id	sid	tid	token	lemma	pos
20987	1	1	Transcriber	Transcriber	NNP
20987	1	2	's	's	POS
20987	1	3	note	note	NN
20987	1	4	:	:	:
20987	1	5	Obvious	obvious	JJ
20987	1	6	printer	printer	NN
20987	1	7	's	's	POS
20987	1	8	errors	error	NNS
20987	1	9	have	have	VBP
20987	1	10	been	be	VBN
20987	1	11	corrected	correct	VBN
20987	1	12	,	,	,
20987	1	13	all	all	DT
20987	1	14	other	other	JJ
20987	1	15	inconsistencies	inconsistency	NNS
20987	1	16	are	be	VBP
20987	1	17	as	as	IN
20987	1	18	in	in	IN
20987	1	19	the	the	DT
20987	1	20	original	original	NN
20987	1	21	.	.	.
20987	2	1	Author	author	NN
20987	2	2	's	's	POS
20987	2	3	spelling	spelling	NN
20987	2	4	has	have	VBZ
20987	2	5	been	be	VBN
20987	2	6	maintained	maintain	VBN
20987	2	7	.	.	.
20987	3	1	Page	page	NN
20987	3	2	numbers	number	NNS
20987	3	3	are	be	VBP
20987	3	4	shown	show	VBN
20987	3	5	as	as	IN
20987	3	6	{	{	-LRB-
20987	3	7	p.xxx	p.xxx	NNP
20987	3	8	}	}	-RRB-
20987	3	9	]	]	-RRB-
20987	3	10	[	[	-LRB-
20987	3	11	Illustration	illustration	NN
20987	3	12	:	:	:
20987	3	13	CAPTAIN	CAPTAIN	NNP
20987	3	14	ALFRED	ALFRED	NNP
20987	3	15	T.	T.	NNP
20987	3	16	MAHAN	MAHAN	NNP
20987	3	17	,	,	,
20987	3	18	U.S.N.	U.S.N.	NNP
20987	4	1	;	;	:
20987	4	2	D.C.L.	D.C.L.	NNP
20987	4	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	5	1	STORY	STORY	NNP
20987	5	2	OF	of	IN
20987	5	3	THE	the	DT
20987	5	4	WAR	WAR	NNP
20987	5	5	IN	in	IN
20987	5	6	SOUTH	SOUTH	NNP
20987	5	7	AFRICA	AFRICA	NNP
20987	5	8	1899	1899	CD
20987	5	9	-	-	SYM
20987	5	10	1900	1900	CD
20987	5	11	By	by	IN
20987	5	12	Captain	Captain	NNP
20987	5	13	A.	A.	NNP
20987	5	14	T.	T.	NNP
20987	5	15	Mahan	Mahan	NNP
20987	5	16	,	,	,
20987	5	17	U.S.N.	U.S.N.	NNP
20987	6	1	_	_	NNP
20987	6	2	With	with	IN
20987	6	3	Map	Map	NNP
20987	6	4	and	and	CC
20987	6	5	Portrait	Portrait	NNP
20987	6	6	of	of	IN
20987	6	7	the	the	DT
20987	6	8	Author	Author	NNP
20987	6	9	_	_	NNP
20987	6	10	CONTENTS	CONTENTS	NNP
20987	6	11	PAGE	PAGE	NNP
20987	6	12	CHAPTER	chapter	NN
20987	6	13	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	6	14	The	the	DT
20987	6	15	Theatre	Theatre	NNP
20987	6	16	of	of	IN
20987	6	17	the	the	DT
20987	6	18	War	War	NNP
20987	6	19	1	1	CD
20987	6	20	CHAPTER	CHAPTER	NNP
20987	6	21	II	II	NNP
20987	6	22	The	the	DT
20987	6	23	Opening	Opening	NNP
20987	6	24	Campaign	Campaign	NNP
20987	6	25	in	in	IN
20987	6	26	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	6	27	to	to	IN
20987	6	28	the	the	DT
20987	6	29	Investment	Investment	NNP
20987	6	30	of	of	IN
20987	6	31	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	6	32	(	(	-LRB-
20987	6	33	October	October	NNP
20987	6	34	11	11	CD
20987	6	35	-	-	HYPH
20987	6	36	-November	-November	NNP
20987	6	37	2	2	CD
20987	6	38	)	)	-RRB-
20987	6	39	28	28	CD
20987	6	40	CHAPTER	chapter	NN
20987	6	41	III	iii	CD
20987	6	42	The	the	DT
20987	6	43	Colonies	Colonies	NNPS
20987	6	44	and	and	CC
20987	6	45	the	the	DT
20987	6	46	Transports	Transports	NNP
20987	6	47	71	71	CD
20987	6	48	CHAPTER	CHAPTER	NNP
20987	6	49	IV	IV	NNP
20987	6	50	The	the	DT
20987	6	51	Western	Western	NNP
20987	6	52	Frontier	Frontier	NNP
20987	6	53	to	to	IN
20987	6	54	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	6	55	and	and	CC
20987	6	56	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	6	57	.	.	.
20987	7	1	Operations	operation	NNS
20987	7	2	of	of	IN
20987	7	3	General	General	NNP
20987	7	4	French	French	NNP
20987	7	5	about	about	IN
20987	7	6	Colesberg	Colesberg	NNP
20987	7	7	102	102	CD
20987	7	8	CHAPTER	chapter	NN
20987	7	9	V	v	NN
20987	7	10	The	the	DT
20987	7	11	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	7	12	Campaign	Campaign	NNP
20987	7	13	from	from	IN
20987	7	14	the	the	DT
20987	7	15	Investment	Investment	NNP
20987	7	16	of	of	IN
20987	7	17	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	7	18	through	through	IN
20987	7	19	the	the	DT
20987	7	20	Battle	Battle	NNP
20987	7	21	of	of	IN
20987	7	22	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	7	23	177	177	CD
20987	7	24	CHAPTER	chapter	NN
20987	7	25	VI	VI	NNP
20987	7	26	The	the	DT
20987	7	27	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	7	28	Campaign	Campaign	NNP
20987	7	29	.	.	.
20987	8	1	British	British	NNP
20987	8	2	Prepare	Prepare	NNP
20987	8	3	for	for	IN
20987	8	4	a	a	DT
20987	8	5	Flanking	Flanking	NNP
20987	8	6	Attack	attack	NN
20987	8	7	upon	upon	IN
20987	8	8	the	the	DT
20987	8	9	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	8	10	'	'	POS
20987	8	11	Right	right	RB
20987	8	12	at	at	IN
20987	8	13	the	the	DT
20987	8	14	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	8	15	.	.	.
20987	9	1	The	the	DT
20987	9	2	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	9	3	Assault	Assault	NNP
20987	9	4	on	on	IN
20987	9	5	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	9	6	,	,	,
20987	9	7	January	January	NNP
20987	9	8	6th	6th	NN
20987	9	9	233	233	CD
20987	9	10	CHAPTER	chapter	NN
20987	9	11	VII	VII	NNP
20987	9	12	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	9	13	Campaign	Campaign	NNP
20987	9	14	.	.	.
20987	10	1	The	the	DT
20987	10	2	Unsuccessful	unsuccessful	JJ
20987	10	3	British	British	NNP
20987	10	4	Attempts	Attempts	NNPS
20987	10	5	to	to	TO
20987	10	6	Turn	turn	VB
20987	10	7	the	the	DT
20987	10	8	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	10	9	'	'	POS
20987	10	10	Right	Right	NNP
20987	10	11	Flank	Flank	NNP
20987	10	12	at	at	IN
20987	10	13	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	10	14	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	10	15	and	and	CC
20987	10	16	at	at	IN
20987	10	17	Vaal	Vaal	NNP
20987	10	18	Krantz	Krantz	NNP
20987	10	19	249	249	CD
20987	10	20	CHAPTER	chapter	NN
20987	10	21	VIII	viii	VBP
20987	10	22	The	the	DT
20987	10	23	Relief	Relief	NNP
20987	10	24	of	of	IN
20987	10	25	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	10	26	and	and	CC
20987	10	27	of	of	IN
20987	10	28	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	10	29	,	,	,
20987	10	30	and	and	CC
20987	10	31	the	the	DT
20987	10	32	Surrender	surrender	NN
20987	10	33	of	of	IN
20987	10	34	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	10	35	266	266	CD
20987	10	36	THE	the	DT
20987	10	37	SOUTH	SOUTH	NNP
20987	10	38	AFRICAN	AFRICAN	NNP
20987	10	39	WAR	WAR	NNP
20987	10	40	{	{	-LRB-
20987	10	41	p.001	p.001	NNP
20987	10	42	}	}	-RRB-
20987	10	43	CHAPTER	chapter	NN
20987	10	44	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	10	45	THE	the	DT
20987	10	46	THEATRE	THEATRE	NNP
20987	10	47	OF	of	IN
20987	10	48	THE	the	DT
20987	10	49	WAR	WAR	NNP
20987	10	50	The	the	DT
20987	10	51	war	war	NN
20987	10	52	in	in	IN
20987	10	53	South	South	NNP
20987	10	54	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	10	55	has	have	VBZ
20987	10	56	been	be	VBN
20987	10	57	no	no	DT
20987	10	58	exception	exception	NN
20987	10	59	to	to	IN
20987	10	60	the	the	DT
20987	10	61	general	general	JJ
20987	10	62	rule	rule	NN
20987	10	63	that	that	IN
20987	10	64	the	the	DT
20987	10	65	origin	origin	NN
20987	10	66	of	of	IN
20987	10	67	current	current	JJ
20987	10	68	events	event	NNS
20987	10	69	is	be	VBZ
20987	10	70	to	to	TO
20987	10	71	be	be	VB
20987	10	72	sought	seek	VBN
20987	10	73	in	in	IN
20987	10	74	the	the	DT
20987	10	75	history	history	NN
20987	10	76	of	of	IN
20987	10	77	the	the	DT
20987	10	78	past	past	NN
20987	10	79	,	,	,
20987	10	80	and	and	CC
20987	10	81	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	10	82	present	present	JJ
20987	10	83	course	course	NN
20987	10	84	to	to	TO
20987	10	85	be	be	VB
20987	10	86	understood	understand	VBN
20987	10	87	by	by	IN
20987	10	88	an	an	DT
20987	10	89	appreciation	appreciation	NN
20987	10	90	of	of	IN
20987	10	91	existing	existing	JJ
20987	10	92	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	10	93	,	,	,
20987	10	94	which	which	WDT
20987	10	95	decisively	decisively	RB
20987	10	96	control	control	VBP
20987	10	97	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	10	98	.	.	.
20987	11	1	This	this	DT
20987	11	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	11	3	especially	especially	RB
20987	11	4	true	true	JJ
20987	11	5	of	of	IN
20987	11	6	the	the	DT
20987	11	7	matter	matter	NN
20987	11	8	here	here	RB
20987	11	9	before	before	IN
20987	11	10	us	-PRON-	PRP
20987	11	11	;	;	:
20987	11	12	because	because	IN
20987	11	13	the	the	DT
20987	11	14	southern	southern	JJ
20987	11	15	extreme	extreme	NN
20987	11	16	of	of	IN
20987	11	17	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	11	18	,	,	,
20987	11	19	like	like	IN
20987	11	20	to	to	IN
20987	11	21	that	that	DT
20987	11	22	of	of	IN
20987	11	23	the	the	DT
20987	11	24	American	american	JJ
20987	11	25	continent	continent	NN
20987	11	26	,	,	,
20987	11	27	has	have	VBZ
20987	11	28	heretofore	heretofore	RB
20987	11	29	lain	lie	VBN
20987	11	30	far	far	RB
20987	11	31	outside	outside	RB
20987	11	32	of	of	IN
20987	11	33	the	the	DT
20987	11	34	common	common	JJ
20987	11	35	interest	interest	NN
20987	11	36	,	,	,
20987	11	37	and	and	CC
20987	11	38	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	11	39	of	of	IN
20987	11	40	the	the	DT
20987	11	41	accurate	accurate	JJ
20987	11	42	knowledge	knowledge	NN
20987	11	43	,	,	,
20987	11	44	of	of	IN
20987	11	45	mankind	mankind	NN
20987	11	46	at	at	IN
20987	11	47	large	large	JJ
20987	11	48	.	.	.
20987	12	1	The	the	DT
20987	12	2	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	12	3	of	of	IN
20987	12	4	Good	Good	NNP
20987	12	5	Hope	Hope	NNP
20987	12	6	and	and	CC
20987	12	7	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	12	8	Horn	Horn	NNP
20987	12	9	,	,	,
20987	12	10	in	in	IN
20987	12	11	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	12	12	remote	remote	JJ
20987	12	13	,	,	,
20987	12	14	tempestuous	tempestuous	JJ
20987	12	15	,	,	,
20987	12	16	and	and	CC
20987	12	17	comparatively	comparatively	RB
20987	12	18	unproductive	unproductive	JJ
20987	12	19	regions	region	NNS
20987	12	20	,	,	,
20987	12	21	for	for	IN
20987	12	22	centuries	century	NNS
20987	12	23	derived	derive	VBN
20987	12	24	importance	importance	NN
20987	12	25	merely	merely	RB
20987	12	26	{	{	-LRB-
20987	12	27	p.002	p.002	NNP
20987	12	28	}	}	-RRB-
20987	12	29	from	from	IN
20987	12	30	the	the	DT
20987	12	31	fact	fact	NN
20987	12	32	that	that	IN
20987	12	33	by	by	IN
20987	12	34	those	those	DT
20987	12	35	ways	way	NNS
20987	12	36	alone	alone	RB
20987	12	37	the	the	DT
20987	12	38	European	european	JJ
20987	12	39	world	world	NN
20987	12	40	found	find	VBD
20987	12	41	access	access	NN
20987	12	42	to	to	IN
20987	12	43	the	the	DT
20987	12	44	shores	shore	NNS
20987	12	45	of	of	IN
20987	12	46	the	the	DT
20987	12	47	Pacific	Pacific	NNP
20987	12	48	and	and	CC
20987	12	49	Indian	Indian	NNP
20987	12	50	Oceans	Oceans	NNPS
20987	12	51	.	.	.
20987	13	1	The	the	DT
20987	13	2	application	application	NN
20987	13	3	of	of	IN
20987	13	4	steam	steam	NN
20987	13	5	to	to	TO
20987	13	6	ocean	ocean	VB
20987	13	7	navigation	navigation	NN
20987	13	8	,	,	,
20987	13	9	and	and	CC
20987	13	10	the	the	DT
20987	13	11	opening	opening	NN
20987	13	12	of	of	IN
20987	13	13	the	the	DT
20987	13	14	Suez	Suez	NNP
20987	13	15	Canal	Canal	NNP
20987	13	16	,	,	,
20987	13	17	have	have	VBP
20987	13	18	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	13	19	modified	modify	VBN
20987	13	20	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	13	21	,	,	,
20987	13	22	by	by	IN
20987	13	23	diverting	divert	VBG
20987	13	24	travel	travel	NN
20987	13	25	from	from	IN
20987	13	26	the	the	DT
20987	13	27	two	two	CD
20987	13	28	Capes	Capes	NNPS
20987	13	29	to	to	IN
20987	13	30	the	the	DT
20987	13	31	Canal	Canal	NNP
20987	13	32	and	and	CC
20987	13	33	to	to	IN
20987	13	34	the	the	DT
20987	13	35	Straits	Straits	NNPS
20987	13	36	of	of	IN
20987	13	37	Magellan	Magellan	NNP
20987	13	38	.	.	.
20987	14	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	14	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	14	3	only	only	RB
20987	14	4	within	within	IN
20987	14	5	a	a	DT
20987	14	6	very	very	RB
20987	14	7	few	few	JJ
20987	14	8	years	year	NNS
20987	14	9	that	that	IN
20987	14	10	South	South	NNP
20987	14	11	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	14	12	,	,	,
20987	14	13	thus	thus	RB
20987	14	14	diminished	diminish	VBN
20987	14	15	in	in	IN
20987	14	16	consequence	consequence	NN
20987	14	17	as	as	IN
20987	14	18	a	a	DT
20987	14	19	station	station	NN
20987	14	20	upon	upon	IN
20987	14	21	a	a	DT
20987	14	22	leading	lead	VBG
20987	14	23	commercial	commercial	JJ
20987	14	24	highway	highway	NN
20987	14	25	,	,	,
20987	14	26	has	have	VBZ
20987	14	27	received	receive	VBN
20987	14	28	compensation	compensation	NN
20987	14	29	by	by	IN
20987	14	30	the	the	DT
20987	14	31	discovery	discovery	NN
20987	14	32	of	of	IN
20987	14	33	great	great	JJ
20987	14	34	mineral	mineral	NN
20987	14	35	wealth	wealth	NN
20987	14	36	.	.	.
20987	15	1	Thus	thus	RB
20987	15	2	separated	separate	VBN
20987	15	3	from	from	IN
20987	15	4	the	the	DT
20987	15	5	rest	rest	NN
20987	15	6	of	of	IN
20987	15	7	the	the	DT
20987	15	8	world	world	NN
20987	15	9	,	,	,
20987	15	10	by	by	IN
20987	15	11	lack	lack	NN
20987	15	12	of	of	IN
20987	15	13	intrinsic	intrinsic	JJ
20987	15	14	value	value	NN
20987	15	15	as	as	IN
20987	15	16	a	a	DT
20987	15	17	region	region	NN
20987	15	18	producing	produce	VBG
20987	15	19	materials	material	NNS
20987	15	20	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	15	21	to	to	IN
20987	15	22	the	the	DT
20987	15	23	common	common	JJ
20987	15	24	good	good	NN
20987	15	25	,	,	,
20987	15	26	the	the	DT
20987	15	27	isolation	isolation	NN
20987	15	28	of	of	IN
20987	15	29	South	South	NNP
20987	15	30	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	15	31	was	be	VBD
20987	15	32	further	further	RB
20987	15	33	increased	increase	VBN
20987	15	34	by	by	IN
20987	15	35	physical	physical	JJ
20987	15	36	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	15	37	,	,	,
20987	15	38	which	which	WDT
20987	15	39	not	not	RB
20987	15	40	only	only	RB
20987	15	41	retarded	retarded	JJ
20987	15	42	colonisation	colonisation	NN
20987	15	43	and	and	CC
20987	15	44	development	development	NN
20987	15	45	,	,	,
20987	15	46	but	but	CC
20987	15	47	powerfully	powerfully	RB
20987	15	48	affected	affect	VBD
20987	15	49	the	the	DT
20987	15	50	character	character	NN
20987	15	51	and	and	CC
20987	15	52	the	the	DT
20987	15	53	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	15	54	relations	relation	NNS
20987	15	55	of	of	IN
20987	15	56	the	the	DT
20987	15	57	European	european	JJ
20987	15	58	settlers	settler	NNS
20987	15	59	.	.	.
20987	16	1	Portuguese	portuguese	JJ
20987	16	2	mariners	mariner	NNS
20987	16	3	,	,	,
20987	16	4	after	after	IN
20987	16	5	more	more	JJR
20987	16	6	than	than	IN
20987	16	7	half	half	PDT
20987	16	8	a	a	DT
20987	16	9	century	century	NN
20987	16	10	of	of	IN
20987	16	11	painful	painful	JJ
20987	16	12	groping	grope	VBG
20987	16	13	downward	downward	RB
20987	16	14	along	along	IN
20987	16	15	the	the	DT
20987	16	16	West	west	JJ
20987	16	17	African	african	JJ
20987	16	18	coast	coast	NN
20987	16	19	in	in	IN
20987	16	20	search	search	NN
20987	16	21	of	of	IN
20987	16	22	a	a	DT
20987	16	23	sea	sea	NN
20987	16	24	route	route	NN
20987	16	25	to	to	IN
20987	16	26	India	India	NNP
20987	16	27	that	that	IN
20987	16	28	vague	vague	JJ
20987	16	29	tradition	tradition	NN
20987	16	30	asserted	assert	VBN
20987	16	31	could	could	MD
20987	16	32	there	there	EX
20987	16	33	be	be	VB
20987	16	34	found	find	VBN
20987	16	35	,	,	,
20987	16	36	in	in	IN
20987	16	37	1486	1486	CD
20987	16	38	rounded	round	VBD
20987	16	39	the	the	DT
20987	16	40	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	16	41	of	of	IN
20987	16	42	Good	Good	NNP
20987	16	43	Hope	Hope	NNP
20987	16	44	,	,	,
20987	16	45	which	which	WDT
20987	16	46	then	then	RB
20987	16	47	received	receive	VBD
20987	16	48	the	the	DT
20987	16	49	despondent	despondent	JJ
20987	16	50	name	name	NN
20987	16	51	of	of	IN
20987	16	52	{	{	-LRB-
20987	16	53	p.003	p.003	NN
20987	16	54	}	}	-RRB-
20987	16	55	the	the	DT
20987	16	56	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	16	57	of	of	IN
20987	16	58	Storms	Storms	NNPS
20987	16	59	from	from	IN
20987	16	60	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	16	61	first	first	JJ
20987	16	62	discoverer	discoverer	NN
20987	16	63	,	,	,
20987	16	64	Bartholomew	Bartholomew	NNP
20987	16	65	Diaz	Diaz	NNP
20987	16	66	.	.	.
20987	17	1	Vasco	Vasco	NNP
20987	17	2	da	da	NNP
20987	17	3	Gama	Gama	NNP
20987	17	4	,	,	,
20987	17	5	following	follow	VBG
20987	17	6	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	17	7	in	in	IN
20987	17	8	1497	1497	CD
20987	17	9	,	,	,
20987	17	10	gave	give	VBD
20987	17	11	to	to	IN
20987	17	12	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	17	13	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	17	14	present	present	JJ
20987	17	15	auspicious	auspicious	JJ
20987	17	16	title	title	NN
20987	17	17	,	,	,
20987	17	18	which	which	WDT
20987	17	19	was	be	VBD
20987	17	20	to	to	IN
20987	17	21	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	17	22	of	of	IN
20987	17	23	sound	sound	JJ
20987	17	24	augury	augury	NN
20987	17	25	;	;	:
20987	17	26	for	for	IN
20987	17	27	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	17	28	then	then	RB
20987	17	29	passed	pass	VBD
20987	17	30	on	on	RP
20987	17	31	to	to	TO
20987	17	32	explore	explore	VB
20987	17	33	the	the	DT
20987	17	34	East	East	NNP
20987	17	35	coast	coast	NN
20987	17	36	and	and	CC
20987	17	37	to	to	TO
20987	17	38	find	find	VB
20987	17	39	the	the	DT
20987	17	40	long	long	RB
20987	17	41	-	-	HYPH
20987	17	42	desired	desire	VBN
20987	17	43	Indies	indie	NNS
20987	17	44	.	.	.
20987	18	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	18	2	was	be	VBD
20987	18	3	,	,	,
20987	18	4	however	however	RB
20987	18	5	,	,	,
20987	18	6	the	the	DT
20987	18	7	latter	latter	JJ
20987	18	8	which	which	WDT
20987	18	9	constituted	constitute	VBD
20987	18	10	the	the	DT
20987	18	11	Portuguese	portuguese	JJ
20987	18	12	goal	goal	NN
20987	18	13	.	.	.
20987	19	1	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	19	2	was	be	VBD
20987	19	3	to	to	IN
20987	19	4	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	19	5	primarily	primarily	RB
20987	19	6	the	the	DT
20987	19	7	half	half	JJ
20987	19	8	-	-	HYPH
20987	19	9	way	way	NN
20987	19	10	house	house	NN
20987	19	11	,	,	,
20987	19	12	where	where	WRB
20987	19	13	to	to	TO
20987	19	14	refresh	refresh	VB
20987	19	15	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	19	16	ships	ship	NNS
20987	19	17	on	on	IN
20987	19	18	the	the	DT
20987	19	19	long	long	JJ
20987	19	20	voyage	voyage	NN
20987	19	21	to	to	IN
20987	19	22	Hindustan	Hindustan	NNP
20987	19	23	,	,	,
20987	19	24	which	which	WDT
20987	19	25	then	then	RB
20987	19	26	took	take	VBD
20987	19	27	near	near	RB
20987	19	28	a	a	DT
20987	19	29	year	year	NN
20987	19	30	to	to	TO
20987	19	31	complete	complete	VB
20987	19	32	.	.	.
20987	20	1	For	for	IN
20987	20	2	this	this	DT
20987	20	3	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	20	4	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	20	5	established	establish	VBD
20987	20	6	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	20	7	on	on	IN
20987	20	8	the	the	DT
20987	20	9	island	island	NN
20987	20	10	of	of	IN
20987	20	11	Mozambique	Mozambique	NNP
20987	20	12	,	,	,
20987	20	13	and	and	CC
20987	20	14	gradually	gradually	RB
20987	20	15	took	take	VBD
20987	20	16	possession	possession	NN
20987	20	17	of	of	IN
20987	20	18	the	the	DT
20987	20	19	country	country	NN
20987	20	20	to	to	IN
20987	20	21	this	this	DT
20987	20	22	day	day	NN
20987	20	23	known	know	VBN
20987	20	24	as	as	IN
20987	20	25	Portuguese	Portuguese	NNP
20987	20	26	East	East	NNP
20987	20	27	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	20	28	.	.	.
20987	21	1	From	from	IN
20987	21	2	that	that	DT
20987	21	3	far	far	RB
20987	21	4	back	back	JJ
20987	21	5	settlement	settlement	NN
20987	21	6	,	,	,
20987	21	7	Delagoa	Delagoa	NNP
20987	21	8	Bay	Bay	NNP
20987	21	9	,	,	,
20987	21	10	near	near	IN
20987	21	11	the	the	DT
20987	21	12	southern	southern	JJ
20987	21	13	border	border	NN
20987	21	14	,	,	,
20987	21	15	is	be	VBZ
20987	21	16	now	now	RB
20987	21	17	a	a	DT
20987	21	18	thorn	thorn	NN
20987	21	19	in	in	IN
20987	21	20	the	the	DT
20987	21	21	side	side	NN
20987	21	22	of	of	IN
20987	21	23	the	the	DT
20987	21	24	British	british	JJ
20987	21	25	invasion	invasion	NN
20987	21	26	;	;	:
20987	21	27	a	a	DT
20987	21	28	port	port	NN
20987	21	29	with	with	IN
20987	21	30	which	which	WDT
20987	21	31	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	21	32	are	be	VBP
20987	21	33	not	not	RB
20987	21	34	at	at	IN
20987	21	35	war	war	NN
20987	21	36	,	,	,
20987	21	37	and	and	CC
20987	21	38	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	21	39	can	can	MD
20987	21	40	not	not	RB
20987	21	41	seize	seize	VB
20987	21	42	or	or	CC
20987	21	43	blockade	blockade	VB
20987	21	44	,	,	,
20987	21	45	but	but	CC
20987	21	46	which	which	WDT
20987	21	47	,	,	,
20987	21	48	through	through	IN
20987	21	49	the	the	DT
20987	21	50	supplies	supply	NNS
20987	21	51	that	that	WDT
20987	21	52	thence	thence	NN
20987	21	53	reach	reach	VBP
20987	21	54	the	the	DT
20987	21	55	otherwise	otherwise	RB
20987	21	56	isolated	isolated	JJ
20987	21	57	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	21	58	,	,	,
20987	21	59	contributes	contribute	VBZ
20987	21	60	powerfully	powerfully	RB
20987	21	61	to	to	TO
20987	21	62	support	support	VB
20987	21	63	the	the	DT
20987	21	64	defence	defence	NN
20987	21	65	.	.	.
20987	22	1	Upon	upon	IN
20987	22	2	the	the	DT
20987	22	3	heels	heel	NNS
20987	22	4	of	of	IN
20987	22	5	the	the	DT
20987	22	6	Portuguese	Portuguese	NNPS
20987	22	7	followed	follow	VBD
20987	22	8	the	the	DT
20987	22	9	Dutch	Dutch	NNPS
20987	22	10	,	,	,
20987	22	11	aiming	aim	VBG
20987	22	12	like	like	IN
20987	22	13	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	22	14	at	at	IN
20987	22	15	the	the	DT
20987	22	16	Far	Far	NNP
20987	22	17	East	East	NNP
20987	22	18	,	,	,
20987	22	19	more	more	JJR
20987	22	20	{	{	-LRB-
20987	22	21	p.004	p.004	NN
20987	22	22	}	}	-RRB-
20987	22	23	especially	especially	RB
20987	22	24	at	at	IN
20987	22	25	what	what	WP
20987	22	26	were	be	VBD
20987	22	27	then	then	RB
20987	22	28	comprehensively	comprehensively	RB
20987	22	29	called	call	VBN
20987	22	30	the	the	DT
20987	22	31	Spice	Spice	NNP
20987	22	32	Islands	Islands	NNPS
20987	22	33	--	--	:
20987	22	34	the	the	DT
20987	22	35	Moluccas	Moluccas	NNP
20987	22	36	.	.	.
20987	23	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	23	2	also	also	RB
20987	23	3	felt	feel	VBD
20987	23	4	the	the	DT
20987	23	5	need	need	NN
20987	23	6	of	of	IN
20987	23	7	a	a	DT
20987	23	8	half	half	JJ
20987	23	9	-	-	HYPH
20987	23	10	way	way	NN
20987	23	11	station	station	NN
20987	23	12	.	.	.
20987	24	1	For	for	IN
20987	24	2	this	this	DT
20987	24	3	the	the	DT
20987	24	4	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	24	5	of	of	IN
20987	24	6	Good	Good	NNP
20987	24	7	Hope	Hope	NNP
20987	24	8	,	,	,
20987	24	9	with	with	IN
20987	24	10	the	the	DT
20987	24	11	adjacent	adjacent	JJ
20987	24	12	bays	bay	NNS
20987	24	13	--	--	:
20987	24	14	Table	Table	NNP
20987	24	15	Bay	Bay	NNP
20987	24	16	and	and	CC
20987	24	17	False	False	NNP
20987	24	18	Bay	Bay	NNP
20987	24	19	--	--	:
20987	24	20	presented	present	VBD
20987	24	21	advantages	advantage	NNS
20987	24	22	;	;	:
20987	24	23	for	for	IN
20987	24	24	though	though	IN
20987	24	25	not	not	RB
20987	24	26	perfectly	perfectly	RB
20987	24	27	safe	safe	JJ
20987	24	28	anchorages	anchorage	NNS
20987	24	29	at	at	IN
20987	24	30	all	all	DT
20987	24	31	seasons	season	NNS
20987	24	32	,	,	,
20987	24	33	the	the	DT
20987	24	34	voyage	voyage	NN
20987	24	35	to	to	IN
20987	24	36	the	the	DT
20987	24	37	islands	island	NNS
20987	24	38	is	be	VBZ
20987	24	39	more	more	RBR
20987	24	40	expeditiously	expeditiously	RB
20987	24	41	and	and	CC
20987	24	42	healthfully	healthfully	RB
20987	24	43	made	make	VBN
20987	24	44	by	by	IN
20987	24	45	starting	start	VBG
20987	24	46	from	from	IN
20987	24	47	,	,	,
20987	24	48	and	and	CC
20987	24	49	keeping	keep	VBG
20987	24	50	in	in	RP
20987	24	51	,	,	,
20987	24	52	a	a	DT
20987	24	53	far	far	RB
20987	24	54	southern	southern	JJ
20987	24	55	latitude	latitude	NN
20987	24	56	,	,	,
20987	24	57	than	than	IN
20987	24	58	by	by	IN
20987	24	59	proceeding	proceed	VBG
20987	24	60	along	along	IN
20987	24	61	the	the	DT
20987	24	62	East	east	JJ
20987	24	63	African	african	JJ
20987	24	64	coast	coast	NN
20987	24	65	.	.	.
20987	25	1	In	in	IN
20987	25	2	1652	1652	CD
20987	25	3	the	the	DT
20987	25	4	Dutch	Dutch	NNPS
20987	25	5	settled	settle	VBN
20987	25	6	at	at	IN
20987	25	7	the	the	DT
20987	25	8	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	25	9	,	,	,
20987	25	10	and	and	CC
20987	25	11	gradually	gradually	RB
20987	25	12	extended	extend	VBD
20987	25	13	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	25	14	holding	holding	NN
20987	25	15	to	to	IN
20987	25	16	the	the	DT
20987	25	17	eastward	eastward	JJ
20987	25	18	as	as	RB
20987	25	19	far	far	RB
20987	25	20	as	as	IN
20987	25	21	the	the	DT
20987	25	22	Great	Great	NNP
20987	25	23	Fish	Fish	NNP
20987	25	24	River	River	NNP
20987	25	25	.	.	.
20987	26	1	A	a	DT
20987	26	2	generation	generation	NN
20987	26	3	later	later	RB
20987	26	4	,	,	,
20987	26	5	in	in	IN
20987	26	6	1686	1686	CD
20987	26	7	,	,	,
20987	26	8	the	the	DT
20987	26	9	population	population	NN
20987	26	10	received	receive	VBD
20987	26	11	an	an	DT
20987	26	12	accession	accession	NN
20987	26	13	of	of	IN
20987	26	14	French	french	JJ
20987	26	15	Protestant	Protestant	NNP
20987	26	16	refugees	refugee	NNS
20987	26	17	,	,	,
20987	26	18	leaving	leave	VBG
20987	26	19	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	26	20	country	country	NN
20987	26	21	upon	upon	IN
20987	26	22	the	the	DT
20987	26	23	revocation	revocation	NN
20987	26	24	of	of	IN
20987	26	25	the	the	DT
20987	26	26	Edict	Edict	NNP
20987	26	27	of	of	IN
20987	26	28	Nantes	Nantes	NNP
20987	26	29	.	.	.
20987	27	1	From	from	IN
20987	27	2	these	these	DT
20987	27	3	descended	descend	VBN
20987	27	4	the	the	DT
20987	27	5	late	late	JJ
20987	27	6	General	General	NNP
20987	27	7	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	27	8	,	,	,
20987	27	9	Commander	Commander	NNP
20987	27	10	-	-	HYPH
20987	27	11	in	in	IN
20987	27	12	-	-	HYPH
20987	27	13	Chief	chief	NN
20987	27	14	of	of	IN
20987	27	15	the	the	DT
20987	27	16	Transvaal	transvaal	JJ
20987	27	17	forces	force	NNS
20987	27	18	at	at	IN
20987	27	19	the	the	DT
20987	27	20	opening	opening	NN
20987	27	21	of	of	IN
20987	27	22	hostilities	hostility	NNS
20987	27	23	.	.	.
20987	28	1	The	the	DT
20987	28	2	administration	administration	NN
20987	28	3	of	of	IN
20987	28	4	the	the	DT
20987	28	5	colony	colony	NN
20987	28	6	by	by	IN
20987	28	7	the	the	DT
20987	28	8	Dutch	Dutch	NNP
20987	28	9	East	East	NNP
20987	28	10	India	India	NNP
20987	28	11	Company	Company	NNP
20987	28	12	being	be	VBG
20987	28	13	both	both	CC
20987	28	14	arbitrary	arbitrary	JJ
20987	28	15	and	and	CC
20987	28	16	meddlesome	meddlesome	JJ
20987	28	17	,	,	,
20987	28	18	some	some	DT
20987	28	19	of	of	IN
20987	28	20	the	the	DT
20987	28	21	more	more	RBR
20987	28	22	independent	independent	JJ
20987	28	23	spirits	spirit	NNS
20987	28	24	withdrew	withdraw	VBD
20987	28	25	from	from	IN
20987	28	26	the	the	DT
20987	28	27	coast	coast	NN
20987	28	28	and	and	CC
20987	28	29	moved	move	VBD
20987	28	30	inland	inland	RB
20987	28	31	,	,	,
20987	28	32	behind	behind	IN
20987	28	33	the	the	DT
20987	28	34	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	28	35	{	{	-LRB-
20987	28	36	p.005	p.005	NNP
20987	28	37	}	}	-RRB-
20987	28	38	mountain	mountain	NN
20987	28	39	ranges	range	NNS
20987	28	40	that	that	WDT
20987	28	41	separate	separate	VBP
20987	28	42	the	the	DT
20987	28	43	narrow	narrow	JJ
20987	28	44	strip	strip	NN
20987	28	45	of	of	IN
20987	28	46	sea	sea	NN
20987	28	47	-	-	HYPH
20987	28	48	coast	coast	NN
20987	28	49	from	from	IN
20987	28	50	the	the	DT
20987	28	51	high	high	JJ
20987	28	52	table	table	NN
20987	28	53	-	-	HYPH
20987	28	54	lands	land	NNS
20987	28	55	of	of	IN
20987	28	56	the	the	DT
20987	28	57	interior	interior	NNP
20987	28	58	.	.	.
20987	29	1	In	in	IN
20987	29	2	1795	1795	CD
20987	29	3	local	local	JJ
20987	29	4	dissatisfaction	dissatisfaction	NN
20987	29	5	and	and	CC
20987	29	6	the	the	DT
20987	29	7	spread	spread	NN
20987	29	8	of	of	IN
20987	29	9	French	french	JJ
20987	29	10	revolutionary	revolutionary	JJ
20987	29	11	principles	principle	NNS
20987	29	12	led	lead	VBD
20987	29	13	to	to	IN
20987	29	14	a	a	DT
20987	29	15	revolt	revolt	NN
20987	29	16	of	of	IN
20987	29	17	the	the	DT
20987	29	18	colonists	colonist	NNS
20987	29	19	,	,	,
20987	29	20	and	and	CC
20987	29	21	Holland	Holland	NNP
20987	29	22	passing	pass	VBG
20987	29	23	at	at	IN
20987	29	24	that	that	DT
20987	29	25	time	time	NN
20987	29	26	into	into	IN
20987	29	27	alliance	alliance	NN
20987	29	28	with	with	IN
20987	29	29	France	France	NNP
20987	29	30	,	,	,
20987	29	31	the	the	DT
20987	29	32	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	29	33	was	be	VBD
20987	29	34	seized	seize	VBN
20987	29	35	by	by	IN
20987	29	36	a	a	DT
20987	29	37	British	british	JJ
20987	29	38	naval	naval	JJ
20987	29	39	and	and	CC
20987	29	40	military	military	JJ
20987	29	41	expedition	expedition	NN
20987	29	42	.	.	.
20987	30	1	At	at	IN
20987	30	2	the	the	DT
20987	30	3	Peace	Peace	NNP
20987	30	4	of	of	IN
20987	30	5	Amiens	Amiens	NNPS
20987	30	6	in	in	IN
20987	30	7	1802	1802	CD
20987	30	8	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	30	9	was	be	VBD
20987	30	10	restored	restore	VBN
20987	30	11	to	to	IN
20987	30	12	Holland	Holland	NNP
20987	30	13	;	;	:
20987	30	14	but	but	CC
20987	30	15	in	in	IN
20987	30	16	the	the	DT
20987	30	17	next	next	JJ
20987	30	18	war	war	NN
20987	30	19	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	30	20	was	be	VBD
20987	30	21	again	again	RB
20987	30	22	taken	take	VBN
20987	30	23	by	by	IN
20987	30	24	the	the	DT
20987	30	25	British	British	NNPS
20987	30	26	,	,	,
20987	30	27	in	in	IN
20987	30	28	1806	1806	CD
20987	30	29	,	,	,
20987	30	30	and	and	CC
20987	30	31	at	at	IN
20987	30	32	the	the	DT
20987	30	33	Peace	Peace	NNP
20987	30	34	of	of	IN
20987	30	35	1814	1814	CD
20987	30	36	was	be	VBD
20987	30	37	confirmed	confirm	VBN
20987	30	38	in	in	IN
20987	30	39	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	30	40	possession	possession	NN
20987	30	41	.	.	.
20987	31	1	The	the	DT
20987	31	2	population	population	NN
20987	31	3	remained	remain	VBD
20987	31	4	Dutch	dutch	JJ
20987	31	5	in	in	IN
20987	31	6	blood	blood	NN
20987	31	7	and	and	CC
20987	31	8	in	in	IN
20987	31	9	tradition	tradition	NN
20987	31	10	;	;	:
20987	31	11	but	but	CC
20987	31	12	subsequent	subsequent	JJ
20987	31	13	accessions	accession	NNS
20987	31	14	of	of	IN
20987	31	15	English	english	JJ
20987	31	16	immigrants	immigrant	NNS
20987	31	17	have	have	VBP
20987	31	18	established	establish	VBN
20987	31	19	in	in	IN
20987	31	20	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	31	21	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	31	22	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	31	23	an	an	DT
20987	31	24	approach	approach	NN
20987	31	25	to	to	IN
20987	31	26	equilibrium	equilibrium	NN
20987	31	27	between	between	IN
20987	31	28	the	the	DT
20987	31	29	two	two	CD
20987	31	30	races	race	NNS
20987	31	31	,	,	,
20987	31	32	to	to	TO
20987	31	33	which	which	WDT
20987	31	34	has	have	VBZ
20987	31	35	also	also	RB
20987	31	36	contributed	contribute	VBN
20987	31	37	a	a	DT
20987	31	38	series	series	NN
20987	31	39	of	of	IN
20987	31	40	emigrations	emigration	NNS
20987	31	41	to	to	IN
20987	31	42	the	the	DT
20987	31	43	interior	interior	NN
20987	31	44	by	by	IN
20987	31	45	the	the	DT
20987	31	46	Dutch	dutch	JJ
20987	31	47	farmers	farmer	NNS
20987	31	48	,	,	,
20987	31	49	dissatisfied	dissatisfy	VBN
20987	31	50	with	with	IN
20987	31	51	various	various	JJ
20987	31	52	incidents	incident	NNS
20987	31	53	of	of	IN
20987	31	54	British	british	JJ
20987	31	55	rule	rule	NN
20987	31	56	.	.	.
20987	32	1	Into	into	IN
20987	32	2	the	the	DT
20987	32	3	merits	merit	NNS
20987	32	4	of	of	IN
20987	32	5	these	these	DT
20987	32	6	differences	difference	NNS
20987	32	7	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	32	8	have	have	VBP
20987	32	9	neither	neither	CC
20987	32	10	space	space	NN
20987	32	11	nor	nor	CC
20987	32	12	occasion	occasion	NN
20987	32	13	to	to	TO
20987	32	14	go	go	VB
20987	32	15	.	.	.
20987	33	1	In	in	IN
20987	33	2	1836	1836	CD
20987	33	3	,	,	,
20987	33	4	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	33	5	prior	prior	RB
20987	33	6	to	to	IN
20987	33	7	the	the	DT
20987	33	8	largest	large	JJS
20987	33	9	of	of	IN
20987	33	10	these	these	DT
20987	33	11	movements	movement	NNS
20987	33	12	,	,	,
20987	33	13	known	know	VBN
20987	33	14	as	as	IN
20987	33	15	the	the	DT
20987	33	16	Great	Great	NNP
20987	33	17	Trek	Trek	NNP
20987	33	18	,	,	,
20987	33	19	the	the	DT
20987	33	20	British	british	JJ
20987	33	21	Government	Government	NNP
20987	33	22	,	,	,
20987	33	23	by	by	IN
20987	33	24	Act	Act	NNP
20987	33	25	,	,	,
20987	33	26	extended	extend	VBD
20987	33	27	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	33	28	claim	claim	NN
20987	33	29	{	{	-LRB-
20987	33	30	p.006	p.006	NN
20987	33	31	}	}	-RRB-
20987	33	32	of	of	IN
20987	33	33	control	control	NN
20987	33	34	over	over	IN
20987	33	35	all	all	DT
20987	33	36	South	South	NNP
20987	33	37	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	33	38	,	,	,
20987	33	39	south	south	NN
20987	33	40	of	of	IN
20987	33	41	25	25	CD
20987	33	42	°	°	NNS
20987	33	43	,	,	,
20987	33	44	the	the	DT
20987	33	45	latitude	latitude	NN
20987	33	46	of	of	IN
20987	33	47	Delagoa	Delagoa	NNP
20987	33	48	Bay	Bay	NNP
20987	33	49	;	;	:
20987	33	50	and	and	CC
20987	33	51	the	the	DT
20987	33	52	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	33	53	emigrants	emigrant	NNS
20987	33	54	were	be	VBD
20987	33	55	warned	warn	VBN
20987	33	56	that	that	IN
20987	33	57	in	in	IN
20987	33	58	entering	enter	VBG
20987	33	59	that	that	IN
20987	33	60	region	region	NN
20987	33	61	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	33	62	remained	remain	VBD
20987	33	63	under	under	IN
20987	33	64	British	british	JJ
20987	33	65	authority	authority	NN
20987	33	66	,	,	,
20987	33	67	unless	unless	IN
20987	33	68	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	33	69	passed	pass	VBD
20987	33	70	on	on	RP
20987	33	71	into	into	IN
20987	33	72	the	the	DT
20987	33	73	Portuguese	portuguese	JJ
20987	33	74	dominion	dominion	NN
20987	33	75	.	.	.
20987	34	1	From	from	IN
20987	34	2	this	this	DT
20987	34	3	Trek	Trek	NNP
20987	34	4	resulted	result	VBD
20987	34	5	directly	directly	RB
20987	34	6	,	,	,
20987	34	7	in	in	IN
20987	34	8	the	the	DT
20987	34	9	course	course	NN
20987	34	10	of	of	IN
20987	34	11	years	year	NNS
20987	34	12	,	,	,
20987	34	13	the	the	DT
20987	34	14	two	two	CD
20987	34	15	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	34	16	states	state	NNS
20987	34	17	,	,	,
20987	34	18	the	the	DT
20987	34	19	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	34	20	Free	Free	NNP
20987	34	21	State	State	NNP
20987	34	22	and	and	CC
20987	34	23	the	the	DT
20987	34	24	South	South	NNP
20987	34	25	African	African	NNP
20987	34	26	Republic	Republic	NNP
20987	34	27	(	(	-LRB-
20987	34	28	commonly	commonly	RB
20987	34	29	called	call	VBN
20987	34	30	the	the	DT
20987	34	31	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	34	32	)	)	-RRB-
20987	34	33	;	;	:
20987	34	34	and	and	CC
20987	34	35	also	also	RB
20987	34	36	,	,	,
20987	34	37	indirectly	indirectly	RB
20987	34	38	,	,	,
20987	34	39	the	the	DT
20987	34	40	easternmost	easternmost	JJ
20987	34	41	British	british	JJ
20987	34	42	colony	colony	NN
20987	34	43	in	in	IN
20987	34	44	South	South	NNP
20987	34	45	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	34	46	,	,	,
20987	34	47	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	34	48	,	,	,
20987	34	49	in	in	IN
20987	34	50	which	which	WDT
20987	34	51	the	the	DT
20987	34	52	English	english	JJ
20987	34	53	element	element	NN
20987	34	54	is	be	VBZ
20987	34	55	decisively	decisively	RB
20987	34	56	preponderant	preponderant	JJ
20987	34	57	.	.	.
20987	35	1	The	the	DT
20987	35	2	mention	mention	NN
20987	35	3	of	of	IN
20987	35	4	this	this	DT
20987	35	5	migration	migration	NN
20987	35	6	leads	lead	VBZ
20987	35	7	naturally	naturally	RB
20987	35	8	and	and	CC
20987	35	9	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	35	10	to	to	IN
20987	35	11	a	a	DT
20987	35	12	summary	summary	NN
20987	35	13	of	of	IN
20987	35	14	the	the	DT
20987	35	15	physical	physical	JJ
20987	35	16	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	35	17	of	of	IN
20987	35	18	the	the	DT
20987	35	19	country	country	NN
20987	35	20	,	,	,
20987	35	21	by	by	IN
20987	35	22	which	which	WDT
20987	35	23	,	,	,
20987	35	24	as	as	RB
20987	35	25	well	well	RB
20987	35	26	as	as	IN
20987	35	27	by	by	IN
20987	35	28	derivation	derivation	NN
20987	35	29	of	of	IN
20987	35	30	blood	blood	NN
20987	35	31	,	,	,
20987	35	32	the	the	DT
20987	35	33	apartness	apartness	NN
20987	35	34	of	of	IN
20987	35	35	the	the	DT
20987	35	36	two	two	CD
20987	35	37	races	race	NNS
20987	35	38	has	have	VBZ
20987	35	39	been	be	VBN
20987	35	40	emphasized	emphasize	VBN
20987	35	41	.	.	.
20987	36	1	Between	between	IN
20987	36	2	the	the	DT
20987	36	3	narrow	narrow	JJ
20987	36	4	margin	margin	NN
20987	36	5	of	of	IN
20987	36	6	land	land	NN
20987	36	7	belonging	belong	VBG
20987	36	8	,	,	,
20987	36	9	as	as	IN
20987	36	10	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	36	11	were	be	VBD
20987	36	12	,	,	,
20987	36	13	to	to	IN
20987	36	14	the	the	DT
20987	36	15	sea	sea	NN
20987	36	16	,	,	,
20987	36	17	and	and	CC
20987	36	18	the	the	DT
20987	36	19	high	high	JJ
20987	36	20	interior	interior	JJ
20987	36	21	plateau	plateau	NN
20987	36	22	,	,	,
20987	36	23	there	there	EX
20987	36	24	runs	run	VBZ
20987	36	25	from	from	IN
20987	36	26	the	the	DT
20987	36	27	extreme	extreme	JJ
20987	36	28	west	west	NN
20987	36	29	of	of	IN
20987	36	30	the	the	DT
20987	36	31	British	british	JJ
20987	36	32	dominions	dominion	NNS
20987	36	33	a	a	DT
20987	36	34	chain	chain	NN
20987	36	35	of	of	IN
20987	36	36	lofty	lofty	JJ
20987	36	37	mountains	mountain	NNS
20987	36	38	,	,	,
20987	36	39	parallel	parallel	NN
20987	36	40	,	,	,
20987	36	41	roughly	roughly	RB
20987	36	42	,	,	,
20987	36	43	to	to	IN
20987	36	44	the	the	DT
20987	36	45	coastline	coastline	NN
20987	36	46	,	,	,
20987	36	47	and	and	CC
20987	36	48	terminating	terminate	VBG
20987	36	49	only	only	RB
20987	36	50	when	when	WRB
20987	36	51	abreast	abreast	NN
20987	36	52	of	of	IN
20987	36	53	Delagoa	Delagoa	NNP
20987	36	54	Bay	Bay	NNP
20987	36	55	.	.	.
20987	37	1	These	these	DT
20987	37	2	reach	reach	VBP
20987	37	3	an	an	DT
20987	37	4	elevation	elevation	NN
20987	37	5	of	of	IN
20987	37	6	from	from	IN
20987	37	7	six	six	CD
20987	37	8	to	to	TO
20987	37	9	eight	eight	CD
20987	37	10	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	37	11	feet	foot	NNS
20987	37	12	,	,	,
20987	37	13	and	and	CC
20987	37	14	in	in	IN
20987	37	15	places	place	NNS
20987	37	16	on	on	IN
20987	37	17	the	the	DT
20987	37	18	border	border	NN
20987	37	19	between	between	IN
20987	37	20	{	{	-LRB-
20987	37	21	p.007	p.007	NN
20987	37	22	}	}	-RRB-
20987	37	23	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	37	24	and	and	CC
20987	37	25	Basutoland	Basutoland	NNP
20987	37	26	heights	height	NNS
20987	37	27	of	of	IN
20987	37	28	eleven	eleven	CD
20987	37	29	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	37	30	are	be	VBP
20987	37	31	attained	attain	VBN
20987	37	32	.	.	.
20987	38	1	On	on	IN
20987	38	2	the	the	DT
20987	38	3	side	side	NN
20987	38	4	toward	toward	IN
20987	38	5	the	the	DT
20987	38	6	sea	sea	NN
20987	38	7	the	the	DT
20987	38	8	ascent	ascent	NN
20987	38	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	38	10	comparatively	comparatively	RB
20987	38	11	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	38	12	and	and	CC
20987	38	13	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	38	14	,	,	,
20987	38	15	though	though	IN
20987	38	16	often	often	RB
20987	38	17	broken	break	VBN
20987	38	18	into	into	IN
20987	38	19	precipitous	precipitous	JJ
20987	38	20	terraces	terrace	NNS
20987	38	21	.	.	.
20987	39	1	Inland	inland	RB
20987	39	2	the	the	DT
20987	39	3	descent	descent	NN
20987	39	4	is	be	VBZ
20987	39	5	less	less	JJR
20987	39	6	,	,	,
20987	39	7	and	and	CC
20987	39	8	more	more	RBR
20987	39	9	regular	regular	JJ
20987	39	10	,	,	,
20987	39	11	issuing	issue	VBG
20987	39	12	in	in	IN
20987	39	13	a	a	DT
20987	39	14	plateau	plateau	NN
20987	39	15	from	from	IN
20987	39	16	three	three	CD
20987	39	17	to	to	TO
20987	39	18	five	five	CD
20987	39	19	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	39	20	feet	foot	NNS
20987	39	21	above	above	IN
20987	39	22	the	the	DT
20987	39	23	sea	sea	NN
20987	39	24	,	,	,
20987	39	25	and	and	CC
20987	39	26	presenting	present	VBG
20987	39	27	almost	almost	RB
20987	39	28	throughout	throughout	IN
20987	39	29	a	a	DT
20987	39	30	comparatively	comparatively	JJ
20987	39	31	level	level	NN
20987	39	32	or	or	CC
20987	39	33	undulating	undulating	NN
20987	39	34	surface	surface	NN
20987	39	35	that	that	WDT
20987	39	36	offers	offer	VBZ
20987	39	37	no	no	DT
20987	39	38	serious	serious	JJ
20987	39	39	difficulty	difficulty	NN
20987	39	40	to	to	IN
20987	39	41	transit	transit	VB
20987	39	42	.	.	.
20987	40	1	The	the	DT
20987	40	2	territory	territory	NN
20987	40	3	of	of	IN
20987	40	4	the	the	DT
20987	40	5	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	40	6	Free	Free	NNP
20987	40	7	State	State	NNP
20987	40	8	and	and	CC
20987	40	9	of	of	IN
20987	40	10	the	the	DT
20987	40	11	Transvaal	transvaal	JJ
20987	40	12	lies	lie	NNS
20987	40	13	wholly	wholly	RB
20987	40	14	within	within	IN
20987	40	15	this	this	DT
20987	40	16	table	table	NN
20987	40	17	-	-	HYPH
20987	40	18	land	land	NN
20987	40	19	.	.	.
20987	41	1	In	in	IN
20987	41	2	this	this	DT
20987	41	3	region	region	NN
20987	41	4	,	,	,
20987	41	5	and	and	CC
20987	41	6	throughout	throughout	IN
20987	41	7	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	41	8	south	south	NN
20987	41	9	of	of	IN
20987	41	10	25	25	CD
20987	41	11	°	°	NNS
20987	41	12	,	,	,
20987	41	13	there	there	EX
20987	41	14	are	be	VBP
20987	41	15	river	river	NN
20987	41	16	beds	bed	NNS
20987	41	17	,	,	,
20987	41	18	but	but	CC
20987	41	19	no	no	DT
20987	41	20	navigable	navigable	JJ
20987	41	21	rivers	river	NNS
20987	41	22	.	.	.
20987	42	1	The	the	DT
20987	42	2	country	country	NN
20987	42	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	42	4	generally	generally	RB
20987	42	5	treeless	treeless	JJ
20987	42	6	,	,	,
20987	42	7	and	and	CC
20987	42	8	there	there	EX
20987	42	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	42	10	a	a	DT
20987	42	11	great	great	JJ
20987	42	12	deficiency	deficiency	NN
20987	42	13	of	of	IN
20987	42	14	steady	steady	JJ
20987	42	15	natural	natural	JJ
20987	42	16	water	water	NN
20987	42	17	supply	supply	NN
20987	42	18	.	.	.
20987	43	1	During	during	IN
20987	43	2	the	the	DT
20987	43	3	rainy	rainy	JJ
20987	43	4	season	season	NN
20987	43	5	,	,	,
20987	43	6	from	from	IN
20987	43	7	October	October	NNP
20987	43	8	to	to	IN
20987	43	9	March	March	NNP
20987	43	10	,	,	,
20987	43	11	the	the	DT
20987	43	12	naked	naked	JJ
20987	43	13	ground	ground	NN
20987	43	14	fails	fail	VBZ
20987	43	15	to	to	TO
20987	43	16	retard	retard	VB
20987	43	17	the	the	DT
20987	43	18	running	running	NN
20987	43	19	off	off	IN
20987	43	20	of	of	IN
20987	43	21	the	the	DT
20987	43	22	waters	water	NNS
20987	43	23	,	,	,
20987	43	24	which	which	WDT
20987	43	25	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	43	26	escape	escape	VBP
20987	43	27	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	43	28	by	by	IN
20987	43	29	the	the	DT
20987	43	30	rivers	river	NNS
20987	43	31	,	,	,
20987	43	32	swelling	swell	VBG
20987	43	33	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	43	34	to	to	IN
20987	43	35	momentary	momentary	JJ
20987	43	36	torrents	torrent	NNS
20987	43	37	that	that	WDT
20987	43	38	quickly	quickly	RB
20987	43	39	and	and	CC
20987	43	40	fruitlessly	fruitlessly	RB
20987	43	41	subside	subside	VB
20987	43	42	.	.	.
20987	44	1	During	during	IN
20987	44	2	the	the	DT
20987	44	3	long	long	JJ
20987	44	4	dry	dry	JJ
20987	44	5	season	season	NN
20987	44	6	the	the	DT
20987	44	7	exposed	exposed	JJ
20987	44	8	herbage	herbage	NN
20987	44	9	dries	dry	NNS
20987	44	10	to	to	IN
20987	44	11	the	the	DT
20987	44	12	roots	root	NNS
20987	44	13	.	.	.
20987	45	1	From	from	IN
20987	45	2	these	these	DT
20987	45	3	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	45	4	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	45	5	results	result	VBZ
20987	45	6	that	that	IN
20987	45	7	not	not	RB
20987	45	8	only	only	RB
20987	45	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	45	10	agriculture	agriculture	NN
20987	45	11	generally	generally	RB
20987	45	12	impracticable	impracticable	JJ
20987	45	13	,	,	,
20987	45	14	economically	economically	RB
20987	45	15	,	,	,
20987	45	16	but	but	CC
20987	45	17	{	{	-LRB-
20987	45	18	p.008	p.008	NNP
20987	45	19	}	}	-RRB-
20987	45	20	that	that	IN
20987	45	21	cattle	cattle	NNS
20987	45	22	and	and	CC
20987	45	23	sheep	sheep	NNS
20987	45	24	,	,	,
20987	45	25	the	the	DT
20987	45	26	chief	chief	JJ
20987	45	27	wealth	wealth	NN
20987	45	28	of	of	IN
20987	45	29	the	the	DT
20987	45	30	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	45	31	farmers	farmer	NNS
20987	45	32	,	,	,
20987	45	33	require	require	VB
20987	45	34	an	an	DT
20987	45	35	unusual	unusual	JJ
20987	45	36	proportion	proportion	NN
20987	45	37	of	of	IN
20987	45	38	ground	ground	NN
20987	45	39	per	per	IN
20987	45	40	head	head	NN
20987	45	41	for	for	IN
20987	45	42	pasture	pasture	NN
20987	45	43	;	;	:
20987	45	44	and	and	CC
20987	45	45	the	the	DT
20987	45	46	mobility	mobility	NN
20987	45	47	of	of	IN
20987	45	48	bodies	body	NNS
20987	45	49	of	of	IN
20987	45	50	horsemen	horseman	NNS
20987	45	51	,	,	,
20987	45	52	expecting	expect	VBG
20987	45	53	to	to	TO
20987	45	54	subsist	subsist	VB
20987	45	55	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	45	56	beasts	beast	NNS
20987	45	57	upon	upon	IN
20987	45	58	local	local	JJ
20987	45	59	pasturage	pasturage	NN
20987	45	60	,	,	,
20987	45	61	is	be	VBZ
20987	45	62	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	45	63	affected	affect	VBN
20987	45	64	by	by	IN
20987	45	65	the	the	DT
20987	45	66	seasons	season	NNS
20987	45	67	--	--	:
20987	45	68	an	an	DT
20987	45	69	important	important	JJ
20987	45	70	military	military	JJ
20987	45	71	consideration	consideration	NN
20987	45	72	.	.	.
20987	46	1	The	the	DT
20987	46	2	large	large	JJ
20987	46	3	holdings	holding	NNS
20987	46	4	introduce	introduce	VBP
20987	46	5	large	large	JJ
20987	46	6	spaces	space	NNS
20987	46	7	between	between	IN
20987	46	8	the	the	DT
20987	46	9	holders	holder	NNS
20987	46	10	,	,	,
20987	46	11	who	who	WP
20987	46	12	dwell	dwell	VBP
20987	46	13	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	46	14	alone	alone	RB
20987	46	15	,	,	,
20987	46	16	each	each	DT
20987	46	17	man	man	NN
20987	46	18	with	with	IN
20987	46	19	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	46	20	family	family	NN
20987	46	21	.	.	.
20987	47	1	So	so	RB
20987	47	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	47	3	has	have	VBZ
20987	47	4	come	come	VBN
20987	47	5	to	to	TO
20987	47	6	pass	pass	VB
20987	47	7	that	that	IN
20987	47	8	the	the	DT
20987	47	9	descendants	descendant	NNS
20987	47	10	of	of	IN
20987	47	11	one	one	CD
20987	47	12	of	of	IN
20987	47	13	the	the	DT
20987	47	14	most	most	JJS
20987	47	15	mercantile	mercantile	JJ
20987	47	16	and	and	CC
20987	47	17	gregarious	gregarious	JJ
20987	47	18	of	of	IN
20987	47	19	races	race	NNS
20987	47	20	,	,	,
20987	47	21	whose	whose	WP$
20987	47	22	artists	artist	NNS
20987	47	23	have	have	VBP
20987	47	24	won	win	VBN
20987	47	25	some	some	DT
20987	47	26	of	of	IN
20987	47	27	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	47	28	chiefest	chief	JJS
20987	47	29	triumphs	triumph	NNS
20987	47	30	in	in	IN
20987	47	31	depicting	depict	VBG
20987	47	32	the	the	DT
20987	47	33	joyous	joyous	JJ
20987	47	34	episodes	episode	NNS
20987	47	35	of	of	IN
20987	47	36	crowded	crowd	VBN
20987	47	37	social	social	JJ
20987	47	38	life	life	NN
20987	47	39	,	,	,
20987	47	40	have	have	VBP
20987	47	41	,	,	,
20987	47	42	through	through	IN
20987	47	43	calling	calling	NN
20987	47	44	and	and	CC
20987	47	45	environment	environment	NN
20987	47	46	,	,	,
20987	47	47	become	become	VBP
20987	47	48	lovers	lover	NNS
20987	47	49	of	of	IN
20987	47	50	solitude	solitude	NNP
20987	47	51	,	,	,
20987	47	52	austere	austere	NNP
20987	47	53	,	,	,
20987	47	54	self	self	NN
20987	47	55	-	-	HYPH
20987	47	56	dependent	dependent	JJ
20987	47	57	,	,	,
20987	47	58	disposed	dispose	VBN
20987	47	59	rather	rather	RB
20987	47	60	to	to	TO
20987	47	61	repel	repel	VB
20987	47	62	than	than	IN
20987	47	63	to	to	TO
20987	47	64	seek	seek	VB
20987	47	65	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	47	66	kind	kind	NN
20987	47	67	.	.	.
20987	48	1	The	the	DT
20987	48	2	same	same	JJ
20987	48	3	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	48	4	,	,	,
20987	48	5	unfavourable	unfavourable	JJ
20987	48	6	to	to	IN
20987	48	7	the	the	DT
20987	48	8	aggregation	aggregation	NN
20987	48	9	of	of	IN
20987	48	10	people	people	NNS
20987	48	11	into	into	IN
20987	48	12	towns	town	NNS
20987	48	13	or	or	CC
20987	48	14	villages	village	NNS
20987	48	15	,	,	,
20987	48	16	have	have	VBP
20987	48	17	interfered	interfere	VBN
20987	48	18	with	with	IN
20987	48	19	the	the	DT
20987	48	20	development	development	NN
20987	48	21	of	of	IN
20987	48	22	lines	line	NNS
20987	48	23	of	of	IN
20987	48	24	travel	travel	NN
20987	48	25	,	,	,
20987	48	26	roads	road	NNS
20987	48	27	and	and	CC
20987	48	28	cross	cross	NN
20987	48	29	-	-	NNS
20987	48	30	roads	road	NNS
20987	48	31	,	,	,
20987	48	32	which	which	WDT
20987	48	33	not	not	RB
20987	48	34	only	only	RB
20987	48	35	facilitate	facilitate	VBP
20987	48	36	but	but	CC
20987	48	37	define	define	NN
20987	48	38	movement	movement	NN
20987	48	39	;	;	:
20987	48	40	and	and	CC
20987	48	41	as	as	IN
20987	48	42	the	the	DT
20987	48	43	face	face	NN
20987	48	44	of	of	IN
20987	48	45	the	the	DT
20987	48	46	country	country	NN
20987	48	47	,	,	,
20987	48	48	readily	readily	RB
20987	48	49	traversable	traversable	JJ
20987	48	50	in	in	IN
20987	48	51	all	all	DT
20987	48	52	directions	direction	NNS
20987	48	53	,	,	,
20987	48	54	does	do	VBZ
20987	48	55	not	not	RB
20987	48	56	compel	compel	VB
20987	48	57	roads	road	NNS
20987	48	58	to	to	TO
20987	48	59	take	take	VB
20987	48	60	a	a	DT
20987	48	61	particular	particular	JJ
20987	48	62	direction	direction	NN
20987	48	63	to	to	TO
20987	48	64	avoid	avoid	VB
20987	48	65	obstacles	obstacle	NNS
20987	48	66	,	,	,
20987	48	67	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	48	68	has	have	VBZ
20987	48	69	come	come	VBN
20987	48	70	{	{	-LRB-
20987	48	71	p.009	p.009	NN
20987	48	72	}	}	-RRB-
20987	48	73	to	to	TO
20987	48	74	pass	pass	VB
20987	48	75	that	that	IN
20987	48	76	the	the	DT
20987	48	77	seat	seat	NN
20987	48	78	of	of	IN
20987	48	79	war	war	NN
20987	48	80	within	within	IN
20987	48	81	the	the	DT
20987	48	82	territory	territory	NN
20987	48	83	of	of	IN
20987	48	84	the	the	DT
20987	48	85	two	two	CD
20987	48	86	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	48	87	states	state	NNS
20987	48	88	has	have	VBZ
20987	48	89	,	,	,
20987	48	90	like	like	IN
20987	48	91	the	the	DT
20987	48	92	ocean	ocean	NN
20987	48	93	,	,	,
20987	48	94	and	and	CC
20987	48	95	for	for	IN
20987	48	96	the	the	DT
20987	48	97	same	same	JJ
20987	48	98	reasons	reason	NNS
20987	48	99	,	,	,
20987	48	100	few	few	JJ
20987	48	101	strategic	strategic	JJ
20987	48	102	points	point	NNS
20987	48	103	either	either	CC
20987	48	104	natural	natural	JJ
20987	48	105	or	or	CC
20987	48	106	artificial	artificial	JJ
20987	48	107	.	.	.
