725, 741
Charras, the, marriage and other customs of, 90, 91
Chesapeake, the, 194, 196, 208, 209
Chopo, 744
Chounda, 486
Christie, Capt., 518
Chumbul R., 483-485
Chumie R., 722
Churchill, Lieut.-Col. C. H. (31st), 675
Ciudad Rodrigo, 24, 39, 47, 48, 50-52, 61, 82-84, 89;
besieged by French, 28;
captured by them, 30;
stormed by the English, 55-68
Civilizing of Kafirs, 430-451, 580, 589, 616, 626, 631, 648, 739, 760, 765
Celerico, 30
Clarksbury, 750
Clausel, Marshal, 109, 111
Clavering, Gen. H. F., 193
Clerk, G. (Pol. Agent), 474, 478
Clichy, 292
Clyde, the, 336
Coa River, 48;
battle of the, 2 _n._, 30, 31, 65, 184
Cochrane, Adm. Sir A., 194, 197, 206
Cochrane, Lieut. T. (95th), 99
Cockburn, Adm., 197, 200
Codrington, Adm., 197, 238
Coghlan, Col. (61st), his funeral at Toulouse, 180
Colborne, Col. John. _See_ Seaton, Lord
Colchester, 14
Cole, Gen. Sir Lowry, 52-54, 66, 78, 131, 133, 134, 292;
Governorship of the Cape, 360, 362, 368, 717
Cole, Lady Frances, 361, 368
Colesberg, 597, 599
Colonia del Sacramento, 6-8
Colville, Sir Charles, 66, 276
Conception, Fort, blown up, 30
Condesia [Condeixa], 43
Considine (? Lieut. Jas., 13th Light Dragoons), 21
Constantine, Grand Duke of Russia, 310
Convalescent hospitals, 347
Convict question. _See_ Cape Colony
Cooper, Major, 253
Cope’s _History of the Rifle Brigade_, 7 _n._, 123 _n._, 146 _n._,
251 _n._
“Copenhagen” (Wellington’s horse), 270
Coruña, battle of, 2 _n._, 16, 17, 259;
retreat to, 84, 159
Coursing, in the Peninsula, 20, 38, 39, 55, 61-63, 89, 92;
at Cambray, 301-304;
in Cape Colony, 366
Coutts, Miss A. (Baroness Burdett-Coutts), 632
Cowley, Lord, 660
Cox, Maj. W. (called “Jem”) (75th), 379, 380, 384, 386, 425-427, 718,
722, 723, 731, 747, 751, 755
Cox, Fort, 425, 427, 428, 429, 619, 621, 623, 790;
Sir H. Smith shut up in, 620
Craufurd, Col., 284
Craufurd, Gen. Robert, 8, 9, 22, 24, 25, 30, 35, 50, 52, 56, 98, 177, 229;
organizes the “Light Division,” 18;
criticism of, 28, 29, 31;
popularity and unpopularity of, 49;
anecdote of, 51
Crimean War, 656, 658-664
Cromer, 703
Cunningham, Capt. J. D., 535
Cureton, Brig. C. R., 521, 522, 525, 526, 537, 540
Curtis, Mrs., 496
Cuyler, Col. J. G., 373, 374
D
Dada Khasgee Wala, 484, 485
Dâk, a journey by, 480, 770
Dalhousie, Lord, 97, 98, 340, 363, 367, 370
Dalkeith, George IV.’s stay at, 331, 332
Darling, Major-Gen. R., 183
Dauphine, Isle, 251
Dawson, Capt. (52nd), 86
Debe Flats, 729, 730
Debe Nek, 620
Deedes, Mr., 319
De Lancey, Col. Sir William Howe, 266
Deleytosa, 19
Delhi, 497, 502, 558
De Litte, 37
De Montmorency, Lieut. R. E. (50th), 513
Denain, battle of, 306
Derby, Lord, 672. _See_ Stanley, Lord
D’Este, Augustus Frederick, 226, 242
De Tabley, Lord, 671
Devonport, 656-659
Dholpore, 483, 485
Dhuleep Singh (boy-Maharaja of Lahore), 500
Dhurmcote (Durrumkote), 523-526, 534, 535, 558
Dhyan Singh, 500
Dick, Capt. (R. N.), 191
Dickson, Sir A., 239
Digby, Lieut. H. Robert (52nd), 169, 184, 189
Dingaan, 738
Divisions. _See_ Peninsular Army
Doby Hill. _See_ Dough Boy Hill
Donkin, Sir Rufane, 20
Dos Casas, 30
Doubloons, story of, 80-84
Dough Boy Hill, Doby Hill, 19, 321
Douglas, Lord, 330
Douglas, Sir Howard, 340
Douro R., 24, 151;
crossed by Wellington’s army, 94
Dover, 18, 318
Downie, Gen., 150
Downpatrick, 337
Doyle, Capt. John (72nd), 729
Drake, Capt. T. (95th), 97, 98
Drake, Mr. (Havana), 255
Dreams, and their fulfilment, 156, 157, 299, 300
Dreyer (shot as a rebel), 604, 605
Dreyer, Field Commandant, 726, 727
Drummond, Maj.-Gen., 54;
stories of, 45, 50
Duck-shooting, 89
Duffy, Capt. (43rd), 57
Durban, 226. _See_ Port Natal
D’Urban, Sir B., 630, 688;
Governor of the Cape, 368-463;
recall, 583;
commands in the Kafir War of 1835, 369-429, 720-758;
General Orders of, 380, 382, 416, 419, 424;
annexation of new province, 753;
dispatches to, 454, 455;
memorandum to, 715;
characterized, 721, 723, 729, 731, 733-735, 740, 751, 757
Durrumkote. _See_ Dhurmcote
Dushani, 434, 449
Dutch. _See_ Boers
Dutton, Lieut. T. (71st) (called “Kittie”), Mil. Sec. to Sir B. D’Urban,
723, 725, 730
Dyneley, Lieut., 602
E
East India Company, 562
Eaton (16th Lancers), 548 _n._
Eaton, Lieut. (95th), 15
Echallar, 115
Edinburgh, 324, 333, 654;
George IV.’s visit to, 331-333
Eeles, Capt. Charles, 34, 89, 758;
goes coursing, 62, 63;
killed at Waterloo, 287
Eeles, Lieut. W. (95th), 15
El Bodon, 51, 52
Elcho, Lord, 330
Elder, Capt. (95th), 28
Elio, Major-Gen., 8 _n._, 79, 699
Ellenborough, Earl of, 642 _n._;
Gov.-Gen. of India, 476, 484, 485, 487 _n._, 493, 501, 766-769, 776;
his administration, 772-775
Elley, Gen. Sir John, 183;
story of, 318
Elphinstone, Lord, 470
Elphinstone, Major-Gen. W. Keith, 473, 474, 478
Elvas, 61, 73
Ely (Cambs), 683;
Sir Harry Smith’s reception at, 574-576
Ely (South Africa), 588
England, natural facilities for defence against invasion, 319, 320
England, Gen., 478
England, Lieut.-Col. Richard (75th), 723
Eno (Kosa chief), 379, 762
Epinay, near Brussels, 266
Erskine, Sir W., 45, 47
Espeja, 47
Estremadura, 48, 61, 79
Evans, Gen. Sir De Lacy, 93, 195, 201, 206, 329, 561, 572, 655
Exejo, 28
Eyre, Col. (73rd), 634, 641, 789
F
Fairbairn, Mr. J., 614
Fakoo (Pondo chief), 436, 635, 736
Fall, Capt. T. (20th), 193, 204, 211, 222
Fane, Capt. T., 113, 115, 126, 127, 141, 154;
at “La Petite Rhune,” 145;
brings news of Harry Smith’s promotion, 293
Fequenas, 24
Ferozepore, 502, 503, 508, 509, 511, 517, 518, 520, 524, 548, 551, 558,
768
Ferozeshah, Ferozeshuhur, 503, 508;
battles of, 509-520, 550, 556, 779, 780
Fimare, heights of, 310
Fingoes, 391, 396, 398, 411, 416, 417, 423, 424, 638, 734, 738, 739, 741,
742, 746, 749
Firing uphill and down, 134
Fish R., 380, 383, 582
Fish River bush, forays into, 383-387, 635, 636, 719, 722
Fishbourne, Capt. (R.N.), 789
Fitzwilliam, Earl, 576
Fleming, Adm., 336, 345, 349, 350, 351
Fleurus, 266
Florida, Gulf of, 257
Flying-fish, 692-695
Ford, W. M. (Surgeon 72nd), 727, 781
Fordyce, Lieut.-Col. (74th), 638, 640, 782, 787, 790
Forster, Major, 538
Fortifications, 676-678
Four-in-hand driving, 489, 766
Fox-hunting:
in the Peninsula, 92;
at Cambray, 297, 298, 301, 710;
in England, 318, 319;
