Chapter I: Front Matter

Drawing by Donald E. M'Cracken.]

SOUTH AFRICA AND THE TRANSVAAL WAR

BY LOUIS CRESWICKE AUTHOR OF "ROXANE," ETC.

WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS

VOL. VII.--THE GUERILLA WAR. FROM FEBRUARY 1901 TO THE CONCLUSION OF HOSTILITIES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS FROM FEBRUARY 23, 1901, TO MAY 31, 1902

MANCHESTER: KENNETH MACLENNAN 75 PICCADILLY

Printed by BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO.
At the Ballantyne Press

CONTENTS--Vol. VII.

PAGE

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE viii

COMPOSITION AND STRENGTH OF COLUMNS xiv

THE SITUATION--FEBRUARY 1901 1

CHAPTER I

CONTINUATION OF THE DE WET CHASE, 1ST TO 10TH MARCH--ACROSS THE ORANGE RIVER 7

LYTTELTON'S SWEEPING MOVEMENT--10TH TO 20TH MARCH--THABANCHU LINE
9

CHAPTER II

CAPE COLONY--PURSUIT OF RAIDERS--MARCH AND APRIL--CHASING KRUITZINGER
14

CHAPTER III

THE OPERATIONS OF GENERAL FRENCH IN THE EASTERN TRANSVAAL, FROM 27TH JANUARY TO 16TH APRIL 1901 19

CHAPTER IV

IN THE WESTERN TRANSVAAL--JANUARY TO MAY 31

APRIL, ORANGE RIVER COLONY--OPERATIONS OF GENERAL BRUCE-HAMILTON AND GENERAL RUNDLE 40

CHAPTER V

COMBINED MOVEMENT FOR THE CLEARANCE OF THE NORTHERN TRANSVAAL--MARCH AND APRIL 43

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR BINDON BLOOD'S OPERATIONS NORTH OF THE LINE MIDDELBURG--BELFAST--LYDENBURG 45

COLONEL GRENFELL AT PIETERSBURG 48

CHAPTER VI

GENERAL ELLIOT'S OPERATIONS FROM KROONSTAD 50

GENERAL ELLIOT'S OPERATIONS--SECOND PHASE 52

CHAPTER VII

GENERAL BRUCE-HAMILTON'S OPERATIONS, ORANGE RIVER COLONY (SOUTH) 55

MAJOR-GENERAL C. KNOX, ORANGE RIVER COLONY (CENTRE)--MAY AND JUNE 57

CHAPTER VIII

LORD METHUEN, TRANSVAAL (SOUTH-WEST)--MAY AND JUNE 59

CHAPTER IX

OPERATIONS BETWEEN THE DELAGOA AND NATAL LINES--MAY AND JUNE 66

BRIGADIER-GENERAL PLUMER IN THE EASTERN TRANSVAAL 68

MAJOR-GENERAL BEATSON'S OPERATIONS 70

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR BINDON BLOOD, EASTERN TRANSVAAL 71

ACTIVITIES AROUND STANDERTON AND HEIDELBERG 73

CHAPTER X

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL GRENFELL'S OPERATIONS, TRANSVAAL, N. 75

SITUATION AND SKIRMISHES IN CAPE COLONY--MAY AND JUNE 77

CHAPTER XI

ORANGE RIVER COLONY, S.--MAJOR-GENERALS BRUCE-HAMILTON AND C. KNOX--JULY 82

ORANGE RIVER COLONY, N.--MAJOR-GENERAL ELLIOT 84

ORANGE RIVER COLONY, E.--LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR L. RUNDLE 90

ORANGE RIVER COLONY, N.--COLONEL RIMINGTON--BRIGADIER-GENERAL BULLOCK--BRIGADIER-GENERAL SPENS 92

TRANSVAAL, S.W.--OPERATIONS OF GENERAL FETHERSTONHAUGH--CLEARING THE MAGALIESBERG--JULY 93

TRANSVAAL, E.--LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR BINDON BLOOD 94

STANDERTON-HEIDELBERG--LIEUTENANT-COLONEL COLVILLE 97

CAPE COLONY--JULY 98

THE SITUATION--AUGUST 100

CHAPTER XII

ORANGE RIVER COLONY--AUGUST 105

ORANGE RIVER COLONY, S.--BRIGADIER-GENERAL PLUMER 107

ORANGE RIVER COLONY, E.--MAJOR-GENERAL ELLIOT--AUGUST 107

SWEEPING THE KROONSTAD DISTRICT--BRIGADIER-GENERAL SPENS 109

OPERATIONS NEAR HONING SPRUIT AND THE LOSBERG--LIEUTENANT-COLONEL GARRATT 110

SCOURING THE MAGALIESBERG--COLONELS ALLENBY AND KEKEWICH 112

TRANSVAAL, S.W. 114

THE PIETERSBURG LINE--LIEUT.-COLONEL GRENFELL 116

THE TRANSVAAL (NORTH-EAST)--GENERAL BLOOD'S OPERATIONS 116

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL COLVILLE'S OPERATIONS 120

NATAL--LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR H. HILDYARD 121

CAPE COLONY--LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR J. FRENCH 122

CHAPTER XIII

NATAL AND THE EASTERN TRANSVAAL--SEPTEMBER 1901 127

TRANSVAAL (WEST) 131

OPERATIONS ON THE VAAL 133

OPERATIONS IN THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY, N. 133

MAJOR-GENERAL ELLIOT--ORANGE RIVER COLONY, E. 133

EVENTS IN CAPE COLONY 136

CHAPTER XIV

PROGRESS IN OCTOBER 1901 140

TRANSVAAL (EAST) 140

TRANSVAAL (WEST) 144

OCTOBER IN THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY 145

OPERATIONS IN CAPE COLONY 146

CHAPTER XV

THE CLOSE OF 1901--PROGRESS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 149

TRANSVAAL (EAST) 149

TRANSVAAL (WEST) 150

ORANGE RIVER COLONY 151

THE SWAZI BORDER 153

NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 153

TRANSVAAL (EAST)--DECEMBER 154

IN THE NORTHERN TRANSVAAL 157

TRANSVAAL (WEST) 158

ORANGE RIVER COLONY 158

CAPE COLONY 162

THE SITUATION--JANUARY 1902 163

THE LOYALISTS OF THE CAPE COLONY 171

THE SOLDIERS' CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION 176

CHAPTER XVI

THE NEW YEAR--JANUARY 1902 178

TRANSVAAL (EAST) 178

TRANSVAAL (NORTH) 179

TRANSVAAL (WEST) 180

ORANGE RIVER COLONY 180

A BIG TRAP FOR DE WET 181

CAPE COLONY 183

CHAPTER XVII

THE EVENTS OF FEBRUARY AND MARCH 1902 184

TRANSVAAL (EAST) 184

TRANSVAAL (WEST) 185

ORANGE RIVER COLONY--MAJUBA DAY 189

THE CAPE COLONY 190

CHAPTER XVIII

THE CLOSE OF HOSTILITIES--MARCH, APRIL, AND MAY 1902 192

TRANSVAAL (EAST) 192

FINISHING CLEARANCE OF THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY 193

TRANSVAAL (WEST)--MARCH 194

CAPE COLONY--MARCH 196

THE SITUATION--APRIL AND MAY 199