The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-19
War IN 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 IN Mafeking with 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 thithei
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 Lombard's kop was attacked
by the Beers: it's ammunition carried
by mules lost in the stampede. itA
guns sharing the same fate. After
gallant defense the column surren
dered.
Meanwhile Lord Methuen was ad-
yancing to the relief of Kimberley
He was opposed by the Beers at ever,
step and after fighting three fierce bat
ties, gaining few miles each time
| was repulsed at Magersfontein, wher.
he sat down to await the coming CT
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
on the Tugela river. The Beers
moved down to defend the crossing
and the British moved forward almost
| without reconnaissance. The conse'
hot frontal
| attack was repulsed with great los
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
Another series of movements was
! then undertaken to drive the Beers
out of the hills, but one attack after
another failed. At last the vigor o.
| the British attack made wa.
| through Peters hill and Lord Dun.
| donald rode into Ladysmith Februar,
| %. 1900, after a siege of more thar
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 ana
with the troops at his disposal began
| series of flanking 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 81. 1900. Lord Rob
erts. with his chief OF staff. Lord
| Kitchener. pursued the retreating
| Beers through the Free State te
| Bloomfontein. which surrendered on
! March 13. the Beers retiring to Pre-.
| toria, which capital surrendered June
| 5. 1900. Gen. Brinsloo. with 3.34S men.
| surrendered to the British September
! !. 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 a large stretch Of
! territory, but Dewet. Delarey. BothA
| and others continued the hopeless war
fare and even as late as on March 8.
| 1902, captured Gen. Methuen and
broke up his column OF 1900 men In
| 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 had
sought fruitlessly to offer to negoti-
| ate between the parties the Beers I'M
| der acting President Schalk-Burger.
| perhaps moved by the British foreign
| minister's courteous reference to
| themselves and the fact that they re-
allied that overtures for peace must
come from the Beers in the field, as
well as pressed hard by the British
| troops, sought permission to commu
nicate with the other leaders with a
view to arranging terms of surrender