I.--Preparation for War 1 II.--The Outbreak of the War 35 III.--The Theatre of War 54 IV.--The Boer Army 68 V.--The British Army 87 VI.--The Navy in the Boer War 96 VII.--Talana Hill 123 VIII.--The Retreat from Dundee, and the action of Rietfontein 142 IX.--Elandslaagte 157 X.--Lombards Kop 172 XI.--The Arrival of Sir Redvers Buller 196 XII.--Advance from the Orange River 211 XIII.--Belmont 218 XIV.--Graspan 229 XV.--The Battle of the Modder River 243 XVI.--The Raid on Southern Natal 261 XVII.--Operations round Colesberg up to the 16th December 275 XVIII.--Stormberg 285 XIX.--Halt on the Modder River before Magersfontein 304 XX.--The Battle of Magersfontein 316 XXI.--Sir Redvers Buller in Face of Colenso 332 XXII.--Colenso, December 15th, 1899 351 XXIII.--Lord Roberts' Appointment to the Command in South Africa 376 XXIV.--Operations Round Colesberg--December 16th, 1899, to February 6th, 1900 389 XXV.--Lord Roberts at Capetown; reorganises 408 XXVI.--The Army Moves Forward 428 APPENDICES. No. PAGE