Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
BRUTAL BRITISH sOLDIERY.
Fifth Lancers XIII Men Who Had Sur.
rendered,

F1fth Lancers XIII Men Who Had Sur.
rendered.
The New York World Of today says: The
first definite charges Of British massacre
Of Beers who had thrown down their arms
and asked for mercy was made by corre-
spondent of the Algemein Handelsblad. the
leading newspaper OF Amsterdam, writing
from Glands Laagte, and they were printed
on December 4, He said:
Never have l. thought Englishmen to be
such brutes. Imagine that about ninety
men were behind kopje when 800 Lancers
attacked them ~
THE Beers had to surrender to such
overwhelming numbers, and threw down
their weapons in token of submission. But
the captain of the Lancers shouted:
Kill the 81 Whereupon tremen-
dous massacre ensued. Sousenthaler, the
only prisoner among them, was spared be-
cause he had remained fiat on the ground.
Private Dolan of the 9TH Lancers thus de-
scribed the same incident in a letter print
ed In London December 4:
AS soon as they saw the laoceS they
threw up their rifles and ammunition and
cried Friends" But it was no go, for they
fired on the Red Cross, and we had no
mercy for them"
The Glands LaaGte Massacre.
An officer of the 9Th Lancers wrote a let
ter describing the Glands Laagte massacre,
which was published in the London Times
of December o, in which he describes the
cold-blooded killing most cheerfully and
with rare rumor thus:
After the enemy were driven out one of
our squadrons pursued and got right IN
among them in the twilight, and most eX-
ceiient pig-sticking ensued for about ten
minutes, the bag being about sixty.
one or our men stuck his lance through
been getting dark we would have killed
many more
An account told by a dragon corporal to
correspondent Of the London Chronicle
Der 3. He said:
The Beers fell off their horses and roll
ed among the rocks. hiding their heads
with their arms. calling for mercy, calling
to be shot-anything to escape stab from
those terrible lances through their backs
ana bowels. But not many escaped. We
Just gave them a good dig as they lay
Next day most Of the lances We're bloody"
Another lance trooper thus described the
affair:
we got charge at them. They threw
up their arms and fell on their knees for
mercy, but We Were told not to give them
any, and | can assure you they got none.
We went along sticking our 1ances through
hem. 1t was a terrible thing"
Testimony of II Uitlander.
]. II. Fox, an uitlander, now at Lady
smith, writes:
1T was sight to see the Lancers charge.
When they got within 100 yards the Beers
threw up their arms and begged for mercy.
They Jumped off their horses and got on
their knees ana prayed for mercy
Here is e contribution from of the
Lancers:
One Boer begged me very hard to spare
him, but my reply was: You -, here's
your mercy | shot him dead and did
not take the trouble to lance him
Private l.. Thompson. list Battalion King 8
Royal Rifles, thus describes the fight at
Glencoe when Gen. Symons was mortally
wounded:
with wild cheer wewere among them.
Bayonets went to work. and heads were
smashed like pumpkins. They were speech
less with terror When they saw the line
of cold steel coming at them they threw
down their arms and fed in confusion, only
TO be cut into travellers samples when they
reached the bottom by our cavalry"
Henry Burgess, fireman British arm
ored train. wrote:
"Once the bayonet charge of the Devons
and Gordons began the Dutchnen fed pre-
c;pitately. Meanwhile, the Lancers had
been creeping up behind, and as the Beers
reached the bottom the Lancers charged
them at fun gallop. The panic-stricken
Beers threw down their riies and attempt
ed to escape, but It was utterly useless for,
with shouts of 'Majuba,' the Lancers were
upon them and the awful work commenced.
Very few Beers escaped
Calls 1t Fine Fun"
Drummer Hearn of Col Baden-Powelrs
Light Horse, describes the first engage
nent of Mafekng:
We cleared the remainder at the point
of our bayonets. It was really fine fun.
You should have seen what a fuss the
Beers made about being pricked. 1 touched
one and he jumped for yards. They don't
like cold steel We showed them no
mercy
A private in the Kings Rifles describes
he slaup1ter
1T was a great but terrible sight to see
those horsemen hew their way through the
Beers. Three times they rode right
through, cutting, siashing, hacking.
Some of the Beers died in "a praying
attitude. Many flung down their arms as
soon a. they saw the flash of the lances,
clasping their hands above their heads,
and begged for mercy. But they had shown
no mercy TO US. and this was our revenge