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26198	Creswicke, Louis	South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 8) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899			.txt	text/plain	97345	5387	72	21.--General French, with about 2000 men, attacked a Boer force Lieutenant-Colonel Metcalfe, 2nd Rifle Brigade, with 500 men Officer Commanding Mounted Major and Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Officer Commanding Mounted Captain and Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Pretoria, left that place for Cape Town; and on the 14th General Sir Boers retreated, and the troops remained some ten miles from Ladysmith, and skirmishes between advance parties of British troops and Boers were The Boer force engaged in this action was computed at 4000 men, of whom Highlanders under Lieutenant-Colonel Dick-Cunyngham, V.C. At 3.30 P.M. General White arrived on the scene, but the executive the artillery fire of the enemy, the Boers having moved their guns. position to storm the Boer camp from the enemy's front and left flank, that while Colonel Grimwood was shelling the Boer position to the north Colonel Hamilton, was to attack a hill where the enemy was in force,	./cache/26198.txt	./txt/26198.txt