in Cape Colony, 363, 364
Foz de Aronce, Foz D’Aruz, 273
France, after the war, 181;
occupation of, 297-316
Frederick William, Prince, of Prussia, 664
Freer (Lieut. W. or Lieut. E.) (43rd), 65
Freixadas, 43
Fremantle, Lieut.-Col. F. (2nd Ft. Guards), 291, 307
French and English officers, courtesy between, 140, 141, 155, 156
French citizens and English officers, courtesy between (after Waterloo),
292, 312-315
French pillaging, 102, 103, 116
French prisoner’s return home, 189, 190
French stag-hunting, 295-297
Freneda, 92
Fuentes D’Oñoro, 89-92;
battle of, 49
Fuller’s Hoek, 641
Futteyghur, 523, 524
G
Gaika (Kafir chief), 427, 432, 434, 445, 449, 761
Gaikas, 626, 630
Gallegos, 28, 47
Galston New Mills, night march to, 328
Ganya (a Kafir councillor), 432, 435, 443-446, 457, 459
Garden, Col., 486
Gardner, Major T. C. (95th), 4, 7, 691
Garonne R., 175;
voyage down the, 184, 186
Garvock, Col., 598, 656, 683, 793
Gave de Pau, 162
Gave d’Oleron, 147
Gazela (Kafir chief), 444, 446, 447, 458
Gée, 170-172
Genanendal, 721
Genappe, 269, 270
Genn, Mr. B. (15th Hussars), 687
George (Cape Colony), 371, 372
George IV., 743;
as Prince Regent, 206, 213-216;
his visit to Edinburgh, 331-333
Ghent, 262, 264;
English army at, 265, 266
Gibbs, Gen., 227, 232, 235;
death of, 237
Gibbs, Major-Gen. Sir E., 565
Gilbert, Major-Gen. Sir W. R., at Moodkee, 504, 505;
at Ferozeshah, 511-513, 519 _n._
Gilmour, Major-Gen. Sir D. L., 14;
his mud hut, 141, 142;
death of, 567
Glasgow, 322-336, 654;
disturbances at, 322-329;
Volunteer Sharpshooters, 328, 329, 678, 679;
recognition of H. Smith’s services, 335;
testimonial after Aliwal, 579
Glasgow, Lord, 330, 336
Glenelg, Lord:
joins in the outcry on death of Hintza, 417, 458;
exonerates Harry Smith, 454, 455, 462;
reverses D’Urban’s settlement of 1835, 452, 453, 582, 583;
disastrous effects of this policy, 453, 454, 463, 464, 583, 584, 596,
619
Goat-herds, organization of, 129, 130
Godby, Col. (Brigadier), 526-533, 545, 558;
at Aliwal, 537-540
Gomm, Sir W., 46, 292;
extract from letter, 44 _n._
Gonoube Hill, 756
Gonoube R., 731
Goolab Singh, 500
Goongrana, Fort, 543
Gore, Hon. Charles (43rd), 111, 287
Gosport, march to, 319, 320;
Harry Smith’s stay in, 320-322
Gottenburgh, English fleet at, 15, 263, 749
Gough, Sir Hugh (afterwards Lord Gough):
Commander-in-Chief in India, 480-482, 770, 775, 777;
Gwalior campaign, 482-488, 490, 494, 770, 771;
Sutlej campaign, 504-511, 517-527, 534, 537, 780;
after Aliwal, 535, 547-549;
Sobraon, 561, 562
Gough, Lady (at Maharajpore), 496
Gough, Miss (at Maharajpore), 496
Govind Gooroo, 498
Graaf Reinet, 376, 379, 607
Grahamstown, 418, 422, 423, 429, 431, 448, 598, 605 _n._, 607, 719, 722,
749, 759;
Harry Smith’s ride to, 369-375, 380;
panic at, 372, 375, 720;
defence of, 375-378, 380, 381, 718, 723, 724, 728;
after the war, 461;
receives Sir Harry as Governor, 586, 587;
again in danger (1851), 628, 634, 635;
climate at, 725
Grant, Gen. Sir Lewis, 352
Grant, Major, 517
Green, Mr. (Commissariat), 601
Gregory, Major, 386
Greville, Algernon Frederick, 355
Greville, Charles Cavendish Fulke, 216
Grey, Earl, 609-615, 618, 627, 632, 643, 652, 654;
dispatches from, 636, 638, 639;
dispatch recalling Sir H. Smith, 641, 642, 782-786;
Sir H. Smith’s reply to, 787-793
Grey, Major-Gen. Sir John, 483-492, 521, 770
Greyling (a Cape Boer), 626, 727
Guadan Hills, 400
Guadarama Pass, 78, 82
Guadiana R., 16, 62
Guanga R., 400
Guernsey, 655
Guerrilla warfare, 640
Guides, Corps of, 388, 398, 399, 403, 720, 722, 723, 727, 747
Guinaldo, 50-52, 54, 75, 89, 92-94
Gunga rivulet, 731
Gungrana, 527-532
Gurwood, Capt. J. (10th Hussars), conduct at Ciudad Rodrigo, 56, 58
Guznee, 476, 477 _n._
Gwalior, war in, 479-496, 770
H
Haca, La (a pass), 109
Haddon (Cape Colony), 634
Haines, Mr. Commissary, his beagles, 92
Halifax, Nova Scotia, 339, 340, 350;
the garrison’s farewell to Harry Smith, 341-344
Hall, Dr., 598, 602
Hallifax, Capt. R. D. (75th), 722, 727, 737
Hamilton, Capt. (52nd), 199
Hardinge, Sir H. (afterwards Viscount Hardinge);
Peninsula, 62;
Secretary at War, 355;
Governor-General of India, 501, 774-776;
Sikh War, 501, 502;
before Ferozeshah, 508;
Ferozeshah, 511, 520 _n._, 557;
before Aliwal, 523, 780;
after Aliwal, 548, 549, 552, 553, 566;
rewarded, 561, 562;
at home, 655;
Commander-in-Chief, 658, 660
Hardy, Sir T., 197
Hare, Fort, 620, 623, 624, 626
Harrismith, 651
Harry, Fort, 727, 737
Harwich, 14, 262;
Black Bull inn at, 263, 264
Hastings, 685
Havana (the Havannah), 30, 255, 259;
Spanish ladies of, 255;
the harbour, 256, 257
Havelock, Major-Gen. Sir H., 319 _n._;
relations to Harry Smith, 326, 687, 688;
in the Mutiny, 665, 666;
letter from, 477 _n._
Havelock, Col. W., 31, 297, 569 _n._, 665 _n._
Hay, Lord Arthur, 660
Haye Sainte, La, 270, 275
Heera Singh, 500
Hermanus, 622, 630
Hermanus Kraal, 376, 720, 759
Hervey, Col. Sir Felton E., 299, 300;
his greyhounds and Harry Smith’s, 302-304
Hicks, Brig., 510, 540
Higgins (Staff-Surgeon), 39
Hill, Capt., 521
Hill, Lord:
Peninsular War, 37, 79, 82, 176;
a sportsman, 302, 303;
Commander-in-Chief, 465, 717
Himbury, Serg. T. (95th), 657, 658
Hingonah, Camp, 486
Hintza (great chief beyond the Kei), 390-418 (_passim_), 649, 719-755
(_passim_);
evasive conduct, 390, 391, 719;
war against, 391, 735;
rides into camp, 392, 743;
hears bagpipes, 451;
makes peace, 395, 743;
remains as hostage, 395, 744;
death, 397-407, 755;
outcry in England, 417, 418, 453, 454
Hobhouse, Sir J. Cam, 572
Hofer, Andreas, 655
Hogan, John (7th Fusiliers), 253
Hogg, Major, 636, 644
Holdich, Gen. Sir E. A., 551, 598, 659, 660, 780;
extracts from his diary, 598-607
Holdich, Rev. T., 579
Holdich, Mrs. T., 778, 780
Holmes, Lieut., 532, 542
Holmes, Lieut. (R.N.), 191, 194, 195
Hope, Sir J., 154, 155, 330
Horse-racing, 55, 293
Hotham Hill, 757
Hotham, Lord, 560
Hottentots, 376, 418, 447;
enrolled in war of 1835 as 1st and 2nd Provisional Battalions, 383,
386-389, 398, 408, 411-415, 420-422, 425, 464, 465, 723, 739,
741, 745, 758;
Kat River legion, 756;
levies for war of 1851, 621, 622, 628;
defection of (1835), 386;
do. (1851), 622, 623, 628-631, 635, 785, 789, 791.
