General Gatacre / The Story of the Life and Services of Sir William Forbes Gatacre, K.C.B., D.S.O., 1843-1906

by Lady Beatrix Wickens Davey Gatacre

INDEX

Addis Abeba, Abyssinia: W. F. G. starts for, Nov. 1905, [278]
Adjutant-General Bombay Army. See Staff Services.
Aldershot: W. F. G. serves there as D.A.Q.M.G. in 1879, [37] serves as G.O.C. Third Infantry Brigade, 1897, [184]
Aldershot Conservative Club: telegram of welcome from, 1900, [264]
Allahabad: W. F. G. quartered there, 1862, [14]
Allen, Colonel E., R.I.R., withdraws detachments to Aliwal North, [258]
Aliwal North, O.F.S.: headquarters of Colonial Corps, 1900, [244]
Appointments held by W. F. G. See Staff Services and War Services.
Arnott, Colonel James: recollections of 1894, [121]
Assault-at-Arms, Bombay, 1894, [122-5]
Atbara: events leading to engagement on banks of, 1898, [199-202] battle of, April [8], 1898, [203-6]
Aylmer, Maj.-Gen. F. J., V.C., C.B.: served with Royal
Engineers on Chitral Relief Force, 1895, [131]
Baird, Captain A. McD.: killed during siege of Chitral, 1895, [141]
Bannu: letter written from, by W.F.G. while on tour, 1887, [67]
Barnardiston, Col. N. W., M.V.O., adjutant to 77th Regt.:
recollections of, [55-9]
Battye, Col. L. R., 5th Goorkhas, killed near Oghi, 1888, [73]
Beluohistan. See Quetta, Fort Sandeman, etc.
Bengough, Maj.-Gen. Sir Harcourt, K.C.B., late Middlesex Regt.:
recollections of, [15]
Bethulie Bridge: saved by scouts of Third Division, [241] removal of explosives by W. F. G. and Lieut. Grant, R. E., March,
1900, [241]
Black Mountain Expedition, or Hazara Field Force, 1888, [72-81] Tribes: historical sketch of, [71-2]
Bloemfontein, O.F.S.: occupied by F.-M. Lord Roberts, March, 1900, [240] garrison of, April 1900, [249] W. F. G. proceeds to, for interview of, April [2], 1900, [254]
Bolan-Mushkaf Railroad: first mail train Nov. [30], 1896, [160]
Bombay: W. F. G. commands mil. district, 1894, [110-26] testimonials by citizens of, [182]
Boots: unsatisfactory nature of, Egypt, 1898, [190]
Brabant, Maj.-Gen. Sir E. Y., K.C.B., commanding Colonial Corps,
South Africa, 1899, [240] headquarters of, at Aliwal North, [244] his detachment at Wepener to be reinforced, March 1900, [250] sends waggons to meet infantry detachments, [258]
Broadwood, Maj.-Gen. R. G., C.B., A.D.C.: operations near
Thaba' Nchu, [252] at Sannah's Post, [253]
Brooke, Bt.-Lieut.-Col. R. G., D.S.O.: Orderly Officer
Third Brigade, Chitral Relief Force, 1895, [142] A.D.C. to W. F. G. in Egypt, 1898, [188]
Brooke, Robert, of Madeley Court: effigy of, in Claverley Church, [4]
Browne, Col. H. L., late 77th Regt, : recollections of, [29]
Buffs, the, 1st Batt. East Kent Regt.: form part of Third
Brigade Chitral Relief Force, 1895, [129]
Buller, Gen. Sir Redvers, V.C., G.C.B., etc: sent to the Cape
in command of Army Corps, Oct. 1899, [220] dispositions made on arrival, [221] telegrams sent for W. F. G.'s guidance, [223] suggests night attack, [227] approves unsuccessful attempt on Stormberg, [237] anxious position of, Dec. 1899, [239] relieves Ladysmith, March 1900, [240]
Bullets: unsatisfactory nature of, Egypt 1898, [191]
Burma, Lower: historical sketch of, [43-4] Upper: under Mindon-min and King Theebaw, [44] annexed by Proclamation, Jan. [1], 1886, [84]
Cambridge, H.R.H. the Duke of, K.G., G.C.B., etc.: Memorial
Service to, March [22], 1905, [276]
Cameron Highlanders: 1st batt. in Egypt, 1898, [187] march on Reddersburg, April 1900, [255]
Camp of Exercise, at Bangalore, 1884, [53] at Delhi, 1885, [63-4]
Cape Colony: W. F. G. sent to reassure eastern portion of, Oct. 1899, [221] invasion by Boers, Nov. 1899, [224]
Channer, Lt.-Gen., V.C., C.B.; commanding No. [1] Column, Hazara Field
Force, 1888, [75] occupies Thakot, [80]
Chapman, Gen. Sir Edward, K.C.B.: Q.M.G. India, 1885, [64]
Chermside, Hon. Lt.-Gen. Sir H. C., G.C.M.G., K.C.B., takes over
command, of Third Division, South Africa Field Force, 1900, [259]
Chitral Relief Force: See Chapter IX., [127-44] W. F. G. to command Third Brigade, March 1895, [128] advance over the Lowari Pass, [134-40] reaches Chitral Fort, [141]
Churchill, the Right Hon. Winston Spencer, author of The
River War, cited, [202], [209]
Clarke, Gen. Sir Charles Mansfield, G.C.B., G.C.V.O.: Director
of manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain, 1899, [218]
Claverley: church of, ancient tombs therein, [4] Manor of, mentioned in Domesday Book, [1]
Clements, Maj.-Gen. R. A. P., C.B., D.S.O.: commanding brigade
on Salisbury Plain, 1899, [218] orders given to, re Norval's Pont Bridge, [242]
Colchester: headquarters of Eastern District; W. F. G. takes up
command, Dec. 1898, [216] departs for South Africa, Oct. 1899, [219] resumes command, May 1900, [262] hands over, Dec. 1903, [271]
Colenso: battle of, Dec. 1899, compared with attempt on Stormberg, [236]
Colville, Maj.-Gen. Sir Henry, K.C.B., [253]
Connaught, H.R.H. the Duke of, K.G., G.C.B., etc.; at Aldershot, 1874, [34]
Crosthwaite, Sir Charles, K.C.S.I.: Chief Commissioner,
Burma, 1887, [87] report on administration by, cited, [90]
Dacoity: difficulties of suppression, [85]
Decorations worn by W. F. G.:
D.S.O., 1889
C.B., 1895
Jubilee, 1897
K.C.B., 1898
Order of the Medjidieh, 2nd class, 1898
Kaiser-i-Hind Gold Medal, 1900
Coronation Medal, 1902
War Medals:
Indian Frontier, [2] clasps.
Chitral 1895, [1] clasp.
British Soudan.
South Africa, Queen's medal, [2] clasps.
Egyptian Soudan, [2] clasps.
Delhi: Camp of Exercise at, 1884, [63-4]
Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, Aldershot, 1879. See
