CHARGE OF THE BUSHMEN AND NEW ZEALANDERS ON THE BOER GUNS DURING THE ATTACK ON BABINGTON'S CONVOY NEAR KLERKSDORP 36 DEFEAT OF A NIGHT ATTEMPT TO CROSS THE RAILWAY 44 THE CAPTURE OF DE WET'S CONVOY AT REITZ 52 THE ENGAGEMENT AT VLAKFONTEIN 60 THE MISHAP TO THE VICTORIANS AT WILMANSRUST 72 BOERS CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF CUTTING THE TELEGRAPH WIRES 96 NIGHT ATTACK ON A BOER CONVOY BY MOUNTED INFANTRY UNDER COLONEL WILLIAMS 112 THE DEFENCE OF FORT ITALA 128 THE GALLANT BUGLER OF FORT ITALA 132 THE FIGHT AT BAKENLAAGTE 140 MISHAP TO THE SCOTS GREYS AT KLIPPAN 184 LORD METHUEN RALLYING HIS BROKEN FORCES AT TWEEBOSCH 186 BRILLIANT DEFENCE BY NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOLSPRUIT 188 THE TRAIN CONVEYING THE REMAINS OF MR. RHODES SALUTED BY THE BLOCKHOUSE GUARDS 196 SURRENDERED BOERS AT BELFAST ANXIOUS TO JOIN THE NATIONAL SCOUTS 206 3. _FULL-PAGE PORTRAITS_ MAJOR-GENERAL CHARLES KNOX 8 MAJOR-GENERAL SIR H. H. SETTLE 16 BRIGADIER-GENERAL THE EARL OF ERROLL 68 MAJOR-GENERAL BRUCE-HAMILTON 80 MAJOR-GENERAL WALTER KITCHENER 88 LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR BINDON BLOOD 148 MAJOR-GENERAL ARTHUR PAGET 152 MAJOR-GENERAL BABINGTON 168 4. _MAPS AND ENGRAVINGS IN THE TEXT_ MAP--DE WET'S RUSH IN CAPE COLONY 4 MAP--DE WET'S ESCAPE FROM THE ENVELOPING CORDON 6 MAP--OPERATIONS IN SOUTH-EAST OF ORANGE RIVER COLONY 10 MAP--REORGANISATION OF TROOPS IN ORANGE RIVER COLONY 12 MAP OF OPERATIONS IN EASTERN TRANSVAAL 20 MAP--POSITION OF FORCES AROUND ERMELO 23 COLONEL BENSON 36 MAP OF COMBINED MOVEMENT TO CLEAR NORTHERN TRANSVAAL 47 COLONEL DE LISLE 53 A TYPICAL BLOCKHOUSE 56 MAP OF OPERATIONS BETWEEN DELAGOA BAY AND NATAL LINES 67 COLONEL COLENBRANDER 76 GENERAL ELLIOT'S SWEEP SOUTH OF THE VAAL 89 CONCENTRATION CAMP AT NORVAL'S PONT 99 GENERAL ELLIOT 110 LIEUT.-COLONEL GORRINGE 123 COLONEL BETHUNE AND HIS BRIGADE STAFF 134 MAP OF EASTERN PORTION OF CAPE COLONY 147