20987	49	1	The	the	DT
20987	49	2	determining	determine	VBG
20987	49	3	natural	natural	JJ
20987	49	4	military	military	JJ
20987	49	5	features	feature	NNS
20987	49	6	in	in	IN
20987	49	7	South	South	NNP
20987	49	8	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	49	9	are	be	VBP
20987	49	10	the	the	DT
20987	49	11	seaports	seaport	NNS
20987	49	12	,	,	,
20987	49	13	upon	upon	IN
20987	49	14	possession	possession	NN
20987	49	15	of	of	IN
20987	49	16	which	which	WDT
20987	49	17	depends	depend	VBZ
20987	49	18	Great	Great	NNP
20987	49	19	Britain	Britain	NNP
20987	49	20	's	's	POS
20987	49	21	landing	land	VBG
20987	49	22	her	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	49	23	forces	force	NNS
20987	49	24	,	,	,
20987	49	25	and	and	CC
20987	49	26	the	the	DT
20987	49	27	mountain	mountain	NN
20987	49	28	ranges	range	VBZ
20987	49	29	,	,	,
20987	49	30	the	the	DT
20987	49	31	passes	pass	NNS
20987	49	32	of	of	IN
20987	49	33	which	which	WDT
20987	49	34	,	,	,
20987	49	35	as	as	IN
20987	49	36	in	in	IN
20987	49	37	all	all	DT
20987	49	38	such	such	JJ
20987	49	39	regions	region	NNS
20987	49	40	,	,	,
20987	49	41	are	be	VBP
20987	49	42	of	of	IN
20987	49	43	the	the	DT
20987	49	44	utmost	utmost	JJ
20987	49	45	strategic	strategic	JJ
20987	49	46	value	value	NN
20987	49	47	.	.	.
20987	50	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	50	2	has	have	VBZ
20987	50	3	been	be	VBN
20987	50	4	said	say	VBN
20987	50	5	that	that	IN
20987	50	6	the	the	DT
20987	50	7	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	50	8	'	'	POS
20987	50	9	original	original	JJ
20987	50	10	plan	plan	NN
20987	50	11	of	of	IN
20987	50	12	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	50	13	was	be	VBD
20987	50	14	to	to	TO
20987	50	15	force	force	VB
20987	50	16	the	the	DT
20987	50	17	British	british	JJ
20987	50	18	out	out	IN
20987	50	19	of	of	IN
20987	50	20	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	50	21	,	,	,
20987	50	22	thus	thus	RB
20987	50	23	closing	close	VBG
20987	50	24	access	access	NN
20987	50	25	by	by	IN
20987	50	26	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	50	27	from	from	IN
20987	50	28	the	the	DT
20987	50	29	sea	sea	NN
20987	50	30	,	,	,
20987	50	31	and	and	CC
20987	50	32	at	at	IN
20987	50	33	the	the	DT
20987	50	34	same	same	JJ
20987	50	35	time	time	NN
20987	50	36	to	to	TO
20987	50	37	seize	seize	VB
20987	50	38	the	the	DT
20987	50	39	pass	pass	NN
20987	50	40	back	back	RB
20987	50	41	of	of	IN
20987	50	42	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	50	43	Town	Town	NNP
20987	50	44	known	know	VBN
20987	50	45	as	as	IN
20987	50	46	Hex	Hex	NNP
20987	50	47	River	River	NNP
20987	50	48	.	.	.
20987	51	1	If	if	IN
20987	51	2	successful	successful	JJ
20987	51	3	,	,	,
20987	51	4	the	the	DT
20987	51	5	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	51	6	flank	flank	NN
20987	51	7	of	of	IN
20987	51	8	the	the	DT
20987	51	9	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	51	10	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	51	11	would	would	MD
20987	51	12	have	have	VB
20987	51	13	been	be	VBN
20987	51	14	secured	secure	VBN
20987	51	15	against	against	IN
20987	51	16	British	british	JJ
20987	51	17	landing	landing	NN
20987	51	18	by	by	IN
20987	51	19	the	the	DT
20987	51	20	occupation	occupation	NN
20987	51	21	of	of	IN
20987	51	22	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	51	23	,	,	,
20987	51	24	while	while	IN
20987	51	25	advance	advance	NN
20987	51	26	from	from	IN
20987	51	27	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	51	28	Town	Town	NNP
20987	51	29	,	,	,
20987	51	30	against	against	IN
20987	51	31	the	the	DT
20987	51	32	other	other	JJ
20987	51	33	extremity	extremity	NN
20987	51	34	,	,	,
20987	51	35	would	would	MD
20987	51	36	have	have	VB
20987	51	37	involved	involve	VBN
20987	51	38	a	a	DT
20987	51	39	front	front	JJ
20987	51	40	attack	attack	NN
20987	51	41	upon	upon	IN
20987	51	42	a	a	DT
20987	51	43	strong	strong	JJ
20987	51	44	position	position	NN
20987	51	45	in	in	IN
20987	51	46	a	a	DT
20987	51	47	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	51	48	mountain	mountain	NN
20987	51	49	defile	defile	NN
20987	51	50	.	.	.
20987	52	1	These	these	DT
20987	52	2	movements	movement	NNS
20987	52	3	,	,	,
20987	52	4	accurate	accurate	JJ
20987	52	5	in	in	IN
20987	52	6	conception	conception	NN
20987	52	7	,	,	,
20987	52	8	were	be	VBD
20987	52	9	probably	probably	RB
20987	52	10	in	in	IN
20987	52	11	any	any	DT
20987	52	12	case	case	NN
20987	52	13	too	too	RB
20987	52	14	developed	develop	VBN
20987	52	15	for	for	IN
20987	52	16	the	the	DT
20987	52	17	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	52	18	numbers	number	NNS
20987	52	19	,	,	,
20987	52	20	and	and	CC
20987	52	21	were	be	VBD
20987	52	22	definitively	definitively	RB
20987	52	23	foiled	foil	VBN
20987	52	24	by	by	IN
20987	52	25	the	the	DT
20987	52	26	British	british	JJ
20987	52	27	grip	grip	NN
20987	52	28	upon	upon	IN
20987	52	29	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	52	30	and	and	CC
20987	52	31	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	52	32	.	.	.
20987	53	1	Advance	advance	NN
20987	53	2	was	be	VBD
20987	53	3	too	too	RB
20987	53	4	hazardous	hazardous	JJ
20987	53	5	,	,	,
20987	53	6	leaving	leave	VBG
20987	53	7	in	in	IN
20987	53	8	{	{	-LRB-
20987	53	9	p.010	p.010	NN
20987	53	10	}	}	-RRB-
20987	53	11	the	the	DT
20987	53	12	rear	rear	JJ
20987	53	13	such	such	JJ
20987	53	14	forces	force	NNS
20987	53	15	,	,	,
20987	53	16	unchecked	unchecked	JJ
20987	53	17	,	,	,
20987	53	18	upon	upon	IN
20987	53	19	the	the	DT
20987	53	20	flank	flank	NN
20987	53	21	of	of	IN
20987	53	22	the	the	DT
20987	53	23	lines	line	NNS
20987	53	24	of	of	IN
20987	53	25	communication	communication	NN
20987	53	26	.	.	.
20987	54	1	To	to	IN
20987	54	2	these	these	DT
20987	54	3	two	two	CD
20987	54	4	extremes	extreme	NNS
20987	54	5	,	,	,
20987	54	6	or	or	CC
20987	54	7	flanks	flank	NNS
20987	54	8	,	,	,
20987	54	9	of	of	IN
20987	54	10	the	the	DT
20987	54	11	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	54	12	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	54	13	,	,	,
20987	54	14	correspond	correspond	VB
20987	54	15	on	on	IN
20987	54	16	the	the	DT
20987	54	17	British	british	JJ
20987	54	18	side	side	NN
20987	54	19	the	the	DT
20987	54	20	ports	port	NNS
20987	54	21	of	of	IN
20987	54	22	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	54	23	Town	Town	NNP
20987	54	24	and	and	CC
20987	54	25	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	54	26	,	,	,
20987	54	27	which	which	WDT
20987	54	28	may	may	MD
20987	54	29	be	be	VB
20987	54	30	said	say	VBN
20987	54	31	to	to	TO
20987	54	32	mark	mark	VB
20987	54	33	the	the	DT
20987	54	34	western	western	JJ
20987	54	35	and	and	CC
20987	54	36	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	54	37	limits	limit	NNS
20987	54	38	of	of	IN
20987	54	39	the	the	DT
20987	54	40	field	field	NN
20987	54	41	of	of	IN
20987	54	42	military	military	JJ
20987	54	43	operations	operation	NNS
20987	54	44	in	in	IN
20987	54	45	the	the	DT
20987	54	46	war	war	NN
20987	54	47	.	.	.
20987	55	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	55	2	are	be	VBP
20987	55	3	the	the	DT
20987	55	4	chief	chief	JJ
20987	55	5	seaports	seaport	NNS
20987	55	6	on	on	IN
20987	55	7	the	the	DT
20987	55	8	South	south	JJ
20987	55	9	African	african	JJ
20987	55	10	coast	coast	NN
20987	55	11	,	,	,
20987	55	12	which	which	WDT
20987	55	13	by	by	IN
20987	55	14	nature	nature	NN
20987	55	15	is	be	VBZ
20987	55	16	singularly	singularly	RB
20987	55	17	deficient	deficient	JJ
20987	55	18	in	in	IN
20987	55	19	good	good	JJ
20987	55	20	and	and	CC
20987	55	21	safe	safe	JJ
20987	55	22	anchorages	anchorage	NNS
20987	55	23	.	.	.
20987	56	1	The	the	DT
20987	56	2	advantages	advantage	NNS
20987	56	3	of	of	IN
20987	56	4	these	these	DT
20987	56	5	two	two	CD
20987	56	6	,	,	,
20987	56	7	artificially	artificially	RB
20987	56	8	improved	improve	VBN
20987	56	9	,	,	,
20987	56	10	and	and	CC
20987	56	11	combined	combine	VBN
20987	56	12	with	with	IN
20987	56	13	the	the	DT
20987	56	14	relatively	relatively	RB
20987	56	15	open	open	JJ
20987	56	16	and	and	CC
20987	56	17	productive	productive	JJ
20987	56	18	region	region	NN
20987	56	19	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	56	20	behind	behind	IN
20987	56	21	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	56	22	,	,	,
20987	56	23	have	have	VBP
20987	56	24	made	make	VBN
20987	56	25	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	56	26	the	the	DT
20987	56	27	starting	starting	NN
20987	56	28	-	-	HYPH
20987	56	29	points	point	NNS
20987	56	30	of	of	IN
20987	56	31	the	the	DT
20987	56	32	principal	principal	JJ
20987	56	33	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	56	34	lines	line	NNS
20987	56	35	by	by	IN
20987	56	36	which	which	WDT
20987	56	37	,	,	,
20987	56	38	through	through	IN
20987	56	39	the	the	DT
20987	56	40	sea	sea	NN
20987	56	41	,	,	,
20987	56	42	the	the	DT
20987	56	43	interior	interior	NNP
20987	56	44	is	be	VBZ
20987	56	45	linked	link	VBN
20987	56	46	to	to	IN
20987	56	47	the	the	DT
20987	56	48	outer	outer	JJ
20987	56	49	world	world	NN
20987	56	50	.	.	.
20987	57	1	The	the	DT
20987	57	2	general	general	JJ
20987	57	3	direction	direction	NN
20987	57	4	of	of	IN
20987	57	5	these	these	DT
20987	57	6	roads	road	NNS
20987	57	7	is	be	VBZ
20987	57	8	determined	determine	VBN
20987	57	9	,	,	,
20987	57	10	as	as	IN
20987	57	11	always	always	RB
20987	57	12	,	,	,
20987	57	13	by	by	IN
20987	57	14	the	the	DT
20987	57	15	principal	principal	JJ
20987	57	16	objects	object	NNS
20987	57	17	of	of	IN
20987	57	18	traffic	traffic	NN
20987	57	19	or	or	CC
20987	57	20	other	other	JJ
20987	57	21	interests	interest	NNS
20987	57	22	.	.	.
20987	58	1	Thus	thus	RB
20987	58	2	the	the	DT
20987	58	3	line	line	NN
20987	58	4	from	from	IN
20987	58	5	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	58	6	Town	Town	NNP
20987	58	7	,	,	,
20987	58	8	ascending	ascend	VBG
20987	58	9	by	by	IN
20987	58	10	a	a	DT
20987	58	11	winding	winding	NN
20987	58	12	course	course	NN
20987	58	13	through	through	IN
20987	58	14	the	the	DT
20987	58	15	mountains	mountain	NNS
20987	58	16	in	in	IN
20987	58	17	the	the	DT
20987	58	18	rear	rear	NN
20987	58	19	,	,	,
20987	58	20	pushes	push	VBZ
20987	58	21	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	58	22	way	way	NN
20987	58	23	north	north	RB
20987	58	24	to	to	IN
20987	58	25	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	58	26	,	,	,
20987	58	27	where	where	WRB
20987	58	28	are	be	VBP
20987	58	29	the	the	DT
20987	58	30	great	great	JJ
20987	58	31	diamond	diamond	NN
20987	58	32	fields	field	NNS
20987	58	33	,	,	,
20987	58	34	and	and	CC
20987	58	35	thence	thence	NN
20987	58	36	on	on	RP
20987	58	37	,	,	,
20987	58	38	by	by	IN
20987	58	39	way	way	NN
20987	58	40	of	of	IN
20987	58	41	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	58	42	,	,	,
20987	58	43	to	to	IN
20987	58	44	the	the	DT
20987	58	45	territory	territory	NN
20987	58	46	of	of	IN
20987	58	47	the	the	DT
20987	58	48	British	British	NNP
20987	58	49	South	South	NNP
20987	58	50	African	African	NNP
20987	58	51	Company	Company	NNP
20987	58	52	--	--	:
20987	58	53	now	now	RB
20987	58	54	known	know	VBN
20987	58	55	as	as	IN
20987	58	56	{	{	-LRB-
20987	58	57	p.011	p.011	NNP
20987	58	58	}	}	-RRB-
20987	58	59	Rhodesia	Rhodesia	NNP
20987	58	60	.	.	.
20987	59	1	This	this	DT
20987	59	2	lies	lie	VBZ
20987	59	3	north	north	RB
20987	59	4	of	of	IN
20987	59	5	the	the	DT
20987	59	6	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	59	7	,	,	,
20987	59	8	and	and	CC
20987	59	9	,	,	,
20987	59	10	like	like	IN
20987	59	11	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	59	12	,	,	,
20987	59	13	is	be	VBZ
20987	59	14	separated	separate	VBN
20987	59	15	from	from	IN
20987	59	16	the	the	DT
20987	59	17	sea	sea	NN
20987	59	18	by	by	IN
20987	59	19	the	the	DT
20987	59	20	Portuguese	portuguese	JJ
20987	59	21	dominion	dominion	NN
20987	59	22	,	,	,
20987	59	23	having	have	VBG
20987	59	24	,	,	,
20987	59	25	however	however	RB
20987	59	26	,	,	,
20987	59	27	by	by	IN
20987	59	28	treaty	treaty	NN
20987	59	29	a	a	DT
20987	59	30	right	right	NN
20987	59	31	of	of	IN
20987	59	32	military	military	JJ
20987	59	33	way	way	NN
20987	59	34	through	through	IN
20987	59	35	the	the	DT
20987	59	36	latter	latter	JJ
20987	59	37	by	by	IN
20987	59	38	the	the	DT
20987	59	39	port	port	NN
20987	59	40	of	of	IN
20987	59	41	Beira	Beira	NNP
20987	59	42	;	;	,
20987	59	43	of	of	IN
20987	59	44	which	which	WDT
20987	59	45	right	right	JJ
20987	59	46	use	use	NN
20987	59	47	is	be	VBZ
20987	59	48	now	now	RB
20987	59	49	being	be	VBG
20987	59	50	made	make	VBN
20987	59	51	.	.	.
20987	60	1	In	in	IN
20987	60	2	the	the	DT
20987	60	3	northern	northern	JJ
20987	60	4	part	part	NN
20987	60	5	of	of	IN
20987	60	6	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	60	7	course	course	NN
20987	60	8	,	,	,
20987	60	9	which	which	WDT
20987	60	10	at	at	IN
20987	60	11	present	present	JJ
20987	60	12	ends	end	NNS
20987	60	13	at	at	IN
20987	60	14	Buluwayo	Buluwayo	NNP
20987	60	15	,	,	,
20987	60	16	this	this	DT
20987	60	17	road	road	NN
20987	60	18	is	be	VBZ
20987	60	19	as	as	RB
20987	60	20	yet	yet	RB
20987	60	21	rather	rather	RB
20987	60	22	political	political	JJ
20987	60	23	than	than	IN
20987	60	24	economical	economical	JJ
20987	60	25	in	in	IN
20987	60	26	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	60	27	importance	importance	NN
20987	60	28	,	,	,
20987	60	29	joining	join	VBG
20987	60	30	the	the	DT
20987	60	31	British	british	JJ
20987	60	32	entrance	entrance	NN
20987	60	33	at	at	IN
20987	60	34	the	the	DT
20987	60	35	sea	sea	NN
20987	60	36	to	to	IN
20987	60	37	the	the	DT
20987	60	38	as	as	RB
20987	60	39	yet	yet	RB
20987	60	40	little	little	JJ
20987	60	41	developed	developed	JJ
20987	60	42	regions	region	NNS
20987	60	43	of	of	IN
20987	60	44	the	the	DT
20987	60	45	distant	distant	JJ
20987	60	46	interior	interior	NN
20987	60	47	.	.	.
20987	61	1	At	at	IN
20987	61	2	a	a	DT
20987	61	3	point	point	NN
20987	61	4	called	call	VBN
20987	61	5	De	De	NNP
20987	61	6	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	61	7	Junction	Junction	NNP
20987	61	8	,	,	,
20987	61	9	five	five	CD
20987	61	10	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	61	11	miles	mile	NNS
20987	61	12	from	from	IN
20987	61	13	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	61	14	Town	Town	NNP
20987	61	15	,	,	,
20987	61	16	a	a	DT
20987	61	17	principal	principal	JJ
20987	61	18	branch	branch	NN
20987	61	19	is	be	VBZ
20987	61	20	thrown	throw	VBN
20987	61	21	off	off	RP
20987	61	22	to	to	IN
20987	61	23	the	the	DT
20987	61	24	eastward	eastward	NN
20987	61	25	to	to	IN
20987	61	26	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	61	27	,	,	,
20987	61	28	the	the	DT
20987	61	29	capital	capital	NN
20987	61	30	of	of	IN
20987	61	31	the	the	DT
20987	61	32	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	61	33	Free	Free	NNP
20987	61	34	State	State	NNP
20987	61	35	,	,	,
20987	61	36	whence	whence	NN
20987	61	37	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	61	38	continues	continue	VBZ
20987	61	39	on	on	IN
20987	61	40	to	to	IN
20987	61	41	Johannesburg	Johannesburg	NNP
20987	61	42	,	,	,
20987	61	43	the	the	DT
20987	61	44	great	great	JJ
20987	61	45	industrial	industrial	JJ
20987	61	46	centre	centre	NN
20987	61	47	of	of	IN
20987	61	48	the	the	DT
20987	61	49	Gold	Gold	NNP
20987	61	50	Fields	Fields	NNPS
20987	61	51	,	,	,
20987	61	52	and	and	CC
20987	61	53	to	to	IN
20987	61	54	Pretoria	Pretoria	NNP
20987	61	55	,	,	,
20987	61	56	the	the	DT
20987	61	57	capital	capital	NN
20987	61	58	of	of	IN
20987	61	59	the	the	DT
20987	61	60	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	61	61	.	.	.
20987	62	1	A	a	DT
20987	62	2	glance	glance	NN
20987	62	3	along	along	IN
20987	62	4	this	this	DT
20987	62	5	stretch	stretch	NN
20987	62	6	of	of	IN
20987	62	7	road	road	NN
20987	62	8	will	will	MD
20987	62	9	show	show	VB
20987	62	10	that	that	IN
20987	62	11	between	between	IN
20987	62	12	De	De	NNP
20987	62	13	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	62	14	and	and	CC
20987	62	15	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	62	16	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	62	17	receives	receive	VBZ
20987	62	18	three	three	CD
20987	62	19	tributary	tributary	JJ
20987	62	20	routes	route	NNS
20987	62	21	from	from	IN
20987	62	22	three	three	CD
20987	62	23	different	different	JJ
20987	62	24	points	point	NNS
20987	62	25	of	of	IN
20987	62	26	the	the	DT
20987	62	27	sea	sea	NN
20987	62	28	-	-	HYPH
20987	62	29	coast	coast	NN
20987	62	30	--	--	:
20987	62	31	Port	Port	NNP
20987	62	32	Elizabeth	Elizabeth	NNP
20987	62	33	,	,	,
20987	62	34	Port	Port	NNP
20987	62	35	Alfred	Alfred	NNP
20987	62	36	,	,	,
20987	62	37	and	and	CC
20987	62	38	East	East	NNP
20987	62	39	London	London	NNP
20987	62	40	--	--	:
20987	62	41	the	the	DT
20987	62	42	whole	whole	JJ
20987	62	43	system	system	NN
20987	62	44	concentrating	concentrate	VBG
20987	62	45	some	some	DT
20987	62	46	sixty	sixty	CD
20987	62	47	miles	mile	NNS
20987	62	48	before	before	IN
20987	62	49	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	62	50	,	,	,
20987	62	51	at	at	IN
20987	62	52	Springfontein	Springfontein	NNP
20987	62	53	,	,	,
20987	62	54	which	which	WDT
20987	62	55	thus	thus	RB
20987	62	56	becomes	become	VBZ
20987	62	57	a	a	DT
20987	62	58	{	{	-LRB-
20987	62	59	p.012	p.012	NN
20987	62	60	}	}	-RRB-
20987	62	61	central	central	JJ
20987	62	62	depot	depot	NN
20987	62	63	fed	feed	VBN
20987	62	64	by	by	IN
20987	62	65	four	four	CD
20987	62	66	convergent	convergent	NN
20987	62	67	,	,	,
20987	62	68	but	but	CC
20987	62	69	,	,	,
20987	62	70	in	in	IN
20987	62	71	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	62	72	origin	origin	NN
20987	62	73	,	,	,
20987	62	74	independent	independent	JJ
20987	62	75	streams	stream	NNS
20987	62	76	of	of	IN
20987	62	77	supply	supply	NN
20987	62	78	;	;	:
20987	62	79	an	an	DT
20987	62	80	administrative	administrative	JJ
20987	62	81	condition	condition	NN
20987	62	82	always	always	RB
20987	62	83	conducive	conducive	JJ
20987	62	84	to	to	IN
20987	62	85	security	security	NN
20987	62	86	and	and	CC
20987	62	87	to	to	IN
20987	62	88	convenience	convenience	NN
20987	62	89	.	.	.
20987	63	1	This	this	DT
20987	63	2	instance	instance	NN
20987	63	3	also	also	RB
20987	63	4	illustrates	illustrate	VBZ
20987	63	5	the	the	DT
20987	63	6	capital	capital	NN
20987	63	7	importance	importance	NN
20987	63	8	--	--	:
20987	63	9	especially	especially	RB
20987	63	10	in	in	IN
20987	63	11	a	a	DT
20987	63	12	military	military	JJ
20987	63	13	point	point	NN
20987	63	14	of	of	IN
20987	63	15	view	view	NN
20987	63	16	--	--	:
20987	63	17	of	of	IN
20987	63	18	a	a	DT
20987	63	19	place	place	NN
20987	63	20	where	where	WRB
20987	63	21	meet	meet	VBP
20987	63	22	several	several	JJ
20987	63	23	roads	road	NNS
20987	63	24	from	from	IN
20987	63	25	the	the	DT
20987	63	26	permanent	permanent	JJ
20987	63	27	base	base	NN
20987	63	28	of	of	IN
20987	63	29	operations	operation	NNS
20987	63	30	,	,	,
20987	63	31	which	which	WDT
20987	63	32	in	in	IN
20987	63	33	the	the	DT
20987	63	34	case	case	NN
20987	63	35	of	of	IN
20987	63	36	the	the	DT
20987	63	37	British	british	JJ
20987	63	38	interior	interior	JJ
20987	63	39	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	63	40	is	be	VBZ
20987	63	41	the	the	DT
20987	63	42	sea	sea	NN
20987	63	43	.	.	.
20987	64	1	The	the	DT
20987	64	2	fall	fall	NN
20987	64	3	of	of	IN
20987	64	4	Springfontein	Springfontein	NNP
20987	64	5	would	would	MD
20987	64	6	close	close	VB
20987	64	7	every	every	DT
20987	64	8	avenue	avenue	NN
20987	64	9	of	of	IN
20987	64	10	supply	supply	NN
20987	64	11	by	by	IN
20987	64	12	rail	rail	NN
20987	64	13	;	;	:
20987	64	14	but	but	CC
20987	64	15	a	a	DT
20987	64	16	blow	blow	NN
20987	64	17	at	at	IN
20987	64	18	any	any	DT
20987	64	19	one	one	CD
20987	64	20	of	of	IN
20987	64	21	the	the	DT
20987	64	22	four	four	CD
20987	64	23	lines	line	NNS
20987	64	24	which	which	WDT
20987	64	25	concentrate	concentrate	VBP
20987	64	26	there	there	EX
20987	64	27	does	do	VBZ
20987	64	28	not	not	RB
20987	64	29	necessarily	necessarily	RB
20987	64	30	affect	affect	VB
20987	64	31	the	the	DT
20987	64	32	others	other	NNS
20987	64	33	.	.	.
20987	65	1	Holding	hold	VBG
20987	65	2	across	across	NN
20987	65	3	-	-	HYPH
20987	65	4	roads	road	NNS
20987	65	5	in	in	IN
20987	65	6	fact	fact	NN
20987	65	7	exemplifies	exemplify	VBZ
20987	65	8	the	the	DT
20987	65	9	homely	homely	JJ
20987	65	10	phrase	phrase	NN
20987	65	11	of	of	IN
20987	65	12	killing	kill	VBG
20987	65	13	two	two	CD
20987	65	14	birds	bird	NNS
20987	65	15	with	with	IN
20987	65	16	one	one	CD
20987	65	17	stone	stone	NN
20987	65	18	.	.	.
20987	66	1	Beyond	beyond	IN
20987	66	2	Springfontein	Springfontein	NNP
20987	66	3	the	the	DT
20987	66	4	straightness	straightness	NN
20987	66	5	of	of	IN
20987	66	6	the	the	DT
20987	66	7	line	line	NN
20987	66	8	sufficiently	sufficiently	RB
20987	66	9	testifies	testify	VBZ
20987	66	10	to	to	IN
20987	66	11	the	the	DT
20987	66	12	easy	easy	JJ
20987	66	13	practicability	practicability	NN
20987	66	14	of	of	IN
20987	66	15	the	the	DT
20987	66	16	country	country	NN
20987	66	17	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	66	18	traverses	traverse	VBZ
20987	66	19	.	.	.
20987	67	1	Upon	upon	IN
20987	67	2	this	this	DT
20987	67	3	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	67	4	system	system	NN
20987	67	5	depend	depend	VBP
20987	67	6	the	the	DT
20987	67	7	supplies	supply	NNS
20987	67	8	of	of	IN
20987	67	9	the	the	DT
20987	67	10	British	british	JJ
20987	67	11	army	army	NN
20987	67	12	,	,	,
20987	67	13	which	which	WDT
20987	67	14	presents	present	VBZ
20987	67	15	in	in	IN
20987	67	16	both	both	DT
20987	67	17	men	man	NNS
20987	67	18	and	and	CC
20987	67	19	animals	animal	NNS
20987	67	20	a	a	DT
20987	67	21	concentrated	concentrated	JJ
20987	67	22	mass	mass	NN
20987	67	23	of	of	IN
20987	67	24	life	life	NN
20987	67	25	heretofore	heretofore	RB
20987	67	26	unknown	unknown	JJ
20987	67	27	to	to	IN
20987	67	28	the	the	DT
20987	67	29	territory	territory	NN
20987	67	30	in	in	IN
20987	67	31	which	which	WDT
20987	67	32	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	67	33	is	be	VBZ
20987	67	34	moving	move	VBG
20987	67	35	,	,	,
20987	67	36	and	and	CC
20987	67	37	where	where	WRB
20987	67	38	,	,	,
20987	67	39	from	from	IN
20987	67	40	previous	previous	JJ
20987	67	41	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	67	42	of	of	IN
20987	67	43	population	population	NN
20987	67	44	and	and	CC
20987	67	45	development	development	NN
20987	67	46	,	,	,
20987	67	47	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	67	48	resources	resource	NNS
20987	67	49	of	of	IN
20987	67	50	every	every	DT
20987	67	51	kind	kind	NN
20987	67	52	are	be	VBP
20987	67	53	deficient	deficient	JJ
20987	67	54	.	.	.
20987	68	1	This	this	DT
20987	68	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	68	3	p.013	p.013	NN
20987	68	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	68	5	system	system	NN
20987	68	6	constitutes	constitute	VBZ
20987	68	7	the	the	DT
20987	68	8	main	main	JJ
20987	68	9	chain	chain	NN
20987	68	10	of	of	IN
20987	68	11	communications	communication	NNS
20987	68	12	,	,	,
20987	68	13	as	as	IN
20987	68	14	the	the	DT
20987	68	15	term	term	NN
20987	68	16	is	be	VBZ
20987	68	17	understood	understand	VBN
20987	68	18	in	in	IN
20987	68	19	war	war	NN
20987	68	20	;	;	:
20987	68	21	by	by	IN
20987	68	22	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	68	23	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	68	24	,	,	,
20987	68	25	for	for	IN
20987	68	26	much	much	JJ
20987	68	27	of	of	IN
20987	68	28	the	the	DT
20987	68	29	distance	distance	NN
20987	68	30	wholly	wholly	RB
20987	68	31	,	,	,
20987	68	32	must	must	MD
20987	68	33	come	come	VB
20987	68	34	all	all	PDT
20987	68	35	the	the	DT
20987	68	36	ammunition	ammunition	NN
20987	68	37	,	,	,
20987	68	38	most	most	JJS
20987	68	39	of	of	IN
20987	68	40	the	the	DT
20987	68	41	food	food	NN
20987	68	42	,	,	,
20987	68	43	and	and	CC
20987	68	44	not	not	RB
20987	68	45	improbably	improbably	RB
20987	68	46	at	at	IN
20987	68	47	times	time	NNS
20987	68	48	a	a	DT
20987	68	49	good	good	JJ
20987	68	50	deal	deal	NN
20987	68	51	of	of	IN
20987	68	52	the	the	DT
20987	68	53	water	water	NN
20987	68	54	drunk	drunk	JJ
20987	68	55	during	during	IN
20987	68	56	the	the	DT
20987	68	57	dry	dry	JJ
20987	68	58	season	season	NN
20987	68	59	,	,	,
20987	68	60	which	which	WDT
20987	68	61	fortunately	fortunately	RB
20987	68	62	,	,	,
20987	68	63	from	from	IN
20987	68	64	this	this	DT
20987	68	65	point	point	NN
20987	68	66	of	of	IN
20987	68	67	view	view	NN
20987	68	68	,	,	,
20987	68	69	is	be	VBZ
20987	68	70	also	also	RB
20987	68	71	that	that	DT
20987	68	72	of	of	IN
20987	68	73	cooler	cooler	NN
20987	68	74	weather	weather	NN
20987	68	75	.	.	.
20987	69	1	The	the	DT
20987	69	2	difficulty	difficulty	NN
20987	69	3	of	of	IN
20987	69	4	reinforcing	reinforce	VBG
20987	69	5	railway	railway	NN
20987	69	6	carriage	carriage	NN
20987	69	7	by	by	IN
20987	69	8	any	any	DT
20987	69	9	other	other	JJ
20987	69	10	system	system	NN
20987	69	11	of	of	IN
20987	69	12	road	road	NN
20987	69	13	transportation	transportation	NN
20987	69	14	is	be	VBZ
20987	69	15	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	69	16	increased	increase	VBN
20987	69	17	by	by	IN
20987	69	18	the	the	DT
20987	69	19	local	local	JJ
20987	69	20	horse	horse	NN
20987	69	21	-	-	HYPH
20987	69	22	sickness	sickness	NN
20987	69	23	,	,	,
20987	69	24	from	from	IN
20987	69	25	which	which	WDT
20987	69	26	three	three	CD
20987	69	27	-	-	HYPH
20987	69	28	fourths	fourth	NNS
20987	69	29	of	of	IN
20987	69	30	the	the	DT
20987	69	31	horses	horse	NNS
20987	69	32	exposed	expose	VBN
20987	69	33	to	to	IN
20987	69	34	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	69	35	die	die	VB
20987	69	36	.	.	.
20987	70	1	Reliance	reliance	NN
20987	70	2	for	for	IN
20987	70	3	that	that	DT
20987	70	4	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	70	5	,	,	,
20987	70	6	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	70	7	,	,	,
20987	70	8	must	must	MD
20987	70	9	be	be	VB
20987	70	10	upon	upon	IN
20987	70	11	the	the	DT
20987	70	12	ox	ox	NNP
20987	70	13	-	-	HYPH
20987	70	14	wagon	wagon	NN
20987	70	15	,	,	,
20987	70	16	which	which	WDT
20987	70	17	for	for	IN
20987	70	18	this	this	DT
20987	70	19	reason	reason	NN
20987	70	20	,	,	,
20987	70	21	and	and	CC
20987	70	22	owing	owe	VBG
20987	70	23	to	to	IN
20987	70	24	the	the	DT
20987	70	25	open	open	JJ
20987	70	26	level	level	NN
20987	70	27	character	character	NN
20987	70	28	of	of	IN
20987	70	29	the	the	DT
20987	70	30	country	country	NN
20987	70	31	,	,	,
20987	70	32	has	have	VBZ
20987	70	33	in	in	IN
20987	70	34	the	the	DT
20987	70	35	past	past	NN
20987	70	36	played	play	VBD
20987	70	37	a	a	DT
20987	70	38	leading	leading	JJ
20987	70	39	part	part	NN
20987	70	40	in	in	IN
20987	70	41	the	the	DT
20987	70	42	South	south	JJ
20987	70	43	African	african	JJ
20987	70	44	migrations	migration	NNS
20987	70	45	.	.	.
20987	71	1	The	the	DT
20987	71	2	main	main	JJ
20987	71	3	and	and	CC
20987	71	4	subsidiary	subsidiary	NN
20987	71	5	railroads	railroad	NNS
20987	71	6	thus	thus	RB
20987	71	7	summarized	summarize	VBN
20987	71	8	should	should	MD
20987	71	9	,	,	,
20987	71	10	from	from	IN
20987	71	11	the	the	DT
20987	71	12	point	point	NN
20987	71	13	of	of	IN
20987	71	14	view	view	NN
20987	71	15	of	of	IN
20987	71	16	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	71	17	subject	subject	NN
20987	71	18	,	,	,
20987	71	19	be	be	VB
20987	71	20	considered	consider	VBN
20987	71	21	as	as	IN
20987	71	22	one	one	CD
20987	71	23	,	,	,
20987	71	24	contributory	contributory	NN
20987	71	25	to	to	IN
20987	71	26	the	the	DT
20987	71	27	advance	advance	NN
20987	71	28	of	of	IN
20987	71	29	the	the	DT
20987	71	30	British	british	JJ
20987	71	31	army	army	NN
20987	71	32	over	over	IN
20987	71	33	a	a	DT
20987	71	34	substantially	substantially	RB
20987	71	35	even	even	RB
20987	71	36	country	country	NN
20987	71	37	,	,	,
20987	71	38	which	which	WDT
20987	71	39	opposes	oppose	VBZ
20987	71	40	few	few	JJ
20987	71	41	natural	natural	JJ
20987	71	42	obstacles	obstacle	NNS
20987	71	43	to	to	IN
20987	71	44	such	such	PDT
20987	71	45	a	a	DT
20987	71	46	movement	movement	NN
20987	71	47	,	,	,
20987	71	48	though	though	IN
20987	71	49	here	here	RB
20987	71	50	and	and	CC
20987	71	51	there	there	RB
20987	71	52	"	"	``
20987	71	53	accidents	accident	NNS
20987	71	54	of	of	IN
20987	71	55	{	{	-LRB-
20987	71	56	p.014	p.014	NNS
20987	71	57	}	}	-RRB-
20987	71	58	the	the	DT
20987	71	59	ground"--a	ground"--a	NNP
20987	71	60	range	range	NN
20987	71	61	of	of	IN
20987	71	62	hills	hill	NNS
20987	71	63	,	,	,
20987	71	64	or	or	CC
20987	71	65	a	a	DT
20987	71	66	dry	dry	JJ
20987	71	67	river	river	NN
20987	71	68	-	-	HYPH
20987	71	69	bed	bed	NN
20987	71	70	,	,	,
20987	71	71	as	as	IN
20987	71	72	at	at	IN
20987	71	73	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	71	74	--	--	:
20987	71	75	may	may	MD
20987	71	76	facilitate	facilitate	VB
20987	71	77	opposition	opposition	NN
20987	71	78	by	by	IN
20987	71	79	a	a	DT
20987	71	80	military	military	JJ
20987	71	81	force	force	NN
20987	71	82	.	.	.
20987	72	1	The	the	DT
20987	72	2	system	system	NN
20987	72	3	receives	receive	VBZ
20987	72	4	no	no	DT
20987	72	5	further	further	JJ
20987	72	6	support	support	NN
20987	72	7	until	until	IN
20987	72	8	Johannesburg	Johannesburg	NNP
20987	72	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	72	10	reached	reach	VBN
20987	72	11	.	.	.
20987	73	1	There	there	RB
20987	73	2	the	the	DT
20987	73	3	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	73	4	from	from	IN
20987	73	5	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	73	6	comes	come	VBZ
20987	73	7	in	in	RP
20987	73	8	,	,	,
20987	73	9	and	and	CC
20987	73	10	,	,	,
20987	73	11	if	if	IN
20987	73	12	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	73	13	carrying	carrying	NN
20987	73	14	capacity	capacity	NN
20987	73	15	were	be	VBD
20987	73	16	adequate	adequate	JJ
20987	73	17	,	,	,
20987	73	18	which	which	WDT
20987	73	19	is	be	VBZ
20987	73	20	doubtful	doubtful	JJ
20987	73	21	,	,	,
20987	73	22	would	would	MD
20987	73	23	enable	enable	VB
20987	73	24	the	the	DT
20987	73	25	chief	chief	JJ
20987	73	26	base	base	NN
20987	73	27	of	of	IN
20987	73	28	operations	operation	NNS
20987	73	29	and	and	CC
20987	73	30	main	main	JJ
20987	73	31	line	line	NN
20987	73	32	of	of	IN
20987	73	33	communications	communication	NNS
20987	73	34	to	to	TO
20987	73	35	be	be	VB
20987	73	36	shifted	shift	VBN
20987	73	37	to	to	IN
20987	73	38	the	the	DT
20987	73	39	nearer	nearer	JJ
20987	73	40	locality	locality	NN
20987	73	41	,	,	,
20987	73	42	retaining	retain	VBG
20987	73	43	the	the	DT
20987	73	44	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	73	45	road	road	NN
20987	73	46	only	only	RB
20987	73	47	as	as	IN
20987	73	48	secondary	secondary	JJ
20987	73	49	.	.	.
20987	74	1	The	the	DT
20987	74	2	advantage	advantage	NN
20987	74	3	to	to	IN
20987	74	4	the	the	DT
20987	74	5	British	British	NNP
20987	74	6	of	of	IN
20987	74	7	the	the	DT
20987	74	8	line	line	NN
20987	74	9	of	of	IN
20987	74	10	invasion	invasion	NN
20987	74	11	from	from	IN
20987	74	12	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	74	13	Town	Town	NNP
20987	74	14	is	be	VBZ
20987	74	15	that	that	IN
20987	74	16	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	74	17	crosses	cross	VBZ
20987	74	18	the	the	DT
20987	74	19	mountains	mountain	NNS
20987	74	20	,	,	,
20987	74	21	which	which	WDT
20987	74	22	separate	separate	VBP
20987	74	23	the	the	DT
20987	74	24	coast	coast	NN
20987	74	25	district	district	NN
20987	74	26	from	from	IN
20987	74	27	the	the	DT
20987	74	28	inland	inland	NN
20987	74	29	plateau	plateau	NN
20987	74	30	,	,	,
20987	74	31	at	at	IN
20987	74	32	such	such	PDT
20987	74	33	a	a	DT
20987	74	34	distance	distance	NN
20987	74	35	from	from	IN
20987	74	36	the	the	DT
20987	74	37	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	74	38	's	's	POS
20987	74	39	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	74	40	that	that	IN
20987	74	41	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	74	42	is	be	VBZ
20987	74	43	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	74	44	for	for	IN
20987	74	45	the	the	DT
20987	74	46	latter	latter	JJ
20987	74	47	to	to	TO
20987	74	48	offer	offer	VB
20987	74	49	serious	serious	JJ
20987	74	50	resistance	resistance	NN
20987	74	51	before	before	IN
20987	74	52	the	the	DT
20987	74	53	comparatively	comparatively	RB
20987	74	54	easy	easy	JJ
20987	74	55	rolling	roll	VBG
20987	74	56	country	country	NN
20987	74	57	has	have	VBZ
20987	74	58	been	be	VBN
20987	74	59	reached	reach	VBN
20987	74	60	.	.	.
20987	75	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	75	2	was	be	VBD
20987	75	3	for	for	IN
20987	75	4	this	this	DT
20987	75	5	reason	reason	NN
20987	75	6	that	that	IN
20987	75	7	the	the	DT
20987	75	8	decision	decision	NN
20987	75	9	of	of	IN
20987	75	10	the	the	DT
20987	75	11	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	75	12	Free	Free	NNP
20987	75	13	State	State	NNP
20987	75	14	to	to	TO
20987	75	15	join	join	VB
20987	75	16	in	in	IN
20987	75	17	the	the	DT
20987	75	18	war	war	NN
20987	75	19	,	,	,
20987	75	20	while	while	IN
20987	75	21	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	75	22	added	add	VBD
20987	75	23	to	to	IN
20987	75	24	the	the	DT
20987	75	25	numerical	numerical	JJ
20987	75	26	resistance	resistance	NN
20987	75	27	to	to	TO
20987	75	28	be	be	VB
20987	75	29	encountered	encounter	VBN
20987	75	30	by	by	IN
20987	75	31	the	the	DT
20987	75	32	British	British	NNPS
20987	75	33	,	,	,
20987	75	34	had	have	VBD
20987	75	35	for	for	IN
20987	75	36	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	75	37	the	the	DT
20987	75	38	compensating	compensating	NN
20987	75	39	advantage	advantage	NN
20987	75	40	that	that	WDT
20987	75	41	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	75	42	removed	remove	VBD
20987	75	43	the	the	DT
20987	75	44	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	75	45	of	of	IN
20987	75	46	forcing	force	VBG
20987	75	47	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	75	48	way	way	NN
20987	75	49	over	over	IN
20987	75	50	the	the	DT
20987	75	51	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	75	52	mountain	mountain	NN
20987	75	53	ranges	range	NNS
20987	75	54	which	which	WDT
20987	75	55	separate	separate	VBP
20987	75	56	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	75	57	from	from	IN
20987	75	58	the	the	DT
20987	75	59	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	75	60	.	.	.
20987	76	1	With	with	IN
20987	76	2	the	the	DT
20987	76	3	power	power	NN
20987	76	4	of	of	IN
20987	76	5	Great	Great	NNP
20987	76	6	Britain	Britain	NNP
20987	76	7	to	to	TO
20987	76	8	bring	bring	VB
20987	76	9	into	into	IN
20987	76	10	{	{	-LRB-
20987	76	11	p.015	p.015	NNP
20987	76	12	}	}	-RRB-
20987	76	13	the	the	DT
20987	76	14	field	field	NN
20987	76	15	a	a	DT
20987	76	16	great	great	JJ
20987	76	17	superiority	superiority	NN
20987	76	18	of	of	IN
20987	76	19	numbers	number	NNS
20987	76	20	,	,	,
20987	76	21	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	76	22	is	be	VBZ
20987	76	23	at	at	IN
20987	76	24	least	least	RBS
20987	76	25	open	open	JJ
20987	76	26	to	to	IN
20987	76	27	argument	argument	NN
20987	76	28	that	that	IN
20987	76	29	the	the	DT
20987	76	30	Free	Free	NNP
20987	76	31	State	State	NNP
20987	76	32	,	,	,
20987	76	33	by	by	IN
20987	76	34	ceasing	cease	VBG
20987	76	35	to	to	TO
20987	76	36	be	be	VB
20987	76	37	neutral	neutral	JJ
20987	76	38	,	,	,
20987	76	39	relieved	relieve	VBD
20987	76	40	the	the	DT
20987	76	41	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	76	42	of	of	IN
20987	76	43	a	a	DT
20987	76	44	difficulty	difficulty	NN
20987	76	45	greater	great	JJR
20987	76	46	than	than	IN
20987	76	47	that	that	DT
20987	76	48	which	which	WDT
20987	76	49	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	76	50	hostility	hostility	NN
20987	76	51	introduced	introduce	VBD
20987	76	52	.	.	.
20987	77	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	77	2	was	be	VBD
20987	77	3	for	for	IN
20987	77	4	these	these	DT
20987	77	5	reasons	reason	NNS
20987	77	6	that	that	WDT
20987	77	7	the	the	DT
20987	77	8	original	original	JJ
20987	77	9	British	british	JJ
20987	77	10	plan	plan	NN
20987	77	11	,	,	,
20987	77	12	as	as	IN
20987	77	13	generally	generally	RB
20987	77	14	understood	understand	VBN
20987	77	15	,	,	,
20987	77	16	was	be	VBD
20987	77	17	to	to	TO
20987	77	18	make	make	VB
20987	77	19	the	the	DT
20987	77	20	main	main	JJ
20987	77	21	invasion	invasion	NN
20987	77	22	along	along	IN
20987	77	23	this	this	DT
20987	77	24	line	line	NN
20987	77	25	.	.	.
20987	78	1	The	the	DT
20987	78	2	danger	danger	NN
20987	78	3	of	of	IN
20987	78	4	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	78	5	,	,	,
20987	78	6	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	78	7	is	be	VBZ
20987	78	8	commonly	commonly	RB
20987	78	9	and	and	CC
20987	78	10	with	with	IN
20987	78	11	probability	probability	NN
20987	78	12	believed	believe	VBN
20987	78	13	,	,	,
20987	78	14	caused	cause	VBD
20987	78	15	the	the	DT
20987	78	16	momentary	momentary	JJ
20987	78	17	abandonment	abandonment	NN
20987	78	18	of	of	IN
20987	78	19	this	this	DT
20987	78	20	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	78	21	.	.	.
20987	79	1	Whether	whether	IN
20987	79	2	the	the	DT
20987	79	3	change	change	NN
20987	79	4	was	be	VBD
20987	79	5	at	at	IN
20987	79	6	the	the	DT
20987	79	7	moment	moment	NN
20987	79	8	correct	correct	JJ
20987	79	9	in	in	IN
20987	79	10	principle	principle	NN
20987	79	11	or	or	CC
20987	79	12	not	not	RB
20987	79	13	,	,	,
20987	79	14	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	79	15	is	be	VBZ
20987	79	16	evident	evident	JJ
20987	79	17	that	that	IN
20987	79	18	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	79	19	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	79	20	has	have	VBZ
20987	79	21	reverted	revert	VBN
20987	79	22	to	to	IN
20987	79	23	the	the	DT
20987	79	24	first	first	JJ
20987	79	25	intention	intention	NN
20987	79	26	;	;	:
20987	79	27	a	a	DT
20987	79	28	course	course	NN
20987	79	29	which	which	WDT
20987	79	30	enforces	enforce	VBZ
20987	79	31	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	79	32	accuracy	accuracy	NN
20987	79	33	with	with	IN
20987	79	34	all	all	PDT
20987	79	35	the	the	DT
20987	79	36	weight	weight	NN
20987	79	37	of	of	IN
20987	79	38	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	79	39	well	well	RB
20987	79	40	-	-	HYPH
20987	79	41	earned	earn	VBN
20987	79	42	great	great	JJ
20987	79	43	renown	renown	NN
20987	79	44	.	.	.
20987	80	1	The	the	DT
20987	80	2	other	other	JJ
20987	80	3	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	80	4	system	system	NN
20987	80	5	of	of	IN
20987	80	6	direct	direct	JJ
20987	80	7	importance	importance	NN
20987	80	8	to	to	IN
20987	80	9	the	the	DT
20987	80	10	military	military	JJ
20987	80	11	operations	operation	NNS
20987	80	12	of	of	IN
20987	80	13	the	the	DT
20987	80	14	present	present	JJ
20987	80	15	war	war	NN
20987	80	16	is	be	VBZ
20987	80	17	the	the	DT
20987	80	18	single	single	JJ
20987	80	19	Natal	natal	JJ
20987	80	20	line	line	NN
20987	80	21	,	,	,
20987	80	22	from	from	IN
20987	80	23	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	80	24	to	to	IN
20987	80	25	Johannesburg	Johannesburg	NNP
20987	80	26	and	and	CC
20987	80	27	Pretoria	Pretoria	NNP
20987	80	28	,	,	,
20987	80	29	which	which	WDT
20987	80	30	at	at	IN
20987	80	31	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	80	32	throws	throw	VBZ
20987	80	33	off	off	RP
20987	80	34	a	a	DT
20987	80	35	branch	branch	NN
20987	80	36	to	to	IN
20987	80	37	the	the	DT
20987	80	38	westward	westward	JJ
20987	80	39	,	,	,
20987	80	40	crossing	cross	VBG
20987	80	41	the	the	DT
20987	80	42	mountains	mountain	NNS
20987	80	43	to	to	IN
20987	80	44	Bethlehem	Bethlehem	NNP
20987	80	45	in	in	IN
20987	80	46	the	the	DT
20987	80	47	Free	Free	NNP
20987	80	48	State	State	NNP
20987	80	49	,	,	,
20987	80	50	and	and	CC
20987	80	51	there	there	EX
20987	80	52	ends	end	VBZ
20987	80	53	,	,	,
20987	80	54	over	over	IN
20987	80	55	sixty	sixty	CD
20987	80	56	miles	mile	NNS
20987	80	57	from	from	IN
20987	80	58	the	the	DT
20987	80	59	road	road	NN
20987	80	60	between	between	IN
20987	80	61	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	80	62	and	and	CC
20987	80	63	Pretoria	Pretoria	NNP
20987	80	64	.	.	.
20987	81	1	The	the	DT
20987	81	2	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	81	3	road	road	NN
20987	81	4	,	,	,
20987	81	5	having	have	VBG
20987	81	6	been	be	VBN
20987	81	7	opened	open	VBN
20987	81	8	as	as	RB
20987	81	9	lately	lately	RB
20987	81	10	as	as	IN
20987	81	11	1895	1895	CD
20987	81	12	,	,	,
20987	81	13	may	may	MD
20987	81	14	be	be	VB
20987	81	15	considered	consider	VBN
20987	81	16	the	the	DT
20987	81	17	{	{	-LRB-
20987	81	18	p.016	p.016	NN
20987	81	19	}	}	-RRB-
20987	81	20	child	child	NN
20987	81	21	of	of	IN
20987	81	22	the	the	DT
20987	81	23	Gold	Gold	NNP
20987	81	24	Fields	Fields	NNPS
20987	81	25	;	;	:
20987	81	26	prior	prior	RB
20987	81	27	to	to	IN
20987	81	28	the	the	DT
20987	81	29	discovery	discovery	NN
20987	81	30	of	of	IN
20987	81	31	which	which	WDT
20987	81	32	,	,	,
20987	81	33	indeed	indeed	RB
20987	81	34	,	,	,
20987	81	35	there	there	EX
20987	81	36	were	be	VBD
20987	81	37	in	in	IN
20987	81	38	the	the	DT
20987	81	39	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	81	40	neither	neither	DT
20987	81	41	products	product	NNS
20987	81	42	nor	nor	CC
20987	81	43	consumers	consumer	NNS
20987	81	44	enough	enough	RB
20987	81	45	to	to	TO
20987	81	46	give	give	VB
20987	81	47	commercial	commercial	JJ
20987	81	48	value	value	NN
20987	81	49	to	to	IN
20987	81	50	a	a	DT
20987	81	51	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	81	52	.	.	.
20987	82	1	The	the	DT
20987	82	2	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	82	3	Town	Town	NNP
20987	82	4	line	line	NN
20987	82	5	reached	reach	VBD
20987	82	6	Pretoria	Pretoria	NNP
20987	82	7	only	only	RB
20987	82	8	in	in	IN
20987	82	9	1892	1892	CD
20987	82	10	,	,	,
20987	82	11	and	and	CC
20987	82	12	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	82	13	is	be	VBZ
20987	82	14	still	still	RB
20987	82	15	characteristic	characteristic	JJ
20987	82	16	of	of	IN
20987	82	17	all	all	PDT
20987	82	18	the	the	DT
20987	82	19	lines	line	NNS
20987	82	20	that	that	IN
20987	82	21	there	there	EX
20987	82	22	is	be	VBZ
20987	82	23	but	but	CC
20987	82	24	little	little	JJ
20987	82	25	local	local	JJ
20987	82	26	traffic	traffic	NN
20987	82	27	,	,	,
20987	82	28	either	either	CC
20987	82	29	freight	freight	NN
20987	82	30	or	or	CC
20987	82	31	passenger	passenger	NN
20987	82	32	;	;	:
20987	82	33	the	the	DT
20987	82	34	roads	road	NNS
20987	82	35	exist	exist	VBP
20987	82	36	as	as	IN
20987	82	37	means	mean	NNS
20987	82	38	whereby	whereby	WRB
20987	82	39	the	the	DT
20987	82	40	function	function	NN
20987	82	41	of	of	IN
20987	82	42	communication	communication	NN
20987	82	43	,	,	,
20987	82	44	so	so	RB
20987	82	45	far	far	RB
20987	82	46	discharged	discharge	VBN
20987	82	47	by	by	IN
20987	82	48	the	the	DT
20987	82	49	sea	sea	NN
20987	82	50	,	,	,
20987	82	51	is	be	VBZ
20987	82	52	prolonged	prolong	VBN
20987	82	53	from	from	IN
20987	82	54	the	the	DT
20987	82	55	coast	coast	NN
20987	82	56	to	to	IN
20987	82	57	the	the	DT
20987	82	58	interior	interior	NN
20987	82	59	of	of	IN
20987	82	60	the	the	DT
20987	82	61	continent	continent	NN
20987	82	62	.	.	.
20987	83	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	83	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	83	3	not	not	RB
20987	83	4	the	the	DT
20987	83	5	least	least	JJS
20987	83	6	noteworthy	noteworthy	JJ
20987	83	7	in	in	IN
20987	83	8	the	the	DT
20987	83	9	incidents	incident	NNS
20987	83	10	of	of	IN
20987	83	11	commercial	commercial	JJ
20987	83	12	and	and	CC
20987	83	13	mechanical	mechanical	JJ
20987	83	14	energy	energy	NN
20987	83	15	,	,	,
20987	83	16	by	by	IN
20987	83	17	which	which	WDT
20987	83	18	foreign	foreign	JJ
20987	83	19	hands	hand	NNS
20987	83	20	have	have	VBP
20987	83	21	developed	develop	VBN
20987	83	22	the	the	DT
20987	83	23	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	83	24	from	from	IN
20987	83	25	a	a	DT
20987	83	26	poor	poor	JJ
20987	83	27	to	to	IN
20987	83	28	a	a	DT
20987	83	29	wealthy	wealthy	JJ
20987	83	30	state	state	NN
20987	83	31	,	,	,
20987	83	32	that	that	IN
20987	83	33	"	"	``
20987	83	34	all	all	PDT
20987	83	35	the	the	DT
20987	83	36	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	83	37	machinery	machinery	NN
20987	83	38	,	,	,
20987	83	39	the	the	DT
20987	83	40	timber	timber	NN
20987	83	41	,	,	,
20987	83	42	the	the	DT
20987	83	43	corrugated	corrugate	VBN
20987	83	44	iron	iron	NN
20987	83	45	with	with	IN
20987	83	46	which	which	WDT
20987	83	47	the	the	DT
20987	83	48	works	work	NNS
20987	83	49	and	and	CC
20987	83	50	men	man	NNS
20987	83	51	's	's	POS
20987	83	52	houses	house	NNS
20987	83	53	are	be	VBP
20987	83	54	constructed	construct	VBN
20987	83	55	,	,	,
20987	83	56	and	and	CC
20987	83	57	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	83	58	every	every	DT
20987	83	59	requirement	requirement	NN
20987	83	60	of	of	IN
20987	83	61	work	work	NN
20987	83	62	and	and	CC
20987	83	63	life	life	NN
20987	83	64	,	,	,
20987	83	65	had	have	VBD
20987	83	66	to	to	TO
20987	83	67	be	be	VB
20987	83	68	brought	bring	VBN
20987	83	69	for	for	RP
20987	83	70	over	over	IN
20987	83	71	three	three	CD
20987	83	72	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	83	73	miles	mile	NNS
20987	83	74	upon	upon	IN
20987	83	75	ox	ox	NN
20987	83	76	-	-	HYPH
20987	83	77	wagons	wagon	NNS
20987	83	78	,	,	,
20987	83	79	the	the	DT
20987	83	80	country	country	NN
20987	83	81	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	83	82	supplying	supply	VBG
20987	83	83	scarcely	scarcely	RB
20987	83	84	anything	anything	NN
20987	83	85	,	,	,
20987	83	86	and	and	CC
20987	83	87	even	even	RB
20987	83	88	to	to	IN
20987	83	89	this	this	DT
20987	83	90	day	day	NN
20987	83	91	(	(	-LRB-
20987	83	92	1897	1897	CD
20987	83	93	)	)	-RRB-
20987	83	94	wheat	wheat	NN
20987	83	95	being	be	VBG
20987	83	96	brought	bring	VBN
20987	83	97	from	from	IN
20987	83	98	Australia	Australia	NNP
20987	83	99	.	.	.
20987	84	1	"	"	``
20987	84	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	84	3	1	1	CD
20987	84	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	84	5	[	[	-LRB-
20987	84	6	Footnote	footnote	NN
20987	84	7	1	1	CD
20987	84	8	:	:	:
20987	84	9	Younghusband	Younghusband	NNP
20987	84	10	's	's	POS
20987	84	11	"	"	``
20987	84	12	South	South	NNP
20987	84	13	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	84	14	of	of	IN
20987	84	15	To	To	NNP
20987	84	16	-	-	HYPH
20987	84	17	day	day	NN
20987	84	18	.	.	.
20987	84	19	"	"	''
20987	85	1	Second	Second	NNP
20987	85	2	Edition	Edition	NNP
20987	85	3	,	,	,
20987	85	4	1899	1899	CD
20987	85	5	.	.	.
20987	85	6	]	]	-RRB-
20987	86	1	Regarded	Regarded	NNP
20987	86	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	86	3	p.017	p.017	NNP
20987	86	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	86	5	as	as	IN
20987	86	6	a	a	DT
20987	86	7	source	source	NN
20987	86	8	of	of	IN
20987	86	9	supply	supply	NN
20987	86	10	,	,	,
20987	86	11	especially	especially	RB
20987	86	12	of	of	IN
20987	86	13	military	military	JJ
20987	86	14	supply	supply	NN
20987	86	15	,	,	,
20987	86	16	the	the	DT
20987	86	17	demands	demand	NNS
20987	86	18	of	of	IN
20987	86	19	which	which	WDT
20987	86	20	are	be	VBP
20987	86	21	more	more	RBR
20987	86	22	urgent	urgent	JJ
20987	86	23	than	than	IN
20987	86	24	those	those	DT
20987	86	25	of	of	IN
20987	86	26	common	common	JJ
20987	86	27	life	life	NN
20987	86	28	,	,	,
20987	86	29	as	as	IN
20987	86	30	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	86	31	needs	need	NNS
20987	86	32	and	and	CC
20987	86	33	dangers	danger	NNS
20987	86	34	are	be	VBP
20987	86	35	more	more	RBR
20987	86	36	imminent	imminent	JJ
20987	86	37	,	,	,
20987	86	38	the	the	DT
20987	86	39	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	86	40	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	86	41	,	,	,
20987	86	42	though	though	IN
20987	86	43	much	much	RB
20987	86	44	shorter	short	JJR
20987	86	45	in	in	IN
20987	86	46	distance	distance	NN
20987	86	47	to	to	IN
20987	86	48	the	the	DT
20987	86	49	probable	probable	JJ
20987	86	50	scenes	scene	NNS
20987	86	51	of	of	IN
20987	86	52	operations	operation	NNS
20987	86	53	,	,	,
20987	86	54	labours	labour	VBZ
20987	86	55	under	under	IN
20987	86	56	two	two	CD
20987	86	57	disadvantages	disadvantage	NNS
20987	86	58	.	.	.
20987	87	1	The	the	DT
20987	87	2	port	port	NN
20987	87	3	of	of	IN
20987	87	4	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	87	5	is	be	VBZ
20987	87	6	not	not	RB
20987	87	7	under	under	IN
20987	87	8	all	all	DT
20987	87	9	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
20987	87	10	safe	safe	JJ
20987	87	11	for	for	IN
20987	87	12	large	large	JJ
20987	87	13	vessels	vessel	NNS
20987	87	14	to	to	TO
20987	87	15	enter	enter	VB
20987	87	16	,	,	,
20987	87	17	and	and	CC
20987	87	18	there	there	EX
20987	87	19	is	be	VBZ
20987	87	20	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	87	21	in	in	IN
20987	87	22	the	the	DT
20987	87	23	facilities	facility	NNS
20987	87	24	for	for	IN
20987	87	25	landing	land	VBG
20987	87	26	goods	good	NNS
20987	87	27	an	an	DT
20987	87	28	inferiority	inferiority	NN
20987	87	29	to	to	IN
20987	87	30	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	87	31	Town	Town	NNP
20987	87	32	.	.	.
20987	88	1	The	the	DT
20987	88	2	country	country	NN
20987	88	3	,	,	,
20987	88	4	too	too	RB
20987	88	5	,	,	,
20987	88	6	is	be	VBZ
20987	88	7	more	more	RBR
20987	88	8	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	88	9	,	,	,
20987	88	10	the	the	DT
20987	88	11	obstacles	obstacle	NNS
20987	88	12	to	to	IN
20987	88	13	movement	movement	NN
20987	88	14	,	,	,
20987	88	15	which	which	WDT
20987	88	16	also	also	RB
20987	88	17	favour	favour	VBP
20987	88	18	defence	defence	NN
20987	88	19	,	,	,
20987	88	20	increasing	increase	VBG
20987	88	21	as	as	IN
20987	88	22	the	the	DT
20987	88	23	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	88	24	is	be	VBZ
20987	88	25	approached	approach	VBN
20987	88	26	,	,	,
20987	88	27	and	and	CC
20987	88	28	culminating	culminate	VBG
20987	88	29	on	on	IN
20987	88	30	the	the	DT
20987	88	31	borders	border	NNS
20987	88	32	of	of	IN
20987	88	33	the	the	DT
20987	88	34	Free	Free	NNP
20987	88	35	State	State	NNP
20987	88	36	and	and	CC
20987	88	37	the	the	DT
20987	88	38	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	88	39	.	.	.