_See also_ Cape Mounted Rifles, Kat River Settlement
Hougoumont, 268, 309
Howard of Effingham, Lord, 321, 323
Hubon (in Sikh service), 501
Huebra, the fording of the, 84-86
Hull, 659, 660
Hull, Capt. (43rd), 33
Hull, Major (16th Grenadiers), 515
Hume, Major (27th), 271
Hunter, Samuel (Glasgow), 328 _n._, 329
Hurreekee, 522, 534
Hythe, 18
I
India, 465-570, 766
Indian Army, defects of, 494, 495
Indian Mutiny, 665
Inspiration, bright ideas by, 738
Ironmonger, Major (88th), 34, 48
Ituero, 59, 75
J
Jackson, Gen. (U.S.A.), 240
Jamaica, 342-351;
yellow fever in, 344-348;
barrack accommodation in, 345;
tour of inspection of, 348-350;
slaves, 349
Jansi, 115
Japps (sergeant of escort), 397, 406, 725, 726, 728, 732
Jellalabad, 475, 477 _n._
Jervis, Capt., 725, 727
Johnson, Capt. (Whittlesea Yeomanry Cavalry), 2
Johnstone, Col. Wm. (once of 95th), adventure of, 42, 43;
at Ciudad Rodrigo, 58, 179;
at the Cape, 718, 753
Johnstone, Lieut. E. D. (95th), 179
Juanasburg, 588 _n._, 619
Juggernauth, Temple of, 470
Jugraon, 525-535, 538, 544
Jullundur, the, 545, 546
Jummoo, 500
Junot, Marshal, 15
K
Kaffraria, British, 588, 616;
war in, 619-646
Kafir chiefs, meetings of, 437, 438, 457, 458, 587-589, 607, 617, 618,
619, 760-765
Kafirland, 377, 387
Kafirs, 362, 363;
their beauty, 448;
ability, 432;
love of music, 451;
memory, 459, 460;
affection, 456, 458-461;
fine manners, 736;
feudal attachment, 631;
customs, 393, 394, 430-451;
mode of communication, 395, 396, 407, 442, 443;
civilizing of, _see_ Civilizing
Kafir wars:
that of 1835, 369-429, 718-759, 761;
that of 1847, 579-581, 586, 587;
that of 1850, 619-649, 782-793
Kakke (Mpako) R., 411
Kat R., 628
Kat River Settlement, 376;
revolt of, 622-625, 631;
rebels tried, 633, 791, 792
Keane, Gen. Sir John (Lord Keane):
in New Orleans expedition, 228, 235, 237, 245;
Governor of Jamaica, 340, 344-349;
at home, 495
Kei R., 392-415, 418-420, 427, 431, 438, 587, 636, 638, 640, 732-756, 790
Keiskamma R., 387, 582, 587, 619, 624, 725, 762
Kempt, Gen. Sir James, 62, 111, 115, 142-144, 292, 323, 339, 563, 688,
778-781;
at Waterloo, 270-273, 277;
Governor of Nova Scotia, 340, 341;
parting words to Harry Smith, 343;
letters from, 519 _n._, 556;
letters to, 490, 551;
death, 661
Kempt’s Valley, 757
Kent, Duchess of, 323, 571
Kent, Duke of, 310
Kilmarnock, 328
Kincaid, Sir John, 68, 146, 152, 214, 316, 339, 341, 556 _n._, 569,
572, 688;
letters from, 555
King, Capt. (R.N.), 206, 208
Kingston, Jamaica, 344
King William’s Town, founding of, 418, 754, 756;
Harry Smith established at, 420-461, 757;
departure from, 458, 459;
second founding of, 588 _n._;
arrival of Sir Harry Smith as Governor, 587-590;
visit after Boomplaats, 607;
meets Kafir chiefs at, 617, 618;
his headquarters during Kafir War, 618-647, 788, 790;
dramatic departure from, 647
Kitchen, Joe, story of, 167, 168
Knighton, Sir William, 332
Kok, Adam (Griqua captain), 590, 591, 600
Koonap R., 634
Kotze (a horse-breeder), 366
Kreili, Kili (son of Hintza):
in the British camp, 392, 396, 397, 744, 745, 747, 748, 750, 753;
as chief, 429, 438, 457, 756;
meets Sir H. Smith, now Governor, 607;
his ambiguous policy during Kafir War, 1850-1852, 622, 635;
his country invaded by Sir H. Smith, 636, 638, 640, 790
Krom Elbe (Kromme-Elleboog) R., 600
Kruger, Gert, 598, 605
Kuba (Hintza’s councillor), 391, 393, 740, 742
Kurnal, 470
L
Lacy, Capt. T. E. (72nd), 413
Ladwa, Rajah of, 527, 536
Ladysmith, 651
Lahore, 493, 498, 499, 550, 766, 768
Lake, Adm., 340
Lal Singh, 500, 503
Lambert, Gen. Sir John:
commands a brigade at New Orleans, 229-236;
commands in chief, 237;
retirement from New Orleans, 238-246;
makes Smith his Mil. Sec., 243;
takes Fort Bowyer, 248-250;
disembarks army on Ile Dauphine, 251;
at Havana, 255-257;
return to England, 258-259;
appoints Smith his Major of Brigade, 260-262;
Waterloo campaign, 265-273, 288;
wounded, 279;
commands divisions, 292, 298, 300, 355;
at home, 320, 357, 495
Lambert, Mrs. R. (Miss Alice E. Smith), 669, 682
Lane, Lieut.-Col., 538, 543
Larade, 51
Lawrence, Major (U.S.A.), 249-251
Lawrence, Sir H. M., 666
Lawrenson, Major, 537, 541
Layton, Lieut. (95th), 20, 44
Leach, Capt. Jonathan (95th), 20, 30, 41, 89, 569, 572
Lennox, Lord G., 164
Lesaca, 127
Lester (72nd), 756
Letters, the opening of, 777
Le Verrier (astronomer), 578
Leveson-Gower, Major-Gen., criticized, 8, 10, 246
Light Division. _See_ Peninsular Army
Lindé, Field Commandant Swellendam Burghers, 387, 726, 727
Lindsay (? Lieut. J. P. Lindsell), 11th Dragoons, 151, 262
Liniers (Commandant of Buenos Ayres), 10
Lisbon, 15, 18, 33, 39
Littler, Major-Gen., 502, 503, 507;
at Ferozeshah, 507-520
Liverpool, 353-355, 562
“Lochinvar,” Harry Smith’s horse, 287, 303, 311, 312, 319
London, 211-219, 355, 356, 571-574, 669, 674, 677-682, 685, 700, 701, 724;
freedom of the city, 572;
defence of, 589
London Missionary Society, 630
Lonsdale, Kafirland, 377
Loodiana (Loodhiana), 504, 526-538, 544, 546, 547, 558, 559, 766
Louis XVIII. at Ghent, 265;
his entry into Paris, 292, 293
Louvres, 298
Lovett, Capt. G. W. M. (50th), 513
Low, Ensign, 758
Lucknow, relief of, 665
Lugard, Capt. E., 518
Lumley, Capt. (? F. D.), 517
Lumley, Gen. J. R., 517
Lumley, Hon. W., 10, 691
Lumsden, Capt. (R.N.), 339
Lushington (Mil. Sec. to Gen. Jackson, U.S.A.), 245
