. South Africa and the Transvaal War. oyalist, for the purposeof watering their horses. This person had declared that there wereno Boers in the neighbourhood ; but no sooner had the tired beastsbegun to dip their dusty noses in the cool and longed-for draughtthan a brisk fire was opened on them from all sides, and thetroops had hurriedly to return to the main body at Finchams. Butthey lost three horses. On the following day the division moved on to the said ThomassFarm. The advance party again came under fire—Just by way ofsalute, as Tommy said—but the enemy was promptly the troo
. South Africa and the Transvaal War. oyalist, for the purposeof watering their horses. This person had declared that there wereno Boers in the neighbourhood ; but no sooner had the tired beastsbegun to dip their dusty noses in the cool and longed-for draughtthan a brisk fire was opened on them from all sides, and thetroops had hurriedly to return to the main body at Finchams. Butthey lost three horses. On the following day the division moved on to the said ThomassFarm. The advance party again came under fire—Just by way ofsalute, as Tommy said—but the enemy was promptly the troops bivouacked. On the night of the 22nd coffee was served out about twelveoclock, and after this the whole force prepared to move. The general orders were as follows: At three GuardsBrigade to advance from small white house near railway on GunKopje, supported by battery on right plus Naval Brigade; 9thBrigade on west side of Table Mountain; at same hour, bearingalready taken, supported by battery on left, 9th Lancers, two 86. LORD METHUEN, Photo by Elliott i Fry, Londou. The Battle of Belmont KIMBERLE^ n/MBEKLEY 6474 milesfrom CAP* TOWN squadrons, one company Mounted Infantry, marching north of Bel-mont Station, keeping one to two miles on left flank and advanced ;Rimingtons Guides, one squadron Lancers, one company MountedInfantry from Witte Putt toeast of Sugar Loaf ; one com-pany Mounted Infantry onright of Naval Brigade, pro-tecting right ; the force havinggot over open ground shouldarrive at daybreak on enemy ;9th Brigade having securedTable Mountain to swinground left and keep on highground, and then advanceeast to west on A (on plan ;not printed) ; Guards Brigadeconform, being pivot; thenGuards advance on east edgeof Mount Blanc, guns clear-ing entire advance with shrap-nel ; cavalry to get round rearof enemy, securing horses andlaager. This carefully - arrangedprogramme, however, was notfollowed in its entirety. Inthe grim blackness of thesm
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