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8 Lieut.-General Thomas Kelly-Kenny, C.B. 24 General Cronje 48 Major-General A. Fitzroy Hart, C.B. 136 Major-General H. J. T. Hildyard, C.B. 144 Brigadier-General the Earl of Dundonald, C.B. 156 Lieut.-General Hon. N. G. Lyttelton, C.B. 160 Mr. M. T. Steyn, Late President Orange Free State 192 4. MAPS AND ENGRAVINGS IN THE TEXT Shell Picked up in Kimberley Streets 15 “Long Cecil” made at De Beers Mines 21 Placard Erected by Mr. Rhodes 27 Typical Underground Dwelling at Kimberley 36 10th Hussars with Nordenfeldt Gun 46 Plan of Paardeberg 57 Guns Captured at Paardeberg 68 Boer Trenches at Paardeberg 78 Market Square, Mafeking 85 Gun Made in Mafeking 87 Directing an Army from a Military Balloon 102 Facsimile of “The Mafeking Mail” 114 Scene of Fighting at Monte Cristo 125 Balloon Map—Battle of Pieters and Relief of Ladysmith 135 Signal Apparatus of H.M.S. “Forte” 146 King’s Post, Ladysmith 151 Map of Operations on Orange River 165 Signal Station at Bloemfontein 182 Native Church, Mafeking 199 Map showing Advance to Mafeking 205 Lobatsi Railway Station 212

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12-13.—General French, following up Hannay’s movement, crossed Riet River, and next day with a strong force marched twenty-five miles into the Free State, seized Klip Drift on the Modder River, occupied the hills to the north, and captured three of the enemy’s laagers, with supplies.

13-14.—6th (Kelly-Kenny’s) Division on north bank of the Riet River at Waterfall Drift.

14.—Lord Roberts advanced to Dekiel’s Drift.

15.—General French reached and relieved Kimberley, captured Boer laager and