CHAPTER VI
CHIEVELEY CAMP 187
THE BATTLE OF COLENSO 188
FACSIMILE OF MS. OF MR. RUDYARD KIPLING'S WAR POEM "THE ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR" 203
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS--VOL. II.
CHART SHOWING STAFF APPOINTMENTS MADE AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WAR _At front_
1. _COLOURED PLATES_
PAGE "ALL THAT WAS LEFT OF THEM." The Black Watch after the Battle of Majesfontein. By R. Caton Woodville _Frontispiece_
OFFICER OF THE 9TH LANCERS 38
SERGEANT, KING'S ROYAL RIFLES 80
PRIVATE AND CORPORAL OF THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS 96
SERGEANT AND PRIVATE OF THE DUBLIN FUSILIERS 102
SIGHTING A NAVAL FIELD GUN 128
SERGEANTS OF THE ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY WITH A 12-POUNDER 144
SERGEANT-MAJOR OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES LANCERS 154
2. _FULL-PAGE PLATES_
THE OUTBREAK OF WAR--THE DRAKENBERG MOUNTAINS 6
THE OUTBREAK OF THE WAR--TRANSPORT LEAVING ENGLAND FOR THE CAPE 16
THE BATTLE OF ELANDSLAAGTE 26
BEFORE LADYSMITH--HORSE ARTILLERY GALLOPING TO TAKE UP A NEW POSITION 42
LADYSMITH, NATAL 54
NIGHT SORTIE FROM MAFEKING 64
THE BATTLE OF BELMONT 90
THE BATTLE OF MODDER RIVER 106
SCENE ON THE TUGELA 112
REPELLING AN ATTACK FROM THE TRENCHES AROUND LADYSMITH 138
FROM FRERE TO CHIEVELEY 150
STORMBERG PASS 160
THE MODDER RIVER 172
THE BATTLE OF COLENSO--QUEEN'S (ROYAL WEST SURREY) REGIMENT LEADING THE CENTRAL ATTACK 188
THE BATTLE OF COLENSO--THE DUBLIN FUSILIERS ATTEMPT TO FORD THE TUGELA 192
THE BATTLE OF COLENSO--THE LAST DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO SAVE THE GUNS 198
3. _FULL-PAGE PORTRAITS_
LIEUT.-GENERAL J. D. P. FRENCH 22
MAJOR-GENERAL SIR W. PENN SYMONS, K.C.B. 32
GENERAL JOUBERT 48
COLONEL ROBERT S. S. BADEN-POWELL, the Defender of Mafeking 58
RIGHT HON. SIR REDVERS HENRY BULLER, K.C.B., V.C. 74
LIEUT.-GENERAL LORD METHUEN, C.B. 86
GENERAL SIR GEORGE STEWART WHITE, V.C., G.C.B., the Defender of Ladysmith 118
MAJOR-GENERAL ANDREW G. WAUCHOPE, C.B. 176
4. _MAPS AND ENGRAVINGS IN THE TEXT_
COLOURED MAP OF SEAT OF WAR _At Front_
MAP OF NORTHERN NATAL 9
POSITION OF FORCES BEFORE THE BATTLE OF GLENCOE 15
THE BATTLE OF GLENCOE 17
POSITION OF FORCES BEFORE THE BATTLE OF ELANDSLAAGTE, NOON 21
PLAN OF BATTLE OF ELANDSLAAGTE 25
MAP OF LADYSMITH AND SURROUNDING HEIGHTS 42
THE CREUSOT QUICK-FIRING FIELD GUN, OR "LONG TOM" 44
4.7-INCH NAVAL GUN ON IMPROVISED MOUNTING 52
12-POUNDER NAVAL GUN ON IMPROVISED CARRIAGE 52
15-POUNDER FIELD GUN 62
AN ARMOURED TRAIN 68
THE MAXIM GUN 79
LORD METHUEN'S LINE OF ADVANCE 87
PLAN OF THE BATTLE OF BELMONT 90
PLAN OF THE BATTLE OF MODDER RIVER 101
COMPLETE MACHINE GUN DETACHMENT OF MOUNTED INFANTRY 118
THE 5-INCH HOWITZER OR SIEGE GUN 127
FACSIMILE OF PAGE OF NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN LADYSMITH DURING THE SIEGE 137
TELEGRAPH SECTION OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS 144
4.7 NAVAL GUN ON CAPT. PERCY SCOTT'S IMPROVISED CARRIAGE 154
MAP ILLUSTRATING THE OPERATIONS ON THE SOUTH OF THE ORANGE RIVER 164
BATTLE OF MAJESFONTEIN 174
SKETCH PLAN OF POSITIONS AT MAJESFONTEIN 176
SKETCH PLAN OF BATTLE OF COLENSO 191
MAP SHOWING THE ATTEMPTED PASSAGE OF THE RIVER BY GENERAL BULLER ON DECEMBER 15 194
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE--VOL. II.
