The Boer War

by Thomas Pakenham

37 Ibid 77

  38 Ibid 17–18

  39 De Wet 169–77. OH III, 341–5

  40 De Wet 177–81

  41 R–L 8 Aug (1tr) 10 Aug 1900, H & O II, 55–7. OH III

  42 R–Queen Victoria 8 Aug (1tr), H & O II, 54

  43 R–L, 16 Jun 1900, H & O IL 10

  44 R–L 18 Aug 1900, H & O II, 61

  45 Kerry–mother Jul 1900, Lan

  46 R–Queen Victoria 8, 21 Aug (ltrs) H & O II, 54, 63

  47 Kerry–mother Jul 1900 Lan. See F. Maurice–wife 28 Apr 1900 Maur 30: ‘Lady B has appointed herself PMO and makes all the doctors and nurses hop around.’

  48 R–L 28 Jun, 7 Jul, 21 Aug (1tr) 1900, H & O II, 20–1, 27, 65

  49 Churchill Ian Hamilton 24–8. F. Maurice–wife 17 May 1900, Maur 34

  50 SJ 11 Jul 1900. OH III, 238–40. L–R 17, 19 Jul 1900, H & O II, 34–5, 37

  51 Kerry–mother Jul 1900, Lan. R–Queen Victoria 18 Aug 1900, H & O II, 61. Warren Prince Christian Victor 400–1

  52 For the dilemma see L–R 18 Aug 1900, H & O II 62

  53 Hamilton–wife quoted Hamilton Happy Warrior 171–2

  54 Hamilton–wife 12 Jul 1900, Ham 25/12/27

  55 M–R 23 Aug 1900, MP II, 85–6

  56 L–R 16 Aug (1tr) 1900, H & O II, 59–60. SJ 10, 23 Aug 1900

  57 Kerry–mother Sep 1900 Lan. R–L 2 Sep 1900, H & O II, 74. SJ 2, 6 Sep 1900

  58 OH III, 335–45

  59 See protest re K of K in report 21 Jun 1900, Sherwood Regt MSS Box 17

  60 SJ 27, 29, 30 Jul, 3, 5 Aug 1900. OH III, 341–4. R–L 31 Jul, 6 Aug 1900

  61 OH III, 344–51. Rawlinson diary Aug 1900, Rawl 7/3

  62 OH III, 335–41, 348–9, 351–6

  63 K–R quoted Rawlinson diary 12–14 Aug 1900, Rawl 7/3

  64 Ibid. Smith–Dorrien Memories 233–4. OH III, 351–3

  65 R–L

  66 Rawlinson diary loc cit

  67 Lyttelton–wife 19 Aug 1900, Lyt 578a, b

  68 Lyttelton–wife 5 Aug 1900, Lyt 576d

  69 SJ 19 Aug 1900

  70 See note 67

  71 Lyttelton–wife 8 Aug 1900, Lyt 577

  72 Lyttelton–wife 6 Jul 1900, Lyt

  73 See note 67

  74 See R–L re Lyttelton’s qualifications as C–in–C

  75 Dundonald Army Life 167

  76 Melville I, 88 foll

  77 Buller–W Apr 1900, Wol

  78 Buller ev RCSAW III, 183–5. OH III, 249–83. R ev RCSAW II, 464, III, 53–55

  79 Buller–wife nd [May] 1900, Bull (Crediton)

  80 Buller–wife 15 May 1900, Bull (Crediton). Buller ev RCSAW III, 185

  81 Ibid. SJ 6–12 Jun 1900

  82 Buller–wife 9, 18 Jun 1900, Bull (Crediton)

  83 SJ Jun–Aug 1900

  84 R–wife I, 26 Jan 1900, Bobs 202. SJ 7 Jul 1900

