The colonials in South Africa, 1899-1902 : their record, based on the despatches

AFEICATHE COLONIALS IN SOUTHTHE COLONIALS INAFKICASOUTH1899-1902BASED ON THE DESPATCHESTHEIR RECORD,BYJOHN STIRLINGVOLUNTEER THE ROYAL SCOTSCAPTAIN, 7TH BATTALION,AND SONSWILLIAM BLACKWOODLONDON .EDINBURGH ANDMCMVII ^ ^h1%\\reservedAll RightsCONTENTS.PAGEINTRODUCTION ixCORPS RAISED IN SOUTH AFRICA 1THE CANADIAN CONTINGENTS 298LUMSDEN'S HORSE .... 332CEYLON MOUNTED INFANTRY 335ZEALAND CONTINGENTS 337,NEWNEW SOUTH WALES CONTINGENTS 372VICTORIAN CONTINGENTS . 413QUEENSLAND 435SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENTS 451THE WEST 465TASMANIAN CONTINGENTS . 480THE 4TH REGIMENT IMPERIAL BUSHMEN 490DOYLE'S SCOUTS .... 492COMMONWEALTH TROOPS 493.INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT 494INDEX 495INTRODUCTION.'When the Author his Our inpublished RegimentsSouth which a brief accountAfrica, 1899-1902,' gaveof the in the of each battalionwork, war, regularof of and ofinfantry, regiment cavalry, battery"he remarked in the Preface that Someartillery,account of the of the Colonials anddoings should,be Somemay yet, put together." reviewers, especiallythose interested in the him toColonies, encouragedout the idea thus hinted and theat,carry presentvolume is the result of thatencouragement.No has been made to write a detailedattemptaccount of the work of each but it has beencorps,the Author's aim to a fair idea of the valuegiveof the services of each. Where it has beenpossibleto find or the views of a British officerget regularon the worth of such ...