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Show FORCED THE BOERS BACK. British Take Possession of Kopje Near Spearman's Camp. Spearman's Camp, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 9:30 p. m. The British field artillery and Howitzers shelled the enemy posted on the crest of the ridge this morning. The infantry, under excellent cover, kept up an effective rifle tire. The! Boers resigned a kopje, of which the British infantry took possession. When retiring, the enemy sheltered themselves them-selves behind a stone wall on the slope of the kopje, which they held for hours. This afternoon they ran across the ravine. The British artillery poured shrapnel and lyddite into them and the infantry took the stone wall. The British casualty list was small. |