With the Naval Battalion in Natal, 1899-1900: A Journal of Active Service is a unique account of author Charles Richard Newgate Burn's early 20th century action in South Africa as part of a naval battalion. In his diary, he describes various aspects of service, military operations, life at the front and communication with the local population. The author conveys the feelings, emotions and thoughts of the participants of those events, revealing important moments of the military history of that period. This book allows the reader to better understand and feel the atmosphere of that time and the importance of events that became decisive for the further development of the region.