The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-06-13
HISTORY OF THE
WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA
Beginning and End of One of the Most
Memorable of Conflicts.

Memorable of Conflicts.
The chronology of the war lust
ended must begin in 1899. On Oc-
tober l of that year the war really
had its beginning, when President
Kruger issued his ultimatum. The
excitement was keen and the world
was Oh the qui vive for FORTNIGHT.
and then the first move was made
by the Boer INVASION of Natal on
October y, The next day the Brit
lsh fell back to Ladysmith and two
days later Butler was dispatched to
the seat OF war and made Com
nander-in-Chief of the British forces
III South Africa, On October 20
.uC 9lcsO "a lAI'l,oeliy was begun
@ ile,, l!ne oayS aIter llle siege OF Ia
NY sIIiItn was St .'l tea Whlle the
a wo.Iu ""9 wa tClIln < tneSe Two
IG4 . e. 90 49, IIi'dNll9' sortle
pa y vi o1o % oi l. iIleIi was captured
NJ Tl, OesqOCi ~ py lIlo -. DoelS' Cn
Ivy WV, ei Il H. D tne snell'nS OF MAZE
nlnS y! ~ W. i,oI 80 was St"L Yea, M o.
WnIIa,. ~ 1o,s %" me ooDuy I'd V'le OF OF
lSioo''lol NV 81, oo0 CH DeCehn DeT "
( "a t'tOle I09I I'o0o men dl storm
W. : ,'''" w 'l'I iUiIG" ny u"y Gel'
va w ''OH 1EI, "'t9 N'llCu DIT oPuyion-
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rs US Vas louS ~ peCe!I'o Der 10
go. ia 20 '.io "oNe C'l1 DIltlsh 10 lHe
vi 81 ' ,J u tle sllud IIon'
''nI' o' ' !'' U"y 10y - Nope! Is was
DI - e ~ o',SCcC'' DuIlei III CON-
'f'i!.' u [Iie lIII '!9n lolG eS III scum
IAl' . 10 7, ., on lne ' l"sV gay ol lo92
I0' y 5 l\V 1o0 - l',l'e'' com tud"o u
ZIG -'0'000 men III ool'Iu All led'
EVENTS IN 100.
1900 opened with but one desul-
tory action. Not until February
Is, when Gen, French relieved the
protracted siege of Kimberly, was
lhere an event OF Importance.
Wel1e ud5 ID tel' "Iter deter
n LI'iNou ot' nol'GIEss soo resistance,
CIo"Je S ,I1I, leiGeleu ~ QoO men ana
liIe' D.l, ne leIIel ~ l1"uy sIL III ny
I uen, D Jul 2I oh eol p oaty 20 Iol-
IoWeu, On N al CIi - oeIlllon ,r,
1''i , Gu ~ l@oIu Nocel Is nc
D DOES losl Que u theIr eminent
Co t 1I{ = III t Il oeatn OF Jouo-
Co. r el'L I lI r. ~ iie ii"I event oI
Vlle III 81 lI"It ~ the year was the
s SUI en'lei VI L letolld ) 4He o. o. More
I I5l1l d III Id 59L, 'uly -, Gen
iI,ls5oo 30 SUI elloeIeu 70 tne BRUSH
Mltn ,I ., o+o lIen' On September
llle ! "ne ,. dbl was loll ldlly an
neA S Al Ie[ , nluCn consideration
en- eetOe'll IA u 81 Stdl tea on MS
,"e'l'oi do,e u p 70 EUROPE on sep
teI''oe L "A lie" manner OF war
Idl was I nov icy un oy Tue brltlsh'
VINO sItl' IAI'ClleilGt 70 lake COIL
mana 9ePteIll oer ~ ana recalled
Lo' q n DEUS DEUS WIG started Ior En-
5 l"''u eOe'''oel L.
HAPPENINGS IN 1901.
The first notable event of 1901
was the capture of Moddertontein
by the Beers on February 3. En-
gland began the work OF reinforce
l ~ 400 Clie my my anu anu on I eOluaty o.
$500 c.t nl .1;d Ie! 'nF hIns uolL' lie
III 81 nesoll" 'IonS lol peace were De
Sun, un o{ Ten' ,, Dotna Oh APIll ~ out
' sne3 lell lliious H. d ~ the
41ny 4 Mae III seo ny ~ H nCl,
~ dC0ePt tue Ielii'e' l ne re Doels oe-
aliIG 1 ~ III dC'lVe' tney cap
S sul Gu ~ Lle o luii 1 smPPly lldln on
may % On Ndy - De -y ue-
sti1yeu Tue - 5 S9' Gu tii yeo"ldury ana
on June ~ wv 1T TdIloli'n Illes were
.a arta Nc MI nlu % mn ines 5 were
Cd ? Iul Gu On > ule ~ he FAMOUS
Pro ,.i Id G OF t oan!snlnent was
isS"eu ot ~, o :lla. hi'O M ou aug
S4e 81 [mrs ye"5 &c Idptple 81
otelf f}, lollllild an t, on 9ePtenQeT 10