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THE- AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL' BART., G.C.B. THE AUTOBIOGRA.. PH~ ,• ' . ~ ) LIEUTENANT,.GENERAL. BARONET _OF ALIWAL ON 't:HE SUTLEJ . ',' ' '. G.C.];l. EDITED WITH THB ADDITION OJ' SOME SUPPLEMENTARY- CHAPTERS BY G. C. MOORE SMITH, M.A •. IN TWO. VOLUMES VOL; II.. WITH PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS LONDON JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET RIKTBD BY WILUAM CLOWES ARD SOliS, LIYITBD, LOMDOM AlfD BECCI.BS• CONTENTS OF VOL. II. CHAPTBR PAGB 'XXXII. VOYAGE TO THE CAPE-MILITARY DUTIES AND SPORT, 182!]-1834-SIR BENJAMIN D'URBAN SUCCEEDS SIR LOWRY COLE AS GOVERNOR OF THE COLONY XXXIII. OUTBREAK OF A KAFIR WAR-HARRY SMITH'S HISTORIC RIDE TO GRAHAMSTOWN-ON HIS ARRIVAL HE PROCLAIMS MARTIAL LAW-PRO• VIDES FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE ToWN­ ATTACKS THE KAFIRS AND RESCUES SEVEN MISSIONARIES II XXXIV. HARRY SMITH CHIEF OF THE STAFF UNDER SIR BENJAMIN D'URBAN-HE MAKES TwO FORAYS. · INTO THE FISH RIVER BUSH AND ONE INTO THE UMDIZINI BUSH-THE FORCE UNDER SIR B. D'URBAN MARCHES FROM FORT WILLSHIRE TO THE POORTS OF THE. BUFFALO, FROM WHENCE HARRYSMITHMAKESANOTHER FORAY 24 XXXV. OVER THE KEI INTO HINTZA'S TERRITORY­ WAR DECLARED AGAINST HINTZA..:...HIS KRAAL BEING DESTROYED THE CHIEF ·coMES IN, AND AGREES TO 'THE TERMS OF PEACE-HE REMAlt:JS AI$ A HOSTA,GE WITll THE BRITISH FORCE,. WHilm MAR~HES BACK TO THE KEI­ HARRY SMITH MARCHES UNDER HINTZA'S GUIDANCE INTO HIS TERRITORY TO RECOVER THE STOLEN CATTLE- NEAR THE XABECCA HINTZA TRIES TO ESCAPE, AND IS SHOT 32 vi CONTENTS. I CHAPTER PAGB XXXVI. MARCH ACROSS THE BASHEE TO THE UMTATA AND BACK TO THE BASHEE-DEATH OF MAJOR WHITE-DIFFICULT MARCH FROM THE BASHEE TO REJOIN SIR B. D'URBAN ON THE KEI­ ANNEXATION OF THE TERRITORY CALLED THE "PROVINCE OF QUEEN ADELAIDE," AND FOUNDING OF ITS CAPITAL, "KING WILLIAM'S TOWN"- RETURN OF THE GOVERNOR TO GRAHAMSTOWN so XXXVII. HARRY SMITH LEFT IN COMMAND OF THE NEW "PROVINCE OF QUEEN ADELAIDE 111 AT KING WILLIAM'S TOWN-DEATH OF LIEUTENANT BAILIE-HARRY SMITH JOINED BY HIS WIFE -FORAYS ON THE KAFIR~CONCLUSION OF PEACE 62 XXXVIII. HARRY SMITH'S ATTEMPTS AT CIVILIZING THE KAFIRS-THE CHl';FS MADE BRITISH MAGIS· TRATE~A CENSUS TAKEN-A POLICE FORCE ESTABLISHED-A GREAT MEETING OF CHIEFS -WITCHCRAFT FORBIDDEN-A CHIEF PUN· JSHED FOR DISOBEDIENCE-A REBELLIOUS CHIEF AWED INTO SUBMISSION-AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE INTRODUCED- NAKEDNESS DISCOUNTENANCED-BURIAL OF THE DEAD ENCOURAGED-BUYING OF WIVES CHECKED­ HOPES OF A GENERAL CONVERSION TO CHRIS· TIANITY XXXIX. LORD GLENELG ORDERS THE ABANDONMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEEN ADELAIDE, AND APPOINTS CAPTAIN STOCKENSTROM TO SUCCEED HARRY SMITH ON THE FRONTIER-GRIEF OF THE KAFIRS AT THE CHANGE-JOURNEY OF HARRY SMI'IH AND HIS WIFE TO CAPE TOWN -HE IS EXONERATED BY LORD GLENELG, AND RECEIVES TESTIMONIALS FOR HIS SER· VICES TO THE COLONY-LEAVES CAPE TOWN CONTENTS. vii CRAPTBR PAGB JUNE, .1840, ON BEING APPOINTED DEPUTY ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF 'tHE QUEEN'S ARMY ·IN INDIA ••• 94 XL. VOYAGE FROM CAPE TOWN ·TO CALCUTTA­ HARRY SMITH'S DISAPPOINTMENT AT NOT RECEIVING THE COMMAND IN THE