The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-02

and the siege is begun.
Nov. 3-ln fighting south of Ladysmith a
column Of Beers is annihilated
Nov 6-Beer assault repulsed by Gen.
White
Nov s-Vigorous attack on Ladysmith is
repuised with Boer loss of
about 300
Nov. H-Ladysmith again shelled by the
Nov. 1S-Joubert moves south Of Lady
smith with his main army.
Nov. 24-Gen. White reports all we'll at
Ladysmith.
Nov. 30-Ladysmith effectively shelIed by
the Beers from Lombard's Kop.
Dec. 2-Boers shell the town with con-
siderable effect. Rauons said to
be reduced and much sickness
prevalent.
Dec. 3-Detachment of British carries
Lombard's Kop, capturing a
Dec. n--Another sortie made to destroy a
hOwitzer. Object is accomplish
ed but the loss is large.
Dec. 15-Gen. Butler, attempting to cross
the Tugela and relieve Lady
smith, meets with large losses at
Colenso.
Dec. 19-Provisions at Ladysmith sufi-
Client for two months: rations
Jan. 6-Boers attack Ladysmith in force,
but are repulsed. Losses heavy
on both sides.
Jan. 1O-Second general advance on the
Upper TuGela river by Buller's
troops under Gen. Warren and
Lord Dundonald.
Jan. 11-Lord Dundonald seizes Swart's
Kop and q cable ferry at Pot
gieter's Drift
Jan. 16-Gen. Warren forces a passage
at richards Drift. A part Of
Gen. Buffers force also crosses
the Tugela at Potgieter's Drift
Jan. O-H-Gen. Warren engages the Beers
both days
Jan. 22-Gen. Butler reports Substantial
progress on the part of Gen.
Warren.
Jan. 2s-Gen. Warren takes spion Kop
but with heavy loss.
Jan. 24Spion Kop abandoned by the Brit
ish.
Jan. 26-Gen. Butler retreats to the south
bank of the Tugela, having fall
ed to force a passage to Lady
smith
Feb. 1-London Is advised Gen. Butler will
make another effort to relieve
LadysnAth. Long list of British
casualties received at the war
office. Gen. White announces
his forces in good condition. and
able to hold out indefinitely
Feb. S-Siege rations of bread and meat
for British at Mafeking. Anx-
iety on account of no word from
Gen. Butler
Feb. 4-Boers block way to Ladysmath by
blowing up bridges and digging
up roads Gen. Buffers plans
secret.
Feb. 5-London war office gets informa-
ton of the report that Butler
has crossed the Tugela river
and Is moving upon Ladysmith.
I Mafeklng holds out against
siege.
Feb. 6-No report from Butler on his
venture across the Tugela.
Feb. mo word from Butler. Gen. Nc
Donald checks q junction Of
Boer forces In Natal
Feb. 8.-Definite news that Butler has
been three days on the advance
upon Ladysmith. Beers found
strongly intrenched about Spion
Kop and British advance tenn
porarily checked. Reports Of
heavy British losses in Butler 3
column.
Feb. 9.-Reports of fierce fighting on the
Tugela, but no official reports
from Gen. Butler. British forces
gain some progress toward
Ladysmith.
Feb. 10.-War office gives credence to re-
ports that Gen. Butler has been
forced to retire and recross the
Tugela.
Feb. 12.-Report that Gen. Joubert is try
ing to flank Gen. Butler. Thea
ter of war transferred to Mod
der river.
Feb. 1S.-Kimberley in dire peril. Army
OF IS, 200 men modified under
Gen. Roberts on Modder river.
Feb. 14.-British forced to retire after hot
fighting at Colesberg. Gen. Bull
Ter heard from at Chieveley.
Feb. 15.-Gen. Roberts enters the Free
State with an army Of $4,000
men, turning Boer lines at Ma
gersfontein.
Feb. 16-Censor stops all dispatches from
Buffers army.
Feb. 17-London cheered with authentic
news that Gen. Cronje has be-
gun retreat north from Medder
river pursued by Lord Roberts
with an army of 10000 men.
Feb. 18.-Buller again attacks Beers on
the Tugela, while Lord Roberts
is in full pursuit OF Gen.
Cronje.
Feb. 1s.-Believed that Cronje escaped
from Gen. Roberts. Butler en-
gaging the Beers along the Tu
gela.
Feb 20-Buller turns the Boer lines and
captures Monte Christie,
Feb. M-Ten thousand Beers withdrawn
from Colesberg district to re-
lleve Cronje. Butler thinks re-
lief of Ladysmith Is near at
hand.
Feb. 22-Lord Roberts has CronJe in
trap; the Boer general is sur
rounded and time limit given
them in which to capitulate.
Lord Roberts expects the sur
render of Cronjes entire CONF
mand.
Feb. 2S-Cronje declares he will fight.
after being refused an armis-
tice British war office an
nounces total losses Of Il, POS up
to the 18th of February.
Feb 24.-Unauthentic reports that Cron>
je has surrendered.
Feb. 35-Not believed In London that
Cronje has escaped. Butler
presses forward toward Lady
smith.
Feb. 26.-Gen Cronje's resistance at
Paardeberg hopeless; wants to
surrender but is prevented by
young Boer soldiers: many Of
his men taken prisoner by Brit
ish.