, Natal Field Artillery, Natal Royal Rifles, Durban Light Infantry, Natal Mounted Rifles, Natal Carbineers, Umvoti Mounted Rifles, Border Mounted Rifles.

48 For the local forces called out in Cape Colony, see Chapter II., p. 53.

49 For arrivals of “Oversea Colonials,” see Appendix 9. The whole subject is treated more fully in Vol. II. in a chapter on the Colonial Corps.

50 See general map of South Africa, Relief map No. 2, and map No. 3.

51 Now spelt Emtonjaneni on the general map.

52 The railway bridge at Orange River station.

53 A later edition of the Military Notes (June, 1899) estimated the total strength of the burgher and permanent levies to be 53,743, and further that these would be joined at the outbreak of war by 4,000 Colonial rebels. It was calculated that of this total, and exclusive of those detached for frontier defence and to hold in check Kimberley and Mafeking, 27,000 effectives would be available as a field army for offensive operations. When these estimates were made, the large number of Uitlanders in Johannesburg made it probable that a considerable Boer force would be detained to watch that city.

54 See Vol. II.

55 These places had been suggested as suitable for advanced depôts in “Notes on the Lines of Communication in Cape Colony,” issued by the Intelligence Division, W.O., in June, 1899.

56 W.O. letter, September 3rd, 1897.

57 W.O. letter, February 23rd, 1899.

58 This statement is based on information obtained from Boer sources during and since the war, but the numbers must only be taken as approximately accurate.

59 Reinforcements, amounting in all to about 3,240 men, joined the Boer Natal army during the months November-December; these were made up of 1,300 Johannesburg police and burghers, 290 Swaziland police and burghers and the Lydenburg and Carolina commandos. These reinforcements were, however, counterbalanced by the transfer of detachments of the Free State commandos to the western theatre of war.

60 The corps mobilised were Prince Alfred’s Own Cape Field artillery, the Cape Garrison Artillery, the Kaffrarian Mounted Rifles, Prince Alfred’s Volunteer Guard, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Volunteer Rifles, and the Cape Town Highlanders. The Kimberley and Mafeking corps had been called out before the commencement of the war. Subsequently the Uitenhage Rifles and the Komgha Mounted Rifles were called out on the 10th of November, the Cape Medical Staff Corps was mobilised on the 16th of November, and the Frontier Mounted Rifles on the 24th of November, 1899.

61 See general map of South Africa, Relief map, No. 2, and map, No. 3.

62 “Piled up and rugged.”

63 “Mountains of the Dragons.”

64 There are, of course, in South Africa numerous minor and local watersheds (e.g., the Drakensberg, where they initiate the drainage of Natal in an easterly direction, and the mountains of southern Cape Colony, which send some of her rivers southward to the Indian Ocean). These have been necessarily almost disregarded in so general a survey of the sub-continent as that aimed at in the present chapter.

65 E.G., the revolt of La Vendée, the resistance of the Maories, the Red Indians, the Achinese, the Montenegrins, of the Trans-Indus Highlanders, of Andreas Hofer’s Tyrolese, of Shamyl’s Caucasians.

66 Exemptions similar to those which obtain in European schemes of universal service were sanctioned by the military law of the Boer Republics.

69 Law of Reorganisation, 1896.

71 There were in addition an Intendance Service, Medical, Educational, Farriery, and Artificer staffs, and a band of 20 performers; all maintained in a high state of efficiency.

72 During the war about 26,000 projectiles of various patterns were manufactured in Johannesburg. Both at that place and at Pretoria an immense amount of manufacturing and repairing of war material was effected, including the making of a new 120 m/m Howitzer and the shortening of a 6-in. Creusot.

73 As many as thirty-nine ordinary burghers were noticed doing duty with a battery in action.

74 The 6-in. Creusots were of somewhat peculiar construction, having narrow iron wheels, not at all promising the mobility which the Boers attained from them. The shell weighed 94 lbs., charge 20 lbs. black powder, bursting charge for shrapnel 5 lbs. melinite. Recoil was absorbed pneumatically.

