Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-10-26
THE GLENCOE FIGHT.
Tho War Between the British and Doors Is
Progressing Nicely.

Tho result of tho battle at Glencoe
must 60 far toward convincing the Doors
of tho utter hopolcssness of their war
with England.
Glencoe is in uppor Natal, near Dun
dee, and at that point tho British had
concentrated most of tho forces they had
in Natal. They wero so inferior in num-
bors to the Boer troops, which somo days
ago began their march into British terri
tory, that much apprehension for their
safety was telt at tho British war office.
Tho Boers, confident of their ability to
infiict severe blow upon this division
of the British army before roinfoTce-
monts could reach it, pressed forward
and made their attack under most favor
able circumstances. Thoy occupied
hill within easy range of tho British
camp and masscd upon it about twice as
many men as wcro in tho army which
lay below them, an apparently easy mark.
Ever since tho fight at Majuba Hill tho
Doors havo boon possessed with tho idea
that they are man to man moro than n
match for the British and with twice as
groat force rs tho enemy thoy had no
doubt that great victory would be
theirs at Glencoe.
Such would have boon tho result If tho
British had merely stood their ground
and talSon tho Boor fire. But they
adopted a very different sort of tactics.
As soon as tho Boers came within reach
thoy charged UPON thom with desperate
valOr. Their onset was so determined
and the work of their artillery so scien-
tific and effective that tho Doors could
not resist the assault Thoy fought
bravoly, as they always do, but their
superiority in numbers was moro than
offsot by the skill and discipline of tho
British, and they wore driven from their
vantage ground with severe loss of mon
| and guns.
Tho British lost heavily also, but
gained victory which could have boon
achieved only by high class soldiery di-
rocted by bravo and efficient officers.
The record made by the British officers
in this baltic was truly remarkable. Wo
doubt if so large q number of officers
in proportion to tho number OF men thoy
commanded were over before killed in
battle when tho fighting was, out of 200
dead and wounded on the British side,
no less than 81 were officers. This list
includes three coloncls and four majors.
Con. SymOns, tho commander Of tho
division, was wounded, it is believed,
mortally.
Tho Royal Irish Fusieers lost5 officers
and ia mon, tho Dublin Fusilcors Off
GERS and 45 men, tho Kings Rifles If otli-
cors and 70 mon, and the Eighteenth
llussars 8 officers and 7 men. Counting
tho number of killed alono the dspro-
portion noted is still moro remarkable,
the returns showing II officers to havo
been shot dead, against 20 of tho rank
and flo.
1t will bo seen that tho Irish troops
fought heroically. They lost one-third
Of tho officers and nearly one-half of tho
mon who were killed and wounded under
tho British flag.
All tho British troops fought with
great courage, but their officers made q
record which proves that thoy throw
themselves into the thickest of thr fight.
unexpected rush of n smaller Iorce
upon them in their very strong position
had demoralizing effect upon the
Boers and had much to do with their
utter rout. 1t would appear that tho
British troops in South Africa. despite
their great numerical inferiority to tho
Beers aro able to take care of themselves.
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