1. Introduction
2. The Start of a Military Career (1853–1878)
3. Recognition in Afghanistan (1878–1884)
4. The Making of a General: War and the Occupation of Upper Burma (1885–1889)
5. On the Edge of Empire: Baluchistan (1889–1892)
6. Commander-in-Chief, India: Administrator (1893–1898)
7. Commander-in-Chief, India: Campaigns (1893–1898)
8. The Outbreak of the South African War (1899)
9. The Defender of Ladysmith (1899–1900)
10. Ending a Career on the Rock (1900–1912)
11. Conclusion