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CONTENTSDEDICATIONINTRODUCTORY NOTEMAPS AND PLANSCHAPTER I. STEAMING SOUTHR.M.S. 'Dunottar Castle,' October 26 and October 29, 1899CHAPTER II. THE STATE OF THE GAMECapetown; November 1, 1899CHAPTER III. ALONG THE SOUTHERN FRONTIEREast London: November 5, 1899CHAPTER IV. IN NATALEstcourt: November 6, 1899CHAPTER V. A CRUISE IN THE ARMOURED TRAINEstcourt: November 9, 1899CHAPTER VI. DISTANT GUNSEstcourt: November 10, 1899CHAPTER VII. THE FATE OF THE ARMOURED TRAINPretoria: November 20, 1899CHAPTER VIII. PRISONERS OF WARPretoria: November 24, 1899CHAPTER IX. THROUGH THE DUTCH CAMPSPretoria: November 30, 1899CHAPTER X. IN AFRIKANDER BONDSPretoria: December 3, 1899CHAPTER XI. I ESCAPE FROM THE BOERSLourenço Marques: December 22, 1899CHAPTER XII. BACK TO THE BRITISH LINESFrere: December 24, 1899CHAPTER XIII. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARFrere: January 4, 1900CHAPTER XIV. A MILITARY DEMONSTRATION AND SOME GOOD NEWSChieveley: January 8, 1900CHAPTER XV. THE DASH FOR POTGIETER'S FERRYSpearman's Hill: January 13, 1900CHAPTER XVI. TRICHARDT'S DRIFT AND THE AFFAIR OF ACTON HOMESVenter's Spruit: January 22, 1900CHAPTER XVII. THE BATTLE OF SPION KOPVenter's Spruit: January 25, 1900CHAPTER XVIII. THROUGH THE FIVE DAYS' ACTIONVenter's Spruit: January 25, 1900CHAPTER XIX. A FRESH-EFFORT AND AN ARMY CHAPLAINSpearman's Hill: February 4, 1900CHAPTER XX. THE COMBAT OF VAAL KRANTZGeneral Buller's Headquarters: February 9, 1900CHAPTER XXI. HUSSAR HILLGeneral Buller's Headquarters: February 15, 1900CHAPTER XXII. THE ENGAGEMENT OF MONTE CRISTOCingolo Neck: February 19, 1900CHAPTER XXIII. THE PASSAGE OF THE TUGELAHospital-ship 'Maine': March 4, 1900CHAPTER XXIV. THE BATTLE OF PIETERS: THE THIRD DAYHospital-ship 'Maine': March 5, 1900CHAPTER XXV. UPON MAJUBA DAYCommandant's Office, Durban: March 6, 1900CHAPTER XXVI. THE RELIEF OF LADYSMITHCommandant's Office, Durban: March 9, 1900CHAPTER XXVII. AFTER THE SIEGEDurban: March 10, 1900

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