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' ^$? -^ K^ ^ *^ ^^ «^ *^ <^ *i^ «*• ^> x^ <*^ ^ tf^aiMikaaMiaiMMfiMl HEROES OF MODERN AFRICA /;^^^ !>f--4 if 1 tUifA >Cv'^ i vi^ <;- ;^!! I' ' 7 ,^^^ -C \k,— ^^ ' "' '^-^-— • *^' i I i frw T /. •*li'T-ni ! n iiiirririf MTMiti '4^/' ->^ ^ <^ ^- 4> ^'^ ^' ', y / LcM^i^ THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES — THE LIBRARY OF ROMANCE Lavishly Illustrated. Ex. Crown Svo. ss. tach volume " Splendid volumes." TA* Outlaoh "Gift Books whose value it would be difficult to over-estimate. "—r/4f.S"//i«<Ajrrf "This series has now won a considerable and well-deserved rcRutatioa." The Guardian THE ROMANCE OF Continued THE LIBRARY OF ROMANCE Each volume profusely illustrated. Ex. Crown %vo. t^s, " The Library of Romance offers a splendid choice."—GMe. THE ROMANCE OF AERONAUTICS HEROES OF MODERN AFRICA £*4j»7'<£J!!fi^ The Bombardment of Algiers V\ hen Lord Exniouth attacked this den of piracy and cruelty, even the British women served at the same guns as their husbands, and never shrank. HEROES OF MODERN AFRICA TRUE STORIES OF THE INTREPID BRAVERY AND STIRRING ADVENTURES OF THE PIONEERS, EXPLORERS, AND FOUNDERS OF MODERN AFRICA BY EDWARD GILLIAT, M.A. (Oxon.) SOMETI.MF. MASTER AT HARROW SCHOOL AUTHOR OF "forest OUTLAWS," "HEROES OF MODERN INDIA, &'C. &>€. WITH SIXTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS LONDON SEELEY, SERVICE b' CO. LIMITED 38 Great Russell Street 1911 — UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME HEROES OF THE WORLD SERIES Extra Crown Sva. IVith many illustrations, s^. each. HEROES OF MISSIONARY ENTERPRISE. By the Rev. Claud Field, M.A., sometime C.M.S. Missionary in the Punjaub. "Every chapter is an inspiration."— G^^u-y News. HEROES OF PIONEERING. By the Rev. Edgar Sanderson, M.A., Author of " Great Britain in Africa." " Of absorbing interest." Western Daily Press. HEROES OF MODERN CRUSADES. By the Rev. E. GiLLiAT, M.A., Author of" The Romance of Modern Sieges." HEROINES OF MISSIONARY ADVENTURE. By the Rev. Canon E. C. Dawson, M.A., .\uthor of " The Life of Bishop Hannington," >Sr=c. HEROES OF THE ELIZABETHAN AGE. By Edward GiLLiAT, M.A., Oxon. With i6 Illustrations. HEROES OF MODERN AFRICA. By Edward Gilliat, M.A., Oxon. Author of " Heroes of Modern India," &'c. SEELEY, SERVICE &- CO.. LIMITED 8 ; PREFACE THE list of English heroes who have given their life-work, and in many cases their lives, to the exploration and development of Africa is a long one. The following chapters contain the stories of some explorers, naval and military commanders, and administrators, but do not include for the most part philanthropists and missionaries, who will probably be dealt with in another volume in the future. The writer has attempted to give sufficient detail and colour to attract the reader and make him wish to know more ; so, names of books that have been consulted are mentioned at the end of each chapter. The exploration of Africa, begun by Greece and Rome, has been carried on also by Moslem Arabs, by the Portu- guese, the Dutch, and later by the French and Germans, as well as by ourselves. It seems as if unknown Africa would shortly be reduced to a small area, and the long list of explorers and discoverers must soon be completed but there is yet room in the world for men of enterprise who will go forth to keep order among men and the lower animals, to organise a higher civilisation, to combat diseases, and teach the natives the truths of science and religion. 121681 —— CONTENTS PART I CHAPTER I JAMES BRUCE PAGE The earliest explorers—Portuguese missions—Bruce at Harrow- Studies law—To London—Marries at twenty-four—Wife dies young in Paris—To Algiers as Consul—Studies Arabic—To Syria and Egypt and Red Sea—Arab friends—Poses as begtrar —Massowah—Perils—Shoots with a candle—Source of Blue Nile Friend of the King—Nubian desert—A narrow escape Home—Story not believed—Second wife—His writings—Death by accident 1^ CHAPTER n SIR SAMUEL BAKER Mauritius and Ceylon— Black Sea — Marries twice — Goes with second wife to help Speke—Atbara and Nile—A great hunter- Meets Speke—Stops a mutiny by help of wife—Kamrasi's offer to exchange wives—Finds Albert Nyanza—Home—Knighted— Under Ismail 38 CHAPTER III SIR RICHARD F. BURTON Sent down from Oxford—To India—Languages—Treatise on use of bayonet— To Mecca—Somaliland as Hadji—Crimea—Beards —Lord Stratford de Redcliffe—With Speke to Central Lakes- Fever—Tanganyika—Speke leaves him ill—Home—Marries Fernando Po — Visits Abomey — Up the Congo — Consul at Damascus—Trieste 51 9 —— CONTENTS CHAPTER IV SPEKE AND GEANT PAGK Zanzibar—Hunting—The freed slave — Negro gentlemen —Speke leaves Grant lame and visits Uganda—M'tesa's severe rule and love of sport—200 wives—Grant follows in a stretcher—Source of the Nile—Speke thought to be a cannibal—Home ... 