Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-27
WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
JANuARY

JANUARY.
C. Boer attack Ladysmith heavy lighting and
casualties
H. The lett wing Of Cen Buffers army crossed
the Tugela west Of Colenso to turn the Boer
position.
%. British attack at spion Kop.
25 Gen. Butler retired the left wing of his army
south of the Tugela after abandoning Spion
Kop.
FEBRUARY.
8. Buffers army again crossed the Tugela to the
relief Of Ladysmith; heavy lighting at Pot
gieter's drift.
Q. Heavy aghsing on the Tugela river Iine
8 Buffers army recrcssed the Tugela after sharp
fighting,
Il. Gen Roharts column entered the orange
Free stTfe and segan the movement for sank-
ing the Beers On MoSilg river.
10 The siege of Kimberley raisea b. the advance
guard of Roberts column
Is. Beginning Of a 4 days desperate hglh Oh the
Aodder river between Roberts troops and The |
Beers under Czonje =
~. Gen. cronie surrendered his army to Roberts
az PaaTdeberg
MARCH.
!. Gen. Buller reached Iadyslnith. which had
been ahantnnea r. tlgass1 1s5srs.
i y. The British crown announced IN parliament
that Tie independence of the south AfriepE
republics would not be conceded ID the event
Of the Beers stopping the war.
II. Lord Roberts occupied Bloemfoutein, capital
Of the Orange Free State.
80. Cen Louis Botha appointed eommander il
chief Of the Transgasl forces.
April.
2. British sortie at Mafeking repulsed
8. Col Broadwoods command ambushed by the
Beers at Thabanchu and guns taken; casual
ties, $40.
Col de yillebois MareuilI, the noted French
ally of the Beers, killed in action at Boshof
companies OF British railway guards captured
by the Beers at Bethani.
rs. Wepener relieved, the Beers under De Wet
moving rapidly northward
30. President kruger issued a proclamation order.
ing all British subjects to leave the Fransyaal.
7. Roberts troops crossed the yaal and Vet
rivers.
President Kruger called all the Beers of the
Transsaal TO take up arms.
IL. President steyn abandoned Kroousfadt and es-
tablished the capital Of the Orange Free State
at Lindley.
10. Kroonstadt. the second capital of the Orange
Free State, occupied by British troops.
18 Relief Of Mateking effected by the British
g. Bethune's mounted infantry trapped near Yry-
held, in Natal; 6s casualties
p. Roberts army began the actual invasion oi
Transvaal territory in force.
81. Johannesburg occupied by British troops and
the flag Of England raised over the public
buildings
G. British flag hoisted over Pretoria.
l. Beers destroyed an entire British battalion at
Roodwal.
II. Battle between Roberts and Botha east Of
Pretoria
Is. President Kruger transferred the seat Of the
TransSaal government to Aikmaar.
JULf
Il. Beers captured guns and 200 Scots Greys
and Lincolnshire men at Nitral's mex
TO- Sharp fighting at several points in the Trans
yaal
20 The Boer general, Prinsloo, surrendered un-
eonditionally, turning over 1000 men of the
5000 in his command.
OCTOBER.
s5 force Of $50 Beers surprised and csptured
JacobsdaI, near Kimberley.
90. Gen. Knox's force engaged the Beers under
De Wet vaal river.
NOVEMBER
! 10. The British forces Of Gen. Smith-Dorien en-
gagged the Beers under De Wet 50 miles north
west Of Kroonstadt and captured guns the
Beers lost % killed, so wounded and 100 cap
tured.
| e. Beers captured Dewetsdorp, Orange Free
State, taking 2 guns and 400 prisoners.
DECEMBER.
! 6 Gen. De Wet, with 5000 Beers, attacked and
partially destroyed British convoy between
| Pretoria and Rustenberg.
! 1S Desperate fight at Nooitgedaeht, TransYaal.
between Gen. Clements British force and the
Beers under Delarey.