Mar. 31.-Broadwood attacked at Waterworks. During retirement R.H.A. and convoy entrapped at Koorn Spruit. Six guns lost, 350 casualties. April 3.- Detachment of Royal Irish Rifles and Mounted Infantry surrounded near Reddersburg. April 7.-Colonel Dalgety isolated near Wepener. April 25.-Dalgety relieved. Boers retreat northwards, under Botha. May 10.-Zand River crossed, Boers rapidly retreating before Lord Roberts's advance. May 12.-Lord Roberts enters KROONSTAD without opposition, President Steyn having retired to Heilbron, which he proclaims his new capital. Attack on Mafeking repulsed, 108 Boer prisoners, including Commandant Eloff, taken. May 13.-Mahon with Mafeking Relief Column repulses attack at Koodoosrand. May 15.-Buller occupies Dundee and Glencoe, having driven the Boers from the Biggarsberg. Plumer, reinforced by Canadians and Queens landers from Carrington's Division, joins hands with Mahon. May 17-18.-Relief of MafeKING. May 24.-Advance portion of Lord Roberts's force crosses the Vaal near Parys. May 28.-ANNEXATION OF ORANGE FREE STATE under name of Orange River Colony formally proclaimed at Bloemfontein. May 30.-FLIGHT OF PRESIDENT KRUGER FROM PRE TORIA. May 31.-BRITISH FLAG HOISted at Johannesburg. Surrender of 500 Yeomanry at Lindley. June 2-4.-Futile negotiations between Buller and Christian Botha for armistice. June 5-OCCUPATION OF PRETORIA. June 8.-Hildyard takes Botha's Pass. Surrender of 4th Derbyshires at Roodeval. June 11.-Stubborn fight at Almond's Nek. Heavy Boer losses. June 12.-Boers evacuate Laing's Nek. Roberts defeats Botha at DIAMOND HILL, east of Pretoria. June 14.-Boer attack on Zand River repulsed. July 4.-Roberts and Buller join hands at Vlakfontein. Railway to Natal clear. July 11-Surrender of Scots Greys and Lincolns at Uitval Nek. July 21.-Advance eastwards towards Komati Poort begins. July 30.-SURRENDER OF PRINSLOO and 3,000 Boers to Hunter in Brandwater basin. Aug. 16.-Elands River garrison relieved. Aug. 25.-Execution of Cordua for conspiracy to kidnap Lord Roberts. Aug. 26-7.-Fighting at DALMANUTHA. Aug. 30.-British occupy Nooitgedacht and release 2,000 prisoners. Sept. 6.-Buller occupies Lydenburg. Sept. II.-KRUGER, FLYING FROM the Transvaal, takes refuge at Lorenzo Marques. Sept. 13.-Proclamation issued by Roberts calling on burghers to surrender. French occupies Barberton. Sept. 25.-British Force occupies Komati Poort. Many Oct. der to Portuguese. 9.-De Wet driven across the Vaal out of Orange Oct. 19.-Kruger sails from Lorenzo Marques for Mar- Oct. 24.-Buller sails from Capetown for England. APPENDIX IV THE NAVY AND THE WAR. A RÉSUMÉ OF OFFICERS AND MEN MENTIONED IN Extract from "Natal Advertiser." GENERAL SIR REDVERS BULLER, in his despatches which have just been published with reference to the operations in Natal, calls attention to a number of officers, noncommissioned officers, and men whose services deserve 66 special mention." He gives thanks to Sir W. HelyHutchinson, the Governor of Natal; to Colonel the Hon. A. H. Hime, Prime Minister, and all the members of the Government of the colony. Rear-Admiral Sir R. H. Harris, K.C.M.G., had also been most helpful. Then follows the list of men "especially worthy of consideration Captain Percy Scott, C.B., H.M.S. Terrible, has discharged the difficult duties of Commandant of Durban with the greatest tact and ability, and has been most helpful in every way. Captain E. P. Jones, H.M.S. Forte, as senior officer of the Naval Brigade, has earned my most heartfelt thanks. The assistance they have rendered to me has been invaluable; the spirit of their leader was reflected in the men, and at any time, day or night, they were always ready, and their work was excellent. Commander A. H. Limpus and Lieutenant F. C. A. Ogilvy, H.M.S. Terrible, and Lieutenant H. W. James, H.M.S. Tartar. These three Officers were indefatigable. There never was a moment in the day that they were not working hard and well to advance the work in hand. The names of the following officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the Naval Brigade, Sir Redvers Buller adds, have been brought to his notice for gallant or meritorious services by general officers and officers commanding units : OFFICERS-NAVAL BRIGADE. Lieutenant C. P. Hunt, H.M.S. Forte. WARRANT, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, AND MEN. Second-Class Petty Officer C. Challoner, H.M.S. |