GLOSSARY.
INDEX
INDEX TO VOLUME I.
Abdy, Major A. J., [184].
Abon's Dam, [246], [309].
Achtertang, [275], [400], [404].
Acton Homes, [157], [158].
Adelaide Farm, [140], [181].
Aden, [91].
Adjutant-General's Department, [8], [10], [16].
Admiralty, [6], [16], [97]-122;
acts as agent for War Office for shipping army, [98], [107];
assistance on shore ordered by, [117];
conference between War Office and, [110];
contracts, [105];
control of transport service, [99];
conveyance of mules by, [23];
early measures taken by the, [100];
embarkation arrangements between War Office and, [111];
Messrs. Hogg & Robinson, shipping agents of the, [98];
office accommodation, additions to, [101];
Royal Commission, as to the success of the, [110];
statement that stock of horse-fittings and water-tanks was inadequate, [110];
Transport Department, [98];
transports engaged by the, [109];
transport work carried out by the, [97], [98].
See also [Navy].
Advance Hill, [367], [368].
Adye, Major W., [186], [188], [194], [195].
Afrikanders, the, [68].
Airlie, Lieut.-Col. the Earl of, [323].
Albert (district), [275], [285], [382].
Albrecht, Major, [234], [256], [308].
Aldershot, brigades direct from, [204].
Alderson, Lieut.-Col. E. A. H., [387], [439].
Aliwal (district), [275].
Aliwal North, [48], [50], [208], [285], [382].
Allenby, Major E. H. H., [402].
Aller Park, [183].
Amajuba, or Majuba, [72], [426].
America, [443].
Ammunition (British):—
rifle, [31];
gun, [31];
reserves of, [32].
Ammunition columns, [437], [438].
Anderton, Lieut. T., [121].
Animals purchased abroad, [20].
Annexed districts, [382].
Ardagh, Sir J. C., K.C.I.E., C.B., [14], [422].
See also [Intelligence Department (British, Home)].
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1st). See [Regular Units].
Armed forces of the British Empire, [92]-95.
Army, British. See [British Army].
Army Board, [26].
Army Corps, [26], [110].
Army Medical Department, [26], [30].
See also [Royal Army Medical Corps].
Army Orders, [12], [414], [420].
Army remounts. See [Remount Department].
Army reserves. See [Reserves].
Army Service Corps. See [Regular Units].
Army Veterinary Department, [27].
Artillery. See [Regular] and [Colonial Units].
Artillery equipment, [422].
Arundel, [277]-284, [389], [391].
Atlantic Transport Co., [103].
Australia, [34], [443].
See also the various Australian Colonies.
Australian Mounted Infantry. See [Colonial Units].
Auxiliary troops of the United Kingdom, [93].
Babington, Maj.-Gen. J. M., [321], [322], [327], [387], [441], [442].
Babtie, Major W., C.M.G., M.B., [365];
awarded the V.C., [366].
Baden-Powell, Colonel R. S. S., [2], [39], [42], [44], [48]-49, [197], [207], [409];
influence of, on the Boer dispositions, [50].
Bailward, Major A. C., [360], [361].
Bamboosberg Spruit, [294], [299].
Bannatine-Allason, Major R., [322], [323], [330], [331].
Barbados, [89], [91].
Barkly East, [53], [208], [275], [285], [287], [288], [382].
Barkly West, [214], [382].
Barrett, Lieut. N., [121].
Barter, Lieut.-Col. C. St. L., [224], [254], [255], [325].
Barton, Major.-Gen. G., C.B., [203], [269], [273], [333], [345], [347], [357]-373.
Bastard's Nek, [400], [405].
Basutoland, [36], [37], [48], [56]-59, [61], [64], [94], [197], [306].
Basutos, [40].
Batteries. See [Royal Artillery] and Naval Batteries.
Bates, Captain A., [382].
Battalions, average strength of, in February, 1900, [438].
Bayley's Corps. See [Colonial Units].
Beacon Hill, [271], [272].
Bearcroft, Captain J. E., R.N., [120], [308], [321], [438].
Bearer companies. See [Royal Army Medical Corps].
Beaufort West, [53], [210].
Bechuanaland, [52], [65], [95], [207], [417].
