The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-11-03
BRITISH FORCES
DEFEATED!
Driven Back Upon Ladysmith
TWO REGIMENTS AND A BATTERY
CAPTURED BY THE BOERS.
Gen. White COnfesses That He
only, Was to Blame.

Dispatches received at the British |
War Office, confirm other reports that
the English were worsted in the en-
counters before Ladysmith, Monday.
Sunday, the Boer army commanded
by Gen. Joubert appeared before Lady
smith. 1t is said to have numbered
1900.
In camp at Ladysmith, the British
army under Gen. White numbered
1900. Both armies have since been
re-enfOrced.
On Monday, the Beers placed several
large Krupp guns in position on hill
seven miles from Ladysmith, and she'll
ed the British camp. Gen. Whites
artillery replied with heavy guns
drought on cars from the seacoast,
that had been taken from the British
war ship Powerful. These silenced the
heavy guns of the Beers, and Gen.
White made sally with several
brigades, to drive back the Beers and
capture their heavy guns. But the
British were met by superior force, out
flanked and compelled to fall back to
their camp. The Beers then made a
demonstration to the south, threaten
ing the left flank of the British army,
and Gen. White sent two regiments,
the Irish Fusileers and the Gloucester
shire, and battery, to intercept this
| movement; but the detachment was
Ioverpowered, and after hard fight
compelled to surrender. This loss has
caused q good deal of criticism of the
British commanding General, as all
reverses in war do, but Gen. White
accepts the whole responsibility in a
manly way. He tells the story of the
disaster, in the following dispatch:
| uLadysmith, Oct. 3O-1O:35 p. MI
have to report disaster to the column
sent by me to take q position on hill
. to guard the. left flank of the troops
In these operations today the ROya
Irish Fusileers, No. 10 Mountain Bat
terry, and the Glouscestershire Regi
ment were surroundered in the hills,
and, after losing heavily, had to capitu
late. The casualties have not yet beer
ascertained.
J, ga man of the Fusileers, employed
as hospital orderly, came in under {
flag of truce with letter from th'
survivors of the column, who asked fol
assistance to bury the dead. fea
: there is no doubt OF the truth OF tn
report.
of which the disaster occurred, and
Oh hi
4 There is no blame whatever to tn
, the troops, as the position was unter
able"
The next day, the Beers reoccupie
the position they were driven fror
Monday, and renewed the fire upon tn
B ritish camp. Ladysmith is about 10
miles northwest from Durham the ses
port of Natal, and is connected with
by railroad. Re-enforcements, as fas
t as they arrive at Durham, are sent owe
+? the railroad to Gen. White, at Lad!
u smith.
About 5000 fresh troops will arriv
+ at Cape Town on Sunday next fro1
> England, and be available to re-enforc
O6OfSc w ulUOs 10 WI
: arrive there daily after Sunday, unit
e by the end of next week $4,000 trool
n will have been landed in South Afric
e These men are intended for Gener
y Sir Redvers Buffers army, but the
i will undoubtedly be detached to Nat
a if the situation there should becon
T !, perilous.
III The British army will eventual
: reach the huge total of S9,634 men,
r which 69,634 will be regulars and tt
= other 10000 miscellaneous, b1
= excellent, colonial troops.
g The Boer army is also being rec
} forced, and will be very likely to pre-
n Whites force with great vigor, ar
may compel him to fall back to Piete
} maritzburg, about so miles from Du
> ban. He would here be able to wa
/ for re-enforcements and his base
- supplies.
But the Beers may push to his rea
cut the railroad, and compel him
flight at Ladysmith, in which even
there will probably be protracte
y siege.
Further news of the movements
both armies is awaited with interest.
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