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The publisher of this book utilises modern printing technologies as well as photocopying processes for reprinting and preserving rare works of literature that are out-of-print or on the verge of becoming lost. This book is one such reprint.

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II THE BATTLE OF TAB A MY AM A January 19-22 Council of War at Venter's Spruit—The Engagement of Venter's Spruit or Taba Myama, January 20—Bastion Hill—Three Tree HilL The plan of operation for the next week's work, terminating on the fatal January 24, requires close attention, and the accompanying map at p. 31 should be constantly referred to. As before mentioned, Sir Charles Warren received certain instructions from General Buller on January 15, when he marched out from Springfield in command of the whole force, which amounted to an Army Corps (less one brigade). These instructions were to the effect that after the Tugela was crossed at Trichardt's Drift General Warren was to proceed, refusing his right (namely, Spion Kop) and bring his left forward, to gain the open plain north of Spion Kop. Reference to the above-named map will show that two roads are available from Trichardt's Drift to the plain north of Spion Kop—one by Acton Homes, the other by Fairview and Rosalie. The first-named road, a good one, describes two sides of a triangle before the plain is reached, and was therefore too long ; thesecond is the more direct route, but a very difficult one for a large number of waggons, unless the enemy were thoroughly cleared out of Spion Kop, which is only a little over a mile distant, and completely commands the road. The circuitous route by Acton Homes was chosen by General Warren, as General Buller in his instructions had recommended that Spion Kop should be avoided. On January 19 General Warren's turning movement began. His troops left their bivouac at 5 a.m., and went forward in open formation towards Venter's Spruit. Fences and ditches had to be levelled in many places to allow of the advance of the accompanying field-guns and transport, which w...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781459051959
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Width: 186 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1459051955
  • Publisher Date: 05 May 2014
  • Height: 242 mm
  • No of Pages: 138
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 259 gr

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