PREFACE.
Reading edition
The decision of His Majesty's late Government, mentioned on the first page of this history, was not finally given till November, 1905. It was, therefore, not till December 12th, 1905, that I was able to obtain approval for the form in which the political facts connected with the war are mentioned in the first chapter. Since then the whole volume has necessarily been recast, and it was not possible to go to page proof till the first chapter had been approved. Hence the delay in the appearance of the volume. I took over the work from Colonel Henderson in July, 1903. He had not then written either narrative of, or comments on, the military operations.
F. Maurice.
May 22nd, 1906, London.
CONTENTS.
VOLUME I.
chap. page
Preparation for War 1
The Outbreak of the War 35
The Theatre of War 54
The Boer Army 68
The British Army 87
The Navy in the Boer War 96
Talana Hill 123
The Retreat from Dundee, and the action of Rietfontein 142
Elandslaagte 157
Lombards Kop 172
The Arrival of Sir Redvers Buller 196
Advance from the Orange River 211
Belmont 218
Graspan 229
The Battle of the Modder River 243
The Raid on Southern Natal 261
Operations round Colesberg up to the 16th December 275
Stormberg 285
Halt on the Modder River before Magersfontein 304
The Battle of Magersfontein 316
Sir Redvers Buller in Face of Colenso 332
Colenso, December 15th, 1899 351
Lord Roberts' Appointment to the Command in South Africa 376
Operations Round Colesberg—December 16th, 1899, to February 6th, 1900 389
Lord Roberts at Capetown; reorganises 408
The Army Moves Forward 428