. Review of reviews and world's work. of Kimberley, began active operations in timewith liis chief. The Vaal River was crossed atWindsorton, and after a severe engagement onMay 4, General Hunter joined General Pagetsforces at Warrenton, near Fourteen Streams. Aweek later lie occupied Christiana without oppo-sition, and for the first time since the outbreakof the war the British flag was hoisted in theTransvaal. General Buller, too, began an ad-vance in Natal. The force opposing him fellback in good order, and there was no attemptto dispute seriously his occupation of Glencoe,Dundee, and the Bi
. Review of reviews and world's work. of Kimberley, began active operations in timewith liis chief. The Vaal River was crossed atWindsorton, and after a severe engagement onMay 4, General Hunter joined General Pagetsforces at Warrenton, near Fourteen Streams. Aweek later lie occupied Christiana without oppo-sition, and for the first time since the outbreakof the war the British flag was hoisted in theTransvaal. General Buller, too, began an ad-vance in Natal. The force opposing him fellback in good order, and there was no attemptto dispute seriously his occupation of Glencoe,Dundee, and the Biggarsburg COLONEL BLAKE. (Of the Irish-American Corps.) R. S. S. BADEN-POWELL. Weeks ago. Lord Roberts predicted^^afelilng^ that Mafekiug and Colonel Baden- Powells pluckv garrison would, byMay 18, end their long and tenible feat was accomplished on May 16 ; wlien tlienews came to London two days later, the greatcity became delirious with joy and practicallysuspended all business to shout for B. -P. Noteven the capture of Cronjes army could vie withColonel Baden-Powells escape in popularity withthe Britisli iniblic, and it is safe to say that thegallant colonel will be second only to • Bobs asa war hero when the transports come siege of Mafeking began on October 14,1899, General Cronje himself investing the townwith about three thousand Boers and three Cronje moved south to the Modder, Gen- 660 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF RE^IEIVS. eral Snyman was in command of the tlie town were a few hundred English sol-diers and some 1,200
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