Readers interested in this work are requested to assist the writer of the narrative by forwarding authentic letters or accounts throwing light on the military operations subsequent to Lord Roberts's departure from South Africa. The names of correspondents will not be made public, and their communications will be returned if desired. All letters should be addressed, LOUIS CRESWICKE, Esq., c/o Messrs T. C. & E. C. Jack, Causewayside, Edinburgh. [Illustration: MUSTER OF THE CAPE TOWN GUARD ON THE PARADE GROUND CAPE TOWN, FOR INSPECTION BY GENERAL BRABANT, JANUARY 12, 1901. Photo by Alf. F. Hosking, Cape Town.] SOUTH AFRICA AND THE TRANSVAAL WAR BY LOUIS CRESWICKE AUTHOR OF "ROXANE," ETC. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS IN SIX VOLUMES VOL. VI.--FROM THE OCCUPATION OF PRETORIA TO MR. KRUGER'S DEPARTURE FROM SOUTH AFRICA, WITH A SUMMARISED ACCOUNT OF THE GUERILLA WAR TO MARCH 1901 EDINBURGH: T. C. & E. C. JACK MANCHESTER: KENNETH MACLENNAN, 75 PICCADILLY 1901 Printed by BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO. At the Ballantyne Press CONTENTS--VOL. VI PAGE CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE v OFFICIAL TABLE OF CASUALTIES IN SOUTH AFRICA viii CHAPTER I AT PRETORIA, JUNE 5 TO 10 1 THE BATTLE OF DIAMOND HILL, JUNE 11 TO 12 12 GUARDING THE COMMUNICATIONS 19 CHAPTER II GENERAL BULLER'S OPERATIONS--ROUTING THE BOERS FROM LAING'S NEK, MAY 19 TO JUNE 12 27 THE ADVANCE FROM LAING'S NEK TO STANDERTON--JOINING HANDS WITH LORD ROBERTS'S FORCE, JUNE 13 TO 22 32 CHAPTER III IN ORANGE RIVER COLONY (EAST), JUNE 37 IN THE WESTERN TRANSVAAL, JUNE TO JULY 9 40 CHAPTER IV THE BATTLE OF BETHLEHEM--THE SURRENDER OF PRINSLOO 43 AFFAIRS IN AND AROUND PRETORIA--THE CAPTURE OF MIDDELBURG 54 PROTECTING THE KRUGERSDORP-POTCHEFSTROOM RAILROAD 66 CHAPTER V CHASING DE WET IN THE WESTERN TRANSVAAL 70 PLOTS AND PROCLAMATIONS, AUGUST 81 CHAPTER VI GENERAL BULLER'S MOVEMENTS--CLEARING THE TRANSVAAL BETWEEN VOLKSRUST AND BELFAST 88 CHAPTER VII THE LYDENBURG CAMPAIGN 93 THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY 112 THE WESTERN TRANSVAAL 117 EXIT MR. KRUGER 120 CHAPTER VIII