Battles of the nineteenth century . ld be by taking three or four daysfood in our haversacks and sending all ourwaggons back across the Tugela ; but before WARREN AND BULLER. 169 we could do this we must capture the positionin front of us. After this council of war he wrote to Buller : (Sent Received ) Left Flank, January 19th. To Chief-of-the-Stiiif. I find our only two roads by which we could possiblv get from Trichards Drift to Potgeiters on the north of the Tugela are, one by Acton Homes, the other by Fair View, and Rosalie. The first I reject as too long, the days would
Battles of the nineteenth century . ld be by taking three or four daysfood in our haversacks and sending all ourwaggons back across the Tugela ; but before WARREN AND BULLER. 169 we could do this we must capture the positionin front of us. After this council of war he wrote to Buller : (Sent Received ) Left Flank, January 19th. To Chief-of-the-Stiiif. I find our only two roads by which we could possiblv get from Trichards Drift to Potgeiters on the north of the Tugela are, one by Acton Homes, the other by Fair View, and Rosalie. The first I reject as too long, the days would be sufficient burden to him, butthat I would keep him filled up as he wantedit. Still stranger is it to find that Warrengave Buller, his chief, no information as to thespecial arrangements included in his plan, andthat Buller, who was only a few miles away athis headquarters on Zwart Kop, neither wentto see for himself what was being done, norasked his subordinate for any detailed infor-mation. It was not till the 2;rd that Buller. UNITED STATES, RUSSIAN, GERMAN, FRENCH, AUSTRIAN, AND ITALIAN MILITARY ATTACHES AT CAPE TOWN.{^FyoMi a stereoscopk photograth by Undenvood is Underwood; copyright i^io.) second is a very difficult road for a large number ofwaggons, unless the enemy is thoroughly cleared out. Iam therefore going to adopt some special arrangements,which will involve my stay at Venters laager for two orthree days. I will send in for further supplies, and reportprogress. Warren. Bullers reply was that three days provisionswould be sent to Warren. But it is curious tosee him noting in his despatch that Warren wasunder a mistake when he supposed that hissupplies were limited. I had told him, hewrites, that the transport for three and a half went across the river to see how things weregoing, and to remonstrate with Warren on thetrifling results of four days fighting. It was, tosay the least of it, a feeble line of action for acommander-in-chief, who, though he did notseem
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