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. 1903 Excerpt: ...and counter-marching on our part, to support threatened communications. The 22nd was a day typical of this period: reveille at three A.M., bivouac at one o'clock after a long march; off again at three in the afternoon in response to a sudden call; an advance of a few hundred yards, and then a two hours' expectant halt; ...
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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. 1903 Excerpt: ...and counter-marching on our part, to support threatened communications. The 22nd was a day typical of this period: reveille at three A.M., bivouac at one o'clock after a long march; off again at three in the afternoon in response to a sudden call; an advance of a few hundred yards, and then a two hours' expectant halt; then a return to camp; and at 10.30 P.m. another sudden alarm and a night march till 3.30 A.m., leading to nothing. Another night march brought us, on the morning of the 25th, to Warmbad, a curious little settlement built round some hot springs in the middle of the bush, and consisting of a long row of tin bath-houses, an hotel, and a station. After a few days here, we were attached to a flying column under Colonel (now General) Plumer, and after doubling back to Pienaar's Eiver, struck off twenty-five miles to the east of the line to Bland's Eiver, where the Ehodesians and Australians who were with us made a smart capture of a Boer laager, with quantities of rifles, stores and cattle, and some fifty prisoners. In the midst of this small triumph, came a message from General Paget to hurry back to Warmbad, where he was being besieged by Grobler with a number of big guns brought from Pietersburg. Back we hastened (September 3), covering the forty-five miles in thirty hours, took our share in the defence for two days, but on the I evening of the second (September 6) were despatched on another expedition, under Colonel Hickman, which led us for the fourth time over the road to Pienaar's River, and again by night and with elaborate precautions for secrecy and silence. This time we went further up the line to Haman's Kraal, where the right section was detached to march direct to Waterval, and the left diverged to the west with Colonel Hickman, reac...
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