Staff Services.
Deputy Quartermaster-General, India, 1885. See Staff Services
Derbyshire Regt.: with Third Division in South Africa, 1900, [237] called up to headquarters, [245]
Dewetsdorp: telegram regarding occupation of, March 1900, [246] geographical position of, [247] party of occupation strengthened, [248] arrival of detachment, [251] anxiety about safety of detachment, [255]
Dimmock, Col. H. P., M.D., I.M.S.: recollections of, 1897, [167]
Dufferin and Ava, First Marquess of, Viceroy of India, 1885, [63] receives Freedom of the City of Edinburgh, 1898, [215]
Eager, Lieut.-Col., R.I.R.; mortally wounded at Stormberg, 1899, [233]
East London, C.C.: W. F. G. disembarks at, Nov. 1899, [222]
Elles, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Edmond, G.C.I.E., K.C.B.: serves with Hazara
Field Force, 1888, [76]
Egypt: campaign of 1898. See Chapters XII., XIII., [186-213]
Eyton, R. W.: author of Antiquities of Shropshire, cited, [1-3]
Forbes, William, Esq., of Callendar: maternal grandfather to W. F. G., [7] William, son of above, M.P. for Stirlingshire, [7] Jessie, sister to above: married Edward Lloyd Gatacre, Esq.;
mother of W. F. G., [7]
Forced march on Berber, Feb. 1898, [191-7]
Forestier-Walker, Gen. Sir Frederick, G.C.M.G., K.C.B.: commanded
Lines of Communication, South Africa, 1899, [222]
Fort Sandeman: official visit to, 1896, [150] murderous outrage at, 1896, [151]
Franco-Prussian War: W. F. G. visits battlefields, 1870, [30]
Free Lance, steeplechase pony, Rangoon, 1882, [50]
French, Gen. Sir John, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., etc.: operations
round Colesberg, C.C., 1899, [225] operations round Thaba 'Nchu, O.F.S., 1900, [252]
Fryer, Sir Frederick, K.C.S.I.; Financial Commissioner,
Burma, 1888, [89]
Galbraith, Maj.-Gen. Sir William, K.C.B.: commanding the River
Column, Hazara Field Force, 1888, [74] hands over Quetta District to W. F. G., while on leave for
eight months, 1896, [148]
Gambela, Abyssinia: visited by W. F. G., 1906, [280] W. F. G. buried at, 1906, [281]
Gatacre, feoffment held by royal grant, [2] house at, curious specimen of domestic architecture, [5] township of, [1]
Gatacre, ancestors and others, as named in text, in chronological order:
Sir William de, suit subject to Wager of Battle, [2] Sir Robert de, sat on jury, Grand Assizes, 1200, [2] Sir Thomas de, estate escheated unjustly, 1368, [3] Alice, his wife, appeals to King in Chancery, [3] John, Groom of the Body to Henry VI.: High Sheriff
of Shropshire, 1409, [3] John, son of above, M.P. for Bridgnorth, 12th year of Edward IV., [3] William, died 1577, interesting monument in Claverley Church, [4] Francis, died 1599, his son, similar tablet, [4] Thomas, brother to above, died 1593, distinguished divine, [4] Thomas, his son (1574-1654), member of Westminster Assembly, [4] Colonel Edward (1768-1849), grandfather to W. F. G., [6] Edward Lloyd, Esq., the Squire (1806-1891), father of W. F. G., [6] he died, Nov. 1891, [107]
Gatacre, Maj.-Gen. Sir John, K.C.B., late Indian Army: leaves home for
India, 1867, [9] serves in Burma, 1885, [81] G.O.C. Nagpur District, 1891, [103]
Gatacre, William Forbes: For career of, see Promotions, Staff Services,
War Services, and Decorations
Ghazis: Marri outrage at Sunari Station, Beluchistan, 1896, [155] W. F. G. conducts search-party, [156]
Goorkhas, 2nd batt. 4th Goorkha Rifles, part of Third Brigade Chitral
Relief Force, 1895, [129]
Gordon, Gen. Charles, C.B.: fall of Khartoum, 1885, [187] Memorial Service to, Sept. 1898, [212]
Graham, Maj.-Gen. Sir Thomas, K.C.B.: re Sikkim, 1888, [68]
Grant, Major P. G., R.E.: removes explosives from Bethulie Bridge,
1900, [241]
Grant, Sir Francis, P.R.A., portrait by, [6]
Greaves, Gen. Sir George, G.C.B., K.C.M.G.: C.-in-C. Bombay Army,
1890, [96] in railway accident, 1891, [105]
Hamilton, Gen Sir Ian, K.C.B., D.S.O.: commanding a Brigade on
Salisbury Plain, 1899, [218]
Hardinge, Gen. the Hon. Sir Arthur, K.C.B.: C.-in-C. Bombay
Army, 1881, [40] visits W. F. G. in camp, 1884, [54]
Harris, Lord, G.C.S.I., etc.; Governor of Bombay, 1890, [108]
Hazara Field Force, 1888: W. F. G. as A.A. and Q.M.G., [70-81]
Hazaribagh, Bengal: W. F. G. joins 77th Regt. at, 1862, [14]
Hemis, monastery at. See Kashmir
Herbertshire Castle, Stirlingshire: W. F. G. born at, Dec. [3], 1843, [7]
Hudson, Gen. Sir John D., K.C.B.: his death while C.-in-C. Bombay
Army, [107]
Idlibi, Syrian trader and interpreter, with W. F. G. in Abyssinia,
1905, [279] gives evidence, 1906, [281] returns to England, June 1906, [282]
Iolanthe: performed by officers, 77th Regt., 1883, [51]
Kamptee, headquarters of Nagpur District: railway accident
near, 1891, [103]
Kashmir: W. F. G. takes trip to, 1867, [17] crosses the Zoji-La to Leh, [19] visits Hemis, [20] sees Burra Lama, [22] visits Skardo, [25]
Kelly, Col. J. G., C.B.: advances from Gilgit, 1895, [129] raises the siege of Chitral, 1895, [134] on parade at Chitral, [141]
Kent, Gen. Henry, C.B., late 77th Regt.: at Allahabad, 1862, [14] at Aldershot, 1874, [34]
Keyes, Gen. Sir Charles, K.C.B.: commanding First Division,
Bangalore Camp of Exercise, 1884, [53]
Khaim Gali: headquarter camp on Black Mountain, 1888: W. F. G. marched
from Khaim Gali to Indus and back, [75-8]
Kitchener, Gen. Viscount, G.C.B., etc.: Sirdar of Egyptian
Army, 1898, [187] orders advance of British Brigade, [192] sends trophies to W. F. G., [206] receives Freedom of City of Edinburgh, 1898, [215] appointed C.S.O. to F.-M. Lord Roberts, 1899, [239]
Kunhar: headquarters of River Column, Hazara Field Force, 1888, [75]
