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Below We Submit a Brief Chronology
of the Ladysmith Campaign In south
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Chronology OF cine Ladysmlth Campalgn.


The following brief chronology of
the Ladysmith campaign is complete
up TO the time Lord Dundonald's forces
entered the city, relieving Gen. White
after an Imprisonment of pa days;
Oct l2-Boer army invades Natal.
oct. 20-Battle OF Glencoe; Beers repulsed
Gen. Symons mortally wounded; British losses,
80 killed, 1911 wounded.
Oct 2l-Battle of Elandslaagte Beers re-
pulsed; British losses, 81 killed, 2l0 wounded.
Oct. 24-Battle of Retfontein; British com
PEELED To retire, having Il killed, lO5 wounded.
Oct. 30-Battle of Ladysmith; British en-
trapped and defeated after having 800 men cap
tured and 800 killed and wounded
Nov. 2-Sege OF Ladysmth begins.
Nov 3-British troops forced 10 eVacuate
Colenso.
Nov Is British armored train ambushed
near Estcourt; Winston Churchill ana % men
Nov is Battle of willow Grange south OF
Colenso; Beers repulsed; British losses III
killed, 90 wounded, missing.
Nov. 30-Boers attack Ladysmith IN force;
are repulsed, leaving 100 dead on the field.
Dec. s-Brtish sortie from Ladysmith de-
stroys Boer guns on Lombard kop.
Dec. 10-British sortie destroys Boer guns on
Surprise hill
Dec. l5-Battle of Colenso; Butler repulsed in
first effort. TO relieve Ladysmith; British losses
l46 killed, 746 wounded, 227 missing; III British
guns captured.
Dec. 22-Brtish sortie from Ladysmith re-
pulsed Win loss OF killed, 10 WOuuueu.
Jan. 6-Boers assault Ladysmith in force, but
everywhere repulsed after 10 hours fighting.
Jan. l0-Buler siezes Potgieter's drift, IL
miles west of Colenso.
Jan. l7-British troops cross Tugela river at
Potgieters and Trichardt in second attempt 10
relieve Ladysmith.
Jan. 25-British capture Spion kop after six
days continuous fighting; British loss l9i
killed. 532 wounded.
Jan. 70 British give up Spion kop and retreat
across Tugcla.
Irah prit;.b trocre % OoO strong cross
Tugela ut Molen drift in third attempt TO re-
lieve Ladysmith; capture Vaal Krantz with
bayonet charge.
Feb. british retreat across Tugela river
after losing 30 killed, So wounded, and ~ miss
ing.
Feb. 16-Buller starts fourth attempt TO re-
lieve Ladysmith by capture of Husssar hill
Feb. 20-Brtish capture Colenso, losing IL
killed, 100 wounded in three days tghting.
Feb. 2l-BritiSh troops cross Tugela IN nth
attempt TO relieve Ladysmith
Feb. 22-Fifth brigade advance toward Grob-
Ter lloof, gaining some ground with heavy loss
Inniskillens and Dublin Fuslicrs beaten back
Feb. 23-Lyttleton's brigade relieves Hart :
brigade.
Feb. 2i-Both sides agree to truce TO bury
dead and care for wounded.
Feb 25-Fighting continues, British stub
bornly holding positions. with serious losses.
Feb. 26-Buller's entire force returns TO south
side OF the Tugela and re-crosses to the north
side by another route.
Feb 27-BritiSh force capture Peters hill.
Feb. Lord Dundonalds force enters Lady
smith
Mar Gen. Butler personally visits Lady
smith, reports garrison on short rationS and n
need of nursing.