Rustenburg, 59, 60.
Rustenburg commando. _See_ COMMANDOS.

St. Helena, 92, 95.
St. Vincent, 105.
Salisbury (Rhodesia), 60.
Salisbury plain, 2.
Sand river, 140.
Sand Spruit, 128, 129, 131, 133, 135, 138, 140.
Sangars, 73.
Scandinavian commando. _See_ COMMANDOS.
Schanzes, 71.
Scheme, Lord Roberts', 428.
Schietberg, 393.
Schiel, Colonel, 125, 167.
Schoeman, Commandant, 275, 276, 280, 281, 389, 390, 393-395, 400, 409,
443.
Schofield, Captain H. N., 365;
awarded the V.C., 366.
Scholtz Nek, 245, 409, 426, 440.
Schreiber, Lieut. C. B., 366.
Schreiner, The Hon. Mr. W. P., C.M.G., Q.C. (Premier of Cape Colony),
206.
Schultz' farm, 139, 140.
Scots Greys, Royal. _See_ REGULAR UNITS.
Scots Guards (1st). _See_ REGULAR UNITS.
Scott, Captain P., R.N., 117-121, 205, 265.
Scottish Rifles (2nd). _See_ REGULAR UNITS.
Seacow river, 402.
Seaforth Highlanders (2nd). _See_ REGULAR UNITS.
Secrecy, 414;
essential to Lord Roberts' scheme, 431.
Secretary of State for War. _See respectively_, LANSDOWNE, SMITH,
STANHOPE.
Senior, Captain G., R.M.A., 238.
Seton, Major H. J., 298.
Seymour, Mr. (later Major) L.I., 425.
Shannon, Sergeant-Major J., 360.
Sharpe, Lieut.-Col. J. B., 215, 217.
Shaul, Corporal J., awarded the V.C., 327.
Sheridan, General, 75.
Shipping, necessary dependence of nature of effective British army
organisation on, 115;
patriotic conduct of owners of, 107;
success of Admiralty administration of, 110, 111;
small quantity of, available at given moment, 103, 104, 105;
statistics of, 108, 109;
time required for getting ready, 100, 101, 102, 104.
_See also_ ADMIRALTY _and_ NAVY.
Shooter's Hill, 347, 373.
Short Service, the system as worked in the Boer War, 90;
how it supplied fresh drafts during war, 90;
comparison with other wars, 91;
effect of, on strength in the field, 11;
caused no delay, 115;
_See also_ RESERVES _and_ MOBILISATION.
Shropshire Light Infantry (2nd). _See_ REGULAR UNITS.
Shute, Major H. G. D., 225, 324.
Sierra Leone, 91.
Simon's Bay, 117, 119, 120.
Simon's Town, 52, 118.
Slade-Wallace tools, 250.
Slingersfontein, 400, 402, 404, 405.
Sluits, 61.
Skiet's Drift, 334, 336, 337.
Smith, Major Granville, R. F., 250.
Smith, The Right Hon. W. H., 7.
Smith, Major W. Apsley, 365.
Smith-Dorrien, Colonel H. L., D.S.O., 438. 444.