The great war in England in 1897 . nder Lord Addington, ; the 2nd OxfordshireLight Infantry, under Col. H. S. Hall; the 1st, 2nd, and 3rdBedfordshire Regiment, under Col. A. M. Blake, , and Col. J. T. Green, ; the 1st Royal Berkshire,under Col. J. C. Carter; the 1st Somersetshire Light Infantry,under Col. H. M. Skrine, ; and the 1st and 2nd Wiltshire,under the Earl of Pembroke, , and Col. E. B. Llerriman, Strong batteries had been established between Guildfordand Scale by the 1st Fifeshire Artillery, under Col. J. , , and the Highland Artille
The great war in England in 1897 . nder Lord Addington, ; the 2nd OxfordshireLight Infantry, under Col. H. S. Hall; the 1st, 2nd, and 3rdBedfordshire Regiment, under Col. A. M. Blake, , and Col. J. T. Green, ; the 1st Royal Berkshire,under Col. J. C. Carter; the 1st Somersetshire Light Infantry,under Col. H. M. Skrine, ; and the 1st and 2nd Wiltshire,under the Earl of Pembroke, , and Col. E. B. Llerriman, Strong batteries had been established between Guildfordand Scale by the 1st Fifeshire Artillery, under Col. J. , , and the Highland Artillery, under Col. , ; while batteries on the left were held by the1st Midlothian, under Col. Kinnear, ; the 1st East Riding,under Col. R. G. Smith, ; and the 1st West Riding,under Col. T. W. Harding, Commencing before dawn, the battle was fierce andsanguinary almost from the time the first shots were ex-changed. The eight 60-pounder guns in the new fort atthe top of Pewley Hill, manned by the Royal Artillery,. 2 74 The Great War in England in 1897 commanded the valleys lying away to the south, and effectedsplendid defensive work. Indeed, it was this redoubt, with three new ones betweenGuildford and Gomshall,and another on the Hogs Back, whichheld the enemy in check for a considerable time; and had therebeen a larger number of a similar strength, it is doubtfulwhether the French would ever have accomplished their designupon Guildford. The Pewley Fort, built in the solid chalk, and surroundedby a wide ditch, kept up a continuous fire upon the densemasses of the enemy, and swept away hundreds of unfortunatefellows as they rushed madly onward; while the Volunteerbatteries and the Maxims of the infantry battalions pouredupon the invaders a devastating hail of lead. From Farnham, the line through Odiham and Aldershotwas held by a force increasing hourly in strength; thereforethe enemy were unable to get over to Farnborough to outflankthe defenders. Through that
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