35
III.--The Theatre of War 54
IV.--The Boer Army 68
V.--The British Army 87
VI.--The Navy in the Boer War 96
VII.--Talana Hill 123
VIII.--The Retreat from Dundee, and the action of Rietfontein 142
IX.--Elandslaagte 157
X.--Lombards Kop 172
XI.--The Arrival of Sir Redvers Buller 196
XII.--Advance from the Orange River 211
XIII.--Belmont 218
XIV.--Graspan 229
XV.--The Battle of the Modder River 243
XVI.--The Raid on Southern Natal 261
XVII.--Operations round Colesberg up to the 16th December 275
XVIII.--Stormberg 285
XIX.--Halt on the Modder River before Magersfontein 304
XX.--The Battle of Magersfontein 316
XXI.--Sir Redvers Buller in Face of Colenso 332
XXII.--Colenso, December 15th, 1899 351
XXIII.--Lord Roberts' Appointment to the Command in South
Africa 376
XXIV.--Operations Round Colesberg--December 16th, 1899, to
February 6th, 1900 389
XXV.--Lord Roberts at Capetown; reorganises 408
XXVI.--The Army Moves Forward 428

APPENDICES.

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1. Reinforcements sanctioned on 8th September, 1899 453
2. Distribution of British Forces on 11th October, 1899,
in Cape Colony 455
3. Distribution of British Forces on 11th October, 1899,
in Natal 456
4. Strengths of the Forces of the Transvaal and Orange Free
State 457
5. List of H.M. Ships and Vessels serving on the C