  85 Buller–wife 18 Aug 1900, Bull (Crediton). SJ 14–25 Aug 1900

  86 OH III, 392

  87 Buller–wife 16 Sep 1900, Bull (Crediton)

  88 OH III, 396. For Buller’s eye for ground see Dundonald 175

  89 Lyttelton–wife 30 Aug 1900, Lyt 578

  90 Ibid. OH III, 399–402. Stuart 396–405. Viljoen 183–4

  91 OH III, 402–3

  92 Lyttelton–wife 30 Aug 1900, Lyt 578

  93 Buller–wife 30 Aug 1900, Bull (Crediton)

  94 Ibid 16 Sep 1900

  95 Melville II, 264–5

  96 Ralli–K 1 Nov 1900, Kit 17/S8

  97 James 342–5

  98 Hamilton–wife 12 Sep 1900, Ham 25/12/27

  99 B–Balfour 17, 21 Oct 1900, Bal 49720. Midleton Records 119–57. SM 22/1–11

  100 R–B 11 Oct 1900, Bobs 122. B–R 13 Oct 1900, Bobs 13/113

  101 Times 11 Oct 1901. TH II, 461–2

  102 See notes 99 and 100. Cf Kelly–Kenny diary 11–21 Oct 1901, Kell

  103 Compare TH II, 458–66 with TH III, 595–7 and IV, 501–2

  104 Gen Langlois Lessons of Two Recent Wars

  105 Rawlinson diary Nov–Dec Iwo, Rawl 7/3

  106 SJ Sep–Oct 1900. OH III, 406–21

  107 Rawlinson diary Oct 1900, Rawl 7/3

  108 Cd 524. TH IV, 492–5

  109 R–Spenser Wilkinson 28 Sep 1900, Wilk 79

  110 Rawlinson diary 29 Oct–10 Dec 1900, Rawl 7/3. T. H. Warren 350–73. E. Longford 702

  PART IV

  CHAPTER 36: A MUDDY ELECTION

  Head of Part IV K–R draft [Nov 1901], Kit 21

  Head of chapter Saki in Westminster Alice autumn 1900

  1 See L–R 8 Nov 1900, Bobs 34

  2 Times editorials 10, 11 Aug 1900. See Curtis With Milner 185

  3 L–R loc cit. Note R’s summary R–L 26 Nov 1900, Ct p. 222

  4 Annual Register 1900. Times 8 Aug 1900. Garvin III, 605

  5 J. Wilson 332–3

  6 Garvin III, 582–5 esp C’s diary for 5 Jul 1900

  7 Times 18 Sep 1900 commenting on C’s and Balfour’s election addresses

  8 Times 18 Sep 1900

  9 J. Wilson 332–3

  10 Herbert Gladstone, H. Gladstone MSS, BM 46020/48–9

  11 Wilson 334 quoting Gladstone’s speech at Leeds on 18 Sep. Annual Register 1900

  12 Times 18 Sep 1900

  13 Spender Contemporary Review Dec 1900, 746–60

  14 Balfour–Ridgeway 6 Mar 1900, Bal 49812/301–2

  15 Hansard LXXVIII 7 Feb 1900

  16 J. Wilson 327

  17 J. Wilson 329–31

  18 M. Asquith–M 9 Jul 1900, Mil 29

  19 CB–Ripon, Ripon 43517f 157 quoted J. Wilson 336. Hansard LXXXVI J. Wilson 330 quoting Rendel–M, Mil 29 f 369. Harcourt–Spencer quoted J. Wilson 331