72 CHAPTER V JOSEPH THOMSON Educated in a stone quarry—Fired by story of Livingstone—To Edinburgh as student—To East Africa with Keith-Johnston His leader dies, and Thomson leads on to Tanganyika—Home welcome—To Zanzibar to explore for coal—Masailand—Mount Kenia —The Nyanza—Niger Hinterland—Atlas Mountains—Hl- health 89 CHAPTER VI STANLEY AND EMIN Ismail's conquests—Rise of Mahdi—Emin posted by Gordon—Fall of Khartoum—Stanley asked to rescue Emin—Goes up the Congo—The old steamers—Tippu-Tib —The lost brother—The dark forest—Poisoned skewers—Panga Falls—Dwarfs—Deserters — Randy, the terrier—Out into the sun—Nyanza, but no Emin Builds a fort—Emin comes at last—Indecision of Emin—Back 10-4 to find the rear-guard—Famine—Mutiny—Home . CHAPTER VII WALTER MONTAGU KEBB Travels alone from Cape to Zambezi—Calls on Lobengula—Makes fetish—Chuza's heart is sore—The fly—A lion purrs—Tette- men desert —Angoui—Livingstone Mission—All dead—Other journeys 126 GEOGAN AND SHARP A Cambridge student—Walks from Cape to Cairo—Ujiji—Big game —The Dinkas—Geysers—Hits the Nile and so home . .138 CHAPTER VIII SIR HENEY MORTON STANLEY, G.C.B. Early life and hardships—Runs away—To New Orleans—Adopted— A soldier—Journalist—Sent to look for Livingstone—Finds him alive—Down the Congo—Founds the Free State—Rescues — Emin—Marries Miss Tennant—M.P.—Many writings . .142 10 —— CONTENTS PART II CHAPTER IX ADMIRAL VISCOUNT EXMOUTH PAGE Pellew of Cornwall—Canada—Friend or foe ?—Takes the Cleopatra —Knighted—Saves ships from mutiny—India—Made Baron Ordered to Algiers—The defences — Accurate firing — Dutch 159 allies—Fire and storm— Slaves freed—Made Viscount. CHAPTER X LORD NAPIER OF MAGDALA Service in India and China—Abyssinian War—Sepoys help British —Difficult march— Sufferin'gs of animals—A dour Good Friday —A touch and go—Suicide of King Theodore—Home with honour—A nation's thanks 175 CHAPTER XI LORD WOLSELEY, P.M. His family—Burma—Crimea—Indian Mutiny—Red River Expedi- tion—Ashantee War—Road-making through the forest—The King—The scared sentry— Fetish and frights— The Black Watch—Coomassie burnt 195 CHAPTER XII LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR HARRY SMITH, G.C.B. Whittlesea Yeomanry—Spain—War and love—America and Water- loo—Juana's ride—Harry's ride to Grahamstown— Hintza shot —Smith recalled—Rain-makers—Aliwal —Governor of the Cape —Boers rebel—Recalled again—Loved by colonists and natives 215 CHAPTER Xni CHARD AND BROMHEAD The Zulus and their army—Lord Chelmsford finds his camp taken Chivalry of officers—Rorke's Drift attacked—Defended against odds—Prince Imperial killed—Victory of Ulundi . • 232 11 — —— CONTENTS CHAPTER XIV COLONEL FEED BUENABY PAGE Bedford—Harrow—Dresden—The " Blues " —A strong giant Don Carlos — Sudan and Gordon — To Khiva — At Plevna fights Russians—At El-Teb—Joins Wolseley on the Nile—A kicking camel—" Boys will be boys " —Wounded animals—The gap in the square—Heroic death 246 CHAPTER XV LIEUTENANT-COLONEL SEYMOUE VANDELEUE Eton—Scots Guards' training—To Somaliland for big game—Uganda rifles—Slave-raiders—Nigeria—Fulani and the shepherd kings —Sir G. Goldie's campaign— Haussa daring—To Cairo—Atbara —Omdurman—Boer War—Paardeberg—Joins Irish Guards Shot 264 CHAPTER XVI LOEDS KITCHENEE AND EOBEETS The training of an army—General A. Hunter—The zereba stormed The Berber triumph—Battle of Omdurman—A gun-boat saves the camel corps —The Lancers ride to death—MacDonald's drill saves the day—A Gordon requiem— Khalifa dies—Cape Town March to Pretoria—Peace, 1902 279 PART III CHAPTER XVII SIE BAETLE FEEEE, BAET. , G.C.B., F.E.S. Bath and Bitton—Governor of Bombay —Bank failure —Zanzibar and slaves—With Prince of Wales in India—Cape—Zulu unrest Boer discontent—Frere censured—Basutos rebel . 295 CHAPTER XVIII CECIL EHODES A vicar's son—To Natal—Tries to grow cotton—Diamonds found Oxford and Oriel—Reads on the veldt—Buys up claims—M.P. and friend of the Dutch—-In Basutoland with Gordon Premier — Matabele War — Jameson's Raid — Goes unarmed amongst natives—Meets the Kaiser—Siege of Kimberley—His will 308 12 — CONTENTS CHAPTER XIX J. T. BEKT, P.S.A., AND MASHONALAND PAGE A Puritan Chief—The desert—Strange food—Khama's ideal rule Children of the Sun—The Lundi in spate— Semitic origins- Sun worship—Land of Ophir 328 CHAPTER XX EVELYN BAEING, LORD CROMER, G.C.B. Ismail's debts—Arabi's revolt— Evelyn Baring as soldier, aide-de- camp, Indian Secretary — Consul-General at Cairo — Lord Milner on his chief—The Nile and the barrage—A pathetic story—The iron hand in the silken glove 338 13 EREATUM By mistake the following acknowledgment was omitted at p. 196 :— From The Story of a Soldier's Life, by Lord Wolseley, by the kind permission of Messrs.

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