20987	89	1	Being	be	VBG
20987	89	2	thus	thus	RB
20987	89	3	nearer	near	JJR
20987	89	4	,	,	,
20987	89	5	the	the	DT
20987	89	6	latter	latter	JJ
20987	89	7	are	be	VBP
20987	89	8	here	here	RB
20987	89	9	better	well	RBR
20987	89	10	able	able	JJ
20987	89	11	to	to	TO
20987	89	12	concentrate	concentrate	VB
20987	89	13	and	and	CC
20987	89	14	sustain	sustain	VB
20987	89	15	opposition	opposition	NN
20987	89	16	than	than	IN
20987	89	17	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	89	18	are	be	VBP
20987	89	19	on	on	IN
20987	89	20	the	the	DT
20987	89	21	western	western	JJ
20987	89	22	flank	flank	NN
20987	89	23	.	.	.
20987	90	1	"	"	``
20987	90	2	The	the	DT
20987	90	3	mountains	mountain	NNS
20987	90	4	which	which	WDT
20987	90	5	on	on	IN
20987	90	6	the	the	DT
20987	90	7	edge	edge	NN
20987	90	8	of	of	IN
20987	90	9	Basutoland	Basutoland	NNP
20987	90	10	rise	rise	VB
20987	90	11	to	to	IN
20987	90	12	a	a	DT
20987	90	13	height	height	NN
20987	90	14	of	of	IN
20987	90	15	ten	ten	CD
20987	90	16	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	90	17	feet	foot	NNS
20987	90	18	,	,	,
20987	90	19	"	"	''
20987	90	20	writes	write	VBZ
20987	90	21	Mr.	Mr.	NNP
20987	90	22	Bryce	Bryce	NNP
20987	90	23	,	,	,
20987	90	24	"	"	``
20987	90	25	break	break	VB
20987	90	26	down	down	RP
20987	90	27	toward	toward	IN
20987	90	28	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	90	29	in	in	IN
20987	90	30	tremendous	tremendous	JJ
20987	90	31	precipices	precipice	NNS
20987	90	32	.	.	.
20987	91	1	Near	near	IN
20987	91	2	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	91	3	the	the	DT
20987	91	4	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	91	5	of	of	IN
20987	91	6	the	the	DT
20987	91	7	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	91	8	Free	Free	NNP
20987	91	9	State	State	NNP
20987	91	10	coincides	coincide	VBZ
20987	91	11	with	with	IN
20987	91	12	a	a	DT
20987	91	13	high	high	JJ
20987	91	14	watershed	watershed	NN
20987	91	15	,	,	,
20987	91	16	crossed	cross	VBN
20987	91	17	by	by	IN
20987	91	18	only	only	RB
20987	91	19	a	a	DT
20987	91	20	few	few	JJ
20987	91	21	passes	pass	NNS
20987	91	22	.	.	.
20987	92	1	"	"	``
20987	92	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	92	3	2	2	CD
20987	92	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	92	5	Where	where	WRB
20987	92	6	this	this	DT
20987	92	7	boundary	boundary	JJ
20987	92	8	between	between	IN
20987	92	9	{	{	-LRB-
20987	92	10	p.018	p.018	NNP
20987	92	11	}	}	-RRB-
20987	92	12	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	92	13	and	and	CC
20987	92	14	the	the	DT
20987	92	15	Free	Free	NNP
20987	92	16	State	State	NNP
20987	92	17	ends	end	NNS
20987	92	18	,	,	,
20987	92	19	that	that	DT
20987	92	20	of	of	IN
20987	92	21	the	the	DT
20987	92	22	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	92	23	begins	begin	VBZ
20987	92	24	,	,	,
20987	92	25	and	and	CC
20987	92	26	soon	soon	RB
20987	92	27	after	after	IN
20987	92	28	turns	turn	VBZ
20987	92	29	sharply	sharply	RB
20987	92	30	to	to	IN
20987	92	31	the	the	DT
20987	92	32	southward	southward	NNP
20987	92	33	,	,	,
20987	92	34	the	the	DT
20987	92	35	new	new	JJ
20987	92	36	direction	direction	NN
20987	92	37	forming	form	VBG
20987	92	38	with	with	IN
20987	92	39	the	the	DT
20987	92	40	old	old	JJ
20987	92	41	a	a	DT
20987	92	42	very	very	RB
20987	92	43	acute	acute	JJ
20987	92	44	angle	angle	NN
20987	92	45	,	,	,
20987	92	46	with	with	IN
20987	92	47	apex	apex	NN
20987	92	48	to	to	IN
20987	92	49	the	the	DT
20987	92	50	north	north	NN
20987	92	51	.	.	.
20987	93	1	Here	here	RB
20987	93	2	,	,	,
20987	93	3	just	just	RB
20987	93	4	within	within	IN
20987	93	5	the	the	DT
20987	93	6	territory	territory	NN
20987	93	7	of	of	IN
20987	93	8	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	93	9	,	,	,
20987	93	10	is	be	VBZ
20987	93	11	Majuba	Majuba	NNP
20987	93	12	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	93	13	,	,	,
20987	93	14	whose	whose	WP$
20987	93	15	name	name	NN
20987	93	16	has	have	VBZ
20987	93	17	been	be	VBN
20987	93	18	in	in	IN
20987	93	19	the	the	DT
20987	93	20	mouths	mouth	NNS
20987	93	21	of	of	IN
20987	93	22	all	all	DT
20987	93	23	men	man	NNS
20987	93	24	,	,	,
20987	93	25	and	and	CC
20987	93	26	Laing	Laing	NNP
20987	93	27	's	's	POS
20987	93	28	Nek	Nek	NNP
20987	93	29	,	,	,
20987	93	30	less	less	RBR
20987	93	31	familiarly	familiarly	RB
20987	93	32	known	know	VBN
20987	93	33	.	.	.
20987	94	1	The	the	DT
20987	94	2	narrow	narrow	JJ
20987	94	3	neck	neck	NN
20987	94	4	of	of	IN
20987	94	5	rugged	rugged	JJ
20987	94	6	country	country	NN
20987	94	7	embraced	embrace	VBN
20987	94	8	between	between	IN
20987	94	9	the	the	DT
20987	94	10	legs	leg	NNS
20987	94	11	of	of	IN
20987	94	12	this	this	DT
20987	94	13	angle	angle	NN
20987	94	14	is	be	VBZ
20987	94	15	about	about	RB
20987	94	16	sixty	sixty	CD
20987	94	17	miles	mile	NNS
20987	94	18	long	long	JJ
20987	94	19	,	,	,
20987	94	20	from	from	IN
20987	94	21	Majuba	Majuba	NNP
20987	94	22	to	to	IN
20987	94	23	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	94	24	.	.	.
20987	95	1	Recent	recent	JJ
20987	95	2	events	event	NNS
20987	95	3	have	have	VBP
20987	95	4	familiarised	familiarise	VBN
20987	95	5	to	to	IN
20987	95	6	us	-PRON-	PRP
20987	95	7	many	many	JJ
20987	95	8	of	of	IN
20987	95	9	the	the	DT
20987	95	10	names	name	NNS
20987	95	11	along	along	IN
20987	95	12	this	this	DT
20987	95	13	line	line	NN
20987	95	14	of	of	IN
20987	95	15	rail	rail	NN
20987	95	16	--	--	:
20987	95	17	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	95	18	,	,	,
20987	95	19	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	95	20	(	(	-LRB-
20987	95	21	the	the	DT
20987	95	22	terminus	terminus	NN
20987	95	23	of	of	IN
20987	95	24	a	a	DT
20987	95	25	short	short	JJ
20987	95	26	branch	branch	NN
20987	95	27	)	)	-RRB-
20987	95	28	,	,	,
20987	95	29	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	95	30	,	,	,
20987	95	31	Estcourt	Estcourt	NNP
20987	95	32	,	,	,
20987	95	33	and	and	CC
20987	95	34	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	95	35	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	95	36	;	;	:
20987	95	37	while	while	IN
20987	95	38	the	the	DT
20987	95	39	winding	winding	NN
20987	95	40	character	character	NN
20987	95	41	of	of	IN
20987	95	42	the	the	DT
20987	95	43	track	track	NN
20987	95	44	,	,	,
20987	95	45	as	as	IN
20987	95	46	mapped	map	VBN
20987	95	47	,	,	,
20987	95	48	compared	compare	VBN
20987	95	49	with	with	IN
20987	95	50	the	the	DT
20987	95	51	Free	Free	NNP
20987	95	52	State	State	NNP
20987	95	53	road	road	NN
20987	95	54	,	,	,
20987	95	55	sufficiently	sufficiently	RB
20987	95	56	indicates	indicate	VBZ
20987	95	57	the	the	DT
20987	95	58	character	character	NN
20987	95	59	of	of	IN
20987	95	60	the	the	DT
20987	95	61	country	country	NN
20987	95	62	,	,	,
20987	95	63	in	in	IN
20987	95	64	which	which	WDT
20987	95	65	obstacles	obstacle	NNS
20987	95	66	have	have	VBP
20987	95	67	to	to	TO
20987	95	68	be	be	VB
20987	95	69	circumvented	circumvent	VBN
20987	95	70	as	as	RB
20987	95	71	well	well	RB
20987	95	72	as	as	IN
20987	95	73	overcome	overcome	NN
20987	95	74	.	.	.
20987	96	1	The	the	DT
20987	96	2	grade	grade	NN
20987	96	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	96	4	in	in	IN
20987	96	5	places	place	NNS
20987	96	6	as	as	RB
20987	96	7	high	high	JJ
20987	96	8	as	as	IN
20987	96	9	one	one	CD
20987	96	10	in	in	IN
20987	96	11	thirty	thirty	CD
20987	96	12	,	,	,
20987	96	13	though	though	IN
20987	96	14	that	that	DT
20987	96	15	is	be	VBZ
20987	96	16	being	be	VBG
20987	96	17	reduced	reduce	VBN
20987	96	18	;	;	:
20987	96	19	but	but	CC
20987	96	20	one	one	CD
20987	96	21	in	in	IN
20987	96	22	forty	forty	CD
20987	96	23	is	be	VBZ
20987	96	24	common	common	JJ
20987	96	25	.	.	.
20987	97	1	Pietermaritzburg	Pietermaritzburg	NNP
20987	97	2	,	,	,
20987	97	3	the	the	DT
20987	97	4	capital	capital	NN
20987	97	5	,	,	,
20987	97	6	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	97	7	miles	mile	NNS
20987	97	8	from	from	IN
20987	97	9	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	97	10	in	in	IN
20987	97	11	a	a	DT
20987	97	12	straight	straight	JJ
20987	97	13	line	line	NN
20987	97	14	,	,	,
20987	97	15	is	be	VBZ
20987	97	16	2,200	2,200	CD
20987	97	17	feet	foot	NNS
20987	97	18	above	above	IN
20987	97	19	the	the	DT
20987	97	20	sea	sea	NN
20987	97	21	.	.	.
20987	98	1	Three	three	CD
20987	98	2	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	98	3	miles	mile	NNS
20987	98	4	from	from	IN
20987	98	5	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	98	6	starting	starting	NN
20987	98	7	-	-	HYPH
20987	98	8	point	point	NN
20987	98	9	the	the	DT
20987	98	10	road	road	NN
20987	98	11	{	{	-LRB-
20987	98	12	p.019	p.019	NN
20987	98	13	}	}	-RRB-
20987	98	14	reaches	reach	VBZ
20987	98	15	an	an	DT
20987	98	16	elevation	elevation	NN
20987	98	17	of	of	IN
20987	98	18	over	over	IN
20987	98	19	five	five	CD
20987	98	20	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	98	21	feet	foot	NNS
20987	98	22	,	,	,
20987	98	23	at	at	IN
20987	98	24	Laing	Laing	NNP
20987	98	25	's	's	POS
20987	98	26	Nek	Nek	NNP
20987	98	27	,	,	,
20987	98	28	through	through	IN
20987	98	29	which	which	WDT
20987	98	30	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	98	31	passes	pass	VBZ
20987	98	32	by	by	IN
20987	98	33	a	a	DT
20987	98	34	tunnel	tunnel	NN
20987	98	35	.	.	.
20987	99	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	99	2	Footnote	footnote	NN
20987	99	3	2	2	CD
20987	99	4	:	:	:
20987	99	5	"	"	``
20987	99	6	Impressions	Impressions	NNPS
20987	99	7	of	of	IN
20987	99	8	South	South	NNP
20987	99	9	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	99	10	.	.	.
20987	99	11	"	"	''
20987	100	1	Third	Third	NNP
20987	100	2	Edition	Edition	NNP
20987	100	3	,	,	,
20987	100	4	p.	p.	NN
20987	101	1	291	291	CD
20987	101	2	.	.	.
20987	101	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	102	1	A	a	DT
20987	102	2	topographical	topographical	JJ
20987	102	3	map	map	NN
20987	102	4	of	of	IN
20987	102	5	the	the	DT
20987	102	6	country	country	NN
20987	102	7	shows	show	VBZ
20987	102	8	upon	upon	IN
20987	102	9	examination	examination	NN
20987	102	10	that	that	IN
20987	102	11	the	the	DT
20987	102	12	mountain	mountain	NN
20987	102	13	range	range	NN
20987	102	14	,	,	,
20987	102	15	which	which	WDT
20987	102	16	forms	form	VBZ
20987	102	17	the	the	DT
20987	102	18	western	western	JJ
20987	102	19	boundary	boundary	NN
20987	102	20	of	of	IN
20987	102	21	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	102	22	toward	toward	IN
20987	102	23	Basutoland	Basutoland	NNP
20987	102	24	and	and	CC
20987	102	25	the	the	DT
20987	102	26	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	102	27	Free	Free	NNP
20987	102	28	State	State	NNP
20987	102	29	,	,	,
20987	102	30	and	and	CC
20987	102	31	has	have	VBZ
20987	102	32	a	a	DT
20987	102	33	general	general	JJ
20987	102	34	north	north	NN
20987	102	35	and	and	CC
20987	102	36	south	south	JJ
20987	102	37	direction	direction	NN
20987	102	38	parallel	parallel	NN
20987	102	39	to	to	IN
20987	102	40	the	the	DT
20987	102	41	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	102	42	,	,	,
20987	102	43	throws	throw	VBZ
20987	102	44	off	off	IN
20987	102	45	to	to	IN
20987	102	46	the	the	DT
20987	102	47	eastward	eastward	JJ
20987	102	48	spurs	spur	NNS
20987	102	49	which	which	WDT
20987	102	50	,	,	,
20987	102	51	to	to	TO
20987	102	52	repeat	repeat	VB
20987	102	53	Mr.	Mr.	NNP
20987	102	54	Bryce	Bryce	NNP
20987	102	55	's	's	POS
20987	102	56	expression	expression	NN
20987	102	57	,	,	,
20987	102	58	"	"	``
20987	102	59	break	break	VB
20987	102	60	down	down	RP
20987	102	61	in	in	IN
20987	102	62	tremendous	tremendous	JJ
20987	102	63	precipices	precipice	NNS
20987	102	64	,	,	,
20987	102	65	"	"	''
20987	102	66	forming	form	VBG
20987	102	67	a	a	DT
20987	102	68	succession	succession	NN
20987	102	69	of	of	IN
20987	102	70	terraces	terrace	NNS
20987	102	71	.	.	.
20987	103	1	The	the	DT
20987	103	2	gorges	gorge	NNS
20987	103	3	between	between	IN
20987	103	4	these	these	DT
20987	103	5	determine	determine	VBP
20987	103	6	the	the	DT
20987	103	7	direction	direction	NN
20987	103	8	of	of	IN
20987	103	9	the	the	DT
20987	103	10	river	river	NN
20987	103	11	-	-	HYPH
20987	103	12	beds	bed	NNS
20987	103	13	whereby	whereby	WRB
20987	103	14	the	the	DT
20987	103	15	rainfall	rainfall	NN
20987	103	16	pours	pour	VBZ
20987	103	17	down	down	RP
20987	103	18	to	to	IN
20987	103	19	the	the	DT
20987	103	20	sea	sea	NN
20987	103	21	;	;	:
20987	103	22	and	and	CC
20987	103	23	the	the	DT
20987	103	24	general	general	JJ
20987	103	25	easterly	easterly	JJ
20987	103	26	course	course	NN
20987	103	27	thus	thus	RB
20987	103	28	imparted	impart	VBN
20987	103	29	is	be	VBZ
20987	103	30	maintained	maintain	VBN
20987	103	31	and	and	CC
20987	103	32	continued	continue	VBN
20987	103	33	by	by	IN
20987	103	34	the	the	DT
20987	103	35	lie	lie	NN
20987	103	36	of	of	IN
20987	103	37	the	the	DT
20987	103	38	valleys	valley	NNS
20987	103	39	,	,	,
20987	103	40	separating	separate	VBG
20987	103	41	the	the	DT
20987	103	42	successive	successive	JJ
20987	103	43	hills	hill	NNS
20987	103	44	through	through	IN
20987	103	45	which	which	WDT
20987	103	46	the	the	DT
20987	103	47	territory	territory	NN
20987	103	48	of	of	IN
20987	103	49	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	103	50	gradually	gradually	RB
20987	103	51	rises	rise	VBZ
20987	103	52	to	to	IN
20987	103	53	the	the	DT
20987	103	54	northward	northward	NN
20987	103	55	.	.	.
20987	104	1	These	these	DT
20987	104	2	various	various	JJ
20987	104	3	streams	stream	NNS
20987	104	4	find	find	VBP
20987	104	5	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	104	6	way	way	NN
20987	104	7	sooner	soon	RBR
20987	104	8	or	or	CC
20987	104	9	later	later	RB
20987	104	10	to	to	IN
20987	104	11	the	the	DT
20987	104	12	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	104	13	,	,	,
20987	104	14	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	104	15	one	one	CD
20987	104	16	of	of	IN
20987	104	17	the	the	DT
20987	104	18	many	many	JJ
20987	104	19	,	,	,
20987	104	20	but	but	CC
20987	104	21	which	which	WDT
20987	104	22	carries	carry	VBZ
20987	104	23	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	104	24	own	own	JJ
20987	104	25	name	name	NN
20987	104	26	until	until	IN
20987	104	27	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	104	28	reaches	reach	VBZ
20987	104	29	the	the	DT
20987	104	30	Indian	Indian	NNP
20987	104	31	Ocean	Ocean	NNP
20987	104	32	,	,	,
20987	104	33	some	some	DT
20987	104	34	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	104	35	miles	mile	NNS
20987	104	36	north	north	NN
20987	104	37	-	-	HYPH
20987	104	38	east	east	NN
20987	104	39	of	of	IN
20987	104	40	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	104	41	.	.	.
20987	105	1	Of	of	IN
20987	105	2	these	these	DT
20987	105	3	watercourses	watercourse	NNS
20987	105	4	,	,	,
20987	105	5	the	the	DT
20987	105	6	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	105	7	,	,	,
20987	105	8	which	which	WDT
20987	105	9	the	the	DT
20987	105	10	road	road	NN
20987	105	11	crosses	cross	VBZ
20987	105	12	at	at	IN
20987	105	13	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	105	14	,	,	,
20987	105	15	and	and	CC
20987	105	16	the	the	DT
20987	105	17	Mooi	Mooi	NNP
20987	105	18	,	,	,
20987	105	19	some	some	DT
20987	105	20	{	{	-LRB-
20987	105	21	p.020	p.020	NN
20987	105	22	}	}	-RRB-
20987	105	23	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	105	24	miles	mile	NNS
20987	105	25	south	south	RB
20987	105	26	,	,	,
20987	105	27	have	have	VBP
20987	105	28	been	be	VBN
20987	105	29	most	most	RBS
20987	105	30	often	often	RB
20987	105	31	mentioned	mention	VBN
20987	105	32	.	.	.
20987	106	1	Another	another	DT
20987	106	2	tributary	tributary	NN
20987	106	3	called	call	VBD
20987	106	4	the	the	DT
20987	106	5	Klip	Klip	NNP
20987	106	6	flows	flow	VBZ
20987	106	7	through	through	IN
20987	106	8	the	the	DT
20987	106	9	camp	camp	NN
20987	106	10	at	at	IN
20987	106	11	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	106	12	.	.	.
20987	107	1	The	the	DT
20987	107	2	channels	channel	NNS
20987	107	3	which	which	WDT
20987	107	4	these	these	DT
20987	107	5	streams	stream	NNS
20987	107	6	have	have	VBP
20987	107	7	cut	cut	VBN
20987	107	8	for	for	IN
20987	107	9	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	107	10	in	in	IN
20987	107	11	time	time	NN
20987	107	12	of	of	IN
20987	107	13	torrent	torrent	NN
20987	107	14	are	be	VBP
20987	107	15	both	both	RB
20987	107	16	steep	steep	JJ
20987	107	17	-	-	HYPH
20987	107	18	banked	banked	JJ
20987	107	19	and	and	CC
20987	107	20	deep	deep	JJ
20987	107	21	.	.	.
20987	108	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	108	2	are	be	VBP
20987	108	3	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	108	4	among	among	IN
20987	108	5	those	those	DT
20987	108	6	accidents	accident	NNS
20987	108	7	of	of	IN
20987	108	8	the	the	DT
20987	108	9	ground	ground	NN
20987	108	10	which	which	WDT
20987	108	11	,	,	,
20987	108	12	duly	duly	RB
20987	108	13	improved	improve	VBN
20987	108	14	,	,	,
20987	108	15	can	can	MD
20987	108	16	seriously	seriously	RB
20987	108	17	affect	affect	VB
20987	108	18	military	military	JJ
20987	108	19	operations	operation	NNS
20987	108	20	.	.	.
20987	109	1	The	the	DT
20987	109	2	destruction	destruction	NN
20987	109	3	of	of	IN
20987	109	4	a	a	DT
20987	109	5	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	109	6	impedes	impede	VBZ
20987	109	7	the	the	DT
20987	109	8	transport	transport	NN
20987	109	9	of	of	IN
20987	109	10	troops	troop	NNS
20987	109	11	and	and	CC
20987	109	12	supplies	supply	NNS
20987	109	13	;	;	:
20987	109	14	a	a	DT
20987	109	15	sudden	sudden	JJ
20987	109	16	freshet	freshet	NN
20987	109	17	,	,	,
20987	109	18	occurring	occur	VBG
20987	109	19	in	in	IN
20987	109	20	the	the	DT
20987	109	21	midst	midst	NN
20987	109	22	of	of	IN
20987	109	23	an	an	DT
20987	109	24	extensive	extensive	JJ
20987	109	25	movement	movement	NN
20987	109	26	,	,	,
20987	109	27	may	may	MD
20987	109	28	imperil	imperil	VB
20987	109	29	an	an	DT
20987	109	30	army	army	NN
20987	109	31	by	by	IN
20987	109	32	sundering	sunder	VBG
20987	109	33	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	109	34	forces	force	NNS
20987	109	35	;	;	:
20987	109	36	while	while	IN
20987	109	37	of	of	IN
20987	109	38	the	the	DT
20987	109	39	utility	utility	NN
20987	109	40	of	of	IN
20987	109	41	such	such	JJ
20987	109	42	natural	natural	JJ
20987	109	43	trenches	trench	NNS
20987	109	44	to	to	IN
20987	109	45	the	the	DT
20987	109	46	purposes	purpose	NNS
20987	109	47	of	of	IN
20987	109	48	shelter	shelter	NN
20987	109	49	and	and	CC
20987	109	50	of	of	IN
20987	109	51	defence	defence	NN
20987	109	52	,	,	,
20987	109	53	of	of	IN
20987	109	54	awaiting	await	VBG
20987	109	55	attack	attack	NN
20987	109	56	,	,	,
20987	109	57	or	or	CC
20987	109	58	resisting	resist	VBG
20987	109	59	an	an	DT
20987	109	60	advance	advance	NN
20987	109	61	,	,	,
20987	109	62	both	both	CC
20987	109	63	the	the	DT
20987	109	64	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	109	65	and	and	CC
20987	109	66	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	109	67	have	have	VBP
20987	109	68	given	give	VBN
20987	109	69	recent	recent	JJ
20987	109	70	striking	striking	JJ
20987	109	71	illustration	illustration	NN
20987	109	72	.	.	.
20987	110	1	As	as	IN
20987	110	2	a	a	DT
20987	110	3	general	general	JJ
20987	110	4	rule	rule	NN
20987	110	5	such	such	JJ
20987	110	6	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	110	7	favour	favour	VBP
20987	110	8	the	the	DT
20987	110	9	defence	defence	NN
20987	110	10	relatively	relatively	RB
20987	110	11	to	to	IN
20987	110	12	the	the	DT
20987	110	13	offence	offence	NN
20987	110	14	;	;	:
20987	110	15	the	the	DT
20987	110	16	former	former	JJ
20987	110	17	,	,	,
20987	110	18	remaining	remain	VBG
20987	110	19	comparatively	comparatively	RB
20987	110	20	motionless	motionless	RB
20987	110	21	,	,	,
20987	110	22	is	be	VBZ
20987	110	23	shielded	shield	VBN
20987	110	24	by	by	IN
20987	110	25	obstacles	obstacle	NNS
20987	110	26	,	,	,
20987	110	27	to	to	TO
20987	110	28	surmount	surmount	VB
20987	110	29	which	which	WDT
20987	110	30	the	the	DT
20987	110	31	assailant	assailant	NN
20987	110	32	must	must	MD
20987	110	33	expose	expose	VB
20987	110	34	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	110	35	in	in	IN
20987	110	36	the	the	DT
20987	110	37	open	open	NN
20987	110	38	.	.	.
20987	111	1	Thus	thus	RB
20987	111	2	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	111	3	compensate	compensate	VBP
20987	111	4	for	for	IN
20987	111	5	inferior	inferior	JJ
20987	111	6	numbers	number	NNS
20987	111	7	,	,	,
20987	111	8	which	which	WDT
20987	111	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	111	10	usually	usually	RB
20987	111	11	the	the	DT
20987	111	12	condition	condition	NN
20987	111	13	of	of	IN
20987	111	14	the	the	DT
20987	111	15	defence	defence	NN
20987	111	16	;	;	:
20987	111	17	and	and	CC
20987	111	18	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	111	19	conduce	conduce	VBP
20987	111	20	to	to	TO
20987	111	21	delay	delay	VB
20987	111	22	,	,	,
20987	111	23	ever	ever	RB
20987	111	24	a	a	DT
20987	111	25	leading	lead	VBG
20987	111	26	object	object	NN
20987	111	27	in	in	IN
20987	111	28	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	111	29	warfare	warfare	NN
20987	111	30	.	.	.
20987	112	1	Consequently	consequently	RB
20987	112	2	,	,	,
20987	112	3	in	in	IN
20987	112	4	the	the	DT
20987	112	5	{	{	-LRB-
20987	112	6	p.021	p.021	NN
20987	112	7	}	}	-RRB-
20987	112	8	present	present	JJ
20987	112	9	hostilities	hostility	NNS
20987	112	10	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	112	11	have	have	VBP
20987	112	12	helped	help	VBN
20987	112	13	the	the	DT
20987	112	14	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	112	15	.	.	.
20987	113	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	113	2	may	may	MD
20987	113	3	be	be	VB
20987	113	4	added	add	VBN
20987	113	5	that	that	IN
20987	113	6	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	113	7	influence	influence	NN
20987	113	8	is	be	VBZ
20987	113	9	most	most	RBS
20987	113	10	felt	feel	VBN
20987	113	11	when	when	WRB
20987	113	12	the	the	DT
20987	113	13	armies	army	NNS
20987	113	14	are	be	VBP
20987	113	15	face	face	NN
20987	113	16	to	to	IN
20987	113	17	face	face	NN
20987	113	18	,	,	,
20987	113	19	or	or	CC
20987	113	20	at	at	IN
20987	113	21	least	least	JJS
20987	113	22	in	in	IN
20987	113	23	touch	touch	NN
20987	113	24	.	.	.
20987	114	1	Hence	hence	RB
20987	114	2	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	114	3	existence	existence	NN
20987	114	4	near	near	IN
20987	114	5	the	the	DT
20987	114	6	scene	scene	NN
20987	114	7	of	of	IN
20987	114	8	probable	probable	JJ
20987	114	9	conflict	conflict	NN
20987	114	10	,	,	,
20987	114	11	as	as	IN
20987	114	12	in	in	IN
20987	114	13	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	114	14	,	,	,
20987	114	15	is	be	VBZ
20987	114	16	a	a	DT
20987	114	17	matter	matter	NN
20987	114	18	of	of	IN
20987	114	19	more	more	JJR
20987	114	20	concern	concern	NN
20987	114	21	to	to	IN
20987	114	22	the	the	DT
20987	114	23	invader	invader	NN
20987	114	24	than	than	IN
20987	114	25	when	when	WRB
20987	114	26	,	,	,
20987	114	27	as	as	IN
20987	114	28	upon	upon	IN
20987	114	29	the	the	DT
20987	114	30	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	114	31	extreme	extreme	NN
20987	114	32	of	of	IN
20987	114	33	the	the	DT
20987	114	34	scene	scene	NN
20987	114	35	of	of	IN
20987	114	36	war	war	NN
20987	114	37	,	,	,
20987	114	38	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	114	39	are	be	VBP
20987	114	40	found	find	VBN
20987	114	41	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	114	42	the	the	DT
20987	114	43	range	range	NN
20987	114	44	to	to	TO
20987	114	45	which	which	WDT
20987	114	46	the	the	DT
20987	114	47	defendant	defendant	NN
20987	114	48	can	can	MD
20987	114	49	safely	safely	RB
20987	114	50	extend	extend	VB
20987	114	51	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	114	52	operations	operation	NNS
20987	114	53	.	.	.
20987	115	1	These	these	DT
20987	115	2	successive	successive	JJ
20987	115	3	watercourses	watercourse	NNS
20987	115	4	indicate	indicate	VBP
20987	115	5	natural	natural	JJ
20987	115	6	lines	line	NNS
20987	115	7	of	of	IN
20987	115	8	defence	defence	NN
20987	115	9	,	,	,
20987	115	10	stronger	strong	JJR
20987	115	11	or	or	CC
20987	115	12	weaker	weak	JJR
20987	115	13	according	accord	VBG
20987	115	14	to	to	IN
20987	115	15	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	115	16	individual	individual	JJ
20987	115	17	distinctive	distinctive	JJ
20987	115	18	features	feature	NNS
20987	115	19	.	.	.
20987	116	1	As	as	IN
20987	116	2	the	the	DT
20987	116	3	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	116	4	,	,	,
20987	116	5	in	in	IN
20987	116	6	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	116	7	progress	progress	NN
20987	116	8	north	north	NN
20987	116	9	,	,	,
20987	116	10	draws	draw	VBZ
20987	116	11	near	near	IN
20987	116	12	the	the	DT
20987	116	13	mountains	mountain	NNS
20987	116	14	in	in	IN
20987	116	15	the	the	DT
20987	116	16	neck	neck	NN
20987	116	17	of	of	IN
20987	116	18	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	116	19	,	,	,
20987	116	20	the	the	DT
20987	116	21	streams	streams	NNPS
20987	116	22	show	show	VBP
20987	116	23	smaller	small	JJR
20987	116	24	volume	volume	NN
20987	116	25	and	and	CC
20987	116	26	less	less	RBR
20987	116	27	developed	developed	JJ
20987	116	28	channels	channel	NNS
20987	116	29	.	.	.
20987	117	1	This	this	DT
20987	117	2	comes	come	VBZ
20987	117	3	from	from	IN
20987	117	4	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	117	5	having	have	VBG
20987	117	6	there	there	RB
20987	117	7	a	a	DT
20987	117	8	shorter	short	JJR
20987	117	9	course	course	NN
20987	117	10	and	and	CC
20987	117	11	descending	descend	VBG
20987	117	12	from	from	IN
20987	117	13	heights	height	NNS
20987	117	14	which	which	WDT
20987	117	15	,	,	,
20987	117	16	though	though	IN
20987	117	17	still	still	RB
20987	117	18	considerable	considerable	JJ
20987	117	19	,	,	,
20987	117	20	are	be	VBP
20987	117	21	decidedly	decidedly	RB
20987	117	22	lower	low	JJR
20987	117	23	.	.	.
20987	118	1	But	but	CC
20987	118	2	,	,	,
20987	118	3	while	while	IN
20987	118	4	the	the	DT
20987	118	5	streams	stream	NNS
20987	118	6	become	become	VBP
20987	118	7	less	less	RBR
20987	118	8	conspicuous	conspicuous	JJ
20987	118	9	as	as	IN
20987	118	10	obstacles	obstacle	NNS
20987	118	11	,	,	,
20987	118	12	the	the	DT
20987	118	13	ground	ground	NN
20987	118	14	toward	toward	IN
20987	118	15	the	the	DT
20987	118	16	northward	northward	NN
20987	118	17	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	118	18	is	be	VBZ
20987	118	19	more	more	RBR
20987	118	20	broken	broken	JJ
20987	118	21	and	and	CC
20987	118	22	irregular	irregular	JJ
20987	118	23	,	,	,
20987	118	24	presenting	present	VBG
20987	118	25	numerous	numerous	JJ
20987	118	26	scattered	scatter	VBN
20987	118	27	hills	hill	NNS
20987	118	28	,	,	,
20987	118	29	sometimes	sometimes	RB
20987	118	30	isolated	isolate	VBN
20987	118	31	,	,	,
20987	118	32	sometimes	sometimes	RB
20987	118	33	in	in	IN
20987	118	34	small	small	JJ
20987	118	35	ranges	range	NNS
20987	118	36	or	or	CC
20987	118	37	groups	group	NNS
20987	118	38	,	,	,
20987	118	39	which	which	WDT
20987	118	40	to	to	IN
20987	118	41	a	a	DT
20987	118	42	trained	train	VBN
20987	118	43	military	military	JJ
20987	118	44	skill	skill	NN
20987	118	45	afford	afford	VB
20987	118	46	positions	position	NNS
20987	118	47	too	too	RB
20987	118	48	{	{	-LRB-
20987	118	49	p.022	p.022	NNP
20987	118	50	}	}	-RRB-
20987	118	51	threatening	threaten	VBG
20987	118	52	to	to	TO
20987	118	53	be	be	VB
20987	118	54	disregarded	disregard	VBN
20987	118	55	,	,	,
20987	118	56	and	and	CC
20987	118	57	yet	yet	RB
20987	118	58	which	which	WDT
20987	118	59	can	can	MD
20987	118	60	not	not	RB
20987	118	61	be	be	VB
20987	118	62	carried	carry	VBN
20987	118	63	without	without	IN
20987	118	64	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	118	65	loss	loss	NN
20987	118	66	.	.	.
20987	119	1	This	this	DT
20987	119	2	characteristic	characteristic	NN
20987	119	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	119	4	observable	observable	JJ
20987	119	5	in	in	IN
20987	119	6	the	the	DT
20987	119	7	neighbourhood	neighbourhood	NN
20987	119	8	of	of	IN
20987	119	9	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	119	10	,	,	,
20987	119	11	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	119	12	,	,	,
20987	119	13	and	and	CC
20987	119	14	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	119	15	,	,	,
20987	119	16	and	and	CC
20987	119	17	,	,	,
20987	119	18	as	as	IN
20987	119	19	will	will	MD
20987	119	20	be	be	VB
20987	119	21	seen	see	VBN
20987	119	22	,	,	,
20987	119	23	exercised	exercise	VBN
20987	119	24	a	a	DT
20987	119	25	determinative	determinative	JJ
20987	119	26	influence	influence	NN
20987	119	27	upon	upon	IN
20987	119	28	the	the	DT
20987	119	29	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	119	30	.	.	.
20987	120	1	In	in	IN
20987	120	2	the	the	DT
20987	120	3	extreme	extreme	JJ
20987	120	4	north	north	NN
20987	120	5	a	a	DT
20987	120	6	similar	similar	JJ
20987	120	7	condition	condition	NN
20987	120	8	is	be	VBZ
20987	120	9	emphasized	emphasize	VBN
20987	120	10	conspicuously	conspicuously	RB
20987	120	11	at	at	IN
20987	120	12	Majuba	Majuba	NNP
20987	120	13	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	120	14	and	and	CC
20987	120	15	the	the	DT
20987	120	16	surrounding	surround	VBG
20987	120	17	country	country	NN
20987	120	18	,	,	,
20987	120	19	which	which	WDT
20987	120	20	,	,	,
20987	120	21	however	however	RB
20987	120	22	,	,	,
20987	120	23	and	and	CC
20987	120	24	perhaps	perhaps	RB
20987	120	25	for	for	IN
20987	120	26	that	that	DT
20987	120	27	very	very	JJ
20987	120	28	reason	reason	NN
20987	120	29	,	,	,
20987	120	30	seem	seem	VB
20987	120	31	unlikely	unlikely	JJ
20987	120	32	to	to	TO
20987	120	33	play	play	VB
20987	120	34	much	much	JJ
20987	120	35	of	of	IN
20987	120	36	a	a	DT
20987	120	37	part	part	NN
20987	120	38	in	in	IN
20987	120	39	the	the	DT
20987	120	40	war	war	NN
20987	120	41	now	now	RB
20987	120	42	current	current	JJ
20987	120	43	.	.	.
20987	121	1	Before	before	IN
20987	121	2	proceeding	proceed	VBG
20987	121	3	to	to	IN
20987	121	4	the	the	DT
20987	121	5	narrative	narrative	NN
20987	121	6	of	of	IN
20987	121	7	the	the	DT
20987	121	8	hostilities	hostility	NNS
20987	121	9	which	which	WDT
20987	121	10	,	,	,
20987	121	11	so	so	RB
20987	121	12	far	far	RB
20987	121	13	as	as	IN
20987	121	14	events	event	NNS
20987	121	15	of	of	IN
20987	121	16	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	121	17	interest	interest	NN
20987	121	18	are	be	VBP
20987	121	19	concerned	concern	VBN
20987	121	20	,	,	,
20987	121	21	began	begin	VBD
20987	121	22	in	in	IN
20987	121	23	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	121	24	,	,	,
20987	121	25	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	121	26	is	be	VBZ
20987	121	27	desirable	desirable	JJ
20987	121	28	to	to	TO
20987	121	29	note	note	VB
20987	121	30	one	one	CD
20987	121	31	broad	broad	JJ
20987	121	32	topographical	topographical	JJ
20987	121	33	feature	feature	NN
20987	121	34	distinguishing	distinguish	VBG
20987	121	35	the	the	DT
20987	121	36	region	region	NN
20987	121	37	to	to	IN
20987	121	38	which	which	WDT
20987	121	39	,	,	,
20987	121	40	in	in	IN
20987	121	41	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	121	42	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	121	43	development	development	NN
20987	121	44	,	,	,
20987	121	45	the	the	DT
20987	121	46	war	war	NN
20987	121	47	has	have	VBZ
20987	121	48	been	be	VBN
20987	121	49	confined	confine	VBN
20987	121	50	.	.	.
20987	122	1	From	from	IN
20987	122	2	the	the	DT
20987	122	3	capital	capital	NN
20987	122	4	,	,	,
20987	122	5	Pietermaritzburg	Pietermaritzburg	NNP
20987	122	6	,	,	,
20987	122	7	the	the	DT
20987	122	8	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	122	9	ascends	ascend	VBZ
20987	122	10	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	122	11	,	,	,
20987	122	12	so	so	IN
20987	122	13	that	that	IN
20987	122	14	in	in	IN
20987	122	15	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	122	16	-	-	HYPH
20987	122	17	five	five	CD
20987	122	18	miles	mile	NNS
20987	122	19	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	122	20	has	have	VBZ
20987	122	21	risen	rise	VBN
20987	122	22	from	from	IN
20987	122	23	2,200	2,200	CD
20987	122	24	to	to	IN
20987	122	25	4,800	4,800	CD
20987	122	26	feet	foot	NNS
20987	122	27	,	,	,
20987	122	28	after	after	IN
20987	122	29	which	which	WDT
20987	122	30	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	122	31	begins	begin	VBZ
20987	122	32	again	again	RB
20987	122	33	to	to	TO
20987	122	34	go	go	VB
20987	122	35	down	down	RP
20987	122	36	,	,	,
20987	122	37	till	till	IN
20987	122	38	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	122	39	miles	mile	NNS
20987	122	40	further	further	RB
20987	122	41	,	,	,
20987	122	42	at	at	IN
20987	122	43	Estcourt	Estcourt	NNP
20987	122	44	--	--	:
20987	122	45	the	the	DT
20987	122	46	most	most	RBS
20987	122	47	southern	southern	JJ
20987	122	48	of	of	IN
20987	122	49	the	the	DT
20987	122	50	stations	station	NNS
20987	122	51	prominently	prominently	RB
20987	122	52	named	name	VBN
20987	122	53	in	in	IN
20987	122	54	the	the	DT
20987	122	55	narratives	narrative	NNS
20987	122	56	of	of	IN
20987	122	57	the	the	DT
20987	122	58	war	war	NN
20987	122	59	--	--	:
20987	122	60	the	the	DT
20987	122	61	elevation	elevation	NN
20987	122	62	is	be	VBZ
20987	122	63	3,800	3,800	CD
20987	122	64	feet	foot	NNS
20987	122	65	.	.	.
20987	123	1	Thence	thence	NN
20987	123	2	,	,	,
20987	123	3	till	till	IN
20987	123	4	near	near	IN
20987	123	5	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	123	6	and	and	CC
20987	123	7	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	123	8	,	,	,
20987	123	9	{	{	-LRB-
20987	123	10	p.023	p.023	NN
20987	123	11	}	}	-RRB-
20987	123	12	there	there	EX
20987	123	13	is	be	VBZ
20987	123	14	an	an	DT
20987	123	15	extensive	extensive	JJ
20987	123	16	area	area	NN
20987	123	17	of	of	IN
20987	123	18	comparative	comparative	JJ
20987	123	19	depression	depression	NN
20987	123	20	,	,	,
20987	123	21	rarely	rarely	RB
20987	123	22	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	123	23	higher	high	JJR
20987	123	24	than	than	IN
20987	123	25	3,500	3,500	CD
20987	123	26	feet	foot	NNS
20987	123	27	,	,	,
20987	123	28	but	but	CC
20987	123	29	on	on	IN
20987	123	30	the	the	DT
20987	123	31	western	western	JJ
20987	123	32	side	side	NN
20987	123	33	skirted	skirt	VBN
20987	123	34	by	by	IN
20987	123	35	the	the	DT
20987	123	36	precipitous	precipitous	JJ
20987	123	37	spurs	spur	NNS
20987	123	38	of	of	IN
20987	123	39	the	the	DT
20987	123	40	border	border	NN
20987	123	41	mountains	mountain	NNS
20987	123	42	,	,	,
20987	123	43	close	close	JJ
20987	123	44	to	to	TO
20987	123	45	which	which	WDT
20987	123	46	the	the	DT
20987	123	47	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	123	48	passes	pass	VBZ
20987	123	49	.	.	.
20987	124	1	This	this	DT
20987	124	2	district	district	NN
20987	124	3	may	may	MD
20987	124	4	be	be	VB
20987	124	5	called	call	VBN
20987	124	6	the	the	DT
20987	124	7	valley	valley	NN
20987	124	8	of	of	IN
20987	124	9	the	the	DT
20987	124	10	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	124	11	;	;	:
20987	124	12	for	for	IN
20987	124	13	all	all	PDT
20987	124	14	the	the	DT
20987	124	15	streams	stream	NNS
20987	124	16	tend	tend	VBP
20987	124	17	to	to	IN
20987	124	18	the	the	DT
20987	124	19	latter	latter	JJ
20987	124	20	,	,	,
20987	124	21	which	which	WDT
20987	124	22	finds	find	VBZ
20987	124	23	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	124	24	own	own	JJ
20987	124	25	bed	bed	NN
20987	124	26	in	in	IN
20987	124	27	a	a	DT
20987	124	28	broad	broad	JJ
20987	124	29	belt	belt	NN
20987	124	30	of	of	IN
20987	124	31	ground	ground	NN
20987	124	32	,	,	,
20987	124	33	trending	trend	VBG
20987	124	34	to	to	IN
20987	124	35	the	the	DT
20987	124	36	eastward	eastward	JJ
20987	124	37	,	,	,
20987	124	38	where	where	WRB
20987	124	39	the	the	DT
20987	124	40	surface	surface	NN
20987	124	41	sinks	sink	VBZ
20987	124	42	to	to	IN
20987	124	43	less	less	JJR
20987	124	44	than	than	IN
20987	124	45	3,000	3,000	CD
20987	124	46	feet	foot	NNS
20987	124	47	.	.	.
20987	125	1	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	125	2	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	125	3	,	,	,
20987	125	4	important	important	JJ
20987	125	5	not	not	RB
20987	125	6	only	only	RB
20987	125	7	as	as	IN
20987	125	8	a	a	DT
20987	125	9	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	125	10	crossing	crossing	NN
20987	125	11	and	and	CC
20987	125	12	military	military	JJ
20987	125	13	depot	depot	NN
20987	125	14	,	,	,
20987	125	15	but	but	CC
20987	125	16	now	now	RB
20987	125	17	also	also	RB
20987	125	18	historically	historically	RB
20987	125	19	,	,	,
20987	125	20	on	on	IN
20987	125	21	account	account	NN
20987	125	22	of	of	IN
20987	125	23	the	the	DT
20987	125	24	operations	operation	NNS
20987	125	25	centring	centre	VBG
20987	125	26	around	around	IN
20987	125	27	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	125	28	,	,	,
20987	125	29	is	be	VBZ
20987	125	30	at	at	IN
20987	125	31	a	a	DT
20987	125	32	height	height	NN
20987	125	33	of	of	IN
20987	125	34	3,300	3,300	CD
20987	125	35	.	.	.
20987	126	1	Beyond	beyond	IN
20987	126	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	126	3	the	the	DT
20987	126	4	country	country	NN
20987	126	5	,	,	,
20987	126	6	though	though	IN
20987	126	7	often	often	RB
20987	126	8	rough	rough	JJ
20987	126	9	in	in	IN
20987	126	10	detail	detail	NN
20987	126	11	,	,	,
20987	126	12	is	be	VBZ
20987	126	13	gently	gently	RB
20987	126	14	rolling	roll	VBG
20987	126	15	in	in	IN
20987	126	16	general	general	JJ
20987	126	17	contour	contour	NN
20987	126	18	till	till	IN
20987	126	19	near	near	IN
20987	126	20	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	126	21	,	,	,
20987	126	22	where	where	WRB
20987	126	23	the	the	DT
20987	126	24	road	road	NN
20987	126	25	climbs	climb	VBZ
20987	126	26	eight	eight	CD
20987	126	27	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	126	28	feet	foot	NNS
20987	126	29	in	in	IN
20987	126	30	ten	ten	CD
20987	126	31	miles	mile	NNS
20987	126	32	.	.	.
20987	127	1	From	from	IN
20987	127	2	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	127	3	a	a	DT
20987	127	4	branch	branch	NN
20987	127	5	runs	run	VBZ
20987	127	6	five	five	CD
20987	127	7	miles	mile	NNS
20987	127	8	east	east	RB
20987	127	9	to	to	IN
20987	127	10	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	127	11	,	,	,
20987	127	12	the	the	DT
20987	127	13	site	site	NN
20987	127	14	of	of	IN
20987	127	15	extensive	extensive	JJ
20987	127	16	collieries	colliery	NNS
20987	127	17	,	,	,
20987	127	18	upon	upon	IN
20987	127	19	which	which	WDT
20987	127	20	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	127	21	largely	largely	RB
20987	127	22	depends	depend	VBZ
20987	127	23	for	for	IN
20987	127	24	fuel	fuel	NN
20987	127	25	.	.	.
20987	128	1	The	the	DT
20987	128	2	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	128	3	from	from	IN
20987	128	4	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	128	5	to	to	IN
20987	128	6	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	128	7	passes	pass	VBZ
20987	128	8	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	128	9	through	through	IN
20987	128	10	a	a	DT
20987	128	11	district	district	NN
20987	128	12	the	the	DT
20987	128	13	nature	nature	NN
20987	128	14	of	of	IN
20987	128	15	which	which	WDT
20987	128	16	is	be	VBZ
20987	128	17	favourable	favourable	JJ
20987	128	18	to	to	IN
20987	128	19	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	128	20	advance	advance	NN
20987	128	21	or	or	CC
20987	128	22	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	128	23	of	of	IN
20987	128	24	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	128	25	men	man	NNS
20987	128	26	,	,	,
20987	128	27	as	as	IN
20987	128	28	the	the	DT
20987	128	29	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	128	30	forces	force	NNS
20987	128	31	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	128	32	are	be	VBP
20987	128	33	,	,	,
20987	128	34	and	and	CC
20987	128	35	which	which	WDT
20987	128	36	at	at	IN
20987	128	37	the	the	DT
20987	128	38	same	same	JJ
20987	128	39	time	time	NN
20987	128	40	is	be	VBZ
20987	128	41	marked	mark	VBN
20987	128	42	{	{	-LRB-
20987	128	43	p.024	p.024	NN
20987	128	44	}	}	-RRB-
20987	128	45	by	by	IN
20987	128	46	frequent	frequent	JJ
20987	128	47	and	and	CC
20987	128	48	steep	steep	JJ
20987	128	49	detached	detached	JJ
20987	128	50	elevations	elevation	NNS
20987	128	51	,	,	,
20987	128	52	adapted	adapt	VBN
20987	128	53	for	for	IN
20987	128	54	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	128	55	positions	position	NNS
20987	128	56	hastily	hastily	RB
20987	128	57	assumed	assume	VBN
20987	128	58	.	.	.
20987	129	1	These	these	DT
20987	129	2	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	129	3	,	,	,
20987	129	4	with	with	IN
20987	129	5	the	the	DT
20987	129	6	nearness	nearness	NN
20987	129	7	of	of	IN
20987	129	8	the	the	DT
20987	129	9	declivities	declivity	NNS
20987	129	10	of	of	IN
20987	129	11	the	the	DT
20987	129	12	western	western	JJ
20987	129	13	mountains	mountain	NNS
20987	129	14	,	,	,
20987	129	15	and	and	CC
20987	129	16	the	the	DT
20987	129	17	proximity	proximity	NN
20987	129	18	of	of	IN
20987	129	19	the	the	DT
20987	129	20	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	129	21	's	's	POS
20987	129	22	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	129	23	,	,	,
20987	129	24	behind	behind	IN
20987	129	25	which	which	WDT
20987	129	26	movements	movement	NNS
20987	129	27	of	of	IN
20987	129	28	troops	troop	NNS
20987	129	29	would	would	MD
20987	129	30	be	be	VB
20987	129	31	"	"	``
20987	129	32	curtained"--to	curtained"--to	NNP
20987	129	33	use	use	VB
20987	129	34	a	a	DT
20987	129	35	graphic	graphic	JJ
20987	129	36	military	military	JJ
20987	129	37	metaphor	metaphor	NN
20987	129	38	--	--	:
20987	129	39	gave	give	VBD
20987	129	40	the	the	DT
20987	129	41	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	129	42	particular	particular	JJ
20987	129	43	facilities	facility	NNS
20987	129	44	for	for	IN
20987	129	45	striking	strike	VBG
20987	129	46	unexpectedly	unexpectedly	RB
20987	129	47	the	the	DT
20987	129	48	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	129	49	between	between	IN
20987	129	50	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	129	51	and	and	CC
20987	129	52	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	129	53	,	,	,
20987	129	54	upon	upon	IN
20987	129	55	which	which	WDT
20987	129	56	,	,	,
20987	129	57	in	in	IN
20987	129	58	defect	defect	NN
20987	129	59	of	of	IN
20987	129	60	other	other	JJ
20987	129	61	transportation	transportation	NN
20987	129	62	,	,	,
20987	129	63	the	the	DT
20987	129	64	two	two	CD
20987	129	65	British	british	JJ
20987	129	66	posts	post	NNS
20987	129	67	must	must	MD
20987	129	68	depend	depend	VB
20987	129	69	for	for	IN
20987	129	70	communication	communication	NN
20987	129	71	between	between	IN
20987	129	72	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	129	73	,	,	,
20987	129	74	and	and	CC
20987	129	75	with	with	IN
20987	129	76	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	129	77	base	base	NN
20987	129	78	on	on	IN
20987	129	79	the	the	DT
20987	129	80	sea	sea	NN
20987	129	81	.	.	.
20987	130	1	Further	further	RB
20987	130	2	to	to	IN
20987	130	3	the	the	DT
20987	130	4	south	south	NN
20987	130	5	,	,	,
20987	130	6	movements	movement	NNS
20987	130	7	of	of	IN
20987	130	8	the	the	DT
20987	130	9	same	same	JJ
20987	130	10	kind	kind	NN
20987	130	11	would	would	MD
20987	130	12	be	be	VB
20987	130	13	decisively	decisively	RB
20987	130	14	more	more	RBR
20987	130	15	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	130	16	.	.	.
20987	131	1	Not	not	RB
20987	131	2	only	only	RB
20987	131	3	would	would	MD
20987	131	4	the	the	DT
20987	131	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	131	6	there	there	EX
20987	131	7	be	be	VB
20987	131	8	further	further	RB
20987	131	9	from	from	IN
20987	131	10	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	131	11	base	base	NN
20987	131	12	,	,	,
20987	131	13	and	and	CC
20987	131	14	the	the	DT
20987	131	15	British	british	JJ
20987	131	16	nearer	near	RBR
20987	131	17	theirs	-PRON-	PRP
20987	131	18	,	,	,
20987	131	19	but	but	CC
20987	131	20	the	the	DT
20987	131	21	country	country	NN
20987	131	22	is	be	VBZ
20987	131	23	less	less	RBR
20987	131	24	favourable	favourable	JJ
20987	131	25	to	to	IN
20987	131	26	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	131	27	horse	horse	NN
20987	131	28	movements	movement	NNS
20987	131	29	,	,	,
20987	131	30	the	the	DT
20987	131	31	line	line	NN
20987	131	32	of	of	IN
20987	131	33	the	the	DT
20987	131	34	rail	rail	NN
20987	131	35	is	be	VBZ
20987	131	36	contracted	contract	VBN
20987	131	37	by	by	IN
20987	131	38	lofty	lofty	JJ
20987	131	39	and	and	CC
20987	131	40	continuous	continuous	JJ
20987	131	41	ranges	range	NNS
20987	131	42	of	of	IN
20987	131	43	hills	hill	NNS
20987	131	44	,	,	,
20987	131	45	the	the	DT
20987	131	46	space	space	NN
20987	131	47	between	between	IN
20987	131	48	which	which	WDT
20987	131	49	gives	give	VBZ
20987	131	50	but	but	CC
20987	131	51	a	a	DT
20987	131	52	narrow	narrow	JJ
20987	131	53	front	front	NN
20987	131	54	to	to	TO
20987	131	55	be	be	VB
20987	131	56	covered	cover	VBN
20987	131	57	by	by	IN
20987	131	58	a	a	DT
20987	131	59	defence	defence	NN
20987	131	60	,	,	,
20987	131	61	and	and	CC
20987	131	62	the	the	DT
20987	131	63	river	river	NN
20987	131	64	beds	bed	NNS
20987	131	65	,	,	,
20987	131	66	as	as	IN
20987	131	67	already	already	RB
20987	131	68	said	say	VBD
20987	131	69	,	,	,
20987	131	70	are	be	VBP
20987	131	71	broader	broad	JJR
20987	131	72	and	and	CC
20987	131	73	deeper	deeply	RBR
20987	131	74	;	;	:
20987	131	75	notably	notably	RB
20987	131	76	,	,	,
20987	131	77	of	of	IN
20987	131	78	course	course	NN
20987	131	79	,	,	,
20987	131	80	the	the	DT
20987	131	81	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	131	82	.	.	.
20987	132	1	Moreover	moreover	RB
20987	132	2	,	,	,
20987	132	3	not	not	RB
20987	132	4	only	only	RB
20987	132	5	are	be	VBP
20987	132	6	the	the	DT
20987	132	7	mountains	mountain	NNS
20987	132	8	on	on	IN
20987	132	9	the	the	DT
20987	132	10	western	western	JJ
20987	132	11	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	132	12	higher	high	JJR
20987	132	13	and	and	CC
20987	132	14	more	more	RBR
20987	132	15	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	132	16	as	as	IN
20987	132	17	one	one	CD
20987	132	18	{	{	-LRB-
20987	132	19	p.025	p.025	NN
20987	132	20	}	}	-RRB-
20987	132	21	goes	go	VBZ
20987	132	22	south	south	RB
20987	132	23	,	,	,
20987	132	24	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	132	25	are	be	VBP
20987	132	26	also	also	RB
20987	132	27	more	more	RBR
20987	132	28	remote	remote	JJ
20987	132	29	;	;	:
20987	132	30	and	and	CC
20987	132	31	,	,	,
20987	132	32	south	south	RB
20987	132	33	of	of	IN
20987	132	34	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	132	35	,	,	,
20987	132	36	form	form	VB
20987	132	37	the	the	DT
20987	132	38	boundary	boundary	NN
20987	132	39	of	of	IN
20987	132	40	Basutoland	Basutoland	NNP
20987	132	41	,	,	,
20987	132	42	upon	upon	IN
20987	132	43	which	which	WDT
20987	132	44	the	the	DT
20987	132	45	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	132	46	could	could	MD
20987	132	47	not	not	RB
20987	132	48	intrude	intrude	VB
20987	132	49	without	without	IN
20987	132	50	arousing	arouse	VBG
20987	132	51	armed	armed	JJ
20987	132	52	resistance	resistance	NN
20987	132	53	by	by	IN
20987	132	54	the	the	DT
20987	132	55	blacks	black	NNS
20987	132	56	.	.	.
20987	133	1	All	all	PDT
20987	133	2	these	these	DT
20987	133	3	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	133	4	are	be	VBP
20987	133	5	more	more	RBR
20987	133	6	favourable	favourable	JJ
20987	133	7	to	to	IN
20987	133	8	a	a	DT
20987	133	9	pure	pure	JJ
20987	133	10	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	133	11	attitude	attitude	NN
20987	133	12	,	,	,
20987	133	13	which	which	WDT
20987	133	14	was	be	VBD
20987	133	15	that	that	DT
20987	133	16	imposed	impose	VBN
20987	133	17	at	at	IN
20987	133	18	the	the	DT
20987	133	19	outset	outset	NN
20987	133	20	upon	upon	IN
20987	133	21	the	the	DT
20987	133	22	British	British	NNP
20987	133	23	,	,	,
20987	133	24	because	because	IN
20987	133	25	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	133	26	were	be	VBD
20987	133	27	then	then	RB
20987	133	28	numerically	numerically	RB
20987	133	29	the	the	DT
20987	133	30	weaker	weak	JJR
20987	133	31	party	party	NN
20987	133	32	.	.	.
20987	134	1	And	and	CC
20987	134	2	here	here	RB
20987	134	3	at	at	IN
20987	134	4	once	once	RB
20987	134	5	must	must	MD
20987	134	6	be	be	VB
20987	134	7	made	make	VBN
20987	134	8	a	a	DT
20987	134	9	distinction	distinction	NN
20987	134	10	,	,	,
20987	134	11	which	which	WDT
20987	134	12	for	for	IN
20987	134	13	intelligent	intelligent	JJ
20987	134	14	comprehension	comprehension	NN
20987	134	15	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	134	16	is	be	VBZ
20987	134	17	essential	essential	JJ
20987	134	18	to	to	TO
20987	134	19	keep	keep	VB
20987	134	20	in	in	IN
20987	134	21	mind	mind	NN
20987	134	22	.	.	.
20987	135	1	Putting	put	VBG
20987	135	2	entirely	entirely	RB
20987	135	3	to	to	IN
20987	135	4	one	one	CD
20987	135	5	side	side	NN
20987	135	6	all	all	DT
20987	135	7	question	question	NN
20987	135	8	of	of	IN
20987	135	9	the	the	DT
20987	135	10	merits	merit	NNS
20987	135	11	of	of	IN
20987	135	12	the	the	DT
20987	135	13	quarrel	quarrel	NN
20987	135	14	--	--	:
20987	135	15	of	of	IN
20987	135	16	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	135	17	right	right	NN
20987	135	18	or	or	CC
20987	135	19	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	135	20	wrong	wrong	NN
20987	135	21	--	--	:
20987	135	22	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	135	23	must	must	MD
20987	135	24	be	be	VB
20987	135	25	steadily	steadily	RB
20987	135	26	remembered	remember	VBN
20987	135	27	that	that	IN
20987	135	28	,	,	,
20987	135	29	although	although	IN
20987	135	30	the	the	DT
20987	135	31	comparative	comparative	JJ
20987	135	32	aggregate	aggregate	NN
20987	135	33	strength	strength	NN
20987	135	34	of	of	IN
20987	135	35	the	the	DT
20987	135	36	two	two	CD
20987	135	37	parties	party	NNS
20987	135	38	placed	place	VBD
20987	135	39	the	the	DT
20987	135	40	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	135	41	from	from	IN
20987	135	42	the	the	DT
20987	135	43	first	first	JJ
20987	135	44	on	on	IN
20987	135	45	the	the	DT
20987	135	46	defensive	defensive	NN
20987	135	47	in	in	IN
20987	135	48	the	the	DT
20987	135	49	general	general	JJ
20987	135	50	sense	sense	NN
20987	135	51	,	,	,
20987	135	52	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	135	53	were	be	VBD
20987	135	54	at	at	IN
20987	135	55	the	the	DT
20987	135	56	beginning	beginning	NN
20987	135	57	of	of	IN
20987	135	58	hostilities	hostility	NNS
20987	135	59	decisively	decisively	RB
20987	135	60	superior	superior	JJ
20987	135	61	in	in	IN
20987	135	62	local	local	JJ
20987	135	63	force	force	NN
20987	135	64	,	,	,
20987	135	65	and	and	CC
20987	135	66	would	would	MD
20987	135	67	so	so	RB
20987	135	68	remain	remain	VB
20987	135	69	until	until	IN
20987	135	70	sufficient	sufficient	JJ
20987	135	71	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	135	72	from	from	IN
20987	135	73	Great	Great	NNP
20987	135	74	Britain	Britain	NNP
20987	135	75	should	should	MD
20987	135	76	arrive	arrive	VB
20987	135	77	to	to	TO
20987	135	78	turn	turn	VB
20987	135	79	the	the	DT
20987	135	80	scale	scale	NN
20987	135	81	.	.	.
20987	136	1	Under	under	IN
20987	136	2	such	such	JJ
20987	136	3	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
20987	136	4	,	,	,
20987	136	5	correct	correct	JJ
20987	136	6	military	military	JJ
20987	136	7	principle	principle	NN
20987	136	8	--	--	:
20987	136	9	and	and	CC
20987	136	10	the	the	DT
20987	136	11	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	136	12	have	have	VBP
20987	136	13	had	have	VBN
20987	136	14	good	good	JJ
20987	136	15	advisers	adviser	NNS
20987	136	16	--	--	:
20987	136	17	imperatively	imperatively	RB
20987	136	18	dictates	dictate	VBZ
20987	136	19	that	that	IN
20987	136	20	the	the	DT
20987	136	21	belligerent	belligerent	NN
20987	136	22	so	so	RB
20987	136	23	situated	situated	JJ
20987	136	24	must	must	MD
20987	136	25	at	at	IN
20987	136	26	once	once	RB
20987	136	27	assume	assume	VB
20987	136	28	an	an	DT
20987	136	29	active	active	JJ
20987	136	30	{	{	-LRB-
20987	136	31	p.026	p.026	NN
20987	136	32	}	}	-RRB-
20987	136	33	offensive	offensive	NN
20987	136	34	.	.	.
20987	137	1	By	by	IN
20987	137	2	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	137	3	and	and	CC
20987	137	4	energetic	energetic	JJ
20987	137	5	movement	movement	NN
20987	137	6	,	,	,
20987	137	7	while	while	IN
20987	137	8	the	the	DT
20987	137	9	opponent	opponent	NN
20987	137	10	's	's	POS
20987	137	11	forces	force	NNS
20987	137	12	are	be	VBP
20987	137	13	still	still	RB
20987	137	14	separated	separate	VBN
20987	137	15	,	,	,
20987	137	16	every	every	DT
20987	137	17	advantage	advantage	NN
20987	137	18	must	must	MD
20987	137	19	be	be	VB
20987	137	20	seized	seize	VBN
20987	137	21	to	to	TO
20987	137	22	destroy	destroy	VB
20987	137	23	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	137	24	detachments	detachment	NNS
20987	137	25	within	within	IN
20987	137	26	reach	reach	NN
20987	137	27	,	,	,
20987	137	28	and	and	CC
20987	137	29	to	to	TO
20987	137	30	establish	establish	VB
20987	137	31	one	one	PRP
20987	137	32	's	's	POS
20987	137	33	own	own	JJ
20987	137	34	front	front	NN
20987	137	35	as	as	RB
20987	137	36	far	far	RB
20987	137	37	in	in	IN
20987	137	38	advance	advance	NN
20987	137	39	of	of	IN
20987	137	40	the	the	DT
20987	137	41	great	great	JJ
20987	137	42	national	national	JJ
20987	137	43	interests	interest	NNS
20987	137	44	,	,	,
20987	137	45	as	as	IN
20987	137	46	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	137	47	can	can	MD
20987	137	48	be	be	VB
20987	137	49	reasonably	reasonably	RB
20987	137	50	hoped	hope	VBN
20987	137	51	to	to	TO
20987	137	52	maintain	maintain	VB
20987	137	53	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	137	54	with	with	IN
20987	137	55	communications	communication	NNS
20987	137	56	unbroken	unbroken	JJ
20987	137	57	.	.	.
