The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-06-12
Wcsr ir7 South Africa
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bOmbarded the 10000 British troops
within the circle
At the same time Gen Cronje was
besieging Maj Baden-Powell, who was
shut up N Mafeking with a few Brit
ish officers and a few hundred villag-
ers whom he trained to defend them
selves
Another large force of Beers was be
sieging Kimberley, attracted thither
by the fact that Cecil Rhodes with
customary gallantry had shut himself
up along with his people to bear the
brunt Of the attack on the diamond
mining company's property.
A British column sent out OF Lady
smith to LON bard's kop was attacked
by the Beers. its ammunition carried
by mules lost in the stampede, its
guns sharing the same fate After
gallant defense the column surren-
dered.
Meanwhile Lord Methuen was ad-
vancing to the relief of Kimberley
He was opposed by the Beers at every
step and after fighting three fierce bat-
ties, gaining a few miles each time
was repulsed at Magersfontein, where
he sat down to await the coming cf
Lord Roberts
Gen. Butler had by this time ar
rived in the country with strong rein
fOrcements and determined to relieve
Ladysmith. To do this he advanced
through Natal and took up position
the Tugela river The Beers
moved down to defend the crossing
and the British moved forward almost
without reconnaissance. The conse-
quence was that this foolish frontal
attack was repulsed with great loss,
and worse than all the British bat
terry of eleven guns taken by the
Beers, the battery having advanced
too close to the burghers' concealed
trenches.
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then undertaken to drive the Beers
out of the hills, but one attack after
another failed At last the vigor of
the British attack made a way
through Peters hill and Lord Dun
donald rode into Ladysmith February
%, 1900, after a siege of more than
four months.
Lord Roberts meanwhile had been
pushing through the heart of the
country with a large body of troops
He took over Methuen's command and
with the troops at his disposal began
a series of fianking movements by
means of which he sent Gen French,
the cavalry leader, into Kimberley,
compelling Cronje to retire with what
speed he might Cronje, however, was
too slow, and along with 1900 men
and six guns surrendered at Paarde-
berg on February 27. 1900 Lord Rob
erts, with his chief of staff, Lord
Kitchener, pursued the retreating
Beers through the Free State TO
Bloomfontein, which surrendered on
March Is, the Beers retiring to Pre-
toria, which capital surrendered June
5, 1900. Gen. BrinS1OO, with 3,34S men,
surrendered to the British September
1, 1900; ex-President Kruger fed to
Europe and Lord Roberts returned
home to England
Lord Kitchener, by building a series
of blockhouses, connected with barbed
wire fences, succeeded then in driving
the Beers out of large stretch OF
| territory, but Dewet, Delarey, Botha
| and others continued the hopeless war
fare and even as late as on March s
| 1902 captured Gen. Methuen an6
| broke up his column of 1900 men il
| a night surprise. The Beers were
| dressed in British uniforms.
| The pursuit of the Beers still con
tinued with considerable vigor and
| after the Dutch government hao
! sought fruitlessly to offer to negoti
ate between the parties the Beers un
! der acting President Scha1k-Burger
| perhaps moved by the British foreign
| minister's courteous reference t.
! themselves and the fact thai they re
| allied that overtures for peace mus
! come from the Beers in the field, a
| we'll as pressed hard by the British
| troops sought permission to commrl
| nicate with the other leaders with
view to arranging terms of surrende
and peace.