Battles of the nineteenth century . gothack upon the ferry-boat and cuttile hawser on the north the firing party told off some of theirnumber to haul in the craft, a task which, withsome difficulty, was accomplished. To escapethe rain of Boer bullets the men swam back tothe south bank. The corporal was attackedwith cramp, but Howell and the others stoodbv him and brought him in safely. Cox stayedfor nearly two hours in the water to assist insafelv securing the boat. Not a man of theparty was hit by the Boer fire. So far as weare aware, no reward or distinction of anykind was given to
Battles of the nineteenth century . gothack upon the ferry-boat and cuttile hawser on the north the firing party told off some of theirnumber to haul in the craft, a task which, withsome difficulty, was accomplished. To escapethe rain of Boer bullets the men swam back tothe south bank. The corporal was attackedwith cramp, but Howell and the others stoodbv him and brought him in safely. Cox stayedfor nearly two hours in the water to assist insafelv securing the boat. Not a man of theparty was hit by the Boer fire. So far as weare aware, no reward or distinction of anykind was given to the brave men who did thisgallant deed. That afternoon the Tugela began to fallrapidlv, but in the early hours of next day twobattalions of infantry reached Zwart Kop fromSpringfield, and the position was safe. Later inthe morning General BuUer, with his staff,arrived on the plateau, and for the best part ofan hour was engaged in searching with histelescope the heights on the north bank. The view from Zwart Kop is one of the most. MAJiiR E. C. , lu I , COMMANDINGl;ErHU.\Es HORSE. Striking in Northern Natal. On the north thehill falls Steeply to the river, six hundred feelbelow. Its side is almost precipitous ; but alittle below the summit there is a broad terrace,partly covered with scrub and bushes, on whichthe naval guns were placed. The river windsin a series of narrow loops and bends in thevalley below. There is a deep loop just northof the kop, which is crossed b} PotgeitersDrift. On the north bank within the loop theground lies low, except that a feiv hundredyards beyond the ferry there is a line of smallkopjes. North of these again is open ground,the fields sloping gradually to the base of theBrakfontein Hills. These hills are part of a long spur of theDrakensberg that runs eastward for miles alongthe north bank of the UpperTugela. Some distance abovePotgeiters Drift a small tributary,known as Venters Spruit, runsinto the river, and its valley offersa
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