Battles of the nineteenth century . ^ rail toUmtali in Rhodesia, and then forwarded bv theRhodesian railways to Marandellas, on the Salis-bury Railway. Thence they were to march toBulawayo, from which they could proceed byrailway to the north-western frontier of theTransvaal, or by road to Fort Tuli on its northernborder. Sir Frederick Carrington commandedthis force. The object of the expedition wassaid to be to prevent the Boers from trekkinginto Rhodesia when driven northwards byRobertss advance. Part of the force was usedto reinforce Colonel Plumer, who since themonth of January had been tr

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Battles of the nineteenth century . ^ rail toUmtali in Rhodesia, and then forwarded bv theRhodesian railways to Marandellas, on the Salis-bury Railway. Thence they were to march toBulawayo, from which they could proceed byrailway to the north-western frontier of theTransvaal, or by road to Fort Tuli on its northernborder. Sir Frederick Carrington commandedthis force. The object of the expedition wassaid to be to prevent the Boers from trekkinginto Rhodesia when driven northwards byRobertss advance. Part of the force was usedto reinforce Colonel Plumer, who since themonth of January had been trying to fighthis way to Mafeking along the THE .MARKET ILACE, LADYSMITH. 3^5

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