OCTOBER.
11.--Boer Ultimatum time-limit expired. Great Britain commenced to be at war with Transvaal and Orange Free State.
12.--Text of Great Britain's reply to Boer Ultimatum issued. It stated that the conditions demanded were such as her Majesty's Government deemed it impossible to discuss.
Mr. Conyngham Greene recalled.
Armoured train captured by Boers near Mafeking.
Colonel Baden-Powell moved a large force outside Mafeking, and took up a strong defensive position.
13.--Newcastle abandoned.
14.--Sir R. Buller and Staff left England.
15.--Boers occupied Newcastle.
16.--Dundee evacuated.
17.--Parliament opened.
Successful sortie by Colonel Baden-Powell from Mafeking.
Armoured train in action near Kimberley during reconnaissance.
18.--Mr. Balfour announced that the Militia and Militia Reserves were to be called out.
19.--Transvaal flag hoisted at Vryburg.
20.--Boers repulsed by British at Talana Hill (Glencoe).
21.--General French, with about 2000 men, attacked a Boer force under General Kock at Elandslaagte.
22.--General Symons promoted to be Major-General.
General Yule retired from Dundee on Ladysmith.
23.--Death of General Symons.
Mafeking bombarded.
Transvaal National Bank seized at Durban.
24.--Sir George White engaged Boers at Reitfontein.
Services accepted of Sir William M'Cormac, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, to attend the wounded.
26.--Generals Yule and White joined forces at Ladysmith.
Bombardment of Mafeking commenced.
28.--Boers were closing round Ladysmith.
Proclamation issued declaring the Boer "commandeering" of certain portions of Cape Colony null.
30.--Engagement at Lombard's Kop.
Sir George White sent out from Ladysmith to Nicholson's Nek a Mountain Battery, with the Irish Fusiliers and the Gloucesters, to turn the enemy's right flank. Mules, with guns and reserve ammunition, stampeded into enemy's lines. After gallantly defending their position for six hours, men's ammunition was exhausted, and about 800 were captured. Naval Brigade did excellent work.
31.--Sir Redvers Buller landed at Cape Town.
NOVEMBER.
1.--Boers invaded Cape Colony.
2.--Free Staters' position at Besters brilliantly taken by cavalry. Boers lost heavily; our casualties slight. Boers treacherously used white flag.
Colenso evacuated by the British.
Arrangements for a supplementary Naval Brigade completed.
Orders issued for mobilising the Militia.
3.--Naauwpoort and Stormberg evacuated by the British garrisons.
5.--Death of Commander Egerton, of _Powerful_.
6.--Ladysmith isolated.
9.--Boers attacked Ladysmith, and repulsed with heavy loss.
Orders issued for mobilisation of a Fifth Division.
10.--Engagement of Belmont. Colonel Keith Falconer killed.
11.--Captain Percy Scott, of H.M.S. _Terrible_, appointed commandant of the forces defending Durban.
12.--Lord Methuen arrived at Orange River.
14.--Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Warren appointed to command the Fifth Division for service in South Africa.
15.--Armoured train wrecked by Boers near Frere. Mr. Winston Churchill and a number of Dublin Fusiliers and Volunteers captured.
Boers defeated at Estcourt.
16.--Fighting near Orange River.
17-22.--Transports arrived at Cape Town with 22,000 troops.
20.--Lord Methuen's force reached Witteputts.
23.--Lord Methuen attacked Boers at Belmont.
Boers routed at Willow Grange.
25.--Lord Methuen engaged the Boers at Graspan (Enslin), and after four hours' hard fighting carried position.
26.--Mooi River Column joined at Frere by General Hildyard.
28.--Lord Methuen engaged enemy, 8000 strong, at Modder River, and after ten hours' desperate fighting, drove them back.
30.--Sixth Division for South Africa notified.
