Battles of the nineteenth century . -, he expected that byattacking the Boers he could prevent them fromsending reinforcements to strengthen the com-mando under Eloff which was opposing Plumer. The preparations for the sortie were quietlymade on Christmas .ifternoon and evening, but. it was afterwards suspected that some spy in thetown sent the Boers information of what wa-coming. However this may be, the enemy hadimproved and strengthened Game Tree Fort, sothat it was a much more formidable place toattack than Baden-Powell anticipated. It hadoriginally been an open earthwor
Battles of the nineteenth century . -, he expected that byattacking the Boers he could prevent them fromsending reinforcements to strengthen the com-mando under Eloff which was opposing Plumer. The preparations for the sortie were quietlymade on Christmas .ifternoon and evening, but. it was afterwards suspected that some spy in thetown sent the Boers information of what wa-coming. However this may be, the enemy hadimproved and strengthened Game Tree Fort, sothat it was a much more formidable place toattack than Baden-Powell anticipated. It hadoriginally been an open earthwork. They hadbuilt inside it a blockhouse with three rows ofloopholes, and they had torn up the railwaytrack to the south ofthe fort, so as to pre-vent the armoured traincoming out to co-ope-rate in the attack. The troops were inposition at three onthe Tuesday were formed intwo bodies, the rightattacking column underr\Iajor Godlev, the leftunder Colonel right coluinn wasmade up of two squad-rons of the ProtectorateRegiment (dismounted).Their flank was to beguarded by the Bechu-analand Rifles, and theywere to be supportetlbv the armoured other column wasformed of three troopsof the Protectorate Re-giment, and had three7-pounders and a ma-chine gun
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