VOL. VII.—THE GUERILLA WAR. FROM FEBRUARY 1901 TO THE CONCLUSION OF HOSTILITIES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS FROM FEBRUARY 23, 1901, TO MAY 31, 1902
MANCHESTER: KENNETH MACLENNAN
75 PICCADILLY
Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
At the Ballantyne Press
CONTENTS—Vol. VII.
| PAGE | |
| CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE | [viii] |
| COMPOSITION AND STRENGTH OF COLUMNS | [xiv] |
| THE SITUATION—FEBRUARY 1901 | [1] |
| CHAPTER I | |
| Continuation of the De Wet Chase, 1st to 10th March—Across theOrange River | [7] |
| Lyttelton’s Sweeping Movement—10th to 20th March—Thabanchu Line | [9] |
| CHAPTER II | |
| Cape Colony—Pursuit of Raiders—March and April—Chasing Kruitzinger | [14] |
| CHAPTER III | |
| The Operations of General French in the Eastern Transvaal, from27th January to 16th April 1901 | [19] |
| CHAPTER IV | |
| In the Western Transvaal—January to May | [31] |
| April, Orange River Colony—Operations of General Bruce-Hamiltonand General Rundle | [40] |
| CHAPTER V | |
| Combined Movement for the Clearance of the Northern Transvaal—March and April | [43] |
| Lieutenant-General Sir Bindon Blood’s Operations North of theLine Middelburg—Belfast—Lydenburg | [45] |
| Colonel Grenfell at Pietersburg | [48] |
| CHAPTER VI | |
| General Elliot’s Operations from Kroonstad | [50] |
| General Elliot’s Operations—Second Phase | [52] |
| CHAPTER VII | |
| General Bruce-Hamilton’s Operations, Orange River Colony (South) | [55] |
| Major-General C. Knox, Orange River Colony (Centre)—May and June | [57] |
| CHAPTER VIII | |
| Lord Methuen, Transvaal (South-West)—May and June | [59] |
| CHAPTER IX | |
| Operations between the Delagoa and Natal Lines—May and June | [66] |
| Brigadier-General Plumer in the Eastern Transvaal | [68] |
| Major-General Beatson’s Operations | [70] |
| Lieutenant-General Sir Bindon Blood, Eastern Transvaal | [71] |
| Activities around Standerton and Heidelberg | [73] |
| CHAPTER X | |
| Lieutenant-Colonel Grenfell’s Operations, Transvaal, N. | [75] |
| Situation and Skirmishes in Cape Colony—May and June | [77] |
| CHAPTER XI | |
| Orange River Colony, S.—Major-Generals Bruce-Hamilton and C. Knox—July | [82] |
| Orange River Colony, N.—Major-General Elliot | [84] |
| Orange River Colony, E.—Lieutenant-General Sir L. Rundle | [90] |
| Orange River Colony, N.—Colonel Rimington—Brigadier-General Bullock—Brigadier-General Spens | [92] |
| Transvaal, S.W.—Operations of General Fetherstonhaugh—Clearing the Magaliesberg—July | [93] |
| Transvaal, E.—Lieutenant-General Sir Bindon Blood | [94] |
| Standerton-Heidelberg—Lieutenant-Colonel Colville | [97] |
| Cape Colony—July | [98] |
| The Situation—August | [100] |
| CHAPTER XII | |
| Orange River Colony—August | [105] |
| Orange River Colony, S.—Brigadier-General Plumer | [107] |
| Orange River Colony, E.—Major-General Elliot—August | [107] |
| Sweeping the Kroonstad District—Brigadier-General Spens | [109] |
| Operations near Honing Spruit and the Losberg—Lieutenant-Colonel Garratt | [110] |
| Scouring the Magaliesberg—Colonels Allenby and Kekewich | [112] |
| Transvaal, S.W. | [114] |
| The Pietersburg Line—Lieut.-Colonel Grenfell | [116] |
| The Transvaal (North-East)—General Blood’s Operations | [116] |
| Lieutenant-Colonel Colville’s Operations | [120] |
| Natal—Lieutenant-General Sir H. Hildyard | [121] |
| Cape Colony—Lieutenant-General Sir J. French | [122] |
| CHAPTER XIII | |
| Natal and the Eastern Transvaal—September 1901 | [127] |
| Transvaal (West) | [131] |
| Operations on the Vaal | [133] |
| Operations in the Orange River Colony, N. | [133] |
| Major-General Elliot—Orange River Colony, E. | [133] |
| Events in Cape Colony | [136] |
| CHAPTER XIV | |
| Progress in October 1901 | [140] |
| Transvaal (East) | [140] |
| Transvaal (West) | [144] |
| October in the Orange River Colony | [145] |
| Operations in Cape Colony | [146] |
| CHAPTER XV | |
| The Close of 1901—Progress in November and December | [149] |
| Transvaal (East) | [149] |
| Transvaal (West) | [150] |
| Orange River Colony | [151] |
| The Swazi Border | [153] |
| November and December | [153] |
| Transvaal (East)—December | [154] |
| In the Northern Transvaal | [157] |
| Transvaal (West) | [158] |
| Orange River Colony | [158] |
| Cape Colony | [162] |
| The Situation—January 1902 | [163] |
| The Loyalists of the Cape Colony | [171] |
| The Soldiers’ Christian Association | [176] |
| CHAPTER XVI | |
| The New Year—January 1902 | [178] |
| Transvaal (East) | [178] |
| Transvaal (North) | [179] |
| Transvaal (West) | [180] |
| Orange River Colony | [180] |
| A Big Trap for De Wet | [181] |
| Cape Colony | [183] |
| CHAPTER XVII | |
| The Events of February and March 1902 | [184] |
| Transvaal (East) | [184] |
| Transvaal (West) | [185] |
| Orange River Colony—Majuba Day | [189] |
| The Cape Colony | [190] |
| CHAPTER XVIII | |
| The Close of Hostilities—March, April, and May 1902 | [192] |
| Transvaal (East) | [192] |
| Finishing Clearance of the Orange River Colony | [193] |
| Transvaal (West)—March | [194] |
| Cape Colony—March | [196] |
| The Situation—April and May | [199] |
| APPENDIX—THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. Commenced March 12, 1902; Concluded May 31, 1902 | [201] |
| OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE AFTER THE BATTLE OF COLENSO, December 15, 1899 | [210] |
| RECIPIENTS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS | [212] |