75 Three Krupp and three Maxims were on order in Europe, but were not delivered in time to reach the Free State capital.

76 Boer Account.

77 See Appendix 4.

78 The armies during the war between North and South in America ran it close in this respect.

79 See Chap. I., p. 2.

80 Not including Royal Malta Artillery, 833 of all ranks.

81 Includes Royal Malta Artillery.

82 For vessels serving on the Cape station during the war, see Appendix 5.

83 It is impossible, of course, to engage a ship beforehand without incurring expenditure.

84 See despatches giving the views of Sir Redvers Buller, etc., on these.

85 See despatch from the Governor of Natal to Admiral Harris, dated 9.3.00, and letter from the Colonial Office to the Admiralty, dated 7.5.00.

86 See maps Nos. 3, 5, and the panoramic sketch.

87 For composition of this force see Appendix 3.

88 Composition: 5th Lancers, detachment of 19th Hussars, Natal Mounted Rifles, three batteries Royal Field artillery, 1st Liverpool, 1st Devonshire, 2nd Gordon Highlanders.

89 See Appendix 4.

90 See map No. 5.

91 A sketch of the position, as seen from the side of the British advance from Dundee, will be found in the case of maps accompanying this volume.

92 There were for each gun 154 rounds, including 60 reserve.

93 The omission of the Boers to man this breastwork, situated as it was within 400 yards of the edge of the wood, and commanding every inch of the ground in front, was not owing to any fears on the part of Lukas Meyer as to its not being tenable. The orders of that general had been plainly that the wall was to be held, but as he did not remain to see them carried out, the burghers, fearing to hold what appeared to them isolated and inadequate cover, neglected it entirely.

94 For detailed casualties, see Appendix 6.

95 See maps Nos. 3, 5 and 7.

96 Appointing Major A. J. Murray, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, (late D.A.A.G.I.) as A.A.G., Lieut. G. E. R. Kenrick, the Queen’s Regiment, as acting D.A.A.G., Captain C. K. Burnett, 18th Hussars, as Brigade Major to the 8th infantry brigade, and Lieut. F. D. Murray, the Black Watch, as A.D.C.

97 The Red Cross flag was so placed, and so small, as to be invisible to the Boers.

98 This patrol, finding its retreat impossible, made straight for Ladysmith, where it arrived safely next day.

99 See map No. 4.

100 See map No. 3.

101 The northern road had been reconnoitred and found to be without water.

102 They were recovered next day.

103 Or Umbulwana.

104 C. de Wet, “Three Years’ War.”

105 See map No. 7.

106 Also called Tintwa Inyoni.

107 A free hand sketch of the position from Nodashwana to Jonono’s Kop will be found in the case of maps accompanying this volume. Jonono’s Kop is not shown in the plan of Rietfontein, no part of the battle having been near it.

108 The situation at this time is depicted on map No. 7.

109 13 killed, 31 wounded.

110 For detailed casualties, see Appendix 6.

111 See maps Nos. 3 and 6.

112 5th Lancers, 19th Hussars, M.I., 1st King’s (Liverpool) regiment.

113 On the 15th the Intelligence estimate of the Free State forces in the Drakensberg was as follows:—Olivier’s Hoek, 3,000; Tintwa, 1,000; Van Reenen’s, 1,200, with 15 guns; Nelson’s Kop, 3,500, with detachments in the passes to the north. Total, 11,000 men.

114 Telegram No. 30 of 18th October, 1899, Ladysmith. Sir G. White to Secretary of State.

115 Strength: 19th Hussars, one field battery, five squadrons Imperial Light Horse (raised at Maritzburg in Sept. 1899), seven companies Liverpool regiment, half-battalion 2nd King’s Royal Rifles, under Brigadier-General C. B. H. Wolseley-Jenkins. The other half of the latter battalion was already in Maritzburg.

116 The whole of Wolseley-Jenkins’ column eventually returned to Ladysmith during the night of 22nd-23rd October.

117 Telegraphic communication by Greytown was still intact.

118 See map No. 3. Orders were to “clear the neighbourhood of Elandslaagte of the enemy and cover the reconstruction of the railway and telegraphic lines.”

119 Another squadron, 5th Lancers, supported from Pepworth Hill by a company of the 1st Devonshire regiment, turned aside when four miles out to watch the Free Staters towards Bester’s.