DECEMBER.
2.--General Clery reached Frere.
3.--Transport _Ismore_ wrecked 180 miles north of Cape Town--all troops landed.
6.--Sortie from Kimberley. Major Scott Turner killed.
7.--Arundel occupied by British.
8.--British sortie from Ladysmith, Lombard's Kop being carried.
9.--General Gatacre sustained serious reverse at Stormberg, having been misled by guides.
Lieutenant-Colonel Metcalfe, 2nd Rifle Brigade, with 500 men from Ladysmith, captured Surprise Hill, destroying a howitzer.
10.--General French drove the enemy from Vaal Kop.
11.--Lord Methuen attacked 12,000 Boers entrenched at Majesfontein, but attack failed, although British troops held their position. Major-General Wauchope, Major Lord Winchester, and Colonel Downman killed.
13.--General French defeated 1800 Boers between Arundel and Naauwpoort. British loss, 1 killed, 8 wounded.
14.--Orders given for the mobilisation of a Sixth Division, and a Seventh in reserve.
Sir Charles Warren and Staff arrived at the Cape.
15.--General Buller suffered a serious reverse at Colenso, troops having to retire to Chieveley, leaving behind 11 guns.
General Hector Macdonald appointed to succeed General Wauchope.
CHART OF STAFF APPOINTMENTS MADE AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WAR, AS ISSUED BY THE WAR OFFICE, 7TH OCTOBER, 1899.
LINES OF COMMUNICATION.
The Lines of Communication will be under the general command and direction of Lieut.-General Sir F. W. E. F. Forestier-Walker, K.C.B., C.M.G.
The following Officers will be employed and will have the Staff position shown opposite their names:--
Names of Officers Selected. Staff Position.
Colonel H. H. Settle, C.B., Colonel on Staff. D.S.O., p.s.c.
Captain F. A. Molony, p.s.c., Staff Officer to Colonel on R.E. Staff.
Colonel J. W. Murray, p.s.c. Colonel on Staff.
Colonel W. D. Richardson, C.B. Deputy Adjutant-General for Supplies and Transport.
Lieut.-Colonel F. F. Johnson, Staff Officer to Deputy Army Service Corps Adjutant-General for Supplies and Transport.
Brevet-Colonel C. H. Bridge, Deputy Adjutant-General C.B., Army Service Corps for Transport.
Brevet-Major (local Director of Railways.[A] Lieut.-Colonel) E. P. C. Girouard, D.S.O., R.E.
Captain H. G. Joly de Staff Officer to Director of Lotbiniere, R.E. Railways.
Captain (local Major) J. H. \ Twiss, R.E. } Assistant Directors of Captain (local Major) V. } Railways.[B] Murray, R.E. /
Major J. E. Capper, R.E. \ Deputy-Assistant Directors Captain H. C. Manton, R.E. } of Railways. Capt. W. D. Waghorn, R.E. /
Major (local Lieut.-Colonel) A. E. Wrottesley, R.E. Director of Telegraphs.[A]
Colonel R. S. R. \ Fetherstonhaugh, h.p. } Brevet-Colonel C. P. Ridley, } 2nd Bn. Manchester Regt. } Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel P. T. } Rivett-Carnac, 1st Bn. } Station Commandants.[A] West Riding Regt. } Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel H. P. } Shekleton, p.s.c., 1st Bn. } South Lancashire Regt. /
Capt. J. G. Baldwin, Royal \ Garrison Artillery } Captain A. E. Lascelles, 2nd } Staff Officers to Station Bn. Norfolk Regt. } Commandants.[C] Captain C. R. Ballard, 1st } Bn. Norfolk Regt. } Captain C. V. C. Hobart, } D.S.O., 2nd Bn. Grenadier } Guards /
Brevet-Colonel E. W. D. Ward, \ C.B., Army Service Corps. } Assistant Col. J. K. Trotter, C.M.G., } Adjutant-Generals. p.s.c. } Lieut.-Col. F. W. Bennet, R.E. } Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel H. M. } Lawson, p.s.c., R.E. /
