Into the Jaws of Death

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CONTENTS

Prologue: Chapter :

List of Illustrations List of Maps List of Tables Preface Author’s Note Chronology

9 13 13 15 25 27

Zululand, January 1879 The Victorian Army in an Age of Transition

35 42

The Challenge of Modernization, 1854–1899 Chapter :

‘Wounded and Left on Afghanistan’s Plains’

69

The Battle of Maiwand Chapter :

‘Floreat Etona’

147

The Battles of Laing’s Nek and Ingogo Chapter :

Hill of Doves

189

The Battle of Majuba Hill Chapter :

White Pashas

219

British Contract-Officers and the Mahdist Revolt Chapter :

Desert Column

260

The Dash for Khartoum Chapter :

‘Sold by a Damned Gunner’

327

Sir Redvers Buller and the Battle of Colenso Chapter :

‘That Complete Shambles’

366

The Battle of Spion Kop Epilogue:

School of Hard Knocks

395

Defeat in the Colonies, 1879–1900 Notes Bibliography Glossary Index

406 418 422 425