... for the Colonies in -1896. He said- A war ?? Africa would be one of the most serious wars-that could possibly be waged-. It would be in the nature of a civil war. It would be a long war, a bitter war, a costly ...

... conviction that we have earnestly desired peace. Though war is imminent, though it may be that at the moment that I ain speaking wvar has actually begun, that war is none of our seeking. That war is none of our desire, but it has been forced upon us, forced ...

... 1876, when he was severely wounded; also served in the Zulu war of 1879 and in the operations against Seku- kuni, when he was mentioned in despatches. His other services include the Egyptian war of 18S2, taking part in the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, Burmese ...

... military secretary 'to Lord Roberts, and Captain Bell Smyth. ! King's Dragoon Guards, at Dublin, go on active .serice in:&outh Africa as aides-de-camp to Lieu- r ?? Lord Methuen, commanding the 1st division. Lieutenant-Colonel Bennet. Royal Ln- gioea-rs, lately ...