20987	138	1	The	the	DT
20987	138	2	line	line	NN
20987	138	3	thus	thus	RB
20987	138	4	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	138	5	must	must	MD
20987	138	6	rest	rest	VB
20987	138	7	upon	upon	IN
20987	138	8	positions	position	NNS
20987	138	9	so	so	RB
20987	138	10	chosen	choose	VBD
20987	138	11	that	that	IN
20987	138	12	by	by	IN
20987	138	13	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	138	14	strength	strength	NN
20987	138	15	,	,	,
20987	138	16	natural	natural	JJ
20987	138	17	and	and	CC
20987	138	18	developed	developed	JJ
20987	138	19	,	,	,
20987	138	20	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	138	21	shall	shall	MD
20987	138	22	be	be	VB
20987	138	23	possible	possible	JJ
20987	138	24	,	,	,
20987	138	25	when	when	WRB
20987	138	26	offence	offence	NN
20987	138	27	has	have	VBZ
20987	138	28	to	to	TO
20987	138	29	be	be	VB
20987	138	30	exchanged	exchange	VBN
20987	138	31	for	for	IN
20987	138	32	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	138	33	warfare	warfare	NN
20987	138	34	,	,	,
20987	138	35	to	to	TO
20987	138	36	impose	impose	VB
20987	138	37	to	to	IN
20987	138	38	the	the	DT
20987	138	39	utmost	utmost	NN
20987	138	40	upon	upon	IN
20987	138	41	the	the	DT
20987	138	42	invader	invader	NN
20987	138	43	both	both	CC
20987	138	44	delay	delay	NN
20987	138	45	and	and	CC
20987	138	46	loss	loss	NN
20987	138	47	;	;	,
20987	138	48	for	for	IN
20987	138	49	delay	delay	NN
20987	138	50	and	and	CC
20987	138	51	loss	loss	NN
20987	138	52	mean	mean	JJ
20987	138	53	lessening	lessening	NN
20987	138	54	power	power	NN
20987	138	55	,	,	,
20987	138	56	and	and	CC
20987	138	57	only	only	RB
20987	138	58	by	by	IN
20987	138	59	causing	cause	VBG
20987	138	60	such	such	JJ
20987	138	61	diminution	diminution	NN
20987	138	62	,	,	,
20987	138	63	greater	great	JJR
20987	138	64	relatively	relatively	RB
20987	138	65	than	than	IN
20987	138	66	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	138	67	own	own	JJ
20987	138	68	,	,	,
20987	138	69	can	can	MD
20987	138	70	the	the	DT
20987	138	71	weaker	weak	JJR
20987	138	72	hope	hope	NN
20987	138	73	eventually	eventually	RB
20987	138	74	to	to	TO
20987	138	75	reverse	reverse	VB
20987	138	76	the	the	DT
20987	138	77	odds	odd	NNS
20987	138	78	and	and	CC
20987	138	79	win	win	VB
20987	138	80	the	the	DT
20987	138	81	game	game	NN
20987	138	82	.	.	.
20987	139	1	To	to	IN
20987	139	2	this	this	DT
20987	139	3	end	end	NN
20987	139	4	,	,	,
20987	139	5	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	139	6	,	,	,
20987	139	7	the	the	DT
20987	139	8	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	139	9	with	with	IN
20987	139	10	sound	sound	JJ
20987	139	11	military	military	JJ
20987	139	12	judgment	judgment	NN
20987	139	13	at	at	IN
20987	139	14	once	once	RB
20987	139	15	devoted	devote	VBN
20987	139	16	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	139	17	;	;	:
20987	139	18	and	and	CC
20987	139	19	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	139	20	is	be	VBZ
20987	139	21	very	very	RB
20987	139	22	likely	likely	JJ
20987	139	23	that	that	IN
20987	139	24	the	the	DT
20987	139	25	surmise	surmise	NN
20987	139	26	before	before	IN
20987	139	27	quoted	quote	VBN
20987	139	28	was	be	VBD
20987	139	29	correct	correct	JJ
20987	139	30	--	--	:
20987	139	31	in	in	IN
20987	139	32	naming	name	VBG
20987	139	33	the	the	DT
20987	139	34	Hex	Hex	NNP
20987	139	35	River	River	NNP
20987	139	36	Pass	Pass	NNP
20987	139	37	and	and	CC
20987	139	38	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	139	39	as	as	IN
20987	139	40	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	139	41	ultimate	ultimate	JJ
20987	139	42	objectives	objective	NNS
20987	139	43	,	,	,
20987	139	44	to	to	TO
20987	139	45	be	be	VB
20987	139	46	reached	reach	VBN
20987	139	47	by	by	IN
20987	139	48	a	a	DT
20987	139	49	swift	swift	JJ
20987	139	50	advance	advance	NN
20987	139	51	.	.	.
20987	140	1	The	the	DT
20987	140	2	latter	latter	JJ
20987	140	3	was	be	VBD
20987	140	4	certainly	certainly	RB
20987	140	5	not	not	RB
20987	140	6	an	an	DT
20987	140	7	unreasonable	unreasonable	JJ
20987	140	8	hope	hope	NN
20987	140	9	,	,	,
20987	140	10	and	and	CC
20987	140	11	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	140	12	is	be	VBZ
20987	140	13	possible	possible	JJ
20987	140	14	that	that	IN
20987	140	15	with	with	IN
20987	140	16	{	{	-LRB-
20987	140	17	p.027	p.027	NN
20987	140	18	}	}	-RRB-
20987	140	19	more	more	RBR
20987	140	20	precise	precise	JJ
20987	140	21	accuracy	accuracy	NN
20987	140	22	of	of	IN
20987	140	23	combination	combination	NN
20987	140	24	,	,	,
20987	140	25	and	and	CC
20987	140	26	an	an	DT
20987	140	27	offensive	offensive	JJ
20987	140	28	more	more	RBR
20987	140	29	resolutely	resolutely	RB
20987	140	30	sustained	sustained	JJ
20987	140	31	,	,	,
20987	140	32	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	140	33	might	may	MD
20987	140	34	have	have	VB
20987	140	35	attained	attain	VBN
20987	140	36	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	140	37	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	140	38	,	,	,
20987	140	39	through	through	IN
20987	140	40	the	the	DT
20987	140	41	mistaken	mistaken	JJ
20987	140	42	primary	primary	JJ
20987	140	43	dispositions	disposition	NNS
20987	140	44	of	of	IN
20987	140	45	the	the	DT
20987	140	46	British	British	NNPS
20987	140	47	,	,	,
20987	140	48	who	who	WP
20987	140	49	,	,	,
20987	140	50	though	though	IN
20987	140	51	recognizing	recognize	VBG
20987	140	52	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	140	53	to	to	TO
20987	140	54	be	be	VB
20987	140	55	for	for	IN
20987	140	56	the	the	DT
20987	140	57	time	time	NN
20987	140	58	on	on	IN
20987	140	59	the	the	DT
20987	140	60	defensive	defensive	NN
20987	140	61	,	,	,
20987	140	62	nevertheless	nevertheless	RB
20987	140	63	,	,	,
20987	140	64	for	for	IN
20987	140	65	political	political	JJ
20987	140	66	reasons	reason	NNS
20987	140	67	,	,	,
20987	140	68	advanced	advance	VBD
20987	140	69	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	140	70	front	front	NN
20987	140	71	of	of	IN
20987	140	72	operations	operation	NNS
20987	140	73	to	to	IN
20987	140	74	a	a	DT
20987	140	75	point	point	NN
20987	140	76	with	with	IN
20987	140	77	which	which	WDT
20987	140	78	,	,	,
20987	140	79	as	as	IN
20987	140	80	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	140	81	proved	prove	VBD
20987	140	82	,	,	,
20987	140	83	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	140	84	could	could	MD
20987	140	85	not	not	RB
20987	140	86	secure	secure	VB
20987	140	87	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	140	88	communications	communication	NNS
20987	140	89	.	.	.
20987	141	1	From	from	IN
20987	141	2	the	the	DT
20987	141	3	worst	bad	JJS
20987	141	4	consequences	consequence	NNS
20987	141	5	of	of	IN
20987	141	6	this	this	DT
20987	141	7	error	error	NN
20987	141	8	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	141	9	were	be	VBD
20987	141	10	saved	save	VBN
20987	141	11	by	by	IN
20987	141	12	the	the	DT
20987	141	13	gallantry	gallantry	NN
20987	141	14	and	and	CC
20987	141	15	skill	skill	NN
20987	141	16	with	with	IN
20987	141	17	which	which	WDT
20987	141	18	advantage	advantage	NN
20987	141	19	was	be	VBD
20987	141	20	taken	take	VBN
20987	141	21	of	of	IN
20987	141	22	the	the	DT
20987	141	23	defective	defective	JJ
20987	141	24	co	co	NN
20987	141	25	-	-	NN
20987	141	26	operation	operation	NN
20987	141	27	that	that	WDT
20987	141	28	marked	mark	VBD
20987	141	29	the	the	DT
20987	141	30	opening	opening	NN
20987	141	31	of	of	IN
20987	141	32	the	the	DT
20987	141	33	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	141	34	by	by	IN
20987	141	35	the	the	DT
20987	141	36	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	141	37	;	;	:
20987	141	38	and	and	CC
20987	141	39	there	there	EX
20987	141	40	can	can	MD
20987	141	41	be	be	VB
20987	141	42	also	also	RB
20987	141	43	little	little	JJ
20987	141	44	question	question	NN
20987	141	45	that	that	IN
20987	141	46	the	the	DT
20987	141	47	wholesome	wholesome	JJ
20987	141	48	respect	respect	NN
20987	141	49	for	for	IN
20987	141	50	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	141	51	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	141	52	qualities	quality	NNS
20987	141	53	,	,	,
20987	141	54	thus	thus	RB
20987	141	55	established	establish	VBN
20987	141	56	at	at	IN
20987	141	57	the	the	DT
20987	141	58	beginning	beginning	NN
20987	141	59	of	of	IN
20987	141	60	hostilities	hostility	NNS
20987	141	61	,	,	,
20987	141	62	had	have	VBD
20987	141	63	a	a	DT
20987	141	64	most	most	RBS
20987	141	65	beneficial	beneficial	JJ
20987	141	66	effect	effect	NN
20987	141	67	for	for	IN
20987	141	68	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	141	69	,	,	,
20987	141	70	in	in	IN
20987	141	71	discouraging	discourage	VBG
20987	141	72	attack	attack	NN
20987	141	73	by	by	IN
20987	141	74	an	an	DT
20987	141	75	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	141	76	,	,	,
20987	141	77	who	who	WP
20987	141	78	,	,	,
20987	141	79	though	though	IN
20987	141	80	brave	brave	JJ
20987	141	81	and	and	CC
20987	141	82	active	active	JJ
20987	141	83	,	,	,
20987	141	84	constitutionally	constitutionally	RB
20987	141	85	prefers	prefer	VBZ
20987	141	86	a	a	DT
20987	141	87	waiting	wait	VBG
20987	141	88	game	game	NN
20987	141	89	to	to	IN
20987	141	90	an	an	DT
20987	141	91	assault	assault	NN
20987	141	92	.	.	.
20987	142	1	Thus	thus	RB
20987	142	2	the	the	DT
20987	142	3	ultimate	ultimate	JJ
20987	142	4	fate	fate	NN
20987	142	5	of	of	IN
20987	142	6	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	142	7	was	be	VBD
20987	142	8	settled	settle	VBN
20987	142	9	in	in	IN
20987	142	10	the	the	DT
20987	142	11	fortnight	fortnight	NN
20987	142	12	of	of	IN
20987	142	13	operations	operation	NNS
20987	142	14	that	that	WDT
20987	142	15	preceded	precede	VBD
20987	142	16	the	the	DT
20987	142	17	investment	investment	NN
20987	142	18	.	.	.
20987	143	1	CHAPTER	CHAPTER	NNP
20987	143	2	II	II	NNP
20987	143	3	{	{	-LRB-
20987	143	4	p.028	p.028	NN
20987	143	5	}	}	-RRB-
20987	143	6	THE	the	DT
20987	143	7	OPENING	OPENING	NNP
20987	143	8	CAMPAIGN	campaign	NN
20987	143	9	IN	in	IN
20987	143	10	NATAL	NATAL	NNP
20987	143	11	TO	to	IN
20987	143	12	THE	the	DT
20987	143	13	INVESTMENT	investment	NN
20987	143	14	OF	of	IN
20987	143	15	LADYSMITH	LADYSMITH	NNP
20987	143	16	(	(	-LRB-
20987	143	17	OCTOBER	OCTOBER	NNP
20987	143	18	11-NOVEMBER	11-NOVEMBER	NNP
20987	143	19	2	2	CD
20987	143	20	)	)	-RRB-
20987	143	21	The	the	DT
20987	143	22	evident	evident	JJ
20987	143	23	exposure	exposure	NN
20987	143	24	of	of	IN
20987	143	25	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	143	26	to	to	IN
20987	143	27	the	the	DT
20987	143	28	first	first	JJ
20987	143	29	and	and	CC
20987	143	30	heaviest	heavy	JJS
20987	143	31	attack	attack	NN
20987	143	32	of	of	IN
20987	143	33	the	the	DT
20987	143	34	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	143	35	,	,	,
20987	143	36	and	and	CC
20987	143	37	the	the	DT
20987	143	38	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	143	39	so	so	RB
20987	143	40	to	to	TO
20987	143	41	provide	provide	VB
20987	143	42	for	for	IN
20987	143	43	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	143	44	defence	defence	NN
20987	143	45	as	as	IN
20987	143	46	to	to	TO
20987	143	47	gain	gain	VB
20987	143	48	the	the	DT
20987	143	49	time	time	NN
20987	143	50	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	143	51	for	for	IN
20987	143	52	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	143	53	to	to	TO
20987	143	54	arrive	arrive	VB
20987	143	55	,	,	,
20987	143	56	engaged	engage	VBD
20987	143	57	very	very	RB
20987	143	58	early	early	RB
20987	143	59	the	the	DT
20987	143	60	anxious	anxious	JJ
20987	143	61	attention	attention	NN
20987	143	62	of	of	IN
20987	143	63	the	the	DT
20987	143	64	Imperial	imperial	JJ
20987	143	65	and	and	CC
20987	143	66	local	local	JJ
20987	143	67	authorities	authority	NNS
20987	143	68	.	.	.
20987	144	1	The	the	DT
20987	144	2	latter	latter	JJ
20987	144	3	especially	especially	RB
20987	144	4	felt	feel	VBD
20987	144	5	the	the	DT
20987	144	6	greater	great	JJR
20987	144	7	solicitude	solicitude	NN
20987	144	8	,	,	,
20987	144	9	which	which	WDT
20987	144	10	is	be	VBZ
20987	144	11	natural	natural	JJ
20987	144	12	to	to	IN
20987	144	13	those	those	DT
20987	144	14	whose	whose	WP$
20987	144	15	interests	interest	NNS
20987	144	16	are	be	VBP
20987	144	17	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	144	18	threatened	threaten	VBN
20987	144	19	.	.	.
20987	145	1	As	as	RB
20987	145	2	early	early	RB
20987	145	3	as	as	IN
20987	145	4	May	May	NNP
20987	145	5	25	25	CD
20987	145	6	,	,	,
20987	145	7	before	before	IN
20987	145	8	the	the	DT
20987	145	9	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	145	10	Conference	Conference	NNP
20987	145	11	between	between	IN
20987	145	12	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	145	13	Alfred	Alfred	NNP
20987	145	14	Milner	Milner	NNP
20987	145	15	and	and	CC
20987	145	16	President	President	NNP
20987	145	17	Kruger	Kruger	NNP
20987	145	18	,	,	,
20987	145	19	the	the	DT
20987	145	20	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	145	21	Ministry	Ministry	NNP
20987	145	22	notified	notify	VBD
20987	145	23	Mr.	Mr.	NNP
20987	145	24	Chamberlain	Chamberlain	NNP
20987	145	25	that	that	IN
20987	145	26	,	,	,
20987	145	27	owing	owe	VBG
20987	145	28	to	to	IN
20987	145	29	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	145	30	preparations	preparation	NNS
20987	145	31	across	across	IN
20987	145	32	the	the	DT
20987	145	33	border	border	NN
20987	145	34	,	,	,
20987	145	35	the	the	DT
20987	145	36	scattered	scatter	VBN
20987	145	37	British	British	NNP
20987	145	38	in	in	IN
20987	145	39	the	the	DT
20987	145	40	neck	neck	NN
20987	145	41	of	of	IN
20987	145	42	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	145	43	were	be	VBD
20987	145	44	getting	get	VBG
20987	145	45	uneasy	uneasy	JJ
20987	145	46	,	,	,
20987	145	47	and	and	CC
20987	145	48	the	the	DT
20987	145	49	Ministry	Ministry	NNP
20987	145	50	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	145	51	nervous	nervous	JJ
20987	145	52	,	,	,
20987	145	53	at	at	IN
20987	145	54	the	the	DT
20987	145	55	prospect	prospect	NN
20987	145	56	of	of	IN
20987	145	57	war	war	NN
20987	145	58	.	.	.
20987	146	1	These	these	DT
20987	146	2	representations	representation	NNS
20987	146	3	were	be	VBD
20987	146	4	{	{	-LRB-
20987	146	5	p.029	p.029	NNP
20987	146	6	}	}	-RRB-
20987	146	7	repeated	repeat	VBN
20987	146	8	more	more	RBR
20987	146	9	urgently	urgently	RB
20987	146	10	in	in	IN
20987	146	11	the	the	DT
20987	146	12	middle	middle	NN
20987	146	13	of	of	IN
20987	146	14	June	June	NNP
20987	146	15	,	,	,
20987	146	16	and	and	CC
20987	146	17	a	a	DT
20987	146	18	month	month	NN
20987	146	19	later	later	RB
20987	146	20	a	a	DT
20987	146	21	request	request	NN
20987	146	22	was	be	VBD
20987	146	23	made	make	VBN
20987	146	24	to	to	TO
20987	146	25	be	be	VB
20987	146	26	confidentially	confidentially	RB
20987	146	27	informed	inform	VBN
20987	146	28	of	of	IN
20987	146	29	the	the	DT
20987	146	30	proposed	propose	VBN
20987	146	31	plan	plan	NN
20987	146	32	for	for	IN
20987	146	33	defence	defence	NN
20987	146	34	.	.	.
20987	147	1	When	when	WRB
20987	147	2	this	this	DT
20987	147	3	was	be	VBD
20987	147	4	communicated	communicate	VBN
20987	147	5	,	,	,
20987	147	6	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	147	7	appeared	appear	VBD
20987	147	8	that	that	IN
20987	147	9	General	General	NNP
20987	147	10	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	147	11	Penn	Penn	NNP
20987	147	12	Symons	Symons	NNP
20987	147	13	,	,	,
20987	147	14	commanding	command	VBG
20987	147	15	the	the	DT
20987	147	16	Imperial	imperial	JJ
20987	147	17	troops	troop	NNS
20987	147	18	in	in	IN
20987	147	19	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	147	20	(	(	-LRB-
20987	147	21	who	who	WP
20987	147	22	afterward	afterward	RB
20987	147	23	was	be	VBD
20987	147	24	the	the	DT
20987	147	25	first	first	JJ
20987	147	26	general	general	JJ
20987	147	27	officer	officer	NN
20987	147	28	killed	kill	VBN
20987	147	29	in	in	IN
20987	147	30	the	the	DT
20987	147	31	war	war	NN
20987	147	32	)	)	-RRB-
20987	147	33	,	,	,
20987	147	34	considered	consider	VBD
20987	147	35	that	that	IN
20987	147	36	with	with	IN
20987	147	37	the	the	DT
20987	147	38	force	force	NN
20987	147	39	then	then	RB
20987	147	40	at	at	IN
20987	147	41	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	147	42	disposal	disposal	NN
20987	147	43	--	--	:
20987	147	44	something	something	NN
20987	147	45	over	over	IN
20987	147	46	5,000	5,000	CD
20987	147	47	men	man	NNS
20987	147	48	of	of	IN
20987	147	49	all	all	DT
20987	147	50	arms	arm	NNS
20987	147	51	--	--	:
20987	147	52	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	147	53	could	could	MD
20987	147	54	do	do	VB
20987	147	55	no	no	DT
20987	147	56	more	more	JJR
20987	147	57	than	than	IN
20987	147	58	hold	hold	VB
20987	147	59	the	the	DT
20987	147	60	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	147	61	as	as	RB
20987	147	62	far	far	RB
20987	147	63	as	as	IN
20987	147	64	Hattingh	Hattingh	NNP
20987	147	65	Spruit	Spruit	NNP
20987	147	66	,	,	,
20987	147	67	some	some	DT
20987	147	68	five	five	CD
20987	147	69	miles	mile	NNS
20987	147	70	north	north	RB
20987	147	71	of	of	IN
20987	147	72	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	147	73	,	,	,
20987	147	74	thereby	thereby	RB
20987	147	75	protecting	protect	VBG
20987	147	76	the	the	DT
20987	147	77	collieries	colliery	NNS
20987	147	78	.	.	.
20987	148	1	To	to	TO
20987	148	2	advance	advance	VB
20987	148	3	as	as	RB
20987	148	4	far	far	RB
20987	148	5	as	as	IN
20987	148	6	Newcastle	Newcastle	NNP
20987	148	7	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	148	8	estimated	estimate	VBD
20987	148	9	would	would	MD
20987	148	10	require	require	VB
20987	148	11	2,000	2,000	CD
20987	148	12	more	more	JJR
20987	148	13	,	,	,
20987	148	14	while	while	IN
20987	148	15	to	to	TO
20987	148	16	hold	hold	VB
20987	148	17	Laing	Laing	NNP
20987	148	18	's	's	POS
20987	148	19	Nek	Nek	NNP
20987	148	20	an	an	DT
20987	148	21	addition	addition	NN
20987	148	22	of	of	IN
20987	148	23	5,600	5,600	CD
20987	148	24	would	would	MD
20987	148	25	be	be	VB
20987	148	26	needed	need	VBN
20987	148	27	.	.	.
20987	149	1	These	these	DT
20987	149	2	calculations	calculation	NNS
20987	149	3	,	,	,
20987	149	4	as	as	IN
20987	149	5	is	be	VBZ
20987	149	6	now	now	RB
20987	149	7	known	know	VBN
20987	149	8	,	,	,
20987	149	9	fell	fall	VBD
20987	149	10	far	far	RB
20987	149	11	short	short	RB
20987	149	12	of	of	IN
20987	149	13	the	the	DT
20987	149	14	necessities	necessity	NNS
20987	149	15	of	of	IN
20987	149	16	the	the	DT
20987	149	17	case	case	NN
20987	149	18	,	,	,
20987	149	19	but	but	CC
20987	149	20	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	149	21	sufficiently	sufficiently	RB
20987	149	22	alarmed	alarm	VBD
20987	149	23	the	the	DT
20987	149	24	Colonial	Colonial	NNP
20987	149	25	Government	Government	NNP
20987	149	26	,	,	,
20987	149	27	and	and	CC
20987	149	28	upon	upon	IN
20987	149	29	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	149	30	remonstrance	remonstrance	NN
20987	149	31	the	the	DT
20987	149	32	British	British	NNP
20987	149	33	Cabinet	Cabinet	NNP
20987	149	34	,	,	,
20987	149	35	on	on	IN
20987	149	36	August	August	NNP
20987	149	37	3	3	CD
20987	149	38	,	,	,
20987	149	39	decided	decide	VBD
20987	149	40	to	to	TO
20987	149	41	send	send	VB
20987	149	42	a	a	DT
20987	149	43	reinforcement	reinforcement	NN
20987	149	44	of	of	IN
20987	149	45	2,000	2,000	CD
20987	149	46	men	man	NNS
20987	149	47	.	.	.
20987	150	1	On	on	IN
20987	150	2	the	the	DT
20987	150	3	6th	6th	NN
20987	150	4	of	of	IN
20987	150	5	September	September	NNP
20987	150	6	the	the	DT
20987	150	7	Governor	Governor	NNP
20987	150	8	of	of	IN
20987	150	9	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	150	10	telegraphed	telegraph	VBD
20987	150	11	at	at	IN
20987	150	12	length	length	NN
20987	150	13	to	to	IN
20987	150	14	London	London	NNP
20987	150	15	many	many	JJ
20987	150	16	menacing	menacing	JJ
20987	150	17	symptoms	symptom	NNS
20987	150	18	observable	observable	JJ
20987	150	19	among	among	IN
20987	150	20	the	the	DT
20987	150	21	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	150	22	,	,	,
20987	150	23	{	{	-LRB-
20987	150	24	p.030	p.030	NN
20987	150	25	}	}	-RRB-
20987	150	26	from	from	IN
20987	150	27	which	which	WDT
20987	150	28	war	war	NN
20987	150	29	was	be	VBD
20987	150	30	believed	believe	VBN
20987	150	31	to	to	TO
20987	150	32	be	be	VB
20987	150	33	inevitable	inevitable	JJ
20987	150	34	,	,	,
20987	150	35	and	and	CC
20987	150	36	urged	urge	VBD
20987	150	37	the	the	DT
20987	150	38	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	150	39	despatch	despatch	NN
20987	150	40	of	of	IN
20987	150	41	troops	troop	NNS
20987	150	42	sufficient	sufficient	JJ
20987	150	43	to	to	TO
20987	150	44	protect	protect	VB
20987	150	45	the	the	DT
20987	150	46	colony	colony	NN
20987	150	47	.	.	.
20987	151	1	In	in	IN
20987	151	2	response	response	NN
20987	151	3	to	to	IN
20987	151	4	this	this	DT
20987	151	5	,	,	,
20987	151	6	orders	order	NNS
20987	151	7	were	be	VBD
20987	151	8	issued	issue	VBN
20987	151	9	on	on	IN
20987	151	10	September	September	NNP
20987	151	11	8	8	CD
20987	151	12	for	for	IN
20987	151	13	5,700	5,700	CD
20987	151	14	men	man	NNS
20987	151	15	to	to	TO
20987	151	16	start	start	VB
20987	151	17	from	from	IN
20987	151	18	India	India	NNP
20987	151	19	,	,	,
20987	151	20	and	and	CC
20987	151	21	a	a	DT
20987	151	22	small	small	JJ
20987	151	23	additional	additional	JJ
20987	151	24	force	force	NN
20987	151	25	from	from	IN
20987	151	26	England	England	NNP
20987	151	27	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	151	28	,	,	,
20987	151	29	making	make	VBG
20987	151	30	a	a	DT
20987	151	31	total	total	NN
20987	151	32	of	of	IN
20987	151	33	from	from	IN
20987	151	34	seven	seven	CD
20987	151	35	to	to	TO
20987	151	36	eight	eight	CD
20987	151	37	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	151	38	.	.	.
20987	152	1	These	these	DT
20987	152	2	were	be	VBD
20987	152	3	expected	expect	VBN
20987	152	4	to	to	TO
20987	152	5	arrive	arrive	VB
20987	152	6	,	,	,
20987	152	7	and	and	CC
20987	152	8	actually	actually	RB
20987	152	9	did	do	VBD
20987	152	10	for	for	IN
20987	152	11	the	the	DT
20987	152	12	most	most	JJS
20987	152	13	part	part	NN
20987	152	14	arrive	arrive	VBP
20987	152	15	,	,	,
20987	152	16	between	between	IN
20987	152	17	October	October	NNP
20987	152	18	12	12	CD
20987	152	19	and	and	CC
20987	152	20	19	19	CD
20987	152	21	,	,	,
20987	152	22	but	but	CC
20987	152	23	even	even	RB
20987	152	24	so	so	RB
20987	152	25	were	be	VBD
20987	152	26	barely	barely	RB
20987	152	27	in	in	IN
20987	152	28	time	time	NN
20987	152	29	for	for	IN
20987	152	30	the	the	DT
20987	152	31	critical	critical	JJ
20987	152	32	moment	moment	NN
20987	152	33	.	.	.
20987	153	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	153	2	were	be	VBD
20987	153	3	also	also	RB
20987	153	4	only	only	RB
20987	153	5	sufficient	sufficient	JJ
20987	153	6	imperfectly	imperfectly	RB
20987	153	7	to	to	TO
20987	153	8	defend	defend	VB
20987	153	9	the	the	DT
20987	153	10	colony	colony	NN
20987	153	11	,	,	,
20987	153	12	and	and	CC
20987	153	13	were	be	VBD
20987	153	14	by	by	IN
20987	153	15	no	no	DT
20987	153	16	means	means	NN
20987	153	17	adequate	adequate	JJ
20987	153	18	to	to	IN
20987	153	19	the	the	DT
20987	153	20	offensive	offensive	JJ
20987	153	21	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	153	22	which	which	WDT
20987	153	23	the	the	DT
20987	153	24	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	153	25	Government	Government	NNP
20987	153	26	,	,	,
20987	153	27	in	in	IN
20987	153	28	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	153	29	ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	153	30	,	,	,
20987	153	31	professed	profess	VBN
20987	153	32	to	to	IN
20987	153	33	discern	discern	VB
20987	153	34	.	.	.
20987	154	1	Meanwhile	meanwhile	RB
20987	154	2	,	,	,
20987	154	3	on	on	IN
20987	154	4	the	the	DT
20987	154	5	25th	25th	NN
20987	154	6	of	of	IN
20987	154	7	September	September	NNP
20987	154	8	,	,	,
20987	154	9	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	154	10	had	have	VBD
20987	154	11	been	be	VBN
20987	154	12	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	154	13	by	by	IN
20987	154	14	a	a	DT
20987	154	15	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	154	16	from	from	IN
20987	154	17	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	154	18	,	,	,
20987	154	19	while	while	IN
20987	154	20	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	154	21	were	be	VBD
20987	154	22	sent	send	VBN
20987	154	23	to	to	IN
20987	154	24	the	the	DT
20987	154	25	latter	latter	JJ
20987	154	26	.	.	.
20987	155	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	155	2	had	have	VBD
20987	155	3	by	by	IN
20987	155	4	this	this	DT
20987	155	5	time	time	NN
20987	155	6	been	be	VBN
20987	155	7	recognized	recognize	VBN
20987	155	8	that	that	IN
20987	155	9	the	the	DT
20987	155	10	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	155	11	to	to	TO
20987	155	12	hold	hold	VB
20987	155	13	the	the	DT
20987	155	14	more	more	RBR
20987	155	15	advanced	advanced	JJ
20987	155	16	positions	position	NNS
20987	155	17	,	,	,
20987	155	18	such	such	JJ
20987	155	19	as	as	IN
20987	155	20	Newcastle	Newcastle	NNP
20987	155	21	and	and	CC
20987	155	22	Laing	Laing	NNP
20987	155	23	's	's	POS
20987	155	24	Nek	Nek	NNP
20987	155	25	,	,	,
20987	155	26	would	would	MD
20987	155	27	expose	expose	VB
20987	155	28	the	the	DT
20987	155	29	forces	force	NNS
20987	155	30	so	so	RB
20987	155	31	placed	place	VBD
20987	155	32	to	to	IN
20987	155	33	the	the	DT
20987	155	34	fate	fate	NN
20987	155	35	of	of	IN
20987	155	36	isolation	isolation	NN
20987	155	37	which	which	WDT
20987	155	38	afterward	afterward	RB
20987	155	39	befell	befall	VBD
20987	155	40	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	155	41	.	.	.
20987	156	1	The	the	DT
20987	156	2	course	course	NN
20987	156	3	of	of	IN
20987	156	4	both	both	CC
20987	156	5	the	the	DT
20987	156	6	Imperial	imperial	JJ
20987	156	7	and	and	CC
20987	156	8	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	156	9	governments	government	NNS
20987	156	10	at	at	IN
20987	156	11	this	this	DT
20987	156	12	period	period	NN
20987	156	13	{	{	-LRB-
20987	156	14	p.031	p.031	NNP
20987	156	15	}	}	-RRB-
20987	156	16	was	be	VBD
20987	156	17	much	much	RB
20987	156	18	affected	affect	VBN
20987	156	19	by	by	IN
20987	156	20	a	a	DT
20987	156	21	wish	wish	NN
20987	156	22	not	not	RB
20987	156	23	to	to	TO
20987	156	24	precipitate	precipitate	VB
20987	156	25	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	156	26	action	action	NN
20987	156	27	on	on	IN
20987	156	28	the	the	DT
20987	156	29	part	part	NN
20987	156	30	of	of	IN
20987	156	31	the	the	DT
20987	156	32	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	156	33	;	;	:
20987	156	34	for	for	IN
20987	156	35	,	,	,
20987	156	36	in	in	IN
20987	156	37	general	general	JJ
20987	156	38	,	,	,
20987	156	39	war	war	NN
20987	156	40	was	be	VBD
20987	156	41	not	not	RB
20987	156	42	desired	desire	VBN
20987	156	43	by	by	IN
20987	156	44	the	the	DT
20987	156	45	British	British	NNPS
20987	156	46	,	,	,
20987	156	47	and	and	CC
20987	156	48	,	,	,
20987	156	49	in	in	IN
20987	156	50	particular	particular	JJ
20987	156	51	,	,	,
20987	156	52	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	156	53	were	be	VBD
20987	156	54	as	as	RB
20987	156	55	yet	yet	RB
20987	156	56	unready	unready	JJ
20987	156	57	.	.	.
20987	157	1	On	on	IN
20987	157	2	the	the	DT
20987	157	3	28th	28th	NN
20987	157	4	,	,	,
20987	157	5	however	however	RB
20987	157	6	,	,	,
20987	157	7	such	such	JJ
20987	157	8	definite	definite	JJ
20987	157	9	and	and	CC
20987	157	10	threatening	threatening	JJ
20987	157	11	movements	movement	NNS
20987	157	12	were	be	VBD
20987	157	13	reported	report	VBN
20987	157	14	that	that	IN
20987	157	15	the	the	DT
20987	157	16	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	157	17	Ministry	Ministry	NNP
20987	157	18	decided	decide	VBD
20987	157	19	at	at	IN
20987	157	20	all	all	DT
20987	157	21	hazards	hazard	NNS
20987	157	22	to	to	TO
20987	157	23	call	call	VB
20987	157	24	out	out	RP
20987	157	25	the	the	DT
20987	157	26	volunteers	volunteer	NNS
20987	157	27	,	,	,
20987	157	28	although	although	IN
20987	157	29	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	157	30	had	have	VBD
20987	157	31	apprehended	apprehend	VBN
20987	157	32	that	that	IN
20987	157	33	this	this	DT
20987	157	34	step	step	NN
20987	157	35	would	would	MD
20987	157	36	be	be	VB
20987	157	37	considered	consider	VBN
20987	157	38	practically	practically	RB
20987	157	39	equivalent	equivalent	JJ
20987	157	40	to	to	IN
20987	157	41	a	a	DT
20987	157	42	declaration	declaration	NN
20987	157	43	of	of	IN
20987	157	44	war	war	NN
20987	157	45	.	.	.
20987	158	1	The	the	DT
20987	158	2	increase	increase	NN
20987	158	3	of	of	IN
20987	158	4	force	force	NN
20987	158	5	in	in	IN
20987	158	6	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	158	7	to	to	IN
20987	158	8	15,000	15,000	CD
20987	158	9	men	man	NNS
20987	158	10	determined	determine	VBD
20987	158	11	the	the	DT
20987	158	12	sending	sending	NN
20987	158	13	out	out	IN
20987	158	14	of	of	IN
20987	158	15	an	an	DT
20987	158	16	officer	officer	NN
20987	158	17	superior	superior	JJ
20987	158	18	in	in	IN
20987	158	19	rank	rank	NN
20987	158	20	to	to	IN
20987	158	21	General	General	NNP
20987	158	22	Symons	Symons	NNPS
20987	158	23	.	.	.
20987	159	1	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	159	2	George	George	NNP
20987	159	3	White	White	NNP
20987	159	4	,	,	,
20987	159	5	designated	designate	VBN
20987	159	6	for	for	IN
20987	159	7	this	this	DT
20987	159	8	duty	duty	NN
20987	159	9	,	,	,
20987	159	10	reached	reach	VBD
20987	159	11	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	159	12	Town	Town	NNP
20987	159	13	October	October	NNP
20987	159	14	3	3	CD
20987	159	15	,	,	,
20987	159	16	and	and	CC
20987	159	17	in	in	IN
20987	159	18	view	view	NN
20987	159	19	of	of	IN
20987	159	20	the	the	DT
20987	159	21	serious	serious	JJ
20987	159	22	news	news	NN
20987	159	23	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	159	24	there	there	RB
20987	159	25	received	receive	VBD
20987	159	26	,	,	,
20987	159	27	proceeded	proceed	VBN
20987	159	28	at	at	IN
20987	159	29	once	once	RB
20987	159	30	to	to	IN
20987	159	31	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	159	32	.	.	.
20987	160	1	On	on	IN
20987	160	2	the	the	DT
20987	160	3	9th	9th	NN
20987	160	4	,	,	,
20987	160	5	the	the	DT
20987	160	6	day	day	NN
20987	160	7	the	the	DT
20987	160	8	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	160	9	ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	160	10	was	be	VBD
20987	160	11	issued	issue	VBN
20987	160	12	,	,	,
20987	160	13	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	160	14	had	have	VBD
20987	160	15	at	at	IN
20987	160	16	Pietermaritzburg	Pietermaritzburg	NNP
20987	160	17	an	an	DT
20987	160	18	interview	interview	NN
20987	160	19	with	with	IN
20987	160	20	the	the	DT
20987	160	21	Governor	Governor	NNP
20987	160	22	,	,	,
20987	160	23	in	in	IN
20987	160	24	which	which	WDT
20987	160	25	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	160	26	expressed	express	VBD
20987	160	27	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	160	28	disapproval	disapproval	NN
20987	160	29	of	of	IN
20987	160	30	the	the	DT
20987	160	31	position	position	NN
20987	160	32	at	at	IN
20987	160	33	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	160	34	--	--	:
20987	160	35	an	an	DT
20987	160	36	opinion	opinion	NN
20987	160	37	in	in	IN
20987	160	38	which	which	WDT
20987	160	39	other	other	JJ
20987	160	40	officers	officer	NNS
20987	160	41	of	of	IN
20987	160	42	rank	rank	NN
20987	160	43	present	present	NN
20987	160	44	coincided	coincide	VBD
20987	160	45	.	.	.
20987	161	1	The	the	DT
20987	161	2	Governor	Governor	NNP
20987	161	3	replied	reply	VBD
20987	161	4	that	that	IN
20987	161	5	General	General	NNP
20987	161	6	Symons	Symons	NNPS
20987	161	7	had	have	VBD
20987	161	8	thought	think	VBN
20987	161	9	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	161	10	safe	safe	JJ
20987	161	11	,	,	,
20987	161	12	even	even	RB
20987	161	13	before	before	IN
20987	161	14	the	the	DT
20987	161	15	Indian	indian	JJ
20987	161	16	contingent	contingent	NN
20987	161	17	arrived	arrive	VBD
20987	161	18	;	;	:
20987	161	19	that	that	IN
20987	161	20	the	the	DT
20987	161	21	step	step	NN
20987	161	22	had	have	VBD
20987	161	23	been	be	VBN
20987	161	24	{	{	-LRB-
20987	161	25	p.032	p.032	NNP
20987	161	26	}	}	-RRB-
20987	161	27	taken	take	VBN
20987	161	28	to	to	TO
20987	161	29	assure	assure	VB
20987	161	30	the	the	DT
20987	161	31	coal	coal	NN
20987	161	32	supply	supply	NN
20987	161	33	;	;	:
20987	161	34	and	and	CC
20987	161	35	that	that	IN
20987	161	36	to	to	TO
20987	161	37	recede	recede	VB
20987	161	38	from	from	IN
20987	161	39	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	161	40	now	now	RB
20987	161	41	would	would	MD
20987	161	42	involve	involve	VB
20987	161	43	grave	grave	JJ
20987	161	44	political	political	JJ
20987	161	45	consequences	consequence	NNS
20987	161	46	,	,	,
20987	161	47	disheartening	dishearten	VBG
20987	161	48	the	the	DT
20987	161	49	loyal	loyal	JJ
20987	161	50	,	,	,
20987	161	51	and	and	CC
20987	161	52	tending	tend	VBG
20987	161	53	to	to	TO
20987	161	54	encourage	encourage	VB
20987	161	55	a	a	DT
20987	161	56	rising	rise	VBG
20987	161	57	among	among	IN
20987	161	58	the	the	DT
20987	161	59	blacks	black	NNS
20987	161	60	and	and	CC
20987	161	61	the	the	DT
20987	161	62	disaffected	disaffect	VBN
20987	161	63	Dutch	Dutch	NNP
20987	161	64	.	.	.
20987	162	1	Without	without	IN
20987	162	2	changing	change	VBG
20987	162	3	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	162	4	opinion	opinion	NN
20987	162	5	as	as	IN
20987	162	6	to	to	IN
20987	162	7	the	the	DT
20987	162	8	military	military	JJ
20987	162	9	error	error	NN
20987	162	10	involved	involve	VBN
20987	162	11	,	,	,
20987	162	12	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	162	13	George	George	NNP
20987	162	14	White	White	NNP
20987	162	15	resolved	resolve	VBD
20987	162	16	to	to	TO
20987	162	17	allow	allow	VB
20987	162	18	the	the	DT
20987	162	19	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	162	20	to	to	TO
20987	162	21	remain	remain	VB
20987	162	22	.	.	.
20987	163	1	The	the	DT
20987	163	2	decision	decision	NN
20987	163	3	thus	thus	RB
20987	163	4	taken	take	VBN
20987	163	5	finally	finally	RB
20987	163	6	constituted	constitute	VBN
20987	163	7	the	the	DT
20987	163	8	British	british	JJ
20987	163	9	military	military	JJ
20987	163	10	situation	situation	NN
20987	163	11	in	in	IN
20987	163	12	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	163	13	when	when	WRB
20987	163	14	the	the	DT
20987	163	15	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	163	16	opened	open	VBD
20987	163	17	;	;	:
20987	163	18	namely	namely	RB
20987	163	19	,	,	,
20987	163	20	an	an	DT
20987	163	21	advanced	advanced	JJ
20987	163	22	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	163	23	of	of	IN
20987	163	24	three	three	CD
20987	163	25	or	or	CC
20987	163	26	four	four	CD
20987	163	27	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	163	28	at	at	IN
20987	163	29	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	163	30	and	and	CC
20987	163	31	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	163	32	,	,	,
20987	163	33	a	a	DT
20987	163	34	main	main	JJ
20987	163	35	body	body	NN
20987	163	36	of	of	IN
20987	163	37	eight	eight	CD
20987	163	38	to	to	TO
20987	163	39	ten	ten	CD
20987	163	40	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	163	41	at	at	IN
20987	163	42	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	163	43	,	,	,
20987	163	44	with	with	IN
20987	163	45	smaller	small	JJR
20987	163	46	posts	post	NNS
20987	163	47	guarding	guard	VBG
20987	163	48	the	the	DT
20987	163	49	communications	communication	NNS
20987	163	50	in	in	IN
20987	163	51	rear	rear	NN
20987	163	52	of	of	IN
20987	163	53	the	the	DT
20987	163	54	latter	latter	JJ
20987	163	55	.	.	.
20987	164	1	The	the	DT
20987	164	2	greater	great	JJR
20987	164	3	exposure	exposure	NN
20987	164	4	of	of	IN
20987	164	5	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	164	6	,	,	,
20987	164	7	owing	owe	VBG
20987	164	8	to	to	IN
20987	164	9	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	164	10	nearness	nearness	NN
20987	164	11	to	to	IN
20987	164	12	the	the	DT
20987	164	13	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	164	14	States	States	NNP
20987	164	15	,	,	,
20987	164	16	had	have	VBD
20987	164	17	determined	determine	VBN
20987	164	18	the	the	DT
20987	164	19	concentration	concentration	NN
20987	164	20	upon	upon	IN
20987	164	21	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	164	22	of	of	IN
20987	164	23	the	the	DT
20987	164	24	bulk	bulk	NN
20987	164	25	of	of	IN
20987	164	26	the	the	DT
20987	164	27	British	british	JJ
20987	164	28	forces	force	NNS
20987	164	29	in	in	IN
20987	164	30	South	South	NNP
20987	164	31	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	164	32	,	,	,
20987	164	33	including	include	VBG
20987	164	34	the	the	DT
20987	164	35	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	164	36	so	so	RB
20987	164	37	far	far	RB
20987	164	38	ordered	order	VBN
20987	164	39	;	;	:
20987	164	40	by	by	IN
20987	164	41	the	the	DT
20987	164	42	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	164	43	of	of	IN
20987	164	44	which	which	WDT
20987	164	45	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	164	46	was	be	VBD
20987	164	47	expected	expect	VBN
20987	164	48	that	that	IN
20987	164	49	there	there	EX
20987	164	50	would	would	MD
20987	164	51	by	by	IN
20987	164	52	the	the	DT
20987	164	53	end	end	NN
20987	164	54	of	of	IN
20987	164	55	October	October	NNP
20987	164	56	be	be	VB
20987	164	57	22,000	22,000	CD
20987	164	58	troops	troop	NNS
20987	164	59	in	in	IN
20987	164	60	South	South	NNP
20987	164	61	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	164	62	.	.	.
20987	165	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	165	2	was	be	VBD
20987	165	3	not	not	RB
20987	165	4	till	till	IN
20987	165	5	October	October	NNP
20987	165	6	7	7	CD
20987	165	7	that	that	WDT
20987	165	8	was	be	VBD
20987	165	9	issued	issue	VBN
20987	165	10	the	the	DT
20987	165	11	first	first	JJ
20987	165	12	order	order	NN
20987	165	13	to	to	TO
20987	165	14	mobilise	mobilise	VB
20987	165	15	,	,	,
20987	165	16	summoning	summon	VBG
20987	165	17	25,000	25,000	CD
20987	165	18	of	of	IN
20987	165	19	the	the	DT
20987	165	20	Army	Army	NNP
20987	165	21	Reserve	Reserve	NNP
20987	165	22	to	to	TO
20987	165	23	join	join	VB
20987	165	24	the	the	DT
20987	165	25	colours	colour	NNS
20987	165	26	.	.	.
20987	166	1	The	the	DT
20987	166	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	166	3	p.033	p.033	NN
20987	166	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	166	5	necessities	necessity	NNS
20987	166	6	of	of	IN
20987	166	7	Natal	natal	JJ
20987	166	8	left	leave	VBN
20987	166	9	but	but	CC
20987	166	10	scant	scant	JJ
20987	166	11	numbers	number	NNS
20987	166	12	to	to	IN
20987	166	13	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	166	14	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	166	15	,	,	,
20987	166	16	which	which	WDT
20987	166	17	was	be	VBD
20987	166	18	comparatively	comparatively	RB
20987	166	19	of	of	IN
20987	166	20	less	less	JJR
20987	166	21	consequence	consequence	NN
20987	166	22	,	,	,
20987	166	23	because	because	IN
20987	166	24	the	the	DT
20987	166	25	points	point	NNS
20987	166	26	of	of	IN
20987	166	27	vital	vital	JJ
20987	166	28	importance	importance	NN
20987	166	29	to	to	IN
20987	166	30	Great	Great	NNP
20987	166	31	Britain	Britain	NNP
20987	166	32	lay	lie	VBD
20987	166	33	near	near	IN
20987	166	34	the	the	DT
20987	166	35	sea	sea	NN
20987	166	36	-	-	HYPH
20987	166	37	coast	coast	NN
20987	166	38	,	,	,
20987	166	39	protected	protect	VBN
20987	166	40	by	by	IN
20987	166	41	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	166	42	mere	mere	JJ
20987	166	43	remoteness	remoteness	NN
20987	166	44	from	from	IN
20987	166	45	any	any	DT
20987	166	46	speedy	speedy	JJ
20987	166	47	attack	attack	NN
20987	166	48	.	.	.
20987	167	1	On	on	IN
20987	167	2	the	the	DT
20987	167	3	far	far	JJ
20987	167	4	inland	inland	JJ
20987	167	5	borders	border	NNS
20987	167	6	of	of	IN
20987	167	7	the	the	DT
20987	167	8	colony	colony	NN
20987	167	9	the	the	DT
20987	167	10	situation	situation	NN
20987	167	11	soon	soon	RB
20987	167	12	reduced	reduce	VBD
20987	167	13	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	167	14	to	to	IN
20987	167	15	that	that	DT
20987	167	16	with	with	IN
20987	167	17	which	which	WDT
20987	167	18	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	167	19	were	be	VBD
20987	167	20	so	so	RB
20987	167	21	long	long	JJ
20987	167	22	familiar	familiar	JJ
20987	167	23	.	.	.
20987	168	1	The	the	DT
20987	168	2	four	four	CD
20987	168	3	or	or	CC
20987	168	4	five	five	CD
20987	168	5	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	168	6	men	man	NNS
20987	168	7	available	available	JJ
20987	168	8	at	at	IN
20987	168	9	the	the	DT
20987	168	10	outbreak	outbreak	NN
20987	168	11	of	of	IN
20987	168	12	the	the	DT
20987	168	13	war	war	NN
20987	168	14	for	for	IN
20987	168	15	the	the	DT
20987	168	16	defence	defence	NN
20987	168	17	of	of	IN
20987	168	18	the	the	DT
20987	168	19	long	long	JJ
20987	168	20	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	168	21	,	,	,
20987	168	22	extending	extend	VBG
20987	168	23	over	over	IN
20987	168	24	five	five	CD
20987	168	25	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	168	26	miles	mile	NNS
20987	168	27	,	,	,
20987	168	28	from	from	IN
20987	168	29	the	the	DT
20987	168	30	Basutoland	Basutoland	NNP
20987	168	31	boundary	boundary	NN
20987	168	32	to	to	IN
20987	168	33	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	168	34	,	,	,
20987	168	35	were	be	VBD
20987	168	36	obliged	oblige	VBN
20987	168	37	by	by	IN
20987	168	38	the	the	DT
20987	168	39	necessities	necessity	NNS
20987	168	40	of	of	IN
20987	168	41	the	the	DT
20987	168	42	case	case	NN
20987	168	43	to	to	TO
20987	168	44	concentrate	concentrate	VB
20987	168	45	;	;	:
20987	168	46	which	which	WDT
20987	168	47	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	168	48	did	do	VBD
20987	168	49	at	at	IN
20987	168	50	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	168	51	and	and	CC
20987	168	52	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	168	53	.	.	.
20987	169	1	There	there	RB
20987	169	2	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	169	3	were	be	VBD
20987	169	4	speedily	speedily	RB
20987	169	5	invested	invest	VBN
20987	169	6	;	;	:
20987	169	7	and	and	CC
20987	169	8	,	,	,
20987	169	9	being	be	VBG
20987	169	10	thus	thus	RB
20987	169	11	held	hold	VBN
20987	169	12	in	in	IN
20987	169	13	check	check	NN
20987	169	14	,	,	,
20987	169	15	the	the	DT
20987	169	16	border	border	NN
20987	169	17	country	country	NN
20987	169	18	,	,	,
20987	169	19	including	include	VBG
20987	169	20	the	the	DT
20987	169	21	important	important	JJ
20987	169	22	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	169	23	junctions	junction	NNS
20987	169	24	of	of	IN
20987	169	25	De	De	NNP
20987	169	26	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	169	27	,	,	,
20987	169	28	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	169	29	and	and	CC
20987	169	30	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	169	31	,	,	,
20987	169	32	lay	lie	VBD
20987	169	33	freely	freely	RB
20987	169	34	open	open	JJ
20987	169	35	to	to	IN
20987	169	36	the	the	DT
20987	169	37	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	169	38	.	.	.
20987	170	1	The	the	DT
20987	170	2	seriousness	seriousness	NN
20987	170	3	of	of	IN
20987	170	4	this	this	DT
20987	170	5	military	military	JJ
20987	170	6	condition	condition	NN
20987	170	7	was	be	VBD
20987	170	8	much	much	RB
20987	170	9	increased	increase	VBN
20987	170	10	by	by	IN
20987	170	11	the	the	DT
20987	170	12	well	well	RB
20987	170	13	-	-	HYPH
20987	170	14	known	know	VBN
20987	170	15	political	political	JJ
20987	170	16	fact	fact	NN
20987	170	17	that	that	IN
20987	170	18	the	the	DT
20987	170	19	Dutch	dutch	JJ
20987	170	20	population	population	NN
20987	170	21	of	of	IN
20987	170	22	the	the	DT
20987	170	23	region	region	NN
20987	170	24	sympathized	sympathize	VBD
20987	170	25	more	more	RBR
20987	170	26	or	or	CC
20987	170	27	less	less	RBR
20987	170	28	actively	actively	RB
20987	170	29	with	with	IN
20987	170	30	the	the	DT
20987	170	31	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	170	32	.	.	.
20987	171	1	In	in	IN
20987	171	2	fact	fact	NN
20987	171	3	many	many	JJ
20987	171	4	of	of	IN
20987	171	5	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	171	6	,	,	,
20987	171	7	upon	upon	IN
20987	171	8	the	the	DT
20987	171	9	opening	opening	NN
20987	171	10	of	of	IN
20987	171	11	hostilities	hostility	NNS
20987	171	12	,	,	,
20987	171	13	crossed	cross	VBD
20987	171	14	the	the	DT
20987	171	15	border	border	NN
20987	171	16	{	{	-LRB-
20987	171	17	p.034	p.034	NN
20987	171	18	}	}	-RRB-
20987	171	19	to	to	TO
20987	171	20	join	join	VB
20987	171	21	the	the	DT
20987	171	22	forces	force	NNS
20987	171	23	of	of	IN
20987	171	24	the	the	DT
20987	171	25	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	171	26	Free	Free	NNP
20987	171	27	State	State	NNP
20987	171	28	.	.	.
20987	172	1	On	on	IN
20987	172	2	the	the	DT
20987	172	3	9th	9th	NN
20987	172	4	of	of	IN
20987	172	5	October	October	NNP
20987	172	6	,	,	,
20987	172	7	1899	1899	CD
20987	172	8	,	,	,
20987	172	9	the	the	DT
20987	172	10	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	172	11	Government	Government	NNP
20987	172	12	presented	present	VBD
20987	172	13	an	an	DT
20987	172	14	ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	172	15	.	.	.
20987	173	1	After	after	IN
20987	173	2	recounting	recount	VBG
20987	173	3	the	the	DT
20987	173	4	political	political	JJ
20987	173	5	grievances	grievance	NNS
20987	173	6	of	of	IN
20987	173	7	which	which	WDT
20987	173	8	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	173	9	complained	complain	VBD
20987	173	10	,	,	,
20987	173	11	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	173	12	demanded	demand	VBD
20987	173	13	that	that	IN
20987	173	14	all	all	DT
20987	173	15	points	point	NNS
20987	173	16	of	of	IN
20987	173	17	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	173	18	difference	difference	NN
20987	173	19	should	should	MD
20987	173	20	be	be	VB
20987	173	21	settled	settle	VBN
20987	173	22	by	by	IN
20987	173	23	arbitration	arbitration	NN
20987	173	24	,	,	,
20987	173	25	or	or	CC
20987	173	26	other	other	JJ
20987	173	27	peaceful	peaceful	JJ
20987	173	28	means	mean	NNS
20987	173	29	,	,	,
20987	173	30	that	that	IN
20987	173	31	the	the	DT
20987	173	32	British	british	JJ
20987	173	33	troops	troop	NNS
20987	173	34	near	near	IN
20987	173	35	the	the	DT
20987	173	36	Transvaal	transvaal	JJ
20987	173	37	border	border	NN
20987	173	38	should	should	MD
20987	173	39	be	be	VB
20987	173	40	withdrawn	withdraw	VBN
20987	173	41	,	,	,
20987	173	42	that	that	IN
20987	173	43	the	the	DT
20987	173	44	recent	recent	JJ
20987	173	45	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	173	46	be	be	VB
20987	173	47	removed	remove	VBN
20987	173	48	altogether	altogether	RB
20987	173	49	from	from	IN
20987	173	50	South	South	NNP
20987	173	51	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	173	52	,	,	,
20987	173	53	and	and	CC
20987	173	54	that	that	IN
20987	173	55	those	those	DT
20987	173	56	still	still	RB
20987	173	57	on	on	IN
20987	173	58	the	the	DT
20987	173	59	sea	sea	NN
20987	173	60	should	should	MD
20987	173	61	not	not	RB
20987	173	62	be	be	VB
20987	173	63	landed	land	VBN
20987	173	64	.	.	.
20987	174	1	If	if	IN
20987	174	2	a	a	DT
20987	174	3	satisfactory	satisfactory	JJ
20987	174	4	answer	answer	NN
20987	174	5	were	be	VBD
20987	174	6	not	not	RB
20987	174	7	received	receive	VBN
20987	174	8	by	by	IN
20987	174	9	5	5	CD
20987	174	10	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	174	11	,	,	,
20987	174	12	October	October	NNP
20987	174	13	11	11	CD
20987	174	14	,	,	,
20987	174	15	the	the	DT
20987	174	16	action	action	NN
20987	174	17	of	of	IN
20987	174	18	the	the	DT
20987	174	19	British	british	JJ
20987	174	20	Government	Government	NNP
20987	174	21	would	would	MD
20987	174	22	be	be	VB
20987	174	23	regarded	regard	VBN
20987	174	24	as	as	IN
20987	174	25	a	a	DT
20987	174	26	formal	formal	JJ
20987	174	27	declaration	declaration	NN
20987	174	28	of	of	IN
20987	174	29	war	war	NN
20987	174	30	.	.	.
20987	175	1	War	war	NN
20987	175	2	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	175	3	may	may	MD
20987	175	4	be	be	VB
20987	175	5	considered	consider	VBN
20987	175	6	as	as	IN
20987	175	7	having	have	VBG
20987	175	8	been	be	VBN
20987	175	9	formally	formally	RB
20987	175	10	initiated	initiate	VBN
20987	175	11	by	by	IN
20987	175	12	the	the	DT
20987	175	13	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	175	14	,	,	,
20987	175	15	at	at	IN
20987	175	16	the	the	DT
20987	175	17	day	day	NN
20987	175	18	and	and	CC
20987	175	19	hour	hour	NN
20987	175	20	thus	thus	RB
20987	175	21	fixed	fix	VBN
20987	175	22	.	.	.
20987	176	1	For	for	IN
20987	176	2	some	some	DT
20987	176	3	time	time	NN
20987	176	4	prior	prior	RB
20987	176	5	to	to	IN
20987	176	6	the	the	DT
20987	176	7	opening	opening	NN
20987	176	8	of	of	IN
20987	176	9	hostilities	hostility	NNS
20987	176	10	,	,	,
20987	176	11	the	the	DT
20987	176	12	armed	armed	JJ
20987	176	13	men	man	NNS
20987	176	14	of	of	IN
20987	176	15	both	both	PDT
20987	176	16	the	the	DT
20987	176	17	South	South	NNP
20987	176	18	African	African	NNP
20987	176	19	Republic	Republic	NNP
20987	176	20	and	and	CC
20987	176	21	the	the	DT
20987	176	22	Free	Free	NNP
20987	176	23	State	State	NNP
20987	176	24	had	have	VBD
20987	176	25	been	be	VBN
20987	176	26	assembling	assemble	VBG
20987	176	27	in	in	IN
20987	176	28	force	force	NN
20987	176	29	on	on	IN
20987	176	30	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	176	31	respective	respective	JJ
20987	176	32	frontiers	frontier	NNS
20987	176	33	toward	toward	IN
20987	176	34	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	176	35	;	;	:
20987	176	36	the	the	DT
20987	176	37	latter	latter	JJ
20987	176	38	less	less	RBR
20987	176	39	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	176	40	than	than	IN
20987	176	41	the	the	DT
20987	176	42	former	former	JJ
20987	176	43	,	,	,
20987	176	44	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	176	45	military	military	JJ
20987	176	46	preparation	preparation	NN
20987	176	47	not	not	RB
20987	176	48	having	have	VBG
20987	176	49	received	receive	VBN
20987	176	50	as	as	IN
20987	176	51	full	full	JJ
20987	176	52	development	development	NN
20987	176	53	as	as	IN
20987	176	54	that	that	DT
20987	176	55	of	of	IN
20987	176	56	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	176	57	ally	ally	NN
20987	176	58	,	,	,
20987	176	59	{	{	-LRB-
20987	176	60	p.035	p.035	NN
20987	176	61	}	}	-RRB-
20987	176	62	who	who	WP
20987	176	63	for	for	IN
20987	176	64	some	some	DT
20987	176	65	years	year	NNS
20987	176	66	had	have	VBD
20987	176	67	been	be	VBN
20987	176	68	contemplating	contemplate	VBG
20987	176	69	the	the	DT
20987	176	70	possibility	possibility	NN
20987	176	71	of	of	IN
20987	176	72	war	war	NN
20987	176	73	and	and	CC
20987	176	74	accumulating	accumulate	VBG
20987	176	75	material	material	NN
20987	176	76	.	.	.
20987	177	1	The	the	DT
20987	177	2	Transvaalers	Transvaalers	NNPS
20987	177	3	came	come	VBD
20987	177	4	in	in	RP
20987	177	5	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	177	6	,	,	,
20987	177	7	and	and	CC
20987	177	8	already	already	RB
20987	177	9	by	by	IN
20987	177	10	the	the	DT
20987	177	11	end	end	NN
20987	177	12	of	of	IN
20987	177	13	September	September	NNP
20987	177	14	had	have	VBD
20987	177	15	gathered	gather	VBN
20987	177	16	in	in	IN
20987	177	17	numbers	number	NNS
20987	177	18	enough	enough	RB
20987	177	19	to	to	TO
20987	177	20	warrant	warrant	VB
20987	177	21	a	a	DT
20987	177	22	speedy	speedy	JJ
20987	177	23	advance	advance	NN
20987	177	24	,	,	,
20987	177	25	before	before	IN
20987	177	26	the	the	DT
20987	177	27	expected	expect	VBN
20987	177	28	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	177	29	from	from	IN
20987	177	30	India	India	NNP
20987	177	31	should	should	MD
20987	177	32	reach	reach	VB
20987	177	33	the	the	DT
20987	177	34	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	177	35	.	.	.
20987	178	1	There	there	EX
20987	178	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	178	3	good	good	JJ
20987	178	4	reason	reason	NN
20987	178	5	to	to	TO
20987	178	6	believe	believe	VB
20987	178	7	that	that	IN
20987	178	8	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	178	9	was	be	VBD
20987	178	10	intended	intend	VBN
20987	178	11	to	to	TO
20987	178	12	issue	issue	VB
20987	178	13	the	the	DT
20987	178	14	ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	178	15	on	on	IN
20987	178	16	October	October	NNP
20987	178	17	2	2	CD
20987	178	18	,	,	,
20987	178	19	a	a	DT
20987	178	20	week	week	NN
20987	178	21	before	before	IN
20987	178	22	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	178	23	actual	actual	JJ
20987	178	24	date	date	NN
20987	178	25	;	;	:
20987	178	26	but	but	CC
20987	178	27	there	there	EX
20987	178	28	occurred	occur	VBD
20987	178	29	the	the	DT
20987	178	30	unpleasant	unpleasant	JJ
20987	178	31	surprise	surprise	NN
20987	178	32	of	of	IN
20987	178	33	finding	find	VBG
20987	178	34	that	that	IN
20987	178	35	neither	neither	CC
20987	178	36	in	in	IN
20987	178	37	food	food	NN
20987	178	38	nor	nor	CC
20987	178	39	in	in	IN
20987	178	40	ammunition	ammunition	NN
20987	178	41	were	be	VBD
20987	178	42	the	the	DT
20987	178	43	supplies	supply	NNS
20987	178	44	at	at	IN
20987	178	45	hand	hand	NN
20987	178	46	sufficient	sufficient	JJ
20987	178	47	to	to	TO
20987	178	48	justify	justify	VB
20987	178	49	an	an	DT
20987	178	50	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	178	51	forward	forward	JJ
20987	178	52	movement	movement	NN
20987	178	53	.	.	.
20987	179	1	The	the	DT
20987	179	2	defect	defect	NN
20987	179	3	of	of	IN
20987	179	4	imperfect	imperfect	JJ
20987	179	5	transport	transport	NN
20987	179	6	organisation	organisation	NN
20987	179	7	,	,	,
20987	179	8	inherent	inherent	JJ
20987	179	9	to	to	TO
20987	179	10	hastily	hastily	RB
20987	179	11	levied	levy	VBN
20987	179	12	irregular	irregular	JJ
20987	179	13	troops	troop	NNS
20987	179	14	,	,	,
20987	179	15	made	make	VBD
20987	179	16	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	179	17	at	at	IN
20987	179	18	once	once	RB
20987	179	19	felt	feel	VBN
20987	179	20	.	.	.
