Battles of the nineteenth century . eRhenoster River. Mr. Steyn had left the townon Friday evening, after ^ proclaiming Lindleyhis new capital. At q on the Saturdav Lieutenant Davisrode into Kroonstad with a patrol of the17th Lancers. Mr. Robertson, the landrost,formally made his submission, the Free Stateflag was hauled down, and the Union Jackhoisted. At noon Lord Roberts rode in at thehead of the Guards Brigade. Thus, in eleven days, the first great stage inthe advance from Bloemfontein to Pretoria—the1:3s miles to Kroonstad—had been accomplishedwith only slight opposition from the Boe
Battles of the nineteenth century . eRhenoster River. Mr. Steyn had left the townon Friday evening, after ^ proclaiming Lindleyhis new capital. At q on the Saturdav Lieutenant Davisrode into Kroonstad with a patrol of the17th Lancers. Mr. Robertson, the landrost,formally made his submission, the Free Stateflag was hauled down, and the Union Jackhoisted. At noon Lord Roberts rode in at thehead of the Guards Brigade. Thus, in eleven days, the first great stage inthe advance from Bloemfontein to Pretoria—the1:3s miles to Kroonstad—had been accomplishedwith only slight opposition from the Boer Roberts halted at Kroonstad for ten days torest his men, repair the railway, and accumulatesupplies for the next stage of the , on Maj- 17th, Ian Hamilton, withthe mounted infantr_v, occupied Lindley after aslight skirmish, and Mr. Steyn had removed hiscapital for the third time, the village of Vrede,in the extreme north-east of the Free State,being this time proclaimed the seat of hisovernment. i^5. A CORNER OK THE WOMENS LAAGER, MAFEKIM CHAPTER XXXVI. THE SIEGE AND RELIEF OF MAFEKING. BEFORE following further the progressof Lord Robertss advance on Pretoria,we must relate the important opera-tions that were in progress in otherparts of the theatre of war during the marchon Kroonstad and the ten days halt in thecaptured town. But before describing them indetail we must briefly indicate the generalcourse of these events. In the south of the Free State Rundle andBrabant had cleared the country immediately tothe east of Thaba Nchu and to the north ofWepener, the Boers retiring as they Natal, on the very day on which Kroonstad wasoccupied (May 12th), Sir Redvers Buller, byorder of Lord Roberts, began the operationsthat resulted in the Boers being driven north-wards from the Biggarsberg. In the west of theTransvaal, during the successful advance of themain armv from Bloemfontein, Sir ArchibaldHunter had crossed the Vaal with his division
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