Salt Lake Herald | 1900-01-03 | Page 2 | Operations at Modder River

AT Ar British Encounters a Command d of of Disloyal Subjects Modder River Jan 2 Yesterdays cavalry expedition under un er General Gen rM Bab Babington Babington Babington ington commanding the Ninth and Twelfth Lancers Lan proves to have bave best been bestIn similar move movement In cooperation co with a ment IJ ent from Belmont This directed by b General Wood consisted of ot a flying and a force under Colonel Col n i Pilcher from front Belmont Tn force moved into the territory between the and Riet Biet rivers At Sunnyside northwest of Douglass it encountered red a commando believed to tobe tobe tobe be wholly composed of ot disloyal British subjects General force for proceeded in the same direction but on the north side of ot Riet river The result ruIt of this reconnaissance has ban not yet been reported