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| I. | Monte Video and Buenos Ayres, 1806-7 | [1] |
| II. | With Sir John Moore—Battle of Coruña, 1808-9 | [14] |
| III. | Back to the Peninsula under Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1809 | [18] |
| IV. | Campaign of 1810—The 1st German Hussars | [24] |
| V. | Campaign of 1810—Battle of the Coa | [28] |
| VI. | Campaign of 1811 | [41] |
| VII. | Campaign of 1812: Storming of Ciudad Rodrigo | [55] |
| VIII. | Campaign of 1812: the Storming of Badajos—Harry Smith’s Marriage | [61] |
| IX. | Campaign of 1812: Battle of Salamanca—Occupation of Madrid—Retreat to Salamanca | [75] |
| X. | Campaign of 1812: Retreat to the Lines of Torres Vedras—Winter of 1812-13 | [84] |
| XI. | Campaign of 1813: Battle of Vittoria | [93] |
| XII. | Campaign of 1813: Advance to Vera | [104] |
| XIII. | Campaign of 1813: In the Pyrenees—General Skerrett—Combat of Vera—Fight at the Bridge, and Death of Cadoux | [113] |
| XIV. | Campaign of 1813: Colonel Colborne—Second Combat of Vera | [129] |
| XV. | Campaign of 1813: Battle of the Nivelle | [140] |
| XVI. | Combat of the 10th December—Harry Smith’s Dream and the Death of his Mother | [152] |
| XVII. | Campaign of 1814: Battle of Orthez—Anecdote of Juana Smith | [162] |
| XVIII. | Campaign of 1814: at Gée, near Aire—Battle of Tarbes—Battle of Toulouse—end of the War | [170] |
| XIX. | Harry Smith parts from his Wife before starting for the War in America | [182] |
| XX. | Voyage to Bermuda—Rendezvous in the Chesapeake—Battle of Bladensburg and Capture of Washington—Harry Smith sent Home with Dispatches | [191] |
| XXI. | Harry Smith once more in England—Reunion with his Wife in London—Interview with the Prince Regent—Dinner at Lord Bathurst’s—A Journey to Bath—Harry Smith introduces his Wife to his Father—Visit to Whittlesey—He receives Orders To return to America under Sir Edward Pakenham | [209] |
| XXII. | Sails with Sir Edward Pakenham on the Expedition against New Orleans—Reverse of 8th January, 1815, and Death of Pakenham—Sir John Lambert succeeds to the Command, appoints Harry Smith his Military Secretary, and withdraws the Force | [226] |
| XXIII. | Capture of Fort Bowyer—Disembarcation on Ile Dauphine—End of the American War—Visit to Havana and Return-Voyage to England—News of Napoleon’s Return to Power—Harry Smith at his Home at Whittlesey | [248] |
| XXIV. | Harry Smith and his Wife start together for the Waterloo Campaign—Ghent—Battle of Waterloo | [263] |
| XXV. | Juana’s Story | [281] |
| XXVI. | March to Paris—Harry Smith Quartermaster-General of the Reserve—He becomes Lieut.-Colonel and C.B.—The 6th Division moved from Neuilly to St. Germain—the Duc de Berri as a Sportsman—On the Reduction of the 6th Division Harry Smith rejoins his Regiment as Captain—March to Cambray—He is made Major de Place of that Town | [290] |
| XXVII. | Cambray, 1816-1818—Sport and Gaiety—The Duke of Wellington—Harry Smith receives a Visit from his Father | [301] |
| XXVIII. | Return to England (1818)—Harry Smith rejoins his Regiment—Shorncliffe—Gosport—Discharge of the Peninsular Veterans | [317] |
| XXIX. | Glasgow (1819-1825)—Radical Disturbances—Harry Smith once more on the Staff as Major of Brigade—George IV.’s Visit to Edinburgh—Harry Smith revisits Paris—He rejoins his Regiment in Ireland | [324] |
| XXX. | 1825-1828: Harry Smith accompanies his Regiment to Nova Scotia—Sir James Kempt—Harry Smith parts with his old Regiment On Being Appointed Deputy Quartermaster-General in Jamaica—He has to deal with an Epidemic of Yellow Fever among the Troops—Appointed Deputy Quartermaster-General at the Cape of Good Hope | [338] |
| XXXI. | After staying Three Weeks at Nassau, Harry Smith and his Wife sail for England, and after a Miserable Voyage land at Liverpool—He visits London and Whittlesey, and leaves England (1829), not to return till 1847 | [351] |
| XXXII. | Voyage to the Cape—Military Duties and Sport, 1829-1834—Sir Benjamin D’Urban succeeds Sir Lowry Cole as Governor of the Colony | [359] |
| XXXIII. | Outbreak of a Kafir War—Harry Smith’s Historic Ride to Grahamstown—On his Arrival he proclaims Martial Law—Provides for the Defence of the Town—Attacks the Kafirs and rescues Seven Missionaries | [369] |
| XXXIV. | Harry Smith Chief of the Staff under Sir Benjamin D’Urban—He makes Two Forays into the Fish River Bush and One into the Umdizini Bush—The Force under Sir B. D’Urban marches from Fort Willshire to the Poorts of the Buffalo, from whence Harry Smith makes another Foray | [382] |