M
McCaskill, Major-Gen. Sir John, 506
McCulloch, Capt. J. G. (95th), 273
Macdonald, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Alex., 47(?), 556 _n._
Macdougall, Capt. D. (85th), 195, 222, 239, 333
MacDowell, Brig., 537
Mackeson, Major, 535, 538
Mackinnon, Col. G. H., in command at King William’s Town, 588, 616, 617;
engaged in the Kafir War, 621, 622, 625, 628, 633, 635
Mackinnon, Gen., killed, 57
McLeod, Major C., 31;
mortally wounded, 65
McLeod, Major N., 8
Macomo (son of Gaika, half-brother to Sandilli):
in Kafir War, 1835, 392, 425, 747, 748, 755;
making of peace, 426, 427;
after-relations, 434, 437, 444-447, 450, 459, 460, 764;
meeting with Sir H. S. in 1847, 586;
in 1848, 607;
joins in Kafir War of 1850-1853, 635, 636, 641
Madras, 470
Madrid, 78, 79, 81, 255
Maharajpore, battle of, 486-496, 673, 674, 770, 771
Mahrattas, 485-496. _See_ Maharajpore
Maitland, Sir Peregrine, 584
Malcolm, Col., 194, 195
Malcolm, Rear-Adm., 186, 191-193, 195-197, 240, 252, 253, 265, 266
Malines, 282
Maling, Surgeon John (52nd), 164
Malmesbury, Earl of, 572 _n._
Malplaquet, 290
Man, Isle of, governorship, 335
Manchester, 659-675;
“Art Treasures Exhibition,” 664;
address from, 670, 671;
“Peterloo,” 322
Mani (a Kafir messenger), 459, 460
Manningham, Col. Coote (95th), 3 _n._
Maquay (Kafir chief), 395, 748
March (Cambs), 683
March, Lord. _See_ Richmond, Duke of
Maria Josepha, 90
Marialva, 28, 47
Marines, 194
Marlborough, Duke of, 306;
compared with Wellington, 290
Marmont, Marshal, 52, 75
Marsac, 181
Martiago, 51
Massena, Marshal, 30, 37, 41, 48
Medals and clasps of Sir Harry Smith, 684 _n._
Mein, Capt. William (52nd), 129, 130, 725
Melk (a horse-breeder), 366, 367
Mellish (? Col. H. F.), 302
Menzies, Mr. Justice, 331, 585;
letter to, 551, 564
Mersey, the, 354
Metcalfe, Lord, 499
Meyers (outfitter at Portsmouth), 209, 210, 224
Michael, Grand Duke of Russia, 310
Michel, Col. (afterwards Gen. Sir John), 633, 641, 644
Michell, Major, 736 _n._, 740
Military execution, 59, 60
Military prisoners, treatment of, 715-717
Mill, Lieut. (R.A.), 543
Milner Gibson, Mr., M.P., 668
Minni, Sergt., 725, 726
Misreewalla, 517
Missionaries, 435, 447, 450, 763, 765;
rescue of, 379, 380, 750;
degree of success, 448;
bad political influence, 452-454, 630, 633, 791 _bot._
Mississippi, the, 228, 230, 231, 233
Mobile, 248, 250, 251 _n._
Modder R., 584, 590
“Moira” (dog), 733, 745
Molesworth, Sir W., 629-631
Molloy, Lieut. J. (95th), 21, 179
Mondego R., 15, 32, 33
Mons, 288, 290
Montagu, Mr. John (Colonial Secretary at the Cape), 621, 650, 785, 791
Mont de Marsan, 166, 168, 751
Monteron, Conde de, 38
Monte Video, expedition to, 4-10, 79, 359-367;
storming of, 653
Mont Martre (Montmartre), 291
Montrose, 3rd Duke of, 330;
4th Duke, 571
Moodkee, battle of, 504-506, 556, 780, 781
Moore family, the, 711
Moore, Gen. Sir John, 3 _n._, 278, 555 _n._;
Swedish expedition, 14;
Peninsular expedition, 15-17
Moore, Rev. George, 1 _n._
Moore, Rev. T. C. C., 704, 709
Morell (staff-surgeon), 39
“Moro” (a Spanish greyhound), 38, 39, 61-63, 302
Moro Rock and Fort (Havana), 30, 257
Moroco (Chief of the Barolongs), 605
Moshesh (Chief of the Basutos), 590, 591, 606, 628, 635, 636
Moustache ordered to be worn by officers, 664
Mullins, Col., 244
Murchison, Major, 545, 547
Murphy, Major B. (88th), 34 _n._
Murphy (old soldier), 337
Murray, Capt. A. S. (Rifle Brig.), 601, 602
Murray, Capt. George (72nd), 388, 389, 398, 729, 733, 749, 753
Murray, Dr., 470
Murray, Sir George, 142, 143, 162, 163
Murray Castle, 757
Murray, Fort, 647
N
Nann, Sergeant P., 21, 22
Napier, Gen. Sir Chas. J., 556 _n._, 655, 656;
letter from, 496 _n._
Napier, Major-Gen. Sir George, 58, 455, 468, 583, 584, 590, 643 _n._
Napier, Gen. Sir William F. P., 569, 656, 680;
at Nivelle, 145;
_his History of the Peninsular War_, 43, 50, 117, 146
Napoleon I., 258, 263;
his tactics at Waterloo, 276, 277
Napoleon III., 660
Narinska, Prince and Princess, 305
Nassau, Island of, 351, 352
Natal, 464, 584, 593, 645, 786, 793;
Boers trek from, 592
National defence, 674-680
Nel (a Cape Boer), 626, 727
Nepaul, 493
Neuilly, 292, 293, 334
Newcastle-on-Tyne, 668
Newmarket, 261, 262, 700
New Orleans, expedition to, 226-247, 275;
discussed by Wellington, 304, 305
New Providence, 351
Ney, Marshal, masterly retreat of, 42;
execution of, 294
Nicolls, Gen. Sir Jasper, 471, 474, 480, 481, 770
Nicolls, Lady, 471
Night marches, condemned, 202, 203
Nive R., fighting near, 153
Nivelle, the, 140; battle of, 141-151
Nomsa (great wife of Hintza), 391, 429, 750
Nonibe (widow of Dushani), 434, 449
Noorpoor, 543
Norcott, Major-Gen. Sir Amos G., 318, 321, 340, 342
Norman Cross Barracks, French prisoners at, 2, 3
Northey, Lieut. E. R. (52nd), 100
Norton, Lord (formerly Mr. (Sir) C. Adderley), 637
Nott, Gen., 475-478
Nova Scotia, 338-344
O
O’Donnell (soldier of 95th), 88
Officers, British, 662
Officers and soldiers, kindly relations between, 26, 27, 88, 185, 254,
318, 321, 322, 337, 339, 340, 343, 344, 477 _n._, 580, 581, 586,
645, 646, 647, 657, 658, 668, 683, 687 _n._, 715-717, 730, 732, 734
O’Hare, Major P. (95th), 15, 41, 42, 65
“Old Chap” (war-horse), 93, 110, 133, 148, 220
Oldham, Capt., 635
Olite, 109
Olivença, 75
Onguala, 21
Orange, Prince of, 297
Orange River district, 584, 590.
