Although so many books have already been written on the war in South Africa, yet the vastness of the country and the huge scale on which operations were carried on render it probable that there may be something of new interest in these records written by Lieutenant Kearsey, 1st York and Lancaster Regiment, of the doings of the regiment, including the men of the 3rd Battalion and Volunteer Companies who were attached to us during the campaign of 1900 to 1902. The main object of the book is to preserve in narrative form an interesting memento of the work of the regiment in fighting, and trekking, and guarding railway and blockhouse lines, which fell to their share during those two and a half years; and this being so I trust that readers will pardon any undue monotony, which is almost inevitable in writing an account of this sort, limited as it is to the work of one unit out of the whole army.