The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-02
GEN WHITE
Holds I.adysmlth--Captured d
Regiment Fought Brayely.

ing ,he operations of Monday n
was as follows.
iadysmnh. oct. 5i-7i50 .m Took
out from tadysmith brigade of
mounted troops. two brigade divis ons
% the royal artillery. the Natal neid
battery and two brigades os infantry
90 rccounolicr in force the enemy's
main position O. the north and if the
opportunity should offer to capture IN
hin behind Faruuhars farm which
had on che previous day been holi
in strength by the enemy On cluncc-
ti0n with this advance "a column. con.
elstlng NJ the Tenth mountain artillery
-FOUR half companies of the Glnucesters
and elk companies 90 the Royal Irish
fusfieers. the whole under Lieutenant
Colonel Carlton and Major Ayde Dep
uty Assistast Adiuiant General. was
dispatched al n y m. Ou the 2sth. Col
march by night up Bcllspru.t and to
seize Nichoison's Nek. or some position
near Nicholson Nek. thus turning
the cnemy'e right flank The main al.
vance was successfully carried out.
the objective point of the attack being
obyiated and an artillery duel between
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guns ~ che position and Maxima ISL
understood Co have caused heavy loss.
to the enemy. The reconnaissance fore
ga the enemy Co fully disclose his p0al-
ton. and after strong c0untorattack
on our right the Infantry brigade and
cavalry had been rrpulsed. the troops
were slowly Withdrawn Co camp ne
plCkets being left ON observation T.afo|
in the engagement the naval cor.fag-
ent. under Captain lambton. of "a 81
e. Powerful came into acuo- and 81
fenced. with their extreme'y accurate
hrc. the cnemys guns of yositon
The circumstances vhich attended
the movements of Lieutenant Colonel
Cartons column are not yot fully
known hut from reports received. the
column appears 60 have carried out
the nights march unmpicsted until
within ten miles 90 Nicholsona Mex
A. thiF point. two loulders rolled from
the bin and few rifle shots etampcded
the Infantry ammunition mules Thc
stampede spread 60 the battery mu.as
which broke loose from their leaders
and got away with practically the
whole ~ a. sun equipment and the
greater portion of the rrEimcntai small
arm ammunilion
The reserve was similarly lost
The Infantry battanons. however. AK
ed hayoncts ana accompanied boy the
personnel OF the battery. seized a hill
on the left ~ the road two miles from
the Mex without much opposition.
There thcy remained unm0lesied ur
t 4. D..
C0uatrurtug stone nnEerH and walls
ganiznE thc defense of the hiu ani
as cover frlm the nre AZ dawn sklr-
mIshIng attack on oar position was
commenced by che enemy hut made no
way until $50 "a .m whom strong rc.
uf1r .rments enabled au tn rush Gao the
attack with great energy Their nro
became very searching and two com
pnnies os the Gfoucester's ln nu ad-
vanocd position were ordered t0 fan
back Tho enemy then pressed in TO
short range. thr losses un our side bee.
coming very numerous.
A. g. m. our ammunition was prac-
tcpuy exhausted tho position was.
captur "a ANA the survivors of enc cui-
umn f0u ut. thc cuemys bands The.
enemy treated our wounded with hu-I
manlty. General Joubert at once dis
patching letter 90 mo offering a safe
conduct to doctors and ambulance col
remove the sounded The want ~ sue.
cess was due o. The misfortune 90 the
mules stampedIug and The consequent
loss oi the gnns and small arm ammu-
milton reserve
The official lst ~ casualties and
prisoners Wii De- reported shortly The
latter are understood to have been sent
Co. Pretoria hy rall
The security of Ladyamlth s ln no
way Affected"
The details today show the catastro-
phe in a brighter aspect The full
hattalions were not engaged and
therefore the lst of prisoners "a mater
ially reduce,i. while thr disaster now
appears 60 have been not go much the
consequence 90 defeats ln the plan OF
action as 90 the misfortune whereby
the column was deprived of its ammu-
nilon Sti it seems incomprehen-
sihle WIZ the plight ~ the luckless
column was not known w' headquar-
ters al the scene of the surrender vas
only about three miles nsrtawest OF
f-..ysmith and Lieutenant Colonel
Carlton must have expected relief 60
reach him or Instead of attempting TO
occupy defensive position he would
have returned his steps to r.aoysmith
when he suffered the lass ~ his smmu-
niton
Apart from General Whites state
ment that the losses are very numer-