The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-27
GENERAL WHITES REPORT.
Omcihl Account of the Battle and
English victory at EIandsInagte.

Omcinl Account of the Battle and
English victory at EInndsInagte.
London, Oct. 23.-The war office yes
terday afternoon published the follow
ing dispatch to the secretary of state
for war. the marquis of Lansdowne,
from the general commanding in
Natal, Sir George Stewart White, re-
garding the engagement Saturday at
Elandslaagte, between Glencoe and
Ladysmith. when the British, under
Gen. Jan ii. NJ. KOck second in COM
manG in the Transvaal army, who was
himself wounded and captured and
has since died.
White, Commander in Natal, to the
Secretary of State for War. Filed
Ladysmith. October -. 1O:3O a. IN.
In action at Elandstaagte yesterday
the troops engaged were the follow
ing: Cavalry-Fifth Iancers, a squad
ron of the Fifth dragoOn guards, the
imperial light horse and two squad
rCns of Natal carbineers; artillery
Twenty-first field battery, Forty-sec-
Ond field battery and the Natal field
battery; infantry DevOnshire reg
iment, half a battalion of the Gordon
mcnt. The whole force was under
Gen. French. with Col. Hamilton COM
marding The infantry.
! was present in person from $3.50
p. m. to $50 p. m, but did not assume
direction of the fight, which was left in
the hands of Gen. French. Although
desultOry fighting took place earlier in
the day, while reinfOrcements, sent out
later, on ascertaining the enemy's
strength, were arriving from Lady
smith, the real action did not begin un-
til $3.50. At that hour the Beers held
a position of very exceptional strength,
of rock hill about a mile
and a half southeast of Elandslaagte
station.
At p. IN. our guns took posi-
tiOn on ridge, 100 yards from the
BOTes, whose guns at once opened
fire. This fire was generally well di-
rected. but somewhat high. This time
contrary to previous experiences, their
shells burst well.
The imperial light horse moved to-
wards the left of the enemy's position,
and two squadrons of the Fifth Ian
GERS toward his right. During the ar
tillery duel, mounted Beers pushed out
from their left and engaged the i'm
peria' light horse. In a few minutes
the enemy's guns ceased firing, and our
Beers, who opposed the imperial light
horse. The latter at once fell back.
After the artillery fire portions of our
advanced to the attack, sup
ported by our guns in the second po-
;itiCn. the DevOnshires held the enemy
n front while the Manchester regi-
mont and the Gordon Highlanders
urI ed his left flank.
The Beers guns, although often ST.
creed, invariably opened fire again on
he slightest opportunity, and were
,ery ed with great courage. After Sc
ere fighting our infantry carried the |
lcsition. At 6:3O p. m. this was ac-
the enemy standing his |
ground to the last with courage and |
Cnacity. The Fifth lancers and a |
quadron of the Fifth dragoon guards |
larged three times through the re- |
Teating Beers in the dark, doing con-
iderable execution.
We captured the BOer camp. with |
ents, wagons. horses and also two
'uns. The Boer losses were very con-
iderable including a number of
and unwOunded prisoners.
.mcng the former are Gen. Jan Kock
nd Piet JOubert, nephew of Com
landant-General Joubert.
One goods train. with supplies for
lencOe camp, and nine English pris-
ners were recovered. Our loss, | re-
ret to say, was heavy. 1t is roughly
ompUted at $50 killed and wounded.
The collection of the wounded over
large area in the dark and the ar
,nPements for sending them in have
aus far occupied our time and atten-
On. \ full list will 60 to you later.
Our wounded and those of the ene-
" are now arrived by trains. Besides
GERS, we have many HnlIanders. Ger
ans, and prisoners of mixed nation
tiles. The behavior of our troops and