20987	180	1	The	the	DT
20987	180	2	delay	delay	NN
20987	180	3	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	180	4	strengthened	strengthen	VBD
20987	180	5	both	both	DT
20987	180	6	parties	party	NNS
20987	180	7	,	,	,
20987	180	8	but	but	CC
20987	180	9	,	,	,
20987	180	10	as	as	IN
20987	180	11	usual	usual	JJ
20987	180	12	,	,	,
20987	180	13	inured	inure	VBD
20987	180	14	most	most	RBS
20987	180	15	to	to	IN
20987	180	16	the	the	DT
20987	180	17	benefit	benefit	NN
20987	180	18	of	of	IN
20987	180	19	the	the	DT
20987	180	20	one	one	NN
20987	180	21	then	then	RB
20987	180	22	on	on	IN
20987	180	23	the	the	DT
20987	180	24	defensive	defensive	NN
20987	180	25	.	.	.
20987	181	1	The	the	DT
20987	181	2	first	first	JJ
20987	181	3	transports	transport	NNS
20987	181	4	from	from	IN
20987	181	5	India	India	NNP
20987	181	6	began	begin	VBD
20987	181	7	to	to	TO
20987	181	8	arrive	arrive	VB
20987	181	9	on	on	IN
20987	181	10	Tuesday	Tuesday	NNP
20987	181	11	,	,	,
20987	181	12	October	October	NNP
20987	181	13	3	3	CD
20987	181	14	,	,	,
20987	181	15	on	on	IN
20987	181	16	which	which	WDT
20987	181	17	day	day	NN
20987	181	18	also	also	RB
20987	181	19	the	the	DT
20987	181	20	bulk	bulk	NN
20987	181	21	of	of	IN
20987	181	22	the	the	DT
20987	181	23	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	181	24	volunteers	volunteer	NNS
20987	181	25	were	be	VBD
20987	181	26	expected	expect	VBN
20987	181	27	to	to	TO
20987	181	28	be	be	VB
20987	181	29	in	in	IN
20987	181	30	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	181	31	places	place	NNS
20987	181	32	;	;	:
20987	181	33	and	and	CC
20987	181	34	in	in	IN
20987	181	35	the	the	DT
20987	181	36	six	six	CD
20987	181	37	intervening	intervene	VBG
20987	181	38	days	day	NNS
20987	181	39	,	,	,
20987	181	40	preceding	precede	VBG
20987	181	41	the	the	DT
20987	181	42	ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	181	43	,	,	,
20987	181	44	eleven	eleven	CD
20987	181	45	{	{	-LRB-
20987	181	46	p.036	p.036	NN
20987	181	47	}	}	-RRB-
20987	181	48	more	more	JJR
20987	181	49	steamers	steamer	NNS
20987	181	50	entered	enter	VBD
20987	181	51	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	181	52	with	with	IN
20987	181	53	troops	troop	NNS
20987	181	54	which	which	WDT
20987	181	55	were	be	VBD
20987	181	56	at	at	IN
20987	181	57	once	once	RB
20987	181	58	despatched	despatch	VBN
20987	181	59	to	to	IN
20987	181	60	the	the	DT
20987	181	61	front	front	NN
20987	181	62	.	.	.
20987	182	1	General	General	NNP
20987	182	2	Symons	Symons	NNPS
20987	182	3	took	take	VBD
20987	182	4	command	command	NN
20987	182	5	at	at	IN
20987	182	6	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	182	7	,	,	,
20987	182	8	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	182	9	George	George	NNP
20987	182	10	White	White	NNP
20987	182	11	of	of	IN
20987	182	12	the	the	DT
20987	182	13	main	main	JJ
20987	182	14	body	body	NN
20987	182	15	at	at	IN
20987	182	16	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	182	17	.	.	.
20987	183	1	The	the	DT
20987	183	2	number	number	NN
20987	183	3	of	of	IN
20987	183	4	the	the	DT
20987	183	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	183	6	near	near	IN
20987	183	7	at	at	IN
20987	183	8	hand	hand	NN
20987	183	9	,	,	,
20987	183	10	and	and	CC
20987	183	11	capable	capable	JJ
20987	183	12	of	of	IN
20987	183	13	being	be	VBG
20987	183	14	brought	bring	VBN
20987	183	15	against	against	IN
20987	183	16	either	either	DT
20987	183	17	of	of	IN
20987	183	18	the	the	DT
20987	183	19	British	british	JJ
20987	183	20	posts	post	NNS
20987	183	21	,	,	,
20987	183	22	was	be	VBD
20987	183	23	variously	variously	RB
20987	183	24	estimated	estimate	VBN
20987	183	25	at	at	IN
20987	183	26	the	the	DT
20987	183	27	moment	moment	NN
20987	183	28	at	at	IN
20987	183	29	from	from	IN
20987	183	30	8,000	8,000	CD
20987	183	31	to	to	IN
20987	183	32	13,000	13,000	CD
20987	183	33	.	.	.
20987	184	1	There	there	EX
20987	184	2	can	can	MD
20987	184	3	be	be	VB
20987	184	4	little	little	JJ
20987	184	5	doubt	doubt	NN
20987	184	6	,	,	,
20987	184	7	however	however	RB
20987	184	8	,	,	,
20987	184	9	that	that	IN
20987	184	10	the	the	DT
20987	184	11	latter	latter	JJ
20987	184	12	figure	figure	NN
20987	184	13	was	be	VBD
20987	184	14	much	much	RB
20987	184	15	more	more	RBR
20987	184	16	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	184	17	correct	correct	JJ
20987	184	18	;	;	:
20987	184	19	that	that	IN
20987	184	20	,	,	,
20987	184	21	in	in	IN
20987	184	22	fact	fact	NN
20987	184	23	,	,	,
20987	184	24	on	on	IN
20987	184	25	October	October	NNP
20987	184	26	11	11	CD
20987	184	27	,	,	,
20987	184	28	the	the	DT
20987	184	29	available	available	JJ
20987	184	30	force	force	NN
20987	184	31	for	for	IN
20987	184	32	the	the	DT
20987	184	33	invasion	invasion	NN
20987	184	34	rather	rather	RB
20987	184	35	exceeded	exceed	VBD
20987	184	36	than	than	IN
20987	184	37	fell	fall	VBD
20987	184	38	short	short	RB
20987	184	39	of	of	IN
20987	184	40	the	the	DT
20987	184	41	higher	high	JJR
20987	184	42	figure	figure	NN
20987	184	43	.	.	.
20987	185	1	Although	although	IN
20987	185	2	precise	precise	JJ
20987	185	3	information	information	NN
20987	185	4	is	be	VBZ
20987	185	5	still	still	RB
20987	185	6	lacking	lack	VBG
20987	185	7	,	,	,
20987	185	8	there	there	EX
20987	185	9	can	can	MD
20987	185	10	be	be	VB
20987	185	11	no	no	RB
20987	185	12	doubt	doubt	RB
20987	185	13	,	,	,
20987	185	14	from	from	IN
20987	185	15	the	the	DT
20987	185	16	character	character	NN
20987	185	17	of	of	IN
20987	185	18	the	the	DT
20987	185	19	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	185	20	operations	operation	NNS
20987	185	21	,	,	,
20987	185	22	that	that	DT
20987	185	23	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	185	24	subsequent	subsequent	JJ
20987	185	25	accessions	accession	NNS
20987	185	26	raised	raise	VBD
20987	185	27	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	185	28	numbers	number	NNS
20987	185	29	in	in	IN
20987	185	30	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	185	31	to	to	IN
20987	185	32	near	near	IN
20987	185	33	30,000	30,000	CD
20987	185	34	before	before	IN
20987	185	35	the	the	DT
20987	185	36	middle	middle	NN
20987	185	37	of	of	IN
20987	185	38	November	November	NNP
20987	185	39	.	.	.
20987	186	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	186	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	186	3	well	well	RB
20987	186	4	here	here	RB
20987	186	5	,	,	,
20987	186	6	on	on	IN
20987	186	7	the	the	DT
20987	186	8	verge	verge	NN
20987	186	9	of	of	IN
20987	186	10	opening	open	VBG
20987	186	11	hostilities	hostility	NNS
20987	186	12	,	,	,
20987	186	13	to	to	TO
20987	186	14	recall	recall	VB
20987	186	15	what	what	WP
20987	186	16	has	have	VBZ
20987	186	17	before	before	RB
20987	186	18	been	be	VBN
20987	186	19	indicated	indicate	VBN
20987	186	20	,	,	,
20987	186	21	that	that	IN
20987	186	22	the	the	DT
20987	186	23	projection	projection	NN
20987	186	24	of	of	IN
20987	186	25	the	the	DT
20987	186	26	narrow	narrow	JJ
20987	186	27	neck	neck	NN
20987	186	28	of	of	IN
20987	186	29	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	186	30	,	,	,
20987	186	31	forming	form	VBG
20987	186	32	an	an	DT
20987	186	33	acute	acute	JJ
20987	186	34	salient	salient	NN
20987	186	35	angle	angle	NN
20987	186	36	between	between	IN
20987	186	37	two	two	CD
20987	186	38	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	186	39	borders	border	NNS
20987	186	40	,	,	,
20987	186	41	gave	give	VBD
20987	186	42	especial	especial	JJ
20987	186	43	facilities	facility	NNS
20987	186	44	to	to	IN
20987	186	45	the	the	DT
20987	186	46	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	186	47	to	to	TO
20987	186	48	combine	combine	VB
20987	186	49	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	186	50	movements	movement	NNS
20987	186	51	outside	outside	IN
20987	186	52	the	the	DT
20987	186	53	observation	observation	NN
20987	186	54	of	of	IN
20987	186	55	the	the	DT
20987	186	56	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	186	57	,	,	,
20987	186	58	and	and	CC
20987	186	59	{	{	-LRB-
20987	186	60	p.037	p.037	NN
20987	186	61	}	}	-RRB-
20987	186	62	to	to	TO
20987	186	63	strike	strike	VB
20987	186	64	suddenly	suddenly	RB
20987	186	65	either	either	CC
20987	186	66	at	at	IN
20987	186	67	one	one	CD
20987	186	68	of	of	IN
20987	186	69	the	the	DT
20987	186	70	British	british	JJ
20987	186	71	detachments	detachment	NNS
20987	186	72	,	,	,
20987	186	73	or	or	CC
20987	186	74	at	at	IN
20987	186	75	the	the	DT
20987	186	76	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	186	77	uniting	unite	VBG
20987	186	78	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	186	79	.	.	.
20987	187	1	Small	small	JJ
20987	187	2	bodies	body	NNS
20987	187	3	began	begin	VBD
20987	187	4	to	to	TO
20987	187	5	make	make	VB
20987	187	6	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	187	7	appearance	appearance	NN
20987	187	8	from	from	IN
20987	187	9	both	both	DT
20987	187	10	quarters	quarter	NNS
20987	187	11	almost	almost	RB
20987	187	12	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	187	13	after	after	IN
20987	187	14	the	the	DT
20987	187	15	expiry	expiry	NN
20987	187	16	of	of	IN
20987	187	17	the	the	DT
20987	187	18	time	time	NN
20987	187	19	set	set	VBN
20987	187	20	by	by	IN
20987	187	21	the	the	DT
20987	187	22	ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	187	23	,	,	,
20987	187	24	and	and	CC
20987	187	25	for	for	IN
20987	187	26	three	three	CD
20987	187	27	or	or	CC
20987	187	28	four	four	CD
20987	187	29	days	day	NNS
20987	187	30	the	the	DT
20987	187	31	ordinary	ordinary	JJ
20987	187	32	reports	report	NNS
20987	187	33	of	of	IN
20987	187	34	outpost	outpost	NN
20987	187	35	observations	observation	NNS
20987	187	36	and	and	CC
20987	187	37	shots	shot	NNS
20987	187	38	exchanged	exchange	VBD
20987	187	39	were	be	VBD
20987	187	40	continually	continually	RB
20987	187	41	received	receive	VBN
20987	187	42	.	.	.
20987	188	1	The	the	DT
20987	188	2	uncertainty	uncertainty	NN
20987	188	3	consequent	consequent	NN
20987	188	4	upon	upon	IN
20987	188	5	these	these	DT
20987	188	6	divergent	divergent	JJ
20987	188	7	demonstrations	demonstration	NNS
20987	188	8	,	,	,
20987	188	9	some	some	DT
20987	188	10	of	of	IN
20987	188	11	which	which	WDT
20987	188	12	from	from	IN
20987	188	13	the	the	DT
20987	188	14	Free	Free	NNP
20987	188	15	State	State	NNP
20987	188	16	seemed	seem	VBD
20987	188	17	to	to	TO
20987	188	18	aim	aim	VB
20987	188	19	at	at	IN
20987	188	20	the	the	DT
20987	188	21	rear	rear	NN
20987	188	22	of	of	IN
20987	188	23	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	188	24	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	188	25	,	,	,
20987	188	26	was	be	VBD
20987	188	27	balanced	balance	VBN
20987	188	28	and	and	CC
20987	188	29	checked	check	VBN
20987	188	30	by	by	IN
20987	188	31	the	the	DT
20987	188	32	knowledge	knowledge	NN
20987	188	33	that	that	IN
20987	188	34	the	the	DT
20987	188	35	principal	principal	JJ
20987	188	36	Transvaal	transvaal	JJ
20987	188	37	force	force	NN
20987	188	38	had	have	VBD
20987	188	39	assembled	assemble	VBN
20987	188	40	round	round	JJ
20987	188	41	Zandspruit	Zandspruit	NNP
20987	188	42	,	,	,
20987	188	43	in	in	IN
20987	188	44	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	188	45	own	own	JJ
20987	188	46	territory	territory	NN
20987	188	47	,	,	,
20987	188	48	near	near	IN
20987	188	49	the	the	DT
20987	188	50	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	188	51	,	,	,
20987	188	52	and	and	CC
20987	188	53	some	some	DT
20987	188	54	fifteen	fifteen	CD
20987	188	55	miles	mile	NNS
20987	188	56	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	188	57	Majuba	Majuba	NNP
20987	188	58	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	188	59	.	.	.
20987	189	1	There	there	EX
20987	189	2	was	be	VBD
20987	189	3	reason	reason	NN
20987	189	4	also	also	RB
20987	189	5	to	to	TO
20987	189	6	believe	believe	VB
20987	189	7	that	that	IN
20987	189	8	the	the	DT
20987	189	9	Transvaalers	Transvaalers	NNPS
20987	189	10	would	would	MD
20987	189	11	be	be	VB
20987	189	12	found	find	VBN
20987	189	13	more	more	RBR
20987	189	14	enterprising	enterprising	JJ
20987	189	15	and	and	CC
20987	189	16	numerous	numerous	JJ
20987	189	17	than	than	IN
20987	189	18	the	the	DT
20987	189	19	Free	Free	NNP
20987	189	20	State	State	NNP
20987	189	21	men	man	NNS
20987	189	22	.	.	.
20987	190	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	190	2	was	be	VBD
20987	190	3	,	,	,
20987	190	4	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	190	5	,	,	,
20987	190	6	natural	natural	JJ
20987	190	7	to	to	TO
20987	190	8	expect	expect	VB
20987	190	9	that	that	IN
20987	190	10	the	the	DT
20987	190	11	main	main	JJ
20987	190	12	attack	attack	NN
20987	190	13	would	would	MD
20987	190	14	come	come	VB
20987	190	15	from	from	IN
20987	190	16	the	the	DT
20987	190	17	north	north	NN
20987	190	18	along	along	IN
20987	190	19	the	the	DT
20987	190	20	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	190	21	,	,	,
20987	190	22	and	and	CC
20987	190	23	from	from	IN
20987	190	24	the	the	DT
20987	190	25	east	east	NN
20987	190	26	,	,	,
20987	190	27	where	where	WRB
20987	190	28	the	the	DT
20987	190	29	approach	approach	NN
20987	190	30	from	from	IN
20987	190	31	the	the	DT
20987	190	32	Transvaal	transvaal	JJ
20987	190	33	boundary	boundary	NN
20987	190	34	,	,	,
20987	190	35	which	which	WDT
20987	190	36	is	be	VBZ
20987	190	37	there	there	RB
20987	190	38	marked	mark	VBN
20987	190	39	by	by	IN
20987	190	40	the	the	DT
20987	190	41	Buffalo	Buffalo	NNP
20987	190	42	River	River	NNP
20987	190	43	,	,	,
20987	190	44	is	be	VBZ
20987	190	45	over	over	IN
20987	190	46	a	a	DT
20987	190	47	country	country	NN
20987	190	48	much	much	RB
20987	190	49	more	more	RBR
20987	190	50	practicable	practicable	JJ
20987	190	51	than	than	IN
20987	190	52	the	the	DT
20987	190	53	western	western	JJ
20987	190	54	mountain	mountain	NN
20987	190	55	range	range	NN
20987	190	56	.	.	.
20987	191	1	These	these	DT
20987	191	2	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	191	3	in	in	IN
20987	191	4	{	{	-LRB-
20987	191	5	p.038	p.038	NNP
20987	191	6	}	}	-RRB-
20987	191	7	fact	fact	NN
20987	191	8	appear	appear	VBP
20987	191	9	to	to	TO
20987	191	10	have	have	VB
20987	191	11	dictated	dictate	VBN
20987	191	12	the	the	DT
20987	191	13	first	first	JJ
20987	191	14	combination	combination	NN
20987	191	15	of	of	IN
20987	191	16	the	the	DT
20987	191	17	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	191	18	.	.	.
20987	192	1	Within	within	IN
20987	192	2	a	a	DT
20987	192	3	week	week	NN
20987	192	4	from	from	IN
20987	192	5	the	the	DT
20987	192	6	opening	opening	NN
20987	192	7	of	of	IN
20987	192	8	hostilities	hostility	NNS
20987	192	9	,	,	,
20987	192	10	the	the	DT
20987	192	11	latter	latter	JJ
20987	192	12	had	have	VBD
20987	192	13	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	192	14	Newcastle	Newcastle	NNP
20987	192	15	,	,	,
20987	192	16	thirty	thirty	CD
20987	192	17	-	-	HYPH
20987	192	18	seven	seven	CD
20987	192	19	miles	mile	NNS
20987	192	20	by	by	IN
20987	192	21	rail	rail	NN
20987	192	22	from	from	IN
20987	192	23	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	192	24	.	.	.
20987	193	1	On	on	IN
20987	193	2	the	the	DT
20987	193	3	18th	18th	JJ
20987	193	4	further	further	JJ
20987	193	5	demonstrations	demonstration	NNS
20987	193	6	caused	cause	VBD
20987	193	7	General	General	NNP
20987	193	8	Symons	Symons	NNPS
20987	193	9	to	to	TO
20987	193	10	withdraw	withdraw	VB
20987	193	11	the	the	DT
20987	193	12	outpost	outpost	NN
20987	193	13	stationed	station	VBN
20987	193	14	at	at	IN
20987	193	15	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	193	16	to	to	IN
20987	193	17	the	the	DT
20987	193	18	camp	camp	NN
20987	193	19	,	,	,
20987	193	20	which	which	WDT
20987	193	21	was	be	VBD
20987	193	22	a	a	DT
20987	193	23	mile	mile	NN
20987	193	24	and	and	CC
20987	193	25	a	a	DT
20987	193	26	half	half	JJ
20987	193	27	west	west	NN
20987	193	28	of	of	IN
20987	193	29	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	193	30	.	.	.
20987	194	1	The	the	DT
20987	194	2	following	follow	VBG
20987	194	3	day	day	NN
20987	194	4	,	,	,
20987	194	5	Thursday	Thursday	NNP
20987	194	6	,	,	,
20987	194	7	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	194	8	received	receive	VBD
20987	194	9	information	information	NN
20987	194	10	,	,	,
20987	194	11	which	which	WDT
20987	194	12	proved	prove	VBD
20987	194	13	to	to	TO
20987	194	14	be	be	VB
20987	194	15	in	in	IN
20987	194	16	the	the	DT
20987	194	17	main	main	JJ
20987	194	18	accurate	accurate	JJ
20987	194	19	,	,	,
20987	194	20	that	that	IN
20987	194	21	a	a	DT
20987	194	22	combined	combine	VBN
20987	194	23	movement	movement	NN
20987	194	24	was	be	VBD
20987	194	25	in	in	IN
20987	194	26	progress	progress	NN
20987	194	27	by	by	IN
20987	194	28	which	which	WDT
20987	194	29	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	194	30	position	position	NN
20987	194	31	was	be	VBD
20987	194	32	to	to	TO
20987	194	33	be	be	VB
20987	194	34	simultaneously	simultaneously	RB
20987	194	35	attacked	attack	VBN
20987	194	36	from	from	IN
20987	194	37	the	the	DT
20987	194	38	north	north	NN
20987	194	39	and	and	CC
20987	194	40	from	from	IN
20987	194	41	the	the	DT
20987	194	42	east	east	NN
20987	194	43	.	.	.
20987	195	1	The	the	DT
20987	195	2	force	force	NN
20987	195	3	in	in	IN
20987	195	4	the	the	DT
20987	195	5	latter	latter	JJ
20987	195	6	direction	direction	NN
20987	195	7	was	be	VBD
20987	195	8	given	give	VBN
20987	195	9	at	at	IN
20987	195	10	7,000	7,000	CD
20987	195	11	-	-	HYPH
20987	195	12	-probably	-probably	NN
20987	195	13	an	an	DT
20987	195	14	excessive	excessive	JJ
20987	195	15	estimate	estimate	NN
20987	195	16	;	;	:
20987	195	17	although	although	IN
20987	195	18	,	,	,
20987	195	19	as	as	IN
20987	195	20	several	several	JJ
20987	195	21	commandos	commando	NNS
20987	195	22	had	have	VBD
20987	195	23	been	be	VBN
20987	195	24	reported	report	VBN
20987	195	25	on	on	IN
20987	195	26	Wednesday	Wednesday	NNP
20987	195	27	to	to	TO
20987	195	28	be	be	VB
20987	195	29	moving	move	VBG
20987	195	30	from	from	IN
20987	195	31	the	the	DT
20987	195	32	northern	northern	JJ
20987	195	33	toward	toward	IN
20987	195	34	the	the	DT
20987	195	35	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	195	36	column	column	NN
20987	195	37	,	,	,
20987	195	38	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	195	39	is	be	VBZ
20987	195	40	probable	probable	JJ
20987	195	41	that	that	IN
20987	195	42	the	the	DT
20987	195	43	latter	latter	JJ
20987	195	44	was	be	VBD
20987	195	45	expected	expect	VBN
20987	195	46	to	to	TO
20987	195	47	make	make	VB
20987	195	48	the	the	DT
20987	195	49	chief	chief	JJ
20987	195	50	attack	attack	NN
20987	195	51	.	.	.
20987	196	1	A	a	DT
20987	196	2	British	british	JJ
20987	196	3	reconnaissance	reconnaissance	NN
20987	196	4	on	on	IN
20987	196	5	the	the	DT
20987	196	6	same	same	JJ
20987	196	7	evening	evening	NN
20987	196	8	had	have	VBD
20987	196	9	showed	show	VBN
20987	196	10	the	the	DT
20987	196	11	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	196	12	apparently	apparently	RB
20987	196	13	in	in	IN
20987	196	14	force	force	NN
20987	196	15	some	some	DT
20987	196	16	ten	ten	CD
20987	196	17	miles	mile	NNS
20987	196	18	to	to	IN
20987	196	19	the	the	DT
20987	196	20	northward	northward	NN
20987	196	21	on	on	IN
20987	196	22	the	the	DT
20987	196	23	railway	railway	NN
20987	196	24	;	;	:
20987	196	25	but	but	CC
20987	196	26	,	,	,
20987	196	27	if	if	IN
20987	196	28	an	an	DT
20987	196	29	attack	attack	NN
20987	196	30	from	from	IN
20987	196	31	that	that	DT
20987	196	32	quarter	quarter	NN
20987	196	33	were	be	VBD
20987	196	34	intended	intend	VBN
20987	196	35	,	,	,
20987	196	36	the	the	DT
20987	196	37	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	196	38	combination	combination	NN
20987	196	39	failed	fail	VBD
20987	196	40	,	,	,
20987	196	41	for	for	IN
20987	196	42	none	none	NN
20987	196	43	was	be	VBD
20987	196	44	made	make	VBN
20987	196	45	.	.	.
20987	197	1	General	General	NNP
20987	197	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	197	3	p.039	p.039	NN
20987	197	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	197	5	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	197	6	,	,	,
20987	197	7	in	in	IN
20987	197	8	reporting	report	VBG
20987	197	9	the	the	DT
20987	197	10	results	result	NNS
20987	197	11	,	,	,
20987	197	12	said	say	VBD
20987	197	13	,	,	,
20987	197	14	"	"	``
20987	197	15	Commandant	Commandant	NNP
20987	197	16	Lucas	Lucas	NNP
20987	197	17	Meyer	Meyer	NNP
20987	197	18	(	(	-LRB-
20987	197	19	commanding	command	VBG
20987	197	20	the	the	DT
20987	197	21	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	197	22	force	force	NN
20987	197	23	)	)	-RRB-
20987	197	24	has	have	VBZ
20987	197	25	had	have	VBN
20987	197	26	an	an	DT
20987	197	27	engagement	engagement	NN
20987	197	28	with	with	IN
20987	197	29	the	the	DT
20987	197	30	British	British	NNPS
20987	197	31	at	at	IN
20987	197	32	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	197	33	.	.	.
20987	198	1	Meyer	Meyer	NNP
20987	198	2	made	make	VBD
20987	198	3	a	a	DT
20987	198	4	plan	plan	NN
20987	198	5	of	of	IN
20987	198	6	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	198	7	by	by	IN
20987	198	8	messenger	messenger	NN
20987	198	9	with	with	IN
20987	198	10	Commandant	Commandant	NNP
20987	198	11	Erasmus	Erasmus	NNP
20987	198	12	,	,	,
20987	198	13	who	who	WP
20987	198	14	,	,	,
20987	198	15	however	however	RB
20987	198	16	,	,	,
20987	198	17	did	do	VBD
20987	198	18	not	not	RB
20987	198	19	put	put	VB
20987	198	20	in	in	RP
20987	198	21	an	an	DT
20987	198	22	appearance	appearance	NN
20987	198	23	.	.	.
20987	198	24	"	"	''
20987	199	1	Convergent	convergent	NN
20987	199	2	attacks	attack	NNS
20987	199	3	,	,	,
20987	199	4	intended	intend	VBN
20987	199	5	to	to	TO
20987	199	6	be	be	VB
20987	199	7	simultaneous	simultaneous	JJ
20987	199	8	,	,	,
20987	199	9	but	but	CC
20987	199	10	starting	start	VBG
20987	199	11	from	from	IN
20987	199	12	different	different	JJ
20987	199	13	quarters	quarter	NNS
20987	199	14	,	,	,
20987	199	15	are	be	VBP
20987	199	16	particularly	particularly	RB
20987	199	17	liable	liable	JJ
20987	199	18	to	to	IN
20987	199	19	such	such	JJ
20987	199	20	mishaps	mishap	NNS
20987	199	21	.	.	.
20987	200	1	While	while	IN
20987	200	2	these	these	DT
20987	200	3	two	two	CD
20987	200	4	columns	column	NNS
20987	200	5	on	on	IN
20987	200	6	the	the	DT
20987	200	7	18th	18th	NN
20987	200	8	were	be	VBD
20987	200	9	moving	move	VBG
20987	200	10	on	on	IN
20987	200	11	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	200	12	,	,	,
20987	200	13	a	a	DT
20987	200	14	third	third	JJ
20987	200	15	force	force	NN
20987	200	16	of	of	IN
20987	200	17	about	about	IN
20987	200	18	1,000	1,000	CD
20987	200	19	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	200	20	men	man	NNS
20987	200	21	,	,	,
20987	200	22	under	under	IN
20987	200	23	General	General	NNP
20987	200	24	Koch	Koch	NNP
20987	200	25	,	,	,
20987	200	26	coming	come	VBG
20987	200	27	from	from	IN
20987	200	28	the	the	DT
20987	200	29	north	north	NN
20987	200	30	,	,	,
20987	200	31	passed	pass	VBD
20987	200	32	round	round	IN
20987	200	33	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	200	34	to	to	IN
20987	200	35	the	the	DT
20987	200	36	westward	westward	NN
20987	200	37	,	,	,
20987	200	38	crossing	cross	VBG
20987	200	39	the	the	DT
20987	200	40	Biggarsberg	Biggarsberg	NNP
20987	200	41	,	,	,
20987	200	42	a	a	DT
20987	200	43	lofty	lofty	JJ
20987	200	44	spur	spur	NN
20987	200	45	of	of	IN
20987	200	46	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	200	47	6,000	6,000	CD
20987	200	48	feet	foot	NNS
20987	200	49	,	,	,
20987	200	50	that	that	WDT
20987	200	51	extends	extend	VBZ
20987	200	52	from	from	IN
20987	200	53	the	the	DT
20987	200	54	western	western	JJ
20987	200	55	mountains	mountain	NNS
20987	200	56	almost	almost	RB
20987	200	57	across	across	IN
20987	200	58	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	200	59	,	,	,
20987	200	60	with	with	IN
20987	200	61	occasional	occasional	JJ
20987	200	62	depressions	depression	NNS
20987	200	63	,	,	,
20987	200	64	through	through	IN
20987	200	65	one	one	CD
20987	200	66	of	of	IN
20987	200	67	which	which	WDT
20987	200	68	the	the	DT
20987	200	69	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	200	70	passes	pass	VBZ
20987	200	71	.	.	.
20987	201	1	On	on	IN
20987	201	2	Thursday	Thursday	NNP
20987	201	3	these	these	DT
20987	201	4	took	take	VBD
20987	201	5	possession	possession	NN
20987	201	6	of	of	IN
20987	201	7	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	201	8	,	,	,
20987	201	9	a	a	DT
20987	201	10	station	station	NN
20987	201	11	sixteen	sixteen	CD
20987	201	12	miles	mile	NNS
20987	201	13	north	north	RB
20987	201	14	of	of	IN
20987	201	15	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	201	16	,	,	,
20987	201	17	capturing	capture	VBG
20987	201	18	one	one	CD
20987	201	19	train	train	NN
20987	201	20	and	and	CC
20987	201	21	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	201	22	intercepting	intercept	VBG
20987	201	23	another	another	DT
20987	201	24	.	.	.
20987	202	1	Railroad	railroad	NN
20987	202	2	communication	communication	NN
20987	202	3	in	in	IN
20987	202	4	the	the	DT
20987	202	5	rear	rear	NN
20987	202	6	of	of	IN
20987	202	7	Symons	Symons	NNPS
20987	202	8	was	be	VBD
20987	202	9	thus	thus	RB
20987	202	10	intercepted	intercept	VBN
20987	202	11	,	,	,
20987	202	12	at	at	IN
20987	202	13	the	the	DT
20987	202	14	moment	moment	NN
20987	202	15	that	that	WDT
20987	202	16	Meyer	Meyer	NNP
20987	202	17	was	be	VBD
20987	202	18	advancing	advance	VBG
20987	202	19	from	from	IN
20987	202	20	the	the	DT
20987	202	21	east	east	JJ
20987	202	22	,	,	,
20987	202	23	expecting	expect	VBG
20987	202	24	to	to	TO
20987	202	25	fall	fall	VB
20987	202	26	upon	upon	IN
20987	202	27	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	202	28	in	in	IN
20987	202	29	conjunction	conjunction	NN
20987	202	30	{	{	-LRB-
20987	202	31	p.040	p.040	NN
20987	202	32	}	}	-RRB-
20987	202	33	with	with	IN
20987	202	34	the	the	DT
20987	202	35	northern	northern	JJ
20987	202	36	column	column	NN
20987	202	37	.	.	.
20987	203	1	During	during	IN
20987	203	2	the	the	DT
20987	203	3	night	night	NN
20987	203	4	of	of	IN
20987	203	5	the	the	DT
20987	203	6	19th	19th	JJ
20987	203	7	Meyer	Meyer	NNP
20987	203	8	's	's	POS
20987	203	9	force	force	NN
20987	203	10	crossed	cross	VBD
20987	203	11	the	the	DT
20987	203	12	Buffalo	Buffalo	NNP
20987	203	13	River	River	NNP
20987	203	14	at	at	IN
20987	203	15	Landman	Landman	NNP
20987	203	16	's	's	POS
20987	203	17	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	203	18	,	,	,
20987	203	19	ten	ten	CD
20987	203	20	miles	mile	NNS
20987	203	21	east	east	RB
20987	203	22	of	of	IN
20987	203	23	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	203	24	,	,	,
20987	203	25	at	at	IN
20987	203	26	2.30	2.30	CD
20987	203	27	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	203	28	drove	drive	VBD
20987	203	29	in	in	IN
20987	203	30	the	the	DT
20987	203	31	British	british	JJ
20987	203	32	pickets	picket	NNS
20987	203	33	in	in	IN
20987	203	34	that	that	DT
20987	203	35	direction	direction	NN
20987	203	36	,	,	,
20987	203	37	and	and	CC
20987	203	38	at	at	IN
20987	203	39	daybreak	daybreak	NN
20987	203	40	was	be	VBD
20987	203	41	seen	see	VBN
20987	203	42	dotting	dot	VBG
20987	203	43	the	the	DT
20987	203	44	hill	hill	NN
20987	203	45	-	-	HYPH
20987	203	46	ridges	ridge	NNS
20987	203	47	,	,	,
20987	203	48	about	about	RB
20987	203	49	three	three	CD
20987	203	50	miles	mile	NNS
20987	203	51	east	east	RB
20987	203	52	of	of	IN
20987	203	53	the	the	DT
20987	203	54	camp	camp	NN
20987	203	55	.	.	.
20987	204	1	The	the	DT
20987	204	2	scene	scene	NN
20987	204	3	of	of	IN
20987	204	4	the	the	DT
20987	204	5	approaching	approaching	JJ
20987	204	6	action	action	NN
20987	204	7	of	of	IN
20987	204	8	October	October	NNP
20987	204	9	20	20	CD
20987	204	10	is	be	VBZ
20987	204	11	the	the	DT
20987	204	12	valley	valley	NN
20987	204	13	of	of	IN
20987	204	14	a	a	DT
20987	204	15	small	small	JJ
20987	204	16	stream	stream	NN
20987	204	17	,	,	,
20987	204	18	the	the	DT
20987	204	19	general	general	JJ
20987	204	20	course	course	NN
20987	204	21	of	of	IN
20987	204	22	which	which	WDT
20987	204	23	,	,	,
20987	204	24	as	as	RB
20987	204	25	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	204	26	as	as	IN
20987	204	27	can	can	MD
20987	204	28	be	be	VB
20987	204	29	judged	judge	VBN
20987	204	30	from	from	IN
20987	204	31	the	the	DT
20987	204	32	maps	map	NNS
20987	204	33	,	,	,
20987	204	34	is	be	VBZ
20987	204	35	north	north	JJ
20987	204	36	and	and	CC
20987	204	37	south	south	NN
20987	204	38	.	.	.
20987	205	1	The	the	DT
20987	205	2	river	river	NN
20987	205	3	-	-	HYPH
20987	205	4	bed	bed	NN
20987	205	5	,	,	,
20987	205	6	or	or	CC
20987	205	7	donga	donga	VBN
20987	205	8	--	--	:
20987	205	9	to	to	TO
20987	205	10	use	use	VB
20987	205	11	the	the	DT
20987	205	12	conveniently	conveniently	RB
20987	205	13	short	short	JJ
20987	205	14	South	south	JJ
20987	205	15	African	african	JJ
20987	205	16	term	term	NN
20987	205	17	--	--	:
20987	205	18	is	be	VBZ
20987	205	19	half	half	PDT
20987	205	20	a	a	DT
20987	205	21	mile	mile	NN
20987	205	22	east	east	RB
20987	205	23	of	of	IN
20987	205	24	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	205	25	,	,	,
20987	205	26	the	the	DT
20987	205	27	ground	ground	NN
20987	205	28	sloping	slope	VBG
20987	205	29	easily	easily	RB
20987	205	30	toward	toward	IN
20987	205	31	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	205	32	;	;	:
20987	205	33	while	while	IN
20987	205	34	on	on	IN
20987	205	35	the	the	DT
20987	205	36	other	other	JJ
20987	205	37	side	side	NN
20987	205	38	the	the	DT
20987	205	39	watershed	watershed	NN
20987	205	40	rises	rise	VBZ
20987	205	41	,	,	,
20987	205	42	slowly	slowly	RB
20987	205	43	at	at	IN
20987	205	44	first	first	RB
20987	205	45	,	,	,
20987	205	46	afterward	afterward	RB
20987	205	47	more	more	RBR
20987	205	48	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	205	49	,	,	,
20987	205	50	for	for	IN
20987	205	51	a	a	DT
20987	205	52	mile	mile	NN
20987	205	53	or	or	CC
20987	205	54	more	more	JJR
20987	205	55	,	,	,
20987	205	56	to	to	IN
20987	205	57	the	the	DT
20987	205	58	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	205	59	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	205	60	by	by	IN
20987	205	61	the	the	DT
20987	205	62	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	205	63	,	,	,
20987	205	64	which	which	WDT
20987	205	65	the	the	DT
20987	205	66	road	road	NN
20987	205	67	to	to	IN
20987	205	68	Landman	Landman	NNP
20987	205	69	's	's	POS
20987	205	70	crosses	crosse	NNS
20987	205	71	at	at	IN
20987	205	72	a	a	DT
20987	205	73	depression	depression	NN
20987	205	74	called	call	VBN
20987	205	75	Smith	Smith	NNP
20987	205	76	's	's	POS
20987	205	77	Nek	Nek	NNP
20987	205	78	.	.	.
20987	206	1	The	the	DT
20987	206	2	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	206	3	were	be	VBD
20987	206	4	on	on	IN
20987	206	5	both	both	DT
20987	206	6	sides	side	NNS
20987	206	7	of	of	IN
20987	206	8	the	the	DT
20987	206	9	latter	latter	JJ
20987	206	10	when	when	WRB
20987	206	11	first	first	RB
20987	206	12	seen	see	VBN
20987	206	13	by	by	IN
20987	206	14	the	the	DT
20987	206	15	British	British	NNPS
20987	206	16	.	.	.
20987	207	1	To	to	IN
20987	207	2	the	the	DT
20987	207	3	north	north	NN
20987	207	4	of	of	IN
20987	207	5	the	the	DT
20987	207	6	Nek	Nek	NNP
20987	207	7	--	--	:
20987	207	8	to	to	IN
20987	207	9	the	the	DT
20987	207	10	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	207	11	right	right	NN
20987	207	12	--	--	:
20987	207	13	is	be	VBZ
20987	207	14	Talana	Talana	NNP
20987	207	15	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	207	16	,	,	,
20987	207	17	where	where	WRB
20987	207	18	the	the	DT
20987	207	19	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	207	20	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	207	21	occurred	occur	VBD
20987	207	22	,	,	,
20987	207	23	and	and	CC
20987	207	24	which	which	WDT
20987	207	25	had	have	VBD
20987	207	26	to	to	TO
20987	207	27	be	be	VB
20987	207	28	carried	carry	VBN
20987	207	29	by	by	IN
20987	207	30	direct	direct	JJ
20987	207	31	assault	assault	NN
20987	207	32	,	,	,
20987	207	33	lasting	last	VBG
20987	207	34	,	,	,
20987	207	35	with	with	IN
20987	207	36	the	the	DT
20987	207	37	intervals	interval	NNS
20987	207	38	of	of	IN
20987	207	39	cover	cover	NN
20987	207	40	,	,	,
20987	207	41	for	for	IN
20987	207	42	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	207	43	six	six	CD
20987	207	44	hours	hour	NNS
20987	207	45	.	.	.
20987	208	1	The	the	DT
20987	208	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	208	3	p.041	p.041	NN
20987	208	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	208	5	characteristics	characteristic	NNS
20987	208	6	of	of	IN
20987	208	7	the	the	DT
20987	208	8	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	208	9	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	208	10	,	,	,
20987	208	11	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	208	12	,	,	,
20987	208	13	need	need	VBP
20987	208	14	to	to	TO
20987	208	15	be	be	VB
20987	208	16	understood	understand	VBN
20987	208	17	.	.	.
20987	209	1	As	as	IN
20987	209	2	described	describe	VBN
20987	209	3	by	by	IN
20987	209	4	an	an	DT
20987	209	5	eye	eye	NN
20987	209	6	-	-	HYPH
20987	209	7	witness	witness	NN
20987	209	8	,	,	,
20987	209	9	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	209	10	is	be	VBZ
20987	209	11	about	about	RB
20987	209	12	eight	eight	CD
20987	209	13	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	209	14	feet	foot	NNS
20987	209	15	high	high	JJ
20987	209	16	from	from	IN
20987	209	17	the	the	DT
20987	209	18	level	level	NN
20987	209	19	of	of	IN
20987	209	20	the	the	DT
20987	209	21	donga	donga	NN
20987	209	22	.	.	.
20987	210	1	The	the	DT
20987	210	2	summit	summit	NN
20987	210	3	presents	present	VBZ
20987	210	4	the	the	DT
20987	210	5	flat	flat	JJ
20987	210	6	table	table	NN
20987	210	7	-	-	HYPH
20987	210	8	like	like	JJ
20987	210	9	sky	sky	NN
20987	210	10	line	line	NN
20987	210	11	,	,	,
20987	210	12	frequently	frequently	RB
20987	210	13	noted	note	VBN
20987	210	14	in	in	IN
20987	210	15	South	south	JJ
20987	210	16	African	african	JJ
20987	210	17	travel	travel	NN
20987	210	18	,	,	,
20987	210	19	of	of	IN
20987	210	20	which	which	WDT
20987	210	21	Table	Table	NNP
20987	210	22	Mountain	Mountain	NNP
20987	210	23	,	,	,
20987	210	24	in	in	IN
20987	210	25	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	210	26	Town	Town	NNP
20987	210	27	,	,	,
20987	210	28	is	be	VBZ
20987	210	29	the	the	DT
20987	210	30	conspicuous	conspicuous	JJ
20987	210	31	example	example	NN
20987	210	32	.	.	.
20987	211	1	After	after	IN
20987	211	2	a	a	DT
20987	211	3	few	few	JJ
20987	211	4	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	211	5	yards	yard	NNS
20987	211	6	of	of	IN
20987	211	7	gentle	gentle	JJ
20987	211	8	acclivity	acclivity	NN
20987	211	9	through	through	IN
20987	211	10	open	open	JJ
20987	211	11	ground	ground	NN
20987	211	12	a	a	DT
20987	211	13	wood	wood	NN
20987	211	14	is	be	VBZ
20987	211	15	reached	reach	VBN
20987	211	16	,	,	,
20987	211	17	near	near	IN
20987	211	18	which	which	WDT
20987	211	19	is	be	VBZ
20987	211	20	a	a	DT
20987	211	21	homestead	homestead	NN
20987	211	22	called	call	VBN
20987	211	23	Smith	Smith	NNP
20987	211	24	's	's	POS
20987	211	25	Farm	Farm	NNP
20987	211	26	.	.	.
20987	212	1	Half	half	JJ
20987	212	2	way	way	NN
20987	212	3	between	between	IN
20987	212	4	the	the	DT
20987	212	5	wood	wood	NN
20987	212	6	and	and	CC
20987	212	7	the	the	DT
20987	212	8	top	top	NN
20987	212	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	212	10	a	a	DT
20987	212	11	stone	stone	NN
20987	212	12	wall	wall	NN
20987	212	13	supporting	support	VBG
20987	212	14	a	a	DT
20987	212	15	terrace	terrace	NN
20987	212	16	.	.	.
20987	213	1	Between	between	IN
20987	213	2	the	the	DT
20987	213	3	wood	wood	NN
20987	213	4	and	and	CC
20987	213	5	this	this	DT
20987	213	6	wall	wall	NN
20987	213	7	the	the	DT
20987	213	8	ground	ground	NN
20987	213	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	213	10	steep	steep	JJ
20987	213	11	,	,	,
20987	213	12	broken	broken	JJ
20987	213	13	and	and	CC
20987	213	14	rocky	rocky	JJ
20987	213	15	.	.	.
20987	214	1	Immediately	immediately	RB
20987	214	2	above	above	IN
20987	214	3	the	the	DT
20987	214	4	wall	wall	NN
20987	214	5	the	the	DT
20987	214	6	terrace	terrace	NN
20987	214	7	,	,	,
20987	214	8	though	though	IN
20987	214	9	easy	easy	JJ
20987	214	10	,	,	,
20987	214	11	is	be	VBZ
20987	214	12	wide	wide	JJ
20987	214	13	and	and	CC
20987	214	14	open	open	JJ
20987	214	15	,	,	,
20987	214	16	and	and	CC
20987	214	17	consequently	consequently	RB
20987	214	18	exposed	expose	VBN
20987	214	19	.	.	.
20987	215	1	The	the	DT
20987	215	2	terrace	terrace	NN
20987	215	3	crossed	cross	VBD
20987	215	4	,	,	,
20987	215	5	the	the	DT
20987	215	6	remainder	remainder	NN
20987	215	7	of	of	IN
20987	215	8	the	the	DT
20987	215	9	ascent	ascent	NN
20987	215	10	is	be	VBZ
20987	215	11	almost	almost	RB
20987	215	12	perpendicular	perpendicular	JJ
20987	215	13	;	;	:
20987	215	14	a	a	DT
20987	215	15	matter	matter	NN
20987	215	16	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	215	17	of	of	IN
20987	215	18	strenuous	strenuous	JJ
20987	215	19	climbing	climbing	NN
20987	215	20	under	under	IN
20987	215	21	fire	fire	NN
20987	215	22	.	.	.
20987	216	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	216	2	appears	appear	VBZ
20987	216	3	from	from	IN
20987	216	4	this	this	DT
20987	216	5	description	description	NN
20987	216	6	that	that	IN
20987	216	7	the	the	DT
20987	216	8	wood	wood	NN
20987	216	9	and	and	CC
20987	216	10	the	the	DT
20987	216	11	terrace	terrace	NN
20987	216	12	afforded	afford	VBD
20987	216	13	a	a	DT
20987	216	14	certain	certain	JJ
20987	216	15	amount	amount	NN
20987	216	16	of	of	IN
20987	216	17	cover	cover	NN
20987	216	18	,	,	,
20987	216	19	as	as	IN
20987	216	20	did	do	VBD
20987	216	21	the	the	DT
20987	216	22	donga	donga	NN
20987	216	23	;	;	:
20987	216	24	that	that	IN
20987	216	25	the	the	DT
20987	216	26	first	first	JJ
20987	216	27	rush	rush	NN
20987	216	28	from	from	IN
20987	216	29	the	the	DT
20987	216	30	latter	latter	JJ
20987	216	31	could	could	MD
20987	216	32	be	be	VB
20987	216	33	made	make	VBN
20987	216	34	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	216	35	,	,	,
20987	216	36	with	with	IN
20987	216	37	,	,	,
20987	216	38	however	however	RB
20987	216	39	,	,	,
20987	216	40	comparatively	comparatively	RB
20987	216	41	little	little	JJ
20987	216	42	shelter	shelter	NN
20987	216	43	from	from	IN
20987	216	44	a	a	DT
20987	216	45	long	long	JJ
20987	216	46	-	-	HYPH
20987	216	47	range	range	NN
20987	216	48	fire	fire	NN
20987	216	49	,	,	,
20987	216	50	while	while	IN
20987	216	51	to	to	TO
20987	216	52	climb	climb	VB
20987	216	53	the	the	DT
20987	216	54	wall	wall	NN
20987	216	55	{	{	-LRB-
20987	216	56	p.042	p.042	NNP
20987	216	57	}	}	-RRB-
20987	216	58	and	and	CC
20987	216	59	cross	cross	VB
20987	216	60	the	the	DT
20987	216	61	terrace	terrace	NN
20987	216	62	,	,	,
20987	216	63	though	though	IN
20987	216	64	a	a	DT
20987	216	65	short	short	JJ
20987	216	66	process	process	NN
20987	216	67	,	,	,
20987	216	68	involved	involve	VBD
20987	216	69	the	the	DT
20987	216	70	utmost	utmost	JJ
20987	216	71	exposure	exposure	NN
20987	216	72	.	.	.
20987	217	1	Concerning	concern	VBG
20987	217	2	the	the	DT
20987	217	3	last	last	JJ
20987	217	4	scene	scene	NN
20987	217	5	of	of	IN
20987	217	6	the	the	DT
20987	217	7	drama	drama	NN
20987	217	8	,	,	,
20987	217	9	the	the	DT
20987	217	10	scaling	scale	VBG
20987	217	11	the	the	DT
20987	217	12	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	217	13	precipitous	precipitous	JJ
20987	217	14	fronts	front	NNS
20987	217	15	which	which	WDT
20987	217	16	skirted	skirt	VBD
20987	217	17	the	the	DT
20987	217	18	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	217	19	'	'	POS
20987	217	20	position	position	NN
20987	217	21	,	,	,
20987	217	22	the	the	DT
20987	217	23	difficulty	difficulty	NN
20987	217	24	of	of	IN
20987	217	25	the	the	DT
20987	217	26	achievement	achievement	NN
20987	217	27	caused	cause	VBD
20987	217	28	the	the	DT
20987	217	29	losses	loss	NNS
20987	217	30	of	of	IN
20987	217	31	the	the	DT
20987	217	32	assailants	assailant	NNS
20987	217	33	there	there	RB
20987	217	34	to	to	TO
20987	217	35	be	be	VB
20987	217	36	heaviest	heavy	JJS
20987	217	37	.	.	.
20987	218	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	218	2	may	may	MD
20987	218	3	be	be	VB
20987	218	4	added	add	VBN
20987	218	5	that	that	IN
20987	218	6	,	,	,
20987	218	7	owing	owe	VBG
20987	218	8	to	to	IN
20987	218	9	the	the	DT
20987	218	10	unexpected	unexpected	JJ
20987	218	11	and	and	CC
20987	218	12	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	218	13	developments	development	NNS
20987	218	14	of	of	IN
20987	218	15	the	the	DT
20987	218	16	day	day	NN
20987	218	17	,	,	,
20987	218	18	most	most	JJS
20987	218	19	of	of	IN
20987	218	20	the	the	DT
20987	218	21	British	british	JJ
20987	218	22	fought	fight	VBD
20987	218	23	without	without	IN
20987	218	24	breakfast	breakfast	NN
20987	218	25	or	or	CC
20987	218	26	other	other	JJ
20987	218	27	food	food	NN
20987	218	28	.	.	.
20987	219	1	As	as	RB
20987	219	2	soon	soon	RB
20987	219	3	as	as	IN
20987	219	4	the	the	DT
20987	219	5	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	219	6	were	be	VBD
20987	219	7	discovered	discover	VBN
20987	219	8	a	a	DT
20987	219	9	company	company	NN
20987	219	10	of	of	IN
20987	219	11	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	219	12	occupied	occupy	VBD
20987	219	13	the	the	DT
20987	219	14	donga	donga	JJ
20987	219	15	,	,	,
20987	219	16	where	where	WRB
20987	219	17	successive	successive	JJ
20987	219	18	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	219	19	were	be	VBD
20987	219	20	received	receive	VBN
20987	219	21	,	,	,
20987	219	22	and	and	CC
20987	219	23	under	under	IN
20987	219	24	cover	cover	NN
20987	219	25	of	of	IN
20987	219	26	which	which	WDT
20987	219	27	the	the	DT
20987	219	28	line	line	NN
20987	219	29	prepared	prepare	VBN
20987	219	30	for	for	IN
20987	219	31	the	the	DT
20987	219	32	assault	assault	NN
20987	219	33	.	.	.
20987	220	1	At	at	IN
20987	220	2	5.30	5.30	CD
20987	220	3	the	the	DT
20987	220	4	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	220	5	surprised	surprise	VBD
20987	220	6	the	the	DT
20987	220	7	British	british	JJ
20987	220	8	by	by	IN
20987	220	9	opening	open	VBG
20987	220	10	with	with	IN
20987	220	11	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	220	12	--	--	:
20987	220	13	six	six	CD
20987	220	14	guns	gun	NNS
20987	220	15	--	--	:
20987	220	16	at	at	IN
20987	220	17	an	an	DT
20987	220	18	estimated	estimate	VBN
20987	220	19	distance	distance	NN
20987	220	20	of	of	IN
20987	220	21	5,400	5,400	CD
20987	220	22	yards	yard	NNS
20987	220	23	from	from	IN
20987	220	24	the	the	DT
20987	220	25	British	british	JJ
20987	220	26	camp	camp	NN
20987	220	27	.	.	.
20987	221	1	To	to	IN
20987	221	2	this	this	DT
20987	221	3	three	three	CD
20987	221	4	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	221	5	replied	reply	VBD
20987	221	6	,	,	,
20987	221	7	two	two	CD
20987	221	8	of	of	IN
20987	221	9	which	which	WDT
20987	221	10	were	be	VBD
20987	221	11	soon	soon	RB
20987	221	12	moved	move	VBN
20987	221	13	down	down	RB
20987	221	14	to	to	IN
20987	221	15	the	the	DT
20987	221	16	town	town	NN
20987	221	17	side	side	NN
20987	221	18	of	of	IN
20987	221	19	the	the	DT
20987	221	20	donga	donga	NN
20987	221	21	.	.	.
20987	222	1	The	the	DT
20987	222	2	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	222	3	duel	duel	NN
20987	222	4	,	,	,
20987	222	5	at	at	IN
20987	222	6	a	a	DT
20987	222	7	range	range	NN
20987	222	8	of	of	IN
20987	222	9	2,000	2,000	CD
20987	222	10	to	to	IN
20987	222	11	3,000	3,000	CD
20987	222	12	yards	yard	NNS
20987	222	13	,	,	,
20987	222	14	continued	continue	VBD
20987	222	15	until	until	IN
20987	222	16	toward	toward	IN
20987	222	17	eight	eight	CD
20987	222	18	o'clock	o'clock	NN
20987	222	19	,	,	,
20987	222	20	when	when	WRB
20987	222	21	the	the	DT
20987	222	22	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	222	23	ceased	cease	VBD
20987	222	24	firing	firing	NN
20987	222	25	,	,	,
20987	222	26	and	and	CC
20987	222	27	General	General	NNP
20987	222	28	Symons	Symons	NNPS
20987	222	29	gave	give	VBD
20987	222	30	the	the	DT
20987	222	31	order	order	NN
20987	222	32	to	to	TO
20987	222	33	prepare	prepare	VB
20987	222	34	for	for	IN
20987	222	35	the	the	DT
20987	222	36	assault	assault	NN
20987	222	37	.	.	.
20987	223	1	Difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	223	2	as	as	IN
20987	223	3	was	be	VBD
20987	223	4	the	the	DT
20987	223	5	task	task	NN
20987	223	6	,	,	,
20987	223	7	and	and	CC
20987	223	8	inferior	inferior	JJ
20987	223	9	though	though	IN
20987	223	10	the	the	DT
20987	223	11	assailants	assailant	NNS
20987	223	12	were	be	VBD
20987	223	13	in	in	IN
20987	223	14	number	number	NN
20987	223	15	,	,	,
20987	223	16	the	the	DT
20987	223	17	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	223	18	were	be	VBD
20987	223	19	{	{	-LRB-
20987	223	20	p.043	p.043	NNP
20987	223	21	}	}	-RRB-
20987	223	22	such	such	JJ
20987	223	23	that	that	IN
20987	223	24	the	the	DT
20987	223	25	weak	weak	JJ
20987	223	26	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	223	27	of	of	IN
20987	223	28	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	223	29	had	have	VBD
20987	223	30	no	no	DT
20987	223	31	prospect	prospect	NN
20987	223	32	of	of	IN
20987	223	33	ultimate	ultimate	JJ
20987	223	34	escape	escape	NN
20987	223	35	,	,	,
20987	223	36	unless	unless	IN
20987	223	37	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	223	38	could	could	MD
20987	223	39	rout	rout	VB
20987	223	40	the	the	DT
20987	223	41	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	223	42	with	with	IN
20987	223	43	which	which	WDT
20987	223	44	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	223	45	were	be	VBD
20987	223	46	engaged	engage	VBN
20987	223	47	before	before	IN
20987	223	48	the	the	DT
20987	223	49	co	co	NN
20987	223	50	-	-	NN
20987	223	51	operating	operate	VBG
20987	223	52	body	body	NN
20987	223	53	from	from	IN
20987	223	54	the	the	DT
20987	223	55	north	north	NN
20987	223	56	arrived	arrive	VBD
20987	223	57	.	.	.
20987	224	1	While	while	IN
20987	224	2	the	the	DT
20987	224	3	action	action	NN
20987	224	4	was	be	VBD
20987	224	5	in	in	IN
20987	224	6	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	224	7	early	early	JJ
20987	224	8	stages	stage	NNS
20987	224	9	,	,	,
20987	224	10	at	at	IN
20987	224	11	10	10	CD
20987	224	12	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	224	13	,	,	,
20987	224	14	scouts	scout	NNS
20987	224	15	reported	report	VBD
20987	224	16	a	a	DT
20987	224	17	large	large	JJ
20987	224	18	force	force	NN
20987	224	19	approaching	approach	VBG
20987	224	20	along	along	IN
20987	224	21	the	the	DT
20987	224	22	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	224	23	.	.	.
20987	225	1	The	the	DT
20987	225	2	small	small	JJ
20987	225	3	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	225	4	left	leave	VBN
20987	225	5	to	to	TO
20987	225	6	guard	guard	VB
20987	225	7	the	the	DT
20987	225	8	British	british	JJ
20987	225	9	camp	camp	NN
20987	225	10	moved	move	VBD
20987	225	11	out	out	RP
20987	225	12	to	to	TO
20987	225	13	meet	meet	VB
20987	225	14	and	and	CC
20987	225	15	,	,	,
20987	225	16	if	if	IN
20987	225	17	possible	possible	JJ
20987	225	18	,	,	,
20987	225	19	to	to	TO
20987	225	20	delay	delay	VB
20987	225	21	this	this	DT
20987	225	22	new	new	JJ
20987	225	23	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	225	24	.	.	.
20987	226	1	Besides	besides	IN
20987	226	2	the	the	DT
20987	226	3	purely	purely	RB
20987	226	4	local	local	JJ
20987	226	5	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	226	6	,	,	,
20987	226	7	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	226	8	was	be	VBD
20987	226	9	essential	essential	JJ
20987	226	10	,	,	,
20987	226	11	in	in	IN
20987	226	12	the	the	DT
20987	226	13	general	general	JJ
20987	226	14	plan	plan	NN
20987	226	15	of	of	IN
20987	226	16	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	226	17	,	,	,
20987	226	18	during	during	IN
20987	226	19	the	the	DT
20987	226	20	waiting	waiting	NN
20987	226	21	period	period	NN
20987	226	22	of	of	IN
20987	226	23	inferiority	inferiority	NN
20987	226	24	,	,	,
20987	226	25	while	while	IN
20987	226	26	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	226	27	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	226	28	were	be	VBD
20987	226	29	still	still	RB
20987	226	30	on	on	IN
20987	226	31	the	the	DT
20987	226	32	sea	sea	NN
20987	226	33	,	,	,
20987	226	34	that	that	IN
20987	226	35	the	the	DT
20987	226	36	British	British	NNPS
20987	226	37	should	should	MD
20987	226	38	risk	risk	VB
20987	226	39	much	much	JJ
20987	226	40	to	to	TO
20987	226	41	demoralise	demoralise	VB
20987	226	42	and	and	CC
20987	226	43	daunt	daunt	VB
20987	226	44	an	an	DT
20987	226	45	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	226	46	who	who	WP
20987	226	47	,	,	,
20987	226	48	whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	226	49	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	226	50	advantages	advantage	NNS
20987	226	51	otherwise	otherwise	RB
20987	226	52	,	,	,
20987	226	53	had	have	VBD
20987	226	54	not	not	RB
20987	226	55	that	that	DT
20987	226	56	military	military	JJ
20987	226	57	training	training	NN
20987	226	58	and	and	CC
20987	226	59	cohesion	cohesion	NN
20987	226	60	which	which	WDT
20987	226	61	facilitates	facilitate	VBZ
20987	226	62	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	226	63	recovery	recovery	NN
20987	226	64	from	from	IN
20987	226	65	a	a	DT
20987	226	66	reverse	reverse	NN
20987	226	67	.	.	.
20987	227	1	Whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	227	2	the	the	DT
20987	227	3	first	first	JJ
20987	227	4	mistake	mistake	NN
20987	227	5	of	of	IN
20987	227	6	advancing	advance	VBG
20987	227	7	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	227	8	position	position	NN
20987	227	9	so	so	RB
20987	227	10	far	far	RB
20987	227	11	,	,	,
20987	227	12	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	227	13	is	be	VBZ
20987	227	14	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	227	15	to	to	TO
20987	227	16	withhold	withhold	VB
20987	227	17	admiration	admiration	NN
20987	227	18	from	from	IN
20987	227	19	the	the	DT
20987	227	20	rapidity	rapidity	NN
20987	227	21	and	and	CC
20987	227	22	energy	energy	NN
20987	227	23	of	of	IN
20987	227	24	the	the	DT
20987	227	25	measures	measure	NNS
20987	227	26	taken	take	VBN
20987	227	27	in	in	IN
20987	227	28	the	the	DT
20987	227	29	first	first	JJ
20987	227	30	fortnight	fortnight	NN
20987	227	31	of	of	IN
20987	227	32	the	the	DT
20987	227	33	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	227	34	.	.	.
20987	228	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	228	2	was	be	VBD
20987	228	3	a	a	DT
20987	228	4	dull	dull	JJ
20987	228	5	,	,	,
20987	228	6	drizzling	drizzling	JJ
20987	228	7	morning	morning	NN
20987	228	8	when	when	WRB
20987	228	9	the	the	DT
20987	228	10	line	line	NN
20987	228	11	of	of	IN
20987	228	12	hungry	hungry	JJ
20987	228	13	British	british	JJ
20987	228	14	soldiers	soldier	NNS
20987	228	15	leaped	leap	VBN
20987	228	16	from	from	IN
20987	228	17	the	the	DT
20987	228	18	donga	donga	VBN
20987	228	19	{	{	-LRB-
20987	228	20	p.044	p.044	FW
20987	228	21	}	}	-RRB-
20987	228	22	and	and	CC
20987	228	23	rushed	rush	VBD
20987	228	24	for	for	IN
20987	228	25	the	the	DT
20987	228	26	wood	wood	NN
20987	228	27	;	;	:
20987	228	28	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	228	29	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	228	30	to	to	IN
20987	228	31	the	the	DT
20987	228	32	right	right	NN
20987	228	33	and	and	CC
20987	228	34	left	leave	VBD
20987	228	35	sending	send	VBG
20987	228	36	a	a	DT
20987	228	37	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	228	38	continuous	continuous	JJ
20987	228	39	iron	iron	NN
20987	228	40	fire	fire	NN
20987	228	41	over	over	IN
20987	228	42	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	228	43	heads	head	NNS
20987	228	44	upon	upon	IN
20987	228	45	the	the	DT
20987	228	46	hill	hill	NN
20987	228	47	-	-	HYPH
20987	228	48	top	top	NNP
20987	228	49	,	,	,
20987	228	50	whence	whence	NN
20987	228	51	the	the	DT
20987	228	52	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	228	53	rained	rain	VBD
20987	228	54	down	down	RP
20987	228	55	lead	lead	NN
20987	228	56	upon	upon	IN
20987	228	57	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	228	58	advance	advance	NN
20987	228	59	.	.	.
20987	229	1	Few	few	JJ
20987	229	2	dropped	drop	VBD
20987	229	3	here	here	RB
20987	229	4	;	;	:
20987	229	5	but	but	CC
20987	229	6	in	in	IN
20987	229	7	the	the	DT
20987	229	8	wood	wood	NN
20987	229	9	,	,	,
20987	229	10	where	where	WRB
20987	229	11	for	for	IN
20987	229	12	quite	quite	PDT
20987	229	13	a	a	DT
20987	229	14	while	while	NN
20987	229	15	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	229	16	halted	halt	VBD
20987	229	17	,	,	,
20987	229	18	concealed	conceal	VBN
20987	229	19	rather	rather	RB
20987	229	20	than	than	IN
20987	229	21	covered	cover	VBN
20987	229	22	,	,	,
20987	229	23	many	many	JJ
20987	229	24	were	be	VBD
20987	229	25	struck	strike	VBN
20987	229	26	down	down	RP
20987	229	27	,	,	,
20987	229	28	and	and	CC
20987	229	29	here	here	RB
20987	229	30	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	229	31	was	be	VBD
20987	229	32	that	that	DT
20987	229	33	death	death	NN
20987	229	34	found	find	VBD
20987	229	35	General	General	NNP
20987	229	36	Symons	Symons	NNPS
20987	229	37	,	,	,
20987	229	38	who	who	WP
20987	229	39	had	have	VBD
20987	229	40	galloped	gallop	VBN
20987	229	41	up	up	RP
20987	229	42	to	to	TO
20987	229	43	tell	tell	VB
20987	229	44	the	the	DT
20987	229	45	men	man	NNS
20987	229	46	the	the	DT
20987	229	47	hill	hill	NN
20987	229	48	_	_	NNP
20987	229	49	must	must	MD
20987	229	50	_	_	NNP
20987	229	51	be	be	VB
20987	229	52	taken	take	VBN
20987	229	53	.	.	.
