South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 8): From the Occupation of Pretoria to Mr. Kruger's Departure from South Africa, with a Summarised Account of the Guerilla War to March 1901 — John Shaqi
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 8): From the Occupation of Pretoria to Mr. Kruger's Departure from South Africa, with a Summarised Account of the Guerilla War to March 1901Creswicke, Louis
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South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 8): From the Occupation of Pretoria to Mr. Kruger's Departure from South Africa, with a Summarised Account of the Guerilla War to March 1901
Creswicke, Louis
South African War, 1899-1902; Transvaal (South Africa) -- History
14.--Rustenburg occupied by General Baden-Powell.
Botha's rearguard surprised and "thoroughly routed" by General Ian
Hamilton's Mounted Infantry.
Position on Zand River attacked by 800 Boers with three guns. Enemy
driven off by General Knox.
15.--Column left Pretoria to meet General Baden-Powell and repair
telegraph between Pretoria and Rustenburg.
18.--General Baden-Powell arrived at Pretoria.
General Hunter occupied Krugersdorp.
19.--Lord Methuen defeated De Wet at Heilbron.
20.--Extinction of rebellion in Cape Colony. Surrender of De Villiers.
22.--Lord Dundonald occupied Standerton.
24.--General Clements defeated the Boers at Winburg.
General Ian Hamilton occupied Heidelburg.
26.--Boer attack repulsed near Senekal, and enemy's laager burned.
27.--Attack on British at Roodeval Spruit. Boers beaten off.
JULY 1900.
1.--Generals Hunter and MacDonald joined hands at Frankfort.
4.--General Buller's forces and those of the Commander-in-Chief joined
at Vlakfontein.
Entire railway from Natal to Johannesburg in hands of the British.
General Paget drove the enemy from strong positions towards Bethlehem.
7.--General Buller arrived at Pretoria.
Bethlehem captured by Generals Clements and Paget. De Wet put to flight.
11.--Squadron of Scots Greys, five companies of the Lincolnshire
Regiment, with two guns of the O Battery of the Royal Horse
Artillery, captured at Nitral's Nek. General Smith-Dorrien
successfully engaged the Boers near Krugersdorp.
16.--Determined attacks by Boers on left flank of British posts in the
Pretoria district. Enemy driven off with loss.
19.--General Little engaged De Wet near Lindley, and broke up his
forces.
21.--Advance begun from Pretoria east, along Delagoa Bay Railway.
A supply train, with 100 Welsh Fusiliers, captured near Honing Spruit.
23.--The Black Watch capture a hill at Retief's Nek. The Highland Light
Infantry were compelled to retire from a steep hill above the Nek.
25.--Lord Roberts's force reached Balmoral on the way to Middelburg.
French's Cavalry and Hutton's Mounted Infantry put Boers to flight
six miles south of Balmoral.
Boers flee in disorder before Lord Roberts's advance. General French
crosses Oliphant's River.
26.--Philip de Wet, younger brother of Christian de Wet, surrendered at
Kroonstad.
General Hunter occupied Fouriesburg.
General MacDonald, after fighting a rearguard action, blocked Naauwpoort
Nek.
27.--Occupation of Middelburg by advance guard of Lord Roberts without
opposition.
30.--Surrender of Generals Prinsloo, A. J. Villiers, and Crowther, and
4000 Boers to General Hunter.
AUGUST 1900.
4.--Surrender of Harrismith to General MacDonald.
10.--Discovery of the plot at Pretoria to kidnap Lord Roberts and the
British officers.
Pursuit of De Wet continued.
12.--De Wet escaped.
16.--Eland's River garrison relieved.
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