  20 Garvin III, 600–1

  21 Liberal Magazine vol 8 Nov 1900 Supp VI

  22 Annual Register 1900. J. Wilson passim esp 333

  23 CB 30 Sep 1900, C–B 41246/73

  24 Hansard LXXXVII 8 Aug 1900

  25 See W. J. Reader History of ICI Vol I (London 1970)

  26 Brackenbury–Balfour 23 Jan 1900, Bal. 49853/13

  27 Arthur Chamberlain–C 29 Mar 191 0, PC

  28 Hansard LXXXVIII 10 Dec 1900. Garvin III, 613–16

  29 Garvin III, 593

  30 Selborne–Balfour 16 Oct 1900, Bal 49707 f 72–3

  31 Annual Register, Times and Manchester Guardian 1900

  32 Annual Register 1900. Garvin III, 596, 603–6, 611–12

  33 Annual Register 1900

  34 Spender Contemporary Review loc cit

  35 J. Wilson 335 quoting CB 41214/85 etc

  36 M–B 5 Nov 1900, Brod 30/67/6

  37 Ibid

  38 R–L (tel) 22 Oct 1900, H & O III, 49. Times 24 Oct 1900

  39 B–R 21 Nov, B–K 16 Dec 1900, CT nos 379, 397

  CHAPTER 37: THE WORM TURNS

  Head of chapter M–R Haldane 21 Jan 1901 MP II, 206

  1 SP I, 568–602. OH III, 357–79,497–552

  2 SP I, 617–20

  3 Ibid I, 619–20. Meintjes Steyn 127–35

  4 Meintjes op cit 16–17

  5 See Cd 903 and 1163

  6 Meintjes op cit 134–5

  7 SP I, 540–3. Meintjes Botha 76

  8 SP I, 621–2. See also Smuts’s highly coloured account to Stead, SP I, 466–75. Cf letter to Reitz in SP I, 346

  9 See Col Holdsworth’s report 10 Dec 1899, CO 417/283. Cf Standard and Diggers News s Dec 1899

  10 Smuts–Reitz 29 Nov 1900, Smuts–Botha 22 Sep 1900. SP I, 342–4, 346–7. See also Junius–Botha 1 Nov 1900, quoted H & O II, 73–4

  11 SP I, 579–80

  12 Ibid I, 625–3

  13 Ibid I, 623–7

  14 SJ 6 Nov 1900. OH III, 486–9. R–B (tel) 8 Nov 1900, H & O II, 71

  15 De Wet

  16 W. B. Hickie narrative Nov 1900, Hick. TH IV, 17–8

  17 W. B. Hickie loc cit

  18 Ibid. See also R–B 8 Nov 1900 loc cit

  19 SP I, 627–36

  20 Ibid 636–40. OH IV, 3–7. EGO
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  21 SP I, 641–3. EGO. See also Barnard, quoting Beyers, Mil Hist Jnl vol 2 no 1 151–64

