| | PAGE |
| By Way of Introduction | [1] |
| Genealogical Table | [7] |
| Part I |
| CHAPTER |
| 1. | My Scots-Spanish Origin | [11] |
| 2. | My Schooling | [20] |
| 3. | A Frontier Incident | [30] |
| 4. | First War Experience | [35] |
| 5. | My Meetings with King Alfonso | [42] |
| 6. | With Don Carlos Again | [46] |
| 7. | My First Engagement | [53] |
| 8. | Soldiering in Ireland | [62] |
| 9. | Unruly Times in Ireland | [71] |
| 10. | Sport in Ireland | [77] |
| 11. | A Voyage to New Zealand | [87] |
| 12. | A Maori Meeting | [98] |
| 13. | An Offer from the Governor of Tasmania | [104] |
| 14. | I Become a Newspaper Proprietor | [109] |
| 15. | A Merchant, then an Actor | [120] |
| 16. | As Policeman in Adelaide | [132] |
| Military Appointments and Promotions | [147] |
| Part II |
| 1. | Soldiering in South Australia | [151] |
| 2. | Polo, Hunting and Steeplechasing | [162] |
| 3. | The Russian Scare and its Results | [175] |
| 4. | The Soudan Contingent | [185] |
| 5. | A Time of Retrenchment | [192] |
| 6. | My Vision Fulfilled | [200] |
| 7. | The Great Strikes | [209] |
| 8. | The Introduction of “Universal Service,” andTwo Voyages Home | [215] |
| 9. | Military Adviser to the Australian Colonies inLondon | [224] |
| 10. | Off to the South African War | [232] |
| 11. | With Lord Roberts in South Africa | [238] |
| 12. | In Command of a Mounted Column | [244] |
| 13. | Some South African Reminiscences | [252] |
| Part III |
| 1. | Organizing the Commonwealth of Australia | [263] |
| 2. | Commandant of Victoria | [273] |
| 3. | Commandant of New South Wales | [281] |
| 4. | Lord Kitchener's Visit to Australia | [290] |
| 5. | The American Naval Visit | [302] |
| 6. | Chief of the General Staff | [308] |