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SOUTH AFRICA AND THE TRANSVAAL WAR THE QUEEN LISTENING TO A DISPATCH FROM THE - photo 1
SOUTH AFRICA AND THE TRANSVAAL WAR
THE QUEEN LISTENING TO A DISPATCH FROM THE FRONT.
From the Picture by S. Begg
South Africa
and the
Transvaal War
BY
LOUIS CRESWICKE
AUTHOR OF ROXANE, ETC.
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS
IN SIX VOLUMES
VOL. IV.FROM LORD ROBERTS ENTRY INTO THE FREE STATE TO THE BATTLE OF KARREE
EDINBURGH: T. C. & E. C. JACK
MANCHESTER: KENNETH MACLENNAN, 75 PICCADILLY
1900
Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
At the Ballantyne Press
CONTENTS Vol. IV.
PAGE
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
CHAPTER I
The Vote of Censure
Kimberley
General Frenchs Ride, February 12 to 15
Strategy versus Tactics
The Herding of Cronje, February 16 to 18
The Battle of Paardeberg, February 18
Trapped
The Surrender of Cronje
CHAPTER II
Mafeking, December and January
CHAPTER III
At Poplar Grove
The Fight at Driefontein, March 10
At Bloemfontein, March 13
CHAPTER IV
Mafeking, February
CHAPTER V
At Chieveley Again
Ladysmith, February 1 to 26
The Battle of Pieters, February 20 to 27
Expectation
The Relief of Ladysmith, February 28
The Formal Entry, March 3
CHAPTER VI
Changes in Cape Colony, February and March
At Bethulie, March 12
CHAPTER VII
Bloemfontein Under British Rule
The Battle of Karree
CHAPTER VIII
Mafeking in March
Colonel Plumers Operations
LIST OF STAFF
APPENDIX
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Vol. IV.
Map illustrating the Movements for the Relief of Kimberley and the Capture of Bloemfontein
1. COLOURED PLATES
PAGE
The Queen Listening to a Dispatch from the Front
The Imperial Yeomanry
The Royal Lancasters
West Yorkshire and Yorkshire Regiments
The Inniskilling Dragoons
South African Light Horse, Brabants Horse, and Duke of Edinburghs Volunteer Rifles
Strathconas Horse
The Cape Town Highlanders
2. FULL-PAGE PLATES
The Dash for KimberleyThe 10th Hussars Crossing Klip Drift
The Last Stand made by the Boers before Kimberley
Capture of a Boer Convoy by General Frenchs Troops
The Battle of Paardeberg
Cronjes Stronghold
Cronje Surrenders to Lord Roberts
Cronjes Force on their March South
Shell from the Naval Brigade Dispersing Boers
The Formal Surrender of Bloemfontein
Sleepless Mafeking
The Relief of LadysmithThe Last Rush at Hlangwane Hill
In Beleaguered LadysmithWatching for Buller from Observation Hill
Hindoo Refugees from the Transvaal in Camp at Cape Town
Conveying Wounded to Wynberg Hospital Camp
The British Occupation of BloemfonteinAn Evening Concert in Market Square by the Pipers of the Highland Brigade
Colonel Plumers Gallant Attempt to Relieve Mafeking from the North
3. FULL-PAGE PORTRAITS
The Marquis of Salisbury, K.G.
Lieut.-General Thomas Kelly-Kenny, C.B.
General Cronje
Major-General A. Fitzroy Hart, C.B.
Major-General H. J. T. Hildyard, C.B.
Brigadier-General the Earl of Dundonald, C.B.
Lieut.-General Hon. N. G. Lyttelton, C.B.
Mr. M. T. Steyn, Late President Orange Free State
4. MAPS AND ENGRAVINGS IN THE TEXT
Shell Picked up in Kimberley Streets
Long Cecil made at De Beers Mines
Placard Erected by Mr. Rhodes
Typical Underground Dwelling at Kimberley
10th Hussars with Nordenfeldt Gun
Plan of Paardeberg
Guns Captured at Paardeberg
Boer Trenches at Paardeberg
Market Square, Mafeking
Gun Made in Mafeking
Directing an Army from a Military Balloon
Facsimile of The Mafeking Mail
Scene of Fighting at Monte Cristo
Balloon MapBattle of Pieters and Relief of Ladysmith
Signal Apparatus of H.M.S. Forte
Kings Post, Ladysmith
Map of Operations on Orange River
Signal Station at Bloemfontein
Native Church, Mafeking
Map showing Advance to Mafeking
Lobatsi Railway Station
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE Vol. IV.
FEBRUARY 1900.
12-13.General French, following up Hannays movement, crossed Riet River, and next day with a strong force marched twenty-five miles into the Free State, seized Klip Drift on the Modder River, occupied the hills to the north, and captured three of the enemys laagers, with supplies.
13-14.6th (Kelly-Kennys) Division on north bank of the Riet River at Waterfall Drift.
14.Lord Roberts advanced to Dekiels Drift.
15.General French reached and relieved Kimberley, captured Boer laager and supplies, and forced the enemy to withdraw.
The Boers evacuated Majersfontein and Spyfontein, retreating to Koodoosrand Drift.
16.General Kelly-Kenny, in pursuit of Cronje retiring east with 10,000 men on Bloemfontein, captured 78 waggons with stores, 2 waggons with Mauser rifles, and 8 waggons with shell belonging to Cronjes column.
Capture of Cingolo Hill by Sir Redvers Bullers force.
Lord Roberts occupied Jacobsdal.
Flight of Cronjes force and occupation of Majersfontein by the Guards.
17.Cronjes force overtaken and surrounded at Paardeberg. General Brabant engaged the enemy near Dordrecht.
Successful reconnaissance by Colonel Henderson from Arundel.
18.Severe fighting at Paardeberg, where Cronje was being gradually surrounded.
Capture of Monte Cristo. General Lytteltons Division, by a brilliant converging movement, drove the Boers across the river.
19.Capture of Hlangwane by the Fusilier Brigade. The Boers evacuated the hill, and left a large camp behind them.
Bombardment of Cronjes position began. Boer reinforcements driven back.
Cronje asked for armistice, but Lord Kitchener demanded his surrender; Cronje refused, and was then bombarded heavily.
Reoccupation of Dordrecht. General Brabant entered the town in the morning, the Boers taking to flight.
20.General Hart occupied Colenso.
Lord Roberts defeated Boer reinforcements at Paardeberg.
21.5th Division crossed the Tugela at Colenso.
23.Advance on Ladysmith continued. The Boers position at Groblers Kloof attacked.
The cordon round Cronje began to close in.
Captain Hon. R. H. L. J. de Montmorency, V.C. (21st Hussars), killed while doing magnificent work with his Scouts near Stormberg.
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