Battles of the nineteenth century . aptured by the Boers with a patrolof four of his men. They had just arrived inAfrica, and newly arrived regiments that hadnot yet had a chance of learning the ways of thecountry were peculiarly liable to such French reported that, with the help ofreinforcements, he thought he could take Coles-berg. Reinforcements were sent to him ; butthe Boers were also reinforced. The first opera- out to the east of General Gatacres positionat Sterkstroom, and had reoccupied was commanded by Colonel Dalgety, whohad with him a detachment of Br
Battles of the nineteenth century . aptured by the Boers with a patrolof four of his men. They had just arrived inAfrica, and newly arrived regiments that hadnot yet had a chance of learning the ways of thecountry were peculiarly liable to such French reported that, with the help ofreinforcements, he thought he could take Coles-berg. Reinforcements were sent to him ; butthe Boers were also reinforced. The first opera- out to the east of General Gatacres positionat Sterkstroom, and had reoccupied was commanded by Colonel Dalgety, whohad with him a detachment of Brabants SouthAfrican Horse and Montmorenc3s Scouts, acorps of picked Colonial volunteers, raised andcommanded by Captain Montmorency of the21st Lancers, who had won a Victoria Cross inthe famous charge at Omdurman. The fewBoers at Dordrecht had promptly abandonedthe little town on Dalgetys approach. He sentout a patrol next day (December 30th) to thenorth-westward, along the northern slopes ofthe Stormberg range, to look out for the. \KUNDEL .?.-iMP.{/•roiii a p/ioto by Luut. o. A. Kirhy.) tions of the defence had been directed by Com-mandant De Wet, a Free Stater, by profession alawyer, and well known in London some yearsbefore the war, when he had been a student atthe Inns of Court. General Delarey, who hadtaken part in the actions at the Alodder Riverand Magersfontein, was sent to him with rein-forcements, and after the first days of Januarytook the chief command at Colesberg. Delareyand French were opposed to each other allthrough January without any real progressbeing made in the attack. Before further fol-lowing these operations, we shall tell what wasbeing done in other parts of the theatre of warin these first days of the new year. While French was advancing to Rensburg inthe last days of December a small column ofirregular horse with four guns had been pushed enemy, uho were said to be approaching fromthe direction of Stormberg junction. Thepatrol was made up of 100 m
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