AFGHAN WAR-HIS CRITICISM Of THE .OPERATIONS,,, III XLI. SIR HUGH GOUGH SUCCEEDS SIR JASPER NICOLLS AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN INDIA-AFFAlRS IN GWALIOR-BATTLE OF MA_HARA]PORE- HARRY SMITH MADE K.C.B. 122 XLII. AFFAIRS IN THE PUN]AUB-SIR HENRY HAR. DINGE SUCCEEDS LORD. ELLENBOROUGH AS GOVERNOR- GENERAL- OUTBREAK OF THE FIRST SIKH WAR-BATTLE OF MOODKEE 139 XLIII. BATTLE OF FEROZESHAH (OR FEROZESHUHURl 21ST DECEMBER, 1845, AND RESUMED BATTLE OF 22ND DECEMBER-THE ARMY MOVES iNTO POSITION AT SOBRAON 149 XLIV. SIR HARRY SMITH DETACHED FROM THE MAIN ARMY-HE REDUCES T!I:E FORTRESSES OF FUTTEYGHUR AND DHURMCO'rE- COMBINES WITH COLONEL PHILLIPS AT JUGRAON1 AND AFTER. CHANGING HIS ROUTE TO LOODIANA ENCOUNTERS THE ENEMY AT BUDOWAL1 AND LOSES SOME PART OF HIS BAGGAGE-HE RE­ LIEVES LOODIANA, AND, BEING REINFORCED AND THE ENEMY HAVING RETREATED, OCCU- PIES HIS POSITION AT BUDOWAL 165 XLV. THE BATTLES OF AL1WAL AND SOBRAON-END OF SIR HARRY SMITH'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY 178 viii CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGB XLVI. (Supplementary.) HONOURS AND REWARDS, AND KNITTING OF OLD FRIENDSHIPS 196 XLVII. (Supplemmtary.) IN ENGLAND ONCE MORE-A SERIES OF OVATIONs-LONDON, ELY, WHIT­ TLESEY, CAMBRIDGE-APPOINTED GOVERNOR OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 21 3 XLVIII. (Supplemmtary.) SOUTH AFRICA IN 1847- SIR HARRY'S RECEPTION AT CAPE TOWN AND ON THE fRONTIER-END OF THE KAFIR WAR­ EXTENSION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE COLONY AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRO­ VINCE OF "BRITISH KAFFRARIA "-VISIT TO THE COUNTRY BEYOND THE ORANGE AND TO NATAL-PROCLAMATION OF THE "ORANGE RIVER SOVEREIGNTY"-TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO CAPE TOWN-DISAFFECTION AMONG, THE BOERS IN THE SOVEREIGNTY-EXPEDITION THITHER AND BATTLE OF BOOMPLAATs-RE­ TURN TO CAPE TOWN 224 XLIX. (Supplementary.) THE QUESTION OF THE ESTAB­ LISHMENT OF A REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY IN THE CAPE COLONY-THE CONVICT QUES­ TION-KAFIR WAR-RECALL OF SIR HARRY SMITH-HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE CAPE ... 251 • L. (Supplementary.) AGAIN IN ENGLAND - LAST YEARS, 1852-186o ... 294 APPENDIX I.-MEMORANDUM ADDRESSED TO SIR B. D'URBAN ON THE DIET AND TREATMENT OF SOLDIERS IN CONFINEMENT 333 APPENDIX H.-EXTRACTS FROM HARRY SMITH'S LETTERS TO HIS WIFE DURING THE KAFIR WAR, 1835 336 APPENDIX 111.-ADDRESS OF COLONEL SMITH TO THE CAFFER CHIEFS, 7TH jANUARY, 1836 CONTENTS, ix PAGB APPEND IX IV.- EXTRACTS FROM .SIR ' HARRY SMITH'S LETTERS FROM INDIA, TO HIS SISTER, MRS. 5ARGANT ... ' .... APPENDIX V.-SIR HARRY SMITH'S RECALL FROM THE CAPE- '·A. Earl Grey's Desjatcle ... 400 B. Sir Harry SmitHs" Memoranda" i11 Reply 405 INDEX LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. VOL. II. --- SIR HARRY SMITH FrontisjJie&e {From a fiehm rzinted jy Lerlin alout I8s6.) CAPE TOWN AND TABLE .MOUNTAIN ... To face fJ. 12 (From a litluJgyajll, 1832.) MAP TO ILLUSTRATE '!'HE SUTI,EJ CAMPAIGN, 1845-6 " 140 PLAN OF THE BATTLE OF ALIWAL , 178 "ALIWAL," SIR HARRY SMITH'S CHARGER ... ... :uS (From a picture painted ly A. C.ooper, R.A.., 1847·) " GOVERNMENT HOUSE, CAPE TOWN 226 (From lllitluJgrapll, 1832.) " MAP. OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1847-I854 .. 