THE RECORD OF A REGIMENT OF THE LINE BEING A REGIMENTAL HISTORY OF THE 1ST BATTALION DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT DURING THE BOER WAR 1899-1902
By Colonel M Jacson London: Hutchinson & Co. Paternoster Row 1908
Contents
Preface by Lt Gen W Kitchener I. Events leading up to the siege of Ladysmith II. Siege of Ladysmith III. Events following the siege of Ladysmith and the advance north under Sir Redvers Buller IV. Lydenburg V. Trekking in the north east Transvaal
Illustrations
After a wet night in the traverses, Ladysmith
The baggage of General Buller's army crossing Beginderlyn Bridge
Making barbed-wire entanglement, Ingagane
Remains of Boer big gun, Waterval
Railway bridge destroyed by Boers, Ingagane
Dawnafter a night march, Trichardtsfontein
En route to Ladysmith
Devon officers remaining fit for duty at the end of the siege
In the trenches, Ladysmith
Monument erected in Ladysmith cemetery
Mission camp fort, Lydenburg
Mission camp fort, Lydenburg (interior)
Monument erected to officers and men of the Devonshire Regiment who fell on January 6th on Wagon Hill, siege of Ladysmith
Naval Battery Hill, Ladysmith
Lt Colonel C W Park
Colonel C W Park, Mission Camp, Lydenburg
The railway bridge, with Cæsar's Camp in distance, Ladysmith
Devons crossing the Sabi River
Crossing the Steelport River
A peaceful Sunday
Devons en route to Durban
Town Hall, Ladysmith, clock-tower damaged by shell fire
