The Relief of Ladysmith [Illustrated Edition]

J. B. Atkins

• Publisher: Porirua Publishing
• Year: 2024
• ISBN:
  9781991141293
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: British History
• Index: History

Includes Boer War Illustrations Pack with 300 maps, plans, and photos.The Relief of Ladysmith is a detailed account of the siege of Ladysmith during the South African War (1899-1902) and the efforts to lift the siege and rescue the town's inhabitants. Atkins, a British officer who participated in the relief, provides a firsthand perspective on one of the most dramatic episodes of the war.—Print Ed.

Table of contents

• Title page
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• DEDICATION
• PREFACE
• LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS MAPS AND PLANS
• INTRODUCTION—HOW LADYSMITH CAME TO BE BESIEGED
• CHAPTER I—BOUND FOR THE SEAT OF WAR
• CHAPTER II—ON TO THE FRONT
• CHAPTER III—EXCURSIONS AND ALARMS
• CHAPTER IV—THE WILLOW GRANGE ENGAGEMENT
• CHAPTER V—FORWARD, BY THE GRACE OF THE ENEMY!
• CHAPTER VI—WE COLLECT OUR STRENGTH
• CHAPTER VII—THE EVE OF THE FIRST ASSAULT
• CHAPTER VIII—THE BATTLE OF COLENSO
• CHAPTER IX—WAITING AGAIN: WITH A CAMP INTERLUDE
• CHAPTER X—WE TRY ONE WAY ROUND
• CHAPTER XI—ACROSS THE TUGELA
• CHAPTER XII—THE BATTLES OF VENTER’S SPRUIT AND SPION KOP
• CHAPTER XIII—WE ATTACK VAAL KRANTZ, AND FAIL AGAIN.
• CHAPTER XIV—THE “FIGHTING MARCH” ON MONTE CHRISTO
• CHAPTER XV—THE BATTLE OF RAILWAY HILL
• CHAPTER XVI—THE BATTLE OF PIETER’S AND THE RELIEF OF LADYSMITH
• APPENDICES