The Story of the War in South Africa, 1899-1900 |
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action advance arrived artillery assault batteries battle besiegers Bloemfontein Boer forces Boers brigade British army British force camp campaign Cape Colony Cape Town cavalry Colenso Colesberg Colonel command concentrated Cronje Cronje's crossed decisive defence detachment direction division Drift Dundee Durban east Elandslaagte enemy enemy's Estcourt February fighting fire flank French front frontier garrison Glencoe ground Hlangwane horses hostile infantry Joubert killed Kimberley Klip Drift kopjes laager latter Lord Roberts loss Mafeking Magersfontein March ment Methuen military Modder River mountain mounted moved movement Naauwport Natal naval guns November numbers occupied October officers operations Orange Free Orange River organised port position railroad reached rear reinforcements relief of Ladysmith retreat ridge road rush side siege Sir George White Sir Redvers Buller South Africa Spion Kop Stormberg success Talana three miles transport Transvaal Trichardt's troops Tugela turned Wagon Hill West wounded Wylie yards