_See next heading_
Orange River Sovereignty:
proclaimed, 593-596;
rebellion in, put down, 596-608;
progress of, 616, 644, 645, 786, 792;
trouble with Moshesh, 628, 635, 636, 640;
proposed abandonment deprecated by Sir Harry Smith, 636, 637;
abandonment, 637
Oropesa, 19
Orthez, battle of, 162-166
Ostend, 262, 264
Ovens, Harry Smith’s invention of, 252, 253
Owen, Mr. Mostyn, 636, 644
P
Pack, Sir Denis, 7, 699
Padre, the. _See_ Vicalbaro, Vicar of
Paget, Sir Edward, 16, 84, 85
Painter (servant), 726-728
Pakenham, Gen. Sir E., 44, 52, 183, 221, 222, 328;
his bravery, 171;
expedition against New Orleans, failure and death, 226-237, 242-244,
247, 304, 305
Palencia, 94, 95
Pamplona, 104, 105, 114
Paris, the allied armies at and near, 2 _n._, 291-298;
a visit in 1824, 334, 335;
another in 1854, 660
Park (? E. Parker), 62
Parker, Adm. Sir Peter, 193
Partridge-shooting at the Cape, 365
Pato (chief of the T’Slambies), 587, 607, 620, 625, 626, 647, 737
Patuxen R., 197
Pauillac, 189, 190
Payne, Major C. W. M. (72nd), 667 _n._, 673, 681;
letters to, 471 _n._, 672, 680-682
Peacock, Dean of Ely, 574, 576
Pearson, Capt. (16th Lancers), 541
Peddie, Col., 723, 724
Pedro V. of Portugal, 666, 667
Pedroso, 33 _n._
Peel, Sir Robert, 557, 560-562, 571
Peniche, 15
Peninsular Army—
1st Division, 87, 152, 154
2nd Division, 170
3rd Division, 47, 57, 58, 61-63, 67, 96, 117, 162, 163, 174, 175, 178;
Wellington’s praise of, 216
4th Division, 52, 61, 63, 65-67, 96, 117, 131, 133, 146, 175, 177,
178, 563;
Wellington’s praise of, 216
5th Division, 46, 47, 61, 63, 67
6th Division, 165, 175, 177, 178
7th Division, 97, 98, 100, 115, 125, 152, 155
Light Division, 18-181 (_passim_), 229, 332, 337, 563-566, 580, 665,
717, 772;
organization of, 18, 28, 129;
inspected, 51;
Craufurd’s instructions, 18, 98, 109;
mode of warfare, 174, 180, 198, 199, 216, 217;
dinner given by the survivors to Sir Harry Smith (1847), 572-574, 580
Peninsular medal, 574, 778
Peninsular War, 15-181
Penla rivulet, 762
“Peterloo,” 328
Petit, Col. P. J. (50th), 513
Peyton, Rev. Algernon, 577
Philippolis, 600
Phillips, Lieut.-Col. H. S., 526, 527
Philour, 526, 527, 533-537
Picquets, the posting of, 140, 141, 145, 155, 172, 173, 179, 180.
_See_ Sentries
Picton, Sir T., 32, 47, 163;
at Toulouse, 176;
at Waterloo, 269, 270, 277, 278
Pine, Mr. (Sir) Benjamin, 645, 786, 793
Pinhel, 30, 32
Pitt, Mr., 676
Plate R., plains of the, 10, 11
Plymouth, 656
Pollock, Gen. Sir George, 474, 476, 477 _n._, 478
Pombala, 41
Ponsonby, Sir W., 270, 277
Poorein, 539
Portalegre, 63
Port Elizabeth, 586, 607
Port Natal, 464.
_See_ Durban
Portsmouth, 4, 17, 222, 223, 258, 323, 579-582, 652, 653;
addresses from, 579, 652;
George Inn at, 17, 209, 224, 258, 580, 652
Potter, Paul, his “Bull,” 294
Pottinger, Sir Henry, 585, 586, 592, 608 _n._, 609, 610
Power, Sir Manley, 244
Poza Velha, 49
Pratt, Lieut. (65th), 32, 33
Preston, Lancs, 663
Pretorius, Mr. A. W. J., 592, 593, 596;
heads the disaffected Boers, 597-604
Prince Regent. _See_ George IV.
Prinsep, Mr. H. Thoby, 472
Proctor, — (21st Dragoons), 364, 365, 367
Prussia, King of, 306, 307, 310
Prussians, the, at Waterloo, 276
Puniar, battle of, 488, 770
Punjaub, the, 477 _n._, 478, 494, 497, 777;
history of, 497-501;
war in, 501-569, 779-781
Purcell (settler murdered Ap. 1835), 750
Putney, 215
Pyrenees, 114-117, 725, 734, 745, 751, 752;
battles, 114, 115
Q
Quadraseyes, Quadrasies, 45, 47, 52
Quagga Flats, 759
Quatre Bras, 2 _n._, 266, 278
Queen Adelaide, Province of, 418, 419, 464, 583, 754, 756;
Harry Smith in command of, 420-461, 757-759;
abandoned by order of Lord Glenelg, 452-461, 583, 619
R
Rademeyer, Field-Commandant, 372, 626
Rae, Sir W., 327, 328
Raglan, Lord (Lord Fitzroy Somerset), 58, 66, 75 _n._, 131, 132, 151,
164, 216, 350, 355, 495, 496, 563, 660, 663, 689, 766
Ramsey, Hunts, 683
Ramsgate, 317
Rawstorne, Capt., 435, 443
Redinha, fighting at, 41-43, 76
Regiments (_British Army_)—
Guards, Brigade of, 17, 61, 315, 316
Grenadier Guards, 315, 316
7th Dragoon Guards, 587
7th Hussars, 325, 326
9th Dragoons, 13
14th Light Dragoons, 28, 33, 49
16th Light Dragoons, 28, 44, 52
17th Light Dragoons, 691
12th Lancers, 635, 789, 790
16th Lancers, 521, 525, 527, 543, 544, 547
Coldstream Guards, 315, 316
2nd (Queen’s), 34 _n._, 635, 789
3rd (Buffs), 278, 492
4th, 193, 199, 265, 268
7th Fusiliers, 233, 235, 238, 304
9th, 515
21st, 194, 232, 244
22nd, 346-348
27th, 244, 265, 266, 268;
loss at Waterloo, 271, 272
29th, 34
31st, 519, 528, 531, 540, 547, 779;
at Sobraon, 551, 552
33rd, 346-348
39th, 491
40th, 7, 244, 265, 268, 491, 691
43rd, 3 _n._, 15, 18, 28, 145, 789;
at the Coa, 31;
at Ciudad Rodrigo, 57;
on the New Orleans expedition, 233, 235, 238, 304
44th, 193, 199, 232
45th, 20, 599, 601
50th, at Maharajpore, 492;
at Moodkee, 505;
at Ferozeshah, 512-520, 779;
at Aliwal, 540, 547;
at Sobraon, 551, 552
52nd, 3 _n._, 15, 18, 21, 28, 45, 57-59, 85, 86, 98, 119, 120, 132,
134, 147-150, 152, 154, 164, 182, 564, 566;
in Nova Scotia, 339, 340
53rd, 527, 528, 531;
at Aliwal, 537, 541, 547
60th Rifles, 635
62nd, 517
72nd (Highlanders), 362, 376, 377, 379, 388, 398, 425, 719, 720, 723,
748, 756, 758
73rd, 618, 634, 789;
continuous marches, 635
74th, 626, 627, 638, 782, 789
75th, 378, 720
79th, 49
81st, 265, 268
84th, 346-348
85th, 193
86th, 320
87th, 20, 691
88th, 20, 58
91st, 598, 599, 601
95th (from 1816, Rifle Brigade), 2 _n._, 3-187 (_passim_), 325,
691-699, 719, 722, 730;
formation, 3;
confidence in support, 99, 119;
destructive fire, 174.
