THE HISTORY OF LUMSDEN'S HORSE

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
HOW THE CORPS WAS RAISED AND EQUIPPED
PREPARING FOR THE FRONT-DEPARTURE FROM CALCUTTA
OUTWARD BOUND
NEARING THE GOAL-DISEMBARKATION AT CAPE TOWN & EAST LONDON
AN INTERLUDE-THE RESULTS OF SANNA'S POST
BY RAIL AND ROUTE MARCH TO BLOEMFONTEIN
IMPRESSIONS OF BLOEMFONTEIN-JOIN THE 8TH MOUNTED INFANTRY ON THE OUTPOST
THE BAPTISM OF FIRE-LUMSDEN'S HORSE AT OSPRUIT
HOUTNEK
AFTER OSPRUIT-SOME TRIBUTES TO MAJOR SHOWERS AND OTHER HEROES
PRISONERS OF WAR
TOWARDS PRETORIA-LUMDSDEN'S HORSE SCOUTING AHEAD OF THE ARMY FROM BLOEMFONTEIN TO THE VAAL RIVER
JOHANNESBURG AND PRETORIA IN OUR HANDS
ON LINES OF COMMUNICATION AT IRENE, KALFONTEIN, ZURFONTEIN, AND SPRINGS-THE PRETORIA PAPER CHASE
ALARMS AND EXCURSIONS-BOER SCOUTING- A RECONNAISANCE TO CROCODILE RIVER
FAREWELL TO COLONEL ROSS
A MARCH UNDER MAHON OF MAFEKING TO RUSTENBURG AND WARM BATHS
IN PURSUIT OF DE WET
EASTWARD TO BELFAST AND BARBERTON UNDER GENERALS FRENCH AND MAHON
MARCHING AND FIGHTING-FROM MACHADODORP TO HEIDELBERG AND PRETORIA UNDER GENERALS FRENCH AND DICKSON
HOMEWARD BOUND-APPROBATION FROM LORD ROBERTS
CAPE TOWN'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FAREWELL TO SOUTH AFRICA
THE RETURN TO INDIA
WELCOME HOME
HONOURS
DISBANDMENT
A STIRRING SEQUEL
THE STORY OF THOSE WHO STAYED
MEMORIAL TRIBUTES TO THOSE WHO HAVE GONE
PLUS A NUMBER OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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