120 For conspicuous gallantry in rallying their men for this advance the following officers received the Victoria Cross:—Captain M. F. M. Meiklejohn, Gordon Highlanders, whose wound on the occasion deprived him of an arm, and Captains C. H. Mullins and R. Johnstone, of the Imperial Light Horse. Sergt.-Major W. Robertson, Gordon Highlanders, was also awarded the Victoria Cross.

121 For detailed casualties, etc., see Appendix 6.

122 This corps had remained as escort to the Natal Field artillery, and as support to Gore’s cavalry, throughout the action.

123 See maps Nos. 3, 8 and 8 (a).

124 See page 150.

125 These battalions were not complete. The King’s Royal Rifles had left two companies in Ladysmith, the Dublin Fusiliers three, the Leicester regiment two, the King’s (Liverpool) regiment two.

126 For gallantry on this occasion Second-Lieut. J. Norwood, 5th Dragoon Guards, was awarded the Victoria Cross.

127 This is shown on map 8 as the first artillery position.

128 It was found to be impossible to get the wheeled gun of the 1st King’s Royal Rifles over the boulders of the kopje.

129 See p. 176.

130 Following Talana, see p. 140.

131 This is the position shown on map 8 (a).

132 Rear-Admiral Sir R. Harris, K.C.M.G., in Naval command at the Cape, had been requested (October 24th) by Sir G. White to send a heavy gun detachment to Ladysmith “in view of heavy guns being brought by General Joubert from the north.” It will be seen with what promptitude the request was acceded to and acted upon by the Naval commander. In ninety-six hours the guns were disembarked from H.M.S. Powerful at Durban; seventeen hours later they were in action.

133 The simile of an officer present.

134 Or South African Republic Police (the “Zarps”).

135 For detailed casualties, etc., see Appendix 6.

136 See Sir R. Buller’s despatch to Secretary of State for War, dated 1st November, 1899.

137 Before leaving England Sir R. Buller had informed the War Office that he proposed to disembark the 1st (Methuen’s) division at Cape Town, the 2nd (Clery’s) at Port Elizabeth, and the 3rd (Gatacre’s) at East London; but, having regard to possible changes in the strategic situation, he requested that every ship should call at Cape Town for orders.

138 See Vol. II.

139 The decision to despatch a fourth brigade to Natal was made about 22nd November, after the development of Joubert’s raid south of the Tugela.

140 The 62nd and half the 75th had been sent up to Orange River in October; the other half of the 75th and the 18th batteries were delayed on the voyage out by the breaking down of their transport, the Zibenghla, and did not land at Cape Town until 1st November.

141 See Chapters II. and XVIII.

142 This battalion was replaced in Hart’s brigade by the 1st Border regiment.

143 Major-Generals Lyttelton and Hart no longer had under their command the whole of the battalions which had composed their brigades at Aldershot.

144 See the end of this chapter.

145 See map No. 9.

146 The remainder of the letter contains suggestions on tactics and so forth, which are not directly relevant to the subject of this chapter, and are therefore omitted.

147 For the causes which led to the partial dispersion of the 1st division on its arrival in South Africa, see Chapter XI.

148 Owing to difficulties with transport, the Naval brigade did not reach the 1st division until 1 a.m. on the 23rd.

149 The 62nd Field battery, which formed part of Colonel Hall’s brigade division of artillery, was left on the line of communication, and did not rejoin until the battle of Modder River.

150 The 1st battalion Coldstream Guards landed from Gibraltar on 16th November, and was detained at Orange River, guarding the railway until the 22nd, when it was relieved by the 1st battalion Highland Light Infantry and at once pushed on to Belmont, where it arrived late on the night of the 22nd.

151 Two companies of the Royal Munster Fusiliers also arrived at Belmont from Orange River on the 22nd November, and were attached to the 9th brigade.

152 The remainder of this battalion formed part of the garrison of Kimberley.

153 See map No. 10.

154 See maps Nos. 10 and 10 (a).

155 In some cases it was found that the wires were too strong to be cut by the wire-cutters.

156 The half-battalion Loyal North Lancashire regiment had been left at Witteputs as baggage guard.

157 The 18th battery fired 141 rounds. For the greater part of the day it was in action at 1,375 yards.

158 This water-hole is not shown on map No. 10; it appears on map No. 9.

159 See maps Nos. 9 and 11.

160 Only the southern groups of kopjes are shown on map No. 11.

161 See p. 233, 2nd par.

162 See p. 235, par. 2. The brigade, to the front of which the Naval battalion had passed during the flank movement, was now advancing to support these two companies in the attack.