Bedfordshire regiment (2nd). See [Regular Units].
Beith, [147], [148].
Belfort, [422].
Bell, Captain F. J. H., [298].
Bell Spruit, [173], [177], [183], [186], [188]-191.
Belmont, [52], [63], [212], [213], [215]-217, [218]-228, [229], [231], [232], [241], [258], [308], [310], [332], [386], [432].
Benson, Major G. E., [309], [317].
Berkshire regiment, Royal (2nd). See [Regular Units].
Bermuda, [89], [91].
Besters station, [158], [171].
Bethel commando. See [Commandos].
Bethlehem commando. See [Commandos].
Bethulie commando. See [Commandos].
Bethulie, [40], [50], [275], [411]-413, [431].
Bethulie bridge, [39], [48], [50], [198], [202], [210], [413], [425], [435].
Bethulie road, [404].
Bethune, Lieut.-Col. E. C., [206], [262].
Bethune's Mounted Infantry. See [Colonial Units].
Bevan, Lieut. F., [213].
Bewicke-Copley, Major R. C. A. B., [372].
Bezuidenhout's Pass, [49], [58], [157].
Biggarsberg Range, [37], [38], [58], [59], [125], [147], [159], [335].
Black Watch (2nd). See [Regular Units].
"Black week," the, [380].
Blesboklaagte, [147].
Bloemfontein, [5], [48], [85], [197], [202], [210], [290], [385], [388], [410]-413, [428], [429], [431], [435].
Bloemfontein commando. See [Commandos].
Bloemhof commando. See [Commandos].
Blue Mountains, [81].
Board of Trade, [101], [105].
Boers:
advance on Colesberg, [275];
advance on Kimberley, [50], [52];
advance on Mafeking, [49], [50], [52];
advance into Northern Natal, [124];
advance into Southern Natal, [265];
advance on Stormberg, [285];
annexations by, [382];
armament of, [79]-85;
enterprise of, in use of heavy guns, [422];
initial numerical superiority of, [2], [35], [49], [50];
leaders of, deceived by Lord Roberts' movements and secrecy, [435];
methods of warfare of, [69]-75, [402];
military system of, [75]-79;
proclamations by, [52], [275];
strength of, [1], [49], [334], [335], [409], [410].
Boer commandos:
assembly of, behind the Drakensberg, [47];
preliminary distribution of, at beginning of war, [49], [50];
waiting in July, 1899, till grass fit to invade Colonies, [116].
See also [Commandos].
Boer Intelligence Department. See [Intelligence Department].
Boksburg commando. See [Commandos].
Boomplaats, [70].
Border Horse. See [Colonial Units].
Border Mounted Rifles. See [Colonial Units].
Border regiment (1st). See [Regular Units].
Boshof commando. See [Commandos].
Bosman's Drift, [244], [247].
Botha, Commandant Christian, [342].
Botha, General Louis, [264], [265], [332]-375, [389].
Botha, Commandant (Mafeking), [409].
Botha's Drift, [405].
Botha's Pass, [49], [58], [124].
Bottomley, Captain H., [272].
Brabant, Brig.-General E. Y., C.M.G., [415], [435];
raises mounted corps, [206], [286].
Brabant's Horse. See [Colonial Units].
Brabazon, Major-General J. P., C.B., [282], [394], [405], [406].
Brackenbury, Lieut.-General Sir H., K.C.B., K.C.S.I., [7], [16], [18], [19], [26], [28], [29], [32], [33].
Brakfontein Nek, [335].
Brett, Captain C. A. H., [398].
Bridge, Colonel C. H., C.B., [416], [417].
Bridle Drift (Colenso), [310], [314], [341], [342], [346], [348], [352]-354, [356].
Bridle Drift (Magersfontein). See [Voetpad's Drift].
Brigades. See [Cavalry] and [Infantry Brigades].
British Agent at Pretoria, [1];
leaves, [123].
British Army, [87]-95;
distribution of the, previous to the war, [89];
composition of the, [91];
effective strength of the armed land forces of the Empire, [92]-95;
number of troops in South Africa when war began, [1], [2], [89];
regiments of the, see [Regular Units];
short service system in the, see [Short Service System] and [Reserves];
organisation of, as affected by conditions of shipping, [115].
