id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 28158 Great Britain. War Office History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government .txt text/plain 198711 13573 75 the 8th September, the General Officer Commanding in South Africa, Sir before the war, under the orders of the General Officer Commanding in [Footnote 28: Telegram General Officer Commanding South [Footnote 33: The General Officer Commanding South Africa had obtained by telegram from the General Officer Commanding South Africa, companies mounted infantry, and the 2nd brigade division of artillery. Cape Town, its commander, Lieut.-General French, who had been recalled line in rear of Methuen's column, a 9th brigade, under Major-General three commanders in the field, Lieut.-Generals Lord Methuen, French, [Sidenote: Naval guns and field batteries shell the hills to drive out [Sidenote: 7 a.m. Guards attack east of railway bridge: 9th brigade Lord Methuen directed Major-General Colvile with the Guards' brigade of crossing the line from east to west, the Boer guns opened upon them [Sidenote: 62nd battery with four guns arrives after forced march.] ORDERS BY LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR FRANCIS CLERY, K.C.B., COMMANDING SOUTH ./cache/28158.txt ./txt/28158.txt