246
XXVI. BATTLE OF RHENOSTERKOP 258
XXVII. THE SECOND CHRISTMAS AT WAR 278
XXVIII. CAPTURE OF "LADY ROBERTS" 285
XXIX. A DISMAL "HAPPY NEW YEAR" 302
XXX. GENERAL ATTACK ON BRITISH FORTS 307
XXXI. A "BLUFF" AND A BATTLE 322
XXXII. EXECUTION OF A TRAITOR 333
XXXIII. IN A TIGHT CORNER 339
XXXIV. ELUDING THE BRITISH CORDON 348
XXXV. BOER GOVERNMENT'S NARROW ESCAPE 358
XXXVI. A GOVERNMENT ON HORSEBACK 377
XXXVII. BLOWING UP AN ARMOURED TRAIN 382
XXXVIII. TRAPPING PRO-BRITISH BOERS 388
XXXIX. BRUTAL KAFFIRS' MURDER TRAIL 402
XL. CAPTURING A FREEBOOTER'S LAIR 411
XLI. AMBUSHING THE HUSSARS 416
XLII. I TALK WITH GENERAL BLOOD 421
XLIII. MRS. BOTHA'S BABY AND THE "TOMMY" 425
XLIV. THE LAST CHRISTMAS OF THE WAR 435
XLV. MY LAST DAYS ON THE VELDT 442
XLVI. I AM AMBUSHED AND CAPTURED 449
XLVII. SHIPPED TO ST. HELENA 462
XLVIII. LIFE IN BONAPARTE'S PRISON 471
XLIX. HOW WE BLEW UP AND CAPTURED TRAINS 485
L. HOW WE FED AND CLOTHED COMMANDOS 496
LI. OUR FRIEND THE ENEMY 506
LII. THE FIGHTING BOER AND HIS OFFICER 515
APPENDIX 523
THE AUTHOR TO THE READER.
In offering my readers my reminiscences of the late War, I feel that
it is necessary to ask their indulgence and to plead extenuating
circumstances for many obvious shortcomings.
It should be pointed out that the preparation of this work was
attended with many difficulties and disabilities, of which the
following were only a few:--
(1) This is my first attempt at writing a book, and as a
simple Afrikander I lay no claim to any literary ability.
(2) When captured by the British forces I was deprived of
all my notes, and have been compelled to consult and depend
largely up
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