Ladak, Leh. See Kashmir.
Lahore: Durbar at, 1894, [120]
Leach, Col. H. P., C.B., D.S.O.: Mil. Sec. to C.-in-C., Bombay;
in railway accident, 1891, [106] with Sir John Hudson, 1893, [107]
Leeuwberg Kopje, O.F.S.: batt. of infantry called up to, 1900, [250]
Leir-Carleton, Maj.-Gen. R. L.: Master of Staff College Draghounds,
1873, [35]
Lincolnshire Regt., 1st Batt.: in Egypt, 1898, [193]
Lorelai, Beluchistan: official visit to, [150] display by 15th Bengal Lancers, 1896, [151] assassination of Col. Gaisford, [152]
Low, Gen. Sir Robert, G.C.B.: commanding Chitral Relief Force, 1895, [128] dispatches quoted, [131-2] parade at Chitral, [141]
Lowari Pass: description of, [135]
Lyttelton, Gen. Sir Neville, G.C.B., in Egypt, 1898, [208]
Magersfontein, battle of: compared with attack on Stormberg, 1899, [236]
Mahmoud, Dervish Emir: advance of, 1898, [197] defeat and capture of, [202]
Malakand Pass: action during advance on Chitral, 1895, [128]
Mamugai: action during advance on Chitral, 1896, [131]
Mandalay: visited by W. F. G. in 1882, [46] W. F. G. officiates in command of brigade, 1889, [86-97]
Manser, Surgeon-Major Robert: died of plague, 1897, [163]
Marris: outrage at Sunari Station, 1896, [155]
Maymyo, Upper Burma: W. F. G. makes flying visit to, 1890, [89-90]
McQueen, Lieut.-Gen. Sir John, G.C.B.: commanding Hazara Field Force,
1888, [74]
Memour Mehined Riad Effendi: Egyptian officer at Gambela, 1906, [280] holds court of inquiry there, [281]
Methuen, Gen. Lord, G.C.B., etc.: marches to the relief of
Kimberley, [221]
Middlesex Regt. See Seventy-seventh.
Military Secretary: W.F.G. as. See Staff Services
Nairne, Gen. Sir Charles, G.C.B.: C.-in-C. Bombay Army, 1893, [109] telegram of congratulation from, 1896, [148]
Napier, Gen. Sir Robert, G.C.B., etc.: Mil. Member of Council, 1862:
story of French Eagle, [14]
Northumberland Fusiliers: at Stormberg, 1899, [232] M.I. Company sent to Dewetsdorp, 1900, [248]
Norval's Pont Bridge: telegram regarding tenure of, 1900, [242]
Norwich: Royal visit to, 1900, [265]
Official History of the War in South Africa, 1899
quoted as under:
account of attack on Stormberg, Dec. 1899, [231-3] justification for ditto, [236] re deliberation of Gatacre's movements, [242] telegram ordering occupation of Smithfield, [244] telegram regarding occupation of Dewetsdorp, [246] marginal note re above cited, [247] telegram re movements of units of the Third Division, [248] arrival of detachment at Dewetsdorp, [251] results of action at Sannah's Post, March [31], 1900, [253] cautionary telegram to W. F. G., [256] situation subsequent to Sannah's Post, [259]
Omdurman: capture of, Sept. [2], 1898, [209] letter describing same, [209-12]
Panjkora River: rescue of Private Hall, 1895, [131]
Pembroke Dock: W. F. G. with Depot Batt. there, 1868, [29]
Pig-sticking: while Mil. Sec., 1881, [41-2] near Cutch-Bhuj, 1896, [146-8]
Pilcher, Maj.-Gen. T. D., C.B.: operations round Ladybrand, 1900, [252]
Plague, bubonic, at Bombay, 1897: See Chapter XI., [161-83] total mortality from, [161] cause of Surgeon-Major Manser's death, [163] subject of two anonymous articles by W. F. G., [164] appointment of Plague Committee, [166] policy instituted by above, [168] incidents of house-to-house visitation, [171-5] opposition of Sunni Mahommedans, [177] President of Poona Committee shot, [181]
Pole-Carew, Lt.-Gen. Sir Reginald, K.C.B., C.V.O.: movements and
recommendations of, March 1900, [242]
Poona: W. F. G. as Adjutant-General there, 1890. See
Chapter VII., [98-109] outrage after Queen's birthday dinner, 1897, [181-3]
Prendergast, Gen. Sir H. N. D., V.C., G.C.B.: commanding Burmese
Division, 1882, [43] commanding Second Division Bangalore Camp of Exercise, 1884, [53] asks for W. F. G. as Special Service Officer, 1885, [61] account of his expedition to Mandalay, 1885, [82-4]
Promotions: William Forbes Gatacre:
gazetted Ensign 77th Foot, Feb. [18], 1862
Lieutenant 77th Foot, Dec. [23], 1864
Captain 77th Foot, Dec. [7], 1870
Major Middlesex Regt., March [23], 1881
Lieut.-Col. Middlesex Regt., April [23], 1884
Colonel, April [29], 1886
Colonel substantive, Nov. [25], 1890
Major-General, June [25], 1898
retired March, 1904
Punjab Infantry, 25th Regt.: part of Third Brigade Chitral
Relief Force, 1895, [129]
Putter's Kraal, C.C.: W. F. G. advances to, Nov. 1899, [225]
Quetta: visits while on tour as D.Q.M.G., 1887, [66] W. F. G. officiates in command of District, 1896, [145-60]
Rangoon: history of occupation of, [43-4] W. F. G. quartered there as A.Q.M.G., 1882, [43]
Reddersburg, O.F.S.: surrender near, April 1900, [257]
Remount Department: W. F. G. temporarily works for, 1903, [273-6]
River War, The: by the Right Hon. W. S. Churchill, quoted as under:
re efficiency of British Brigade Egypt, 1898, [190] re assault of zariba by above, [202] re position of G. O. C., cited, [202]
Roberts, Field-Marshal Earl, V.C., K.P., G.C.B., etc.;
visits W. F. G. in camp at Bangalore, [54] becomes C.-in-C. India, 1885, [63] his covering letter to Dispatches (pubd. March 1900), cited, [235] reaches Capetown as C.-in-C. South African Field Force, [239] telegram to W.O. re Proclamation, [243] orders occupation of Smithfield, [244] orders occupation of Wepener, [245] telegram re occupation of Dewetsdorp, [246] summons W. F. G. to Bloemfontein, and forecasts his plans for
the advance, [254] expresses anxiety about the detachment at Dewetsdorp, [255] sends [5] cos. Cameron Highlanders to Bethanie, [255] orders the return of the Relief Column from Reddersburg, [257] sends official letter instructing W. F. G. to proceed to