236 • PLAN OF THE FIELD OF ACTION AT BOOMPI.AATS ... •• 242 MAP OF THE EASTERN FRONTIER OF THE COLONY 011' THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (SEAT OF THE KAFIR WAR, I8So-I8S3) LADY SMITH / , (From a drii'Wing 9 /uli11n C. Brt'Wtl', 1854-) SIR HARRY'S CHAPEL (IN ST. MARY'S CHURCH, WHITTLESEY) (~ 11 'llllllw-eolorw ly Mrs. B.S. W11rd.) " INDEX. A "Aliwal," horse, ii. 193, ·218, 299, 306, 389 ; shot by Sir H. Smith, ii. ABOYNE, Lord, ii. 218 315, 316 Achmuty, Col., i. 177, 378 Aliwal North, ii. 249 n., 293 Adalbert, Prince, of Prussia, ii. 305 Allahabad, ii; 122 Adams, G. G., A.R.A., ii. 326 Allen, Col. (Guards), i. 67 Adour R., i. 166, 171 Alligators, i. 253, 254 · Afghanistan, war in, criticized, ii. Almaraz, i. 19, 321 . 114-121, 134. 135. 384-387 Almeida, i. 24, 30, 34, 47; escape of .Africa, South, ii. 1-uo, 224-293, French garrison from, i. 48 333-383, 4oo-411 Alston, Major R. D. (Glasgow), i. Agra, ii. 12s, 134, 38 7 328 n. Agueda R., i. 24, 48, 51, 56, 89; Alten, Gen., i, 79, 87, roo, 122, 142, French attacked at, i. 28, 29 143, 147, 148 n., 163 Absin R., ii. 128, 132 Amatola Mountains, ii. 261-287 Aire, i •. 170 (passim), 369 Akalies, ii. 141 Amava, the, ii. 363 Alameda, i. 24, 30, 89 American War, i. 191-254 Alava, Gen., i. 305 ; his story of Andrews (secretary), ii. 345 Wellington after Waterloo, i. 291 Angelo, Major, ii. 183 Albany, district of, ii. 95, 96, 276 Anglesey, Marquis of, 297 Albert, Prince, ii. 204. 219, 297, 305, Annapolis, i. 203, 204 3o6 Anta (Kafir chieQ, ii. 261 Albert, district of, ii. 229 Antelope-shooting at the Cape, ii. Albuera, battle of, i, so, 66 7· 8 Alcala, i. 79, So, 92 Antonio (a boy goatherd), i. u6, Aldea de Ponte, i. 52 129, 130 _ Alemtejo, the, i. 15, 47-50, 54 Antree Pass, ii. 127 Alexander, Lieut.-Col. (R.H.A.), ii, Ants, sign of good luck, ii. 339 183, 184 Antwerp, i. 281, 283 Algeo, Col., i. 132 ; death of, i. 133 Apsley House, i. 356 Algeria, ii. 297 Arapiles, the, i. 84 Algoa Bay, ii. 11, 21, 247 Aravaca, i. 82 . Aliwal, battle of, i. 33 n. ; ii. 177- Arbonne, i. 152, 155 191, 194. 196-198, zoo-zos, 21o, Arcangues, Chitteau d', i. 152, 154 398, 399 ; Aliwal dispatch, ii. 178- Arganda, i. 79, So 185, 198, 199 ; anniversaries of, ii. Arms of Sir Harry Smith, ii. 389, 234, 315 390, 206-208 INDEX. Armstrong (murdered oy Kalirs Ap. 2I41 328, 330, 333 ; at Badajos, i. 1835). ii. 368 63-66; at Nivelle, i. I46, I47 > Armstrong, Capt. (C.M.R.), ii. 18 commandant of Cambray, i. JoS, Armstrong, Fort, ii. 26 S JI4, 315 ; letter to, ii. zo6; death, Arragon R., crossing of, i. 109, 110 ii. 303 Arrhune. : See Rhune Barnard's Vale and Ford, ii. 375 Arronchas, i. 49 Barnes, Sir E., i. II 5, 302 Arruda, i. 35, 36 Barney, Commodore (U.S.A.), i. I97 Arzobispo, bridge of, i. 19 Barossa, i. 125 ; ii. 122 Asche (Asch), i. 266 Barr, Lieut.-Col., ii. IJJ, 145, n. Assuduco (Governor of the Havan· Barrouilhet, i. 154 n. nab), i. 255 Barwell, Major (9th), ii. I57 Atlantic, the, fishes and birds of, i. Bashee R., ii. 43, 44• so-54 36o-363 ; voyages across, i. 4o 12, Basutos. See Mosbesh 13, I93, 2oS; 226-228, 257, 338, Bath, i.
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