Chapter VIII

General Voyron--Organisation of the Brigade--Piracy on the
Lang-son railway--Politics and pacification--Topography
and a tiger hunt--Among the Staff records--Colonel
Gallieni--General Pernot--Hanoï--General Coronnat--Death
of a friend--Adieu to the army 339-377

LIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

NATIVE WOMAN CARRIER _Frontispiece_

TONQUINESE NATIVE TYPES _To face page_ 72

RIVER SCENE AT HAÏPHONG " 80

BOULEVARD PAUL PERT, HAÏPHONG " 86

THE FORTIFIED POSITION AT HOU-THUÉ. _From a sketch
by a French Staff Officer_ " 100

SECTIONAL SKETCH OF THE REBEL DEFENCES AT HOU-THUÉ " 104

INTERIOR OF THE FORT AT HOU-THUÉ " 110

A NATIVE SPY " 136

PAGODA USED FOR AMBUSH " 152

WATER BUFFALOES " 184

A _SAMPAN_ ON THE RIVER NEAR PHULANG-THUONG " 258

REBEL RAMPARTS FACING POINT A. " 282

MAP OF TONQUIN. _Published by permission of General
Frey and Messrs Hachette & Co. of Paris_ _End of Book_

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