[12] See Vol. iii. p. 25. [13] This officer's name was originally given as Baker in telegrams home. TRANSCRIBERS' NOTES Page vi: Christo standardised to Cristo after "Scene of Fighting at Monte" Page vii: Reit standardised to Riet after "on north bank of the" Page vii: Majesfontein standardised to Majersfontein (two instances) Page vii: Koodoesrand standardised to Koodoosrand after "Spyfontein, retreating to" Page viii: landdrost standardised to landrost after "and arrested the" Page 9: " added after "180,600 of all arms." Page 13: no corrected to not after "now engaged stronger," cf. Hansard Page 22: "Homes were destroyed mothers and children stricken" as in the original, without punctuation Page 30: Kimberly standardised to Kimberley before "man stared at the three objects" Page 33: Accent on détour not standardised as part of a quotation Pages 34, 152: Variable spelling of mosquitoes/mosquitos as in the original Page 36: horseflesh standardised to horse-flesh after "Cronje had to be paid for in" Page 39: Duplicate the removed from "for the the team of mules" Page 40: duplicate an removed in "having detected an an unusual haze of dust" Pages 40, 54: Inconsistent hyphenation of rear-guard as in the original. Retained as part of a quotation Page 56: . added after "for the rest of the day" Page 60: Infanty corrected to Infantry in "Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry" Page 62: mid-day standardised to midday before "came the rumour that French" Page 65: reveille standardised to reveillé after "a volley by way of" Page 69: insistance as in the original Page 71: silhoutte corrected to silhouette before "which gradually grew clearer" Page 88 [Illustration]: ( added before Colour-Sergeant) Page 93: Accent on débris not standardised as part of a quotation Page 101: depot standardised to depôt after "converted into the advanced" Page 115: shortlived standardised to short-lived after "Rest was" Page 116: Mr. Shcreiner corrected to Mr. Schreiner Page 120: Horseflesh standardised to Horse-flesh before "was diversified by bread" Page 122: head-quarters standardised to headquarters after "subsequently established his" Page 123: Lyttleton corrected to Lyttelton after "While this was going on above, General" Page 128: caligraphy as in the original Page 132: Lee-Mitfords corrected to Lee-Metfords after "been hit by Mausers or" Page 133: Inconsistent hyphenation of horseflesh as in the original. Retained as part of a quotation Page 148: unchallengably corrected to unchallengeably after "kopjes, kopjes, kopjes--ours," Page 148: . added after "rifle fire was raging on the left" Page 150: Lieutenan corrected to Lieutenant before "C. H. I. Jackson" Page 177: martrys corrected to martyrs after "calls for its ministers and" Page 182: Llandrost corrected to Landrost after "Mr. Papenfus, whose services as" Page 189: fourteeen corrected to fourteen after "on the Orange Free State Railway some"