With the Flag to Pretoria: A History of the Boer War of 1899-1900. Volume 1Wilson, Herbert Wrigley
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With the Flag to Pretoria: A History of the Boer War of 1899-1900. Volume 1
Wilson, Herbert Wrigley
South African War, 1899-1902
Lord Roberts' army was composed of four infantry divisions and one of
cavalry, as follows:--
FIRST DIVISION.
LIEUT.-GENERAL LORD METHUEN.
1ST (POLE-CAREW'S) BRIGADE. 9TH (DOUGLAS'S) BRIGADE.
3rd Grenadier Guards. 1st Northumberland Fusiliers.
1st Coldstream Guards. 1st Loyal North Lancashire.
2nd Coldstream Guards. 2nd Northamptonshire.
1st Scots Guards. 2nd Yorkshire Light Infantry.
83rd, 84th, and 85th Field Batteries.
SIXTH DIVISION.
LIEUT.-GENERAL KELLY-KENNY.
18TH (STEPHENSON'S) BRIGADE. 13TH (KNOX'S) BRIGADE.
1st Essex. 2nd East Kent.
1st Yorkshire. 1st Oxfordshire Light Infantry.
1st Welsh. 1st West Riding.
2nd Royal Warwick. 2nd Gloucester.
76th, 81st, and 82nd Field Batteries.
SEVENTH DIVISION.
LIEUT.-GENERAL TUCKER.
14TH (CHERMSIDE'S) BRIGADE. 15TH (WAVELL'S) BRIGADE.
2nd Norfolk. 2nd Cheshire.
2nd Lincoln. 1st East Lancashire.
1st King's Own Scottish Borderers. 2nd South Wales Borderers.
2nd Hants. 2nd North Stafford.
18th, 62nd, and 75th c
3RD (MACDONALD'S) HIGHLAND BRIGADE. 19TH (SMITH-DORRIEN'S) BRIGADE.
1st Argyll and Sutherland. 1st Gordon Highlanders.
1st Highland Light Infantry. 2nd Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
2nd Seaforth Highlanders. 2nd Shropshire Light Infantry.
2nd Royal Highlanders. Canadian Regiment.
CAVALRY DIVISION.
LIEUT.-GENERAL FRENCH.
1ST (PORTER'S) BRIGADE. 2ND (BROADWOOD'S) BRIGADE. 3RD (GORDON'S) BRIGADE.
6th Dragoon Guards. 10th Hussars. 16th Lancers.
6th Dragoons. 12th Lancers. 9th Lancers.
2nd Dragoons. Household Cavalry. Roberts' Horse.
G, O, P, Q, R, T, and U Horse Artillery Batteries.
MOUNTED INFANTRY.
HANNAY'S BRIGADE.
RIDLEY'S BRIGADE.
CORPS TROOPS.
City Imperial Volunteers (Mounted Infantry).
Kitchener's Horse.
Rimington's Scouts.
38th Field, 65th Howitzer Battery.
Siege train (including four 6-inch howitzers).
Four 4·7-inch naval guns; four 12-pounders.
That night of the 10th the search-light in the British camp answered
the message of Kimberley with the glad words--"We are coming."
[Illustration: _W. S. Small._] [_From a sketch by G. D. Giles._
CLEARING THE ROAD TO KIMBERLEY: THE BRITISH CAVALRY CHARGING AT KLIP
DRIFT.]
CHAPTER XVI.
THE GRAND ARMY RELIEVES KIMBERLEY.
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