British Government. See [Cabinet].
British Intelligence Department. See [Intelligence Department].
British Kaffraria, [385].
British Navy, duties of the, [96].
See also [Admiralty] and [Navy].
British Regular Army (European), effective strength of the, [92];
(Colonial), [92];
(India), [92].
British Regular Units. See [Regular Units].
British South Africa Police. See [Colonial Units].
Broadwood, Brig.-General R. G., [437], [442].
Brocklehurst, Major-General J. F., M.V.O., [181].
Brooke, Colonel L. G., [353].
Brown's Drift, [246], [308], [309], [322].
Brynbella Hill, [271]-273.
Buchanan-Riddell, Lieut.-Col. R. G., [372].
Buffalo River (Cape Colony), [57].
Buffalo River (Natal), [38], [59], [124], [137], [140], [335].
Bulfin, Captain E. S., [253], [254].
Buller, The Right Hon. Sir Redvers H., V.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., [17], [18], [42], [43], [120], [262], [415], [416], [419], [425], [426], [434], [438];
appointed to command army for South Africa, [2];
arrival at Cape Town, [196];
arrival at Durban, [332];
arrival at Maritzburg, [332];
arrival at Frere, [332];
Colenso, battle of, [351]-375;
decision to go to Natal, [200], [209];
decision to relieve Ladysmith viâ Potgieters Drift, [338];
decision to make direct attack on Colenso, [339];
informs General White of his intention to attack Colenso, [339];
informed that Lord Roberts is appointed Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, [381];
Lord Roberts gives him "free hand" to try Potgieters or Trickhardts Drifts, [411];
measures on arrival at Cape Town, [200]-207;
memorandum of his views awaits Lord Roberts at Cape Town, [410];
message after Colenso, to Secretary of State for War, [377];
message after Colenso to General White, [378];
orders to generals in Cape Colony, [207]-210, [277], [288];
orders for battle of Colenso, [345]-350;
receives news of Stormberg and Magersfontein, [339];
reports he is about to renew attempt to relieve Ladysmith, viâ Potgieters or Trickhardts Drifts, [411];
Secretary of State for War replies to telegram announcing result of Colenso, [379];
situation in South Africa on arrival of, [197]-200;
Spion Kop, failure at, [438].
Bullock, Lieut.-Col. G. M., [364], [371], [374].
Buluwayo, [36].
Bulwana, or Umbulwana, [150], [176], [181], [182].
Bulwer bridge, [340], [346].
Burger, General Schalk, [50], [343].
Burghers, mobilisation of, [49];
number of, under arms at outbreak of war, [50].
Burghersdorp, [39], [208]-210, [281], [282], [285], [287].
Burghersdorp commando. See [Commandos].
Burma, [87].
Burnett, Captain C. K., [142].
Burn-Murdoch, Lieut.-Col. J. F., [354].
Burrell, Major W. S., [364], [371].
Bushman Land, [66].
Bushman's Hoek, [287], [288], [290], [291], [301].
Bushman's river, [273].
Bush veld, [62].
Butcher, Major E. E. A., mounts two 15-prs. on Coles Kop, [401], [402].
Butler, Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. F., K.C.B., [35], [37]-39, [42], [45], [46].
Byng, Lieut.-Col. the Hon. J. H. G., [367].
Cabinet:
date of choice of plan of campaign by, [5];
dates of successive sanctions of expenditure and of mobilisation by, [6];
date of decision by, appointing Lord Roberts, [380], [389];
decision by, as to this history, [1];
decision by, not to employ coloured troops, [89];
effect of wish of, not to provoke war, in delaying preparation, [3], [6], [16]-19, [207];
effect of wish of, in postponing plan of campaign, [4];
misunderstanding of decision of, in re 5th division, [377];
reply by, to Sir R. Buller in re Ladysmith, [379];
selects Sir R. Buller as Commander-in-Chief, [2].
Cæsar's camp (Ladysmith), [335].
Caledon commando. See [Commandos].
Campbell, 2nd Lieut. A. N., [337].
Campbell (Town, Cape Colony), [214].
Canada, [31], [88], [89], [91], [93];
offers assistance, [34].
Canadian regiment, Royal. See [Colonial Units].
