General Buller's forces crossed the Tugels River at Potgieter'e Drift and its vicinity. The column under General Warren moved westward, and is turningg a powerful Boer position at Spion Kop. Lord Dundonald's mounted force holds the road—indicated by a dotted line— at Acton Homes, and controls the way of retreat to the Free State via Olivier's Hoek Pass. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 1,055 wordsSince the remotest days of antiquity all commanders of troops engaged in war must at one time or another have had to devise on the spur of the moment such means of ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), Sat 27 Jan 1900, Page 5
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