Sir John French: An Authentic Biography

by Cecil Chisholm

INDEX

• Abu Klea, battle of, [17].
• Asquith, H.H., [103].
  
• Baden-Powell, Lieut.-General Sir Robert, [26].
• Barrow, Col. Percy, [12], [18], [19], [23].
• Beresford, Lord Charles:
  • Knocked senseless, [15].
• Bernhardi, General von, [33], [127].
• Bewicke Copley, General—Admiration of French, [24].
• Bloemfontein, [75], [85], [86].
• Botha, General, [56].
• Buller, Sir Redvers:
  • Relief for the Expedition, [18].
  • Desperate measure, A, [19].
  • Checking the enemy's advance, [20].
  • Tribute to French, [21].
  • His knowledge of French's value, [34].
  • Oppressed by misgivings, [53].
  • Preparing to relieve Ladysmith, [54].
  • Disaster at Colenso, [56].
• Butcher Major E.E.A.: Ingenious solution of a difficulty, [62], [63].
  
• Carleton, Colonel, [46], [47], [48], [49].
• Cavalry:
  • Test against camels, [12].
  • Distinguishing themselves, [14].
  • Buller's belief in, [21].
  • Enemy's respect for, [22].
  • Cavalry regiments in India, [25].
  • French's, Sir, J., idea of the function of, [26].
  • Opinion of the late Sir Robert Russell, [27].
  • British cavalry reform, [28].
  • Worrying the enemy at Colesberg, [55].
  • Race for De Kiel's Drift, The, [70].
  • Popular idea of cavalry, [106].
  • Use and abuse of, [108].
  • Lesson of the Boer War, [109].
  • French's, Sir J., confidence in, [114].
  • Mounted arm in modern warfare, The, [115].
• Chisholme, Colonel Scott, [36], [38].
• Colenso, [50], [56].
• Colesberg, [33], [55], [59], [62], [64], [84], [127], [134].
• Cromer, Lord, [11].
• Cronje, General, [56], [68], [69], [73], [73], [79], [80], [81], [82].
• Curragh, The, [7], [104].
  
• Delarey, General, [65], [83], [84].
• Despard, Mrs., [2], [136].
• De Wet, General, [65], [83], [84], [129].
• Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan, [99].
• "Dumpies," The, [5].
  
• Eccles, Miss, [2].
• Elandslaagte, [40], [41], [52], [135].
• Ewart, Sir J.S., [101], [103].
  
• Fisher, Colonel, [59].
• French, General Sir John:
  • Boyhood, [3].
  • War game, The, [3].
  • 8th Hussars, Gazetted to the, [5].
  • Naval career, Early, [4].
  • Sportsman, As a, [6], [7].
  • Nickname, His, [6].
  • Strategy, Interest in, [8].
  • Marriage, [8].
  • Egypt, Ordered to, [9].
  • Scouting in the desert, [14], [15].
  • Wood, Sir E., First meeting with, [20].
  • Mentioned in Dispatches, [21].
  • Promotion, [23].
  • Reorganisation of cavalry regiments in India, [25].
  • An enforced retirement, [25].
  • Function of cavalry, His idea of the, [26].
  • Effect of his cavalry theory, [27].
  • Appointment at the War Office, [28].
  • Temperament, His, [29].
  • Notable success, A, [30].
  • Promotion to Major-General, [31].
  • Public ignorance of his work, [33].
  • Sketch by Major Arthur Griffiths, [34].
  • Arrival at Ladysmith, [35].
  • Result of a cavalry charge, [36].
  • Difficult enterprise, A, [37].
  • His opportunity, [38].
  • His first victory, [39].
  • Impression of him on the battlefield, An, [40].
  • Secret of his ability, [41].
  • Won a reputation among the Boers, [43].
  • An American journalist's description, [44].
  • Out-manœuvring the Boers, [49].
  • Leaving Ladysmith, [50].
  • Confounding the critics, [53].
  • Object at Colesberg, [54].
  • Cavalry attack, A, [55].
  • Cheering Christmas greeting, A, [57].
  • Cavalry tactics, His, [58].
  • Brilliant venture, A, [59].
  • Disaster to the Suffolks, The, [60].
  • His remarkable caution, [64].
  • Problem—modern warfare, mastered, A, [65].
  • Ability for doing the right thing, [66].
  • Promise to relieve Kimberley, [67].
  • Greatness of the undertaking, [68], [69].
  • Congratulated by Lords Roberts and Kitchener, [71].
  • Boers routed, [73].
  • French v. The Impossible, [76].
  • Kimberley relieved, [78].
  • Cutting off Cronje's retreat, [80].
  • Escape of De Wet, [84].
  • Narrow escape from death, [82].
  • Sitting for his portrait, [86].
  • Command of the forces in Eastern Transvaal, [89].
  • Imitating the Boers, [91].
  • Releasing Schoeman from jail, [92].
  • Command of the operations in Cape Colony, [93].
  • His modesty, [94].
  • "Shirt-sleeved General, The," [95].
  • Artilleryman's tribute, An, [96].
  • Return from South Africa, [97].
  • Appointed Inspector-General of the forces, [98].
  • His love of efficiency, [99].
  • Appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff, [99].
  • Gough incident, The, [100], [101].
  • His resignation, [103].
  • Student and an innovator, [107].
  • Objection to extremist views, [110].
  • His value in the present crisis, [118].
  • Man as he is, The, [123].
  • Worship of Napoleon, His, [124], [125].
  • Secret of his popularity, [126].
  • Literary ability, [130].
  • How he regards war, [133].
• French, Lady, [8].
• French, Commander J.T.W., [2].
• Freyne, Lord de, [2].
  