20987	230	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	230	2	had	have	VBD
20987	230	3	asked	ask	VBN
20987	230	4	much	much	JJ
20987	230	5	of	of	IN
20987	230	6	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	230	7	men	man	NNS
20987	230	8	,	,	,
20987	230	9	but	but	CC
20987	230	10	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	230	11	spared	spare	VBD
20987	230	12	not	not	RB
20987	230	13	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	230	14	.	.	.
20987	231	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	231	2	fell	fall	VBD
20987	231	3	honoured	honoured	JJ
20987	231	4	and	and	CC
20987	231	5	beloved	beloved	JJ
20987	231	6	;	;	:
20987	231	7	man	man	NN
20987	231	8	can	can	MD
20987	231	9	not	not	RB
20987	231	10	die	die	VB
20987	231	11	better	well	RBR
20987	231	12	.	.	.
20987	232	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	232	2	was	be	VBD
20987	232	3	about	about	RB
20987	232	4	10	10	CD
20987	232	5	that	that	WDT
20987	232	6	Symons	symon	NNS
20987	232	7	received	receive	VBD
20987	232	8	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	232	9	wound	wound	NN
20987	232	10	.	.	.
20987	233	1	Obedient	obedient	JJ
20987	233	2	to	to	IN
20987	233	3	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	233	4	last	last	JJ
20987	233	5	commands	command	NNS
20987	233	6	,	,	,
20987	233	7	the	the	DT
20987	233	8	troops	troop	NNS
20987	233	9	broke	break	VBD
20987	233	10	cover	cover	NN
20987	233	11	and	and	CC
20987	233	12	worked	work	VBD
20987	233	13	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	233	14	way	way	NN
20987	233	15	from	from	IN
20987	233	16	the	the	DT
20987	233	17	wood	wood	NN
20987	233	18	to	to	IN
20987	233	19	the	the	DT
20987	233	20	wall	wall	NN
20987	233	21	,	,	,
20987	233	22	step	step	NN
20987	233	23	by	by	IN
20987	233	24	step	step	NN
20987	233	25	;	;	:
20987	233	26	a	a	DT
20987	233	27	few	few	JJ
20987	233	28	feet	foot	NNS
20987	233	29	onward	onward	RB
20987	233	30	,	,	,
20987	233	31	rushed	rush	VBN
20987	233	32	and	and	CC
20987	233	33	down	down	RB
20987	233	34	;	;	:
20987	233	35	again	again	RB
20987	233	36	a	a	DT
20987	233	37	rush	rush	NN
20987	233	38	and	and	CC
20987	233	39	again	again	RB
20987	233	40	down	down	RB
20987	233	41	.	.	.
20987	234	1	Below	below	IN
20987	234	2	the	the	DT
20987	234	3	terrace	terrace	NN
20987	234	4	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	234	5	stopped	stop	VBD
20987	234	6	,	,	,
20987	234	7	protected	protect	VBN
20987	234	8	by	by	IN
20987	234	9	the	the	DT
20987	234	10	wall	wall	NN
20987	234	11	but	but	CC
20987	234	12	unable	unable	JJ
20987	234	13	to	to	TO
20987	234	14	advance	advance	VB
20987	234	15	;	;	:
20987	234	16	for	for	IN
20987	234	17	did	do	VBD
20987	234	18	man	man	NN
20987	234	19	show	show	VB
20987	234	20	head	head	NN
20987	234	21	or	or	CC
20987	234	22	hand	hand	NN
20987	234	23	,	,	,
20987	234	24	down	down	RB
20987	234	25	swept	sweep	VBD
20987	234	26	the	the	DT
20987	234	27	deadly	deadly	JJ
20987	234	28	fire	fire	NN
20987	234	29	from	from	IN
20987	234	30	above	above	RB
20987	234	31	.	.	.
20987	235	1	Men	man	NNS
20987	235	2	,	,	,
20987	235	3	however	however	RB
20987	235	4	,	,	,
20987	235	5	are	be	VBP
20987	235	6	not	not	RB
20987	235	7	of	of	IN
20987	235	8	iron	iron	NN
20987	235	9	;	;	:
20987	235	10	eyes	eye	NNS
20987	235	11	and	and	CC
20987	235	12	hands	hand	NNS
20987	235	13	weary	weary	JJ
20987	235	14	;	;	:
20987	235	15	the	the	DT
20987	235	16	brain	brain	NN
20987	235	17	and	and	CC
20987	235	18	the	the	DT
20987	235	19	nerves	nerve	NNS
20987	235	20	feel	feel	VBP
20987	235	21	strain	strain	JJ
20987	235	22	;	;	:
20987	235	23	and	and	CC
20987	235	24	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	235	25	is	be	VBZ
20987	235	26	of	of	IN
20987	235	27	the	the	DT
20987	235	28	essence	essence	NN
20987	235	29	of	of	IN
20987	235	30	defence	defence	NN
20987	235	31	that	that	WDT
20987	235	32	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	235	33	exhausts	exhaust	VBZ
20987	235	34	quicker	quick	JJR
20987	235	35	than	than	IN
20987	235	36	does	do	VBZ
20987	235	37	offence	offence	NN
20987	235	38	.	.	.
20987	236	1	{	{	-LRB-
20987	236	2	p.045	p.045	NNP
20987	236	3	}	}	-RRB-
20987	236	4	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	236	5	lacks	lack	VBZ
20987	236	6	intrinsically	intrinsically	RB
20987	236	7	the	the	DT
20987	236	8	moral	moral	JJ
20987	236	9	tension	tension	NN
20987	236	10	that	that	WDT
20987	236	11	sustains	sustain	VBZ
20987	236	12	;	;	:
20987	236	13	when	when	WRB
20987	236	14	the	the	DT
20987	236	15	forward	forward	JJ
20987	236	16	impulse	impulse	NN
20987	236	17	is	be	VBZ
20987	236	18	removed	remove	VBN
20987	236	19	,	,	,
20987	236	20	the	the	DT
20987	236	21	evil	evil	JJ
20987	236	22	spirit	spirit	NN
20987	236	23	of	of	IN
20987	236	24	backwardness	backwardness	NN
20987	236	25	finds	find	VBZ
20987	236	26	room	room	NN
20987	236	27	to	to	TO
20987	236	28	enter	enter	VB
20987	236	29	.	.	.
20987	237	1	As	as	IN
20987	237	2	hours	hour	NNS
20987	237	3	pass	pass	VBP
20987	237	4	,	,	,
20987	237	5	this	this	DT
20987	237	6	difference	difference	NN
20987	237	7	in	in	IN
20987	237	8	moral	moral	JJ
20987	237	9	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	237	10	affects	affect	VBZ
20987	237	11	those	those	DT
20987	237	12	which	which	WDT
20987	237	13	are	be	VBP
20987	237	14	external	external	JJ
20987	237	15	--	--	:
20987	237	16	saps	saps	NNP
20987	237	17	physical	physical	JJ
20987	237	18	endurance	endurance	NN
20987	237	19	.	.	.
20987	238	1	Whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	238	2	the	the	DT
20987	238	3	reason	reason	NN
20987	238	4	,	,	,
20987	238	5	toward	toward	IN
20987	238	6	noon	noon	NN
20987	238	7	the	the	DT
20987	238	8	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	238	9	fire	fire	NN
20987	238	10	slackened	slacken	VBD
20987	238	11	;	;	:
20987	238	12	possibly	possibly	RB
20987	238	13	the	the	DT
20987	238	14	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	238	15	of	of	IN
20987	238	16	husbanding	husband	VBG
20987	238	17	ammunition	ammunition	NN
20987	238	18	was	be	VBD
20987	238	19	felt	feel	VBN
20987	238	20	.	.	.
20987	239	1	The	the	DT
20987	239	2	British	British	NNP
20987	239	3	scaled	scale	VBD
20987	239	4	the	the	DT
20987	239	5	wall	wall	NN
20987	239	6	,	,	,
20987	239	7	crossed	cross	VBD
20987	239	8	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	239	9	the	the	DT
20987	239	10	terrace	terrace	NN
20987	239	11	,	,	,
20987	239	12	and	and	CC
20987	239	13	gained	gain	VBD
20987	239	14	the	the	DT
20987	239	15	foot	foot	NN
20987	239	16	of	of	IN
20987	239	17	the	the	DT
20987	239	18	last	last	JJ
20987	239	19	steep	steep	JJ
20987	239	20	climb	climb	NN
20987	239	21	which	which	WDT
20987	239	22	lay	lie	VBD
20987	239	23	between	between	IN
20987	239	24	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	239	25	and	and	CC
20987	239	26	the	the	DT
20987	239	27	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	239	28	's	's	POS
20987	239	29	position	position	NN
20987	239	30	.	.	.
20987	240	1	Their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	240	2	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	240	3	also	also	RB
20987	240	4	moved	move	VBD
20987	240	5	forward	forward	RB
20987	240	6	,	,	,
20987	240	7	to	to	TO
20987	240	8	sustain	sustain	VB
20987	240	9	the	the	DT
20987	240	10	final	final	JJ
20987	240	11	perilous	perilous	JJ
20987	240	12	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	240	13	by	by	IN
20987	240	14	keeping	keep	VBG
20987	240	15	down	down	RP
20987	240	16	the	the	DT
20987	240	17	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	240	18	's	's	POS
20987	240	19	fire	fire	NN
20987	240	20	;	;	:
20987	240	21	but	but	CC
20987	240	22	,	,	,
20987	240	23	despite	despite	IN
20987	240	24	all	all	DT
20987	240	25	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	240	26	could	could	MD
20987	240	27	do	do	VB
20987	240	28	,	,	,
20987	240	29	the	the	DT
20987	240	30	loss	loss	NN
20987	240	31	here	here	RB
20987	240	32	was	be	VBD
20987	240	33	great	great	JJ
20987	240	34	and	and	CC
20987	240	35	fell	fall	VBD
20987	240	36	especially	especially	RB
20987	240	37	heavily	heavily	RB
20987	240	38	upon	upon	IN
20987	240	39	the	the	DT
20987	240	40	officers	officer	NNS
20987	240	41	,	,	,
20987	240	42	who	who	WP
20987	240	43	exposed	expose	VBD
20987	240	44	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	240	45	freely	freely	RB
20987	240	46	.	.	.
20987	241	1	Out	out	IN
20987	241	2	of	of	IN
20987	241	3	seventeen	seventeen	CD
20987	241	4	of	of	IN
20987	241	5	the	the	DT
20987	241	6	latter	latter	JJ
20987	241	7	that	that	WDT
20987	241	8	went	go	VBD
20987	241	9	into	into	IN
20987	241	10	action	action	NN
20987	241	11	with	with	IN
20987	241	12	one	one	CD
20987	241	13	battalion	battalion	NN
20987	241	14	,	,	,
20987	241	15	five	five	CD
20987	241	16	were	be	VBD
20987	241	17	killed	kill	VBN
20987	241	18	and	and	CC
20987	241	19	seven	seven	CD
20987	241	20	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	241	21	;	;	:
20987	241	22	and	and	CC
20987	241	23	the	the	DT
20987	241	24	other	other	JJ
20987	241	25	regiments	regiment	NNS
20987	241	26	suffered	suffer	VBD
20987	241	27	in	in	RP
20987	241	28	like	like	IN
20987	241	29	manner	manner	NN
20987	241	30	,	,	,
20987	241	31	if	if	IN
20987	241	32	not	not	RB
20987	241	33	to	to	IN
20987	241	34	the	the	DT
20987	241	35	same	same	JJ
20987	241	36	degree	degree	NN
20987	241	37	.	.	.
20987	242	1	As	as	IN
20987	242	2	the	the	DT
20987	242	3	assailants	assailant	NNS
20987	242	4	got	get	VBD
20987	242	5	near	near	IN
20987	242	6	the	the	DT
20987	242	7	top	top	NN
20987	242	8	,	,	,
20987	242	9	the	the	DT
20987	242	10	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	242	11	had	have	VBD
20987	242	12	to	to	TO
20987	242	13	cease	cease	VB
20987	242	14	firing	firing	NN
20987	242	15	,	,	,
20987	242	16	unable	unable	JJ
20987	242	17	longer	long	RBR
20987	242	18	to	to	TO
20987	242	19	assure	assure	VB
20987	242	20	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	242	21	aim	aim	NN
20987	242	22	between	between	IN
20987	242	23	friend	friend	NN
20987	242	24	and	and	CC
20987	242	25	foe	foe	NN
20987	242	26	.	.	.
20987	243	1	The	the	DT
20987	243	2	last	last	JJ
20987	243	3	rush	rush	NN
20987	243	4	was	be	VBD
20987	243	5	then	then	RB
20987	243	6	made	make	VBN
20987	243	7	with	with	IN
20987	243	8	the	the	DT
20987	243	9	bayonet	bayonet	NN
20987	243	10	,	,	,
20987	243	11	but	but	CC
20987	243	12	,	,	,
20987	243	13	as	as	IN
20987	243	14	is	be	VBZ
20987	243	15	usual	usual	JJ
20987	243	16	,	,	,
20987	243	17	{	{	-LRB-
20987	243	18	p.046	p.046	NNP
20987	243	19	}	}	-RRB-
20987	243	20	the	the	DT
20987	243	21	defendants	defendant	NNS
20987	243	22	did	do	VBD
20987	243	23	not	not	RB
20987	243	24	await	await	VB
20987	243	25	the	the	DT
20987	243	26	shock	shock	NN
20987	243	27	of	of	IN
20987	243	28	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	243	29	contact	contact	NN
20987	243	30	.	.	.
20987	244	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	244	2	broke	break	VBD
20987	244	3	and	and	CC
20987	244	4	fled	flee	VBD
20987	244	5	as	as	IN
20987	244	6	the	the	DT
20987	244	7	British	british	JJ
20987	244	8	advance	advance	NN
20987	244	9	crowned	crown	VBD
20987	244	10	the	the	DT
20987	244	11	summit	summit	NN
20987	244	12	,	,	,
20987	244	13	leaving	leave	VBG
20987	244	14	there	there	RB
20987	244	15	some	some	DT
20987	244	16	thirty	thirty	CD
20987	244	17	dead	dead	JJ
20987	244	18	and	and	CC
20987	244	19	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	244	20	,	,	,
20987	244	21	besides	besides	IN
20987	244	22	seventy	seventy	CD
20987	244	23	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	244	24	in	in	IN
20987	244	25	a	a	DT
20987	244	26	field	field	NN
20987	244	27	hospital	hospital	NN
20987	244	28	on	on	IN
20987	244	29	the	the	DT
20987	244	30	reverse	reverse	JJ
20987	244	31	side	side	NN
20987	244	32	of	of	IN
20987	244	33	the	the	DT
20987	244	34	hill	hill	NN
20987	244	35	.	.	.
20987	245	1	The	the	DT
20987	245	2	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	245	3	of	of	IN
20987	245	4	the	the	DT
20987	245	5	attack	attack	NN
20987	245	6	continued	continue	VBD
20987	245	7	to	to	TO
20987	245	8	move	move	VB
20987	245	9	forward	forward	RB
20987	245	10	to	to	IN
20987	245	11	Smith	Smith	NNP
20987	245	12	's	's	POS
20987	245	13	Nek	Nek	NNP
20987	245	14	,	,	,
20987	245	15	whence	whence	NN
20987	245	16	the	the	DT
20987	245	17	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	245	18	's	's	POS
20987	245	19	force	force	NN
20987	245	20	was	be	VBD
20987	245	21	visible	visible	JJ
20987	245	22	in	in	IN
20987	245	23	full	full	JJ
20987	245	24	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	245	25	.	.	.
20987	246	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	246	2	was	be	VBD
20987	246	3	at	at	IN
20987	246	4	1.30	1.30	CD
20987	246	5	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	246	6	that	that	IN
20987	246	7	the	the	DT
20987	246	8	position	position	NN
20987	246	9	,	,	,
20987	246	10	which	which	WDT
20987	246	11	General	General	NNP
20987	246	12	Yule	Yule	NNP
20987	246	13	,	,	,
20987	246	14	Symons	Symons	NNP
20987	246	15	's	's	POS
20987	246	16	successor	successor	NN
20987	246	17	,	,	,
20987	246	18	styled	style	VBD
20987	246	19	"	"	``
20987	246	20	almost	almost	RB
20987	246	21	inaccessible	inaccessible	JJ
20987	246	22	,	,	,
20987	246	23	"	"	''
20987	246	24	was	be	VBD
20987	246	25	finally	finally	RB
20987	246	26	carried	carry	VBN
20987	246	27	.	.	.
20987	247	1	The	the	DT
20987	247	2	precise	precise	JJ
20987	247	3	numbers	number	NNS
20987	247	4	engaged	engage	VBN
20987	247	5	can	can	MD
20987	247	6	as	as	RB
20987	247	7	yet	yet	RB
20987	247	8	be	be	VB
20987	247	9	only	only	RB
20987	247	10	a	a	DT
20987	247	11	matter	matter	NN
20987	247	12	of	of	IN
20987	247	13	estimate	estimate	NN
20987	247	14	,	,	,
20987	247	15	but	but	CC
20987	247	16	there	there	EX
20987	247	17	is	be	VBZ
20987	247	18	little	little	JJ
20987	247	19	doubt	doubt	NN
20987	247	20	that	that	IN
20987	247	21	the	the	DT
20987	247	22	assailants	assailant	NNS
20987	247	23	were	be	VBD
20987	247	24	inferior	inferior	JJ
20987	247	25	in	in	IN
20987	247	26	number	number	NN
20987	247	27	to	to	IN
20987	247	28	the	the	DT
20987	247	29	defenders	defender	NNS
20987	247	30	.	.	.
20987	248	1	The	the	DT
20987	248	2	former	former	JJ
20987	248	3	were	be	VBD
20987	248	4	about	about	RB
20987	248	5	2,000	2,000	CD
20987	248	6	;	;	:
20987	248	7	the	the	DT
20987	248	8	latter	latter	JJ
20987	248	9	were	be	VBD
20987	248	10	by	by	IN
20987	248	11	General	General	NNP
20987	248	12	Yule	Yule	NNP
20987	248	13	thought	think	VBD
20987	248	14	to	to	TO
20987	248	15	be	be	VB
20987	248	16	about	about	IN
20987	248	17	4,000	4,000	CD
20987	248	18	,	,	,
20987	248	19	many	many	DT
20987	248	20	of	of	IN
20987	248	21	whom	whom	WP
20987	248	22	,	,	,
20987	248	23	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	248	24	,	,	,
20987	248	25	were	be	VBD
20987	248	26	not	not	RB
20987	248	27	on	on	IN
20987	248	28	the	the	DT
20987	248	29	hill	hill	NN
20987	248	30	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	248	31	.	.	.
20987	249	1	The	the	DT
20987	249	2	satisfaction	satisfaction	NN
20987	249	3	of	of	IN
20987	249	4	the	the	DT
20987	249	5	victors	victor	NNS
20987	249	6	,	,	,
20987	249	7	in	in	IN
20987	249	8	what	what	WP
20987	249	9	was	be	VBD
20987	249	10	certainly	certainly	RB
20987	249	11	a	a	DT
20987	249	12	splendid	splendid	JJ
20987	249	13	feat	feat	NN
20987	249	14	of	of	IN
20987	249	15	arms	arm	NNS
20987	249	16	,	,	,
20987	249	17	was	be	VBD
20987	249	18	somewhat	somewhat	RB
20987	249	19	marred	mar	VBN
20987	249	20	by	by	IN
20987	249	21	the	the	DT
20987	249	22	disappearance	disappearance	NN
20987	249	23	of	of	IN
20987	249	24	a	a	DT
20987	249	25	body	body	NN
20987	249	26	of	of	IN
20987	249	27	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	249	28	,	,	,
20987	249	29	which	which	WDT
20987	249	30	at	at	IN
20987	249	31	the	the	DT
20987	249	32	opening	opening	NN
20987	249	33	of	of	IN
20987	249	34	the	the	DT
20987	249	35	day	day	NN
20987	249	36	had	have	VBD
20987	249	37	been	be	VBN
20987	249	38	sent	send	VBN
20987	249	39	to	to	TO
20987	249	40	work	work	VB
20987	249	41	round	round	IN
20987	249	42	the	the	DT
20987	249	43	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	249	44	's	's	POS
20987	249	45	right	right	JJ
20987	249	46	--	--	:
20987	249	47	northern	northern	JJ
20987	249	48	--	--	:
20987	249	49	flank	flank	NN
20987	249	50	.	.	.
20987	250	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	250	2	had	have	VBD
20987	250	3	been	be	VBN
20987	250	4	taken	take	VBN
20987	250	5	prisoners	prisoner	NNS
20987	250	6	,	,	,
20987	250	7	apparently	apparently	RB
20987	250	8	by	by	IN
20987	250	9	the	the	DT
20987	250	10	co	co	NN
20987	250	11	-	-	NN
20987	250	12	operating	operate	VBG
20987	250	13	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	250	14	{	{	-LRB-
20987	250	15	p.047	p.047	NNP
20987	250	16	}	}	-RRB-
20987	250	17	force	force	NN
20987	250	18	which	which	WDT
20987	250	19	had	have	VBD
20987	250	20	failed	fail	VBN
20987	250	21	to	to	TO
20987	250	22	come	come	VB
20987	250	23	up	up	RP
20987	250	24	in	in	IN
20987	250	25	time	time	NN
20987	250	26	for	for	IN
20987	250	27	the	the	DT
20987	250	28	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	250	29	.	.	.
20987	251	1	The	the	DT
20987	251	2	following	follow	VBG
20987	251	3	afternoon	afternoon	NN
20987	251	4	--	--	:
20987	251	5	Saturday	Saturday	NNP
20987	251	6	,	,	,
20987	251	7	the	the	DT
20987	251	8	21st	21st	NN
20987	251	9	--	--	:
20987	251	10	a	a	DT
20987	251	11	demonstration	demonstration	NN
20987	251	12	was	be	VBD
20987	251	13	made	make	VBN
20987	251	14	by	by	IN
20987	251	15	this	this	DT
20987	251	16	force	force	NN
20987	251	17	;	;	:
20987	251	18	but	but	CC
20987	251	19	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	251	20	was	be	VBD
20987	251	21	not	not	RB
20987	251	22	pushed	push	VBN
20987	251	23	home	home	RB
20987	251	24	,	,	,
20987	251	25	being	be	VBG
20987	251	26	confined	confine	VBN
20987	251	27	to	to	IN
20987	251	28	a	a	DT
20987	251	29	bombardment	bombardment	NN
20987	251	30	by	by	IN
20987	251	31	two	two	CD
20987	251	32	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	251	33	guns--40-pounders	guns--40-pounder	NNS
20987	251	34	--	--	:
20987	251	35	at	at	IN
20987	251	36	a	a	DT
20987	251	37	range	range	NN
20987	251	38	of	of	IN
20987	251	39	6,000	6,000	CD
20987	251	40	yards	yard	NNS
20987	251	41	.	.	.
20987	252	1	In	in	IN
20987	252	2	prevision	prevision	NN
20987	252	3	of	of	IN
20987	252	4	such	such	PDT
20987	252	5	an	an	DT
20987	252	6	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	252	7	,	,	,
20987	252	8	Yule	Yule	NNP
20987	252	9	had	have	VBD
20987	252	10	already	already	RB
20987	252	11	shifted	shift	VBN
20987	252	12	some	some	DT
20987	252	13	of	of	IN
20987	252	14	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	252	15	equipage	equipage	NN
20987	252	16	,	,	,
20987	252	17	and	and	CC
20987	252	18	now	now	RB
20987	252	19	,	,	,
20987	252	20	finding	find	VBG
20987	252	21	that	that	IN
20987	252	22	the	the	DT
20987	252	23	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	252	24	guns	gun	NNS
20987	252	25	outranged	outrange	VBD
20987	252	26	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	252	27	own	own	JJ
20987	252	28	,	,	,
20987	252	29	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	252	30	removed	remove	VBD
20987	252	31	the	the	DT
20987	252	32	camp	camp	NN
20987	252	33	two	two	CD
20987	252	34	miles	mile	NNS
20987	252	35	to	to	IN
20987	252	36	the	the	DT
20987	252	37	southward	southward	NNP
20987	252	38	,	,	,
20987	252	39	on	on	IN
20987	252	40	high	high	JJ
20987	252	41	ground	ground	NN
20987	252	42	.	.	.
20987	253	1	On	on	IN
20987	253	2	the	the	DT
20987	253	3	22nd	22nd	NN
20987	253	4	,	,	,
20987	253	5	news	news	NN
20987	253	6	being	being	NN
20987	253	7	received	receive	VBN
20987	253	8	of	of	IN
20987	253	9	the	the	DT
20987	253	10	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	253	11	's	's	POS
20987	253	12	defeat	defeat	NN
20987	253	13	at	at	IN
20987	253	14	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	253	15	the	the	DT
20987	253	16	day	day	NN
20987	253	17	before	before	RB
20987	253	18	,	,	,
20987	253	19	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	253	20	endeavoured	endeavour	VBD
20987	253	21	to	to	TO
20987	253	22	cut	cut	VB
20987	253	23	off	off	RP
20987	253	24	the	the	DT
20987	253	25	fugitives	fugitive	NNS
20987	253	26	at	at	IN
20987	253	27	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	253	28	,	,	,
20987	253	29	but	but	CC
20987	253	30	the	the	DT
20987	253	31	nearness	nearness	NN
20987	253	32	of	of	IN
20987	253	33	the	the	DT
20987	253	34	northern	northern	JJ
20987	253	35	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	253	36	compelled	compel	VBD
20987	253	37	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	253	38	to	to	TO
20987	253	39	desist	desist	VB
20987	253	40	,	,	,
20987	253	41	and	and	CC
20987	253	42	finally	finally	RB
20987	253	43	to	to	TO
20987	253	44	resume	resume	VB
20987	253	45	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	253	46	last	last	JJ
20987	253	47	position	position	NN
20987	253	48	.	.	.
20987	254	1	Realising	realise	VBG
20987	254	2	from	from	IN
20987	254	3	all	all	PDT
20987	254	4	the	the	DT
20987	254	5	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	254	6	that	that	WDT
20987	254	7	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	254	8	could	could	MD
20987	254	9	not	not	RB
20987	254	10	be	be	VB
20987	254	11	held	hold	VBN
20987	254	12	,	,	,
20987	254	13	unless	unless	IN
20987	254	14	reinforced	reinforce	VBN
20987	254	15	,	,	,
20987	254	16	and	and	CC
20987	254	17	that	that	DT
20987	254	18	reinforcement	reinforcement	NN
20987	254	19	was	be	VBD
20987	254	20	improbable	improbable	JJ
20987	254	21	,	,	,
20987	254	22	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	254	23	decided	decide	VBD
20987	254	24	now	now	RB
20987	254	25	to	to	TO
20987	254	26	retreat	retreat	VB
20987	254	27	upon	upon	IN
20987	254	28	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	254	29	.	.	.
20987	255	1	At	at	IN
20987	255	2	9	9	CD
20987	255	3	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	255	4	that	that	DT
20987	255	5	night	night	NN
20987	255	6	the	the	DT
20987	255	7	British	British	NNPS
20987	255	8	marched	march	VBD
20987	255	9	out	out	RP
20987	255	10	,	,	,
20987	255	11	taking	take	VBG
20987	255	12	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	255	13	transport	transport	NN
20987	255	14	trains	train	NNS
20987	255	15	,	,	,
20987	255	16	but	but	CC
20987	255	17	necessarily	necessarily	RB
20987	255	18	leaving	leave	VBG
20987	255	19	the	the	DT
20987	255	20	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	255	21	behind	behind	IN
20987	255	22	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	255	23	.	.	.
20987	256	1	The	the	DT
20987	256	2	road	road	NN
20987	256	3	followed	follow	VBD
20987	256	4	diverges	diverge	NNS
20987	256	5	from	from	IN
20987	256	6	the	the	DT
20987	256	7	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	256	8	to	to	IN
20987	256	9	the	the	DT
20987	256	10	{	{	-LRB-
20987	256	11	p.048	p.048	NN
20987	256	12	}	}	-RRB-
20987	256	13	eastward	eastward	RB
20987	256	14	,	,	,
20987	256	15	crossing	cross	VBG
20987	256	16	the	the	DT
20987	256	17	Biggarsberg	Biggarsberg	NNP
20987	256	18	,	,	,
20987	256	19	and	and	CC
20987	256	20	coming	come	VBG
20987	256	21	out	out	RP
20987	256	22	at	at	IN
20987	256	23	a	a	DT
20987	256	24	place	place	NN
20987	256	25	called	call	VBN
20987	256	26	Beith	Beith	NNP
20987	256	27	.	.	.
20987	257	1	There	there	RB
20987	257	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	257	3	forks	fork	VBZ
20987	257	4	,	,	,
20987	257	5	the	the	DT
20987	257	6	right	right	JJ
20987	257	7	-	-	HYPH
20987	257	8	hand	hand	NN
20987	257	9	branch	branch	NN
20987	257	10	trending	trend	VBG
20987	257	11	toward	toward	IN
20987	257	12	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	257	13	,	,	,
20987	257	14	parallel	parallel	NN
20987	257	15	to	to	IN
20987	257	16	the	the	DT
20987	257	17	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	257	18	and	and	CC
20987	257	19	distant	distant	JJ
20987	257	20	from	from	IN
20987	257	21	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	257	22	eight	eight	CD
20987	257	23	to	to	TO
20987	257	24	ten	ten	CD
20987	257	25	miles	mile	NNS
20987	257	26	.	.	.
20987	258	1	The	the	DT
20987	258	2	march	march	NN
20987	258	3	was	be	VBD
20987	258	4	severe	severe	JJ
20987	258	5	,	,	,
20987	258	6	for	for	IN
20987	258	7	the	the	DT
20987	258	8	pace	pace	NN
20987	258	9	was	be	VBD
20987	258	10	necessarily	necessarily	RB
20987	258	11	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	258	12	and	and	CC
20987	258	13	sustained	sustained	JJ
20987	258	14	,	,	,
20987	258	15	and	and	CC
20987	258	16	the	the	DT
20987	258	17	roads	road	NNS
20987	258	18	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	258	19	from	from	IN
20987	258	20	recent	recent	JJ
20987	258	21	rains	rain	NNS
20987	258	22	;	;	:
20987	258	23	nor	nor	CC
20987	258	24	was	be	VBD
20987	258	25	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	258	26	without	without	IN
20987	258	27	serious	serious	JJ
20987	258	28	risk	risk	NN
20987	258	29	from	from	IN
20987	258	30	the	the	DT
20987	258	31	nearness	nearness	NN
20987	258	32	of	of	IN
20987	258	33	the	the	DT
20987	258	34	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	258	35	,	,	,
20987	258	36	although	although	IN
20987	258	37	the	the	DT
20987	258	38	battle	battle	NN
20987	258	39	of	of	IN
20987	258	40	Talana	Talana	NNP
20987	258	41	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	258	42	had	have	VBD
20987	258	43	done	do	VBN
20987	258	44	much	much	JJ
20987	258	45	to	to	TO
20987	258	46	free	free	VB
20987	258	47	the	the	DT
20987	258	48	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	258	49	flank	flank	NN
20987	258	50	,	,	,
20987	258	51	and	and	CC
20987	258	52	that	that	DT
20987	258	53	of	of	IN
20987	258	54	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	258	55	the	the	DT
20987	258	56	western	western	JJ
20987	258	57	.	.	.
20987	259	1	No	no	DT
20987	259	2	molestation	molestation	NN
20987	259	3	was	be	VBD
20987	259	4	experienced	experience	VBN
20987	259	5	.	.	.
20987	260	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	260	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	260	3	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	260	4	now	now	RB
20987	260	5	to	to	TO
20987	260	6	narrate	narrate	VB
20987	260	7	the	the	DT
20987	260	8	operations	operation	NNS
20987	260	9	of	of	IN
20987	260	10	the	the	DT
20987	260	11	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	260	12	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	260	13	,	,	,
20987	260	14	which	which	WDT
20987	260	15	can	can	MD
20987	260	16	not	not	RB
20987	260	17	in	in	IN
20987	260	18	effect	effect	NN
20987	260	19	be	be	VB
20987	260	20	dissociated	dissociate	VBN
20987	260	21	from	from	IN
20987	260	22	those	those	DT
20987	260	23	of	of	IN
20987	260	24	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	260	25	dependant	dependant	NN
20987	260	26	at	at	IN
20987	260	27	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	260	28	.	.	.
20987	261	1	The	the	DT
20987	261	2	demonstrations	demonstration	NNS
20987	261	3	of	of	IN
20987	261	4	the	the	DT
20987	261	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	261	6	,	,	,
20987	261	7	in	in	IN
20987	261	8	various	various	JJ
20987	261	9	directions	direction	NNS
20987	261	10	,	,	,
20987	261	11	kept	keep	VBD
20987	261	12	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	261	13	George	George	NNP
20987	261	14	White	White	NNP
20987	261	15	in	in	IN
20987	261	16	doubt	doubt	NN
20987	261	17	as	as	IN
20987	261	18	to	to	IN
20987	261	19	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	261	20	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	261	21	intentions	intention	NNS
20987	261	22	until	until	IN
20987	261	23	Thursday	Thursday	NNP
20987	261	24	,	,	,
20987	261	25	the	the	DT
20987	261	26	19th	19th	NN
20987	261	27	,	,	,
20987	261	28	when	when	WRB
20987	261	29	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	261	30	was	be	VBD
20987	261	31	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	261	32	by	by	IN
20987	261	33	the	the	DT
20987	261	34	force	force	NN
20987	261	35	under	under	IN
20987	261	36	General	General	NNP
20987	261	37	Koch	Koch	NNP
20987	261	38	.	.	.
20987	262	1	The	the	DT
20987	262	2	same	same	JJ
20987	262	3	day	day	NN
20987	262	4	word	word	NN
20987	262	5	was	be	VBD
20987	262	6	received	receive	VBN
20987	262	7	of	of	IN
20987	262	8	the	the	DT
20987	262	9	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	262	10	's	's	POS
20987	262	11	approach	approach	NN
20987	262	12	to	to	IN
20987	262	13	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	262	14	.	.	.
20987	263	1	Both	both	DT
20987	263	2	movements	movement	NNS
20987	263	3	threatened	threaten	VBD
20987	263	4	to	to	TO
20987	263	5	isolate	isolate	VB
20987	263	6	the	the	DT
20987	263	7	latter	latter	JJ
20987	263	8	.	.	.
20987	264	1	On	on	IN
20987	264	2	the	the	DT
20987	264	3	20th	20th	NN
20987	264	4	a	a	DT
20987	264	5	reconnaissance	reconnaissance	NN
20987	264	6	toward	toward	IN
20987	264	7	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	264	8	{	{	-LRB-
20987	264	9	p.049	p.049	NNP
20987	264	10	}	}	-RRB-
20987	264	11	was	be	VBD
20987	264	12	made	make	VBN
20987	264	13	by	by	IN
20987	264	14	General	General	NNP
20987	264	15	French	French	NNP
20987	264	16	,	,	,
20987	264	17	who	who	WP
20987	264	18	had	have	VBD
20987	264	19	arrived	arrive	VBN
20987	264	20	the	the	DT
20987	264	21	day	day	NN
20987	264	22	before	before	RB
20987	264	23	from	from	IN
20987	264	24	England	England	NNP
20987	264	25	.	.	.
20987	265	1	Thick	thick	JJ
20987	265	2	weather	weather	NN
20987	265	3	prevented	prevent	VBD
20987	265	4	precise	precise	JJ
20987	265	5	determination	determination	NN
20987	265	6	of	of	IN
20987	265	7	the	the	DT
20987	265	8	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	265	9	numbers	number	NNS
20987	265	10	or	or	CC
20987	265	11	position	position	NN
20987	265	12	,	,	,
20987	265	13	but	but	CC
20987	265	14	the	the	DT
20987	265	15	general	general	JJ
20987	265	16	fact	fact	NN
20987	265	17	was	be	VBD
20987	265	18	established	establish	VBN
20987	265	19	.	.	.
20987	266	1	That	that	DT
20987	266	2	evening	evening	NN
20987	266	3	the	the	DT
20987	266	4	successful	successful	JJ
20987	266	5	results	result	NNS
20987	266	6	of	of	IN
20987	266	7	the	the	DT
20987	266	8	day	day	NN
20987	266	9	's	's	POS
20987	266	10	action	action	NN
20987	266	11	at	at	IN
20987	266	12	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	266	13	became	become	VBD
20987	266	14	known	know	VBN
20987	266	15	,	,	,
20987	266	16	and	and	CC
20987	266	17	the	the	DT
20987	266	18	next	next	JJ
20987	266	19	morning	morning	NN
20987	266	20	--	--	:
20987	266	21	Saturday	Saturday	NNP
20987	266	22	,	,	,
20987	266	23	October	October	NNP
20987	266	24	21	21	CD
20987	266	25	-	-	HYPH
20987	266	26	-the	-the	NN
20987	266	27	reconnaissance	reconnaissance	NN
20987	266	28	was	be	VBD
20987	266	29	resumed	resume	VBN
20987	266	30	under	under	IN
20987	266	31	better	well	JJR
20987	266	32	atmospheric	atmospheric	JJ
20987	266	33	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	266	34	.	.	.
20987	267	1	From	from	IN
20987	267	2	a	a	DT
20987	267	3	cliff	cliff	NN
20987	267	4	between	between	IN
20987	267	5	two	two	CD
20987	267	6	and	and	CC
20987	267	7	three	three	CD
20987	267	8	miles	mile	NNS
20987	267	9	from	from	IN
20987	267	10	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	267	11	a	a	DT
20987	267	12	clear	clear	JJ
20987	267	13	view	view	NN
20987	267	14	of	of	IN
20987	267	15	the	the	DT
20987	267	16	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	267	17	was	be	VBD
20987	267	18	obtained	obtain	VBN
20987	267	19	,	,	,
20987	267	20	and	and	CC
20987	267	21	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	267	22	fire	fire	NN
20987	267	23	drawn	drawn	NN
20987	267	24	,	,	,
20987	267	25	which	which	WDT
20987	267	26	proved	prove	VBD
20987	267	27	that	that	IN
20987	267	28	both	both	DT
20987	267	29	numerically	numerically	RB
20987	267	30	and	and	CC
20987	267	31	in	in	IN
20987	267	32	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	267	33	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	267	34	were	be	VBD
20987	267	35	superior	superior	JJ
20987	267	36	to	to	IN
20987	267	37	the	the	DT
20987	267	38	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	267	39	before	before	IN
20987	267	40	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	267	41	.	.	.
20987	268	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	268	2	had	have	VBD
20987	268	3	expected	expect	VBN
20987	268	4	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	268	5	,	,	,
20987	268	6	and	and	CC
20987	268	7	those	those	DT
20987	268	8	engaged	engage	VBN
20987	268	9	in	in	IN
20987	268	10	the	the	DT
20987	268	11	ensuing	ensue	VBG
20987	268	12	affair	affair	NN
20987	268	13	were	be	VBD
20987	268	14	probably	probably	RB
20987	268	15	nearer	near	RBR
20987	268	16	2,000	2,000	CD
20987	268	17	than	than	IN
20987	268	18	to	to	IN
20987	268	19	the	the	DT
20987	268	20	1,000	1,000	CD
20987	268	21	of	of	IN
20987	268	22	two	two	CD
20987	268	23	days	day	NNS
20987	268	24	before	before	RB
20987	268	25	.	.	.
20987	269	1	French	French	NNP
20987	269	2	telegraphed	telegraph	VBD
20987	269	3	to	to	IN
20987	269	4	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	269	5	and	and	CC
20987	269	6	received	receive	VBD
20987	269	7	a	a	DT
20987	269	8	promise	promise	NN
20987	269	9	of	of	IN
20987	269	10	more	more	JJR
20987	269	11	troops	troop	NNS
20987	269	12	,	,	,
20987	269	13	the	the	DT
20987	269	14	last	last	JJ
20987	269	15	of	of	IN
20987	269	16	which	which	WDT
20987	269	17	arrived	arrive	VBD
20987	269	18	--	--	:
20987	269	19	the	the	DT
20987	269	20	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	269	21	by	by	IN
20987	269	22	train	train	NN
20987	269	23	--	--	:
20987	269	24	about	about	RB
20987	269	25	3	3	CD
20987	269	26	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	270	1	Meantime	meantime	RB
20987	270	2	the	the	DT
20987	270	3	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	270	4	had	have	VBD
20987	270	5	quitted	quit	VBN
20987	270	6	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	270	7	for	for	IN
20987	270	8	a	a	DT
20987	270	9	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	270	10	of	of	IN
20987	270	11	rocky	rocky	NNP
20987	270	12	hills	hill	NNS
20987	270	13	about	about	IN
20987	270	14	a	a	DT
20987	270	15	mile	mile	NN
20987	270	16	and	and	CC
20987	270	17	a	a	DT
20987	270	18	half	half	JJ
20987	270	19	south	south	JJ
20987	270	20	-	-	HYPH
20987	270	21	east	east	NN
20987	270	22	of	of	IN
20987	270	23	the	the	DT
20987	270	24	station	station	NN
20987	270	25	--	--	:
20987	270	26	a	a	DT
20987	270	27	position	position	NN
20987	270	28	characterised	characterise	VBN
20987	270	29	as	as	IN
20987	270	30	exceptionally	exceptionally	RB
20987	270	31	strong	strong	JJ
20987	270	32	by	by	IN
20987	270	33	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	270	34	George	George	NNP
20987	270	35	White	White	NNP
20987	270	36	,	,	,
20987	270	37	who	who	WP
20987	270	38	witnessed	witness	VBD
20987	270	39	{	{	-LRB-
20987	270	40	p.050	p.050	NNP
20987	270	41	}	}	-RRB-
20987	270	42	the	the	DT
20987	270	43	affair	affair	NN
20987	270	44	,	,	,
20987	270	45	but	but	CC
20987	270	46	left	leave	VBD
20987	270	47	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	270	48	management	management	NN
20987	270	49	in	in	IN
20987	270	50	French	French	NNP
20987	270	51	's	's	POS
20987	270	52	hands	hand	NNS
20987	270	53	.	.	.
20987	271	1	More	More	JJR
20987	271	2	in	in	IN
20987	271	3	detail	detail	NN
20987	271	4	,	,	,
20987	271	5	the	the	DT
20987	271	6	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	271	7	is	be	VBZ
20987	271	8	described	describe	VBN
20987	271	9	as	as	IN
20987	271	10	being	be	VBG
20987	271	11	about	about	IN
20987	271	12	800	800	CD
20987	271	13	feet	foot	NNS
20987	271	14	high	high	JJ
20987	271	15	,	,	,
20987	271	16	800	800	CD
20987	271	17	to	to	TO
20987	271	18	1,000	1,000	CD
20987	271	19	yards	yard	NNS
20987	271	20	long	long	JJ
20987	271	21	,	,	,
20987	271	22	and	and	CC
20987	271	23	in	in	IN
20987	271	24	a	a	DT
20987	271	25	general	general	JJ
20987	271	26	sense	sense	NN
20987	271	27	perpendicular	perpendicular	JJ
20987	271	28	to	to	IN
20987	271	29	the	the	DT
20987	271	30	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	271	31	;	;	:
20987	271	32	lying	lie	VBG
20987	271	33	,	,	,
20987	271	34	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	271	35	,	,	,
20987	271	36	south	south	NN
20987	271	37	-	-	HYPH
20987	271	38	east	east	NN
20987	271	39	and	and	CC
20987	271	40	north	north	NN
20987	271	41	-	-	HYPH
20987	271	42	west	west	NN
20987	271	43	.	.	.
20987	272	1	At	at	IN
20987	272	2	the	the	DT
20987	272	3	latter	latter	JJ
20987	272	4	extremity	extremity	NN
20987	272	5	,	,	,
20987	272	6	nearer	nearer	VB
20987	272	7	the	the	DT
20987	272	8	road	road	NN
20987	272	9	,	,	,
20987	272	10	are	be	VBP
20987	272	11	two	two	CD
20987	272	12	marked	marked	JJ
20987	272	13	elevations	elevation	NNS
20987	272	14	,	,	,
20987	272	15	with	with	IN
20987	272	16	a	a	DT
20987	272	17	neck	neck	NN
20987	272	18	between	between	IN
20987	272	19	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	272	20	,	,	,
20987	272	21	in	in	IN
20987	272	22	which	which	WDT
20987	272	23	was	be	VBD
20987	272	24	the	the	DT
20987	272	25	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	272	26	'	'	POS
20987	272	27	laager	laager	NN
20987	272	28	.	.	.
20987	273	1	Of	of	IN
20987	273	2	these	these	DT
20987	273	3	the	the	DT
20987	273	4	westernmost	westernmost	NN
20987	273	5	is	be	VBZ
20987	273	6	the	the	DT
20987	273	7	higher	high	JJR
20987	273	8	,	,	,
20987	273	9	but	but	CC
20987	273	10	both	both	DT
20987	273	11	commanded	command	VBD
20987	273	12	the	the	DT
20987	273	13	rest	rest	NN
20987	273	14	of	of	IN
20987	273	15	the	the	DT
20987	273	16	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	273	17	throughout	throughout	IN
20987	273	18	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	273	19	full	full	JJ
20987	273	20	extent	extent	NN
20987	273	21	to	to	IN
20987	273	22	the	the	DT
20987	273	23	south	south	NN
20987	273	24	-	-	HYPH
20987	273	25	east	east	NN
20987	273	26	.	.	.
20987	274	1	In	in	IN
20987	274	2	front	front	NN
20987	274	3	of	of	IN
20987	274	4	the	the	DT
20987	274	5	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	274	6	the	the	DT
20987	274	7	country	country	NN
20987	274	8	,	,	,
20987	274	9	of	of	IN
20987	274	10	general	general	JJ
20987	274	11	rolling	roll	VBG
20987	274	12	contour	contour	NN
20987	274	13	,	,	,
20987	274	14	presents	present	VBZ
20987	274	15	a	a	DT
20987	274	16	shallow	shallow	JJ
20987	274	17	valley	valley	NN
20987	274	18	some	some	DT
20987	274	19	two	two	CD
20987	274	20	or	or	CC
20987	274	21	three	three	CD
20987	274	22	miles	mile	NNS
20987	274	23	wide	wide	JJ
20987	274	24	.	.	.
20987	275	1	The	the	DT
20987	275	2	near	near	JJ
20987	275	3	side	side	NN
20987	275	4	of	of	IN
20987	275	5	this	this	DT
20987	275	6	to	to	IN
20987	275	7	the	the	DT
20987	275	8	British	British	NNPS
20987	275	9	,	,	,
20987	275	10	when	when	WRB
20987	275	11	the	the	DT
20987	275	12	latter	latter	JJ
20987	275	13	first	first	JJ
20987	275	14	advanced	advance	VBN
20987	275	15	,	,	,
20987	275	16	was	be	VBD
20987	275	17	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	275	18	by	by	IN
20987	275	19	a	a	DT
20987	275	20	few	few	JJ
20987	275	21	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	275	22	,	,	,
20987	275	23	but	but	CC
20987	275	24	these	these	DT
20987	275	25	fell	fall	VBD
20987	275	26	back	back	RB
20987	275	27	quickly	quickly	RB
20987	275	28	to	to	IN
20987	275	29	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	275	30	main	main	JJ
20987	275	31	body	body	NN
20987	275	32	.	.	.
20987	276	1	In	in	IN
20987	276	2	making	make	VBG
20987	276	3	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	276	4	dispositions	disposition	NNS
20987	276	5	the	the	DT
20987	276	6	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	276	7	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	276	8	in	in	IN
20987	276	9	chief	chief	JJ
20987	276	10	force	force	NN
20987	276	11	the	the	DT
20987	276	12	western	western	JJ
20987	276	13	elevations	elevation	NNS
20987	276	14	,	,	,
20987	276	15	intrenching	intrench	VBG
20987	276	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	276	17	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	276	18	on	on	IN
20987	276	19	the	the	DT
20987	276	20	inner	inner	JJ
20987	276	21	and	and	CC
20987	276	22	lower	low	JJR
20987	276	23	of	of	IN
20987	276	24	the	the	DT
20987	276	25	two	two	CD
20987	276	26	.	.	.
20987	277	1	A	a	DT
20987	277	2	thinner	thin	JJR
20987	277	3	firing	firing	NN
20987	277	4	line	line	NN
20987	277	5	was	be	VBD
20987	277	6	developed	develop	VBN
20987	277	7	thence	thence	NN
20987	277	8	to	to	IN
20987	277	9	the	the	DT
20987	277	10	eastward	eastward	JJ
20987	277	11	,	,	,
20987	277	12	along	along	IN
20987	277	13	the	the	DT
20987	277	14	summit	summit	NN
20987	277	15	of	of	IN
20987	277	16	the	the	DT
20987	277	17	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	277	18	covering	cover	VBG
20987	277	19	the	the	DT
20987	277	20	approach	approach	NN
20987	277	21	from	from	IN
20987	277	22	the	the	DT
20987	277	23	front	front	NN
20987	277	24	.	.	.
20987	278	1	A	a	DT
20987	278	2	flank	flank	NN
20987	278	3	being	be	VBG
20987	278	4	usually	usually	RB
20987	278	5	the	the	DT
20987	278	6	weakest	weak	JJS
20987	278	7	part	part	NN
20987	278	8	of	of	IN
20987	278	9	a	a	DT
20987	278	10	line	line	NN
20987	278	11	,	,	,
20987	278	12	the	the	DT
20987	278	13	natural	natural	JJ
20987	278	14	course	course	NN
20987	278	15	for	for	IN
20987	278	16	the	the	DT
20987	278	17	assailant	assailant	NN
20987	278	18	would	would	MD
20987	278	19	{	{	-LRB-
20987	278	20	p.051	p.051	NN
20987	278	21	}	}	-RRB-
20987	278	22	be	be	VB
20987	278	23	to	to	TO
20987	278	24	attack	attack	VB
20987	278	25	in	in	IN
20987	278	26	flank	flank	NNP
20987	278	27	at	at	IN
20987	278	28	the	the	DT
20987	278	29	lower	low	JJR
20987	278	30	--	--	:
20987	278	31	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	278	32	--	--	:
20987	278	33	extremity	extremity	NN
20987	278	34	of	of	IN
20987	278	35	the	the	DT
20987	278	36	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	278	37	,	,	,
20987	278	38	and	and	CC
20987	278	39	to	to	TO
20987	278	40	advance	advance	VB
20987	278	41	thence	thence	NN
20987	278	42	toward	toward	IN
20987	278	43	the	the	DT
20987	278	44	main	main	JJ
20987	278	45	positions	position	NNS
20987	278	46	,	,	,
20987	278	47	supported	support	VBN
20987	278	48	in	in	IN
20987	278	49	so	so	RB
20987	278	50	doing	do	VBG
20987	278	51	by	by	IN
20987	278	52	a	a	DT
20987	278	53	secondary	secondary	JJ
20987	278	54	front	front	JJ
20987	278	55	attack	attack	NN
20987	278	56	by	by	IN
20987	278	57	riflemen	rifleman	NNS
20987	278	58	and	and	CC
20987	278	59	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	278	60	.	.	.
20987	279	1	To	to	TO
20987	279	2	impede	impede	VB
20987	279	3	such	such	PDT
20987	279	4	an	an	DT
20987	279	5	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	279	6	the	the	DT
20987	279	7	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	279	8	had	have	VBD
20987	279	9	set	set	VBN
20987	279	10	up	up	RP
20987	279	11	at	at	IN
20987	279	12	intervals	interval	NNS
20987	279	13	barbed	barb	VBD
20987	279	14	wire	wire	NN
20987	279	15	fences	fence	NNS
20987	279	16	.	.	.
20987	280	1	Through	through	IN
20987	280	2	these	these	DT
20987	280	3	,	,	,
20987	280	4	and	and	CC
20987	280	5	over	over	IN
20987	280	6	a	a	DT
20987	280	7	broken	broken	JJ
20987	280	8	rocky	rocky	JJ
20987	280	9	surface	surface	NN
20987	280	10	,	,	,
20987	280	11	the	the	DT
20987	280	12	attacking	attacking	NN
20987	280	13	column	column	NN
20987	280	14	must	must	MD
20987	280	15	fight	fight	VB
20987	280	16	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	280	17	way	way	NN
20987	280	18	,	,	,
20987	280	19	step	step	NN
20987	280	20	by	by	IN
20987	280	21	step	step	NN
20987	280	22	,	,	,
20987	280	23	till	till	IN
20987	280	24	the	the	DT
20987	280	25	final	final	JJ
20987	280	26	hills	hill	NNS
20987	280	27	were	be	VBD
20987	280	28	reached	reach	VBN
20987	280	29	and	and	CC
20987	280	30	could	could	MD
20987	280	31	be	be	VB
20987	280	32	rushed	rush	VBN
20987	280	33	as	as	IN
20987	280	34	Talana	Talana	NNP
20987	280	35	had	have	VBD
20987	280	36	been	be	VBN
20987	280	37	by	by	IN
20987	280	38	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	280	39	countrymen	countryman	NNS
20987	280	40	the	the	DT
20987	280	41	day	day	NN
20987	280	42	before	before	RB
20987	280	43	.	.	.
20987	281	1	The	the	DT
20987	281	2	plan	plan	NN
20987	281	3	above	above	IN
20987	281	4	outlined	outline	VBN
20987	281	5	was	be	VBD
20987	281	6	the	the	DT
20987	281	7	one	one	CD
20987	281	8	adopted	adopt	VBN
20987	281	9	by	by	IN
20987	281	10	General	General	NNP
20987	281	11	French	French	NNP
20987	281	12	;	;	:
20987	281	13	seven	seven	CD
20987	281	14	companies	company	NNS
20987	281	15	of	of	IN
20987	281	16	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	281	17	being	be	VBG
20987	281	18	allotted	allot	VBN
20987	281	19	to	to	IN
20987	281	20	the	the	DT
20987	281	21	front	front	JJ
20987	281	22	attack	attack	NN
20987	281	23	,	,	,
20987	281	24	a	a	DT
20987	281	25	regiment	regiment	NN
20987	281	26	and	and	CC
20987	281	27	five	five	CD
20987	281	28	companies	company	NNS
20987	281	29	to	to	IN
20987	281	30	that	that	DT
20987	281	31	upon	upon	IN
20987	281	32	the	the	DT
20987	281	33	flank	flank	NN
20987	281	34	.	.	.
20987	282	1	A	a	DT
20987	282	2	few	few	JJ
20987	282	3	squadrons	squadron	NNS
20987	282	4	of	of	IN
20987	282	5	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	282	6	accompanied	accompany	VBD
20987	282	7	the	the	DT
20987	282	8	latter	latter	JJ
20987	282	9	movement	movement	NN
20987	282	10	,	,	,
20987	282	11	as	as	RB
20987	282	12	well	well	RB
20987	282	13	to	to	TO
20987	282	14	protect	protect	VB
20987	282	15	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	282	16	when	when	WRB
20987	282	17	in	in	IN
20987	282	18	performance	performance	NN
20987	282	19	as	as	IN
20987	282	20	to	to	TO
20987	282	21	profit	profit	VB
20987	282	22	by	by	IN
20987	282	23	any	any	DT
20987	282	24	mishap	mishap	NN
20987	282	25	befalling	befall	VBG
20987	282	26	the	the	DT
20987	282	27	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	282	28	.	.	.
20987	283	1	The	the	DT
20987	283	2	troops	troop	NNS
20987	283	3	formed	form	VBD
20987	283	4	just	just	RB
20987	283	5	below	below	RB
20987	283	6	and	and	CC
20987	283	7	under	under	IN
20987	283	8	cover	cover	NN
20987	283	9	of	of	IN
20987	283	10	the	the	DT
20987	283	11	rising	rise	VBG
20987	283	12	ground	ground	NN
20987	283	13	on	on	IN
20987	283	14	the	the	DT
20987	283	15	hither	hither	NN
20987	283	16	side	side	NN
20987	283	17	of	of	IN
20987	283	18	the	the	DT
20987	283	19	valley	valley	NN
20987	283	20	fronting	front	VBG
20987	283	21	the	the	DT
20987	283	22	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	283	23	line	line	NN
20987	283	24	.	.	.
20987	284	1	The	the	DT
20987	284	2	fire	fire	NN
20987	284	3	of	of	IN
20987	284	4	the	the	DT
20987	284	5	latter	latter	NN
20987	284	6	was	be	VBD
20987	284	7	drawn	draw	VBN
20987	284	8	,	,	,
20987	284	9	and	and	CC
20987	284	10	the	the	DT
20987	284	11	situation	situation	NN
20987	284	12	of	of	IN
20987	284	13	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	284	14	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	284	15	thus	thus	RB
20987	284	16	discovered	discover	VBN
20987	284	17	--	--	:
20987	284	18	despite	despite	IN
20987	284	19	the	the	DT
20987	284	20	use	use	NN
20987	284	21	of	of	IN
20987	284	22	smokeless	smokeless	NN
20987	284	23	powder	powder	NN
20987	284	24	--	--	:
20987	284	25	by	by	IN
20987	284	26	the	the	DT
20987	284	27	flashes	flash	NNS
20987	284	28	of	of	IN
20987	284	29	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	284	30	{	{	-LRB-
20987	284	31	p.052	p.052	NN
20987	284	32	}	}	-RRB-
20987	284	33	guns	gun	NNS
20987	284	34	,	,	,
20987	284	35	which	which	WDT
20987	284	36	showed	show	VBD
20987	284	37	the	the	DT
20987	284	38	more	more	RBR
20987	284	39	clearly	clearly	RB
20987	284	40	against	against	IN
20987	284	41	the	the	DT
20987	284	42	blackness	blackness	NN
20987	284	43	of	of	IN
20987	284	44	a	a	DT
20987	284	45	big	big	JJ
20987	284	46	thunder	thunder	NN
20987	284	47	cloud	cloud	NN
20987	284	48	rising	rise	VBG
20987	284	49	behind	behind	IN
20987	284	50	the	the	DT
20987	284	51	Dutch	dutch	JJ
20987	284	52	positions	position	NNS
20987	284	53	,	,	,
20987	284	54	which	which	WDT
20987	284	55	enabled	enable	VBD
20987	284	56	the	the	DT
20987	284	57	British	British	NNP
20987	284	58	also	also	RB
20987	284	59	to	to	TO
20987	284	60	see	see	VB
20987	284	61	distinctly	distinctly	RB
20987	284	62	the	the	DT
20987	284	63	bursting	bursting	NN
20987	284	64	of	of	IN
20987	284	65	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	284	66	own	own	JJ
20987	284	67	shrapnel	shrapnel	NN
20987	284	68	over	over	IN
20987	284	69	the	the	DT
20987	284	70	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	284	71	.	.	.
20987	285	1	The	the	DT
20987	285	2	usual	usual	JJ
20987	285	3	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	285	4	duel	duel	NN
20987	285	5	succeeded	succeed	VBN
20987	285	6	at	at	IN
20987	285	7	a	a	DT
20987	285	8	distance	distance	NN
20987	285	9	of	of	IN
20987	285	10	4,500	4,500	CD
20987	285	11	yards	yard	NNS
20987	285	12	--	--	:
20987	285	13	two	two	CD
20987	285	14	miles	mile	NNS
20987	285	15	and	and	CC
20987	285	16	a	a	DT
20987	285	17	half	half	NN
20987	285	18	--	--	:
20987	285	19	but	but	CC
20987	285	20	from	from	IN
20987	285	21	the	the	DT
20987	285	22	lateness	lateness	NN
20987	285	23	of	of	IN
20987	285	24	the	the	DT
20987	285	25	hour	hour	NN
20987	285	26	,	,	,
20987	285	27	and	and	CC
20987	285	28	the	the	DT
20987	285	29	amount	amount	NN
20987	285	30	of	of	IN
20987	285	31	work	work	NN
20987	285	32	ahead	ahead	RB
20987	285	33	,	,	,
20987	285	34	no	no	DT
20987	285	35	time	time	NN
20987	285	36	could	could	MD
20987	285	37	be	be	VB
20987	285	38	lost	lose	VBN
20987	285	39	,	,	,
20987	285	40	so	so	RB
20987	285	41	the	the	DT
20987	285	42	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	285	43	operation	operation	NN
20987	285	44	began	begin	VBD
20987	285	45	as	as	RB
20987	285	46	quickly	quickly	RB
20987	285	47	as	as	IN
20987	285	48	possible	possible	JJ
20987	285	49	.	.	.
20987	286	1	The	the	DT
20987	286	2	front	front	JJ
20987	286	3	attack	attack	NN
20987	286	4	moved	move	VBD
20987	286	5	down	down	RB
20987	286	6	into	into	IN
20987	286	7	the	the	DT
20987	286	8	valley	valley	NN
20987	286	9	,	,	,
20987	286	10	a	a	DT
20987	286	11	firing	firing	NN
20987	286	12	line	line	NN
20987	286	13	of	of	IN
20987	286	14	three	three	CD
20987	286	15	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	286	16	men	man	NNS
20987	286	17	covering	cover	VBG
20987	286	18	the	the	DT
20987	286	19	space	space	NN
20987	286	20	of	of	IN
20987	286	21	500	500	CD
20987	286	22	yards	yard	NNS
20987	286	23	from	from	IN
20987	286	24	end	end	NN
20987	286	25	to	to	IN
20987	286	26	end	end	NN
20987	286	27	,	,	,
20987	286	28	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	286	29	remaining	remain	VBG
20987	286	30	companies	company	NNS
20987	286	31	following	follow	VBG
20987	286	32	at	at	IN
20987	286	33	intervals	interval	NNS
20987	286	34	to	to	TO
20987	286	35	support	support	VB
20987	286	36	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	286	37	,	,	,
20987	286	38	and	and	CC
20987	286	39	to	to	TO
20987	286	40	replace	replace	VB
20987	286	41	those	those	DT
20987	286	42	who	who	WP
20987	286	43	fell	fall	VBD
20987	286	44	--	--	:
20987	286	45	to	to	TO
20987	286	46	"	"	``
20987	286	47	feed	feed	VB
20987	286	48	"	"	''
20987	286	49	the	the	DT
20987	286	50	line	line	NN
20987	286	51	,	,	,
20987	286	52	keeping	keep	VBG
20987	286	53	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	286	54	at	at	IN
20987	286	55	full	full	JJ
20987	286	56	strength	strength	NN
20987	286	57	.	.	.
20987	287	1	The	the	DT
20987	287	2	first	first	JJ
20987	287	3	part	part	NN
20987	287	4	of	of	IN
20987	287	5	this	this	DT
20987	287	6	advance	advance	NN
20987	287	7	was	be	VBD
20987	287	8	,	,	,
20987	287	9	on	on	IN
20987	287	10	account	account	NN
20987	287	11	of	of	IN
20987	287	12	the	the	DT
20987	287	13	distance	distance	NN
20987	287	14	,	,	,
20987	287	15	resisted	resist	VBD
20987	287	16	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	287	17	by	by	IN
20987	287	18	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	287	19	fire	fire	NN
20987	287	20	,	,	,
20987	287	21	which	which	WDT
20987	287	22	,	,	,
20987	287	23	though	though	IN
20987	287	24	accurate	accurate	JJ
20987	287	25	,	,	,
20987	287	26	was	be	VBD
20987	287	27	seen	see	VBN
20987	287	28	to	to	TO
20987	287	29	cause	cause	VB
20987	287	30	there	there	RB
20987	287	31	few	few	JJ
20987	287	32	casualties	casualty	NNS
20987	287	33	.	.	.
20987	288	1	At	at	IN
20987	288	2	1,200	1,200	CD
20987	288	3	yards	yard	NNS
20987	288	4	from	from	IN
20987	288	5	the	the	DT
20987	288	6	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	288	7	's	's	POS
20987	288	8	positions	position	NNS
20987	288	9	,	,	,
20987	288	10	being	be	VBG
20987	288	11	there	there	RB
20987	288	12	well	well	RB
20987	288	13	within	within	IN
20987	288	14	rifle	rifle	NN
20987	288	15	range	range	NN
20987	288	16	,	,	,
20987	288	17	the	the	DT
20987	288	18	line	line	NN
20987	288	19	halted	halt	VBN
20987	288	20	,	,	,
20987	288	21	lay	lie	VBD
20987	288	22	down	down	RP
20987	288	23	,	,	,
20987	288	24	and	and	CC
20987	288	25	opened	open	VBD
20987	288	26	fire	fire	NN
20987	288	27	.	.	.