Lieut.-Colonel S. H. Winter, \ Army Service Corps } Lieut.-Colonel W. R. Winter, } Army Service Corps } Lieut.-Col. R. B. M'Comb, } Army Service Corps } Deputy-Assistant Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel F. W. B. } Adjutant-Generals. Landon, Army Service Corps } Major J. H. Poett, p.s.c., } 2nd Bn. Dorsetshire Regt. } Major C. Rawnsley, Army } Service Corps } Major R. B. Gaisford, p.s.c., } Royal Scots Fusiliers } Brevet-Major E. G. T. } Bainbridge, 2nd Bn. East Kent } Regt. } Major R. C. B. Haking, p.s.c., } Hampshire Regt. } Major A. W. Thorneycroft, } 2nd Bn. Royal Scots } Fusiliers } Captain E. H. Hughes, p.s.c., } 1st Bn. York and Lancaster } Regt. } Captain G. S. St Aubyn, King's } Royal Rifle Corps /
Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel J. Adye, \ p.s.c., Royal Garrison } Artillery } Major H. N. C. Heath, p.s.c., } Yorkshire Light Infantry } Brevet-Major C. J. Mackenzie, } 1st Bn. Seaforth Highlanders } Major R. L. Walter, 7th Hussars } Major E. F. Gosset, p.s.c., } 2nd Bn. East Yorkshire Regt. } Brevet-Major A. G. } Hunter-Weston, R.E. } Major G. D. Baker, p.s.c., } Royal Garrison Artillery } Major E. S. C. Kennedy, West } General Duty. India Regt. } Captain A. W. Elles, 2nd Bn. } Yorkshire Light Infantry } Captain E. St G. Pratt, 1st } Bn. Durham Light Infantry } Capt. C. B. Jervis-Edwards, } 1st Bn. Duke of Cornwall's } Light Infantry } Captain F. B. Maurice, } Derbyshire Regt. } Lieutenant W. M. C. Vandeleur, } 2nd Bn. Essex Regt. } Lieutenant G. P. Appleby, } 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regt. } Lieutenant F. S. Reeves, 1st } Bn. East Kent Regt. /
COLERIDGE GROVE, M.S. WAR OFFICE, _4th October 1899_.
_Note._--The above list only shows the Officers employed on Staff duties on the Lines of Communication. It does not show those employed on medical, ordnance, clerical, supply, pay, &c., services.--C. G.
FOOTNOTES:
[A] Graded as Assistant Adjutant-Generals.
[B] Graded as Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-Generals.
[C] Graded as Staff Captains.
NATAL FIELD FORCE.
Staff Position. Names of Officers Selected.
General Officer Commanding Lieutenant-General Sir G. S. (Lieut.-General on Staff) White, V.C., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E.
Assistant Military Secretary Colonel B. Duff, C.I.E., p.s.c., Indian Staff Corps.
Aides-de-Camp (2) Captain R. G. Brooke, D.S.O., 7th Hussars. Captain F. Lyon, R.F.A.
Assistant Adjutant-General Colonel I. S. M. Hamilton, C.B., D.S.O.
Deputy-Assistant (_a_) Major F. Hammersley, Adjutant-Generals p.s.c., Lancashire Fusiliers. (_b_) Major E. R. O. Ludlow, p.s.c., Army Service Corps.
Officer Commanding Royal Lieut.-Colonel and Brevet-Col. Artillery C. J. Long, R.H.A.
Commanding Royal Engineer Lieut.-Colonel W. F. N. Noel, (Colonel on Staff) R.E.
Principal Medical Officer Lieut.-Colonel R. Exham, R.A.M.C.
Medical Officer Major J. F. Bateson, M.B., R.A.M.C.
Chaplains (2) Rev. L. J. Matthews (R.C.) Rev. E. G. Macpherson, B.A.
Assistant Provost-Marshal[D] Major A. G. Chichester, 1st Bn. Royal Irish Regt.
Signalling Officer Captain J. S. Cayzer, 7th Dragoon Guards.
FOOTNOTES:
[D] Graded as a Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General.
4TH DIVISION.
Staff Position. Names of Officers Selected.
General Officer Commanding Colonel (local Lieut.-General) (Lieut.-General on Staff) Sir W. P. Symons, K.C.B.
Aides-de-Camp (2)
Assistant Adjutant-General Colonel C. E. Beckett, C.B., p.s.c.
Deputy-Assistant (_a_) Major and Adjutant-Generals Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Sir H. S. Rawlinson, Bart., p.s.c., 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards. (_b_) Captain T. D. Foster, Army Service Corps.
7TH BRIGADE.
Major-General Colonel (local Major-General) F. Howard, C.B., C.M.G., A.D.C.