England, April 1900, [259] quotation from private letter re recall, [263] his official visit to the Eastern District, 1903, [270]
Robertson, Sir George Scott, K.C.S.I., M.P.: defended the Fort at
Chitral, [129]
Royal Irish Rifles, 2nd Batt.: reaches Queenstown, C.C., [222] quotation from officers' reports re Stormberg, [233], [235] sent to Smithfield, O.F.S., [245] [2] cos. pushed on to Dewetsdorp, [248] the O.C. directed to retire on Reddersburg, [251] column surrenders at Mostert's Hoek, [257] splendid marching by detachments from Smithfield, Helvetia, and
Rouxville, [258]
Royal Military College, Sandhurst: W. F. G. there as cadet, 1860, [12] W. F. G. there as professor, 1875, [36-7]
"Run amok": W. F. G. attempts to disarm man with pistol at Simla,
1887, [69] letter re above, [213]
Rundle, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Leslie, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.: commanding a Division
on Salisbury Plain, 1899, [218]
Salisbury: W. F. G. works there on remount duty, 1904, [275] bicycles to and fro, [275]
Salisbury Plain: W. F. G. commands a Division, 1899, [217-18] Chief Umpire, Blue Army, 1903, [271]
Salt Lakes, Bupshu. See Kashmir
Sandhurst. See Royal Military College
Sandhurst, Lord, G.C.I.E. etc.: Governor of Bombay, 1895, [164], [166], [180]
Sannah's Post, O.F.S.; engagement at, 1900, [251] material results of engagement at, [253] change brought about by engagement at, [259]
Seaforth Highlanders: 1st Batt. in Egypt, 1898, [188] 2nd Batt. in Chitral, 1895, [129]
Seton, Col. H. J.: wounded at Stormberg, 1899, [233]
Seventy-seventh Regt., afterwards 2nd Batt. (D.C.O.) Middlesex Regt.:
raised 1787, [13] services and movements of, [14] at Hazaribagh, Allahabad, Barreilly, and Peshawur, [14-17] reaches Portsmouth, 1870, [29] leaves Dover for Rangoon, 1880, [38] moves to Secunderabad, 1883, [51] W. F. G. in command, June 1884 to Dec. 1885, [55-61]
Shaw, F. B., Esq.: Resident at Mandalay, 1879, [46]
Sikkim: W. F. G. sketches Fort at Lingtu, 1887, [68]
Simla: W. F. G. and the servant "run amok, " 1887, [69] rapid ride to Umballa and back, 1887, [70]
Sirdar, the: See Kitchener
Sniping: during advance on Chitral, 1895, [143-4]
Snow, Brig.-Gen. T. D'O., C.B.: Brigade-Major, Egypt, 1898, [186]
South African War Commission, Report of, quoted, [247] and again, [270]
Springfontein, O.F.S.: occupied by Third Division troops, [241] troops at, April [3], 1900, [40] scouts and [25] M.I., [255]
Staff College, Camberley: W. F. G. admitted, 1873, [33] Drag-hounds, W. F. G. as First Whip, [34]
Staff Services, W. F. G.: Instructor in Surveying, B.M.C., 1875, [36] D.A.A. and Q.M.G. Aldershot, 1879, [37] A.A.G. (officiating) Secunderabad, 1880, [39] Mil. Sec. (officiating) to C.-in-C. Bombay, 1881, [40] A.Q.M.G. (officiating) Rangoon, 1882, [43] D.Q.M.G., Bengal, 1885, [61-97] G.O.C. (officiating), Mandalay, [81-96] A.-G. Bombay, 1890, [98-109] G.O.C. Bombay, 1894, [110-82] G.O.C. (officiating), Quetta, 1896, [148-60] G.O.C. Third Infantry Brigade, Aldershot, 1897, [184-6] G.O.C. Eastern District, 1898, [216-71]
Stormberg, C.C.: Sir R. Buller suggests advance to, [223] occupied by Boers, Nov. 1899, [224] W. F. G. makes arrangements for the attack, [229] description of the advance and assault, Dec. [10], 1899, [231-5] casualties, [235] compared with Magersfontein and Colenso, [236]
Sunari Station, Beluchistan: outrage at, 1896, [155]
Supya-lat, wife to King Theebaw, [45] deported, 1885, [84]
Swann, Brig.-Gen. J. C., C.B.: A.A.G. to W. F. G. while commanding
Bombay district; letter re procedure quoted, [115] recollections of, [119]
Thaba 'Nchu, O.F.S.: Sir John French's operations near, [247] movements of troops preceding Sannah's Post, [251]
Theebaw, King of Burma: succeeds Mindon-Min, 1879, [44] as owner of "Free Lance" (?), [50] surrender of Mandalay, 1885, [83]
"Times" History of the War, quoted, as under:
re Col. Pole-Carew's movements, 1900, [243] re telegram about spreading proclamations, [244] re Col. Broadwood's position at Thaba 'Nchu, [252]
Transport officer, the: at Mandalay, [88-89]
Transport Service, the: P. and O. vessels, [122-5]
Toba Plateau, Beluchistan: Camp of Exercise at, 1896, [153]
Ton-Hon Expedition, 1889, [90-92]
Tournament at Bombay, 1894, [122-5]
Umballa: rapid ride from Simla, and back, 1887, [70]
War Services, W. F. G.: Hazara Field Force, 1888, as A.A. and
Q.M.G., [70-81] Ton-Hon Expedition, 1889 as Brig.-Gen., [90-92] Chitral Relief Force, 1895, G.O.C. Third Brigade, [128-44] Egypt, advance on Khartoum, 1898, G.O.C. commanding British
Brigade and (subsequently) Division, [186-213!] South African Field Force 1899, G.O.C. Third Division, [219-60]
Warwickshire Regt. (Royal): 1st Batt. in Egypt, 1898
Wauchope, Maj.-Gen. Andrew. C.B., C.M.G.; commanding First Brigade,
Egypt, 1898, [208] his brigade sent forward, [211]
Wepener, O.F.S.: telegram ordering occupation of, March 1900, [245] W. F. G.'s anxiety as to safety of detachment, [246] besieged by Boers, [258]
de Wet, Christian, Boer General; lays his plans for capture of
Waterworks guard, March 1900, [252] value of his victory at Sannah's Post, [253]
White, F.-M. Sir George, V.C., G.C.B., etc.: in Burma, 1885, [85] entertains W. F. G. at Lahore, 1894, [120] appoints W. F. G. to command Third Brigade, Chitral Relief Force,
1894, [128] letter from, re Marri Raid, 1896, [159] starts for Natal, Sept. 1899, [219] at Ladysmith, [221] relief of Ladysmith, [240]
Wolseley, Gen. Sir George, G.C.B.: commanding Mandalay Brigade, [86] returns to his command, [96]