  22 SP I, 643–40. D. Reitz 132–4. Col Inglefield PRAI XXIX, 519–20

  23 Clements–K 14 Dec and Capt Yatman’s report 16 Dec 1900 SD III, 13–15. OH IV, 13–16

  24 Inglefield loc cit. OH IV, 16–19

  25 SP I, 644

  26 Ibid I, 628

  27 Ibid I, 645–6. Barnard loc cit

  28 SP I, 626

  29 Ibid I, 646–7. D. Reitz 137–8

  30 SJ 27 Dec is000 and passim

  31 SP I, 653

  32 Smuts–De la Rey, Smuts–Botha 17, 21 Feb 1901 SP I, 378, 382–5

  33 OH IV, 20–2

  CHAPTER 38: DISREGARDING THE SCREAMERS

  Head of chapter M–Haldane 7 Jun 1901, MP II, 264

  1 M diary 17 Dec 1900, Mil (dep 70). Menpes 89–94, 99–100

  2 M–C 5 Dec 1900, MP II, 171

  3 M–Fanny Goschen 3 Jan 1901, Mil 28

  4 M–Ly Ilbert 7 Dec 1897 (Milner Papers in New College)

  5 M–Mrs Gaskell 15 Aug 1900, MP II, 13o

  6 See Dawkins–M 21 Dec 1901, Mil

  7 See Birchenough–M 29 Jan 1901, Mil 47

  8 See chap 5 note 3

  9 See W. Nimocks Milner’s Young Men 21–2

  10 M–Ly E. Cecil 10 Oct 1900, MP II, 166

  11 M–Ly E. Cecil 27 Dec 1900, MP II, 179

  12 M–Ly E. Cecil 10 Dec 1900, MP II, 191

  13 SJ 16–20 Dec 1900. OH IV, 60–70

  14 M–C II Nov 1900, 5 Dec 1900, 2 Feb 1901. MP II, 170–2, 193–202

  15 M’s diary 31 Dec 1900, Mil (dep 70)

  16 SJ 17–30 Dec 1900. OH IV, 60–74

  17 M–K 31 Oct 1900, Kit 30/57/17

  18 M–Pretyman 7 Jan 1901, Mil 47 (SA 59)

  19 M–K 31 Oct 1900, Kit 30/57. NB mistranscribed ‘houses’ instead of ‘horses’ in copy printed MP I, 164

  20 M–K 31 Oct 1900 (first draft), Mil 47 f8 (SA59)

  21 M–Ly E. Cec 113, 8 Mar Igor, MP II, 211, 214–15

  22 M–Warden Spooner 2 Feb 1901, Mil 47

  23 M–Haldane 21 Jan 1901, MP II, 206

  24 M–Rendel 30 May 1900, Mil 51/34 omitted in MP II, 103–4

  25 M’s CO letter quoted SJ 20 Feb 1901

  26 SJ 8, 10 Jan, 13 Feb, 15 Apr 1901. Cd 54717–11

  27 S. Marks 31 Oct 1900, SM 51–3

  28 A. H. Malan 10 Nov 1900, SM 55–6

  29 K–B 30 Jan 1901, CT no 466

  30 K–B 25 Jan 1901, Kit 30/57/22/Y18

  31 K–B 22 Feb 1901, CT no 479A

  32 K–B 1 Mar 1901, CT no 489B. Mrs F. Maxwell Frank Maxwell 77–80, Cd 663

  33 M–Ly E. Cecil 8 Mar 1901, MP II, 214–15

