Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Transcriber's note: Obvious printer's errors have been corrected, all other inconsistencies are as in the original. Author's spelling has been maintained. Page numbers are shown as {p.xxx}] [Illustration: CAPTAIN ALFRED T. MAHAN, U.S.N.; D.C.L.] STORY OF THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1900 By Captain A. T. Mahan, U.S.N. _With Map and Portrait of the Author_ CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER I The Theatre of the War 1 CHAPTER II The Opening Campaign in Natal to the Investment of Ladysmith (October 11--November 2) 28 CHAPTER III The Colonies and the Transports 71 CHAPTER IV The Western Frontier to Magersfontein and Stormberg. Operations of General French about Colesberg 102 CHAPTER V The Natal Campaign from the Investment of Ladysmith through the Battle of Colenso 177 CHAPTER VI The Natal Campaign. British Prepare for a Flanking Attack upon the Boers' Right at the Tugela. The Boer Assault on Ladysmith, January 6th 233 CHAPTER VII Natal Campaign. The Unsuccessful British Attempts to Turn the Boers' Right Flank at Spion Kop and at Vaal Krantz 249 CHAPTER VIII The Relief of Kimberley and of Ladysmith, and the Surrender of Cronje 266 THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR {p.001} CHAPTER I THE THEATRE OF THE WAR