s Yule and White joined forces at Ladysmith.

Bombardment of Mafeking commenced.

28.--Boers were closing round Ladysmith.

Proclamation issued declaring the Boer "commandeering" of
certain portions of Cape Colony null.

30.--Engagement at Lombard's Kop.

Sir George White sent out from Ladysmith to Nicholson's Nek a
Mountain Battery, with the Irish Fusiliers and the
Gloucesters, to turn the enemy's right flank. Mules, with
guns and reserve ammunition, stampeded into enemy's lines.
After gallantly defending their position for six hours, men's
ammunition was exhausted, and about 800 were captured. Naval
Brigade did excellent work.

31.--Sir Redvers Buller landed at Cape Town.

NOVEMBER.

1.--Boers invaded Cape Colony.

2.--Free Staters' position at Besters brilliantly taken by
cavalry. Boers lost heavily; our casualties slight. Boers
treacherously used white flag.

Colenso evacuated by the British.

Arrangements for a supplementary Naval Brigade completed.

Orders issued for mobilising the Militia.

3.--Naauwpoort and Stormberg evacuated by the British garrisons.

5.--Death of Commander Egerton, of _Powerful_.

6.--Ladysmith isolated.

9.--Boers attacked Ladysmith, and repulsed with heavy loss.

Orders issued for mobilisation of a Fifth Division.

10.--Engagement of Belmont. Colonel Keith Falconer killed.

11.--Captain Percy Scott, of H.M.S. _Terrible_, appointed
commandant of the forces defending Durban.

12.--Lord Methuen arrived at Orange River.

14.--Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Warren appointed to command
the Fifth Division for service in South Africa.

15.--Armoured train wrecked by Boers near Frere. Mr. Winston
Churchill and a number of Dublin Fusiliers and Volunteers
captured.

Boers defeated at Estcourt.

16.--Fighting near Orange River.

17-22.--Transports arrived at Cape Town with 22,000 troops.

20.--Lord Methuen's force reached Witteputts.

23.--Lord Methuen attacked Boers at Belmont.

Boers routed at Willow Grange.

25.--Lord Methuen engaged the Boers at Graspan (Enslin), and after
four hours' hard fighting carried position.

26.--Mooi River Column joined at Frere by General Hildyard.

28.--Lord Methuen engaged enemy, 8000 strong, at Modder River, and
after ten hours' desperate figh