DR. LEANDER STARR JAMESON 152

RIGHT HON. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,
M.P., Secretary for the Colonies 176

SIR ALFRED MILNER, K.C.B., High
Commissioner for South Africa 184

VISCOUNT WOLSELEY, Commander-in-chief
of the British Army 188

4. _MAPS_

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MAP OF BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA _At Front_

MAP OF THE BOER REPUBLICS "

MAP OF ZULULAND AND THE ADJOINING
PORTIONS OF NATAL 41

MAP OF COUNTRY ROUND LAING'S
NEK AND MAJUBA HILL 81

PLAN OF DISPOSITION OF FORCES
ON TOP OF MAJUBA HILL 89

MAP OF MATABELELAND 121

MAP ILLUSTRATING THE JAMESON
RAID 163

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE--VOL. I.

#1851.#--First Basuto war.

#1852.#--Sand River Convention, granting independence to Transvaal
Boers.

#1853.#--Province of British Kaffraria created.

Introduction of representative government in Cape Colony.

#1854.#--Convention of Bloemfontein and Treaty of Aliwal, granting
independence to Orange Free State.

Free State abandoned to Dutch.

#1855.#--Establishment of a Constitution for South African Republic;
not completed till 1858.

#1856.#--Natal created a separate Colony. 2000 German legion and
2000 German labourers arrived.

#1858.#--War between Orange Free State and Basutos.

#1859.#--First railway constructed.

#1865.#--British Kaffraria incorporated with Cape Colony.

War between Free State and Basutos.

#1867.#--First discovery of diamonds near Orange River.

First discovery of gold in Transvaal.

#1868.#--Annexation of Basutoland.

#1869.#--Discovery of diamonds near Lower Vaal River, where
Kimberley now stands.

Commercial Treaty concluded between Portuguese Government and the
South African Republic, which led to British claims to Delagoa Bay.

#1871.#--Annexation of Griqualand West (Diamond Fields). Basutoland
added to Cape.

#1872.#--Responsible Government granted to Cape Colony.

Cetchwayo succeeds his father, Panda, as king in Zululand.

#1872-75.#--Delagoa Bay arbitration.

#1874.#--Ichaboe and Penguin Islands annexed.

#1875.#--Delagoa Bay award.

#1875-80.#--Lord Carnarvon's scheme for making the different
colonies and states of South Africa into a confederation with common
administration and common legislation in national matters.

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