Aide-de-Camp Captain H. E. Vernon, D.S.O., 4th Bn. Rifle Brigade.
Brigade-Major Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Hon. C. G. Fortescue, C.M.G., p.s.c., Rifle Brigade.
8TH BRIGADE.
Major-General \ Aide-de-Camp } To be nominated locally. Brigade-Major /
3RD CAVALRY BRIGADE.
Major-General Colonel (local Major-General) J. F. Brocklehurst, M.V.O. Aide-de-Camp Lieutenant H. W. Viscount Crichton, Royal Horse Guards. Brigade-Major Captain G. P. Wyndham, p.s.c., 16th Lancers.
COLERIDGE GROVE, M.S. WAR OFFICE, _3rd October 1899_.
STAFF OF 1ST ARMY CORPS.
Staff Position. Names of Officers Selected.
General Officer Commanding General Rt. Hon. Sir R. H. Army Corps (General Buller, V.C., G.C.B., Commanding-in-Chief) K.C.M.G.
Military Secretary Colonel Hon. F. W. Stopford, C.B., p.s.c.
Aides-de-Camp (4) Captain H. N. Schofield, R.A. Captain C. J. Sackville-West, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Lieutenant A. R. Trotter, 2nd Life Guards. 2nd Lieut. C. A. Howard, Shropshire Light Infantry.
Chief of the General Staff Major-General Sir A. Hunter, (Major-General on Staff) K.C.B., D.S.O.
Aide-de-Camp Brevet-Major A. J. Kings, Royal Lancaster Regt.
Deputy Adjutant-General Colonel A. S. Wynne, C.B.
Assistant Adjutant-Generals Colonel H. S. G. Miles, M.V.O., (2) p.s.c. Colonel C. W. H. Douglas, A.D.C.
Deputy-Assistant (_a_) Lieut.-Colonel C. a Adjutant-Generals (4) Court, p.s.c. (_a_) Major L. E. Kiggell, p.s.c., Royal Warwickshire Regt. (_b_) Major P. J. Lewis, Army Service Corps. (_b_) Major A. H. Thomas, Army Service Corps.
Commandant, Head-Quarters[E] Colonel R. Pole-Carew, C.B., h.p.
Principal Medical Officer Surgeon-General W. D. Wilson, M.B.
Medical Officers Major W. G. A. Bedford, M.B., R.A.M.C. Captain M. L. Hughes, R.A.M.C.
Provost Marshal[E] Major Hon. J. H. G. Byng, p.s.c., 10th Hussars.
Intelligence Duties-- Assistant Adjutant-General Major E. A. Altham, p.s.c., (1) Royal Scots. Deputy-Assistant Major H. J. Evans, p.s.c., Adjutant-Generals (2) Liverpool Regiment. Captain Hon. F. Gordon, p.s.c., Gor. Highlanders.
Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General for Lieut.-Colonel W. W. C. Topography Verner, p.s.c.
Commanding Royal Artillery Colonel (local Major-Gen.) (Major-General on Staff) G. H. Marshall.
Staff Officer, Royal Artillery Major H. C. Sclater, R.A.
Aide-de-Camp, R.A. Captain A. D. Kirby, R.F.A.
Chief Engineer (Major-General Colonel (local Major-Gen.) E. on Staff) Wood, C.B.
Staff Officer, Royal Engineers Major E. H. Bethell, p.s.c., Royal Engineers.
Aide-de-Camp, Royal Engineers Brevet-Major R. S. Curtis, Royal Engineers.
Military Mounted Police[F] Brevet-Major R. M. Poore, 7th Hussars.
Press Censor[F] Major W. D. Jones, p.s.c., Wiltshire Regt.
Principal Chaplain Rev. E. H. Goodwin, B.A.
Director of Signalling[E] Major (local Lieut.-Colonel) E. Rhodes, D.S.O., Royal Berks Regt.
Chief Ordnance Officer Colonel R. F. N. Clarke, Army Ord. Department.
Principal Veterinary Officer Veterinary Lieut.-Colonel I. Matthews, Army Veterinary Department.
Orderly Veterinary Officer
CORPS TROOPS.
Officer Commanding Corps Colonel C. M. H. Downing. Artillery (Colonel on Staff)
Adjutant Captain E. S. E. W. Russell, Royal Field Artillery.
