. South Africa and the Transvaal War. l and storm of bullets crashing and blinding them, theyhesitated! That moments hesitation was fatal—their one chanceslipped! A few warriors rushed onwards, many wavered, and gradu-ally the powerful horns were broken and disorganised. Then ourLancers with a gallant charge dashed into the fray, plunging into theblack swarm that still met fury with fury. Captain Edgell was killed,and many other officers had miraculous escapes. Once the enemystrove to rally, but the effort was hopeless, and the magnificent Zuluwarriors were forced at last to turn and flee. The
. South Africa and the Transvaal War. l and storm of bullets crashing and blinding them, theyhesitated! That moments hesitation was fatal—their one chanceslipped! A few warriors rushed onwards, many wavered, and gradu-ally the powerful horns were broken and disorganised. Then ourLancers with a gallant charge dashed into the fray, plunging into theblack swarm that still met fury with fury. Captain Edgell was killed,and many other officers had miraculous escapes. Once the enemystrove to rally, but the effort was hopeless, and the magnificent Zuluwarriors were forced at last to turn and flee. Their defeat was the enemy numbered 20,000 to 5000 of our troops, theLancers with the Irregular Horse did splendid work, and ere allwas over 1000 Zulus bit the dust. Then came the final march to Ulundi. This place, whollydeserted, was fired, and while the sky glowed with red and goldreflections of the conflagration, the victorious forces, worn out yettriumphant, returned to the laagered camp they had left at daybreak. 58. The Victory The first news of the victory was carried to the Colony by Forbes, the war correspondent of the Daily JVews, whowas himself wounded in the struggle. Starting instantly after thedecisive battle, in fourteen hours he rode a distance of 110 miles tothe nearest telegraph station at Landmans Drift, on the BuffaloRiver. In thus exposing his life in the interests not only of hisjournal but his country, he for ever associated himself with one ofthe most interesting and thrilling campaigns of the century. Lord Chelmsfords despatch gives a concise description of thedays work :— Cetchwayo, not having complied with my demands by noonyesterday, July 3, and having fired heavily on the troops at thewater, I returned the 114 cattle he had sent in and ordered a recon-naissance to be made by the mounted force under Colonel was effectually made, and caused the Zulu army to advanceand show fight. 14 This morning a force under my
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