, 199-203,
205, 207, 209-220, 223, 231, 232, 235-237, 240-242, 252-255, 257-260,
276, 279, 286, 288, 332, 334-339, 376, 386-387, 410, 428-431;
advance from Orange river, Belmont, Graspan, and Modder river, 211-260;
at Magersfontein, 304-331;
camp of, Lord Roberts arrives at, 443;
division (1st), strength of, 214, 215, 308;
ordered to throw reinforcements into Kimberley, 211-213;
to attack Cronje again or fall back (order cancelled), 378, 385;
ordered by Lord Roberts to remain on defensive, 433, 436, 438, 439.
Meyer, General Lukas, 49, 124, 126-128, 134, 137, 148, 172-173.
Meyricke, Lieut. R. E., 364.
Middelburg commando. _See_ COMMANDOS.
Middleburg, 206, 210, 276.
Milbanke, Lieut. Sir J. P., Bart., awarded the V.C., 396.
Miles, Colonel H. S. G., M.V.O., 386.
Military maps, 13-15.
Military Secretary's department, 16.
Militia (home), 10, 12, 93-95, 379-380, 414-415, 443, 444.
For names of Militia units which landed up to 13th February, 1900,
_see_ APPENDIX 9, page 483.
Milner, Captain A. E., 148.
Milner, Sir A., G.C.M.G., K.C.B., High Commissioner for South Africa and
Governor of Cape Colony, 17, 117, 196, 198, 200, 207, 263, 383, 384,
425.
Milton, Major P. W. A. A., 233, 240, 241, 323, 324.
Mobilisation, complete success of, 8;
danger lest political considerations shall postpone, 115;
date of, 6;
development of scheme, 7, 8;
details of later stages of, 9;
extent of, limited by Mr. Stanhope's Memorandum, 5, 6;
must be based on shipping available, 115;
war establishments for, 418;
section and sub-division, 8, 10.
_See also_ SHORT SERVICE _and_ RESERVES.
Mobilisation of burghers, 49.
Mobility of Boers, 66, 336.
"Modder position" (also called "Modder River camp" and "Lord Methuen's
camp"), 229, 279, 304, 313, 385, 413, 428, 441, 443, 444.
Modder river, 63, 211-214, 231, 243-260, 304-316, 325, 412, 421, 436,
439, 443, 444.
Modder Spruit, 148, 151-153, 161-162, 172-173, 178-180.
_Mohawk_, S.S., 209.
Moeller, Lieut.-Col. B. D., 131, 138-140.
Molteno, 39, 53, 210, 286, 288, 290-294, 300-301, 408.
Money, Lieut.-Col. C. G. C., 52, 225, 232, 237, 239, 248.
_Monarch_, H.M.S., 117.
Mont Aux Sources, 36, 57.
Mont Blanc, 218-228.
Mooi river, 200, 208, 266, 269, 270, 273, 332.
Moore, Major M. G., 356.
Morgan, Sergeant, 292-293, 295.
Mossamedes, 55.
Moss Drift,