Gladstone and Kruger

Deryck Schreuder

Foreword Illustrations Maps Preface Abbreviations 1. Boer and Briton in Southern Africa: Toward Another Ireland? 2. Gladstone and the Traditional Approach: Principles and the Problem 1880 3. Revolt in the Transvaal: Policy in Flux: A ‘Loss of Nerve’ in Official Circles 4. The Pretoria Convention: Boers and Fenians 1881: Attempts at Conciliation 5. Trek Without an End: Policy on a Turbulent Frontier, Boers and Fenians 1882: Attractions and Coercion 6. Enter Lord Derby: Inactivity as a Principle of Policy: Conciliation in Retreat 7. The London Convention ‘Home Rule’ for the Transvaal, 1884 8. Chamberlain and the Liberal Cabinet ‘Go Jingo’? Despatching an Imperial Expedition, 1885 9. Conclusion: Gladstonian Liberalism and Afrikaner ‘Nationalism’ Biographical Notes Appendix I: Text of the Pretoria Convention, 3 August 1881 Appendix II: Text of the London Convention, 27 February 1884 Appendix III: War Office Memorandum 1884 ‘Position of Affairs in the Cape Colonies and the Transvaal’ Appendix IV: Colonial Office Memorandum 1885: ‘Vacillation in Policy in South Africa’ Appendix V: Private Letter: Sir Hercules Robinson to Lord Derby, 8 May 1885, on ‘Zambesia’ and Northern Expansion.