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THE MILITARY MEMOIRS OF LIEUT.-GEN. SIR JOSEPH THACKWELL, G.C.B., K.H., Colonel 16th Lancers.

Arranged from Diaries and Correspondence by Colonel H. C. Wylly, C.B. With Portraits, Maps, and other Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 15s. net.

"The Memoirs of this fine old soldier, whose lot it was to see a vast amount of very hard fighting in many notable campaigns, are of quite exceptional interest.... Not only well worth reading on account of its general interest, but from which there is a very great deal to be learned."—United Service Magazine.

A MARINER OF ENGLAND. An Account of the Career of William Richardson from Cabin-Boy in the Merchant Service to Warrant Officer in the Royal Navy (1780 to 1817), told in his own words. Edited by Colonel Spencer Childers, R.B., C.B. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. net.

"Worth a dozen of the ordinary memoirs with which the market is flooded. For it is a genuine human document, a revelation of the thoughts and doings of a typical English sailorman during the most stirring years in our naval history.... We have found the book delightful reading."—Spectator.

"... Such excellent stuff, and in such racy, straightforward English ... uncommonly good reading. It makes us think of some of Captain Marryat's pictures of what they did at sea in the brave days of old."—Standard.

TWO ADMIRALS: SIR FAIRFAX MORESBY, G.C.B. (1786 to 1877), and his son, JOHN MORESBY. A Record of Life and Service in the British Navy for a hundred years. By Admiral John Moresby. Illustrated. Demy 8vo. 14s. net.

"This deeply interesting and delightfully entertaining volume."—Daily Telegraph.

"One of the most entertaining and instructive books in modern naval literature.... In every line the book smacks of the sea and of the breezy nature of the British sailor."—The Globe.

THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL SIR LEOPOLD MCCLINTOCK. By Sir Clements Markham, K.C.B., F.R.S With Maps and Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 15s. net.

"No living sailor was so worthy to be the biographer of Sir Leopold McClintock as Sir Clements Markham.... Sir Clements Markham has written with much of the simplicity and reserve of the great explorer himself. Never for a moment does he diverge from quiet narrative ... it is an inspiring record of one who did his duty as he saw it, and found the path to fame by his own fine qualities of character."—Westminster Gazette.

THE LIFE OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR CHARLES W. WILSON, Royal Engineers. By Colonel Sir Charles M. Watson, K.C.M.G., C.B., R.E., M.A. With Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 15s. net.

"There is a most interesting account of the circumstances of the time in this admirable biography, and those who would know the true story of the failure to relieve Gordon should by all means read it. He was a good soldier and a good man, and we are glad to commend this biography to soldiers who know how to appreciate the service that men like Sir Charles Wilson render to their country."—Army and Navy Gasette.

THE LIFE OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR JOHN ARDAGH. By His Wife, Susan, Countess of Malmesbury (Lady Ardagh). With Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 15s. net.

"... Lady Malmesbury has written her husband's life with rare discrimination and reticence ... exhilarating record of a splendidly strenuous life ... an admirable record of the work of a great servant of the State and it should be in the hands of every young soldier."—Athenaum.

THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF SIR JAMES GRAHAM, 1792-1861. First Lord of the Admiralty in the Ministries of Lord Grey and Lord Aberdeen, and Home Secretary in the Administration of Sir Robert Peel. By Charles Stuart Parker, Editor of "Life of Sir Robert Peel." With Portraits and other Illustrations. Two Vols. Demy 8vo. 24s. net.

LORD DUNRAVEN'S THE OUTLOOK IN IRELAND. The Case for Devolution and Conciliation. Demy 8vo. 7s. 6d. net.

LORD MILNER'S WORK IN SOUTH AFRICA. From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902. Containing hitherto Unpublished Information. By W. Basil Worsfold. With Portraits and a Map. Demy 8vo. 15s. net.

FURTHER MEMOIRS OF THE WHIG PARTY, 1807-21. By Henry Richard Vassall, 3rd Lord Holland (1773-1840). With which is Incorporated a Chapter termed "Miscellaneous Reminiscences." Edited by Lord Stavordale, Editor of "The Letters of Lady Sarah Lennox." With Portraits. Demy 8vo. 18s. net.

LENNOX, LADY SARAH, THE CORRESPONDENCE OF. 1745-1826. Edited by the Countess of Ilchester and Lord Stavordale. With Photogravure Frontispiece and other Illustrations. One Vol. 10s. 6d. net.

THE HATZFELDT LETTERS. Letters of Count Paul Hatzfeldt to his Wife, written from the Headquarters of the King of Prussia, 1870-71. Translated from the French by J. L. Bashford, M.A. With Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 15s. net.

CHARLES JAMES FOX. A Commentary on his Life and Character. By Walter Savage Landor. Edited by Stephen Wheeler. With Photogravure Portrait. Demy 8vo. 9s. net.

THE FIRST BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO CHINA.

THE LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF GEORGE FIRST EARL MACARTNEY, 1737-1806. From hitherto Unpublished Correspondence and Documents. By Mrs. A. G. Robbins. With Portraits and other Illutrations. Demy 8vo. 16s. net.

MOLTKE IN HIS HOME. By Friedrich August Dressier. Authorised Translation by Mrs. C. E. Barrett-Lennard. With an Introduction by Lieut.-General Lord Methuen. With Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 6s. net.

This does not attempt to give a biography of the great Field-Marshal, but contains a series of sketches and incidents of his life, and of the characteristics and surroundings of one of the greatest soldiers of the nineteenth century.

NELSON'S HARDY. His Life, Letters, and Friends. By A. M. Broadley and the Rev. R. G. Bartelot. Many Illustrations and Portraits, 10s. 6d. net.

"A record of the beautiful human friendship which existed between the two men, and should be read by everybody interested in one of England's greatest heroes and in the historical incidents of his time."—The Tatler.

"The importance of this Life and Letters of Hardy is undeniable.... That Hardy is worthy of a complete biography is undoubted, and this book is a desirable possession to all who care for England's naval glories."—Daily Chronicle.

LETTERS FROM THE PENINSULA (1808-1812). Written by Lieut.-General Sir William Warre, C.B., K.T.S. Edited by the Rev. Edmond Warre, D.D., C.B. With Portrait and Map. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. net.

"If we wanted to choose the sort of testimony that would make the circumstances of a well-known campaign more real to us than ever before, we should undoubtedly choose the private letters of an officer to his friends.... We advise the general reader to try William Warre's letters. They will find revealed in them a stout and loyal heart, and a careful and intelligent mind which had a singular ability for discerning the drift and significance of things."—Spectator.

A WEEK AT WATERLOO IN 1815. Lady De Lancey's Narrative. Being an account of how she nursed her husband, Colonel Sir William H. De Lancey, mortally wounded in the great battle. With Photogravure Portraits and other Illustrations. Square crown 8vo. 6s. net.

"A vastly interesting human document.... We need not trouble to praise where Sir Walter Scott and Charles Dickens have so fervently belauded."—Daily Telegraph.

"Pages of writing of terrible beauty, subtlety, delicacy, and power describe her nursing of him and his death. It is not a jagged series of poignant notes.... There is no heroine in English history or literature more worshipful than Lady De Lancey."—World.

THE BOOK OF WAR. Translated into English by Captain E. F. Calthrop, R.A. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. net.

This work, the writings of Suntzu and Wutzu, Chinese Strategists of about the 5th century B.C., is the most famous work on the art of war in the Far East. It deals with operations of war, statecraft, moral and training of troops, stratagem, the use of spies, etc., and for 25 centuries it has been the Bible of the Chinese or Japanese ruler. The book is distinguished alike by the poetry and grandeur of its language and the modernity of its spirit.

THE LETTERS OF QUEEN VICTORIA. A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861. Published by Authority of His Majesty the King. Edited by Arthur Christopher Benson, MLA., C.V.O., and Viscount Esher, G.C.V.O., K.C.B. With numerous Photogravures. Medium 8vo. Three Vols. £3 3s. net. Also Crown 8vo. Three Vols. 6s. net.

FOURTEEN YEARS IN PARLIAMENT, 1892 TO 1906. By A. S. T. Griffith-Boscawen, formerly M.P. for the Tonbridge Division of Kent. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. net.

LIFE OF THE MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN AND AVA. By Sir Alfred Lyall, P.C. Third Impression. With Portraits, etc. Demy 8vo. Two Vols. 36s. net.

THE DUKE OF ARGYLL, 1823-1900. Comprising his Autobiography down to 1857, and his Life from that Date onwards, based on his Correspondence and Diaries. Edited by the Dowager Duchess of Argyll. With Portraits and other Illustrations. Two Vols. Medium 8vo. 36s. net.

LIFE OF SIR ROBERT PEEL. Based on his Correspondence and Private Documents. Edited by Charles Stuart Parker. With a Summary of Peel's Life by his Grandson, the Hon. George Peel. With Portraits. Three Vols. Demy 8vo.

