Sir John French eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 123 pages of information about Sir John French.

Sir John French eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 123 pages of information about Sir John French.
82. 
    Sitting for his portrait, 86. 
    Command of the forces in Eastern Transvaal, 89. 
    Imitating the Boers, 91. 
    Releasing Schoeman from jail, 92. 
    Command of the operations in Cape Colony, 93. 
    His modesty, 94. 
    “Shirt-sleeved General, The,” 95. 
    Artilleryman’s tribute, An, 96. 
    Return from South Africa, 97. 
    Appointed Inspector-General of the forces, 98. 
    His love of efficiency, 99. 
    Appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff, 99. 
    Gough incident, The, 100, 101. 
    His resignation, 103. 
    Student and an innovator, 107. 
    Objection to extremist views, 110. 
    His value in the present crisis, 118. 
    Man as he is, The, 123. 
    Worship of Napoleon, His, 124, 125. 
    Secret of his popularity, 126. 
    Literary ability, 130. 
    How he regards war, 133.

  French, Lady, 8.

  French, Commander J.T.W., 2.

  Freyne, Lord de, 2.

  Gatacre, General: 
    Boer invasion of Cape Colony, 54. 
    Reverse at Stormberg, 56.

  Gordon, General, 11.

  Griffiths, Major Arthur, 34.

  Grimwood, Colonel, 47.

  Gough, Brigadier-General, 101, 102.

  Haig, Lieut.-General Sir Douglas, 26, 83, 119.

  Hamilton, Sir Ian, 37.

  Hussars, 19th, 1, 5, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22.

  Joffre, General, 2, 119, 137.

  Joubert, General, 49.

  Khartoum: 
    Besieged, 11. 
    Effort to relieve, 12. 
    Fall of, 18. 
    Release of the Madhi’s followers, 19.

  Kitchener, Lord, 5, 9, 29, 66, 71, 74. 79, 93, 97, 122, 139.

  Kimberley, 53, 54, 68, 75, 77, 78, 100, 101.

  Kruger, President, 84.

  Ladysmith, 35, 38, 41, 42, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54, 69.

  Lambton, Captain Hedworth, 48.

  Laycock, Capt.  J., 74.

  Lombard’s Cop, 49.

  Luck, Sir George: 
    Opinion of cavalry regiments in India, 25. 
    Instituting cavalry reforms at home, 27.

  Mahdi, The, 10, 11, 12, 15.

  Mafeking, 53.

  Magersfontein, 56, 75, 79.

  Methuen, Lord, 53, 67, 75.

  Milbanke, Sir John, 50.

  Modder River, 69.

  “Modern Marlborough, The,” 120.

  Moltke, Count von, 21.

  Morning Post, The, 27.

  Nile Expedition, 9.

  Paget, General, 101.

  Porter, Colonel, 56.

  Pretoria, 88, 92.

  Relieving Expedition, 18.

  Rhodes, Cecil, 67, 68.

  Roberts, Earl, 66, 67, 71, 83, 86, 87, 88, 93.

  Seely, Colonel, 101, 102.

  Selby-Lowndes, Richard William, 8.

  Schoeman, General, 56, 58, 92.

  Smith-Dorrien, General Sir Horace, 119.

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