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D.M. Lumsden.
THE HISTORY
OF
LUMSDEN’S HORSE
PREFACE
Although this History of Lumsden’s Horse embraces a periodin the South African campaign that was crowded with greatissues, it makes no pretence to rank among the many able andcomprehensive works dealing with those events. Elaboratedescriptions and criticisms of operations as a whole have beenpurposely avoided, except so far as they serve to explain andemphasise actions in which the corps took part.
First of all, the book is intended to be no more than aregimental record, enlivened by the personal experiences of menwho helped to make history at a time when the whole BritishEmpire was moved by one impulse. India’s part in thatmovement is the inspiring theme, and one object has been toshow how the idea of organising an Indian Volunteer Contingentfor service in South Africa passed from inception to accomplishment,through the efforts of a Committee in Calcutta whichmade itself responsible for every financial liability in connectionwith the corps from its formation to its disbandment.
The cost of publication is being defrayed out