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attack. In tremendous intricate and in
termnable obstacles this country sur
passes everything the English have
hitherto seen. The unique and enor-
NOUS barrier of insurmountable forti.
fed mountains is between Roberts and
Pretoria.
CUMBERSOME TRANSPORTS UN-
FEASIBLE
The lack OF drinking water may lead
20 dire catastrophe. The Beers are
the ideal warriors for a guerilla cam
paign. They are accustomed 10 The eli
mate, the treachery of which the Brit
ish have yet 10 learn during the cold
nights Of April, May, June and July
They are indefatigable In marching,
intimately conversant with every inch
OF the ground. frugal, and excellent
marksmen. Each man carries his own
water and provision stores. Besides
they possess a great number OF talented
leaders for a guerrilla campaign. The
English army Is totally unfit for such
war, cumbersome. pretentious with
regard TO food and quickly discouraged
when fighting an almost invisible foe.
The number OF transport wagons that
must accompany the British army Is
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most OF whom have been either killed
OF wounded. The remaining officers are
mostly unacquainted with guerilla
warfare. They will have TO go through
territory every inhabitant OF which Is
an enemy. In guerilla war the English
will lose the chief advantage which they
possessed over the Boers-the numerical
superiority Of their guns. These II will
be an utter impossibhity to drag along,
The occupation Of the various parts
OF the country and Of the railroad VIII
absorb an immense amount OF troops.
The British required 10000 men to
drive the invading Beers back. This
was accomplished In five months. In
the Franco Prussian war the Germans
were obliged 10 put an army OF $4,000
men into the field 20 hold the Franc
Tireurs guerilla soldiers IN check, and
France is but little mountainous. The
Franc-Tireurs were armed with the
most obsolete rifles, the so-called Ia
BATTERIES fsnuff boxes, which had but
one-twentieih part Of a Mauser's power
Austria had trouble IN subdulng the
beggarly Bosnlans' with 100000 OF her
best drilled troops. Russia Waged war
for 40 years with the tribes OF Caucasus
country which Is IN many respects
similar 10 the Transyaal. The peculiar
terrace OF the Transyaal will also make
the supply Of stores. and particularly
Of water, a matter Of immense difficult
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FLANKING MOVEMENTS IMPOSSI- |
BILE.
The Beers viii select line OF de- |
Tense which will not admit OF a flank |
ing movement on the part Of the enemy. |
In attacking. the English will meet |
anew the experiences OF the first months /
OF the war. There viii be a Butler at
the Tugela with variations, and no cir |
cumstances viii arise like Cronje's sur. |
render, that would draw the republican |
forces away. Then the Beers will en-
deavor 20 break the railroad communi-
cations TO cut OF the leaders from their
base Of supplies. In country like the
Transvaal there Is nothing easier than
10 interrupt the railroad communica-
tion. Modern explosives allow II to be
done very quickly. and bridges. VIA
ducts and tunnels can be demolished In
an incredibly short space OF time. while
the wrecking party with the modern
smokeless powder can fnnihilate any |
patroling force. Certainly immense VI
GLANCE, the greatest exertions and the
utmost endeavors will have TO be ex@
ercised by the invaders to protect thu
railroad line during the bot African
days and the cold, dark niShts.