Cape Colony, [2], [14], [22], [36], [94], [197], [199], [206], [262], and [appendices];
distribution of British troops in, at the outbreak of war, [44];
President Steyn orders invasion of N.E. of, [285].
Cape Garrison artillery. See [Colonial Units].
Cape Government, [14];
howitzers of, [422];
railways of, [424], [425].
Cape Medical Staff Corps. See [Colonial Units].
Cape Police. See [Colonial Units].
Cape Mounted Rifles. See [Colonial Units].
Cape Town, [43], [52], [53], [57], [106], [111], [113], [197], [206], [211], [276], [406], [408], [436], [442], [443].
Cape Town Highlanders. See [Colonial Units].
Cape Volunteer forces. See [Colonial Units].
Capper, Lieut.-Col. J. E., [425].
Carbineers, See [Regular Units].
Carbineers, Natal. See [Colonial Units].
Carinthea (freight ship), loss of the, [107].
Carleton, Lieut.-Col. F. R. C., [132], [149], [174]-177, [183], [186]-195.
Carolina commando. See [Commandos].
Carter, Lieut. A. J., [238].
Cathcart, [53], [286].
Cathkin Castle, [58], [59].
Cattle ships, [111].
Cavalry Brigades:—
1st Cavalry brigade (Porter), [283], [396]-398, [436].
2nd Cavalry brigade (Fisher, later Broadwood), composition of, at Arundel, [283];
composition of, at Modder river, [437].
3rd Cavalry brigade (Gordon), formation of, [437].
4th Cavalry brigade, despatch of, advisable owing to failure at Spion Kop, [438];
embarkation of, [9];
orders for mobilisation of, [9];
to be sent out as soon as ships ready, [379].
Cavalry Division:—
Assembly of, at Orange river, [444];
bearer companies and Field hospitals of, [25];
composition of, at Arundel, [283]-284;
composition of, at Modder river, [436]-437;
to form part of expeditionary force, [6], [90];
to go to South Africa, [43];
to take the field by middle of December, [51];
war equipment complete for, [29].
Cavalry in Ladysmith. See [Appendix 10], page [489].
Ceres, [383].
Ceylon, [91];
offers assistance, [34].
Champagne Castle, [58], [59].
Channel Isles militia, [93].
Chapman, Mr. (guide at Willow Grange), [271].
Charlestown, [36].
Chermside, Major-Gen. Sir H. C., G.C.M.G., C.B., [437].
Chesham, Lieut.-Col. Lord, [414].
Cheshire regiment (2nd). See [Regular Units].
Chiazzari, Lieut. N., [121].
Chichester, Captain Sir E., Bart., R.N., C.M.G., [106].
Chieveley, [267], [338], [340], [343], [345], [347], [378], [411].
China, [89], [91].
Chisholme, Colonel J. J. Scott, [163], [164].
Churchill, Mr. W. L. S., [268].
Churchward, Major P. R. S., [235].
City of London Imperial Volunteers, [414], [437].
Clark, Rear-Admiral Bouverie F., R.N., [106].
Clarke, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Charles M., Bart., K.C.B., [111].
See also [Quarter-Master-General's Department].
Clements, Major-Gen. R. A. P., D.S.O., [404], [405], [407], [430], [433]-436, [439], [443].
Clements' brigade. See [Infantry Brigades].
Clery, Lieut.-General Sir C. F., K.C.B., [197], [199], [200], [202], [205], [208], [266], [270], [334], [347], [357], [364], [365], [373].
Climate of South Africa, [61].
Clothing, changes made in, for South African campaign, [30].
Coal, consumption of, by high speed vessels, [105].
Coaling of transports, etc., [105].
Codrington, Lieut.-Col. A. E., [225], [249], [250].
Coldstream Guards (1st and 2nd). See [Regular Units].
Colenso, [44], [122], [159], [197], [200], [216]-263, [265], [267], [273], [332]-375, [389], [410].
Colenso bridge, [200];
Colonial troops hold, [261].
Coleridge, Major H. F., [254], [256].
Colesberg, [39], [48], [209], [275]-284, [376], [382], [389]-409, [412], [429], [430], [431]-436.
Colesberg road bridge, [48], [283], [391], [392], [396], [402].