_See next heading_
Rifle Brigade, 329 _n._, 564-566, 587, 599, 616, 624, 657, 789;
in Ireland, 336, 337;
Nova Scotia, 338-344;
Sir H. S. appointed Col. of 2nd Battalion, 567;
transferred to the 1st Battalion, 661;
his last inspection, 668
98th, 362
Regiments (_Indian Army_)—
1st European Light Infantry, 513, 515
3rd Light Cavalry, 521, 523
19th Native Infantry, 515
24th, 515, 528
28th, 515
30th, at Aliwal, 537, 540, 541
36th, 537
42nd, 505
47th, 528, 548
48th, 505, 540
73rd, 515
Regiments (_German_)—
1st German Hussars, 24, 25, 28-30, 45;
stories of soldiers, 26, 27, 47, 48, 52;
at Waterloo, 269 _n._
Nassau and Frankfort desert from the French, 155;
at Waterloo, 269
Regiments (_French_)—
32nd Voltigeurs, 160, 161
Regiments (_Portuguese_)—
1st and 3rd Caçadores, 28, 30, 56 _n._, 130, 132, 133, 160, 184, 185
Regiments. _See_ also Cape Mounted Rifles, Corps of Guides, Hottentots,
Marines
Reid, Lieut. W. (R.E.), 134, 135
Rendo, Heights of, 53
Renny, Col. (21st), 235, 237
Rentell, Lieut. (52nd), 21, 22
Rex, Mr., 598, 602
Reynell, Major-Gen. Sir T., 330, 495
Reynier, Marshal, 45, 46
Rhune La Petite, 140, 143-146
Richmond, Duke of (Lord March), 164, 165, 302, 572
Riet R., 584, 590
Rio Janeiro, 4, 696-698
Rio Mayor, 37, 38
Ripon, Earl of, 571
Rivers, Harry, 371
Roadmaking in the South African bush, 643
Robb, Dr. John, 23, 222, 223, 239, 240, 243
Robertson, Mr. Thomas Campbell, 114, 116
Robledillo, 54
Roborough Downs, 658
Robson, James (Assistant-Surgeon), 147
Roncesvalles, Pass of, 114
Rondebosch, 370, 720, 723-725, 741;
address from, 648
Ross, Capt. C. (Cape Mounted Rifles), 398, 410, 414
Ross, (Sir) Hew D. (R.H.A.), 76, 88, 99, 463, 572
Ross, Col. John (Rifle Brigade), 212
Ross, Major-Gen. Robert:
Washington and Baltimore expedition, 183, 191-208, 213, 214, 221, 222;
criticized, 197, 207
Ross, Mrs. Robert, 207, 217
Rowan, Col. Sir Charles, 51, 54, 151;
K.C.B., 556 _n._, 569
Runjeet Singh, 472, 498, 499, 766
Runjoor Singh, 526, 527, 536, 544
Russell, Lord John, 642, 652
Russia, Emperor of, 310
Ryan, Col. T. (50th), 513
Ryneveld (civil commissioner), 376, 626
S
Sabugal, battle of, 45, 46
St. Arnaud, Marshal, 660
St. Cloud, 660
St. Denis (Paris), 291
St. Germain, 294-297
St. Jean de Luz, 140
St. Michael, Island of, 193, 194
St. Sever, 167
Salamanca, 16, 17, 34 _n._, 48, 49, 78, 83, 254;
battle of, 75, 76, 127, 151, 277, 778
Sale, Gen. Sir Robert, 475, 477 _n._, 505, 780
Salis, Lieut. (C.M. Rifles), 600
Sandflies, a remedy for, 254
Sandford (Commissary), 727
Sandilli (Gaika chief), 434, 446, 585, 587, 607, 635;
stirs up the war of 1850, 617-619
Sand River Convention, 644
San Estevan, 112
San Felices el chico, 89
Sanguessa, 109, 111, 112
San Millan, 97
San Muños, 84
San Pedro, Fort of (Monte Video), 8 _n._
San Sebastian, siege of, 113, 114, 117, 125, 131, 658
Santa Barbara, 112
Santarem, 37, 38
Sargant, Mrs. (Jane Alice Smith), 1 _n._, 2 _n._, 356, 357, 703;
letter from, 712, 713;
letters to, 550, 555, 556, 629, 766-781
Scinde, 479, 493
Scinde R., 485
Scott, Gunner (R.H.A.), 542
Scott, Sir Walter, 332
Scovell, Sir George, A.Q.M.G., 268
Seapoys, 492, 495, 499
Seaton, Capt. (Indian army), 513, 515
Seaton, Lord (Col. Colborne), 37, 55, 57, 120-123, 126, 127, 131, 133,
140, 142-144, 152-154, 156, 170, 197, 199, 200, 201, 234, 661,
686, 715;
severely wounded, 58, 59;
commands a Brigade of the Light Division, 124;
military qualities of, 130;
recommends H. Smith for a majority, 131, 132;
a bold venture, 134-136;
storms La Petite Rhune, 144-146;
captures a fort, 147-150;
shot through his cap, 160;
interests himself in Harry Smith, 182, 183
Sea-voyage, its effect on troops, 199, 204
Sedgwick, Prof. Adam, 5 _n._, 558 _n._, 574-579
Sentries, unnecessary, 320, 321, 362.
_See also_ Picquets
Seyolo, 458
Shadwell, Col. L., 681-683
Shaw, Mr. (Corps of Guides), 404
Shekawattee Brigade, 534, 537-543
Shepstone, Mr. (Sir) Theophilus (Interpreter), 394, 743, 747, 750;
story told by, 605 _n._
Shere Singh, 766, 768
Shorncliffe, 3 _n._, 299, 318-320
Sidbury (S. Africa), 586
Sikhs, the, 473, 474, 478, 777;
account of, 497-503;
war with, 503-568, 779-781
Sikonyela (Chief of the Batlokuas), 606
Simla, 480, 497, 566;
memoranda dated from, 476 _n._;
letters from, 488, 563, 767-781
Simmons, Major George (95th), 32-34, 39, 40, 48, 146 _n._, 171 _n._, 330;
death, 667;
letters to, 563, 567, 663
Skelton, Gen., 477 _n._
Skerrett, Gen., 113, 118-128
Slaves in Jamaica, 349
Smith, Miss Anna Maria, 2 _n._, 686, 700, 701, 707, 712, 713, 776
Smith, Lieut. Band, 527, 532
Smith, Capt. Charles (95th), 2 _n._, 261, 263, 272, 357, 576 _n._,
578 _n._, 661, 700, 701 _n._, 707-710, 712, 777
Smith, Eleanor (Harry Smith’s mother), 1 _n._, 325, 701, 703;
her parting command, 158, 159, 577;
letter from, 702;
her death intimated in a dream, 156;
her death, 157, 705-707;
her grave, 221
Smith, Eleanor Moore, 2 _n._, 703, 705, 712;
letters from, 700, 706, 711
Smith, Elizabeth, 2 _n._, 703, 707
Smith, George Moore, 664, 682
Smith, Lieut. Harry, 771
Smith, Sir Henry George Wakelyn (Sir Harry), _passim_
Smith, Lieut.-Col. Hugh, 659, 683, 770
Smith, Jane Alice. _See_ Sargant, Mrs.
