Show war in n south africa dec A great battle was wag fought at mau on the mod der liver in which the british hobt beavly and buffered a severe reverse reve rao dec it was reported that Genoia ls clery and buller had bad entered and had captured boors boers winston churchill the BOO n of 01 lwi randolph churchill escaped from pretoria tho the corrected report of 0 the bi ibish loss in the battle of Mager fontein fontain places it at dec b A great battle was fought by the british under gen gan enil and buller and the boers at tugela river tho the british tried avoral times to boico their way across the river but were repeatedly driven back with heay beay losses finally felicy retired to their camp at Chi ovely th the british loss loaa was killed billed 82 1 missing 3 18 total 1097 I 1 apy also aleo lost eleven guns the british Britis ti loss losa from tho the commencement men nien cement of the camp campaign agn up to date dale la in men december igli A dispatch re ce ived at the war office in london lias has met with ith a serious re orae while at ting I 1 to croas the jagela nver lie he F left ft eleven guns bol bolund kind dec general buller has been roli relieved oved of the command of the british forces and bas baa been placed in charge of the division of the army now operating in natal baron roberts has baa been made commander in chief calf in sonta africa with sir if orbert herbert kitchener abt a bis bin chief of all the llie remaining portions of tho cho army reserves are called out |