163 The officers of the Naval brigade wore the same headgear as their men, and, except Captain Prothero and Midshipman Wardle, all carried rifles.

164 See p. 235, par. 2.

165 The K.O.Y.L.I. throughout the day lost only 7 men killed, 3 officers and 34 men wounded, and 4 men missing.

166 This battery fired in all 482 rounds during the action.

167 As a point of historical accuracy it should be noticed that, for the battle of the 28th November, the “Modder River” is a misnomer. The fighting, as will be seen in this chapter, took place on the banks of the Riet; but since the battle honours for the engagement have been given for “Modder River,” the name has become officially recognised, and is therefore used here. See map No. 12.

168 See map No. 9 and freehand sketch.

169 See map No. 13.

170 See map No. 9.

171 At the end of this reconnaissance Lt.-Col. Verner was so severely injured by his horse falling with him that he was invalided home.

172 This sketch had been made a few days before the outbreak of war by an officer who was ordered to report on the best method of defending the Modder River bridge with one or two companies of infantry. It was executed under circumstances which, even had his instructions been more comprehensive, would have prevented him from effecting any extensive reconnaissance of the Riet and Modder rivers.

173 The Northamptonshire was detailed to guard the baggage at Wittekop. The 1st battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders joined Lord Methuen’s column on the night of the 28th from the lines of communication.

174 Major-General Pole-Carew had reached Lord Methuen’s column on the 27th to assume command of the 9th brigade, of which Lieut.-Colonel Money, Northumberland Fusiliers, had been in temporary charge since the 23rd, when Major-General Fetherstonhaugh was wounded at Belmont.

175 A few groups of officers and men were able to win their way three or four hundred yards nearer to the Boer defences, but with heavy loss.

176 Major Albrecht fought his guns with great determination; his infantry escort, according to Boer accounts, retreated when they saw the advance of the British, and his ammunition was almost exhausted, but his gunners stood their ground.

178 For details as to casualties, see Appendix 6.

179 See map No. 4.

180 See Chapter X.

181 This contingent consisted of parties from the Terrible, Forte, Thetis, Philomel and Tartar, of a total strength of 35 officers and 423 men. Commander Limpus, R.N., was placed in command of the guns (see p. 120).

182 The 12-prs. were replaced at Maritzburg by two others sent up from Durban under command of Lieut. A. Halsey, R.N.

183 This practice had grown up in the British service through the large number of wars with savages, who killed the wounded and mutilated the dead.

184 See map No. 3.

185 See maps Nos. 9 and 16.

186 See page 198.

187 See Chapter XI.

188 These two companies were part of the M.I. battalion of the cavalry division, and were composed of sections drawn from various infantry battalions, and trained in different districts in different ways.

189 See maps Nos. 9 and 14.

190 Chapter XI.

191 Chapter XI.

192 The Intelligence reports of General Gatacre’s staff show that they at this time believed that Olivier was expecting a large reinforcement from the Transvaal.

193 It will be observed that four houses marked Van Zyl’s are shown in map 14, but, except when otherwise specified, the most northern of these is the one referred to throughout in the text.

194 The sun rose at Stormberg on December 10th at 4.38 a.m. (Cape Government Railway time).

195 Map No. 13 and freehand sketch.

196 It was not until the 3rd December that the signals were clearly understood, and an exchange of messages properly established.

197 Wounded at the action of the Modder on 28th, he left hospital on 29th, but had to return there from 2nd to 6th December.

198 This battalion reached the Modder battlefield on the evening of the 28th November.

199 This was another name for Voetpads Drift; the latter name is used on map No. 13.

200 See maps Nos. 13, 13(a), 13(b) and freehand sketch.

201 The two companies of Seaforth Highlanders, who had been on outpost, did not accompany their battalion, but worked their way to the front later in the day.