VOL. I. FROM HIS BIRTH TO 1827. 16s.
VOLS. II. AND III. FROM 1827 TO HIS DEATH IN 1852. 32s.

THE CREEVEY PAPERS. A Selection from the Diaries and Correspondence of Thomas Creevey (1768-1838) from Family Papers hitherto unpublished. Edited by the Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart., M.P. With Portraits. One Vol. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. net.

SIDNEY HERBERT (LORD HERBERT OF LEA). A Memoir. By Lord Stanmore. With Portraits and other Illustrations. Two Vols. Demy 8vo. 24s. net. No Life of Sidney Herbert has hitherto been published.

THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF GEORG JOACHIM GOSCHEN, 1752-1829. By Viscount Goschen. With Portraits and Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 36s. net.

NELSON AND OTHER NAVAL STUDIES. By James R. Thursfield. With Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 12s. net.

"Few other writers except Mahan possess Mr. Thursfield's faculty of combining the romance of the sea with the science of naval warfare, and in both alike the cult of Nelson gives life and warmth to their studies.... The merit of Mr. Thursfield's writing is the firm hold which he has of the central principles of a maritime defensive policy. His writing is effective, and at times even brilliant; but this it is which gives it force and lucidity."—Westminster Gazette.

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE CHIEF CAMPAIGNS IN EUROPE SINCE 1792. By General A. von Horsetzky, G.O.C. the 1st Austro-Hungarian Army Corps and the Troops in Cracow. Translated by Lieutenant K. B. Ferguson, R.G.A. With numerous Maps and Plans. Demy Svo. 18s. net.

"We have nothing but praise for Gen. von Horsetzky's book. It is a valuable addition to military literature, for we do not know where else, in such form, records of so many campaigns can be studied. The work of translation and condensation has been admirably done. The merit of the book is its extreme clearness and known accuracy ... those who desire to gain a correct idea of modern military history will find the book invaluable."—Army and Navy Gazette.

RASPLATA (The Reckoning). By Commander Wladimir Semenoff. His Diary during the Blockade of Port Arthur and the Voyage of the Fleets under Admiral Rojdestvensky. With Maps. Demy Svo. 10s. 6d. net.

"Commander Semenoff writes only of what he knows and has seen. His simple candour and cool intrepidity enable him to record his experiences at the moment in the most appalling scenes of naval conflict that modern times have known."—Times.

"An authentic record of the highest value, which is likely to become a classic among naval annals."—Westminster Gazette.

THE RUSSIAN ARMY AND THE JAPANESE WAR. Being Historical and Critical Comments on the Military Policy and Power of Russia and on the Campaign in the Far East. By General Kuropatkin. Translated by Captain A. B. Lindsay. Edited by Major E. D. Swinton, D.S.O., R.E. With Maps and Illustrations. 2 Vols. Demy 8vo. 28s. net.

"... We doubt if a more virile or sincere document was ever put before the public, and it says little for the official wisdom of General Kuropatkin's fellow-countrymen that such a record should have been suppressed in the land of its origin. In England, at any rate, the patent honesty and abundant good feeling of these measured criticisms will be valued at their proper worth."—Daily Telegraph.

THE TRUTH ABOUT PORT ARTHUR. By Monsieur E. K. Nojine, accredited Russian War Correspondent during the Siege. Translated and Abridged by Captain A. B. Lindsay. Edited by Major E. D. Swinton, D.S.O. With Map and Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 15s. net.

"M. Nojine is unusually well qualified to offer testimony on the long beleaguerment. He writes with vivacity and force, and the translation is competent and spirited, both on account of its vivid narrative and by reason of the extraordinary revelations it contains.... It is the most remarkable book about the war yet issued."—Times.

OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE SECOND AFGHAN WAR, 1878-1880. Produced in the Intelligence Branch, Army Headquarters, India. Abridged Official Account. With numerous Maps and Illustrations. Medium 8vo. 21s. net.

"An excellent compendium of the whole war, clearly written and amply illustrated by photographs, maps, and diagrams.... It is a narrative that will fascinate the many who love to read about war-like movements.... It is a story of wise and patient preparation, carefully arranged generalship, supreme daring, amazing tenacity. Undoubtedly the right thing has been done in giving to the world a stiring story, which has remained too long, many will think, a secret record."—The Sheffield Independent.

CAVALRY IN FUTURE WARS. By His Excellency Lt.-General Frederick von Bernhardi, Commander of the 7th Division of the German Army. Translated by Charles Sydney Goldman, Editor of "The Empire and the Century." With an Introduction by General Sir John French, K.C.M.G., K.C.B., G.C.V.O. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. net.

"Here at last, in the English language, we have a really important work on the German cavalry at first hand."—Broad Arrow.

"General Von Bernhardi most certainly knows what he is talking about, and is equally at home when discussing matters of the highest import or others of comparatively trifling details; he displays a sound knowledge and judgment concerning all things of organization, strategy, tactics, and training; and moreover, he thoroughly understands horses, so that he is enabled to offer very valuable service on every subject connected with them, from training of the remount to the economical use of horseflesh in war."—Westminster Gazette.

THE GERMAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. Prepared in the Historical Section of the Great General Staff, Berlin. Translated by Colonel W. H. H. Waters, R.A., C.V.O., and Colonel Hubert Du Cane, R.A., M.V.O. 2 Vols. With Maps and Plans. Demy 8vo. 15s. net each.

"The most valuable work in which, since its close, the war has been discussed. It stands alone, because it is the only work in which the war has been surveyed by trained and competent students of war, the only one of which the judgments are based on a familiarity with the modern theory of war. The best book that has yet appeared on the South African War."—The Morning Post.

FROM LIBAU TO TSU-SHIMA. A Narrative of the Voyage of Admiral Rojdestvensky's Squadron to the East, including a detailed Account of the Dogger Bank Incident. By the late Eugene Politovsky, Chief Engineer of the Squadron. Translated by Major F. R. Godfrey, R.M.L.I. Crown 8vo. 6s.

"A painful book, but a deeply interesting and a really valuable one, which will have a place of permanent value among the documents of the Russo-Japanese war."—Daily Telegraph.

