General Gatacre: The Story of the Life and Services of Sir William Forbes Gatacre, K.C.B., D.S.O., 1843-1906Gatacre, Beatrix Wickens Davey, Lady
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General Gatacre: The Story of the Life and Services of Sir William Forbes Gatacre, K.C.B., D.S.O., 1843-1906
Gatacre, Beatrix Wickens Davey, Lady
Gatacre, William Forbes, Sir, 1843-1906; South African War, 1899-1902
Roberts, Field-Marshal Earl, V.C., K.P., G.C.B., etc.;
visits W. F. G. in camp at Bangalore, 54
becomes C.-in-C. India, 1885, 63
his covering letter to Dispatches (pubd. March 1900), cited, 235
reaches Capetown as C.-in-C. South African Field Force, 239
telegram to W.O. _re_ Proclamation, 243
orders occupation of Smithfield, 244
orders occupation of Wepener, 245
telegram _re_ occupation of Dewetsdorp, 246
summons W. F. G. to Bloemfontein, and forecasts his plans for
the advance, 254
expresses anxiety about the detachment at Dewetsdorp, 255
sends 5 cos. Cameron Highlanders to Bethanie, 255
orders the return of the Relief Column from Reddersburg, 257
sends official letter instructing W. F. G. to proceed to
England, April 1900, 259
quotation from private letter _re_ recall, 263
his official visit to the Eastern District, 1903, 270
Robertson, Sir George Scott, K.C.S.I., M.P.: defended the Fort at
Chitral, 129
Royal Irish Rifles, 2nd Batt.: reaches Queenstown, C.C., 222
quotation from officers' reports _re_ Stormberg, 233, 235
sent to Smithfield, O.F.S., 245
2 cos. pushed on to Dewetsdorp, 248
the O.C. directed to retire on Reddersburg, 251
column surrenders at Mostert's Hoek, 257
splendid marching by detachments from Smithfield, Helvetia, and
Rouxville, 258
Royal Military College, Sandhurst: W. F. G. there as cadet, 1860-1, 12
W. F. G. there as professor, 1875-9, 36-7
"Run amok": W. F. G. attempts to disarm man with pistol at Simla,
1887, 69
letter _re_ above, 213
Rundle, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Leslie, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.: commanding a Division
on Salisbury Plain, 1899, 218
Salisbury: W. F. G. works there on remount duty, 1904, 275
bicycles to and fro, 275
Salisbury Plain: W. F. G. commands a Division, 1899, 217-18
Chief Umpire, Blue Army, 1903, 271
Salt Lakes, Bupshu. See Kashmir
Sandhurst. See Royal Military College
Sandhurst, Lord, G.C.I.E. etc.: Governor of Bombay, 1895-9, 164, 166,
180
Sannah's Post, O.F.S.; engagement at, 1900, 251
material results of engagement at, 253
change brought about by engagement at, 259
Seaforth Highlanders: 1st Batt. in Egypt, 1898, 188
2nd Batt. in Chitral, 1895, 129
Seton, Col. H. J.: wounded at Stormberg, 1899, 233
Seventy-seventh Regt., afterwards 2nd Batt. (D.C.O.) Middlesex Regt.:
raised 1787, 13
services and movements of, 14
at Hazaribagh, Allahabad, Barreilly, and Peshawur, 14-17
reaches Portsmouth, 1870, 29
leaves Dover for Rangoon, 1880, 38
moves to Secunderabad, 1883, 51
W. F. G. in command, June 1884 to Dec. 1885, 55-61
Shaw, F. B., Esq.: Resident at Mandalay, 1879, 46
Sikkim: W. F. G. sketches Fort at Lingtu, 1887, 68
Simla: W. F. G. and the servant "run amok, " 1887, 69
rapid ride to Umballa and back, 1887, 70
Sirdar, the: See Kitchener
Sniping: during advance on Chitral, 1895, 143-4
Snow, Brig.-Gen. T. D'O., C.B.: Brigade-Major, Egypt, 1898, 186
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