Colesberg Junction, [275].
Coles Kop, [390], [392], [395], [397], [401], [404], [405].
Colley, Major-General Sir George P., K.C.B., [426].
Colonial corps, work of, [375].
Colonial forces, [414].
Colonial troops in previous campaigns, [33].
Colonial Units:—
Australian Mounted Infantry, [407].
Baden-Powell's contingent, [50].
Bayley's Corps, [415].
Bethune's M.I., [206], [269], [332], [367], [373].
Border Horse, [415].
Border Mounted Rifles, [34].
Brabant's Horse, [206], [286], [288], [291], [383], [415].
British South Africa Police, [94].
Cape Garrison artillery, [53].
Cape Medical Staff Corps, [53], [215].
Cape Police, [42], [94], [276], [286]-288, [290]-292, [382].
Cape Mounted Rifles, [208], [286], [288], [290], [291], [415].
Cape Town Highlanders, [53].
Colonial division, [435].
Colonial Scouts, [491].
Duke of Edinburgh's Volunteer Rifles, [53].
Durban Light Infantry, [34], [262], [267], [268], [271], [333].
Frontier Mounted Rifles, [53], [286].
Grahamstown Volunteer M.I., [437].
Hore's regiment, [51].
Imperial Light Horse, [155], [158]-160, [163], [165], [167], [169], [170], [175], [183], [184], [262], [272], [332], [367].
Imperial Light Infantry, [159], [175], [183], [265], [333].
Kaffrarian Mounted Rifles, [53], [286], [287], [415].
Kimberley Corps, [53].
Kitchener's Horse, [415], [437].
Komgha Mounted Rifles, [53].
Mafeking Corps, [53].
Murray's Scouts, [266], [337].
Natal Carbineers, [34], [157]-159, [180], [262], [332], [367].
Natal Field Artillery, [34], [160], [171], [175], [262], [264], [269], [333].
Natal Mounted Rifles, [34], [124], [153], [155], [159], [164], [171].
Natal Naval Volunteers, [34], [121], [262], [264], [266], [332].
Natal Police, [44], [45], [94], [124], [262], [267], [332], [367].
Natal Royal Rifles, [34], [262], [333].
Nesbitt's Horse, [415], [437].
New South Wales Lancers, [34], [214], [233], [276]-283, [316], [400], [404], [436].
New South Wales Mounted Rifles, [437].
New Zealand Mounted Rifles, [279], [280], [282], [284], [390], [393], [402]-404, [437].
Orpen's Corps, [415].
Pioneer Corps of Artisans, [265].
Plumer's regiment, [51].
Port Elizabeth Volunteers, [278], [280].
Prince Alfred's Own Cape Field Artillery, [52], [53].
Prince Alfred's Volunteer Guard, [53], [278].
Protectorate regiment, [94].
Queensland Mounted Infantry, [386], [387], [437].
Queenstown Rifle Volunteers, [286], [415].
Railway Pioneer regiment, [384], [425].
Rhodesian regiment, [94].
Rimington's Guides, [200], [212]-214, [220], [227], [233], [241], [246], [248], [255], [311], [314], [391], [393], [404], [438].
Roberts' Horse, [415], [437].
Royal Canadian Regiment, [308], [386], [387], [438].
South African Light Horse, [206], [332], [367], [368], [373], [383].
South Australian Infantry, [309].
Tasmanian Infantry, [309].
Thorneycroft's M.I., [206], [261], [269], [273], [332], [367]-369, [373].
Town Guards, [51], [266].
Uitenhage Rifles, [53].
Umvoti Mounted Rifles, [34], [261], [274].
Victorian Infantry, [309].
Victorian Mounted Infantry, [407].
Victorian Mounted Rifles, [308].
West Australian Infantry, [309].
Colonies, offers of assistance from the, also in previous campaigns, [33], [34];
strength of armed forces in the, [93]-95.
Colvile, Major-General Sir H. E., K.C.M.G., C.B., [211], [215], [218]-225, [232], [236], [248]-257, [259], [311]-330, [437].
Commandeering, impossible in Cape Colony, [417].
Commander-in-Chief. See under respective heads: [Buller], [Harris], [Roberts], [Wolseley].
