CHAPTER VII PAGE THE WONDER OF THE WORLD 136 FIRST CANADIAN CONTINGENT 138 THE SECOND CANADIAN CONTINGENT 144 STRATHCONA'S HORSE 146 NEW SOUTH WALES 148 VICTORIA 150 NEW ZEALAND 151 QUEENSLAND 153 SOUTH AUSTRALIA 154 WEST AUSTRALIA 157 TASMANIA 157 THE BUSHMEN'S CORPS 158 INDIA'S CONTINGENTS 159 THE SOUTH AFRICAN VOLUNTEERS-- CAPE COLONY 161 NATAL 166 THE IMPERIAL YEOMANRY 167 THE CITY IMPERIAL VOLUNTEERS 171 CHAPTER VIII PAGE AT COLESBERG 174 LORD ROBERTS'S ADVANCE 183 "FIGHTING MAC" AT KOODOESBERG 186 PAGE APPENDIX 190 THE STORY OF SPION KOP 190 LIST OF STAFF 199 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS--VOL. III. BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE GROUND COVERED BY GENERAL BULLER'S OPERATIONS _At Front_ 1. _COLOURED PLATES_ PAGE FIELD-MARSHAL LORD ROBERTS OF KANDAHAR, V.C. &c. _Frontispiece_ SERGEANT-MAJOR--IMPERIAL LIGHT HORSE 24 ARMY SERVICE CORPS 40 HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY--CAPTAIN, 2ND LIFE GUARDS 80 ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY (ACTION FRONT) 100 CYCLISTS--LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS 120 PRIVATE, DRUMMERS, PIPER, AND BUGLER--THE BLACK WATCH 134 OFFICERS--CITY OF LONDON IMPERIAL VOLUNTEERS 176