202 See p. 312.

203 These companies of this, the leading battalion of the brigade, had actually deployed when the Boers opened fire.

204 An officer in the Highland brigade who took the time fixes the hour of this retirement at about 8 a.m.

205 The fence which runs north-west from Moss Drift.

206 See map No. 13(a).

207 See Footnote at the end of the chapter.

208 See map No. 13 (a).

209 See map No. 13 (a).

210 This order was despatched to Lieutenant-Colonel Macbean at 7.40 a.m.

211 The distance is verified by Capt. W. E. Gordon, V.C., Gordon Highlanders, who, while in the leading line, fell wounded at a spot which many months later he was able to identify. Thence he paced to the Boer trench. Lt. H. E. M. Douglas, R.A.M.C., crept forward to inject morphia into various wounded officers and men at this very spot. He was awarded the V.C. for this act. This decoration was given to Capt. E. B. Towse, Gordon Highlanders, and Corporal J. Shaul, H.L.I., for gallantry during the action.

212 During the battle the 18th battery fired 940 rounds, the 62nd about 1,000 rounds, the 75th, 721, G. battery R.H.A., 1,179, and the Naval 4·7-in. 73.

213 See maps Nos. 3, 4, 15, and freehand sketch.

214 The 3rd battery of this brigade division had not yet arrived, having been shipwrecked on its voyage out.

215 Map No. 3.

216 See Volume II.

217 This central road, or old track, is not shown on maps 3 and 4, but is shown on map 15.

218 See map No. 3.

219 See despatch, Sir R. Buller to Secretary of State for War, dated 13th December, 1899.

220 Shown on map No. 15 as the Bulwer bridge.

221 Sir R. Buller’s despatch, dated 17th December, 1899.

222 A telegram despatched by Schalk Burger to Botha on 14th December directed that “Under no circumstances must Dirksen’s position be abandoned.... If this position be abandoned, all others are endangered.” President Kruger telegraphed the same day to Botha, through Burger: “The Kop on the other side of the river must not be given up, for then all hope is over.... Fear not the enemy, but trust in God.”

224 Two Naval 12-prs. had been left at Frere; the remaining two 12-prs. were placed on Shooter’s Hill, at a distance of about 6,000 yards from the bridge.

225 See despatch to the War Office, dated 17th December, 1899.

226 See maps Nos. 15 and 15(a), and freehand sketch.

227 Sunrise at Colenso on 15th December is at 5 a.m.

228 General Buller’s telegram to the War Office, dated 15th December, 1899, states: “There are two fordable places in the Tugela... they are about two miles apart... General Hart was to attack the left drift, General Hildyard the right.”

229 It is noteworthy that Major-General Hart is emphatic in asserting that “he did not cross the Doornkop Spruit.” It will be understood from the explanation given in the text that he did not cross what was marked for him on the map as the spruit. The map was wrong. He crossed the spruit shown as “Doornkop Spruit” on map 15.

230 In consequence of the heavy losses suffered by the commissioned ranks in previous actions all the infantry officers had been ordered to discard their swords, and for the most part carried a rifle and men’s equipment.

231 The other half-battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, under command of Lieut.-Col. J. Reeves, was on baggage guard. Headquarters and four companies of the 2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers were at Frere.

232 In addition to the field guns on the Colenso kopjes, a heavy gun, north of them, was observed by the Naval officers of Capt. Jones’, R.N., battery.

233 The two companies of the Royal Scots Fusiliers subsequently ran short of ammunition, but a further supply was brought up to them under a heavy fire by Sergeant-Major J. Shannon, 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers.

234 Three burghers of the Krugersdorp commando, who were manning the trenches near the river, stated subsequently that it would have been impossible for them to have maintained “any sort of fire” on the infantry, if these had advanced while the guns were in action.

235 Exclusive of prisoners, the 66th battery’s losses throughout the day were 1 officer and 10 men killed, and 2 officers and 30 men wounded; these casualties include those incurred in the attempts to carry away the guns.

236 See despatch to Secretary of State, dated 17th December, 1899.

237 The positions of the troops at this period of the action are given in detail on map No. 15.

238 For conspicuous gallantry displayed in the attempt to carry away the guns, the following were awarded the Victoria Cross: Captain W. N. Congreve, Rifle Brigade; Captain H. L. Reed, 7th battery R.F.A.; Captain H. N. Schofield, R.F.A.; Lieutenant the Hon. F. H. S. Roberts, King’s Royal Rifle Corps (posthumous); Corporal G. E. Nurse, 66th battery R.F.A.; and Private C. Ravenhill, Royal Scots Fusiliers. For devotion to the wounded under very heavy fire, Major W. Babtie, C.M.G., Royal Army Medical Corps, also received the Victoria Cross.

