The History of Lumsden's Horse
- Subtitle
- A Complete Record of the Corps from Its Formation to Its Disbandment
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1. Front matter2. THE HISTORY OF LUMSDEN’S HORSE3. PREFACE4. APPENDICES5. INTRODUCTION6. CHAPTER I HOW THE CORPS WAS RAISED AND EQUIPPED7. CHAPTER II PREPARING FOR THE FRONT—DEPARTURE FROM CALCUTTA8. CHAPTER III OUTWARD BOUND9. CHAPTER IV NEARING THE GOAL—DISEMBARKATION AT CAPE TOWN AND EAST LONDON10. CHAPTER V AN INTERLUDE—THE RESULTS OF SANNA’S POST11. CHAPTER VI BY RAIL AND ROUTE MARCH TO BLOEMFONTEIN12. CHAPTER VII IMPRESSIONS OF BLOEMFONTEIN—JOIN THE 8th MOUNTED INFANTRY REGIMENT ON OUTPOST13. CHAPTER VIII THE BAPTISM OF FIRE—LUMSDEN’S HORSE AT OSPRUIT (HOUTNEK)14. CHAPTER IX AFTER OSPRUIT—SOME TRIBUTES TO MAJOR SHOWERS AND OTHER HEROES15. CHAPTER X PRISONERS OF WAR16. CHAPTER XI TOWARDS PRETORIA—LUMSDEN’S HORSE SCOUTING AHEAD OF THE ARMY FROM BLOEMFONTEIN TO THE VAAL RIVER17. CHAPTER XII JOHANNESBURG AND PRETORIA IN OUR HANDS18. CHAPTER XIII ON LINES OF COMMUNICATION AT IRENE, KALFONTEIN, ZURFONTEIN, AND SPRINGS—THE PRETORIA PAPER-CHASE19. CHAPTER XIV ALARMS AND EXCURSIONS—BOER SCOUTING—A RECONNAISSANCE TO CROCODILE RIVER—FAREWELL TO COLONEL ROSS20. CHAPTER XV A MARCH UNDER MAHON OF MAFEKING TO RUSTENBURG AND WARMBATHS—IN PURSUIT OF DE WET21. CHAPTER XVI EASTWARD TO BELFAST AND BARBERTON UNDER GENERALS FRENCH AND MAHON22. CHAPTER XVII MARCHING AND FIGHTING—FROM MACHADODORP TO HEIDELBERG AND PRETORIA UNDER GENERALS FRENCH AND DICKSON23. CHAPTER XVIII HOMEWARD BOUND—APPROBATION FROM LORD ROBERTS—CAPE TOWN’S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS—FAREWELL TO SOUTH AFRICA24. CHAPTER XIX THE RETURN TO INDIA—WELCOME HOME—HONOURS AND ORATIONS—DISBANDMENT25. CHAPTER XX A STIRRING SEQUEL—THE STORY OF THOSE WHO STAYED—MEMORIAL TRIBUTES TO THOSE WHO HAVE GONE26. APPENDICES27. APPENDICES (continued 2)28. INDEX29. Footnotes