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Show " VICTORIOUS BEITISH. KRUCER'S TROOPS DEFEATED AT ELANDSLAAQTE. General Kook, the Famonl Boer Fighter, Killed, anil Plet Joubert, Nephew of the Boer Commander-in-Chief, Made a Prisoner. London, Oct. 24. The captnre of Elandslaagte, midway between Glen-coe Glen-coe and Ladysmith. by the British troops, was a brilliant feat of arms. The Boers were strongly intrenched and fought with their unwonted bravery. brav-ery. They seized every opportunity of coming into action and ran to serve their guns whenever they could get a chance. The Boers held a position of very exceptional ex-ceptional strength, consisting of a rock hill about a mile and a half southeast of Elandslaagte station. The British artillery took position on a ridge about 1,000 yards from the Boers, whose guns nt once opened fire. This (ire was generally well directed, but somewhat high. This time, contrary con-trary to previous experience, the shells burst well. The Imperial Light Horse moved toward to-ward the left of the Boor's position, and two squadrons of the Fifth Lancers Lan-cers toward the right. During the artillery duel, mounted Boors pushed out from the loft and engaged the Imperial Im-perial Light Horse. In a few moments the Boer guns ceased firing and the Britisli artillery was turned on the mounted Boers, who opposed the Imperial Im-perial Light Horse. The latter atonce fell back. After the artillery preparations prepara-tions the British infantry advanced to the attack, supported by the artillery in the second position. The Devon-shires Devon-shires held the Boers in front, while the Manchester regiment and the Gordon Gor-don Highlanders turned their lef tflank. The Boor guns, although often temporarily tem-porarily silenced, invariably opened" fire again on the slightest opportunity and were served with great courage After severe fighting the British infantry in-fantry carried the position. The Boer camp was captured, with tents, wagous, horses and also two guns. The Boer losses were very considerable, con-siderable, including a number of un-wounded un-wounded and wounded prisoners. Among the latter are General Jan Kock and Piet Joubert, nephew of Commander-General Joubert. The British loss was 150 in killed and wounded. General TCock died while being conveyed to the hospital. |