Smith, John (Harry Smith’s father), 1 _n._, 156, 223, 259, 262, 263,
683, 691, (dedication), 701, 702, 703, 707, 726, 767, 769;
meets Juana Smith in London, 217-219;
visits Cambray, 313, 314;
his death, 712, 713;
letters from, 157, 288, 705, 708, 710
Smith, John Stona, 2 _n._;
his marriage, 700, 701
Smith, Juana Maria de los Dolores (Lady Smith):
meeting with Harry Smith, 68-71;
described, 70-74;
beloved by the soldiers, 77, 340;
her riding, 75-77, 220, 308;
her relations, 75, 76, 159;
her enjoyment of Madrid, 78, 79;
the lost doubloons, 80-83;
at Salamanca, 77, 78;
campaigning adventures, 85, 86, 89, 90, 101, 102, 108, 116;
false alarms, 100, 133, 137, 260, 286, 287;
lame, 94-96, 110, 111;
a night in a mud hut, 141;
forebodings of evil, 144, 151;
in danger, 154;
on field of Orthez, 166;
a brave ride, 167-169;
attacked by a mad woman, 172;
at Toulouse, 179, 180;
separation from her husband, 182-188;
reunion in London, 212, 213;
visit to Bath, 217;
meets her father-in-law, 218, 219;
at Whittlesey, 220;
fresh separation, 222, 223, 228, 251;
reunion, 259, 260;
departure for Waterloo campaign, 261-267;
her adventures, 280-288, 709;
at Paris, 292-297;
serious illness, 298, 299;
at Cambray, 301-316, 711;
coursing, 302;
dancing, 305, 306;
accomplishments, 308;
presented to the Emperor of Russia, 310, 311;
wins back “Lochinvar” in a raffle, 312;
her dresses, 317;
to Gosport, 320;
to Scotland, 323;
in Edinburgh, 324, 325, 333;
leaving Glasgow, 335, 336;
in Nova Scotia, 340;
voyage, 344;
in Jamaica, 344-350;
at Nassau, 352;
voyage to Liverpool, 352-357;
at the Cape, 361, 364, 365, 370;
letters to, 718-759;
journey to King William’s Town, 422, 423, 754-759;
her life there, 423, 449, 458;
return to Cape Town, 461;
voyage to Calcutta, 465, 468-470;
journey by _dâk_, 480, 770;
at Maharajpore, 495, 486, 771;
Sikh war, 563, 564, 568, 780;
in England, 572 _n._, 574, 579;
at Cape Town, 585, 628, 629, 631, 649;
in England, 655, 657, 659, 661, 663, 664, 666, 668, 669, 672, 681,
682, 684 _n._, 689;
death, 685;
described by her husband, 490, 577, 586, 671, 740, 752, 753
Smith, Mary (Mrs. Charles), 701
Smith, Mary Anne, 2 _n._
Smith, Samuel, 2 _n._, 708
Smith, Col. Thomas L., 2 _n._, 21, 22, 78, 121, 123 _n._, 701-705, 709,
712, 572, 683;
gazetted, 14;
severely wounded, 31-33;
at Ciudad Rodrigo, 56, 57;
with Colborne after Vera, 135;
goes home, 184, 187;
at Waterloo, 272;
a good adjutant, 704;
death, 686
Smith, Mrs. T. L., 686
Smith, Wakelyn, 1 _n._
Smith, William, 2 _n._, 713
Smith family, 1 _n._
Smithfield, 606
Smith, Fort, 755
Smith’s Tower, 395
Smoking, 254, 752
Smugglers, 126
Smyth, Capt. Charles, 287
Smyth, Major (16th Lancers), 541
Sobral, i. 35
Sobraon, 545;
British position at, 521, 522, 548, 549;
battle of, 549-553, 557, 561
Soldiers in confinement, treatment of, 715-717
Somerset, Major Arthur, 495, 512, 766, 780
Somerset, Lord Charles, 363
Somerset, Lord Fitzroy. _See_ Raglan,
Lord
Somerset, Col. (Major-Gen.) Henry:
in the war of 1835, 374, 375, 379, 385, 392, 393, 723, 733, 741;
in the war of 1850, 620-641, 782, 792
Somerset, Mount, 719
Somnauth, the Gates of, 769
Sonnact, 529
Soult, Marshal, 48, 50, 84, 113, 114, 319, 704
Southampton, 570, 571
Southey, Richard (Corps of Guides):
Kafir war of 1835, 400, 727;
shooting of Hintza, 404-406, 418;
Boomplaats expedition, 598, 604, 606
Spanish hatred of the French, 106-108
Spanish soldiers, 185
Spanish Town, Jamaica, 345
Sparks, Capt. M. G. (49th), 378
Speirs, A., Esq., 336
Spencer, Sir Brent, 47
Spencer, Lord Charles (95th), 170
Sport, 15, 20, 21, 38, 39, 55, 61, 63, 82, 89, 92, 162, 293, 295-298,
301-304, 308, 318, 319, 340, 343, 363-368, 462, 710
Stackpoole, Capt., 227, 228
Stag-hunting:
in Portugal, 21;
at St. Germain, 295-297
Stanley, Lord, 609.
_See_ Derby, Lord
Stanway (Provost Marshal), 82
Stedman, Brig., 537
Stephanie, Queen of Portugal, 667
Steuart, Capt. (95th), 184
Stewart, Capt. the Hon. James (95th), 20, 38, 39, 41, 62, 63, 79, 92,
93, 110
Stewart, Lieut. (88th), 58
Stewart, Lieut, and Adj. James (95th), 29, 35, 43
Stewart, Major Jas., 348
Stewart, Major John (95th), 43
Stewart, the Hon. Sir W., 3, 87;
organizes the 95th, 3 _n._;
anecdote of, 170;
his bravery, 170, 171
Stirling, Sir James, 255-258, 339
Stockenstrom, Capt. (Sir) Andries, 453, 455, 457, 458, 614, 647
Stovin, Lieut.-Col. F., 228, 233
Strachey, Lieut., 538
Stretch, Capt., 434
Strode, Lieut. (95th), 43
Struvé (a man of science), 578
Sturgeon, Major, 174
Suchet, Marshal, 161
Superstition, 721
Suta (widow of Gaika), 434, 444, 446, 449
Sutlej (Sutledge) R., 502, 520, 521, 527, 533, 537
Swaine, Capt. (R.N.), 228
Sweden, expedition to, 14, 15
Swellendam, 371, 387, 726
Swetenham, Lieut. H. D. (16th Lancers), 532
T
Tabendoda (Tab ’Indoda), Mts., 421, 624
Tafalla, 109
Taggart, Lieut. (43rd), 64
Tagus, the, 20, 50
Talavera, battle of, 18, 19, 75 _n._, 159, 778
Talbot, Col. (14th), 29
Tambookies, 641
Tarbes, battle of, 174, 175
Tarsac, 171
Taylor, Brig., 534, 535
Taylor, Col. Brook, 660
Tej Singh, 500, 503
Thackeray, W. M., on the Aliwal dispatch, 557
Theopolis, 628
Thomson (? R.E.), 746, 747
Thornton, Col. (85th), 195, 198, 199, 234, 235, 238, 239
Thunderstorm in S. Africa, 739
“Tiny” (Juana Smith’s horse), 76, 77, 85, 92-94, 102, 109, 111, 169,
220, 260
Tormes R., 76
Toro, 94
Torres Vedras, 33
Toulouse, 76, 130, 167, 171, 179-183, 216;
battle of, 130, 176-179;
battle criticized, 178
Trafalgar, battle of, 192, 304
T’Slambies, 431, 435, 441, 626, 634, 790
T’solo R., 742
T’somo R., 392, 742, 753, 754
Tucker, Col. (29th), 34