BEFORE PORT ARTHUR IN A DESTROYER. The Personal Diary of a Japanese Naval Officer. Translated from the Spanish Edition by Captain R. Grant, D.S.O., Rifle Brigade. With Maps and Illustrations. Cheap Edition. Square 8vo. 3s. 6d. net.

"It is pre-eminently a book to be read for enjoyment as well as instruction; but it will fall short of its more immediate value if measures are not devised for bringing it before the attention of those responsible for the education of 'youngsters' in training for a sea life."—Pall Mall Gazette.

THE BATTLE OF TSU-SHIMA. Between the Japanese and Russian Fleets, fought on the 27th May, 1905. By Captain Vladimir Semenoff (one of the survivors). Translated by Captain A. B. Lindsay. With a Preface by Sir George Sydenham Clarke. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. net.

"It is one of the most thrilling and touching records of naval warfare that we have ever read."—The Westminster Gazette.

FORTIFICATION: Its Past Achievements, Recent Developments, Future Progress. By Colonel Sir George S. Clarke, R.E., K.C.M.G., F.R.S. New Edition Enlarged. With numerous Illustrations. Medium 8vo. 18s. net.

ARTILLERY AND EXPLOSIVES. Essays and Lectures written and delivered at various times. By Sir Andrew Noble, K.C.B., D.C.L., F.R.S. With numerous diagrams and Illustrations. Medium 8vo. 21s. net.

"No one can speak on the subject of modern artillery and explosives with greater authority than Sir Andrew Noble."—Engineering.

THE ARMY IN 1906. A Policy and a Vindication. By the Rt. Hon. H. O. Arnold-Forster, M.P. Demy 8vo. 15s. net.

"Mr. Arnold-Forster's remarkable work will be read with the deepest attention and respect by all who have the interest of the Army at heart; and though many may differ from him, now as formerly, in reference to matters of detail, few will be found to deny that the principles he enunciates are in themselves absolutely sound.... However much any may disagree with Mr. Arnold-Forster's proposals, few will deny that he has given very strong reasons in support of them all."—Westminster Gazette.

IMPERIAL OUTPOSTS. From a Strategical and Commercial Aspect. With Special Reference to the Japanese Alliance. By Colonel A. M. Murray. With a Preface by Field-Marshal The Earl Roberts, V.C., K.G. With Maps and Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 12s. net.

"We should like to see every officer in the British Army with the wide vision and interest in the strategical and commercial organization of the Empire which Colonel Murray displays."—Spectator.

"Colonel Murray deals with subjects of the highest interest. If we note those opinions from which we differ, it must be with the preliminary remarks that there is still more in the book with which we thoroughly agree, and that the whole of it is suggestive and worthy of the most careful consideration."—Athenaum.

THE ART OF RECONNAISSANCE. By Colonel David Henderson, D.S.O. With Diagrams. Small crown 8vo. 5s. net.

PRINCIPLES AND METHODS—PROTECTION AND SECURITY—CONTACT—INDEPENDENT RECONNAISSANCE—THE SCOUT—THE PATROL—RECONNAISSANCE OF GROUND—TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION.

This work is a guide to the study of reconnaissance in the field under modern conditions of war, and deals with the practical details as well as with the theoretical principles of the subject. It has been printed in clear type on special paper and so bound that it can be conveniently carried in the pocket by military students.

IMPERIAL STRATEGY. By the Military Correspondent of "The Times." With Maps. Medium 8vo. 21s. net.

"The book is a most valuable and timely aid to the cause of national security, and should be read by all those who are in a position to influence the destinies of the Empire."—Morning Post.

A NATION IN ARMS. Speeches on the Maintenance of the British Army. Delivered by Field-Marshal The Earl Roberts, V.C., K.G. Crown 8vo. Cloth, 2s. 6d. net; paper, 1s. net.

The Spectator says:—"It is with no small satisfaction that we note the republication, under the title of 'A Nation in Arms,' of the speeches on the question of National Service delivered by Lord Roberts.... It is not the creation of a military caste for which he pleads, but the building up of the highest type of citizen—the citizen who is able to protect his native land and his rights and liberties himself and without external aid, and who believes that national safety is not to be hired, but to be achieved by self-sacrifice.... It is hardly necessary to say that Lord Roberts and those who agree with him ask for national training such as is willingly and cheerfully undergone by the citizens of Switzerland, not for that which is imposed on the German population. We have one more word to say—that is, to ask our readers to study carefully Lord Roberts' book. We would specially ask this of those who dread, and, as we hold, are right in dreading, militarism, and who look forward to universal peace as the ultimate goal for mankind. They will find that Lord Roberts has not a word to say in praise of war.... What he does desire is that as long as war continues—and no sane man can, unfortunately, doubt its continuance in our generation—the British people shall, when it comes, be prepared to meet it."

THE RISE AND EXPANSION OF THE BRITISH DOMINION IN INDIA. By Sir Alfred Lyall. Fourth Edition, with a new Chapter bringing the History down to 1907. With Maps. Demy 8vo. 5s. net.

OVER-SEA BRITAIN. A Descriptive Record of the Geography, the Historical, Ethnological, and Political Development, and the Economic Resources of the Empire.

THE NEARER EMPIRE.—The Mediterranean, British Africa, and British America. By E. F. Knight. Author of "Where Three Empires Meet," "Small Boat Sailing," etc. With 9 Coloured Maps. Crown 8vo. 6s.

Mr. E. F. Knight, the well-known traveller and war correspondent, in this volume gives a description of what he calls the Nearer Empire—i.e., the British possessions in the Mediterranean, Africa, and America. The book is no mere collection of geographical facts. It seeks to show what the Empire is, how it came to be, and what is the history of its growth. It deals also with the political development and the economic resources of the Colonies. The descriptive parts have an additional charm through being to a large extent a record of personal observation. To quote from the Preface:—"The author has travelled in most of the countries over which the British flag flies. He has witnessed, and on some occasions taken part in the making of several portions of that Empire in times both of peace and war, and has therefore been able to draw on his own personal experiences and observations when writing this short account of Britain beyond the seas."