  34 M–C 3 Mar 1901, CT no 487B

  35 C–M 6 Mar 1901, CT no 491A

  36 C–M 6 Mar 1901, Mil 43

  37 Arthur Kitchener II, 26

  38 K–B 3 Dec 1900, 15 Mar 1901, Kit MS cit Y/5, 31. M–Ly E. Cecil 29 Oct 1900, MP II, 166

  39 K–B 3 Dec 1900, Kit MS cit Y/5

  40 K–Ly Cranborne nd 1900–1, Sal (Hat)

  41 K–B 15 Mar 1901, Kit MS cit Y/31

  42 Hamilton The Commander 98–114 and see Hamilton’s memo for Arthur (c. 1920), Ham

  43 SJ 29•ec 1900, 7 Jan, 8 Feb 1901

  44 OH IV, 77–91

  45 WO 32/8059–64 esp report Maj Goodwin 22 Mar 1901

  46 SJ 6 Feb 1900, quoting CO letter. WO 32/8008–10, 8059–61 esp Maj Goodwin’s report of 22 Mar 1901. Cd 819

  47 B–K 18 Mar 1901, CT no 500

  48 K–B 7, 22 Mar 1901, Kit MS cit Y/3 o, 33

  49 B–K 12 Apr 1901, Kit MS cit Y/43

  50 SJ 12 Mar 1901

  51 SJ Feb 1901

  52 K–B i Feb 1901, Kit MS cit Y/19

  53 B–K z4 Nov 1900, Kit MS cit Y/4

  54 K–B 20 Dec 1900, Kit MS cit Y/9

  55 KB 1, 16 Feb 1901, Kit MS cit Y/19, 23

  56 B–K 8 Feb 1901, Kit MS cit Y/21

  57 R–K 4 May 1901, Kit 30/57/20/

  58 SJ 26 Feb, 13 Apr 1901

  59 Mrs F. Maxwell 71–90

  60 Plumer 16 Mar 1901, quoted Harington Plumer 49

  61 Hamilton The Commander. For intelligence summaries see Bar

  62 Allenby–wife 31 Jan 1901, All

  63 Allenby–wife 11 Feb 1901, All

  64 Allenby–wife 23 Mar, 6, 30 Apr 1901, All. SJ 3 Apr 1901

  65 SJ 13 Apr 1901

  66 Allenby–wife 4 May 1901, All

  67 Smith–Dorrien Memories 29

  68 Haig–Henrietta 12, 25 Feb 1901, Haig

  69 SJ 13 Apr 1901

  70 OH IV, 705

  71 Rawlinson diary Mar 1901, Rawl 7

  72 K–B 16 Mar 1901, CT no 498A

  73 K–B 22 Mar 1901, Kit 30/57/22/Y/34

  74 B–K 22 Mar 1901, Kit MS cit Y/32

  75 K–B, Kit MS cit Y/48, and 21 Jun 1901, quoted Magnus Kitchener 185–6

  76 M diary 8 May 1901, Mil (dep 71)

  77 M–Ly E. Cecil 22 Mar 1901, MP II, 215

  78 M 8 Feb 1901, Mil 47. MP II, 185–6. Hanbury–Williams–M 30 Jan 1901, Mil 39/153

  79 M–Mrs Montefiore 17 Oct 1901, Mil 47

  80 SJ 18 Mar 1901

  81 K–B Apr 1900, Kit MS cit Y/50

  82 Fawcett Report Cd 893

  CHAPTER 39: ‘WHEN IS A WAR?’