Tudela, 151
Tugela R., 593
Tulwun, the Ghat of, 536, 537
Turton, Capt., 541, 543
Tyalie (son of the Chief Gaika):
in 1835-6, 427-429, 434, 437, 444-446, 448, 457, 458, 460, 724, 747,
748, 755, 764;
in 1852, 641
Tylden, Capt., 625, 633
Tylden, Major Sir G., 233, 237
Tyrol, 655
U
Uitenhage, 372-374, 631, 759
Umdizini bush, 387
Umhala (chief of the T’Slambies):
in 1835-6, 431, 434, 435-437, 441-446, 458, 764;
in 1848, 607
Umlanjeni (Kafir prophet), 617
Umritsir, 498
Umtata R., 409, 411, 755
Umtini (Hintza’s councillor), 393, 394, 400-402, 407, 747, 748, 753
Uniacke, Capt. (95th), 56, 57
United Service Club, 654
Upton, Hon. Arthur, 87
Ustaritz, 162
V
Vadana, 747, 753, 756
Valde Mula, 30
Valenciennes, 298, 300, 311
Valiant, Major-Gen., 491
Vallada, 37
Vallé, 37, 38, 40
Vandeleur, Major-Gen. Sir H., 51, 58, 63, 79, 80, 89, 93, 97, 98, 101,
104, 111, 113, 126;
stories of, 82, 105
Van der Byl (a horse-breeder), 367
Van Diemen’s Land, 613
Van Reenen (a horse-breeder), 363, 367
Van Wyk, Field Commandant, 626, 723, 751
Vera, 112, 113, 117, 131, 137;
attack at the bridge of, 118-125;
storming of the Pass of, 133-136, 159
Vernais, 298
Vet R., 605, 606
Veterans, 337;
discharge of, 321, 322
Vicalbaro, Vicar of, 79-92 (_passim_)
Vic Begorre, 174
Victoria, Queen, 571, 578, 659, 660, 664
Victoria, district of, 587
Villa de Ciervo, 24, 25
Villa de Lobos, 24
Villalba, 108
Villa Viçosa, 16
Vimiero, battle of, 15
Vittoria, 93, 94;
battle of, 97-100, 105, 125, 277, 778
“Vittoria,” a pug dog, 101, 102, 154, 213, 220, 260, 281-283, 340
Vivian, Gen. Sir Hussey, 269 _n._, 302, 329, 330, 333
Volunteers in the Duke’s army, 261
Volunteer Movement, 675-680
W
Wade (A.D.C. to Gen. Cole), 78
Wade, Col., 715
Wade, Lieut. John (72nd), 396
Wainwright, Capt. (R.N.), 206, 209
Waldemar, Prince (of Prussia), 548, 663
Waltham Cross, 259
War, the horrors of, 16, 17, 46, 67, 68, 102, 210, 274, 275;
the science of, 734
Ward, Mrs. Harriet, 586, 588 _n._
Warden, Capt. (Major) Henry D., 426, 427, 756;
British Resident at Bloemfontein, 584, 590, 594, 597-600, 635, 786, 792
Washington, 151, 182, 203;
capture of, 200, 201, 206, 215, 309
Waterkloof, the, 635, 636, 638, 641
Waterloo, battle of, 268-280, 309;
criticized, 276-279;
the field after the battle, 273-276, 279, 286, 287;
the gazette, 709;
field revisited, 309, 310;
anniversary 1819, 322;
do. 1840, 469;
do. 1851, 629;
do. 1852 (Waterloo Banquet), 654, 655;
do. 1855, 663
Watin, Mons., 312-315
Waugh, Capt. (16th Lancers), 538
Wellesley, Sir Arthur. _See next heading_
Wellington, Duke of, 18-181 (_passim_), 263-316 (_passim_), 355 _n._,
704, 778;
his discipline, 32, 116, 136, 137, 150, 307, 308;
his humane warfare, 200;
his justice, 132;
gives a hint of intended movements, 80;
plays a safe game, 155, 546;
his reticence, 124;
knowledge of the enemy, 37, 38, 142, 175, 176;
use of spies, 104;
sense of his own dignity, 300;
trusted by his army, 94, 126, 307;
as a sportsman, 55, 92, 297, 301, 304;
stories of, 51, 52, 307, 356;
compared with Marlborough, 290;
his opinion of the Light Division, 216, 580;
a maxim of, 766;
plans battle of the Nivelle, 142, 143;
before battle of Orthez, 162, 163;
before Waterloo, 267-270;
at Waterloo, 272, 276;
after the battle, 291;
at Cambray, 301-311;
as Prime Minister, 165, 356;
conversation on New Orleans disaster, 304, 305;
his brother, 216;
his praise of Sir H. S. after Aliwal, 556 _n._, 558-560, 562, 563,
684, 685, 688;
at Cambridge, 578;
letter to Sir Harry on the Kafir war, 627, 628, 631, 632;
defends Sir Harry’s conduct of the war, 642, 643;
gives last Waterloo Banquet, 654, 655;
death, 656;
his letter on national defence, 674, 675;
relations with Harry and Juana Smith, 54, 150, 213, 299-310, 350,
488, 489, 563, 571, 579, 654, 655, 656;
Harry Smith’s master and pattern, 555 _n._, 562, 563, 670, 686
Wellington, Fort, 443, 627;
built, 756
Wessels, Field Cornet, 605
West (soldier of 95th, Harry Smith’s servant), 77, 85, 89, 100, 111,
168, 169, 172, 189, 211, 223, 224, 253, 254, 258, 259, 262,
281-286;
discharged from the army, 322
Westminster, 654
Wheeler, Brig. H.M.:
at Moodkee, 505;
at Aliwal, 534, 537, 540, 547, 548, 559
White, Major (Burgher force, 1835), 398, 410, 411, 753, 756
White, Brig., 503
White, Fort, 621, 623, 624, 790
Whitelock, Gen., 7 _n._, 8, 9, 10;
criticized, 246, 247
Whittlesea (Whittlesey), Cambs., 1-3, 6 _n._, 77, 217, 357, 661, 664,
777, 778;
Harry Smith’s first departure from, 158;
visits to, 159, 220-222, 259-263;
thoughts of, 108;
dream of, 156, 157;
a wedding and a funeral at, 700-703;
Yeomanry Cavalry of, 2, 3, 576, 578;
visit to, in 1847, 574-577;
Sir Harry and Lady Smith buried at, 682, 683, 685;
letters from, 6 _n._, 288, 700-713
Whittlesea, Cape Colony, 625, 633, 641, 651;
its founding, 590 _n._
Williams, — (R.E.), 754
Willshire, Fort:
during Kafir war of 1835, 376, 377, 379, 387, 388, 423, 430, 720-723,
725, 737, 758, 759
Wilson, Brig., at Aliwal, 537, 540
Winburg, 584, 591, 596, 597, 599, 605, 606
Winterbottom, John (Adjutant 52nd), 135
Wisbeach (Cambs.), 683
Woburn (S. Africa), 588 _n._, 619
Woodville, Mr. (Havana), 256
Wounded, kindness to the, 88, 101, 137-139, 171, 172, 204
Wright, Brig. (39th), 491
Wyld, Brig., 475
Wylly, Major A., 243
Wyvill, Commodore, 789
X
Xabecca (Gnabecca) R., 44, 45
Xuramenha, fort of, 16
Y
Yellow fever, 344-348
Yeomany Cavalry, 331;
Whittlesey troop, 2, 3, 576, 578;
Scottish, 330, 331;
Lord de Tabley’s regiment, 671
Yorke, Gen. Sir Chas, 681
Z
Zamora, 38
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