Officer Commanding Royal Horse Lieut.-Colonel W. L. Davidson, Artillery Royal Horse Artillery.
Adjutant, R.H.A. Captain G. W. Biddulph, Royal Horse Artillery.
Officer Commanding F.A. (I.) Lieut.-Colonel J. S. S. Barker, p.s.c., R.F.A.
Adjutant Captain E. J. Duffus, R.F.A.
Officer Commanding Field Lieut.-Colonel P. C. E. Artillery (II.) Newbigging, R.F.A.
Adjutant Captain E. C. Cameron, Royal Field Artillery.
Officer Commanding Corps Lieut.-Colonel C. A. Troops, Royal Engineers Rochfort-Boyd, R.E.
Adjutant Lieut. S. D. Barrow, R.E.
FOOTNOTES:
[E] Graded as Assistant Adjutant-General.
[F] Graded as Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-Generals.
1ST ARMY CORPS--1ST DIVISION.
Staff Position. Names of Officers Selected.
General Officer Commanding Lieut.-General P. S. Lord (Lieut.-General on Staff) Methuen, K.C.V.O., C.B., C.M.G.
Aides-de-Camp (2) Major H. Streatfield, Grenadier Guards. Captain J. A. Bell-Smyth, 1st Dragoon Guards.
Assistant Adjutant-General Colonel R. B. Mainwaring, C.M.G.
Deputy-Assistant (_a_) Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Adjutant-Generals H. P. Northcott, C.B., p.s.c., Leinster Regt. (_b_) Major R. H. L. Warner, p.s.c., Army Service Corps.
Assistant-Provost-Marshall[G] Captain R. J. Ross, 1st Bn. Middlesex Regt.
Chaplains (2) Rev. T. F. Falkner, M.A. Rev. E. M. Morgan (R.C.)
Principal Medical Officer Colonel E. Townsend, C.B., M.D., R.A.M.C.
Medical Officer Major C. H. Burtchaell, M.B., R.A.M.C.
Divisional Signalling Officer Lieut. Hon. E. D. Loch, D.S.O., 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards.
1ST BRIGADE.
Major-General Major-General Sir H. E. Colvile, K.C.M.G., C.B.
Aide-de-Camp Captain G. C. Nugent, Grenadier Guards.
Brigade-Major Captain H. G. Ruggles-Brise, p.s.c., Grenadier Guards.
2ND BRIGADE.
Major-General Major-General H. J. T. Hildyard, C.B., p.s.c.
Aide-de-Camp Lieut. A. Blair, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Brigade-Major Major L. Munro, p.s.c., Hampshire Regt.
FOOTNOTES:
[G] Graded as Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General.
1ST ARMY CORPS--2ND DIVISION.
Staff Position. Names of Officers Selected.
General Officer Commanding Major-General (Local (Lieut.-General on Staff) Lieut.-General) Sir C. F. Clery, K.C.B., p.s.c.
Aides-de-Camp (2) Major F. E. Cooper, Royal Artillery, p.s.c. Captain L. Parke, Durham Light Infantry.
Assistant Adjutant-General Major and Bt.-Colonel B. M. Hamilton, p.s.c., East Yorkshire Regiment.
Deputy-Assistant (_a_) Captain H. E. Gogarty, Adjutant-General p.s.c., Royal Scots Fusiliers. (_b_) Captain W. G. B. Boyce, Army Service Corps.
Assistant Provost-Marshal[H] Major G. F. Ellison, p.s.c., Royal Warwickshire Regt.
Chaplains (2) Rev. A. A. L. Gedge, B.A. Rev. J. Robertson (P.).
Principal Medical Officer Colonel T. J. Gallwey, M.D., C.B., R.A.M.C.
Medical Officer Major W. Babtie, M.B., C.M.B., R.A.M.C.
Divisional Signalling Officer Lieut. J. S. Cavendish, 1st Life Guards.
3RD BRIGADE.
Major-General Maj.-Gen. A. G. Wauchope, C.B., C.M.G.
Aide-de-Camp Captain J. G. Rennie, R.H.
Brigade-Major Major and Bt.-Lieut.-Col. J. S. Ewart, p.s.c., Cameron Highlanders.
4TH BRIGADE.
Major-General Major-General Hon. N. G. Lyttelton, C.B.
Aide-de-Camp Captain Hon. H. Yarde-Buller, Rifle Brigade.