239 This regiment was made up of one squadron Natal Carbineers, a detachment of Natal Police, one squadron Imperial Light Horse, and one mounted company formed from 2nd King’s Royal Rifles and Dublin Fusiliers; Major R. L. Walter, 7th Hussars, was on that day in command.

240 See p. 357.

241 Lieut.-Colonel Buchanan-Riddell was the commanding officer of the 3rd K.R.R., but on the movement of General Lyttelton to the western flank he had assumed command of the battalions left in the centre (Scottish Rifles and King’s Royal Rifles).

242 For detailed casualties, see Appendix 6.

243 This is Sir Redvers’ own view. On the other hand Botha, after the war, said that the loss of the guns and the mistakes as to Hart’s brigade deprived him of the opportunity of inflicting a ruinous defeat upon the British army. He had hoped to induce his assailants to cross the river without a shot being fired.

244 The despatch of a 6th division to South Africa had been offered to, and accepted by, Sir R. Buller. His telegram is dated 1st December, 1899. He wished this division to arrive in Cape Colony on 1st January, by which date he then hoped to begin his advance into the Free State by Bethulie.

245 On 14th December Lord Lansdowne had telegraphed to Sir F. Forestier-Walker: “On arrival, Warren is to be sent immediately to assume command of the forces under Methuen. Buller will be informed of this by telegraph.” This telegram did not prescribe the disposal of the 5th division, but that of Lt.-General Sir C. Warren, its commander.

246 See Vol. II. Siege of Ladysmith.

247 Sir R. Buller had directed, on 9th December, that a brigade and a battery of this division should be sent to East London to reinforce General Gatacre, and that the remainder should disembark at Port Elizabeth and proceed to Rosmead junction.

248 The popular name for the week in which occurred the defeats of Stormberg, Magersfontein and Colenso.

249 “In Natal and in Cape Colony distinct operations of very great importance are now in progress. The prosecution of the campaign in Natal is being carried on under quite unexpected difficulties, and in the opinion of Her Majesty’s Government it will require your presence and whole attention. It has been decided by Her Majesty’s Government, under these circumstances, to appoint Field-Marshal Lord Roberts as Commanding-in-Chief, South Africa, his Chief of Staff being Lord Kitchener.”

250 See letter from Sir Redvers Buller to Under-Secretary of State for War, dated 20th December, 1899.

251 In a telegram dated 21st December, Sir R. Buller recommended that Lord Roberts should bring out a fresh Headquarter staff, reporting that there was already a lack of senior staff officers throughout the theatre of war. His own Headquarter staff left Cape Town to join him in Natal at the end of December.

252 A detachment of thirty-five Cape police and thirty-three civilians made a gallant defence of Kuruman, under Capt. A. Bates, against a Boer commando much superior in strength. The garrison held out from 12th November until their last redoubt was destroyed by artillery fire on 1st January (see General map of South Africa and map No. 17).

253 For the details of this wholesale eviction see article in Cape Times, dated 16th February, 1900, enclosed in High Commissioner’s despatch No. 85, dated 21st February, 1900 (p. 194-195 of C.O. White Book Africa 629).

254 The strength of the corps was soon afterwards raised to 1,000, and eventually expanded to four battalions.

255 The term used by the Boers for all foreigners.

256 Telegram to Secretary of State, dated 23rd December, 1899.

257 Bt.-Maj. (local Lieut.-Col.) E. P. Girouard, R.E., who had at the outbreak of the war been appointed Director of Railways on the lines of communication staff. After Lord Roberts’ arrival the Director of Railways worked under the immediate orders of the Chief of the Staff.

258 Colonel H. S. G. Miles had been in command of this section up to 26th December, 1899.

259 See maps Nos. 9 and 16.

260 Despatch, February 2nd, 1900.

261 “To seize and hold Naauwpoort, and whenever possible to push on and gain possession of Colesberg.” Despatch, February 2nd, 1900.

262 Composition:—Inniskilling Dragoons, 10th Hussars, ten guns R.H.A., one company M.I., with four companies, 2nd Royal Berkshire regiment, under Major F. W. N. McCracken, the whole under command of Lieut.-Col. R. B. W. Fisher, 10th Hussars. Two days’ supplies, went with the force and half the infantry were carried in wagons.

