This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ...Dragoon Guards, started for Tambookieland to punish the chief Mampassa, who hod now joined in the war against the British. The party was thus employed till the 19th October, when it arrived at Fort Beaufort, having been engaged in the several affairs and skirmishes with the enemy which took place during that time, and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ...Dragoon Guards, started for Tambookieland to punish the chief Mampassa, who hod now joined in the war against the British. The party was thus employed till the 19th October, when it arrived at Fort Beaufort, having been engaged in the several affairs and skirmishes with the enemy which took place during that time, and in one of which the spirited conduct of Ensign Fitzgerald, of the 91st, was particularly noticed. The detachment marched on the 23rd Ootober to Phoonah's-Kloof and thence to Fort Vio'oria on the 9th December. On the 23rd August a body of Hottentots and Fingces that had been sent out on two days' patrole were on their return to Fort Cox suddenly attaoked on the Amatol i mountains by a superior force of Kafirs, and on the eve of being overpowered by them when the opportune arrival of 100 men of the 91st, hastily despatched to their support, rescued them from their danger, and throwing themselves in the face of the foe directed such a volley into them as to compel them to beat a precipitate retreat, and the party returned to camp without further molestation. On the 29th August the 9tst regiment furnished 116 men as part of a patrol under Capt. Durnford, 27th Regiment, which again scoured the bushy kloofs of the surroundiug coun. try. On the 5th September the Reserve battalion 91st was directed to remain and occupy Fort Cox with 200 of the Cape Town Burghers, all under the command of Major (now LieutCol.) Campbell. The division having placed the fort in a state of good repair then moved towards the Debe river. While at Fort Cox daily patrols of 100 men, under a captain, were furnished by the 91st regiment and Cape Burghers for the purpose of keeping the surrounding bush olear of the enemy and reconnoitring the neighbourhood. On the 17th September ...
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