The Royal Hotel, Ladysmith (showing the ruins of
Mr. Pearse's bedroom wrecked by a shell from "Long
Tom," 3rd Nov. 1899) _Face page 26_

A shell-proof resort (a culvert under a road used
as a living place by day for civilians, who returned
to their houses when the shelling ceased after sunset) 50

The British position at Ladysmith (looking north towards
Rietfontein and the Newcastle Road) 96

The British position at Ladysmith (looking nearly due south) 128

The British position at Ladysmith (looking south-east) 162

The British position at Ladysmith (looking eastward) 202




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Sketch-map of positions round Ladysmith, Nov. 1899 _Face page 60_

Siege of Ladysmith, after two months of bombardment 175

The environs of Ladysmith 180