263 Order of march:—Point of M.I., half battalion R. Berkshire, remainder M.I., 10th Hussars, R.H.A., Inniskilling Dragoons.

264 Casualties, January 1st:—Killed, one officer; wounded, six officers, twenty-one N.C.O.s and men; missing, one man.

265 The former received the 1st Essex regiment, two companies 1st Yorkshire regiment, 4th battery R.F.A., and the Household cavalry composite regiment; the latter the Johannesburg Police under Van Dam, and a commando under Commandant Grobelaar. The reinforcements reached the two opponents on January 4th, 5th and 6th.

266 Casualties, January 4th:—Killed, one officer, six N.C.O.s and men; wounded, two officers and thirteen N.C.O.s and men.

267 During the reconnaissance, Lieutenant Sir J. P. Milbanke, Bart., 10th Hussars, the General’s A.D.C., was severely wounded whilst rescuing a dismounted trooper under heavy fire, an act for which he subsequently received the Victoria Cross.

270 Casualties, January 7th:—One officer and four men missing.

271 Casualties, January 9th:—Two men wounded; seventeen battery horses were struck by shells during this engagement.

272 Casualties, January 11th:—Wounded, five men; missing, one man.

273 Composition: One squadron 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, one squadron 10th Hussars, two companies M.I., and two guns R.H.A.

274 This battalion had joined on January 8th and 9th. On January 12th, 1st half-battalion Welsh regiment and a squadron 10th Hussars had also arrived; they were followed on the 14th by half a battalion, 2nd Worcestershire regiment.

276 With the following:—1st Royal Irish and 2nd Worcestershire regiment, one squadron cavalry, one company New Zealand Mounted Rifles, and four guns.

277 Three squadrons Carabiniers, two squadrons Household cavalry, N.S.W. Lancers, one company New Zealand Mounted Rifles and four guns.

278 Rimington’s Guides, one squadron Household cavalry, one company New Zealand Mounted Rifles.

279 A section of the 37th Howitzer battery, from Modder River.

280 Composition:—6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, 10th Hussars, a battery R.H.A., under Major-General Brabazon; four companies 1st Yorkshire, four companies 1st Essex, the 2nd Wiltshire regiment, the M.I., and a field battery, under Colonel T. E. Stephenson, 1st Essex regiment.

281 See pages 434-5.

282 Despatch, February 2nd, 1900.

284 See maps Nos. 9 and 17.

285 The views of the Field Intelligence department as to the actual strength of the enemy may be gathered from Lord Roberts’ report to the War Office on 12th January, that in his opinion the total strength against us had never been more than 80,000 men (telegram to Secretary of State for War).

286 See p. 461, Vol. I., Minutes of Evidence before War Commission.

287 Telegram, Lord Roberts to Secretary of State, 26th January, 1900.

288 Telegram, Lord Roberts to Secretary of State, 27th January, 1900.

289 Telegram to Secretary of State, dated 30th January, 1900.

290 Minutes of Evidence of War Commission, Vol. I., pp. 460-1.

291 This would seem to be a misapprehension. Sir R. Buller’s intention had been to advance by Bethulie (see page 411).

293 The original proposal to organise regiments of Yeomanry for service in South Africa was made by Lord Chesham and other Yeomanry officers in October, 1899. Sanction for the formation of the corps of “The Imperial Yeomanry” was given by Royal Warrant, dated 24th December, 1899. Under a Special Army Order of 4th January, 1900, a committee of Yeomanry officers was constituted to administer the force. This committee was dissolved in May, 1900, the administration being then taken over by the War Office. The first contingent, which went out early in 1900, numbered about 10,000. A second contingent went in the spring of 1901, numbering about 17,000; and a third contingent, of about 7,000, in the winter of 1901-1902.

294 It had for many years been the practice in South Africa to mount at least one company of each battalion in the command, but this had not been carried out at the commencement of the war in battalions as they arrived from England.

295 Memorandum dated December 28th, 1899.

296 Col. C. H. Bridge, Army Service Corps, took up the duties of Director of Supplies and Transport on July 30th, 1899, and held this position until the arrival of Col. W. Richardson on October 3rd.