Commandos:—
Bethel, [49], [126], [128], [274].
Bethlehem, [49], [152], [156], [158], [306], [344].
Bethulie, [50], [275], [295].
Bloemfontein, [50], [220], [234].
Bloemhof, [50], [306], [307].
Boksburg, [49], [124], [343].
Boshof, [50], [220], [307].
Burghersdorp, [299].
Caledon, [50].
Carolina, [49], [50].
De la Rey's, [216], [234].
Edenburg, [275].
Ermelo, [49], [124], [128], [172]-3, [342]-344.
Fauresmith, [50], [220], [234], [307].
Fordsburg, [50].
German Corps, [49], [125], [159], [162], [167].
Germiston, [49].
Grobelaar's, [281], [394].
Harrismith, [49], [152], [155], [158].
Heidelberg, [49], [124], [343], [435].
Heilbron, [49], [152], [156], [158], [306], [334].
Hollander Corps, [49], [125], [166].
Hoopstad, [50], [220], [234], [307].
Irish Corps, [49], [370], [371].
Jacobsdal, [50], [220], [234], [308], [325].
Johannesburg, [49], [125], [162], [191], [342].
Joubert's, [269].
Jourdaan's, [214].
Kock's, [124].
Kroonstad, [49], [152]-155, [158], [220], [306], [307], [334].
Krugersdorp, [49], [126], [128], [343], [361].
Ladybrand, [50], [307], [441].
Lichtenburg, [49], [308].
Liebenberg's, [442].
Lydenburg, [49], [50].
Marico, [49].
Middelburg, [49], [124], [128], [342]-344, [370].
Orange Free Staters, [158]-159, [161], [171], [173], [191]-192, [207], [229], [247], [306], [370], [390], [413].
Philippolis, [50], [275].
Piet Retief, [49], [128], [274].
Potchefstroom, [49], [307], [329].
Pretoria, [49], [124], [191].
Rouxville, [50], [295].
Rustenburg, [49], [50].
Scandinavian Corps, [50], [307], [319], [320].
Smithfield, [295].
Standerton, [49], [124], [343], [344], [355].
Swaziland, [49], [342].
Transvaalers, [174], [234], [247]-248, [390].
Trüter's, [125].
Utrecht, [49], [128].
Van der Merwe's, [241].
Vrede, [49], [152], [155], [156], [158], [162].
Vryheid, [49], [128], [343].
Wakkerstroom, [49], [124], [128], [343], [344].
Waterberg, [50].
Winburg, [49], [152], [155], [158], [214], [220], [234], [342], [370].
Wolmaranstad, [49], [306]-307.
Zoutpansberg, [50], [342], [344].
Compass Peak, [56].
Composite regiment, [332], [367].
Composite regiment (Household Cavalry). See [Regular Units].
Concentration stations for animals, [22], [25].
Congreve, Captain W. N., [365];
awarded the V.C., [366].
Connaught Rangers (1st). See [Regular Units].
Conner, Captain R., [194].
Cookhouse, [53].
Cooper, Colonel C. D., [262]-264, [353].
Cooper, Major F. C., [357], [366].
Cove Redoubt, [177].
Cox, Lieut. E., [319].
Cox, Major-General G., [44]-45.
Coxhead, Lieut.-Colonel J. A., [149]-151, [161], [166], [172], [177]-178, [184].
Crabbe, Lieut.-Colonel E. M. S., [222].
Cradock, [206], [278], [280], [287]-380.
Crete, [2], [91].
Creusot guns, [49], [82]-83, [128], [146], [177], [179], [185], [272], [422].
Crimea, [380].
Crocodile river (Limpopo), [60].
Cromer, Major the Right Hon. Viscount, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., K.C.S.I., C.I.E., [415].
Cronje, General A. P., [153], [172], [308].
Cronje, General P., [50], [248], [305]-310, [320], [378], [385]-389, [409]-412, [429]-431, [434], [438]-442, [444].
Cundycleugh Pass, [58].
Cypher Gat, [301], [408].
Cyprus, [91], [93].
Dannhauser Road, [142], [143].
Dartnell, Colonel J. G., C.M.G., [146].
