| Show victorious BRITISH TROOP TROOPS AT itelo the remove bol righter 14 1 4 aced na I 1 I 1 jubert aph of tb he door cr der in calet md made a Irris 1 oner london oct 34 04 rho ot of between lien ten coe and Lady mIth by the troop troops wa was a brilliant feat of arms the boers were strongly tro orly in fin trenched and fought willa their uan unis brav cry they seized every opportunity of colloff into ai tion and ran to erve serve their runk guns whenever neTer thea alie could iret ret a chat char ce the tile boers held a po position atlon of deiy exceptional i 4 ont lugof lugot a rook hill about i a mile anil anti a halt of t r hutton I 1 llie lie british artiller took lon on a ridge about yard yards from the illers whisp alio gun guns at once opened fire thin this fire as generally well directed but so high thin this time con teary to previous oun experience the shells burst acil I 1 ahe he I 1 imperial ampt rial light liokhe toward the left of the tile liver it position pott toni and two squadrons iu adrona of u the nath len lun cers toward the right burlog the artillery duel mounted boers pushed out from the left and engaged the im pc perit rial light ihorst in a few to the blei guns cesped firing and the british artillery was turned on tbt th mounted kocra boers who opposed the im aerial I 1 light ight horse rhe rho latter at otice u fell back after the artillery preparation preparations tile british infantry advanced adT anred to the attack supported by the artillery in the second position the devon laire held the boers in front while the manchester regiment ani and the gor don H highlander Ighland ers turned their le left it flank the hoer pun guns although often tern tem por Pora arlly rily silenced illen ced invariably opened fire again on the bligh teat opportunity and a n of were served with great courage after severe fighting the infantry carried the position the boer camp waa was captured with tent tents wagons horse horses and also two guca the beer lose losses were very considerable ald sid erable including a number of unwounded and slid wounded prisoners onera among the latte rare general gaii kock nock and plot joubert nephew ot of coalman common der general joubert the british loss u nas as ISO in to killed and wounded general kock rock died while being conveyed to the hos hospital |
