. South Africa and the Transvaal War. ospitals. Corps Troops.—4th, 38th, 61st, 65th, and 78th Batteries , 4thMountain Battery, 13th Hussars, ist Telegraph Division , 10th RailwayCompany , 26th Field Company , ist Field Park , Pontoon , Balloon Section , No. 5 Field Hospital. Unattached.—ist Suffolks, ist Essex. WITH GENERAL GATACRE By the end of November two British forces were advancing fromEast London by way of Queenstown to the Stormberg and Colcs-berg districts in the north of Cape Colony. With General Frenchsadvance we must deal anon: that of Major-Gener
. South Africa and the Transvaal War. ospitals. Corps Troops.—4th, 38th, 61st, 65th, and 78th Batteries , 4thMountain Battery, 13th Hussars, ist Telegraph Division , 10th RailwayCompany , 26th Field Company , ist Field Park , Pontoon , Balloon Section , No. 5 Field Hospital. Unattached.—ist Suffolks, ist Essex. WITH GENERAL GATACRE By the end of November two British forces were advancing fromEast London by way of Queenstown to the Stormberg and Colcs-berg districts in the north of Cape Colony. With General Frenchsadvance we must deal anon: that of Major-General Sir W. calls for immediate attention. The General had under hiscommand what was by courtesy termed the 3rd Division, namely,2nd Royal Irish Rifles, four companies of the ist Royal BerkshireRegiment, a troop of the New South Wales Lancers, some com-panies of Army Medical Corps, Field Hospital, and VolunteerMounted Infantry. The total was about 5000 men. On the 28th of November he was reinforced by the 2nd Northum- 160. With General Gatacre berland Fusiliers. His force, as we see, was none too large, for hewas proceeding through country where it may be said that everyhand was either openly or stealthily turned against him. Forstrategical reasons, and for the purpose of reassuring the Britishpopulation, however, General Gatacre had decided that some sortof advance must be made. He reconnoitred in and around Molteno,and visited the outposts of regulars, irregulars, and police, andascertained to an almost pitiful degree the slenderness of his re-sources should any strain occur. On the 26th November the Boers occupied Stormberg, andon the 28th General Gatacre moved to Bushmans Hoek with abattalion of infantry and some mounted infantry, the main bodybeing at Putters Kraal. On the 29th he accomplished a smartpiece of work, though any really decisive action could not be at-tempted till more troops arrived from the Cape. The Generalconcentrated a force at Molteno, comman
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