Three Years' War
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I had one object only viz. to give to the world a story which although it does not contain the whole of the truth as regards this wondrous war yet contains nothing but the truth.
Chapters (549)
- THREE YEARS' WAR
- CHRISTIAAN RUDOLF DE WET
- FRONTISPIECE BY
- JOHN S. SARGENT, R.A.
- FOUR PLANS AND A MAP
- TO MY FELLOW SUBJECTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
- Preface
- THREE YEARS WAR
- CHAPTER I
- I Go on Commando as a Private Burgher
- CHAPTER II
- Nicholson's Nek
- CHAPTER III
- Ladysmith Besieged
- CHAPTER IV
- I am Appointed Vechtgeneraal
- CHAPTER V
- The Overwhelming Forces of Lord Roberts
- CHAPTER VI
- Paardeberg
- CHAPTER VII
- The Wild Flight from Poplar Grove
- CHAPTER VIII
- The Burghers Receive Permission to Return to their Homes
- CHAPTER IX
- Sanna's Post
- CHAPTER X
- Four Hundred and Seventy English taken Prisoner at Reddersburg
- CHAPTER XI
- An Unsuccessful Siege
- CHAPTER XII
- The English Swarm over our Country
- CHAPTER XIII
- Our Position at the End of May, 1900
- CHAPTER XIV
- Roodewal
- CHAPTER XV
- I Make Lord Kitchener's Acquaintance
- CHAPTER XVI
- Bethlehem is Captured by the English
- CHAPTER XVII
- The Surrender of Prinsloo
- CHAPTER XVIII
- I am Driven into the Transvaal
- CHAPTER XIX
- I Return to the Free State
- CHAPTER XX
- The Oath of Neutrality
- CHAPTER XXI
- Frederiksstad and Bothaville
- CHAPTER XXII
- My March to the South
- CHAPTER XXIII
- I Fail to Enter Cape Colony
- CHAPTER XXIV
- Wherein Something is Found About War against Women
- CHAPTER XXV
- I Again Attempt to Enter Cape Colony
- CHAPTER XXVI
- Darkness Proves my Salvation
- CHAPTER XXVII
- Was Ours a Guerilla War?
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- Negotiations with the Enemy
- CHAPTER XXIX
- President Steyn's Narrow Escape
- CHAPTER XXX
- The Last Proclamation
- CHAPTER XXXI
- Blockhouses and Night Attacks
- CHAPTER XXXII
- My Commando of Seven Hundred Men
- CHAPTER XXXIII
- A Success at Tweefontein
- CHAPTER XXXIV
- I Cut my Way Through Sixty Thousand Troops
- CHAPTER XXXV
- I go to the Transvaal with President Steyn
- CHAPTER XXXVI
- Peace Negotiations
- CHAPTER XXXVII
- The End of the War
- CORRESPONDENCE
- A LETTER FROM THE STATES-SECRETARY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC TO THE BRITISH AGENT AT PRETORIA
- MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S TELEGRAMS:—
- CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE TWO PRESIDENTS AND LORD SALISBURY
- Appendix A
- REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE GENERAL REPRESENTATIVES HELD AT VEREENIGING, IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC, ON THE 15th OF MAY, 1902, AND THE FOLLOWING DAYS
- Friday, May 16th, 1902.
- Saturday, May 17th, 1902.
- Appendix B
- THE CONFERENCE AT PRETORIA BETWEEN THE COMMISSION OF THE NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND LORDS KITCHENER AND MILNER (MAY 19th-MAY 28th, 1902)
- Wednesday, May 28th, 1902.
- THE MIDDELBURG PROPOSAL.
- Appendix C
- MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE SPECIAL NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AT VEREENIGING, SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC, THURSDAY, THE 29th OF MAY, 1902, AND THE FOLLOWING DAYS
- May 29th, 1902.
- Friday, May 30th, 1902.
- Saturday, May 31st, 1902.
- Index
- FOOTNOTES:
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