• Gatacre, General:
  • Boer invasion of Cape Colony, [54].
  • Reverse at Stormberg, [56].
• Gordon, General, [11].
• Griffiths, Major Arthur, [34].
• Grimwood, Colonel, [47].
• Gough, Brigadier-General, [101], [102].
  
• Haig, Lieut.-General Sir Douglas, [26], [83], [119].
• Hamilton, Sir Ian, [37].
• Hussars, 19th, [1], [5], [12], [16], [17], [18], [19], [21], [22].
  
• Joffre, General, [2], [119], [137].
• Joubert, General, [49].
  
• Khartoum:
  • Besieged, [11].
  • Effort to relieve, [12].
  • Fall of, [18].
  • Release of the Madhi's followers, [19].
• Kitchener, Lord, [5], [9], [29], [66], [71], [74]. [79], [93], [97], [122], [139].
• Kimberley, [53], [54], [68], [75], [77], [78], [100], [101].
• Kruger, President, [84].
  
• Ladysmith, [35], [38], [41], [42], [45], [46], [48], [49], [50], [53], [54], [69].
• Lambton, Captain Hedworth, [48].
• Laycock, Capt. J., [74].
• Lombard's Cop, [49].
• Luck, Sir George:
  • Opinion of cavalry regiments in India, [25].
  • Instituting cavalry reforms at home, [27].
    
• Mahdi, The, [10], [11], [12], [15].
• Mafeking, [53].
• Magersfontein, [56], [75], [79].
• Methuen, Lord, [53], [67], [75].
• Milbanke, Sir John, [50].
• Modder River, [69].
• "Modern Marlborough, The," [120].
• Moltke, Count von, [21].
• Morning Post, The, [27].
  
• Nile Expedition, [9].
  
• Paget, General, [101].
• Porter, Colonel, [56].
• Pretoria, [88], [92].
  
• Relieving Expedition, [18].
• Rhodes, Cecil, [67], [68].
• Roberts, Earl, [66], [67], [71], [83], [86], [87], [88], [93].
  
• Seely, Colonel, [101], [102].
• Selby-Lowndes, Richard William, [8].
• Schoeman, General, [56], [58], [92].
• Smith-Dorrien, General Sir Horace, [119].
• Stead, W.T., [11].
• Stewart, General Sir Herbert:
  • Testing the camels, [12].
  • Compelling the guides, [13].
  • Outnumbered by Dervishes, [15].
  • Hasty protection, [17].
  • Last words, His, [18].
• Steyn, President, [84].
• Stormberg, [56].
  
• Talbot, General, [29], [30].
  
• Warde, Colonel Charles E., [7].
• Watson, Lieut.-Colonel A.J., [60], [61], [134].
• Wauchope, Major-General, [54].
• White, Sir George:
  • French's, Sir. J. colleague in South Africa, [25].
  • Peril at Ladysmith, His, [35].
  • Orders to French, His, [36].
  • Chivalrous reply, A, [38].
  • Attempt to distract the enemy, [41].
  • Difficult retreat, A, [42].
  • Two successful engagements, [45].
  • An optimistic plan, [46].
  • Seriousness of British position, [49].
  • Surrounded in Ladysmith, [53].
• Wilford, Colonel, [42].
• Wolseley, Lord:
  • Khartoum, Orders to relieve, [11].
  • Flying column, Dispatch of, [12].
  • Wood, Sir Evelyn, [4].
  • First meeting with French, [20].
  • Discovery of French's value, [24].
    
• Yule, General:
  • Retreat from Dundee, [41].
  • His force saved, [42], [45].

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