Cape Route, the, may not be equal to carrying the traffic of the Suez Canal in war time, 100. Cattle and sheep the chief wealth of the Boer farmers, 8. Chamberlain, Mr. Joseph, 28; and the Colonies, 83. Clark, Rear-Admiral Bouverie, great credit due to, as Director of Transports, 86. Clements, General, takes Colesberg, 176. Clery, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Francis, 195. Codrington, Colonel, at Modder River battle, 156. Colenso, effect of reverses at, 81; battle of, 220-232; occupied by Buller's army, February 19, 296. Colesberg taken by General Clements, 176. Colonial Government of Natal calls for Imperial aid, 29. Colonies, the, and the transports, 71; splendid response of the, 74 _et seq._ "Communications dominate war," 73. Congestion at docks, wharves, and railroads in South Africa and its cause, 99. Country, its nature favours defence, 20. Cronje, General, and President Kruger, anecdote of, 122; recalled from Kimberley to oppose Methuen's advance, 147; leaves his entrenchments at Magersfontein, and commences his retreat towards Bloemfontein, 275; surrounded and captured at Paardeberg, 275-291 De Aar Junction, strategic importance of, 11, 33, 104. "Defence exhausts quicker than offence," 44. Delagoa Bay, a thorn in the side of the British, 3. Denniss, Lieut., gallant conduct and death of--"not in vain," 245. Devonshire Regiment, the, "save Ladysmith," 247. Diaz, Bartholomew, 3. Driefontein, battle of, 304. Dundee, 22; battle of Talana Hill, near, 43. Dundonald, Lord, enters Ladysmith, 303. Durban, 9. Dutch settle at the Cape in 1652, 4. East London, 11. Elandslaagte, occupied by the Boers, 39, 47; battle of, described, 49-59. Enslin, 161. Federation, imperial, a most momentous fact in the world's history, 77. _Forte_, men of the cruiser, under Captain Jones, bombard kopjes near Colenso, 217. Free State, the, at the commencement of hostilities, 35. French, General, his first move against the enemy at Elandslaagte, 49; leaves Ladysmith by the last train out, 68; at Naauwport and Colesberg, 169, 173; tribute to his skill, 175, 176; relieves Kimberley, 266-274; joins in the pursuit of Cronje to Paardeberg, 275. French settlers at the Cape, 1686, 4. Frere, Buller concentrates at, 216. "Front attack a desperate business," 59. Gama, Vasco da, 3. Gatacre, General, and the surprise at Stormberg, 171. Glencoe, 22, 30, 38. Graspan, 144; battle of, 150-152. Great Britain unprepared and unwilling for war, 31; no other nation has or will have such colonial responsibilities and experience, 91. Great Trek, the, 5. Hex River Pass, 26. Highland Brigade, the, at Magersfontein, 164-168. Hildyard, General, attacks Beacon Hill, 208. Hlangwane occupied by Buller's army, February 19, 294. Horse-sickness, 13, 97.