. Review of reviews and world's work. river across the route,—so the British cameup before Cronje could escape. For a time hekept up the retreat, fighting in the rear with theadvancing enemy cleverly and courageously ; butthe British pressed him more and more ,the oxen and the mules were tired out, and Cronjesoon saw that he could not get away, and muststand at bay and fight. He had reached the river Klip, and in twomiles of its sunken channel, then so dry that onlya shallow stream ran at the bottom of a forty-footravine, he made his camp behind his wagons, andtold his men to dig shelt
. Review of reviews and world's work. river across the route,—so the British cameup before Cronje could escape. For a time hekept up the retreat, fighting in the rear with theadvancing enemy cleverly and courageously ; butthe British pressed him more and more ,the oxen and the mules were tired out, and Cronjesoon saw that he could not get away, and muststand at bay and fight. He had reached the river Klip, and in twomiles of its sunken channel, then so dry that onlya shallow stream ran at the bottom of a forty-footravine, he made his camp behind his wagons, andtold his men to dig shelters for themselves in thedry banks of the river. These farmers are greatmen with the spade, as they have shown overand over again in their intrenching work. Jnthis case they built themselves and their wivesand a few Biitish prisoners underground dwell-ings which made the river banks on both sideslook honeycombed. With such protection theywere comparatively safe, even under a shower oflyddite shells such as was soon pouring upon the. camp. But the artillery ammunition of theBoei-s gave out ; they had nothing to eat but thecattle killed by the enemys shells ; the numberof these made the camp uninhabitable ; theywere drenched by tremendous rains ; and, againsthis will. General Cronje had to surrender.
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