  Head of chapter M. Fischer Kampdagboek (Cape Town 1964) 7

  1 A. Fry Emily Hobhouse 1–6, 295–306.1 Fisher That Miss Hobhouse 11–43

  2 L. T. H. Hobhouse etc Memoir of Lord Hobhouse (London 1905) 221, 241

  3 Fry 297

  4 Ibid 308–11

  5 J. Wilson 348

  6 Ibid 347 and 342 (quoting CB–Ripon 9 Jan 1900)

  7 Ibid 342 (quoting CB–Bryce 18 Jan 1900)

  8 Hansard XCVIII 31 Jul 1901

  9 Hansard LXXXIX, IX 18 Feb 1901

  10 Ibid XC 1 Mar 1901

  11 Ibid XCV 17 Jun 1901

  12 Ibid XC 1026 8 Mar 1901

  13 Ibid XCVI/148 27 Jun 1901

  14 Ibid XCII 22 Apr 1901, CXIII 7 May 1901

  15 Ibid

  16 Times 19 Jun 1901

  17 Fry 107

  18 Hobhouse Brunt of War 116–18, Report 1

  19 Hobhouse Brunt of War 118–19

  20 Fry 106 quoting E. Hobhouse–Ly Hobhouse

  21 Hobhouse Brunt of War 119–20

  22 Hobhouse Report 10

  23 Fry 132

  24 Fry 134

  25 Ibid 135

  26 Ibid 121

  27 Ibid

  28 Hobhouse Report 15, Brunt of War 127

  29 Times 15 Jun 1900. J. Wilson 349

  30 Hansard XCV 573 17 Jun 1901

  31 Ibid 573–83

  32 Ibid 583–622

  33 Ibid 590–7

  34 Ibid 622

  35 Cd 608, 694

  36 J. Wilson 352–3

  37 M–C 28 Oct 1900, Mil 27 (SA 54)

  38 M–K 7 Jun 1901, MP II, 258

  39 R–K 2 Jul 1901, CT no 571

  40 OH IV, 705

  41 CT nos 563, 570

  42 R–K, Bobs 122/289 (no 86)

  43 SJ 10–11 Jul 1901 (inc Staff Diary Elliot’s Division). SD III, 129 (8 Aug 1901)

  44 K–R 6 Jul 1901, CT no 580 (see also CT no 587, 590)

  45 K 8 July 1901, SD III, 101

  46 SJ 29 May 1901. OH IV, 186–8

  47 OH IV, 179–80

  48 K–B 30 Jul, 18 Aug 1901, CT nos 608, 619. K–B 19 Jul, Kit MS cit

  49 K–B 38 Jun 1901, Kit MS cit Y/67

  50 K–B 30 Aug 1901, Kit MS cit

  51 SJ 20 Jul 1901

  52 K–B 12 Jul 1901, Kit MS cit Y/71

  53 SJ 6, 24 Aug 1901

  54 B–K 23 Aug, Kit MS cit Y/8

  55 M. Fawcett What I Remember (London 1924) 157–8. Cd 893/1–2

  56 R. Strachey Millicent Fawcett (London 1931) 196

  57 M. Fawcett 153–8. DNB

  58 At Norval’s Pont. See Cd 893/
50

  59 M. Fawcett 160–2

  60 Cd 893/9–13

  61 Ibid 10, 21, 44–5, 82

  62 Ibid 89–93

  63 Ibid 170, 174–9

  64 M. Fawcett–M 19 Nov 1901 quoted R. Strachey 201

  65 Cd 789

  66 Cd 793

  67 Cd 833/130. E. Fry 144–7

  68 Cd 893 passim

  69 C–M 16, 20 Nov 1901, Cd 819

  70 M–Goold–Adams 4 Dec 1901, Mil (unnumbered Hobhouse box)

  71 Appendices to Hobhouse The Brunt of war 327–55, relevant Cd papers, and Martin 30–3

  72 My estimate. See above for incomplete figures

  CHAPTER 40: RAIDING THE COLONIES

  Head of chapter Smuts diary 7 Aug 1901 quoted Hancock 137

  1 Smuts diary and official report SP I, 416, 431. SJ 5 Sep 1901. SD III, 198–9

  2 Reitz 202–3

  3 Fouché’s statement 29 Oct 1901, Bar 187/339–42

  4 Reitz 198, 209. See note 21

  5 Bar MS cit

  6 Reitz 203

  7 Ibid 200–1. But see J. A. Mulder’s statement below

  8 SP I, 362–3, 378, 382–5. OH IV, 270

  9 SP I, 396–7. J. A. Mulder’s statement 8 Nov 1901, Bar 187/365–9

  10 SP I, 408–9, 430

  11 Reitz 203–210. SP I, 416, 431

  12 Reitz 210–11. SP I, 416, 431–2

  13 Reitz 211–22. SP I, 416–17, 432

  14 Reitz 222–5

  15 Reitz 225–6

  16 Reitz 226–7. Haig–Henrietta 22 Sep 1901, Haig 250. Intell Summary, Bar 188/29

  17 Reitz 227–33. SP I, 417, 432–3

  18 Haig–Henrietta 22 Sep 1901, Haig 249–50

  19 OH IV, 275

  20 Haig–Henrietta 7 Sep 1901, Haig 248

  21 Haig–Henrietta 30 Sep 1901, Haig 251. Bar 188/50

  22 SJ 23 Sep 1901. SD III, 199. OH IV, 290

  23 Haig–Henrietta 9 Sep 1901, Haig 248

  24 Haig–Henrietta 14 Sep 1901, Haig 249

  25 Intell Summary 28 Sep 1901, Bar MS cit

  26 Captured 5 Feb 1902 – see Bar 191. SP I, 441–5

  27 OH IV, 240–1. SJ 5 Sep 1901

  28 S. Edingborough 26 Jul 1901, PC

  29 OH IV, 175–6, 178–80, 225–6. S. Edingborough MS cit

  30 S. Edingborough MS cit

  31 S. Edingborough 13 Aug, 9 Sep 1901, PC

  32 OH IV, 244

  33 Scobell–McCalmont 9 Sep 1901, Mortimer–McCalmont 9 Sep 1901, NAM 6807/492/4

  34 Scobell MS cit. OH IV, 240–1

  35 S. Edingborough 9 Sep 1901, PC. Scobell MS cit. OH IV 241

  36 S. Edingborough tape recording Jul 1970, PC

  37 S. Edingborough 9 Sep 1901, PC

  38 They numbered 600 acc CC intell Summary 8 Sep 1901. Bar 188/11

  39 Botha–Emmett 15, 16 Sep 1901, ptd SD III, 288–9. SD III, 188–9. SJ 30 Sep 1901

  40 Engelenburg 32

  41 Botha–Emmett MS cit. Botha–Reitz 18, 28 Sep 1901, ptd SD III, 289–91