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Title: South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6)
From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso,
15th Dec. 1899

Author: Louis Creswicke

Release Date: August 6, 2008 [EBook #26198]

Language: English

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[Illustration: "ALL THAT WAS LEFT OF THEM."

THE BLACK WATCH AFTER THE BATTLE OF MAGERSFONTEIN.

From the Drawing by R. Caton Woodville.]

SOUTH AFRICA

AND THE

TRANSVAAL WAR

BY
LOUIS CRESWICKE
AUTHOR OF "ROXANE," ETC.

WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS

IN SIX VOLUMES

VOL. II.--FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WAR TO
THE BATTLE OF COLENSO, 15TH DEC. 1899

EDINBURGH: T. C. & E. C. JACK
1900

CONTENTS--VOL. II.

PAGE
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE vii

CHAPTER I

THE CRISIS AT HOME 1

IN SOUTH AFRICA 2

THE OCCUPATION OF DUNDEE 7

THE BATTLE OF GLENCOE 14

ELANDSLAAGTE 20

THE RETREAT FROM DUNDEE 32

SIR W. PENN SYMONS--GLENCOE 35

THE BATTLE OF REITFONTEIN 36

LADYSMITH 38

THE BATTLE OF LOMBARD'S KOP 41

THE DISASTER OF NICHOLSON'S NEK 45

THE SIEGE OF LADYSMITH 51

CHAPTER II

THE SIEGE OF MAFEKING