De Aar, [22], [39], [42], [43], [52], [207], [209]-211, [276], [379], [386]-387, [391], [421], [439].
Dean, Lieut. F. W., R.N., [233], [236].
De Beers Co., [44].
De Beers Pass, [58], [158].
De Jager, Field-Cornet, [162].
De Jager's Drift, [123]-127.
Delagoa Bay, [50], [60], [116].
De la Rey, General J. H., [50], [216], [220], [229], [234], [239], [243]-244, [247], [305], [308].
de Lisle, Captain H. de B., D.S.O., [395], [400], [405].
Denton Grange, loss of the, [107].
Depôts, [421].
Derbyshire regiment (1st). See [Regular Units].
De Villiers, General C. J., [153].
Devonshire regiment (1st and 2nd). See [Regular Units].
Dewaas, [147].
Dewar, Captain E. J., [287], [292].
Dewdrop, [157].
De Wet, General Christian R., [151], [192], [386], [409], [435], [440].
Dick, Captain D. H. A., [360].
Dick-Cunyngham, Lieut.-Col. W. H., V.C., [167].
Director-General of Ordnance. See [Brackenbury].
Dirksen, Commandant, [343].
Divisions. See [Cavalry] and [Infantry Divisions].
Donald, Lieut.-Col. C. G., [369].
Donegan, Major J. F., [147].
Donkerpoort, [50].
Doornberg, [123]-124, [126]-127, [137].
Doornkop Spruit, [341], [345], [346], [348], [352]-354, [357], [369]-371.
Doris, H.M.S., [117].
Dordrecht, [287]-288, [290], [408], [435].
Douglas (Town, Cape Colony), [214], [386], [387], [439], [442].
Douglas, Colonel C. W. H., [311], [312], [315].
Douglas, Lieut. H. E. M., awarded the V.C., [327].
Downing, Colonel C. M. H., [177]-178, [180]-181.
Downman, Lieut.-Col. G. T. F., [326], [327].
Dragoon Guards, 5th. See [Regular Units].
Dragoon Guards, 6th. See [Regular Units].
Dragoons, 1st (Royal). See [Regular Units].
Dragoons, 2nd (Royal Scots Greys). See [Regular Units].
Dragoons, 6th (Inniskilling). See [Regular Units].
Drakensberg Mountains, [37], [38], [40], [47], [54]-67, [125], [157], [174], [335].
Dublin Fusiliers, Royal (1st and 2nd). See [Regular Units].
Duck, Vety.-Colonel F., C.B., [27].
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (2nd). See [Regular Units].
Duke of Edinburgh's Volunteer Rifles. See [Colonial Units].
Duncan, Captain S., [193]-194.
Dundee, [35], [44], [47], [49], [58], [125]-141, [429]; retreat from, [142]-151.
See also [Glencoe].
Dundonald, Colonel the Earl of, C.B., M.V.O., [273], [332], [347], [352], [366]-368, [373]-374.
Durban, [48], [57], [113], [117]-121, [200], [209], [262];
Boer raid contemplated on, [158], [206];
locomotive works assist mounting Naval guns at, [119];
protection at, from land attack, [197];
scanty means of defence at, [117].
Durban Light Infantry. See [Colonial Units].
Durham Light Infantry (1st). See [Regular Units].
Du Toit, Acting-General, [425].
Eagar, Lieut-Col. H. A., [296], [298], [301].
East and Central Africa, [95].
Eastern Cape Colony, [62].
East Kent regiment (The Buffs) (2nd). See [Regular Units].
East Lancashire regiment (1st). See [Regular Units].
East London, [43], [52], [53], [57], [106], [113], [119], [120], [197], [200], [261], [286], [290], [378].
East Surrey regiment (2nd). See [Regular Units].
Edenburg, [248].
Edenburg commando. See [Commandos].
Egypt, [2], [88]-89, [92], [415], [443].
Elandslaagte, [127], [144]-145, [148], [151]-152, [157]-172, [182]-183, [192].
Elandslaagte road, [179], [182].
Elliott, Major Sir H. G., K.C.M.G., [208], [288], [290], [385].
Elliott, Mr. C. B., General Manager, Cape Government Railways, [424].
Elswick battery, [414].
Elton, Captain F. A., [361].
