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| Arrest of Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer |  |
| Colenso Taken prisoner by the Boers after the derailment of his armoured train near Colenso |
| Nov Pretoria Arrested, asked to be released because he is a correspondent but refused |
| 15th Nov Escourt Leaves Escourt in a train commanded by Captain Haldane to explore Boer positions |
| 12th Dec Colenso Makes a dramatic escape from the Boers which reaches the world's headlines |
| 12th Dec Pretoria The Boers offer œ25 for Churchill dead or alive |
| 23rd Dec Durban Reaches Durban & describes his escape to an enthusiastic crowd |
| Battle of Colenso Buller, Redvers | |
| 15th Dec Colenso The British are defeated by the Boers |
| Battle of Dundee Buller, Redvers | |
| 15th May Dundee Buller drives away the Boers from Dundee |
| Battle of Elandslaagte French, John Denton Pikstone | |
| 21st Oct Elandslaagte Fights at the battle of Elandslaagte |
| Battle of Elandslaagte White, George | |
| 21st Oct Elandslaagte Forced back by a Boer force led by Trans vaal General Joubert |
| Battle of Glencoe Buller, Redvers | |
| 15th May Glencoe Buller drives away the Boers from Glencoe |
| Battle of Laing's Nek White, George | |
| 12th Oct Laing's Nek Forced back by a Boer force led by Trans vaal General Joubert |
| Battle of Magersfontein Buller, Redvers | |
| 10th Dec Magersfontein The British are defeated by the Boers |
| Battle of Magersfontein Methuen, Paul | |
| 10th Nov Magersfontein Cronje inflicts heavy losses on the British under Methuen |
| Battle of Modder Methuen | |
| River Modder Moves as far as the River Modder to relieve Kimberley |
| Battle of Nicholson's Nek White, George | |
| 30th Oct Nicholson's Nek Forced back by a Boer force led by Trans vaal General Joubert |
| Battle of River Modder Methuen, Paul | |
| 28th Nov River Modder Methuen moves towards Kimberly but is delayed by Trans vaal Generals Cronje & De La Rey |
| Battle of Spion Kop Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Sion Kop Takes part in the battle of Sion Kop |
| Battle of Stomberg Gattacre, William | |
| 10th Dec Stomberg Gattacre's forces are weakened after a Boer ambush |
| Battle of Stormberg Buller, Redvers | |
| Dec Stormberg The British are defeated by the Boers |
| Battle of Stormberg Gatacre, William | |
| 10th Dec Stormberg Suffers severe losses against the Boers in an ambush 70 miles from Queenstown |
| Battle of Talana Hill White, George | |
| 20th Oct Talana Hill Forced back by a Boer force led by Trans vaal General Joubert |
| Birth of Barbirolli, John Barbirolli, John | |
| 2nd Dec London Birth of John Barbirolli |
| Bounty Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 12th Dec Pretoria The Boers offer œ25 for Churchill dead or alive |
| Chief Whip Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Appointed Chief Liberal Whip |
| Commander in Chief Buller, Redvers | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief in SouthAfrica |
| 14th Oct Sets sail in the Dunnotar Castle for Sth Africa |
| Correspondence Boers Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 29th Dec London Says that 1 Boer soldier is worth 3 British |
| Declaration of War Chamberlain, Joseph | |
| 10th Oct London Declares War on the Boers led by Kruger |
| Election Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 7th July Oldham Fails in his first attempt to be elected to Parliament, defeated by 1,300 |
| Escape Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 23rd Dec Durban Arrives at Durban, highlight of a "black week"during the Boer War |
| 23rd Dec Durban Hailed a hero & begins his political career |
| Independence Chamberlain, Joseph | |
| 10th Oct Transvaal The Boers resent Chamberlain's policy of depriving Trans vaal of independence |
| Liberal Imperialists Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| Joins the Liberal Imperialists who favor the war & a more aggressive foreign policy |
| Major French, John Denton Pikstone | |
| Appointed Major-General |
| Major Haig, Douglas | |
| Appointed Major |
| Party Leader Campbell-Bannerman, Henry | |
| 19th June London Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party |
| 19th June London Regarded as a temporary leader until the return of Lord Rosebery |
| Publication of Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Publication of, "Savrola", serialised in "MacMilan's Magazine" for a fee of œ100 |
| Resignation of Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Mar Resigns his commission & leaves India |
| Siege of Kimberly Methuen, Paul | |
| 28th Nov River Modder Methuen moves towards Kimberly but is delayed by Trans vaal Generals Cronje & De La Rey |
| Siege of Ladysmith Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Ladysmith Serves in the force which relieves Ladysmith |
| Siege of Ladysmith French, John Denton Pikstone | |
| 2nd Nov Ladysmith Escapes from Ladysmith after it falls to the Boers |
| Siege of Ladysmith White, George | |
| 2nd Nov Ladysmith White's troops are contained by Boer forces led by General Joubert |
| Siege of Mafeking Baden-Powell, Robert | |
| 14th Oct Mafeking Beginning of siege, holds Mafeking during a 217 day Boer siege until relief arrives |
| 14th Oct Mafeking The Boers under Cronje besiege 750 British soldiers |
| Viceroy Curzon | |
| London Appointed Viceroy of India |
| War Correspondent Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Appointed War correspondent in Sth Africa for The Morning Post |
| Goes to Sth Africa as a military correspondent for the Daily Telegraph |
| 14th Oct Leaves on the Dunnotar Castle for Sth Africa as a War Correspondent for the Daily Mail |
