Louis Creswicke
History
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 5 (of 6) From the Disaster at Koorn Spruit to Lord Roberts's entry into Pretoria
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SOUTH AFRICA AND THE TRANSVAAL WAR
CONTENTS—Vol. V.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS—Vol. V.
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE—Vol. V.
CHAPTER I THE IMMORTAL HANDFUL[1]
DISASTER AT KOORN SPRUIT
THE REDDERSBURG MISHAP
THE ESCAPE OF PRISONERS FROM PRETORIA
PREPARATIONS FOR ACTION
WITH LORD METHUEN—THE BATTLE OF BOSHOF
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER II MAFEKING, APRIL
AFFAIRS IN RHODESIA
CHAPTER III THE SIEGE OF WEPENER
OPERATIONS FOR RELIEF
THE TENTACLES AT WORK
CHAPTER IV THE GREAT ADVANCE[4]
FROM THABANCHU TO WINBURG AND WELGELEGEN (General Ian Hamilton)
TOWARDS THE ZAND RIVER TO KROONSTADT
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER V MAFEKING
WITH COLONEL MAHON’S FORCE
ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER—THE INVASION OF THE TRANSVAAL VIA CHRISTIANA.
THE RELIEF.
HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED BY THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VI FROM KROONSTAD TO JOHANNESBURG
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VII GENERAL RUNDLE’S MARCH TO SENEKAL
GENERAL COLVILE AND THE HIGHLAND BRIGADE
FROM BOSHOP TO KROONSTAD
THE BATTLE OF BIDDULPH’S BERG (28TH AND 29TH OF MAY)
FIGHTING ON THE WESTERN BORDER
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VIII GENERAL BULLER’S ADVANCE TO NEWCASTLE
CHAPTER IX THE INTERREGNUM AT PRETORIA
FROM JOHANNESBURG TO PRETORIA
APPENDIX REARRANGEMENT OF STAFF
DEATHS IN ACTION AND FROM DISEASE
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