Brigade-Major Captain H. H. Wilson, p.s.c., Rifle Brigade.
FOOTNOTES:
[H] Graded as a Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General.
1ST ARMY CORPS--3RD DIVISION.
Staff Position. Names of Officers Selected.
General Officer Commanding Major-General (local Lieut.-Gen.) (Lieut.-General on Staff) Sir W. F. Gatacre, K.C.B., D.S.O., p.s.c.
Aides-de-Camp (2) Lieutenant A. J. M'Neill, 1st Bn. Seaforth Highlanders.
Assistant Adjutant-General Colonel R. E. Allen, p.s.c.
Deputy-Assistant (_a_) Lieut.-Colonel W. H. H. Adjutant-Generals Waters, M.V.O., p.s.c. (_b_) Major P. E. F. Hobbs, Army Service Corps.
Assistant Provost-Marshal[I] Captain J. R. F. Sladen, p.s.c., East Yorkshire Regt.
Chaplains (2) Rev. E. Ryan (R.C.) Rev. R. Armitage, M.A.
Principal Medical Officer Lieut.-Colonel J. D. Edge, M.D., R.A.M.C.
Medical Officer Maj. G. E. Twiss, R.A.M.C.
Divisional Signalling Officer Captain S. Fitz G. Cox, 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regt.
5TH BRIGADE.
Major-General Major-General A. Fitzroy Hart, C.B., p.s.c.
Aide-de-Camp Captain Hon. St L. H. Jervis, King's Royal Rifle Corps.
Brigade-Major Major C. R. R. MacGrigor, p.s.c., King's Royal Rifle Corps.
6TH BRIGADE.
Major-General Major-General G. Barton, C.B., p.s.c.
Aide-de-Camp
Brigade-Major Captain J. A. E. MacBean, D.S.O., p.s.c., Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
FOOTNOTES:
[I] Graded as a Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General.
STAFF OF CAVALRY DIVISION.
Staff Position. Names of Officers Selected.
General Officer Commanding Col. (Lieut.-General) J. D. P. French. (Lieut.-General on Staff)
Aides-de-Camp (2) Lieutenant J. P. Milbanke, 10th Hussars.
Assistant Adjutant-General Colonel Hon. G. H. Gough, C.B., p.s.c.
Deputy-Assistant (_a_) Major D. Haig, p.s.c., 7th Adjutant-Generals Hussars. (_b_) Major G. O. Welch, Army Service Corps.
Officer Commanding, Royal Horse Lieut.-Colonel F. J. W. Artillery Eustace, R.H.A.
Adjutant, R.H.A. Capt. A. D'A. King, R.H.A.
Chaplain (1)[K] Rev. W. C. Haines
Principal Medical Officer Lieut.-Colonel W. Donovan, Royal Army Medical Corps.
Medical Officer Major H. G. Hathaway, Royal Army Med. Corps.
Assistant Provost-Marshal[L] Captain P. A. Kenna, V.C., 21st Lancers.
Intelligence Department-- Deputy-Assistant Captain Hon. H. A. Lawrence, Adjutant-General p.s.c., 17th Lancers.
1ST BRIGADE.
Major-General Col. (local Major-General) J. M. Babington.
Aide-de-Camp Lieutenant F. W. Wormald, 7th Hussars.
Brigade-Major Captain C. J. Briggs, 1st Dragoon Guards.
Officer Commanding Mounted Major and Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Infantry[J] E. A. H. Alderson, p.s.c., Royal West Kent Regt.
Adjutant Mounted Infantry[L] Captain H. M'Micking, Royal Scots.
2ND BRIGADE.
Major-General Colonel (local Major-Gen.) J. P. Brabazon, C.B., A.D.C.
Aide-de-Camp Major Hon. C. E. Bingham, 1st Life Guards.
Brigade-Major Captain Hon. T. W. Brand, 10th Hussars.
Officer Commanding Mounted Captain and Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Infantry[J] R. J. Tudway, 2nd Bn. Essex Regt.
Adjutant Mounted Infantry[L] Captain H. L. Ruck-Keene, Oxford. Light Infantry.
FOOTNOTES:
[J] Graded as Assistant Adjutant-General.
[K] Will act for both Brigades.
[L] Graded as Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-Generals.
COLERIDGE GROVE, M.S. _2nd October 1899._
SOUTH AFRICA AND THE TRANSVAAL WAR