Battles of the nineteenth century . al stge of the attack a mounted THE FIRST FIGHT IN NATAL : THE BATTLE OF DUNDEE. 17 column, made up of the i8th Hussars, with aMaxim gun, and the mounted infantry of theDubHn Fusihers and the Rifles, had swept roundthe shoulder of Talana to pursue the defeatedenemy. The other Boer force, which had beenreported to be crossing Hatting Spruit away tothe northward, had fallen back, the artillerysending a few long-ranging shells after it. Later<in it was reported that it was Jouberts centralcolumn under Commandant Erasmus, and that, shooters on the hill. There
Battles of the nineteenth century . al stge of the attack a mounted THE FIRST FIGHT IN NATAL : THE BATTLE OF DUNDEE. 17 column, made up of the i8th Hussars, with aMaxim gun, and the mounted infantry of theDubHn Fusihers and the Rifles, had swept roundthe shoulder of Talana to pursue the defeatedenemy. The other Boer force, which had beenreported to be crossing Hatting Spruit away tothe northward, had fallen back, the artillerysending a few long-ranging shells after it. Later<in it was reported that it was Jouberts centralcolumn under Commandant Erasmus, and that, shooters on the hill. There can be no doubtthat this very greatly increased his own dangcand that of his staff. The General was, as wehave seen, mortallv wounded. His chief staffofficer. Colonel Beckett, a soldier who had sharedthe dangers and the glory of the desert march inthe Gordon expedition, was seriously wounded,his shoulder being shattered by a Mauser Hammersley, the next in rank on thedivisional staff, was seriously wounded in the !?*. Jma Hi ;aa~»mi;Biigamii» I in; i;aitle of ialana iull. finding it had arrived too late to take part inthe first attack, it had retired across the Spruit. The success of the day had been dearly pur-chased. The first list of casualties, to whichafterwards some additions had to be made,showed a loss of 10 officers killed and 22wounded, and 30 men killed and 150 staff had suffered heavily. The Generalhad ridden boldly about the field, joining thetroops in their advance within rifle range, and ared pennon carried by a lancer who rode withhim not only marked his position for galloperscoming with messages, but also unhappilypointed him out clearly to the Boer sharp- leg. Colonel John Sherston,the Brigade Major,or chief of brigade staff, was shot dead. He wasone of the most popular men in the army, abrilliant soldier who had served on the staff ofhis uncle. Lord Roberts, in the famous march toCandahar. Captain Lock Adams, of the BrigadeStaff,
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