20987	289	1	The	the	DT
20987	289	2	smooth	smooth	JJ
20987	289	3	surface	surface	NN
20987	289	4	of	of	IN
20987	289	5	the	the	DT
20987	289	6	ground	ground	NN
20987	289	7	gave	give	VBD
20987	289	8	little	little	JJ
20987	289	9	natural	natural	JJ
20987	289	10	shelter	shelter	NN
20987	289	11	;	;	:
20987	289	12	what	what	WP
20987	289	13	{	{	-LRB-
20987	289	14	p.053	p.053	NN
20987	289	15	}	}	-RRB-
20987	289	16	there	there	EX
20987	289	17	was	be	VBD
20987	289	18	was	be	VBD
20987	289	19	found	find	VBN
20987	289	20	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	289	21	behind	behind	IN
20987	289	22	ant	ant	NN
20987	289	23	hills	hill	NNS
20987	289	24	,	,	,
20987	289	25	of	of	IN
20987	289	26	which	which	WDT
20987	289	27	there	there	EX
20987	289	28	were	be	VBD
20987	289	29	very	very	RB
20987	289	30	many	many	JJ
20987	289	31	.	.	.
20987	290	1	The	the	DT
20987	290	2	musketry	musketry	NN
20987	290	3	fire	fire	NN
20987	290	4	here	here	RB
20987	290	5	undergone	undergone	JJ
20987	290	6	was	be	VBD
20987	290	7	severe	severe	JJ
20987	290	8	,	,	,
20987	290	9	for	for	IN
20987	290	10	the	the	DT
20987	290	11	only	only	JJ
20987	290	12	diversion	diversion	NN
20987	290	13	to	to	IN
20987	290	14	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	290	15	continued	continue	VBD
20987	290	16	so	so	RB
20987	290	17	far	far	RB
20987	290	18	to	to	TO
20987	290	19	be	be	VB
20987	290	20	the	the	DT
20987	290	21	British	british	JJ
20987	290	22	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	290	23	,	,	,
20987	290	24	the	the	DT
20987	290	25	flanking	flank	VBG
20987	290	26	movement	movement	NN
20987	290	27	not	not	RB
20987	290	28	having	have	VBG
20987	290	29	yet	yet	RB
20987	290	30	fully	fully	RB
20987	290	31	developed	develop	VBN
20987	290	32	.	.	.
20987	291	1	Under	under	IN
20987	291	2	the	the	DT
20987	291	3	undivided	undivided	JJ
20987	291	4	attention	attention	NN
20987	291	5	of	of	IN
20987	291	6	the	the	DT
20987	291	7	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	291	8	's	's	POS
20987	291	9	riflemen	rifleman	NNS
20987	291	10	,	,	,
20987	291	11	the	the	DT
20987	291	12	line	line	NN
20987	291	13	worked	work	VBD
20987	291	14	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	291	15	way	way	NN
20987	291	16	steadily	steadily	RB
20987	291	17	forward	forward	RB
20987	291	18	,	,	,
20987	291	19	men	man	NNS
20987	291	20	dropping	drop	VBG
20987	291	21	frequently	frequently	RB
20987	291	22	,	,	,
20987	291	23	to	to	IN
20987	291	24	within	within	IN
20987	291	25	800	800	CD
20987	291	26	yards	yard	NNS
20987	291	27	of	of	IN
20987	291	28	the	the	DT
20987	291	29	summit	summit	NN
20987	291	30	,	,	,
20987	291	31	where	where	WRB
20987	291	32	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	291	33	finally	finally	RB
20987	291	34	lay	lie	VBD
20987	291	35	down	down	RP
20987	291	36	and	and	CC
20987	291	37	waited	wait	VBD
20987	291	38	under	under	IN
20987	291	39	a	a	DT
20987	291	40	constant	constant	JJ
20987	291	41	fall	fall	NN
20987	291	42	of	of	IN
20987	291	43	shot	shot	NN
20987	291	44	till	till	IN
20987	291	45	the	the	DT
20987	291	46	bugle	bugle	NNP
20987	291	47	should	should	MD
20987	291	48	summon	summon	VB
20987	291	49	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	291	50	to	to	IN
20987	291	51	the	the	DT
20987	291	52	storm	storm	NN
20987	291	53	.	.	.
20987	292	1	Meantime	meantime	RB
20987	292	2	,	,	,
20987	292	3	during	during	IN
20987	292	4	these	these	DT
20987	292	5	last	last	JJ
20987	292	6	400	400	CD
20987	292	7	yards	yard	NNS
20987	292	8	,	,	,
20987	292	9	the	the	DT
20987	292	10	flank	flank	NN
20987	292	11	attack	attack	NN
20987	292	12	was	be	VBD
20987	292	13	beginning	begin	VBG
20987	292	14	.	.	.
20987	293	1	In	in	IN
20987	293	2	general	general	JJ
20987	293	3	,	,	,
20987	293	4	the	the	DT
20987	293	5	first	first	JJ
20987	293	6	ascent	ascent	NN
20987	293	7	was	be	VBD
20987	293	8	of	of	IN
20987	293	9	the	the	DT
20987	293	10	rocky	rocky	JJ
20987	293	11	,	,	,
20987	293	12	broken	broken	JJ
20987	293	13	character	character	NN
20987	293	14	before	before	IN
20987	293	15	noted	note	VBN
20987	293	16	,	,	,
20987	293	17	both	both	CC
20987	293	18	here	here	RB
20987	293	19	and	and	CC
20987	293	20	at	at	IN
20987	293	21	Talana	Talana	NNP
20987	293	22	;	;	:
20987	293	23	but	but	CC
20987	293	24	,	,	,
20987	293	25	the	the	DT
20987	293	26	strength	strength	NN
20987	293	27	of	of	IN
20987	293	28	the	the	DT
20987	293	29	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	293	30	force	force	NN
20987	293	31	being	be	VBG
20987	293	32	on	on	IN
20987	293	33	the	the	DT
20987	293	34	other	other	JJ
20987	293	35	flank	flank	NN
20987	293	36	,	,	,
20987	293	37	the	the	DT
20987	293	38	assailants	assailant	NNS
20987	293	39	,	,	,
20987	293	40	while	while	IN
20987	293	41	mounting	mount	VBG
20987	293	42	,	,	,
20987	293	43	were	be	VBD
20987	293	44	covered	cover	VBN
20987	293	45	by	by	IN
20987	293	46	the	the	DT
20987	293	47	slope	slope	NN
20987	293	48	and	and	CC
20987	293	49	did	do	VBD
20987	293	50	not	not	RB
20987	293	51	come	come	VB
20987	293	52	fairly	fairly	RB
20987	293	53	under	under	IN
20987	293	54	fire	fire	NN
20987	293	55	until	until	IN
20987	293	56	the	the	DT
20987	293	57	top	top	NN
20987	293	58	was	be	VBD
20987	293	59	reached	reach	VBN
20987	293	60	.	.	.
20987	294	1	Then	then	RB
20987	294	2	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	294	3	began	begin	VBD
20987	294	4	to	to	TO
20987	294	5	fall	fall	VB
20987	294	6	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	294	7	,	,	,
20987	294	8	but	but	CC
20987	294	9	a	a	DT
20987	294	10	few	few	JJ
20987	294	11	paces	pace	NNS
20987	294	12	further	far	RBR
20987	294	13	the	the	DT
20987	294	14	ground	ground	NN
20987	294	15	dipped	dip	VBD
20987	294	16	,	,	,
20987	294	17	and	and	CC
20987	294	18	again	again	RB
20987	294	19	gave	give	VBD
20987	294	20	momentary	momentary	JJ
20987	294	21	shelter	shelter	NN
20987	294	22	.	.	.
20987	295	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	295	2	was	be	VBD
20987	295	3	,	,	,
20987	295	4	however	however	RB
20987	295	5	,	,	,
20987	295	6	but	but	CC
20987	295	7	to	to	TO
20987	295	8	take	take	VB
20987	295	9	breath	breath	NN
20987	295	10	for	for	IN
20987	295	11	the	the	DT
20987	295	12	final	final	JJ
20987	295	13	rush	rush	NN
20987	295	14	;	;	:
20987	295	15	if	if	IN
20987	295	16	rush	rush	NN
20987	295	17	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	295	18	can	can	MD
20987	295	19	be	be	VB
20987	295	20	called	call	VBN
20987	295	21	,	,	,
20987	295	22	which	which	WDT
20987	295	23	meant	mean	VBD
20987	295	24	steady	steady	JJ
20987	295	25	,	,	,
20987	295	26	dogged	dog	VBN
20987	295	27	bearing	bear	VBG
20987	295	28	up	up	RP
20987	295	29	against	against	IN
20987	295	30	a	a	DT
20987	295	31	pitiless	pitiless	NN
20987	295	32	rain	rain	NN
20987	295	33	{	{	-LRB-
20987	295	34	p.054	p.054	NN
20987	295	35	}	}	-RRB-
20987	295	36	of	of	IN
20987	295	37	projectiles	projectile	NNS
20987	295	38	,	,	,
20987	295	39	and	and	CC
20987	295	40	forcing	force	VBG
20987	295	41	one	one	PRP
20987	295	42	's	's	POS
20987	295	43	way	way	NN
20987	295	44	forward	forward	RB
20987	295	45	rock	rock	NN
20987	295	46	by	by	IN
20987	295	47	rock	rock	NN
20987	295	48	,	,	,
20987	295	49	while	while	IN
20987	295	50	companions	companion	NNS
20987	295	51	drop	drop	VBP
20987	295	52	,	,	,
20987	295	53	one	one	CD
20987	295	54	by	by	IN
20987	295	55	one	one	CD
20987	295	56	,	,	,
20987	295	57	on	on	IN
20987	295	58	either	either	DT
20987	295	59	side	side	NN
20987	295	60	.	.	.
20987	296	1	Six	six	CD
20987	296	2	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	296	3	yards	yard	NNS
20987	296	4	of	of	IN
20987	296	5	such	such	JJ
20987	296	6	work	work	NN
20987	296	7	lay	lie	VBD
20987	296	8	,	,	,
20987	296	9	before	before	IN
20987	296	10	the	the	DT
20987	296	11	flanking	flanking	NN
20987	296	12	column	column	NN
20987	296	13	,	,	,
20987	296	14	interrupted	interrupt	VBN
20987	296	15	ever	ever	RB
20987	296	16	and	and	CC
20987	296	17	anon	anon	JJ
20987	296	18	by	by	IN
20987	296	19	the	the	DT
20987	296	20	barbed	barb	VBN
20987	296	21	-	-	HYPH
20987	296	22	wire	wire	NN
20987	296	23	obstacles	obstacle	NNS
20987	296	24	,	,	,
20987	296	25	which	which	WDT
20987	296	26	,	,	,
20987	296	27	however	however	RB
20987	296	28	,	,	,
20987	296	29	were	be	VBD
20987	296	30	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	296	31	often	often	RB
20987	296	32	cut	cut	VBD
20987	296	33	down	down	RP
20987	296	34	by	by	IN
20987	296	35	the	the	DT
20987	296	36	intensity	intensity	NN
20987	296	37	of	of	IN
20987	296	38	the	the	DT
20987	296	39	fire	fire	NN
20987	296	40	.	.	.
20987	297	1	Under	under	IN
20987	297	2	such	such	JJ
20987	297	3	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	297	4	the	the	DT
20987	297	5	community	community	NN
20987	297	6	of	of	IN
20987	297	7	action	action	NN
20987	297	8	which	which	WDT
20987	297	9	rests	rest	VBZ
20987	297	10	upon	upon	IN
20987	297	11	formal	formal	JJ
20987	297	12	organisation	organisation	NN
20987	297	13	and	and	CC
20987	297	14	method	method	NN
20987	297	15	ceases	cease	NNS
20987	297	16	to	to	TO
20987	297	17	be	be	VB
20987	297	18	effectual	effectual	JJ
20987	297	19	.	.	.
20987	298	1	The	the	DT
20987	298	2	momentum	momentum	NN
20987	298	3	that	that	WDT
20987	298	4	endures	endure	VBZ
20987	298	5	to	to	IN
20987	298	6	the	the	DT
20987	298	7	end	end	NN
20987	298	8	,	,	,
20987	298	9	and	and	CC
20987	298	10	so	so	RB
20987	298	11	effects	effect	VBZ
20987	298	12	the	the	DT
20987	298	13	results	result	NNS
20987	298	14	of	of	IN
20987	298	15	co	co	NN
20987	298	16	-	-	NN
20987	298	17	operation	operation	NN
20987	298	18	,	,	,
20987	298	19	finds	find	VBZ
20987	298	20	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	298	21	energy	energy	NN
20987	298	22	partly	partly	RB
20987	298	23	in	in	IN
20987	298	24	individual	individual	JJ
20987	298	25	character	character	NN
20987	298	26	,	,	,
20987	298	27	partly	partly	RB
20987	298	28	in	in	IN
20987	298	29	the	the	DT
20987	298	30	moral	moral	JJ
20987	298	31	fellowship	fellowship	NN
20987	298	32	of	of	IN
20987	298	33	impulse	impulse	NN
20987	298	34	and	and	CC
20987	298	35	of	of	IN
20987	298	36	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	298	37	which	which	WDT
20987	298	38	,	,	,
20987	298	39	once	once	RB
20987	298	40	imparted	impart	VBD
20987	298	41	,	,	,
20987	298	42	remains	remain	VBZ
20987	298	43	subconscious	subconscious	JJ
20987	298	44	,	,	,
20987	298	45	perhaps	perhaps	RB
20987	298	46	,	,	,
20987	298	47	but	but	CC
20987	298	48	ineradicable	ineradicable	JJ
20987	298	49	.	.	.
20987	299	1	The	the	DT
20987	299	2	man	man	NN
20987	299	3	knows	know	VBZ
20987	299	4	,	,	,
20987	299	5	or	or	CC
20987	299	6	rather	rather	RB
20987	299	7	feels	feel	VBZ
20987	299	8	,	,	,
20987	299	9	that	that	IN
20987	299	10	if	if	IN
20987	299	11	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	299	12	gets	get	VBZ
20987	299	13	to	to	IN
20987	299	14	the	the	DT
20987	299	15	end	end	NN
20987	299	16	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	299	17	will	will	MD
20987	299	18	find	find	VB
20987	299	19	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	299	20	comrades	comrade	NNS
20987	299	21	there	there	RB
20987	299	22	;	;	:
20987	299	23	and	and	CC
20987	299	24	that	that	IN
20987	299	25	if	if	IN
20987	299	26	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	299	27	goes	go	VBZ
20987	299	28	back	back	RB
20987	299	29	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	299	30	will	will	MD
20987	299	31	not	not	RB
20987	299	32	find	find	VB
20987	299	33	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	299	34	,	,	,
20987	299	35	but	but	CC
20987	299	36	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	299	37	own	own	JJ
20987	299	38	self	self	NN
20987	299	39	-	-	HYPH
20987	299	40	contempt	contempt	NN
20987	299	41	.	.	.
20987	300	1	Such	such	JJ
20987	300	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	300	3	unanimity	unanimity	NN
20987	300	4	,	,	,
20987	300	5	the	the	DT
20987	300	6	oneness	oneness	NN
20987	300	7	of	of	IN
20987	300	8	will	will	NN
20987	300	9	that	that	WDT
20987	300	10	comes	come	VBZ
20987	300	11	of	of	IN
20987	300	12	a	a	DT
20987	300	13	common	common	JJ
20987	300	14	training	training	NN
20987	300	15	and	and	CC
20987	300	16	of	of	IN
20987	300	17	common	common	JJ
20987	300	18	ideals	ideal	NNS
20987	300	19	,	,	,
20987	300	20	bred	breed	VBN
20987	300	21	-	-	HYPH
20987	300	22	in	in	RP
20987	300	23	,	,	,
20987	300	24	if	if	IN
20987	300	25	not	not	RB
20987	300	26	inborn	inborn	JJ
20987	300	27	.	.	.
20987	301	1	So	so	RB
20987	301	2	this	this	DT
20987	301	3	mass	mass	NN
20987	301	4	of	of	IN
20987	301	5	men	man	NNS
20987	301	6	,	,	,
20987	301	7	independent	independent	JJ
20987	301	8	each	each	DT
20987	301	9	,	,	,
20987	301	10	and	and	CC
20987	301	11	yet	yet	RB
20987	301	12	members	member	NNS
20987	301	13	,	,	,
20987	301	14	each	each	DT
20987	301	15	,	,	,
20987	301	16	one	one	CD
20987	301	17	of	of	IN
20987	301	18	the	the	DT
20987	301	19	other	other	JJ
20987	301	20	,	,	,
20987	301	21	struggled	struggle	VBN
20987	301	22	forward	forward	RB
20987	301	23	,	,	,
20987	301	24	through	through	IN
20987	301	25	failing	fail	VBG
20987	301	26	{	{	-LRB-
20987	301	27	p.055	p.055	NNP
20987	301	28	}	}	-RRB-
20987	301	29	light	light	NN
20987	301	30	and	and	CC
20987	301	31	drenching	drench	VBG
20987	301	32	rain	rain	NN
20987	301	33	--	--	:
20987	301	34	for	for	IN
20987	301	35	the	the	DT
20987	301	36	storm	storm	NN
20987	301	37	had	have	VBD
20987	301	38	burst	burst	VBN
20987	301	39	as	as	IN
20987	301	40	the	the	DT
20987	301	41	ascent	ascent	NN
20987	301	42	began	begin	VBD
20987	301	43	--	--	:
20987	301	44	till	till	IN
20987	301	45	half	half	PDT
20987	301	46	the	the	DT
20987	301	47	way	way	NN
20987	301	48	was	be	VBD
20987	301	49	won	win	VBN
20987	301	50	.	.	.
20987	302	1	Then	then	RB
20987	302	2	the	the	DT
20987	302	3	bugle	bugle	NN
20987	302	4	sounded	sound	VBD
20987	302	5	"	"	``
20987	302	6	Charge	charge	NN
20987	302	7	,	,	,
20987	302	8	"	"	''
20987	302	9	and	and	CC
20987	302	10	the	the	DT
20987	302	11	reply	reply	NN
20987	302	12	came	come	VBD
20987	302	13	cheerily	cheerily	RB
20987	302	14	up	up	RB
20987	302	15	from	from	IN
20987	302	16	below	below	RB
20987	302	17	.	.	.
20987	303	1	The	the	DT
20987	303	2	men	man	NNS
20987	303	3	,	,	,
20987	303	4	in	in	IN
20987	303	5	the	the	DT
20987	303	6	valley	valley	NN
20987	303	7	and	and	CC
20987	303	8	on	on	IN
20987	303	9	the	the	DT
20987	303	10	hill	hill	NN
20987	303	11	,	,	,
20987	303	12	moved	move	VBD
20987	303	13	forward	forward	RB
20987	303	14	with	with	IN
20987	303	15	the	the	DT
20987	303	16	bayonet	bayonet	NN
20987	303	17	,	,	,
20987	303	18	still	still	RB
20987	303	19	not	not	RB
20987	303	20	neglecting	neglect	VBG
20987	303	21	cover	cover	NN
20987	303	22	,	,	,
20987	303	23	but	but	CC
20987	303	24	looking	look	VBG
20987	303	25	now	now	RB
20987	303	26	more	more	JJR
20987	303	27	to	to	TO
20987	303	28	speed	speed	VB
20987	303	29	.	.	.
20987	304	1	Again	again	RB
20987	304	2	,	,	,
20987	304	3	as	as	IN
20987	304	4	usual	usual	JJ
20987	304	5	,	,	,
20987	304	6	save	save	VB
20987	304	7	a	a	DT
20987	304	8	few	few	JJ
20987	304	9	of	of	IN
20987	304	10	the	the	DT
20987	304	11	more	more	RBR
20987	304	12	stubborn	stubborn	JJ
20987	304	13	who	who	WP
20987	304	14	were	be	VBD
20987	304	15	killed	kill	VBN
20987	304	16	at	at	IN
20987	304	17	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	304	18	guns	gun	NNS
20987	304	19	,	,	,
20987	304	20	the	the	DT
20987	304	21	defenders	defender	NNS
20987	304	22	did	do	VBD
20987	304	23	not	not	RB
20987	304	24	await	await	VB
20987	304	25	the	the	DT
20987	304	26	shock	shock	NN
20987	304	27	but	but	CC
20987	304	28	fled	flee	VBD
20987	304	29	down	down	RP
20987	304	30	the	the	DT
20987	304	31	hills	hill	NNS
20987	304	32	,	,	,
20987	304	33	where	where	WRB
20987	304	34	the	the	DT
20987	304	35	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	304	36	that	that	WDT
20987	304	37	had	have	VBD
20987	304	38	accompanied	accompany	VBN
20987	304	39	the	the	DT
20987	304	40	flank	flank	NN
20987	304	41	attack	attack	NN
20987	304	42	got	get	VBD
20987	304	43	among	among	IN
20987	304	44	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	304	45	and	and	CC
20987	304	46	completed	complete	VBD
20987	304	47	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	304	48	discomfiture	discomfiture	NN
20987	304	49	.	.	.
20987	305	1	The	the	DT
20987	305	2	battle	battle	NN
20987	305	3	at	at	IN
20987	305	4	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	305	5	was	be	VBD
20987	305	6	distinctly	distinctly	RB
20987	305	7	creditable	creditable	JJ
20987	305	8	to	to	IN
20987	305	9	both	both	DT
20987	305	10	sides	side	NNS
20987	305	11	,	,	,
20987	305	12	but	but	CC
20987	305	13	upon	upon	IN
20987	305	14	the	the	DT
20987	305	15	whole	whole	NN
20987	305	16	gave	give	VBD
20987	305	17	sounder	sounder	NN
20987	305	18	cause	cause	NN
20987	305	19	for	for	IN
20987	305	20	self	self	NN
20987	305	21	-	-	HYPH
20987	305	22	congratulation	congratulation	NN
20987	305	23	to	to	IN
20987	305	24	the	the	DT
20987	305	25	British	british	JJ
20987	305	26	than	than	IN
20987	305	27	to	to	IN
20987	305	28	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	305	29	opponents	opponent	NNS
20987	305	30	.	.	.
20987	306	1	The	the	DT
20987	306	2	former	former	JJ
20987	306	3	were	be	VBD
20987	306	4	numerically	numerically	RB
20987	306	5	superior	superior	JJ
20987	306	6	to	to	IN
20987	306	7	the	the	DT
20987	306	8	defenders	defender	NNS
20987	306	9	,	,	,
20987	306	10	but	but	CC
20987	306	11	not	not	RB
20987	306	12	to	to	IN
20987	306	13	an	an	DT
20987	306	14	extent	extent	NN
20987	306	15	which	which	WDT
20987	306	16	countervailed	countervail	VBD
20987	306	17	even	even	RB
20987	306	18	the	the	DT
20987	306	19	natural	natural	JJ
20987	306	20	advantages	advantage	NNS
20987	306	21	of	of	IN
20987	306	22	the	the	DT
20987	306	23	ground	ground	NN
20987	306	24	,	,	,
20987	306	25	further	further	RB
20987	306	26	improved	improve	VBN
20987	306	27	by	by	IN
20987	306	28	measures	measure	NNS
20987	306	29	for	for	IN
20987	306	30	which	which	WDT
20987	306	31	time	time	NN
20987	306	32	allowed	allow	VBD
20987	306	33	.	.	.
20987	307	1	Regarded	regard	VBN
20987	307	2	apart	apart	RB
20987	307	3	from	from	IN
20987	307	4	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	307	5	connection	connection	NN
20987	307	6	with	with	IN
20987	307	7	the	the	DT
20987	307	8	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	307	9	as	as	IN
20987	307	10	a	a	DT
20987	307	11	whole	whole	NN
20987	307	12	,	,	,
20987	307	13	simply	simply	RB
20987	307	14	as	as	IN
20987	307	15	a	a	DT
20987	307	16	combat	combat	NN
20987	307	17	unrelated	unrelated	JJ
20987	307	18	to	to	IN
20987	307	19	other	other	JJ
20987	307	20	incidents	incident	NNS
20987	307	21	,	,	,
20987	307	22	the	the	DT
20987	307	23	conception	conception	NN
20987	307	24	and	and	CC
20987	307	25	the	the	DT
20987	307	26	{	{	-LRB-
20987	307	27	p.056	p.056	NN
20987	307	28	}	}	-RRB-
20987	307	29	execution	execution	NN
20987	307	30	of	of	IN
20987	307	31	the	the	DT
20987	307	32	attack	attack	NN
20987	307	33	were	be	VBD
20987	307	34	admirable	admirable	JJ
20987	307	35	;	;	:
20987	307	36	while	while	IN
20987	307	37	in	in	IN
20987	307	38	the	the	DT
20987	307	39	matter	matter	NN
20987	307	40	of	of	IN
20987	307	41	military	military	JJ
20987	307	42	dynamic	dynamic	JJ
20987	307	43	energy	energy	NN
20987	307	44	,	,	,
20987	307	45	to	to	IN
20987	307	46	whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	307	47	source	source	NN
20987	307	48	that	that	WDT
20987	307	49	shown	show	VBN
20987	307	50	on	on	IN
20987	307	51	the	the	DT
20987	307	52	one	one	CD
20987	307	53	side	side	NN
20987	307	54	or	or	CC
20987	307	55	the	the	DT
20987	307	56	other	other	JJ
20987	307	57	may	may	MD
20987	307	58	be	be	VB
20987	307	59	attributed	attribute	VBN
20987	307	60	,	,	,
20987	307	61	the	the	DT
20987	307	62	potentiality	potentiality	NN
20987	307	63	of	of	IN
20987	307	64	the	the	DT
20987	307	65	attacking	attack	VBG
20987	307	66	force	force	NN
20987	307	67	was	be	VBD
20987	307	68	demonstrated	demonstrate	VBN
20987	307	69	to	to	TO
20987	307	70	be	be	VB
20987	307	71	greater	great	JJR
20987	307	72	than	than	IN
20987	307	73	that	that	DT
20987	307	74	of	of	IN
20987	307	75	the	the	DT
20987	307	76	opponent	opponent	NN
20987	307	77	.	.	.
20987	308	1	Still	still	RB
20987	308	2	more	more	RBR
20987	308	3	was	be	VBD
20987	308	4	the	the	DT
20987	308	5	action	action	NN
20987	308	6	at	at	IN
20987	308	7	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	308	8	commendable	commendable	JJ
20987	308	9	,	,	,
20987	308	10	when	when	WRB
20987	308	11	viewed	view	VBN
20987	308	12	in	in	IN
20987	308	13	relation	relation	NN
20987	308	14	to	to	IN
20987	308	15	the	the	DT
20987	308	16	general	general	JJ
20987	308	17	respective	respective	JJ
20987	308	18	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	308	19	of	of	IN
20987	308	20	the	the	DT
20987	308	21	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	308	22	and	and	CC
20987	308	23	the	the	DT
20987	308	24	British	british	JJ
20987	308	25	in	in	IN
20987	308	26	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	308	27	at	at	IN
20987	308	28	that	that	DT
20987	308	29	time	time	NN
20987	308	30	.	.	.
20987	309	1	Duly	duly	RB
20987	309	2	to	to	TO
20987	309	3	appreciate	appreciate	VB
20987	309	4	the	the	DT
20987	309	5	merits	merit	NNS
20987	309	6	and	and	CC
20987	309	7	the	the	DT
20987	309	8	results	result	NNS
20987	309	9	of	of	IN
20987	309	10	these	these	DT
20987	309	11	two	two	CD
20987	309	12	successive	successive	JJ
20987	309	13	days	day	NNS
20987	309	14	of	of	IN
20987	309	15	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	309	16	,	,	,
20987	309	17	at	at	IN
20987	309	18	Talana	Talana	NNP
20987	309	19	and	and	CC
20987	309	20	at	at	IN
20987	309	21	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	309	22	,	,	,
20987	309	23	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	309	24	must	must	MD
20987	309	25	be	be	VB
20987	309	26	remembered	remember	VBN
20987	309	27	that	that	IN
20987	309	28	the	the	DT
20987	309	29	British	British	NNPS
20987	309	30	in	in	IN
20987	309	31	a	a	DT
20987	309	32	general	general	JJ
20987	309	33	sense	sense	NN
20987	309	34	,	,	,
20987	309	35	and	and	CC
20987	309	36	at	at	IN
20987	309	37	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	309	38	locally	locally	RB
20987	309	39	as	as	RB
20987	309	40	well	well	RB
20987	309	41	,	,	,
20987	309	42	were	be	VBD
20987	309	43	upon	upon	IN
20987	309	44	the	the	DT
20987	309	45	defensive	defensive	NN
20987	309	46	,	,	,
20987	309	47	and	and	CC
20987	309	48	that	that	IN
20987	309	49	the	the	DT
20987	309	50	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	309	51	movements	movement	NNS
20987	309	52	were	be	VBD
20987	309	53	each	each	DT
20987	309	54	a	a	DT
20987	309	55	part	part	NN
20987	309	56	of	of	IN
20987	309	57	one	one	CD
20987	309	58	general	general	JJ
20987	309	59	plan	plan	NN
20987	309	60	directed	direct	VBN
20987	309	61	,	,	,
20987	309	62	and	and	CC
20987	309	63	most	most	RBS
20987	309	64	properly	properly	RB
20987	309	65	,	,	,
20987	309	66	to	to	TO
20987	309	67	overwhelm	overwhelm	VB
20987	309	68	and	and	CC
20987	309	69	destroy	destroy	VB
20987	309	70	the	the	DT
20987	309	71	detachments	detachment	NNS
20987	309	72	--	--	:
20987	309	73	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	309	74	and	and	CC
20987	309	75	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	309	76	--	--	:
20987	309	77	in	in	IN
20987	309	78	detail	detail	NN
20987	309	79	;	;	:
20987	309	80	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	309	81	together	together	RB
20987	309	82	being	be	VBG
20987	309	83	rightly	rightly	RB
20987	309	84	considered	consider	VBN
20987	309	85	one	one	CD
20987	309	86	fraction	fraction	NN
20987	309	87	of	of	IN
20987	309	88	the	the	DT
20987	309	89	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	309	90	's	's	POS
20987	309	91	whole	whole	JJ
20987	309	92	force	force	NN
20987	309	93	,	,	,
20987	309	94	present	present	JJ
20987	309	95	or	or	CC
20987	309	96	hurrying	hurrying	NN
20987	309	97	over	over	IN
20987	309	98	sea	sea	NN
20987	309	99	.	.	.
20987	310	1	So	so	RB
20987	310	2	regarded	regarded	JJ
20987	310	3	,	,	,
20987	310	4	the	the	DT
20987	310	5	vigour	vigour	NN
20987	310	6	with	with	IN
20987	310	7	which	which	WDT
20987	310	8	the	the	DT
20987	310	9	British	British	NNP
20987	310	10	took	take	VBD
20987	310	11	the	the	DT
20987	310	12	initiative	initiative	NN
20987	310	13	,	,	,
20987	310	14	assumed	assume	VBD
20987	310	15	the	the	DT
20987	310	16	offensive	offensive	NN
20987	310	17	,	,	,
20987	310	18	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	310	19	in	in	IN
20987	310	20	turn	turn	NN
20987	310	21	attacking	attack	VBG
20987	310	22	in	in	IN
20987	310	23	detail	detail	NN
20987	310	24	,	,	,
20987	310	25	and	and	CC
20987	310	26	severely	severely	RB
20987	310	27	punishing	punish	VBG
20987	310	28	,	,	,
20987	310	29	the	the	DT
20987	310	30	separate	separate	JJ
20987	310	31	factors	factor	NNS
20987	310	32	of	of	IN
20987	310	33	the	the	DT
20987	310	34	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	310	35	's	's	POS
20987	310	36	{	{	-LRB-
20987	310	37	p.057	p.057	NNP
20987	310	38	}	}	-RRB-
20987	310	39	combination	combination	NN
20987	310	40	,	,	,
20987	310	41	is	be	VBZ
20987	310	42	worthy	worthy	JJ
20987	310	43	of	of	IN
20987	310	44	great	great	JJ
20987	310	45	praise	praise	NN
20987	310	46	.	.	.
20987	311	1	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	311	2	Penn	Penn	NNP
20987	311	3	Symons	Symons	NNP
20987	311	4	is	be	VBZ
20987	311	5	perhaps	perhaps	RB
20987	311	6	entitled	entitle	VBN
20987	311	7	to	to	IN
20987	311	8	the	the	DT
20987	311	9	greater	great	JJR
20987	311	10	meed	meed	NN
20987	311	11	because	because	IN
20987	311	12	to	to	IN
20987	311	13	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	311	14	fell	fall	VBD
20987	311	15	,	,	,
20987	311	16	with	with	IN
20987	311	17	the	the	DT
20987	311	18	greater	great	JJR
20987	311	19	burden	burden	NN
20987	311	20	,	,	,
20987	311	21	the	the	DT
20987	311	22	greater	great	JJR
20987	311	23	opportunity	opportunity	NN
20987	311	24	,	,	,
20987	311	25	to	to	TO
20987	311	26	which	which	WDT
20987	311	27	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	311	28	proved	prove	VBD
20987	311	29	not	not	RB
20987	311	30	unequal	unequal	JJ
20987	311	31	.	.	.
20987	312	1	Such	such	JJ
20987	312	2	men	man	NNS
20987	312	3	were	be	VBD
20987	312	4	worthy	worthy	JJ
20987	312	5	of	of	IN
20987	312	6	the	the	DT
20987	312	7	steady	steady	JJ
20987	312	8	forward	forward	JJ
20987	312	9	gallantry	gallantry	NN
20987	312	10	shown	show	VBN
20987	312	11	by	by	IN
20987	312	12	officers	officer	NNS
20987	312	13	and	and	CC
20987	312	14	men	man	NNS
20987	312	15	.	.	.
20987	313	1	Both	both	DT
20987	313	2	leaders	leader	NNS
20987	313	3	and	and	CC
20987	313	4	led	lead	VBD
20987	313	5	easily	easily	RB
20987	313	6	carry	carry	VB
20987	313	7	off	off	RP
20987	313	8	the	the	DT
20987	313	9	palm	palm	NN
20987	313	10	from	from	IN
20987	313	11	the	the	DT
20987	313	12	more	more	RBR
20987	313	13	phlegmatic	phlegmatic	JJ
20987	313	14	opponents	opponent	NNS
20987	313	15	,	,	,
20987	313	16	who	who	WP
20987	313	17	failed	fail	VBD
20987	313	18	to	to	TO
20987	313	19	sweep	sweep	VB
20987	313	20	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	313	21	away	away	RB
20987	313	22	.	.	.
20987	314	1	The	the	DT
20987	314	2	result	result	NN
20987	314	3	was	be	VBD
20987	314	4	to	to	TO
20987	314	5	save	save	VB
20987	314	6	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	314	7	,	,	,
20987	314	8	or	or	CC
20987	314	9	rather	rather	RB
20987	314	10	--	--	:
20987	314	11	what	what	WP
20987	314	12	was	be	VBD
20987	314	13	most	most	RBS
20987	314	14	really	really	RB
20987	314	15	important	important	JJ
20987	314	16	--	--	:
20987	314	17	to	to	TO
20987	314	18	save	save	VB
20987	314	19	the	the	DT
20987	314	20	organized	organized	JJ
20987	314	21	force	force	NN
20987	314	22	that	that	WDT
20987	314	23	was	be	VBD
20987	314	24	there	there	RB
20987	314	25	shut	shut	VBN
20987	314	26	in	in	RP
20987	314	27	.	.	.
20987	315	1	The	the	DT
20987	315	2	brilliant	brilliant	JJ
20987	315	3	antecedent	antecedent	NN
20987	315	4	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	315	5	,	,	,
20987	315	6	the	the	DT
20987	315	7	offensive	offensive	JJ
20987	315	8	right	right	NN
20987	315	9	and	and	CC
20987	315	10	left	leave	VBD
20987	315	11	strokes	stroke	NNS
20987	315	12	,	,	,
20987	315	13	the	the	DT
20987	315	14	prompt	prompt	JJ
20987	315	15	and	and	CC
20987	315	16	timely	timely	JJ
20987	315	17	resolve	resolve	NN
20987	315	18	of	of	IN
20987	315	19	Yule	Yule	NNP
20987	315	20	to	to	TO
20987	315	21	retreat	retreat	VB
20987	315	22	just	just	RB
20987	315	23	as	as	IN
20987	315	24	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	315	25	did	do	VBD
20987	315	26	,	,	,
20987	315	27	and	and	CC
20987	315	28	the	the	DT
20987	315	29	consequent	consequent	JJ
20987	315	30	concentration	concentration	NN
20987	315	31	,	,	,
20987	315	32	utterly	utterly	RB
20987	315	33	frustrated	frustrate	VBD
20987	315	34	the	the	DT
20987	315	35	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	315	36	'	'	POS
20987	315	37	combinations	combination	NNS
20987	315	38	,	,	,
20987	315	39	and	and	CC
20987	315	40	shattered	shatter	VBD
20987	315	41	antecedently	antecedently	RB
20987	315	42	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	315	43	expectations	expectation	NNS
20987	315	44	of	of	IN
20987	315	45	subduing	subdue	VBG
20987	315	46	the	the	DT
20987	315	47	British	british	JJ
20987	315	48	by	by	IN
20987	315	49	the	the	DT
20987	315	50	cheaper	cheap	JJR
20987	315	51	method	method	NN
20987	315	52	of	of	IN
20987	315	53	exhaustion	exhaustion	NN
20987	315	54	.	.	.
20987	316	1	The	the	DT
20987	316	2	failure	failure	NN
20987	316	3	was	be	VBD
20987	316	4	not	not	RB
20987	316	5	only	only	RB
20987	316	6	signal	signal	NN
20987	316	7	,	,	,
20987	316	8	but	but	CC
20987	316	9	in	in	IN
20987	316	10	the	the	DT
20987	316	11	end	end	NN
20987	316	12	discreditable	discreditable	JJ
20987	316	13	;	;	:
20987	316	14	for	for	IN
20987	316	15	while	while	IN
20987	316	16	success	success	NN
20987	316	17	is	be	VBZ
20987	316	18	no	no	DT
20987	316	19	sure	sure	JJ
20987	316	20	proof	proof	NN
20987	316	21	of	of	IN
20987	316	22	merit	merit	NN
20987	316	23	,	,	,
20987	316	24	nor	nor	CC
20987	316	25	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	316	26	opposite	opposite	NN
20987	316	27	of	of	IN
20987	316	28	indesert	indesert	NNP
20987	316	29	,	,	,
20987	316	30	the	the	DT
20987	316	31	wide	wide	JJ
20987	316	32	miscalculation	miscalculation	NN
20987	316	33	of	of	IN
20987	316	34	the	the	DT
20987	316	35	ultimate	ultimate	JJ
20987	316	36	result	result	NN
20987	316	37	,	,	,
20987	316	38	which	which	WDT
20987	316	39	kept	keep	VBD
20987	316	40	the	the	DT
20987	316	41	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	316	42	so	so	RB
20987	316	43	long	long	RB
20987	316	44	inactive	inactive	JJ
20987	316	45	before	before	IN
20987	316	46	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	316	47	,	,	,
20987	316	48	and	and	CC
20987	316	49	saved	save	VBD
20987	316	50	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	316	51	,	,	,
20987	316	52	while	while	IN
20987	316	53	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	316	54	were	be	VBD
20987	316	55	{	{	-LRB-
20987	316	56	p.058	p.058	NN
20987	316	57	}	}	-RRB-
20987	316	58	well	well	RB
20987	316	59	known	know	VBN
20987	316	60	all	all	PDT
20987	316	61	the	the	DT
20987	316	62	while	while	NN
20987	316	63	to	to	TO
20987	316	64	be	be	VB
20987	316	65	hasting	haste	VBG
20987	316	66	across	across	IN
20987	316	67	the	the	DT
20987	316	68	sea	sea	NN
20987	316	69	,	,	,
20987	316	70	is	be	VBZ
20987	316	71	entitled	entitle	VBN
20987	316	72	to	to	TO
20987	316	73	scant	scant	VB
20987	316	74	respect	respect	NN
20987	316	75	from	from	IN
20987	316	76	any	any	DT
20987	316	77	indications	indication	NNS
20987	316	78	in	in	IN
20987	316	79	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	316	80	favour	favour	NN
20987	316	81	.	.	.
20987	317	1	The	the	DT
20987	317	2	faulty	faulty	JJ
20987	317	3	execution	execution	NN
20987	317	4	of	of	IN
20987	317	5	the	the	DT
20987	317	6	original	original	JJ
20987	317	7	plan	plan	NN
20987	317	8	,	,	,
20987	317	9	which	which	WDT
20987	317	10	enabled	enable	VBD
20987	317	11	the	the	DT
20987	317	12	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	317	13	to	to	TO
20987	317	14	concentrate	concentrate	VB
20987	317	15	and	and	CC
20987	317	16	to	to	TO
20987	317	17	accumulate	accumulate	VB
20987	317	18	adequate	adequate	JJ
20987	317	19	means	mean	NNS
20987	317	20	of	of	IN
20987	317	21	resistance	resistance	NN
20987	317	22	,	,	,
20987	317	23	and	and	CC
20987	317	24	the	the	DT
20987	317	25	subsequent	subsequent	JJ
20987	317	26	underestimate	underestimate	NN
20987	317	27	of	of	IN
20987	317	28	the	the	DT
20987	317	29	endurance	endurance	NN
20987	317	30	of	of	IN
20987	317	31	the	the	DT
20987	317	32	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	317	33	,	,	,
20987	317	34	bear	bear	VB
20987	317	35	the	the	DT
20987	317	36	same	same	JJ
20987	317	37	mark	mark	NN
20987	317	38	.	.	.
20987	318	1	In	in	IN
20987	318	2	issuing	issue	VBG
20987	318	3	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	318	4	ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	318	5	,	,	,
20987	318	6	in	in	IN
20987	318	7	opening	open	VBG
20987	318	8	the	the	DT
20987	318	9	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	318	10	,	,	,
20987	318	11	in	in	IN
20987	318	12	combining	combine	VBG
20987	318	13	against	against	IN
20987	318	14	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	318	15	,	,	,
20987	318	16	and	and	CC
20987	318	17	finally	finally	RB
20987	318	18	in	in	IN
20987	318	19	investing	invest	VBG
20987	318	20	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	318	21	,	,	,
20987	318	22	the	the	DT
20987	318	23	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	318	24	exceeded	exceed	VBD
20987	318	25	decisively	decisively	RB
20987	318	26	that	that	IN
20987	318	27	five	five	CD
20987	318	28	minutes	minute	NNS
20987	318	29	of	of	IN
20987	318	30	delay	delay	NN
20987	318	31	upon	upon	IN
20987	318	32	which	which	WDT
20987	318	33	,	,	,
20987	318	34	to	to	TO
20987	318	35	use	use	VB
20987	318	36	Nelson	Nelson	NNP
20987	318	37	's	's	POS
20987	318	38	words	word	NNS
20987	318	39	,	,	,
20987	318	40	turns	turn	VBZ
20987	318	41	victory	victory	NN
20987	318	42	or	or	CC
20987	318	43	defeat	defeat	NN
20987	318	44	;	;	:
20987	318	45	and	and	CC
20987	318	46	the	the	DT
20987	318	47	loss	loss	NN
20987	318	48	of	of	IN
20987	318	49	time	time	NN
20987	318	50	,	,	,
20987	318	51	as	as	IN
20987	318	52	yet	yet	RB
20987	318	53	only	only	RB
20987	318	54	serious	serious	JJ
20987	318	55	,	,	,
20987	318	56	through	through	IN
20987	318	57	the	the	DT
20987	318	58	procrastinations	procrastination	NNS
20987	318	59	of	of	IN
20987	318	60	the	the	DT
20987	318	61	siege	siege	NN
20987	318	62	became	become	VBD
20987	318	63	irremediable	irremediable	JJ
20987	318	64	.	.	.
20987	319	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	319	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	319	3	noticeable	noticeable	JJ
20987	319	4	that	that	IN
20987	319	5	the	the	DT
20987	319	6	returns	return	NNS
20987	319	7	of	of	IN
20987	319	8	casualties	casualty	NNS
20987	319	9	at	at	IN
20987	319	10	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	319	11	do	do	VBP
20987	319	12	not	not	RB
20987	319	13	perfectly	perfectly	RB
20987	319	14	bear	bear	VB
20987	319	15	out	out	RP
20987	319	16	extreme	extreme	JJ
20987	319	17	conclusions	conclusion	NNS
20987	319	18	as	as	IN
20987	319	19	to	to	IN
20987	319	20	the	the	DT
20987	319	21	fatal	fatal	JJ
20987	319	22	preponderance	preponderance	NN
20987	319	23	of	of	IN
20987	319	24	the	the	DT
20987	319	25	defence	defence	NN
20987	319	26	over	over	IN
20987	319	27	the	the	DT
20987	319	28	offence	offence	NN
20987	319	29	in	in	IN
20987	319	30	modern	modern	JJ
20987	319	31	warfare	warfare	NN
20987	319	32	.	.	.
20987	320	1	As	as	IN
20987	320	2	reported	report	VBN
20987	320	3	soon	soon	RB
20987	320	4	after	after	IN
20987	320	5	the	the	DT
20987	320	6	action	action	NN
20987	320	7	,	,	,
20987	320	8	the	the	DT
20987	320	9	British	British	NNPS
20987	320	10	lost	lose	VBN
20987	320	11	in	in	IN
20987	320	12	killed	kill	VBN
20987	320	13	,	,	,
20987	320	14	55	55	CD
20987	320	15	;	;	:
20987	320	16	in	in	IN
20987	320	17	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	320	18	,	,	,
20987	320	19	199	199	CD
20987	320	20	.	.	.
20987	321	1	Of	of	IN
20987	321	2	the	the	DT
20987	321	3	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	321	4	,	,	,
20987	321	5	65	65	CD
20987	321	6	dead	dead	JJ
20987	321	7	were	be	VBD
20987	321	8	found	find	VBN
20987	321	9	on	on	IN
20987	321	10	the	the	DT
20987	321	11	ground	ground	NN
20987	321	12	;	;	:
20987	321	13	others	other	NNS
20987	321	14	,	,	,
20987	321	15	estimated	estimate	VBN
20987	321	16	--	--	:
20987	321	17	guessed	guess	VBN
20987	321	18	is	be	VBZ
20987	321	19	perhaps	perhaps	RB
20987	321	20	more	more	RBR
20987	321	21	correct	correct	JJ
20987	321	22	--	--	:
20987	321	23	at	at	IN
20987	321	24	50	50	CD
20987	321	25	,	,	,
20987	321	26	were	be	VBD
20987	321	27	killed	kill	VBN
20987	321	28	in	in	IN
20987	321	29	pursuit	pursuit	NN
20987	321	30	by	by	IN
20987	321	31	the	the	DT
20987	321	32	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	321	33	.	.	.
20987	322	1	Their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	322	2	wounded	wounded	JJ
20987	322	3	{	{	-LRB-
20987	322	4	p.059	p.059	NN
20987	322	5	}	}	-RRB-
20987	322	6	is	be	VBZ
20987	322	7	not	not	RB
20987	322	8	stated	state	VBN
20987	322	9	,	,	,
20987	322	10	but	but	CC
20987	322	11	there	there	EX
20987	322	12	were	be	VBD
20987	322	13	many	many	JJ
20987	322	14	among	among	IN
20987	322	15	the	the	DT
20987	322	16	three	three	CD
20987	322	17	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	322	18	prisoners	prisoner	NNS
20987	322	19	taken	take	VBN
20987	322	20	.	.	.
20987	323	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	323	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	323	3	true	true	JJ
20987	323	4	,	,	,
20987	323	5	certainly	certainly	RB
20987	323	6	,	,	,
20987	323	7	that	that	IN
20987	323	8	in	in	IN
20987	323	9	this	this	DT
20987	323	10	affair	affair	NN
20987	323	11	not	not	RB
20987	323	12	only	only	RB
20987	323	13	was	be	VBD
20987	323	14	the	the	DT
20987	323	15	British	british	JJ
20987	323	16	attack	attack	NN
20987	323	17	well	well	RB
20987	323	18	combined	combined	JJ
20987	323	19	,	,	,
20987	323	20	but	but	CC
20987	323	21	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	323	22	superiority	superiority	NN
20987	323	23	in	in	IN
20987	323	24	numbers	number	NNS
20987	323	25	was	be	VBD
20987	323	26	considerable	considerable	JJ
20987	323	27	.	.	.
20987	324	1	Still	still	RB
20987	324	2	,	,	,
20987	324	3	after	after	IN
20987	324	4	all	all	DT
20987	324	5	deductions	deduction	NNS
20987	324	6	,	,	,
20987	324	7	the	the	DT
20987	324	8	greater	great	JJR
20987	324	9	loss	loss	NN
20987	324	10	of	of	IN
20987	324	11	the	the	DT
20987	324	12	defendants	defendant	NNS
20987	324	13	casts	cast	VBZ
20987	324	14	doubt	doubt	NN
20987	324	15	,	,	,
20987	324	16	either	either	CC
20987	324	17	upon	upon	IN
20987	324	18	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	324	19	marksmanship	marksmanship	NN
20987	324	20	or	or	CC
20987	324	21	upon	upon	IN
20987	324	22	the	the	DT
20987	324	23	prevalent	prevalent	JJ
20987	324	24	theory	theory	NN
20987	324	25	that	that	IN
20987	324	26	the	the	DT
20987	324	27	effects	effect	NNS
20987	324	28	of	of	IN
20987	324	29	modern	modern	JJ
20987	324	30	weapons	weapon	NNS
20987	324	31	are	be	VBP
20987	324	32	revolutionary	revolutionary	JJ
20987	324	33	.	.	.
20987	325	1	As	as	IN
20987	325	2	a	a	DT
20987	325	3	historical	historical	JJ
20987	325	4	fact	fact	NN
20987	325	5	,	,	,
20987	325	6	a	a	DT
20987	325	7	front	front	JJ
20987	325	8	attack	attack	NN
20987	325	9	upon	upon	IN
20987	325	10	intrenched	intrenched	JJ
20987	325	11	men	man	NNS
20987	325	12	,	,	,
20987	325	13	even	even	RB
20987	325	14	irregulars	irregular	VBZ
20987	325	15	,	,	,
20987	325	16	has	have	VBZ
20987	325	17	been	be	VBN
20987	325	18	a	a	DT
20987	325	19	desperate	desperate	JJ
20987	325	20	business	business	NN
20987	325	21	as	as	IN
20987	325	22	far	far	RB
20987	325	23	back	back	RB
20987	325	24	,	,	,
20987	325	25	at	at	IN
20987	325	26	least	least	JJS
20987	325	27	,	,	,
20987	325	28	as	as	IN
20987	325	29	Bunker	Bunker	NNP
20987	325	30	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	325	31	and	and	CC
20987	325	32	Fort	Fort	NNP
20987	325	33	Moultrie	Moultrie	NNP
20987	325	34	.	.	.
20987	326	1	Twenty	twenty	CD
20987	326	2	-	-	HYPH
20987	326	3	four	four	CD
20987	326	4	hours	hour	NNS
20987	326	5	after	after	IN
20987	326	6	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	326	7	,	,	,
20987	326	8	at	at	IN
20987	326	9	9	9	CD
20987	326	10	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	326	11	,	,	,
20987	326	12	Sunday	Sunday	NNP
20987	326	13	,	,	,
20987	326	14	October	October	NNP
20987	326	15	22	22	CD
20987	326	16	,	,	,
20987	326	17	Yule	Yule	NNP
20987	326	18	's	's	POS
20987	326	19	men	man	NNS
20987	326	20	started	start	VBD
20987	326	21	on	on	IN
20987	326	22	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	326	23	march	march	NN
20987	326	24	of	of	IN
20987	326	25	sixty	sixty	CD
20987	326	26	miles	mile	NNS
20987	326	27	,	,	,
20987	326	28	of	of	IN
20987	326	29	mountain	mountain	NN
20987	326	30	climb	climb	NN
20987	326	31	and	and	CC
20987	326	32	over	over	IN
20987	326	33	rain	rain	NN
20987	326	34	-	-	HYPH
20987	326	35	drenched	drench	VBN
20987	326	36	roads	road	NNS
20987	326	37	,	,	,
20987	326	38	to	to	IN
20987	326	39	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	326	40	.	.	.
20987	327	1	Their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	327	2	own	own	JJ
20987	327	3	work	work	NN
20987	327	4	at	at	IN
20987	327	5	Talana	Talana	NNP
20987	327	6	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	327	7	had	have	VBD
20987	327	8	secured	secure	VBN
20987	327	9	the	the	DT
20987	327	10	left	left	JJ
20987	327	11	flank	flank	NN
20987	327	12	of	of	IN
20987	327	13	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	327	14	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	327	15	,	,	,
20987	327	16	by	by	IN
20987	327	17	the	the	DT
20987	327	18	demoralization	demoralization	NN
20987	327	19	of	of	IN
20987	327	20	Meyer	Meyer	NNP
20987	327	21	's	's	POS
20987	327	22	force	force	NN
20987	327	23	;	;	:
20987	327	24	to	to	TO
20987	327	25	protect	protect	VB
20987	327	26	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	327	27	right	right	NN
20987	327	28	,	,	,
20987	327	29	the	the	DT
20987	327	30	increasing	increase	VBG
20987	327	31	numbers	number	NNS
20987	327	32	and	and	CC
20987	327	33	threatening	threaten	VBG
20987	327	34	movements	movement	NNS
20987	327	35	of	of	IN
20987	327	36	the	the	DT
20987	327	37	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	327	38	west	west	NN
20987	327	39	of	of	IN
20987	327	40	the	the	DT
20987	327	41	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	327	42	impelled	impel	VBN
20987	327	43	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	327	44	George	George	NNP
20987	327	45	White	White	NNP
20987	327	46	to	to	IN
20987	327	47	further	further	JJ
20987	327	48	action	action	NN
20987	327	49	.	.	.
20987	328	1	On	on	IN
20987	328	2	the	the	DT
20987	328	3	24th	24th	NN
20987	328	4	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	328	5	moved	move	VBD
20987	328	6	out	out	RP
20987	328	7	a	a	DT
20987	328	8	strong	strong	JJ
20987	328	9	force	force	NN
20987	328	10	,	,	,
20987	328	11	which	which	WDT
20987	328	12	discovered	discover	VBD
20987	328	13	the	the	DT
20987	328	14	{	{	-LRB-
20987	328	15	p.060	p.060	NN
20987	328	16	}	}	-RRB-
20987	328	17	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	328	18	at	at	IN
20987	328	19	Rietfontein	Rietfontein	NNP
20987	328	20	,	,	,
20987	328	21	seven	seven	CD
20987	328	22	miles	mile	NNS
20987	328	23	from	from	IN
20987	328	24	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	328	25	,	,	,
20987	328	26	on	on	IN
20987	328	27	a	a	DT
20987	328	28	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	328	29	west	west	RB
20987	328	30	of	of	IN
20987	328	31	,	,	,
20987	328	32	and	and	CC
20987	328	33	parallel	parallel	NN
20987	328	34	to	to	IN
20987	328	35	,	,	,
20987	328	36	the	the	DT
20987	328	37	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	328	38	road	road	NN
20987	328	39	;	;	:
20987	328	40	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	328	41	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	328	42	intrenched	intrench	VBD
20987	328	43	in	in	IN
20987	328	44	the	the	DT
20987	328	45	centre	centre	NN
20987	328	46	,	,	,
20987	328	47	and	and	CC
20987	328	48	supported	support	VBN
20987	328	49	by	by	IN
20987	328	50	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	328	51	upon	upon	IN
20987	328	52	commanding	command	VBG
20987	328	53	elevations	elevation	NNS
20987	328	54	at	at	IN
20987	328	55	either	either	DT
20987	328	56	end	end	NN
20987	328	57	.	.	.
20987	329	1	The	the	DT
20987	329	2	British	British	NNPS
20987	329	3	drew	draw	VBD
20987	329	4	up	up	RP
20987	329	5	on	on	IN
20987	329	6	a	a	DT
20987	329	7	parallel	parallel	JJ
20987	329	8	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	329	9	,	,	,
20987	329	10	to	to	IN
20987	329	11	the	the	DT
20987	329	12	eastward	eastward	JJ
20987	329	13	,	,	,
20987	329	14	and	and	CC
20987	329	15	an	an	DT
20987	329	16	action	action	NN
20987	329	17	ensued	ensue	VBN
20987	329	18	,	,	,
20987	329	19	confined	confine	VBN
20987	329	20	mainly	mainly	RB
20987	329	21	to	to	IN
20987	329	22	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	329	23	at	at	IN
20987	329	24	3,000	3,000	CD
20987	329	25	yards	yard	NNS
20987	329	26	.	.	.
20987	330	1	In	in	IN
20987	330	2	the	the	DT
20987	330	3	end	end	NN
20987	330	4	the	the	DT
20987	330	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	330	6	,	,	,
20987	330	7	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	330	8	a	a	DT
20987	330	9	body	body	NN
20987	330	10	of	of	IN
20987	330	11	Free	Free	NNP
20987	330	12	State	State	NNP
20987	330	13	men	man	NNS
20987	330	14	,	,	,
20987	330	15	evacuated	evacuate	VBD
20987	330	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	330	17	positions	position	NNS
20987	330	18	about	about	RB
20987	330	19	2	2	CD
20987	330	20	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	330	21	and	and	CC
20987	330	22	retired	retire	VBN
20987	330	23	to	to	IN
20987	330	24	the	the	DT
20987	330	25	westward	westward	NN
20987	330	26	.	.	.
20987	331	1	Pursuit	pursuit	NN
20987	331	2	was	be	VBD
20987	331	3	not	not	RB
20987	331	4	attempted	attempt	VBN
20987	331	5	.	.	.
20987	332	1	The	the	DT
20987	332	2	security	security	NN
20987	332	3	and	and	CC
20987	332	4	junction	junction	NN
20987	332	5	of	of	IN
20987	332	6	Yule	Yule	NNP
20987	332	7	's	's	POS
20987	332	8	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	332	9	was	be	VBD
20987	332	10	the	the	DT
20987	332	11	prime	prime	JJ
20987	332	12	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	332	13	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	332	14	,	,	,
20987	332	15	and	and	CC
20987	332	16	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	332	17	was	be	VBD
20987	332	18	by	by	IN
20987	332	19	this	this	DT
20987	332	20	fully	fully	RB
20987	332	21	apparent	apparent	JJ
20987	332	22	that	that	IN
20987	332	23	the	the	DT
20987	332	24	time	time	NN
20987	332	25	was	be	VBD
20987	332	26	come	come	VBN
20987	332	27	when	when	WRB
20987	332	28	offensive	offensive	JJ
20987	332	29	returns	return	NNS
20987	332	30	,	,	,
20987	332	31	on	on	IN
20987	332	32	the	the	DT
20987	332	33	part	part	NN
20987	332	34	of	of	IN
20987	332	35	the	the	DT
20987	332	36	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	332	37	outnumbered	outnumber	VBN
20987	332	38	British	British	NNP
20987	332	39	,	,	,
20987	332	40	must	must	MD
20987	332	41	be	be	VB
20987	332	42	limited	limit	VBN
20987	332	43	to	to	IN
20987	332	44	those	those	DT
20987	332	45	needed	need	VBN
20987	332	46	to	to	TO
20987	332	47	insure	insure	VB
20987	332	48	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	332	49	delay	delay	NN
20987	332	50	before	before	IN
20987	332	51	final	final	JJ
20987	332	52	inevitable	inevitable	JJ
20987	332	53	interception	interception	NN
20987	332	54	and	and	CC
20987	332	55	investment	investment	NN
20987	332	56	.	.	.
20987	333	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	333	2	was	be	VBD
20987	333	3	no	no	DT
20987	333	4	occasion	occasion	NN
20987	333	5	for	for	IN
20987	333	6	displays	display	NNS
20987	333	7	of	of	IN
20987	333	8	military	military	JJ
20987	333	9	fancy	fancy	JJ
20987	333	10	sparring	sparring	NN
20987	333	11	.	.	.
20987	334	1	Shortly	shortly	RB
20987	334	2	after	after	IN
20987	334	3	noon	noon	NN
20987	334	4	of	of	IN
20987	334	5	Thursday	Thursday	NNP
20987	334	6	,	,	,
20987	334	7	October	October	NNP
20987	334	8	26	26	CD
20987	334	9	,	,	,
20987	334	10	Yule	Yule	NNP
20987	334	11	's	's	POS
20987	334	12	column	column	NN
20987	334	13	marched	march	VBD
20987	334	14	into	into	IN
20987	334	15	Ladysmith--"done	Ladysmith--"done	NNP
20987	334	16	up	up	RP
20987	334	17	,	,	,
20987	334	18	"	"	''
20987	334	19	telegraphed	telegraph	VBD
20987	334	20	White	White	NNP
20987	334	21	,	,	,
20987	334	22	"	"	''
20987	334	23	but	but	CC
20987	334	24	in	in	IN
20987	334	25	good	good	JJ
20987	334	26	spirits	spirit	NNS
20987	334	27	and	and	CC
20987	334	28	only	only	RB
20987	334	29	need	need	VB
20987	334	30	rest	rest	NN
20987	334	31	.	.	.
20987	334	32	"	"	''
20987	335	1	The	the	DT
20987	335	2	lamented	lamented	JJ
20987	335	3	Steevens	Steevens	NNPS
20987	335	4	,	,	,
20987	335	5	with	with	IN
20987	335	6	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	335	7	graphic	graphic	JJ
20987	335	8	pen	pen	NN
20987	335	9	,	,	,
20987	335	10	has	have	VBZ
20987	335	11	described	describe	VBN
20987	335	12	for	for	IN
20987	335	13	us	-PRON-	PRP
20987	335	14	the	the	DT
20987	335	15	pride	pride	NN
20987	335	16	,	,	,
20987	335	17	pomp	pomp	NN
20987	335	18	and	and	CC
20987	335	19	circumstance	circumstance	NN
20987	335	20	of	of	IN
20987	335	21	the	the	DT
20987	335	22	return	return	NN
20987	335	23	{	{	-LRB-
20987	335	24	p.061	p.061	NN
20987	335	25	}	}	-RRB-
20987	335	26	of	of	IN
20987	335	27	the	the	DT
20987	335	28	men	man	NNS
20987	335	29	who	who	WP
20987	335	30	had	have	VBD
20987	335	31	stormed	storm	VBN
20987	335	32	Talana	Talana	NNP
20987	335	33	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	335	34	,	,	,
20987	335	35	and	and	CC
20987	335	36	had	have	VBD
20987	335	37	still	still	RB
20987	335	38	before	before	IN
20987	335	39	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	335	40	the	the	DT
20987	335	41	grim	grim	JJ
20987	335	42	protracted	protracted	JJ
20987	335	43	realities	reality	NNS
20987	335	44	of	of	IN
20987	335	45	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	335	46	.	.	.
20987	336	1	"	"	``
20987	336	2	Before	before	IN
20987	336	3	next	next	JJ
20987	336	4	morning	morning	NN
20987	336	5	was	be	VBD
20987	336	6	gray	gray	JJ
20987	336	7	in	in	IN
20987	336	8	came	come	VBD
20987	336	9	the	the	DT
20987	336	10	1st	1st	JJ
20987	336	11	Rifles	Rifles	NNPS
20987	336	12	.	.	.
20987	337	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	337	2	plashed	plash	VBD
20987	337	3	uphill	uphill	RB
20987	337	4	to	to	IN
20987	337	5	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	337	6	blue	blue	JJ
20987	337	7	-	-	HYPH
20987	337	8	roofed	roof	VBN
20987	337	9	huts	hut	NNS
20987	337	10	on	on	IN
20987	337	11	the	the	DT
20987	337	12	south	south	JJ
20987	337	13	-	-	HYPH
20987	337	14	west	west	NN
20987	337	15	side	side	NN
20987	337	16	of	of	IN
20987	337	17	the	the	DT
20987	337	18	town	town	NN
20987	337	19	.	.	.
20987	338	1	By	by	IN
20987	338	2	the	the	DT
20987	338	3	time	time	NN
20987	338	4	the	the	DT
20987	338	5	sun	sun	NN
20987	338	6	was	be	VBD
20987	338	7	up	up	RP
20987	338	8	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	338	9	were	be	VBD
20987	338	10	fed	feed	VBN
20987	338	11	by	by	IN
20987	338	12	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	338	13	sister	sister	NN
20987	338	14	battalion	battalion	NN
20987	338	15	,	,	,
20987	338	16	the	the	DT
20987	338	17	2nd	2nd	NN
20987	338	18	,	,	,
20987	338	19	and	and	CC
20987	338	20	had	have	VBD
20987	338	21	begun	begin	VBN
20987	338	22	to	to	TO
20987	338	23	unwind	unwind	VB
20987	338	24	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	338	25	putties	putty	NNS
20987	338	26	.	.	.
20987	339	1	But	but	CC
20987	339	2	what	what	WP
20987	339	3	a	a	DT
20987	339	4	sight	sight	NN
20987	339	5	!	!	.
