Footnote 136: See Sir R. Buller's despatch to Secretary of State for War, dated 1st November, 1899.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 137: Before leaving England Sir R. Buller had informed the War Office that he proposed to disembark the 1st (Methuen's) division at Cape Town, the 2nd (Clery's) at Port Elizabeth, and the 3rd (Gatacre's) at East London; but, having regard to possible changes in the strategic situation, he requested that every ship should call at Cape Town for orders.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 138: See Vol. II.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 139: The decision to despatch a fourth brigade to Natal was made about 22nd November, after the development of Joubert's raid south of the Tugela.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 140: The 62nd and half the 75th had been sent up to Orange River in October; the other half of the 75th and the 18th batteries were delayed on the voyage out by the breaking down of their transport, the Zibenghla, and did not land at Cape Town until 1st November.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 141: See Chapters II. and XVIII.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 142: This battalion was replaced in Hart's brigade by the 1st Border regiment.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 143: Major-Generals Lyttelton and Hart no longer had under their command the whole of the battalions which had composed their brigades at Aldershot.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 144: See the end of this chapter.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 145: See map No. [9].[Back to Main Text]