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PREFACE BY COL. THEODORE BRINCKMAN, C.B. 5
THE AUTHOR TO THE READER 9
CHAPTER
the war clouds gather 19
and the war storm breaks 24
the invasion of natal 30
defeated at elandslaagte 40
pursued by the lancers 44
risking joubert's anger 59
the boer general's superstitions 68
"great powers" to intervene 72
colenso and spion kop fights 78
the battle of vaalkrantz 88
the turn of the tide 100
the great boer retreat 110
driven from the biggarsbergen 124
dispirited and demoralised 133
occupation of pretoria 145
battle of donkerhoek ("diamond hill") 150
i become a general 161
our camp burned out 175
battle of bergendal (machadodorp) 181
two thousand british prisoners released 185
a government in flight 193
an ignominious dispersal 204
a dreary trek through feverland 212
pains and pleasures of commandeering 237
punishing the pro-british 246
battle of rhenosterkop 258
the second christmas at war 278
capture of "lady roberts" 285
a dismal "happy new year" 302
general attack on british forts 307
a "bluff" and a battle 322
execution of a traitor 333
in a tight corner 339
eluding the british cordon 348
boer government's narrow escape 358
a government on horseback 377
blowing up an armoured train 382
trapping pro-british boers 388
brutal kaffirs' murder trail 402
capturing a freebooter's lair 411
ambushing the hussars 416
i talk with general blood 421
mrs. botha's baby and the "tommy" 425
the last christmas of the war 435
my last days on the veldt 442
i am ambushed and captured 449
shipped to st. helena 462
life in bonaparte's prison 471
how we blew up and captured trains 485
how we fed and clothed commandos 496
our friend the enemy 506
the fighting boer and his officer 515
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