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Show CRACK REGIMENT CUT TO PIECES BY BOERS London. Feb. "0. A detachment of the Scots Greys (Second dragoons), one of Great Britain's crack dragoon regiments, regi-ments, has been cut up by the Boers at Klipdam. Major C. W. M. Feilden and Captain Eussher were severely wounded, two men were killed, six were w-ounded and forty-six captured. The news was received this morning from Lord Kitchener in a dispatch dated dat-ed Pretoria. Wednesday. Feb. 19th. The Scots Greys formed part of General Gen-eral Gilbert-Hamilton's column. The latter, while moving on Nigel, Feb. 18th, engaged a force of Boers at Klipdam. Klip-dam. The Scots Greys became detached, were surrounded and cut off. General Hamilton was unable to dislodge the Boers from their position so he continued con-tinued his march toward Nigel. The Boers released the Scots Greys who had been made prisoners; ' |