The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15
BOERS WIN A VICTORY
British Retreat After a Fight for
the First Time Since
the Advance.
.aATAORE MAKES a BAD START
Seems to Have Been Led into a Trap
by His Guides.

loses Heavy Per Cent. of His Force AS
Prisoners-Hundreds Reported Missing
Out of an Army of 1000 Men, Officers
Being Again a Large Proportion of the
Losses-Not Many Deaths Mentioned
Brief Details of the Fight.
Cape Town, Dec. Pit is reported
that heavy firing was heard all day
yesterday in the direction of Modder
river
Pretoria, Dec. 11.-SiX hundred and
seventy-twO British prisoners were
taken at Stormberg. In the fighting
at Modder river yesterday evening
General Cr0nje maintained his posi-
ton and captured fifty British soldiers.
Pretoria, Dec II. Via Lourenzo
Marques. THE Beers captured three
British guns in the engagement with
General Gatacre's force at Stormberg.
The sOrtie at Kimberley last Saturday
was an attempt to take the BOer pO-
sition at Kamperdam and to secure the
waterworks. All the British shots fell
short.
Cape Town, Dec. 9.-It is rumored
here that the Beers attacked Klmber-
lev at close quarters last night, out
were repulsed with heavy loss.
Lorenzo Marquee, DelagOa Bay.
Dec. "a dispatch from Pretoria,
dated today, says: ''Fighting is report
ed to have occurred in the direction Of
Kimberley. It is presumed that this
is another Sortie The Dutch German
ambulance corps has been enthusiast
ticalIy received and will be divided
between Natal and the Free State from
tier"
MOItenO, Cape Colony, Dec. 1O.-Gen-
eral Gatacre left Putters kraal by
train for Molteno, and then proceeded
bv force march twelve miles toward
StOrmberg He had 1000 men, 1ncluu-
ING the northumberland FuSiliers, the
ROYAL Irish Rifles and two batteries OF
field artillery. The British were I'M
mOlested by the Beers until the BOer
position was reached, when hot fire
was unexpectedly opened upon the ad
vancing column. The engagement be-
gan at Ala a. N. At { a. M, after
sharp artillery duel, the British re-
tired They are now marching toward
MOIetnO. General Gatacre found the
enemys position impregnable. 1t was
impossible for the British infantry to
get at the Beers.
Gatacre Reports Casualties.
London, Dee. II. THE war Office
publishes the following dispatch from
General Forester Walker at Cape
Town: "Gatacre reports: Deeply re-
greet to inform you that | met with a
serious reverse in the attack on Storm
berg. 7 was misled as to the enemy's
position by the guides and found i'm
practicable ground. Casualties, so far
as known at present are: Second bat
TALON Royal Irish Rifles: Wounded
Lieutenant Colonel Eager, Major Seat
on, Captain Bell, Captain Kelly, Lieu
tenant Stephens, Lieutenant Barnards-
ton. Suffolk regiment: Wounded
Second Lieutenant Maynard and
twelve men. Missing-Captain Weir,
Lieutenant Rodney and 29O men.
Another Big Batch of Missing.
Seventy-fOurth field battery: Severe
ly wounded - Lieutenant Lewis and
three men, Slightly wounded, two
men. Seventy-seventh field battery:
Killed-One gunner. Wounded, Major
Perceval. Northumberland Fusiliers:
Missing Major Stevens, Captain
Fletcher, Captain Morley, Second Lieu
tenant Wake, Second Lieutenant Coul-
son, Lieutenant Radcliffe, together with
BOG nOn-commissiOned officers and
men Royal Berkshire regiment: Killed
One private. The remainder of my
casualties will be wired as soon as as
certained."
SOME DETAILS OF THE FIGHT.
Called a Reconnaissance in FOREGROUND
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