Ely, Lieut. T. B., [356].
Embarkation, dates of, for South Africa, [9], [101], [107];
importance of Army being practised in, [112];
numbers embarked from South Africa, [107];
not delayed by mobilisation, [115];
political situation greatly delays, [115];
ports of, [100].
Empire, British, [1], [13], [32], [87], [89], [380].
Engineers, Royal. See [Regular Units]. Englebrecht, Commandant, [128].
Enslin, [229]-242, [247], [309], [386], [444].
See also [Graspan].
Enteric fever, [64].
Equipment and clothing, [30], [417];
boots, [30];
camp, [31];
hospital, [26];
in previous campaigns, [17];
khaki drill, [30];
serge clothing, [30].
Erasmus, General, [124]-127, [131], [148], [151], [170], [172], [341].
Ermelo, [124].
Ermelo commando. See [Commandos].
Erskine, Captain W. C. C., [245].
Escombe, The Right Hon. H., [14]-15.
Eshowe, [378].
Essex regiment (1st). See [Regular Units].
Estcourt, [44], [59], [197], [208], [261], [262], [268], [273], [378].
Ethelston, Commander A. P., R.N., [120], [205], [238].
Eustace, Lieut.-Col. F. J. W., [284], [390], [396], [397], [399].
Ewart, Lieut.-Col. J. S., [317], [440].
Falkland Isles, [95].
Fauresmith, [387], [388].
Fauresmith commando. See [Commandos].
Ferreira, Commandant, [274].
Ferreira, General J. S., [409].
Festing, Lieut. F. L., [223].
Fetherstonhaugh, Maj.-Gen. R. S. R., [200], [203], [211], [215], [224], [248].
Field artillery, Royal, [52], [332], [414], [417].
See also [Regular Units].
Field Cornets, [75]-76.
Field hospitals, [25], [26], [31], [289], [290], [292], [421], [437], [438].
See also [Royal Army Medical Corps].
Fiji, [94].
Financial Secretary, [28]-29.
Fincham's farm, [216].
Fingo tribe, [208].
Fisher, Captain W. B., R.N., [116].
Fisher, Lieut.-Col. R. B. W., [283], [391]-396.
Flag Hill, [176].
Food supplies, [17], [209], [421].
See also [Supplies].
Forage:
and horse-gear, [106];
in freight ships, and in transports, [106];
supplied from Government stores, [106], [421].
Fordsburg commando. See [Commandos].
Forestier-Walker, Lieut.-General Sir F. W. E. F., K.C.B., C.M.G., [2], [42], [43], [45], [53], [204], [207], [209], [279], [288], [377]-379, [383], [409]-411, [413], [417], [418], [424].
Forestier-Walker, Capt. G. T., [254], [256].
Forster, Major W. G., [366].
Forte, H.M.S., [116], [120], [121], [263]-265, [332], [333].
Fort Molyneux, [264].
Fort Napier, [263], [265].
Fort Wylie, [264], [340], [342], [343], [351], [358]-361, [365], [367].
Foster's Farm, [292], [300].
Fourie, Commandant P., [234].
Fourteen Streams, [39], [50].
Fourteen Streams Bridge, [36].
Fox, Lieut. R. M. D., [254].
Fraserburg Road, [53].
Fraser's Drift, [439].
Fraser's Farm, [255].
Free State. See [Orange Free State].
Freight ships:
contracts for, nature of, [98];
engaged by Colonial governments, [97];
forage supplied by owners of, [106];
for mules, [109];
for troops, [109];
full cargoes of, [109];
hired by Remount Department, [98];
stores from England carried in, [104].
French, Lieut.-Gen. J. D. P., [159]-171 (Elandslaagte), [172]-174, [176], [181], [182], [183], [186], [200]-203, [208]-210, [215], [275]-284 (Colesberg), [287], [332], [376], [378], [382], [389]-407 (Colesberg), [408], [409], [411], [430], [432]-436, [444].
Frere, [121], [265], [267], [268], [273], [332], [333], [358], [410].
Froneman, Commandant, [441].
Frontiers of British South Africa, [36]-41.
Frontier Mounted Rifles. See [Colonial Units].
Fuse, time, [423].
Fyffe, Captain B. O., [186], [193].