South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 8) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900

"Forty years had I in my city seen soldiers parading, Forty years as a pageant, till unawares the lady of this teeming and turbulent city, Sleepless amid her ships, her houses,...

At last, after a long period of suspense, it was possible for General Buller's force to make an appreciable advance. The arrangements were set on foot with the utmost secrecy, a...

Plucky little Mafeking continued to hold its own, and not merely to hold its own, but to make itself dauntlessly aggressive. Continual sorties took place, and indeed formed part...

The troops with General French were in very fine fettle. They had no past history; they were not damped by the remembrance of a Majesfontein, a Stormberg, or a Colenso. They had...

"The wave that breaks against a forward stroke Beats not the swimmer back, but thrills him through With joyous trust to win his way anew Through stronger seas than first upon hi...

On Christmas Day Lieut.-Colonel Pilcher, formerly of the Northumberland Fusiliers, late of the Bedfordshire Regiment, arrived at Belmont and took command of the troops. The Stat...

On the 18th of December, General Gatacre withdrew from Putter's Kraal, his original advance post, to Sterkstroom. At this time, in the central sphere, Generals French and Gatacr...

Prices at Ladysmith had now gone up, but still those whose purses were plethoric could treat themselves to a few luxuries. Jam, for instance, was 3s. 6d. per lb., a possible pri...

1. _COLOURED PLATES_ PAGE FIELD-MARSHAL LORD ROBERTS OF KANDAHAR, V.C. &c. _Frontispiece_ SERGEANT-MAJOR--IMPERIAL LIGHT HORSE 24 ARMY SERVICE CORPS 40 HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY--CAPTAI...

PAGE THE WONDER OF THE WORLD 136 FIRST CANADIAN CONTINGENT 138 THE SECOND CANADIAN CONTINGENT 144 STRATHCONA'S HORSE 146 NEW SOUTH WALES 148 VICTORIA 150 NEW ZEALAND 151 QUEENSL...

PAGE BULLER'S SECOND ADVANCE 92 THE FLANK MOVEMENT 97 THE BATTLE OF SPION KOP 104 THE THIRD GREAT EFFORT--VAAL KRANTZ 117 DISAPPOINTMENT AT LADYSMITH 125 LORD ROBERTS AT THE CAP...