TRANSCRIBERS' NOTES:
General : Both Potchefstrom and Potchefstroom have been used several times. Spellings have been preserved as written.
Page viii: Drummer replaced with drummers to agree with caption of illustration.
: Removal of additional closing parenthesis after Gloucester Regiment
Page x : Hyphen removed from gold-fields (2 occurrences) to ensure consistency with other uses.
Page 15 : Spelling of attemped revised to attempted.
Page 43 : Added closing parenthesis after ...blacks.
Page 57 : As written. Vjin should probably read Vijn.
Page 68 : Comma after pledge replaced with full stop (period).