Category: History - Modern (1750+)
Land at St Vincent--Shooting excursion on the island--Strange dream--Narrowly escape shipwreck--Arrive at Sierra Leone--Interview with the Governor--Official ceremonies--Visit the Bishop--Official insignia--St Helena--Neglected state of the house where Napoleon died, 6
Land at St Vincent--Shooting excursion on the island--Strange dream--Narrowly escape shipwreck--Arrive at Sierra Leone--Interview with the Governor--Official ceremonies--Visit t...
3. CHAPTER III.Arrive at the Cape--Valuable assistance from local authorities--A corps of volunteers formed--General Sir Harry Smith’s difficulties--Damaged state of stores and ammunition--Obl...
4. CHAPTER IV.First attempts at discipline in corps--Prepare to start for the front--Difficulty of getting men on board ship--Review and sham fight--First feats of arms--Embarkation--Arrive a...
5. CHAPTER V.The Dutch and English settlers--First trial of the Minie at the Cape--I part with Happy Jack--March into Graham’s Town--The officers of the corps--Colonel Cloëte--Shortcomings o...
6. CHAPTER VI.My report to General commanding on state of the road--Offend the staff, but receive present of charger from General--Surprised at close proximity of Kaffirs--Offer to take neare...
7. CHAPTER VII.Another combined attack--Small results--Capture of Mundell’s Peak--Thanked a second time in general orders--Example of tenacity of life--Building forts--The descent into the Wat...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Formidable attack on Water-kloof--The “Blacksmith’s Shop”--Slightly wounded over the eyebrow--Dictate report to Colonel Cloëte in presence of General--I am omitted in general or...
9. CHAPTER IX.Kaffir characteristics--The cruelties of war--No real sympathy between black and white--Kaffir cruelties--Night attack on a Kaffir village--Wounded prisoner--“Doctor” Dix--Kaffi...
10. CHAPTER X.Noziah at Blakeway’s Farm--Becomes a favourite with the men--Wishes to reconcile me to her brother Sandilli--Expedition sent out to find Sandilli and arrange for an interview--R...
11. CHAPTER XI.Return of General Cathcart from Basutoland--End of the war--Sporting adventures--Loving tortoises--Evening reveries--A sudden attack from an unknown enemy--Plans for his capture...
12. CHAPTER XII.Kaffir knowledge of surgery--Manners more artificial than natural--Peace concluded with Sandilli and Macomo--Indifferent character of the treaty of peace--The corps disbanded--T...
13. CHAPTER XIII.Arrival at the Cape--Opinions on the war there--The conversion of the heathen--Baptism of a recent convert--Converted Jews in Bucharest--The Metropolitan of the Greek Church and...
14. CHAPTER XIV.St Helena--Ascension--Monkeyish pranks in the “horse” latitudes--Young Ben’s fate--An Irish wake on the line--Narrow escape--The Mauritius steamship--Ocean visitors--A westerly...
15. CHAPTER XV.Start on a mission to the East--Visit Gallipoli, and report upon it to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe--Report on the entire seaboard of the Dardanelles--Visit the Turkish army on t...
16. CHAPTER I.In the year 1847 I was attached to the French staff in Algeria, and during several expeditions, both against Arabs and Kabyles, I became deeply impressed with the great superior...
17. CHAPTER II.In the same ship were the newly-appointed Governor of the Cape, Mr Darling, and a Mr Macdonald, also recently appointed to the Gambia. The voyage was pleasant on all sides--ship...
18. CHAPTER III.ARRIVE AT THE CAPE--VALUABLE ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES--A CORPS OF VOLUNTEERS FORMED--GENERAL SIR HARRY SMITH’S DIFFICULTIES--DAMAGED STATE OF STORES AND AMMUNITION--OBL...
19. CHAPTER IV.FIRST ATTEMPTS AT DISCIPLINE IN CORPS--PREPARE TO START FOR THE FRONT--DIFFICULTY OF GETTING MEN ON BOARD SHIP--REVIEW AND SHAM FIGHT--FIRST FEATS OF ARMS--EMBARKATION--ARRIVE A...
20. CHAPTER V.THE DUTCH AND ENGLISH SETTLERS--FIRST TRIAL OF THE MINIE AT THE CAPE--I PART WITH HAPPY JACK--MARCH INTO GRAHAM’S TOWN--THE OFFICERS OF THE CORPS--COLONEL CLOËTE--SHORTCOMINGS O...
21. CHAPTER VI.MY REPORT TO GENERAL COMMANDING ON STATE OF THE ROAD--OFFEND THE STAFF, BUT RECEIVE PRESENT OF CHARGER FROM GENERAL--SURPRISED AT CLOSE PROXIMITY OF KAFFIRS--OFFER TO TAKE NEARE...
22. CHAPTER VII.ANOTHER COMBINED ATTACK--SMALL RESULTS--CAPTURE OF MUNDELL’S PEAK--THANKED A SECOND TIME IN GENERAL ORDERS--EXAMPLE OF TENACITY OF LIFE--BUILDING FORTS--THE DESCENT INTO THE WAT...
23. CHAPTER VIII.FORMIDABLE ATTACK ON WATER-KLOOF--THE “BLACKSMITH’S SHOP”--SLIGHTLY WOUNDED OVER THE EYEBROW--DICTATE REPORT TO COLONEL CLOËTE IN PRESENCE OF GENERAL--I AM OMITTED IN GENERAL OR...
24. CHAPTER IX.KAFFIR CHARACTERISTICS--THE CRUELTIES OF WAR--NO REAL SYMPATHY BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE--KAFFIR CRUELTIES--NIGHT ATTACK ON A KAFFIR VILLAGE--WOUNDED PRISONER--“DOCTOR” DIX--KAFFI...
25. CHAPTER X.NOZIAH AT BLAKEWAY’S FARM--BECOMES A FAVOURITE WITH THE MEN--WISHES TO RECONCILE ME TO HER BROTHER SANDILLI--EXPEDITION SENT OUT TO FIND SANDILLI AND ARRANGE FOR AN INTERVIEW--R...
26. CHAPTER XI.RETURN OF GENERAL CATHCART FROM BASUTOLAND--END OF THE WAR--SPORTING ADVENTURES--LOVING TORTOISES--EVENING REVERIES--A SUDDEN ATTACK FROM AN UNKNOWN ENEMY--PLANS FOR HIS CAPTURE...
27. CHAPTER XII.KAFFIR KNOWLEDGE OF SURGERY--MANNERS MORE ARTIFICIAL THAN NATURAL--PEACE CONCLUDED WITH SANDILLI AND MACOMO--INDIFFERENT CHARACTER OF THE TREATY OF PEACE--THE CORPS DISBANDED--T...
28. CHAPTER XIII.ARRIVAL AT THE CAPE--OPINIONS ON THE WAR THERE--THE CONVERSION OF THE HEATHEN--BAPTISM OF A RECENT CONVERT--CONVERTED JEWS IN BUCHAREST--THE METROPOLITAN OF THE GREEK CHURCH AND...
29. CHAPTER XIV.ST HELENA--ASCENSION--MONKEYISH PRANKS IN THE “HORSE” LATITUDES--YOUNG BEN’S FATE--AN IRISH WAKE ON THE LINE--NARROW ESCAPE--THE MAURITIUS STEAMSHIP--OCEAN VISITORS--A WESTERLY...
30. CHAPTER XV.START ON A MISSION TO THE EAST--VISIT GALLIPOLI, AND REPORT UPON IT TO LORD STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE--REPORT ON THE ENTIRE SEABOARD OF THE DARDANELLES--VISIT THE TURKISH ARMY ON T...