South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 5 (of 8): From the Disaster at Koorn Spruit to Lord Roberts's Entry into PretoriaCreswicke, Louis
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South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 5 (of 8): From the Disaster at Koorn Spruit to Lord Roberts's Entry into Pretoria
Creswicke, Louis
South African War, 1899-1902; Transvaal (South Africa) -- History
COLONIAL DIVISION.
Major-General BRABANT.
Cape Mounted Rifles.
Kaffrarian Mounted Rifles.
Montmorency's Scouts (200).
Brabant's Horse (1200).
Border Horse.
Frontier Mounted Rifles.
Queenstown Volunteers.
Cape Garrison Artillery.
Two naval 12-pounders.
SIXTH DIVISION.
Lieutenant-General T. KELLY-KENNY.
12th Brigade (Major-General Clements).
2nd Worcestershire.
2nd Bedfordshire.
2nd Wiltshire.
1st Royal Irish Regiment.
13th Brigade (Major-General C. E. Knox).
2nd East Kent.
1st Oxfordshire Light Infantry.
1st West Riding.
2nd Gloucester.
76th, 81st, and 82nd Field Batteries.
38th Company Royal Engineers.
OTHER TROOPS WITH LORD ROBERTS.
(Brigades not known.)
Highland Light Infantry.
1st Suffolk.
Roberts's Horse.
Kitchener's Horse.
Marshall's Horse (Grahamstown Volunteers).
1st Battalion Imperial Yeomanry.
4th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry.
7th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry.
8th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry.
11th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry.
C.I.V. Mounted Infantry.
Ceylon Mounted Infantry.
Lumsden's Horse.
Lord Loch's Horse.
43rd, 65th, 86th, and 87th Howitzer Batteries.
2nd, 5th, 8th, 9th, 17th, 38th, 39th, 68th, and 88th Field Batteries.
Eight naval 4.7-in. guns.
Part of Siege Train.
The advance may be said really to have commenced on the 30th of April,
with the departure on the one hand of General Ian Hamilton from
Thabanchu, followed rapidly on the other by General French. The
Field-Marshal, as stated, did not move for a day or two later. When he
did so, events succeeded each other with the precision of clockwork. The
hundred and twenty miles from Bloemfontein to Kroonstadt was
accomplished in a fortnight, and may be described as an almost bloodless
progress. Many glorious deeds were done, and some lives were lost; but
this march must be looked on as a whole, and not viewed in detail. There
were at least no decisive battles. Every step, marvellously organised
and magnificently carried out, became a development of the pushing-on
system by a species of skilfully devised military pressure from all
parts. The enemy was driven from point to point, now fighting, now
retreating, destroying water-tanks and pumping adjuncts, blowing up
bridges and twisting rails, as a natural consequence of his spite; while
the British, sprayed out over the country, made an almost triumphal
progress, routing the enemy from every stronghold, and capturing waggons
and prisoners by the way.
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