297 This system was commonly termed in South Africa the “Regimental System,” although the regimental transport was in fact only about one-eighth of the whole.

298 Para. 10A, “Instructions regarding Regimental Transport, South African Field Force,” issued October, 1899.

299 A scheme for this existed and regulations had been issued, but prior to Lord Roberts’ arrival there had been no excess transport to enable the scheme to be put into operation.

300 Excepting for the last-named, transport for each of these units had been issued in Cape Town, October, 1899.

301 The “regimental” system was, however, retained by the force under Sir R. Buller until the break up of the Natal army, in October, 1900.

302 Mule companies had 520 mules; ox companies, 1,600 oxen.

303 The cavalry division was accompanied by a supply park on the old system.

304 As will be seen in the account of the siege of Ladysmith (Vol. II.), these howitzers arrived in time and proved most useful.

305 It was known before the war that the Boers had purchased a considerable number of “pom-poms.” The artillery authorities of the army did not at that time attach much importance to them, but, as their fire was found to produce great moral effect, guns of this type were sent out at Sir R. Buller’s request.

306 General Report on Military Railways, South Africa, by Lieut.-Col. Sir E. P. C. Girouard.

307 The conditions in Natal differed considerably from those in Cape Colony, and the system of railway administration was modified accordingly, but here, too, the military staff received the most loyal assistance in every way from Sir David Hunter and the rest of the civil staff.

308 The 8th and 10th Railway Companies, 20th, 31st and 42nd Fortress companies R.E.

309 Lt.-General Kelly-Kenny was very much senior in the army to Lt.-General French, but the latter’s local commission as Lt.-General was of older date.

310 See map No. 9.

311 President Steyn telegraphed to C. De Wet as late as the end of January that the British advance would be made by Colesberg, and suggested the despatch of reinforcements to that point from Magersfontein. But De Wet, who was now in command of all Free State troops in the western theatre, having been transferred from Natal early in December, refused, on the ground that if Magersfontein were weakened, the British would make Kimberley their point of attack. The records of the O.F.S. railway at this period show how much anxiety was felt as to Colesberg. Between the 27th December and 13th January 2,700 burghers passed through Bloemfontein en route to Norval’s Pont, and between the 25th January and 8th February (including a Heidelberg commando over 500 strong between 6th and 8th) another 1,442; not until the 9th was the stream of reinforcements for the south stopped at Bloemfontein. By that time Lord Roberts himself, and nearly all the army, including Kelly-Kenny’s and French’s divisions, had reached their destination south of the Riet.

312 It is one of the sequels of any attempt to preserve in war that secrecy which is the very master-key of the house of success that the evidence of much that has been done during the period of reticence is conflicting. The actual motive which led Lord Roberts to desire General French’s presence at Cape Town was anxiety as to the expenditure of horses and ammunition, which the brilliant operations around Colesberg had involved. He did not summon him in order to discuss with him the plan of campaign, which was only incidentally disclosed to him during his visit. The demonstration that in all essentials that plan had been definitely formed; and that Lord Kitchener and Sir W. Nicholson had been engaged in making the necessary changes in the distribution of transport in order to carry it out; and that they began this work about two or three days after Lord Roberts arrived, is complete. Moreover, there is not a trace in the records or in the memory of any of those at Cape Town of an idea of employing in command of the cavalry division anyone else but the man who had given so much cause to put trust in him. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that General French acquired the impression, from his conversations with Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener, that he only with difficulty persuaded them on January 29th to send the cavalry division and himself in command of it. What, other things apart, makes it certain that this cannot have been so is that the cavalry division moved at once when General French returned to Colesberg. To make so sudden a change was a physical impossibility. The preparations had required weeks of strenuous work.

313 The New Zealand Mounted Rifles joined the brigade on 14th February.

314 Lt.-General C. Tucker.

315 The 8th division was again definitely asked for on 28th February, and then granted.

316 The actual strength of this force was 350. Its leader was C. De Wet.

317 General De Wet officially reported that he only received a reinforcement of 200 men. Other Boer accounts give his total strength during the action as 800.

318 O. and R. batteries R.H.A., composite regiment of Household cavalry, 16th Lancers, one squadron 10th Hussars, one squadron 12th Lancers, and two troops of the Scots Greys.