| XXXV. | Over the Kei into Hintza’s Territory—War declared against Hintza—His Kraal being destroyed the Chief comes in, and agrees to the Terms of Peace—He remains as a Hostage with the British Force, which marches back to the Kei—Harry Smith marches under Hintza’s Guidance into his Territory to recover the Stolen Cattle—Near the Xabecca Hintza tries to escape, and is shot | [390] |
| XXXVI. | March across the Bashee to the Umtata and back to the Bashee—Death of Major White—Difficult March from the Bashee to rejoin Sir B. D’Urban on the Kei—Annexation of the Territory called the “Province of Queen Adelaide,” and Founding of its Capital, “King William’s Town”—Return of the Governor to Grahamstown | [408] |
| XXXVII. | Harry Smith left in Command of the New “Province of Queen Adelaide” at King William’s Town—Death of Lieutenant Bailie—Harry Smith joined by his Wife—Forays on the Kafirs—Conclusion of Peace | [420] |
| XXXVIII. | Harry Smith’s Attempts at civilizing the Kafirs—The Chiefs made British Magistrates—A Census taken—A Police Force established—A Great Meeting of Chiefs—Witchcraft forbidden—A Chief punished for Disobedience—A Rebellious Chief awed into Submission—Agriculture and Commerce introduced—Nakedness discountenanced—Burial of the Dead encouraged—Buying of Wives checked—Hopes of a General Conversion to Christianity | [430] |
| XXXIX. | Lord Glenelg orders the Abandonment of the Province of Queen Adelaide, and appoints Captain Stockenstrom to succeed Harry Smith on the Frontier—Grief of the Kafirs at the Change—Journey of Harry Smith and his Wife to Cape Town—He is exonerated by Lord Glenelg, and receives Testimonials for his Services to the Colony—Leaves Cape Town June, 1840, on being appointed Adjutant-General of the Queen’s Army in India | [452] |
| XL. | Voyage from Cape Town to Calcutta—Harry Smith’s Disappointment at not receiving the Command in the Afghan War—His Criticism of the Operations | [469] |
| XLI. | Sir Hugh Gough succeeds Sir Jasper Nicolls as Commander-in-Chief in India—Affairs in Gwalior—Battle of Maharajpore—Harry Smith made K.C.B. | [480] |
| XLII. | Affairs in the Punjaub—Sir Henry Hardinge Succeeds Lord Ellenborough as Governor-General—Outbreak of the First Sikh War—Battle of Moodkee | [497] |
| XLIII. | Battle of Ferozeshah (or Ferozeshuhur) 21st December, 1845, and Resumed Battle of 22nd December—The Army moves into Position at Sobraon | [507] |
| XLIV. | Sir Harry Smith detached from the Main Army—He reduces the Fortresses of Futteyghur and Dhurmcote—Combines with Colonel Phillips at Jugraon, and after changing his Route To Loodiana encounters the Enemy at Budowal, and loses Some Part of his Baggage—He relieves Loodiana, and, being reinforced and the Enemy having retreated, occupies his Position at Budowal | [523] |
| XLV. | The Battles of Aliwal and Sobraon—End of Sir Harry Smith’s Autobiography | [536] |
| XLVI. | (Supplementary.) Honours and Rewards, and Knitting of Old Friendships | [554] |
| XLVII. | (Supplementary.) In England once more—A Series of Ovations—London, Ely, Whittlesey, Cambridge—Appointed Governor of the Cape of Good Hope | [571] |
| XLVIII. | (Supplementary.) South Africa in 1847—Sir Harry’s Reception at Cape Town and on the Frontier—End of the Kafir War—Extension of the Boundaries of the Colony and Establishment of the Province of “British Kaffraria”—Visit to the Country beyond the Orange and to Natal—Proclamation of the “Orange River Sovereignty”—Triumphant Return to Cape Town—Disaffection among the Boers in the Sovereignty—Expedition thither and Battle of Boomplaats—Return to Cape Town | [582] |
| XLIX. | (Supplementary.) The Question of the Establishment of a Representative Assembly in the Cape Colony—The Convict Question—Kafir War—Recall of Sir Harry Smith—His Departure from the Cape | [609] |
| L. | (Supplementary.) Again in England—Last Years, 1852-1860 | [652] |
| APPENDIX I.—Diary of the Expedition to Monte Video, etc., 1806-7 | [691] |
| APPENDIX II.—Some Family Letters preserved by Harry Smith with Particular Care | [700] |
| APPENDIX III.—Memorandum addressed to Sir B. D’Urban on the Diet and Treatment of Soldiers in Confinement | [715] |
| APPENDIX IV.—Extracts from Harry Smith’s Letters to his Wife during the Kafir War, 1835 | [718] |
| APPENDIX V.—Address of Colonel Smith to the Caffer Chiefs, 7th January, 1836 | [760] |
| APPENDIX VI.—Extracts from Sir Harry Smith’s Letters from India, to his Sister, Mrs. Sargant | [766] |
| APPENDIX VII.—Sir Harry Smith’s Recall from the Cape— |
| A. Earl Grey’s Despatch | [782] |
| B. Sir Harry Smith’s “Memoranda” in Reply | [787] |
| APPENDIX VIII.—Sir Harry Smith’s Paternal and Maternal Ancestry | [794] |
| INDEX | [795] |