Battles of the nineteenth century . flag ofthe Transvaal, on the Town Hall. On that day there were false reports in Londonof a great battle near Ladysmith. They hadonlv the slenderest foundation. In the morningSir George White moved out to see it he coulddraw the Free State forces into an action, witha view to disposing of the force that had comethrough Tintwas and Van Reenens Passes beforethev could be joined by anv of the other had with him in Lad)-smilh an infantrybrigade made up of the 1st Devons, the ist force. It was clear that the Boers were stillclinging to the rocky defiles
Battles of the nineteenth century . flag ofthe Transvaal, on the Town Hall. On that day there were false reports in Londonof a great battle near Ladysmith. They hadonlv the slenderest foundation. In the morningSir George White moved out to see it he coulddraw the Free State forces into an action, witha view to disposing of the force that had comethrough Tintwas and Van Reenens Passes beforethev could be joined by anv of the other had with him in Lad)-smilh an infantrybrigade made up of the 1st Devons, the ist force. It was clear that the Boers were stillclinging to the rocky defiles of the Drakensberg,and had only pushed small mounted parties intothe lower ground. They were, in fact, waitingtill the northern advance could be combinedwith their operations. After this reconnaissancein force. Sir George White returned to his campat Ladysmith. The next few days were uneventful. OnSunday, the iSth, (General Jouberts vanguardoccupied Ingagane, eight miles from Newcastleand twentj-four miles north of Glencoe. During. THE MODDER SPRUIT BRIDGE, DESTROYED BY THE liOEKS. Gloucesters, ist Manchesters, 2nd Gordon High-landers, and 1st Liverpool Regiment, besidesthree batteries of Royal Field Artillery, andthe loth Mountain Battery. For cavalry hehad the 5th Dragoon Guards, 5th Irish Lancers,IQth Hussars, and a colonial corps, the NatalCarabineers, and the Imperial Light Horse, abody of mounted rifles who were chiefly re-cruited among the Uitlanders. There were alsosome infantry and artillery volunteers in thetown. During Thursday his mounted scouts hadbeen falling back before the advancing FreeState commandoes. Farly on Friday morningSir George, with General Hunter, moved ou^with the bulk of his force some ten miles to thewest of Ladysmith along the Acton Homes the Boer patrols fell back before his cavalryscouts, exchanging a few harmless shots, andthere was no sign of an enemy anywhere in the next two days the Boers were concentratingabout Ingagane, and push
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