The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-23

of General Cronje, caught his rear guard
at Kip Drift and followed the burghers
to the Beers lager. at Koodoos Rand.
The drift action began at Daybreak. the
mounted infantry driving the Boer rear
guard up the river towards the main
body while another body of mounted in
fantry unanswered on the right front
and flank Of the Beers. The British Hlain
body advanced TO outhank the Boer laa-
ger on the north bank of the river. Gen.
eral Keily-Kenny, having seized two
drifts, found the Beers strongly entrench-
ed and ordered an attack, with the High
land brigade on the left and General
Knox's brigade on the centre and right,
while General Smith-Dorrien's brigade
crossed the river and advanced along the
north bank On both the north and south
banks the ground is level and the advance
across this was deadly and the British
losses were heavy. The battle was an
exact replica Of the Dfodder River The
soldiers were under fire all day and all
the fighting had no definite result. as the
Boer lager was well barricaded and they
remained therein. The British guns
shelled the lager vigorously and the
Beers confessed to a loss OF over 500 men.
TWO MORE DAYS OF SMELLING
The terrific Smelling was resumed Mon
day. when General Cronje asked for an
armistice The Smelling was continued
Tuesday, over fifty guns pouring lead into
the Boer camp.
II THE BED OF THE MODDER
Paardeberg Drift, Orange Free state,
Tuesday. February.-General Cronje's
magnificent march from Magerstortetn
now appears likely TO end in disaster.
The main body Of the Beers Is enclosed in
a terrible deathrap. The enemy are hid
ing in the bed of the Modder, commanded
by the British artillery, and enclosed, an
the east and west by the British infan-
try. Sunday Witnessed q gallant stand on
the present retreating foe. Tired, harass-
ed. they stIll maintained a bold front 1t
is somewhat difficult to explain the sun
day action. il which all the British force
was engaged, in which General Cronje.
under difficult conditions. managed TO
hold his own. On Saturday night the
British mounted infantry came in touch
with Cronje's rearguard, driving them
back upon the main body. on sunday
morning the action was renewed. but the
Beers, who had entrencheed the river
Bad during the night. prevented further
| advance Of the mounted infantry IN this
direction. Meanwhile the Highland brig
/ ade, consisting 81 the Seaforths, the
Black Watch and the Argylls, advanced
I from the eo1tn bank, and the. Essex,
1 Wesh ana Torkshlres frome3 a long line
a the lest. which rested % the river,
/ the extreme right being the Welsh
/ oRDERKD TO SURROUND CRoNJE
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