The breaking out of the Boer war compelled Chris King to flee with his mother from Johannesburg to the sea coast. There were with them many Uitlanders, and all are represented as suffering much from the Boers. Chris King and twenty of his friends form an independent company of scouts, and are with General Yule at Glencoe, then in Ladysmith, then with Buller. Of course, there are plenty of battles and adventures.
The heroic story of the relief of Ladysmith forms the theme of one of the most powerful romances that have come from G. A. Henty's pen. When the war breaks out, the hero, Chris King, and his friends band themselves together under the title of the Maritzburg Scouts. From first to last the boy scouts are constantly engaged in perilous and exciting enterprises, from which they always emerge triumphant, thanks to their own skill and courage, and the dash and ingenuity of their leader.
This ebook contains illustrations by W. Rainey.
