Reports on military operations in South Africa and China . THt NORMS PtTER* CO PHOTO-tlTHO WASHtNCTO*. O C SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA. 301 and had finally attempted to break through. All these ven-tures had failed and he now turned eastward to a ford belowColenso to try a right flanking movement again, but hereit was essential to gain possession of Hlangwane Hill,which, though on the southern bank of the Tugela, wasstill held by the Boers. It was most important to gain pos-session of this hill, for it was mainly due to the enfilade firefrom this position that the attack mentioned ha
Reports on military operations in South Africa and China . THt NORMS PtTER* CO PHOTO-tlTHO WASHtNCTO*. O C SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA. 301 and had finally attempted to break through. All these ven-tures had failed and he now turned eastward to a ford belowColenso to try a right flanking movement again, but hereit was essential to gain possession of Hlangwane Hill,which, though on the southern bank of the Tugela, wasstill held by the Boers. It was most important to gain pos-session of this hill, for it was mainly due to the enfilade firefrom this position that the attack mentioned had ended sodisastrously. It was not until the middle of February, two months afterthe battle of Colenso, that Buller dislodged the Boers fromthis position, almost contiguous to his camp. On the 14th hesent a battalion and a battery to occupy the approach to theposition. Three days later he advanced. The Boers madebut a feeble resistance, and the British, with very slight loss,easily captured Cingolo and Monte Cristo, while the Boerscrossed to the other ba
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