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Chapter XXXII: Appendix: 1

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REINFORCEMENTS SANCTIONED ON THE 8th SEPTEMBER, 1899.

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| STRENGTH |
Officers
|----
| Other Ranks
| |------
| | Horses
| | |-----
| | | Guns
| | | |----
| | | | Ship in which embarked.
| | | | |-----------
| | | | | Place of embarkation.
| | | | | |----------
| | | | | | Date of embarkation.
| | | | | | |--------
| | | | | | | Place of
| | | | | | | disembarkation.
| | | | | | | |-------
| | | | | | | | Date of
UNIT. | | | | | | | | disembarkation.
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| | | | | | | | |
(_a_) FROM INDIA.
| | | | | | | | |
General | 3| 2| 7| --|_City of |Bombay | 21.9.99|Durban | 5.10.99
Staff | | | | | London_ | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cavalry | 9| 15| 23| --|_Pundua_ |Bombay | 22.9.99|Durban | 5.10.99
brigade | | | | | | | | |
Staff | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
5th Dragoon | 21| 474| 523| 1|_Lindula_ |Bombay | 26.9.99|Durban |11.10.99
Guards | | | | |_Patiala_ | | 8.10.99| |22.10.99
| | | | |_Virawa_ | | 8.10.99| |25.10.99
| | | | | | | | |
9th Lancers | 15| 476| 515| 1|_Wardha_[1]|Bombay | 24.9.99|Cape |18.10.99
| | | | |_Nowshera_ | | 24.9.99| Town |15.10.99
| | | | |_Nairung_ | | 25.9.99| |14.10.99
| | | | | | | | |
19th Hussars| 23| 474| 533| 1|_Vadala_ |Bombay | 21.9.99|Durban | 7.10.99
| | | | |_Pundua_ | | 22.9.99| | 5.10.99
| | | | |_Warora_ | | 23.9.99| | 9.10.99
| | | | | | | | |
Brigade Div.| 3| 1| 7| --|_Lalpoora_ |Bombay | 18.9.99|Durban | 2.10.99
Staff | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
21st battery| 5| 176| 152| 6|_Lalpoora_ |Bombay | 18.9.99|Durban | 2.10.99
R.F.A | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
42nd battery| 5| 169| 153| 6|_Secundra_ |Bombay | 17.9.99|Durban | 4.10.99
R.F.A. | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
53rd battery| 5| 173| 153| 6|_Booldana_ |Bombay | 19.9.99|Durban | 5.10.99
R.F.A | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Ammunition | 3| 90| 149| --|_Nevassa_ |Bombay | 27.9.99|Durban |12.10.99
Column | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Infantry | 9| 20| 14| --|_City of |Bombay | 21.9.99|Durban | 5.10.99
Brigade | | | | | London_ | | | |
Staff | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
1st battn. | 22| 843| 7| 1|_Sutlej_ |Bombay | 21.9.99|Durban | 5.10.99
Devonshire | | | | |_City of | | | |
regt. | | | | | London_ | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
1st battn. | 29| 846| 5| 1|_Nurani_ |Calcutta | 20.9.99|Durban | 9.10.99
Gloucester-| | | | |_India_ | | 24.9.99| |13.10.99
shire rgt. | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
2nd battn. | 25| 844| 5| 1|_Purnea_ |Calcutta | 18.9.99|Durban | 5.10.99
King's | | | | |_Nurani_ | | 20.9.99| | 9.10.99
Royal Rifle| | | | | | | | |
Corps | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
2nd battn. | 29| 843| 6| 1|_Palitana_ |Bombay | 23.9.99|Durban | 9.10.99
Gordon | | | | |_Sirsa_ | | | |
Highlanders| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Carried | | | | | | | | |
forward to | | | | | | | | |
_(b)_ | 206| 5,446|2,252|25[2] | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
(_b_) FROM HOME AND THE MEDITERRANEAN.
| | | | | | | | |
Brigade | | | | | | | | |
division | | | | | | | | |
Staff and | | | | | | | | |
18th | | | | | | | | |
battery, | | | | | | | | |
R.F.A. | 9| 182| 166| 6|_Zibenghla_|Birkenhead| 26.9.99|Cape |30.10.99
| | | | | | | | Town |
| | | | | | | | |
62nd | | | | | | | | |
battery, | | | | | | | | |
R.F.A. | 4| 169| 151| 6|_Zayathla_ |Birkenhead| 26.9.99|Cape |25.10.99
| | | | | | | | Town |
| | | | | | | | |
75th | | | | | | | | |
battery, | | | | | | | | |
R.F.A. | 4| 166| 151| 6|_Zayathla_ |Birkenhead| 26.9.99|Cape |25.10.99
| | | | |_Zibenghla_| | | Town |30.10.99
| | | | | | | | |
Ammunition | | | | | | | | |
column | 8| 202| 120| --|_Gaika_ |Southampton 30.9.99|Durban |29.10.99
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Headquarters| | | | | | | | |
and No. 1 | | | | | | | | |
Telegraph | | | | | | | | |
section, | | | | | | | | |
R.E. | 3| 55| --| --|_Jelunga_ |Southampton 20.9.99|Durban |26.10.99
| | | | | | | | |
2nd Balloon | | | | | | | | |
section, | | | | | | | | |
R.E. | 2| 33| --| --|_Kinfauns |Southampton 30.9.99|Durban |26.10.99
| | | | | Castle_ | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
1st battn. | | | | | | | | |
Northumberland | | | | | | | |
Fusiliers | 27| 784| 5| --|_Gaul_ |Southampton 16.9.99|Cape | 7.10.99
| | | | | | | | Town |
| | | | | | | | |
1st battn. | | | | | | | | |
Border | | | | | | | | |
regt.[3] | 26| 961| 6| --|_Sumatra_ |Malta | 27.9.99|Cape |21.10.99
| | | | | | | | Town |
| | | | | | | | |
1st battn. | | | | | | | | |
Royal Irish | | | | | | | |
Fusiliers | 26| 848| 5| --|_Avoca_ |Egypt | 24.9.99|Durban |12.10.99
| | | | | | | | |
2nd battn. | | | | | | | | |
Rifle | | | | | | | | |
Brigade | 26| 835| 5| --|_Jelunga_ |Crete | 2.10.99|Durban |26.10.99
| | | | | | | | |
Half 2nd | | | | | | | | |
battn. | | | | | | | | |
King's Own| | | | | | | | |
Yorkshire | | | | | | | | |
Light | | | | | | | | |
Infantry | 12| 438| 3| --|_H.M.S. |Mauritius | 6.10.99|Cape |14.10.99
| | | | | Powerful_ | | | Town |
| | | | | | | | |
Army Service | | | | | | | |
Corps | 9| 130| --| --|_Gaul_ |Southampton 16.9.99|Cape | 7.10.99
| | | | | | | | Town |
| | | | |_Kinfauns | | 30.9.99| |18.10.99
| | | | | Castle_ | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Army | | | | | | | | |
Ordnance | | | | | | | | |
Corps | 1| 50| --| --|_Gaul_ |Southampton 16.9.99|Cape | 7.10.99
| | | | | | | | Town |
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TOTAL. | 363|10,299|2,864| 43
| | | [2]|[4]
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[Tablenote 1: _Wardha_ returned to Durban damaged and the squadron was transferred to _Nevassa_.]

[Tablenote 2: Includes seven machine.]

[Tablenote 3: Subsequently went to Natal.]

[Tablenote 4: Includes seven machines.]

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