Battles of the nineteenth century . ene of riotous excitement. ColonelCarleton sent for Captain Nesbitt, and, after aconsultation with him, went to the quarters ofthe non-commissioned officers and told themthe good news. I want you, he said, to seethat perfect order is maintained among the Roberts is momentarily expected, if notto-morrow, at any rate within a week ; so there occupied in about two hours time, that every-thing was quiet in the town, and crowds werewaiting in the church square to see the Britishmarch in. Next morning most of the Londonpapers somewhat prematurely announce
Battles of the nineteenth century . ene of riotous excitement. ColonelCarleton sent for Captain Nesbitt, and, after aconsultation with him, went to the quarters ofthe non-commissioned officers and told themthe good news. I want you, he said, to seethat perfect order is maintained among the Roberts is momentarily expected, if notto-morrow, at any rate within a week ; so there occupied in about two hours time, that every-thing was quiet in the town, and crowds werewaiting in the church square to see the Britishmarch in. Next morning most of the Londonpapers somewhat prematurely announced the fall of Pretoria and the end of the SouthAfrican war. But some days were to elapsebefore Pretoria was occupied, and there werestill some months of hard fighting before theBritish army in South Africa. The fact wasthat the burgomaster, De Souza, and thecitizens committee had misjudged the situation,and made engagements which they had not thepower to execute. Before evening some hun-dreds or the fighting burghers, retiring from. THE BOER WAR. Johannesburg, entered the town and ? declaredthat Pretoria should not be given up without alight, and Botha and Delarey had taken up ajiosition across the roads leading to Johannes-hurg on the hills near Six-Mile Spruit, south-west ot the town, where thcv intended to risicanother battle. Lord Roberts had occupied Johannesburg 31st. In order to give men and horses amuch-needed rest and to bring up supplies, hehalted there inilil the morning of Sunday-, June,rd. There ^vere unpleasant reports of theactivity of the Free Staters on the flank of theline of conununicalions. They had reoccupiedHeilbron and were threatening Lindley, andfurther south thev had fought a great battleagainst Rundle at Senekal, the result of whichwas at best a qualified success for the Britisharms. But, relying upon the great moral effectof the occupation of the enemvs capital. LordRoberts did not depart from his of ad-vancing as soon as possible on Pre
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