20987	340	1	Their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	340	2	putties	putty	NNS
20987	340	3	were	be	VBD
20987	340	4	not	not	RB
20987	340	5	soaked	soak	VBN
20987	340	6	and	and	CC
20987	340	7	not	not	RB
20987	340	8	caked	cake	VBN
20987	340	9	;	;	:
20987	340	10	say	say	VB
20987	340	11	,	,	,
20987	340	12	rather	rather	RB
20987	340	13	,	,	,
20987	340	14	that	that	IN
20987	340	15	there	there	EX
20987	340	16	may	may	MD
20987	340	17	have	have	VB
20987	340	18	been	be	VBN
20987	340	19	a	a	DT
20987	340	20	core	core	NN
20987	340	21	of	of	IN
20987	340	22	puttie	puttie	NN
20987	340	23	inside	inside	RB
20987	340	24	,	,	,
20987	340	25	but	but	CC
20987	340	26	that	that	IN
20987	340	27	the	the	DT
20987	340	28	men	man	NNS
20987	340	29	's	's	POS
20987	340	30	legs	leg	NNS
20987	340	31	were	be	VBD
20987	340	32	imbedded	imbed	VBN
20987	340	33	in	in	IN
20987	340	34	a	a	DT
20987	340	35	serpentine	serpentine	JJ
20987	340	36	cast	cast	NN
20987	340	37	of	of	IN
20987	340	38	clay	clay	NN
20987	340	39	.	.	.
20987	341	1	As	as	IN
20987	341	2	for	for	IN
20987	341	3	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	341	4	boots	boot	NNS
20987	341	5	,	,	,
20987	341	6	you	-PRON-	PRP
20987	341	7	could	could	MD
20987	341	8	only	only	RB
20987	341	9	infer	infer	VB
20987	341	10	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	341	11	from	from	IN
20987	341	12	the	the	DT
20987	341	13	huge	huge	JJ
20987	341	14	balls	ball	NNS
20987	341	15	of	of	IN
20987	341	16	stratified	stratified	JJ
20987	341	17	mud	mud	NN
20987	341	18	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	341	19	bore	bear	VBD
20987	341	20	round	round	IN
20987	341	21	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	341	22	feet	foot	NNS
20987	341	23	.	.	.
20987	342	1	Red	red	JJ
20987	342	2	mud	mud	NN
20987	342	3	,	,	,
20987	342	4	yellow	yellow	JJ
20987	342	5	mud	mud	NN
20987	342	6	,	,	,
20987	342	7	black	black	JJ
20987	342	8	mud	mud	NN
20987	342	9	,	,	,
20987	342	10	brown	brown	JJ
20987	342	11	mud	mud	NN
20987	342	12	--	--	:
20987	342	13	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	342	14	lifted	lift	VBD
20987	342	15	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	342	16	feet	foot	NNS
20987	342	17	toilsomely	toilsomely	RB
20987	342	18	;	;	:
20987	342	19	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	342	20	were	be	VBD
20987	342	21	land	land	NN
20987	342	22	plummets	plummet	NNS
20987	342	23	that	that	WDT
20987	342	24	had	have	VBD
20987	342	25	sucked	suck	VBN
20987	342	26	up	up	RP
20987	342	27	specimens	specimen	NNS
20987	342	28	of	of	IN
20987	342	29	all	all	PDT
20987	342	30	the	the	DT
20987	342	31	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	342	32	,	,	,
20987	342	33	sticky	sticky	JJ
20987	342	34	soils	soil	NNS
20987	342	35	for	for	IN
20987	342	36	fifteen	fifteen	CD
20987	342	37	miles	mile	NNS
20987	342	38	.	.	.
20987	343	1	Officers	officer	NNS
20987	343	2	and	and	CC
20987	343	3	men	man	NNS
20987	343	4	alike	alike	RB
20987	343	5	bristled	bristle	VBD
20987	343	6	stiff	stiff	JJ
20987	343	7	with	with	IN
20987	343	8	a	a	DT
20987	343	9	week	week	NN
20987	343	10	's	's	POS
20987	343	11	beard	beard	NN
20987	343	12	.	.	.
20987	344	1	Rents	rent	NNS
20987	344	2	in	in	IN
20987	344	3	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	344	4	khaki	khaki	NNS
20987	344	5	showed	show	VBD
20987	344	6	white	white	JJ
20987	344	7	skin	skin	NN
20987	344	8	;	;	:
20987	344	9	from	from	IN
20987	344	10	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	344	11	grimed	grimed	JJ
20987	344	12	hands	hand	NNS
20987	344	13	and	and	CC
20987	344	14	heads	head	NNS
20987	344	15	you	-PRON-	PRP
20987	344	16	might	may	MD
20987	344	17	have	have	VB
20987	344	18	judged	judge	VBN
20987	344	19	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	344	20	half	half	JJ
20987	344	21	red	red	JJ
20987	344	22	men	man	NNS
20987	344	23	,	,	,
20987	344	24	half	half	JJ
20987	344	25	soot	soot	NN
20987	344	26	-	-	HYPH
20987	344	27	black	black	JJ
20987	344	28	.	.	.
20987	345	1	Eyelids	eyelid	NNS
20987	345	2	hung	hang	VBD
20987	345	3	fat	fat	NN
20987	345	4	and	and	CC
20987	345	5	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	345	6	over	over	IN
20987	345	7	hollow	hollow	JJ
20987	345	8	cheeks	cheek	NNS
20987	345	9	and	and	CC
20987	345	10	pointed	pointed	JJ
20987	345	11	cheekbones	cheekbone	NNS
20987	345	12	.	.	.
20987	346	1	Only	only	RB
20987	346	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	346	3	p.062	p.062	NN
20987	346	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	346	5	the	the	DT
20987	346	6	eye	eye	NN
20987	346	7	remained	remain	VBD
20987	346	8	--	--	:
20987	346	9	the	the	DT
20987	346	10	sky	sky	NN
20987	346	11	-	-	HYPH
20987	346	12	blue	blue	JJ
20987	346	13	,	,	,
20987	346	14	steel	steel	NN
20987	346	15	-	-	HYPH
20987	346	16	keen	keen	JJ
20987	346	17	,	,	,
20987	346	18	hard	hard	JJ
20987	346	19	,	,	,
20987	346	20	clear	clear	JJ
20987	346	21	,	,	,
20987	346	22	unconquerable	unconquerable	JJ
20987	346	23	English	english	JJ
20987	346	24	eye	eye	NN
20987	346	25	--	--	:
20987	346	26	to	to	TO
20987	346	27	tell	tell	VB
20987	346	28	that	that	DT
20987	346	29	thirty	thirty	CD
20987	346	30	-	-	HYPH
20987	346	31	two	two	CD
20987	346	32	miles	mile	NNS
20987	346	33	without	without	IN
20987	346	34	rest	rest	NN
20987	346	35	,	,	,
20987	346	36	four	four	CD
20987	346	37	days	day	NNS
20987	346	38	without	without	IN
20987	346	39	a	a	DT
20987	346	40	square	square	JJ
20987	346	41	meal	meal	NN
20987	346	42	,	,	,
20987	346	43	six	six	CD
20987	346	44	nights	night	NNS
20987	346	45	--	--	:
20987	346	46	for	for	IN
20987	346	47	many	many	JJ
20987	346	48	--	--	:
20987	346	49	without	without	IN
20987	346	50	a	a	DT
20987	346	51	stretch	stretch	NN
20987	346	52	of	of	IN
20987	346	53	sleep	sleep	NN
20987	346	54	,	,	,
20987	346	55	still	still	RB
20987	346	56	found	find	VBD
20987	346	57	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	346	58	soldiers	soldier	NNS
20987	346	59	at	at	IN
20987	346	60	the	the	DT
20987	346	61	end	end	NN
20987	346	62	.	.	.
20987	347	1	"	"	``
20987	347	2	That	that	DT
20987	347	3	was	be	VBD
20987	347	4	the	the	DT
20987	347	5	beginning	beginning	NN
20987	347	6	of	of	IN
20987	347	7	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	347	8	;	;	:
20987	347	9	but	but	CC
20987	347	10	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	347	11	were	be	VBD
20987	347	12	not	not	RB
20987	347	13	all	all	RB
20987	347	14	in	in	IN
20987	347	15	till	till	IN
20987	347	16	the	the	DT
20987	347	17	middle	middle	NN
20987	347	18	of	of	IN
20987	347	19	the	the	DT
20987	347	20	afternoon	afternoon	NN
20987	347	21	--	--	:
20987	347	22	which	which	WDT
20987	347	23	made	make	VBD
20987	347	24	thirty	thirty	CD
20987	347	25	-	-	HYPH
20987	347	26	six	six	CD
20987	347	27	hours	hour	NNS
20987	347	28	on	on	IN
20987	347	29	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	347	30	legs	leg	NNS
20987	347	31	.	.	.
20987	348	1	The	the	DT
20987	348	2	Irish	Irish	NNP
20987	348	3	Fusiliers	Fusiliers	NNPS
20987	348	4	tramped	tramp	VBD
20987	348	5	in	in	IN
20987	348	6	at	at	IN
20987	348	7	lunch	lunch	NN
20987	348	8	-	-	HYPH
20987	348	9	time	time	NN
20987	348	10	--	--	:
20987	348	11	going	go	VBG
20987	348	12	a	a	DT
20987	348	13	bit	bit	NN
20987	348	14	short	short	JJ
20987	348	15	some	some	DT
20987	348	16	of	of	IN
20987	348	17	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	348	18	,	,	,
20987	348	19	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	348	20	all	all	PDT
20987	348	21	a	a	DT
20987	348	22	trifle	trifle	NN
20987	348	23	stiff	stiff	JJ
20987	348	24	on	on	IN
20987	348	25	the	the	DT
20987	348	26	feet	foot	NNS
20987	348	27	--	--	:
20987	348	28	but	but	CC
20987	348	29	solid	solid	JJ
20987	348	30	,	,	,
20987	348	31	square	square	JJ
20987	348	32	and	and	CC
20987	348	33	sturdy	sturdy	JJ
20987	348	34	from	from	IN
20987	348	35	the	the	DT
20987	348	36	knees	knee	NNS
20987	348	37	upward	upward	RB
20987	348	38	.	.	.
20987	349	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	349	2	straightened	straighten	VBD
20987	349	3	up	up	RP
20987	349	4	to	to	IN
20987	349	5	the	the	DT
20987	349	6	cheers	cheer	NNS
20987	349	7	that	that	WDT
20987	349	8	met	meet	VBD
20987	349	9	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	349	10	,	,	,
20987	349	11	and	and	CC
20987	349	12	stepped	step	VBD
20987	349	13	out	out	RB
20987	349	14	on	on	IN
20987	349	15	scorching	scorch	VBG
20987	349	16	feet	foot	NNS
20987	349	17	as	as	IN
20987	349	18	if	if	IN
20987	349	19	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	349	20	were	be	VBD
20987	349	21	ready	ready	JJ
20987	349	22	to	to	TO
20987	349	23	go	go	VB
20987	349	24	into	into	IN
20987	349	25	action	action	NN
20987	349	26	again	again	RB
20987	349	27	on	on	IN
20987	349	28	the	the	DT
20987	349	29	instant	instant	NN
20987	349	30	.	.	.
20987	350	1	After	after	IN
20987	350	2	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	350	3	came	come	VBD
20987	350	4	the	the	DT
20987	350	5	guns	gun	NNS
20987	350	6	--	--	:
20987	350	7	not	not	RB
20987	350	8	the	the	DT
20987	350	9	sleek	sleek	JJ
20987	350	10	creatures	creature	NNS
20987	350	11	of	of	IN
20987	350	12	Laffan	Laffan	NNP
20987	350	13	's	's	POS
20987	350	14	Plain	Plain	NNP
20987	350	15	,	,	,
20987	350	16	rough	rough	JJ
20987	350	17	with	with	IN
20987	350	18	earth	earth	NN
20987	350	19	and	and	CC
20987	350	20	spinning	spin	VBG
20987	350	21	mud	mud	NN
20987	350	22	from	from	IN
20987	350	23	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	350	24	wheels	wheel	NNS
20987	350	25	,	,	,
20987	350	26	but	but	CC
20987	350	27	war	war	NN
20987	350	28	-	-	HYPH
20987	350	29	worn	wear	VBN
20987	350	30	and	and	CC
20987	350	31	fresh	fresh	JJ
20987	350	32	from	from	IN
20987	350	33	slaughter	slaughter	NN
20987	350	34	;	;	:
20987	350	35	you	-PRON-	PRP
20987	350	36	might	may	MD
20987	350	37	imagine	imagine	VB
20987	350	38	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	350	39	damp	damp	JJ
20987	350	40	muzzles	muzzle	NNS
20987	350	41	were	be	VBD
20987	350	42	dripping	drip	VBG
20987	350	43	blood	blood	NN
20987	350	44	.	.	.
20987	351	1	You	-PRON-	PRP
20987	351	2	could	could	MD
20987	351	3	count	count	VB
20987	351	4	the	the	DT
20987	351	5	horses	horse	NNS
20987	351	6	'	'	POS
20987	351	7	ribs	rib	NNS
20987	351	8	;	;	:
20987	351	9	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	351	10	looked	look	VBD
20987	351	11	as	as	IN
20987	351	12	if	if	IN
20987	351	13	you	-PRON-	PRP
20987	351	14	could	could	MD
20987	351	15	break	break	VB
20987	351	16	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	351	17	in	in	IN
20987	351	18	half	half	NN
20987	351	19	before	before	IN
20987	351	20	the	the	DT
20987	351	21	quarters	quarter	NNS
20987	351	22	.	.	.
20987	352	1	But	but	CC
20987	352	2	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	352	3	,	,	,
20987	352	4	too	too	RB
20987	352	5	,	,	,
20987	352	6	knew	know	VBD
20987	352	7	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	352	8	were	be	VBD
20987	352	9	being	be	VBG
20987	352	10	cheered	cheer	VBN
20987	352	11	;	;	:
20987	352	12	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	352	13	threw	throw	VBD
20987	352	14	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	352	15	ears	ear	NNS
20987	352	16	up	up	RP
20987	352	17	and	and	CC
20987	352	18	flung	fling	VBD
20987	352	19	{	{	-LRB-
20987	352	20	p.063	p.063	NNP
20987	352	21	}	}	-RRB-
20987	352	22	all	all	PDT
20987	352	23	the	the	DT
20987	352	24	weight	weight	NN
20987	352	25	left	leave	VBD
20987	352	26	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	352	27	into	into	IN
20987	352	28	the	the	DT
20987	352	29	traces	trace	NNS
20987	352	30	.	.	.
20987	353	1	"	"	``
20987	353	2	Through	through	IN
20987	353	3	fire	fire	NN
20987	353	4	,	,	,
20987	353	5	water	water	NN
20987	353	6	and	and	CC
20987	353	7	earth	earth	NN
20987	353	8	,	,	,
20987	353	9	the	the	DT
20987	353	10	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	353	11	column	column	NN
20987	353	12	had	have	VBD
20987	353	13	come	come	VBN
20987	353	14	home	home	RB
20987	353	15	again	again	RB
20987	353	16	.	.	.
20987	354	1	"	"	``
20987	354	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	354	3	3	3	LS
20987	354	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	354	5	The	the	DT
20987	354	6	undeniable	undeniable	JJ
20987	354	7	error	error	NN
20987	354	8	of	of	IN
20987	354	9	placing	place	VBG
20987	354	10	an	an	DT
20987	354	11	advanced	advanced	JJ
20987	354	12	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	354	13	in	in	IN
20987	354	14	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	354	15	had	have	VBD
20987	354	16	thus	thus	RB
20987	354	17	been	be	VBN
20987	354	18	redeemed	redeem	VBN
20987	354	19	;	;	:
20987	354	20	at	at	IN
20987	354	21	much	much	JJ
20987	354	22	material	material	NN
20987	354	23	cost	cost	NN
20987	354	24	,	,	,
20987	354	25	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	354	26	may	may	MD
20987	354	27	be	be	VB
20987	354	28	granted	grant	VBN
20987	354	29	,	,	,
20987	354	30	but	but	CC
20987	354	31	the	the	DT
20987	354	32	moral	moral	JJ
20987	354	33	gain	gain	NN
20987	354	34	probably	probably	RB
20987	354	35	exceeded	exceed	VBD
20987	354	36	,	,	,
20987	354	37	and	and	CC
20987	354	38	the	the	DT
20987	354	39	gallant	gallant	JJ
20987	354	40	author	author	NN
20987	354	41	of	of	IN
20987	354	42	the	the	DT
20987	354	43	mistake	mistake	NN
20987	354	44	paid	pay	VBN
20987	354	45	for	for	IN
20987	354	46	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	354	47	error	error	NN
20987	354	48	with	with	IN
20987	354	49	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	354	50	life	life	NN
20987	354	51	.	.	.
20987	355	1	General	General	NNP
20987	355	2	Symons	Symons	NNPS
20987	355	3	died	die	VBD
20987	355	4	in	in	IN
20987	355	5	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	355	6	on	on	IN
20987	355	7	the	the	DT
20987	355	8	day	day	NN
20987	355	9	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	355	10	column	column	NN
20987	355	11	came	come	VBD
20987	355	12	in	in	IN
20987	355	13	touch	touch	NN
20987	355	14	with	with	IN
20987	355	15	the	the	DT
20987	355	16	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	355	17	force	force	NN
20987	355	18	.	.	.
20987	356	1	In	in	IN
20987	356	2	the	the	DT
20987	356	3	ensuing	ensue	VBG
20987	356	4	week	week	NN
20987	356	5	the	the	DT
20987	356	6	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	356	7	in	in	IN
20987	356	8	largely	largely	RB
20987	356	9	superior	superior	JJ
20987	356	10	numbers	number	NNS
20987	356	11	closed	close	VBD
20987	356	12	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	356	13	down	down	RB
20987	356	14	upon	upon	IN
20987	356	15	the	the	DT
20987	356	16	now	now	RB
20987	356	17	concentrated	concentrate	VBN
20987	356	18	British	British	NNP
20987	356	19	,	,	,
20987	356	20	who	who	WP
20987	356	21	on	on	IN
20987	356	22	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	356	23	part	part	NN
20987	356	24	strained	strain	VBD
20987	356	25	every	every	DT
20987	356	26	nerve	nerve	NN
20987	356	27	to	to	TO
20987	356	28	accumulate	accumulate	VB
20987	356	29	strength	strength	NN
20987	356	30	and	and	CC
20987	356	31	resources	resource	NNS
20987	356	32	,	,	,
20987	356	33	and	and	CC
20987	356	34	to	to	TO
20987	356	35	secure	secure	VB
20987	356	36	time	time	NN
20987	356	37	,	,	,
20987	356	38	by	by	IN
20987	356	39	imposing	impose	VBG
20987	356	40	caution	caution	NN
20987	356	41	and	and	CC
20987	356	42	delay	delay	NN
20987	356	43	upon	upon	IN
20987	356	44	the	the	DT
20987	356	45	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	356	46	.	.	.
20987	357	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	357	2	was	be	VBD
20987	357	3	in	in	IN
20987	357	4	an	an	DT
20987	357	5	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	357	6	of	of	IN
20987	357	7	this	this	DT
20987	357	8	kind	kind	NN
20987	357	9	that	that	WDT
20987	357	10	the	the	DT
20987	357	11	disaster	disaster	NN
20987	357	12	at	at	IN
20987	357	13	Nicholson	Nicholson	NNP
20987	357	14	's	's	POS
20987	357	15	Nek	Nek	NNP
20987	357	16	was	be	VBD
20987	357	17	incurred	incur	VBN
20987	357	18	.	.	.
20987	358	1	The	the	DT
20987	358	2	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	358	3	had	have	VBD
20987	358	4	appeared	appear	VBN
20987	358	5	in	in	IN
20987	358	6	great	great	JJ
20987	358	7	numerical	numerical	JJ
20987	358	8	strength	strength	NN
20987	358	9	upon	upon	IN
20987	358	10	the	the	DT
20987	358	11	hills	hill	NNS
20987	358	12	,	,	,
20987	358	13	from	from	IN
20987	358	14	three	three	CD
20987	358	15	to	to	TO
20987	358	16	five	five	CD
20987	358	17	miles	mile	NNS
20987	358	18	north	north	RB
20987	358	19	of	of	IN
20987	358	20	the	the	DT
20987	358	21	town	town	NN
20987	358	22	,	,	,
20987	358	23	and	and	CC
20987	358	24	thence	thence	NN
20987	358	25	round	round	RB
20987	358	26	to	to	IN
20987	358	27	the	the	DT
20987	358	28	eastward	eastward	JJ
20987	358	29	,	,	,
20987	358	30	over	over	IN
20987	358	31	a	a	DT
20987	358	32	line	line	NN
20987	358	33	of	of	IN
20987	358	34	seven	seven	CD
20987	358	35	or	or	CC
20987	358	36	eight	eight	CD
20987	358	37	miles	mile	NNS
20987	358	38	.	.	.
20987	359	1	A	a	DT
20987	359	2	reconnaissance	reconnaissance	NN
20987	359	3	in	in	IN
20987	359	4	force	force	NN
20987	359	5	was	be	VBD
20987	359	6	planned	plan	VBN
20987	359	7	for	for	IN
20987	359	8	{	{	-LRB-
20987	359	9	p.064	p.064	NN
20987	359	10	}	}	-RRB-
20987	359	11	Monday	Monday	NNP
20987	359	12	,	,	,
20987	359	13	October	October	NNP
20987	359	14	30	30	CD
20987	359	15	,	,	,
20987	359	16	and	and	CC
20987	359	17	in	in	IN
20987	359	18	support	support	NN
20987	359	19	of	of	IN
20987	359	20	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	359	21	,	,	,
20987	359	22	to	to	TO
20987	359	23	secure	secure	VB
20987	359	24	the	the	DT
20987	359	25	British	british	JJ
20987	359	26	left	left	NN
20987	359	27	flank	flank	NN
20987	359	28	,	,	,
20987	359	29	a	a	DT
20987	359	30	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	359	31	of	of	IN
20987	359	32	a	a	DT
20987	359	33	dozen	dozen	NN
20987	359	34	companies	company	NNS
20987	359	35	of	of	IN
20987	359	36	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	359	37	with	with	IN
20987	359	38	a	a	DT
20987	359	39	mountain	mountain	NN
20987	359	40	battery	battery	NN
20987	359	41	started	start	VBD
20987	359	42	at	at	IN
20987	359	43	11	11	CD
20987	359	44	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	359	45	,	,	,
20987	359	46	Sunday	Sunday	NNP
20987	359	47	,	,	,
20987	359	48	to	to	TO
20987	359	49	march	march	VB
20987	359	50	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	359	51	due	due	JJ
20987	359	52	north	north	NN
20987	359	53	,	,	,
20987	359	54	up	up	IN
20987	359	55	the	the	DT
20987	359	56	bed	bed	NN
20987	359	57	of	of	IN
20987	359	58	a	a	DT
20987	359	59	stream	stream	NN
20987	359	60	called	call	VBN
20987	359	61	Bell	Bell	NNP
20987	359	62	's	's	POS
20987	359	63	Spruit	Spruit	NNP
20987	359	64	,	,	,
20987	359	65	to	to	TO
20987	359	66	occupy	occupy	VB
20987	359	67	the	the	DT
20987	359	68	elevation	elevation	NN
20987	359	69	known	know	VBN
20987	359	70	as	as	IN
20987	359	71	Nicholson	Nicholson	NNP
20987	359	72	's	's	POS
20987	359	73	Nek	Nek	NNP
20987	359	74	.	.	.
20987	360	1	Advance	advance	NN
20987	360	2	along	along	IN
20987	360	3	the	the	DT
20987	360	4	broken	broken	JJ
20987	360	5	,	,	,
20987	360	6	rock	rock	NN
20987	360	7	-	-	HYPH
20987	360	8	strewn	strew	VBN
20987	360	9	,	,	,
20987	360	10	and	and	CC
20987	360	11	unfamiliar	unfamiliar	JJ
20987	360	12	watercourse	watercourse	NN
20987	360	13	was	be	VBD
20987	360	14	necessarily	necessarily	RB
20987	360	15	slow	slow	JJ
20987	360	16	,	,	,
20987	360	17	but	but	CC
20987	360	18	was	be	VBD
20987	360	19	unmolested	unmoleste	VBN
20987	360	20	until	until	IN
20987	360	21	about	about	RB
20987	360	22	two	two	CD
20987	360	23	hours	hour	NNS
20987	360	24	before	before	IN
20987	360	25	daybreak	daybreak	NN
20987	360	26	,	,	,
20987	360	27	when	when	WRB
20987	360	28	some	some	DT
20987	360	29	boulders	boulder	NNS
20987	360	30	were	be	VBD
20987	360	31	rolled	roll	VBN
20987	360	32	down	down	RP
20987	360	33	from	from	IN
20987	360	34	a	a	DT
20987	360	35	neighbouring	neighbouring	JJ
20987	360	36	height	height	NN
20987	360	37	and	and	CC
20987	360	38	fell	fall	VBD
20987	360	39	among	among	IN
20987	360	40	the	the	DT
20987	360	41	mules	mule	NNS
20987	360	42	of	of	IN
20987	360	43	the	the	DT
20987	360	44	battery	battery	NN
20987	360	45	,	,	,
20987	360	46	which	which	WDT
20987	360	47	was	be	VBD
20987	360	48	in	in	IN
20987	360	49	the	the	DT
20987	360	50	middle	middle	NN
20987	360	51	of	of	IN
20987	360	52	the	the	DT
20987	360	53	column	column	NN
20987	360	54	,	,	,
20987	360	55	preceded	precede	VBN
20987	360	56	and	and	CC
20987	360	57	followed	follow	VBN
20987	360	58	by	by	IN
20987	360	59	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	360	60	.	.	.
20987	361	1	The	the	DT
20987	361	2	terrified	terrify	VBN
20987	361	3	creatures	creature	NNS
20987	361	4	broke	break	VBD
20987	361	5	from	from	IN
20987	361	6	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	361	7	keepers	keeper	NNS
20987	361	8	,	,	,
20987	361	9	turned	turn	VBD
20987	361	10	,	,	,
20987	361	11	and	and	CC
20987	361	12	dashed	dash	VBN
20987	361	13	in	in	IN
20987	361	14	the	the	DT
20987	361	15	darkness	darkness	NN
20987	361	16	through	through	IN
20987	361	17	the	the	DT
20987	361	18	rear	rear	NN
20987	361	19	of	of	IN
20987	361	20	the	the	DT
20987	361	21	division	division	NN
20987	361	22	,	,	,
20987	361	23	where	where	WRB
20987	361	24	several	several	JJ
20987	361	25	shots	shot	NNS
20987	361	26	were	be	VBD
20987	361	27	fired	fire	VBN
20987	361	28	into	into	IN
20987	361	29	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	361	30	by	by	IN
20987	361	31	the	the	DT
20987	361	32	startled	startled	JJ
20987	361	33	soldiers	soldier	NNS
20987	361	34	,	,	,
20987	361	35	unable	unable	JJ
20987	361	36	to	to	TO
20987	361	37	see	see	VB
20987	361	38	the	the	DT
20987	361	39	character	character	NN
20987	361	40	of	of	IN
20987	361	41	the	the	DT
20987	361	42	rush	rush	NN
20987	361	43	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	361	44	felt	feel	VBD
20987	361	45	.	.	.
20987	362	1	Confusion	confusion	NN
20987	362	2	necessarily	necessarily	RB
20987	362	3	ensued	ensue	VBD
20987	362	4	,	,	,
20987	362	5	and	and	CC
20987	362	6	the	the	DT
20987	362	7	panic	panic	NN
20987	362	8	spread	spread	VBD
20987	362	9	to	to	IN
20987	362	10	the	the	DT
20987	362	11	other	other	JJ
20987	362	12	ammunition	ammunition	NN
20987	362	13	animals	animal	NNS
20987	362	14	,	,	,
20987	362	15	which	which	WDT
20987	362	16	stampeded	stampede	VBD
20987	362	17	.	.	.
20987	363	1	Order	order	NN
20987	363	2	was	be	VBD
20987	363	3	with	with	IN
20987	363	4	difficulty	difficulty	NN
20987	363	5	restored	restore	VBN
20987	363	6	,	,	,
20987	363	7	and	and	CC
20987	363	8	the	the	DT
20987	363	9	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	363	10	,	,	,
20987	363	11	thus	thus	RB
20987	363	12	arrested	arrest	VBN
20987	363	13	,	,	,
20987	363	14	at	at	IN
20987	363	15	daybreak	daybreak	NN
20987	363	16	found	find	VBD
20987	363	17	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	363	18	still	still	RB
20987	363	19	two	two	CD
20987	363	20	miles	mile	NNS
20987	363	21	short	short	JJ
20987	363	22	of	of	IN
20987	363	23	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	363	24	destination	destination	NN
20987	363	25	.	.	.
20987	364	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	364	2	was	be	VBD
20987	364	3	not	not	RB
20987	364	4	thought	think	VBN
20987	364	5	expedient	expedient	NN
20987	364	6	to	to	IN
20987	364	7	{	{	-LRB-
20987	364	8	p.065	p.065	NN
20987	364	9	}	}	-RRB-
20987	364	10	press	press	NN
20987	364	11	on	on	IN
20987	364	12	;	;	:
20987	364	13	and	and	CC
20987	364	14	refuge	refuge	NN
20987	364	15	,	,	,
20987	364	16	rather	rather	RB
20987	364	17	than	than	IN
20987	364	18	position	position	NN
20987	364	19	,	,	,
20987	364	20	was	be	VBD
20987	364	21	sought	seek	VBN
20987	364	22	upon	upon	IN
20987	364	23	a	a	DT
20987	364	24	hill	hill	NN
20987	364	25	near	near	IN
20987	364	26	by	by	RB
20987	364	27	,	,	,
20987	364	28	which	which	WDT
20987	364	29	looked	look	VBD
20987	364	30	defensible	defensible	JJ
20987	364	31	,	,	,
20987	364	32	but	but	CC
20987	364	33	upon	upon	IN
20987	364	34	climbing	climbing	NN
20987	364	35	was	be	VBD
20987	364	36	found	find	VBN
20987	364	37	to	to	TO
20987	364	38	be	be	VB
20987	364	39	commanded	command	VBN
20987	364	40	from	from	IN
20987	364	41	several	several	JJ
20987	364	42	quarters	quarter	NNS
20987	364	43	.	.	.
20987	365	1	These	these	DT
20987	365	2	were	be	VBD
20987	365	3	soon	soon	RB
20987	365	4	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	365	5	by	by	IN
20987	365	6	the	the	DT
20987	365	7	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	365	8	,	,	,
20987	365	9	and	and	CC
20987	365	10	after	after	IN
20987	365	11	a	a	DT
20987	365	12	resistance	resistance	NN
20987	365	13	protracted	protract	VBN
20987	365	14	to	to	IN
20987	365	15	about	about	RB
20987	365	16	3	3	CD
20987	365	17	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	365	18	,	,	,
20987	365	19	the	the	DT
20987	365	20	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	365	21	was	be	VBD
20987	365	22	compelled	compel	VBN
20987	365	23	to	to	TO
20987	365	24	surrender	surrender	VB
20987	365	25	.	.	.
20987	366	1	Something	something	NN
20987	366	2	over	over	IN
20987	366	3	a	a	DT
20987	366	4	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	366	5	men	man	NNS
20987	366	6	were	be	VBD
20987	366	7	thus	thus	RB
20987	366	8	lost	lose	VBN
20987	366	9	to	to	IN
20987	366	10	the	the	DT
20987	366	11	besieged	besiege	VBN
20987	366	12	,	,	,
20987	366	13	who	who	WP
20987	366	14	could	could	MD
20987	366	15	ill	ill	RB
20987	366	16	afford	afford	VB
20987	366	17	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	366	18	.	.	.
20987	367	1	The	the	DT
20987	367	2	missing	miss	VBG
20987	367	3	--	--	:
20987	367	4	mostly	mostly	RB
20987	367	5	prisoners	prisoner	NNS
20987	367	6	--	--	:
20987	367	7	amounted	amount	VBD
20987	367	8	to	to	IN
20987	367	9	843	843	CD
20987	367	10	.	.	.
20987	368	1	On	on	IN
20987	368	2	the	the	DT
20987	368	3	field	field	NN
20987	368	4	52	52	CD
20987	368	5	were	be	VBD
20987	368	6	found	find	VBN
20987	368	7	dead	dead	JJ
20987	368	8	,	,	,
20987	368	9	and	and	CC
20987	368	10	150	150	CD
20987	368	11	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	368	12	were	be	VBD
20987	368	13	brought	bring	VBN
20987	368	14	back	back	RB
20987	368	15	to	to	IN
20987	368	16	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	368	17	.	.	.
20987	369	1	Less	Less	JJR
20987	369	2	than	than	IN
20987	369	3	100	100	CD
20987	369	4	escaped	escape	VBN
20987	369	5	.	.	.
20987	370	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	370	2	Footnote	footnote	NN
20987	370	3	3	3	CD
20987	370	4	:	:	:
20987	370	5	"	"	``
20987	370	6	From	from	IN
20987	370	7	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	370	8	Town	Town	NNP
20987	370	9	to	to	IN
20987	370	10	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	370	11	,	,	,
20987	370	12	"	"	''
20987	370	13	p.	p.	NN
20987	371	1	79	79	CD
20987	371	2	.	.	.
20987	371	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	372	1	The	the	DT
20987	372	2	rest	rest	NN
20987	372	3	of	of	IN
20987	372	4	the	the	DT
20987	372	5	British	british	JJ
20987	372	6	movement	movement	NN
20987	372	7	was	be	VBD
20987	372	8	successfully	successfully	RB
20987	372	9	carried	carry	VBN
20987	372	10	out	out	RP
20987	372	11	,	,	,
20987	372	12	the	the	DT
20987	372	13	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	372	14	retiring	retire	VBG
20987	372	15	before	before	IN
20987	372	16	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	372	17	;	;	:
20987	372	18	but	but	CC
20987	372	19	although	although	IN
20987	372	20	all	all	PDT
20987	372	21	the	the	DT
20987	372	22	troops	troop	NNS
20987	372	23	were	be	VBD
20987	372	24	out	out	RB
20987	372	25	,	,	,
20987	372	26	except	except	IN
20987	372	27	those	those	DT
20987	372	28	absolutely	absolutely	RB
20987	372	29	needed	need	VBN
20987	372	30	for	for	IN
20987	372	31	garrisoning	garrison	VBG
20987	372	32	the	the	DT
20987	372	33	works	work	NNS
20987	372	34	,	,	,
20987	372	35	the	the	DT
20987	372	36	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	372	37	's	's	POS
20987	372	38	field	field	NN
20987	372	39	bases--"laagers"--could	bases--"laagers"--could	MD
20987	372	40	not	not	RB
20987	372	41	be	be	VB
20987	372	42	reached	reach	VBN
20987	372	43	.	.	.
20987	373	1	Their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	373	2	numbers	number	NNS
20987	373	3	and	and	CC
20987	373	4	dispositions	disposition	NNS
20987	373	5	so	so	RB
20987	373	6	far	far	RB
20987	373	7	made	make	VBN
20987	373	8	were	be	VBD
20987	373	9	observed	observe	VBN
20987	373	10	;	;	:
20987	373	11	but	but	CC
20987	373	12	the	the	DT
20987	373	13	approaching	approach	VBG
20987	373	14	powerlessness	powerlessness	NN
20987	373	15	of	of	IN
20987	373	16	the	the	DT
20987	373	17	British	British	NNPS
20987	373	18	for	for	IN
20987	373	19	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	373	20	offensive	offensive	JJ
20987	373	21	action	action	NN
20987	373	22	was	be	VBD
20987	373	23	also	also	RB
20987	373	24	shown	show	VBN
20987	373	25	.	.	.
20987	374	1	Upon	upon	IN
20987	374	2	returning	return	VBG
20987	374	3	to	to	IN
20987	374	4	camp	camp	NN
20987	374	5	at	at	IN
20987	374	6	2	2	CD
20987	374	7	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	374	8	,	,	,
20987	374	9	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	374	10	was	be	VBD
20987	374	11	happily	happily	RB
20987	374	12	found	find	VBN
20987	374	13	that	that	IN
20987	374	14	a	a	DT
20987	374	15	naval	naval	JJ
20987	374	16	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	374	17	from	from	IN
20987	374	18	the	the	DT
20987	374	19	cruiser	cruiser	NN
20987	374	20	"	"	``
20987	374	21	Powerful	powerful	JJ
20987	374	22	,	,	,
20987	374	23	"	"	''
20987	374	24	lying	lie	VBG
20987	374	25	at	at	IN
20987	374	26	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	374	27	,	,	,
20987	374	28	{	{	-LRB-
20987	374	29	p.066	p.066	NNP
20987	374	30	}	}	-RRB-
20987	374	31	had	have	VBD
20987	374	32	reached	reach	VBN
20987	374	33	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	374	34	with	with	IN
20987	374	35	long	long	JJ
20987	374	36	range	range	NN
20987	374	37	and	and	CC
20987	374	38	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	374	39	guns	gun	NNS
20987	374	40	.	.	.
20987	375	1	These	these	DT
20987	375	2	were	be	VBD
20987	375	3	quickly	quickly	RB
20987	375	4	got	get	VBN
20987	375	5	into	into	IN
20987	375	6	position	position	NN
20987	375	7	and	and	CC
20987	375	8	soon	soon	RB
20987	375	9	silenced	silence	VBD
20987	375	10	a	a	DT
20987	375	11	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	375	12	40-pounder	40-pounder	CD
20987	375	13	,	,	,
20987	375	14	which	which	WDT
20987	375	15	at	at	IN
20987	375	16	daybreak	daybreak	NN
20987	375	17	had	have	VBD
20987	375	18	opened	open	VBN
20987	375	19	fire	fire	NN
20987	375	20	on	on	IN
20987	375	21	the	the	DT
20987	375	22	town	town	NN
20987	375	23	from	from	IN
20987	375	24	a	a	DT
20987	375	25	hill	hill	NN
20987	375	26	between	between	IN
20987	375	27	two	two	CD
20987	375	28	and	and	CC
20987	375	29	three	three	CD
20987	375	30	miles	mile	NNS
20987	375	31	to	to	IN
20987	375	32	the	the	DT
20987	375	33	northward	northward	NN
20987	375	34	.	.	.
20987	376	1	A	a	DT
20987	376	2	few	few	JJ
20987	376	3	hours	hour	NNS
20987	376	4	later	later	RB
20987	376	5	news	news	NN
20987	376	6	came	come	VBD
20987	376	7	in	in	RB
20987	376	8	of	of	IN
20987	376	9	the	the	DT
20987	376	10	reverse	reverse	NN
20987	376	11	at	at	IN
20987	376	12	Nicholson	Nicholson	NNP
20987	376	13	's	's	POS
20987	376	14	Nek	Nek	NNP
20987	376	15	.	.	.
20987	377	1	The	the	DT
20987	377	2	naval	naval	JJ
20987	377	3	guns	gun	NNS
20987	377	4	arrived	arrive	VBD
20987	377	5	in	in	IN
20987	377	6	the	the	DT
20987	377	7	nick	nick	NN
20987	377	8	of	of	IN
20987	377	9	time	time	NN
20987	377	10	,	,	,
20987	377	11	the	the	DT
20987	377	12	very	very	JJ
20987	377	13	day	day	NN
20987	377	14	that	that	IN
20987	377	15	the	the	DT
20987	377	16	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	377	17	got	get	VBD
20987	377	18	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	377	19	first	first	JJ
20987	377	20	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	377	21	piece	piece	NN
20987	377	22	at	at	IN
20987	377	23	work	work	NN
20987	377	24	,	,	,
20987	377	25	and	and	CC
20987	377	26	but	but	CC
20987	377	27	three	three	CD
20987	377	28	days	day	NNS
20987	377	29	before	before	IN
20987	377	30	all	all	DT
20987	377	31	communication	communication	NN
20987	377	32	with	with	IN
20987	377	33	outside	outside	NN
20987	377	34	was	be	VBD
20987	377	35	intercepted	intercept	VBN
20987	377	36	.	.	.
20987	378	1	The	the	DT
20987	378	2	closeness	closeness	NN
20987	378	3	of	of	IN
20987	378	4	the	the	DT
20987	378	5	shave	shave	NNP
20987	378	6	emphasizes	emphasize	VBZ
20987	378	7	the	the	DT
20987	378	8	military	military	JJ
20987	378	9	value	value	NN
20987	378	10	of	of	IN
20987	378	11	unremitting	unremitte	VBG
20987	378	12	activity	activity	NN
20987	378	13	in	in	IN
20987	378	14	doing	do	VBG
20987	378	15	,	,	,
20987	378	16	and	and	CC
20987	378	17	unremitting	unremitte	VBG
20987	378	18	energy	energy	NN
20987	378	19	in	in	IN
20987	378	20	retarding	retard	VBG
20987	378	21	an	an	DT
20987	378	22	opponent	opponent	NN
20987	378	23	.	.	.
20987	379	1	At	at	IN
20987	379	2	one	one	CD
20987	379	3	end	end	NN
20987	379	4	of	of	IN
20987	379	5	the	the	DT
20987	379	6	line	line	NN
20987	379	7	Talana	Talana	NNP
20987	379	8	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	379	9	,	,	,
20987	379	10	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	379	11	,	,	,
20987	379	12	Rietfontein	Rietfontein	NNP
20987	379	13	;	;	:
20987	379	14	at	at	IN
20987	379	15	the	the	DT
20987	379	16	other	other	JJ
20987	379	17	,	,	,
20987	379	18	200	200	CD
20987	379	19	miles	mile	NNS
20987	379	20	away	away	RB
20987	379	21	,	,	,
20987	379	22	a	a	DT
20987	379	23	naval	naval	JJ
20987	379	24	division	division	NN
20987	379	25	rushing	rush	VBG
20987	379	26	guns	gun	NNS
20987	379	27	ashore	ashore	RB
20987	379	28	and	and	CC
20987	379	29	to	to	IN
20987	379	30	the	the	DT
20987	379	31	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	379	32	.	.	.
20987	380	1	The	the	DT
20987	380	2	result	result	NN
20987	380	3	,	,	,
20987	380	4	a	a	DT
20987	380	5	siege	siege	NN
20987	380	6	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	380	7	opportunely	opportunely	RB
20987	380	8	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	380	9	to	to	TO
20987	380	10	keep	keep	VB
20987	380	11	the	the	DT
20987	380	12	adversary	adversary	NN
20987	380	13	at	at	IN
20987	380	14	distance	distance	NN
20987	380	15	.	.	.
20987	381	1	"	"	``
20987	381	2	The	the	DT
20987	381	3	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	381	4	's	's	POS
20987	381	5	guns	gun	NNS
20987	381	6	,	,	,
20987	381	7	"	"	''
20987	381	8	telegraphed	telegraph	VBD
20987	381	9	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	381	10	George	George	NNP
20987	381	11	White	White	NNP
20987	381	12	,	,	,
20987	381	13	October	October	NNP
20987	381	14	30	30	CD
20987	381	15	,	,	,
20987	381	16	"	"	``
20987	381	17	range	range	VBP
20987	381	18	further	far	RBR
20987	381	19	than	than	IN
20987	381	20	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	381	21	field	field	NN
20987	381	22	guns	gun	NNS
20987	381	23	.	.	.
20987	382	1	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	382	2	have	have	VBP
20987	382	3	now	now	RB
20987	382	4	some	some	DT
20987	382	5	naval	naval	JJ
20987	382	6	guns	gun	NNS
20987	382	7	,	,	,
20987	382	8	which	which	WDT
20987	382	9	have	have	VBP
20987	382	10	temporarily	temporarily	RB
20987	382	11	silenced	silence	VBN
20987	382	12	,	,	,
20987	382	13	and	and	CC
20987	382	14	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	382	15	hope	hope	VBP
20987	382	16	{	{	-LRB-
20987	382	17	p.067	p.067	NN
20987	382	18	}	}	-RRB-
20987	382	19	will	will	MD
20987	382	20	permanently	permanently	RB
20987	382	21	dominate	dominate	VB
20987	382	22	,	,	,
20987	382	23	the	the	DT
20987	382	24	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	382	25	's	's	POS
20987	382	26	best	good	JJS
20987	382	27	guns	gun	NNS
20987	382	28	,	,	,
20987	382	29	with	with	IN
20987	382	30	which	which	WDT
20987	382	31	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	382	32	has	have	VBZ
20987	382	33	been	be	VBN
20987	382	34	bombarding	bombard	VBG
20987	382	35	the	the	DT
20987	382	36	town	town	NN
20987	382	37	at	at	IN
20987	382	38	a	a	DT
20987	382	39	distance	distance	NN
20987	382	40	of	of	IN
20987	382	41	over	over	IN
20987	382	42	6,000	6,000	CD
20987	382	43	yards	yard	NNS
20987	382	44	.	.	.
20987	382	45	"	"	''
20987	383	1	"	"	``
20987	383	2	Our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	383	3	forces	force	NNS
20987	383	4	were	be	VBD
20987	383	5	seriously	seriously	RB
20987	383	6	outnumbered	outnumber	VBN
20987	383	7	and	and	CC
20987	383	8	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	383	9	guns	gun	NNS
20987	383	10	outranged	outrange	VBD
20987	383	11	"	"	''
20987	383	12	(	(	-LRB-
20987	383	13	yesterday	yesterday	NN
20987	383	14	)	)	-RRB-
20987	383	15	,	,	,
20987	383	16	wrote	write	VBD
20987	383	17	a	a	DT
20987	383	18	correspondent	correspondent	NN
20987	383	19	in	in	IN
20987	383	20	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	383	21	,	,	,
20987	383	22	"	"	''
20987	383	23	until	until	IN
20987	383	24	the	the	DT
20987	383	25	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	383	26	of	of	IN
20987	383	27	the	the	DT
20987	383	28	naval	naval	JJ
20987	383	29	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	383	30	,	,	,
20987	383	31	who	who	WP
20987	383	32	rendered	render	VBD
20987	383	33	excellent	excellent	JJ
20987	383	34	service	service	NN
20987	383	35	.	.	.
20987	383	36	"	"	''
20987	384	1	"	"	``
20987	384	2	The	the	DT
20987	384	3	prompt	prompt	JJ
20987	384	4	assistance	assistance	NN
20987	384	5	rendered	render	VBN
20987	384	6	by	by	IN
20987	384	7	the	the	DT
20987	384	8	Navy	Navy	NNP
20987	384	9	190	190	CD
20987	384	10	miles	mile	NNS
20987	384	11	inland	inland	RB
20987	384	12	has	have	VBZ
20987	384	13	added	add	VBN
20987	384	14	immensely	immensely	RB
20987	384	15	to	to	IN
20987	384	16	the	the	DT
20987	384	17	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	384	18	strength	strength	NN
20987	384	19	of	of	IN
20987	384	20	the	the	DT
20987	384	21	position	position	NN
20987	384	22	,	,	,
20987	384	23	which	which	WDT
20987	384	24	now	now	RB
20987	384	25	depends	depend	VBZ
20987	384	26	upon	upon	IN
20987	384	27	keeping	keep	VBG
20987	384	28	down	down	RP
20987	384	29	the	the	DT
20987	384	30	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	384	31	's	's	POS
20987	384	32	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	384	33	fire	fire	NN
20987	384	34	.	.	.
20987	385	1	If	if	IN
20987	385	2	the	the	DT
20987	385	3	siege	siege	NN
20987	385	4	guns	gun	NNS
20987	385	5	of	of	IN
20987	385	6	the	the	DT
20987	385	7	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	385	8	can	can	MD
20987	385	9	be	be	VB
20987	385	10	controlled	control	VBN
20987	385	11	,	,	,
20987	385	12	the	the	DT
20987	385	13	rifle	rifle	NN
20987	385	14	fire	fire	NN
20987	385	15	of	of	IN
20987	385	16	a	a	DT
20987	385	17	stout	stout	RB
20987	385	18	-	-	HYPH
20987	385	19	hearted	hearte	VBN
20987	385	20	force	force	NN
20987	385	21	ought	ought	MD
20987	385	22	to	to	TO
20987	385	23	render	render	VB
20987	385	24	a	a	DT
20987	385	25	successful	successful	JJ
20987	385	26	assault	assault	NN
20987	385	27	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	385	28	.	.	.
20987	385	29	"	"	''
20987	386	1	The	the	DT
20987	386	2	naval	naval	JJ
20987	386	3	guns	gun	NNS
20987	386	4	were	be	VBD
20987	386	5	six	six	CD
20987	386	6	--	--	:
20987	386	7	two	two	CD
20987	386	8	4.7	4.7	CD
20987	386	9	inch	inch	NN
20987	386	10	,	,	,
20987	386	11	and	and	CC
20987	386	12	four	four	CD
20987	386	13	long	long	JJ
20987	386	14	12-pounders	12-pounders	CD
20987	386	15	.	.	.
20987	387	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	387	2	were	be	VBD
20987	387	3	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	387	4	on	on	IN
20987	387	5	carriages	carriage	NNS
20987	387	6	hastily	hastily	RB
20987	387	7	extemporised	extemporise	VBN
20987	387	8	for	for	IN
20987	387	9	the	the	DT
20987	387	10	emergency	emergency	NN
20987	387	11	by	by	IN
20987	387	12	Captain	Captain	NNP
20987	387	13	Percy	Percy	NNP
20987	387	14	Scott	Scott	NNP
20987	387	15	,	,	,
20987	387	16	of	of	IN
20987	387	17	the	the	DT
20987	387	18	Royal	Royal	NNP
20987	387	19	Navy	Navy	NNP
20987	387	20	,	,	,
20987	387	21	and	and	CC
20987	387	22	,	,	,
20987	387	23	as	as	IN
20987	387	24	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	387	25	outranged	outrange	VBD
20987	387	26	the	the	DT
20987	387	27	army	army	NN
20987	387	28	field	field	NN
20987	387	29	guns	gun	NNS
20987	387	30	by	by	IN
20987	387	31	full	full	JJ
20987	387	32	2,000	2,000	CD
20987	387	33	yards	yard	NNS
20987	387	34	,	,	,
20987	387	35	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	387	36	extended	extend	VBD
20987	387	37	by	by	IN
20987	387	38	at	at	RB
20987	387	39	least	least	JJS
20987	387	40	double	double	PDT
20987	387	41	that	that	DT
20987	387	42	distance	distance	NN
20987	387	43	the	the	DT
20987	387	44	diameter	diameter	NN
20987	387	45	of	of	IN
20987	387	46	the	the	DT
20987	387	47	circle	circle	NN
20987	387	48	of	of	IN
20987	387	49	investment	investment	NN
20987	387	50	imposed	impose	VBN
20987	387	51	upon	upon	IN
20987	387	52	the	the	DT
20987	387	53	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	387	54	.	.	.
20987	388	1	On	on	IN
20987	388	2	the	the	DT
20987	388	3	2nd	2nd	NN
20987	388	4	of	of	IN
20987	388	5	November	November	NNP
20987	388	6	telegraphic	telegraphic	JJ
20987	388	7	communication	communication	NN
20987	388	8	{	{	-LRB-
20987	388	9	p.068	p.068	NN
20987	388	10	}	}	-RRB-
20987	388	11	between	between	IN
20987	388	12	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	388	13	and	and	CC
20987	388	14	the	the	DT
20987	388	15	outer	outer	JJ
20987	388	16	world	world	NN
20987	388	17	was	be	VBD
20987	388	18	broken	break	VBN
20987	388	19	,	,	,
20987	388	20	and	and	CC
20987	388	21	the	the	DT
20987	388	22	same	same	JJ
20987	388	23	day	day	NN
20987	388	24	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	388	25	communication	communication	NN
20987	388	26	was	be	VBD
20987	388	27	intercepted	intercept	VBN
20987	388	28	;	;	:
20987	388	29	the	the	DT
20987	388	30	last	last	JJ
20987	388	31	train	train	NN
20987	388	32	out	out	IN
20987	388	33	carrying	carry	VBG
20987	388	34	General	General	NNP
20987	388	35	French	French	NNP
20987	388	36	to	to	TO
20987	388	37	take	take	VB
20987	388	38	a	a	DT
20987	388	39	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	388	40	command	command	NN
20987	388	41	at	at	IN
20987	388	42	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	388	43	Town	Town	NNP
20987	388	44	.	.	.
20987	389	1	The	the	DT
20987	389	2	brief	brief	JJ
20987	389	3	,	,	,
20987	389	4	exciting	exciting	JJ
20987	389	5	,	,	,
20987	389	6	and	and	CC
20987	389	7	brilliant	brilliant	JJ
20987	389	8	prelude	prelude	NN
20987	389	9	to	to	IN
20987	389	10	the	the	DT
20987	389	11	war	war	NN
20987	389	12	was	be	VBD
20987	389	13	concluded	conclude	VBN
20987	389	14	,	,	,
20987	389	15	and	and	CC
20987	389	16	a	a	DT
20987	389	17	great	great	JJ
20987	389	18	and	and	CC
20987	389	19	controlling	control	VBG
20987	389	20	centre	centre	NN
20987	389	21	of	of	IN
20987	389	22	national	national	JJ
20987	389	23	and	and	CC
20987	389	24	military	military	JJ
20987	389	25	interest	interest	NN
20987	389	26	had	have	VBD
20987	389	27	been	be	VBN
20987	389	28	established	establish	VBN
20987	389	29	by	by	IN
20987	389	30	the	the	DT
20987	389	31	isolation	isolation	NN
20987	389	32	of	of	IN
20987	389	33	some	some	DT
20987	389	34	13,000	13,000	CD
20987	389	35	British	british	JJ
20987	389	36	in	in	IN
20987	389	37	the	the	DT
20987	389	38	midst	midst	NN
20987	389	39	of	of	IN
20987	389	40	foes	foe	NNS
20987	389	41	whose	whose	WP$
20987	389	42	numbers	number	NNS
20987	389	43	are	be	VBP
20987	389	44	not	not	RB
20987	389	45	even	even	RB
20987	389	46	yet	yet	RB
20987	389	47	accurately	accurately	RB
20987	389	48	known	know	VBN
20987	389	49	,	,	,
20987	389	50	but	but	CC
20987	389	51	of	of	IN
20987	389	52	whose	whose	WP$
20987	389	53	great	great	JJ
20987	389	54	superiority	superiority	NN
20987	389	55	in	in	IN
20987	389	56	that	that	DT
20987	389	57	respect	respect	NN
20987	389	58	there	there	EX
20987	389	59	can	can	MD
20987	389	60	be	be	VB
20987	389	61	no	no	DT
20987	389	62	doubt	doubt	NN
20987	389	63	.	.	.
20987	390	1	For	for	IN
20987	390	2	a	a	DT
20987	390	3	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	390	4	and	and	CC
20987	390	5	eighteen	eighteen	CD
20987	390	6	weary	weary	JJ
20987	390	7	days	day	NNS
20987	390	8	the	the	DT
20987	390	9	blockade	blockade	NN
20987	390	10	lasted	last	VBD
20987	390	11	,	,	,
20987	390	12	until	until	IN
20987	390	13	,	,	,
20987	390	14	on	on	IN
20987	390	15	February	February	NNP
20987	390	16	28	28	CD
20987	390	17	,	,	,
20987	390	18	1900	1900	CD
20987	390	19	,	,	,
20987	390	20	the	the	DT
20987	390	21	advance	advance	NN
20987	390	22	of	of	IN
20987	390	23	the	the	DT
20987	390	24	relieving	relieve	VBG
20987	390	25	force	force	NN
20987	390	26	entered	enter	VBD
20987	390	27	the	the	DT
20987	390	28	place	place	NN
20987	390	29	.	.	.
20987	391	1	Almost	almost	RB
20987	391	2	simultaneously	simultaneously	RB
20987	391	3	with	with	IN
20987	391	4	the	the	DT
20987	391	5	beginning	beginning	NN
20987	391	6	of	of	IN
20987	391	7	the	the	DT
20987	391	8	investment	investment	NN
20987	391	9	,	,	,
20987	391	10	on	on	IN
20987	391	11	the	the	DT
20987	391	12	31st	31st	NN
20987	391	13	of	of	IN
20987	391	14	October	October	NNP
20987	391	15	,	,	,
20987	391	16	General	General	NNP
20987	391	17	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	391	18	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	391	19	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	391	20	arrived	arrive	VBD
20987	391	21	from	from	IN
20987	391	22	England	England	NNP
20987	391	23	at	at	IN
20987	391	24	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	391	25	Town	Town	NNP
20987	391	26	to	to	TO
20987	391	27	take	take	VB
20987	391	28	chief	chief	JJ
20987	391	29	command	command	NN
20987	391	30	of	of	IN
20987	391	31	the	the	DT
20987	391	32	British	british	JJ
20987	391	33	forces	force	NNS
20987	391	34	in	in	IN
20987	391	35	South	South	NNP
20987	391	36	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	391	37	.	.	.
20987	392	1	The	the	DT
20987	392	2	second	second	JJ
20987	392	3	period	period	NN
20987	392	4	of	of	IN
20987	392	5	the	the	DT
20987	392	6	war	war	NN
20987	392	7	now	now	RB
20987	392	8	opened	open	VBN
20987	392	9	,	,	,
20987	392	10	before	before	IN
20987	392	11	recounting	recount	VBG
20987	392	12	which	which	WDT
20987	392	13	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	392	14	will	will	MD
20987	392	15	be	be	VB
20987	392	16	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	392	17	to	to	TO
20987	392	18	summarize	summarize	VB
20987	392	19	the	the	DT
20987	392	20	general	general	JJ
20987	392	21	situation	situation	NN
20987	392	22	at	at	IN
20987	392	23	date	date	NN
20987	392	24	,	,	,
20987	392	25	as	as	IN
20987	392	26	constituted	constitute	VBN
20987	392	27	by	by	IN
20987	392	28	many	many	JJ
20987	392	29	preliminary	preliminary	JJ
20987	392	30	occurrences	occurrence	NNS
20987	392	31	in	in	IN
20987	392	32	different	different	JJ
20987	392	33	,	,	,
20987	392	34	and	and	CC
20987	392	35	{	{	-LRB-
20987	392	36	p.069	p.069	NN
20987	392	37	}	}	-RRB-
20987	392	38	even	even	RB
20987	392	39	remote	remote	JJ
20987	392	40	,	,	,
20987	392	41	quarters	quarter	NNS
20987	392	42	of	of	IN
20987	392	43	the	the	DT
20987	392	44	world	world	NN
20987	392	45	.	.	.
20987	393	1	Up	up	IN
20987	393	2	to	to	IN
20987	393	3	the	the	DT
20987	393	4	present	present	JJ
20987	393	5	,	,	,
20987	393	6	success	success	NN
20987	393	7	had	have	VBD
20987	393	8	seemed	seem	VBN
20987	393	9	to	to	TO
20987	393	10	lie	lie	VB
20987	393	11	with	with	IN
20987	393	12	the	the	DT
20987	393	13	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	393	14	,	,	,
20987	393	15	but	but	CC
20987	393	16	the	the	DT
20987	393	17	appearance	appearance	NN
20987	393	18	was	be	VBD
20987	393	19	only	only	RB
20987	393	20	superficial	superficial	JJ
20987	393	21	.	.	.
20987	394	1	Their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	394	2	plan	plan	NN
20987	394	3	had	have	VBD
20987	394	4	been	be	VBN
20987	394	5	well	well	RB
20987	394	6	designed	design	VBN
20987	394	7	,	,	,
20987	394	8	but	but	CC
20987	394	9	in	in	IN
20987	394	10	execution	execution	NN
20987	394	11	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	394	12	had	have	VBD
20987	394	13	failed	fail	VBN
20987	394	14	;	;	:
20987	394	15	and	and	CC
20987	394	16	while	while	IN
20987	394	17	the	the	DT
20987	394	18	failure	failure	NN
20987	394	19	is	be	VBZ
20987	394	20	to	to	TO
20987	394	21	be	be	VB
20987	394	22	laid	lay	VBN
20987	394	23	in	in	IN
20987	394	24	part	part	NN
20987	394	25	to	to	IN
20987	394	26	a	a	DT
20987	394	27	certain	certain	JJ
20987	394	28	tardiness	tardiness	NN
20987	394	29	and	and	CC
20987	394	30	lack	lack	NN
20987	394	31	of	of	IN
20987	394	32	synchronism	synchronism	NN
20987	394	33	in	in	IN
20987	394	34	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	394	35	own	own	JJ
20987	394	36	movements	movement	NNS
20987	394	37	,	,	,
20987	394	38	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	394	39	was	be	VBD
20987	394	40	due	due	JJ
20987	394	41	yet	yet	RB
20987	394	42	more	more	JJR
20987	394	43	to	to	IN
20987	394	44	the	the	DT
20987	394	45	well	well	RB
20987	394	46	-	-	HYPH
20987	394	47	judged	judge	VBN
20987	394	48	,	,	,
20987	394	49	energetic	energetic	JJ
20987	394	50	,	,	,
20987	394	51	and	and	CC
20987	394	52	brilliantly	brilliantly	RB
20987	394	53	executed	execute	VBD
20987	394	54	movements	movement	NNS
20987	394	55	of	of	IN
20987	394	56	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	394	57	George	George	NNP
20987	394	58	White	White	NNP
20987	394	59	and	and	CC
20987	394	60	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	394	61	Penn	Penn	NNP
20987	394	62	Symons	Symons	NNP
20987	394	63	,	,	,
20987	394	64	which	which	WDT
20987	394	65	utilised	utilise	VBD
20987	394	66	and	and	CC
20987	394	67	completed	complete	VBD
20987	394	68	the	the	DT
20987	394	69	dislocation	dislocation	NN
20987	394	70	in	in	IN
20987	394	71	the	the	DT
20987	394	72	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	394	73	's	's	POS
20987	394	74	action	action	NN
20987	394	75	,	,	,
20987	394	76	and	and	CC
20987	394	77	so	so	RB
20987	394	78	insured	insure	VBD
20987	394	79	the	the	DT
20987	394	80	time	time	NN
20987	394	81	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	394	82	for	for	IN
20987	394	83	organising	organise	VBG
20987	394	84	defence	defence	NN
20987	394	85	upon	upon	IN
20987	394	86	an	an	DT
20987	394	87	adequately	adequately	RB
20987	394	88	competent	competent	JJ
20987	394	89	scale	scale	NN
20987	394	90	.	.	.
20987	395	1	"	"	``
20987	395	2	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	395	3	George	George	NNP
20987	395	4	White	White	NNP
20987	395	5	's	's	POS
20987	395	6	force	force	NN
20987	395	7	,	,	,
20987	395	8	"	"	''
20987	395	9	wrote	write	VBD
20987	395	10	Spencer	Spencer	NNP
20987	395	11	Wilkinson	Wilkinson	NNP
20987	395	12	,	,	,
20987	395	13	on	on	IN
20987	395	14	the	the	DT
20987	395	15	18th	18th	JJ
20987	395	16	October	October	NNP
20987	395	17	,	,	,
20987	395	18	"	"	''
20987	395	19	is	be	VBZ
20987	395	20	the	the	DT
20987	395	21	centre	centre	NN
20987	395	22	of	of	IN
20987	395	23	gravity	gravity	NN
20987	395	24	of	of	IN
20987	395	25	the	the	DT
20987	395	26	situation	situation	NN
20987	395	27	.	.	.
20987	396	1	If	if	IN
20987	396	2	the	the	DT
20987	396	3	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	396	4	can	can	MD
20987	396	5	not	not	RB
20987	396	6	defeat	defeat	VB
20987	396	7	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	396	8	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	396	9	case	case	NN
20987	396	10	is	be	VBZ
20987	396	11	hopeless	hopeless	JJ
20987	396	12	;	;	:
20987	396	13	if	if	IN
20987	396	14	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	396	15	can	can	MD
20987	396	16	crush	crush	VB
20987	396	17	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	396	18	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	396	19	may	may	MD
20987	396	20	have	have	VB
20987	396	21	hopes	hope	NNS
20987	396	22	of	of	IN
20987	396	23	ultimate	ultimate	JJ
20987	396	24	success	success	NN
20987	396	25	.	.	.
20987	397	1	"	"	``
20987	397	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	397	3	4	4	LS
20987	397	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	397	5	The	the	DT
20987	397	6	summary	summary	NN
20987	397	7	was	be	VBD
20987	397	8	true	true	JJ
20987	397	9	then	then	RB
20987	397	10	,	,	,
20987	397	11	and	and	CC
20987	397	12	is	be	VBZ
20987	397	13	now	now	RB
20987	397	14	.	.	.
20987	398	1	In	in	IN
20987	398	2	the	the	DT
20987	398	3	preliminary	preliminary	JJ
20987	398	4	trial	trial	NN
20987	398	5	of	of	IN
20987	398	6	skill	skill	NN
20987	398	7	and	and	CC
20987	398	8	strength	strength	NN
20987	398	9	the	the	DT
20987	398	10	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	398	11	had	have	VBD
20987	398	12	been	be	VBN
20987	398	13	worsted	worst	VBN
20987	398	14	.	.	.
20987	399	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	399	2	Footnote	footnote	NN
20987	399	3	4	4	CD
20987	399	4	:	:	:
20987	399	5	"	"	``
20987	399	6	Lessons	lesson	NNS
20987	399	7	of	of	IN
20987	399	8	the	the	DT
20987	399	9	War	War	NNP
20987	399	10	,	,	,
20987	399	11	"	"	''
20987	399	12	p.	p.	NN
20987	400	1	13	13	CD
20987	400	2	.	.	.
20987	400	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	401	1	NOTE.--The	note.--the	JJ
20987	401	2	effective	effective	JJ
20987	401	3	British	british	JJ
20987	401	4	force	force	NN
20987	401	5	shut	shut	VBD
20987	401	6	up	up	RP
20987	401	7	in	in	IN
20987	401	8	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	401	9	on	on	IN
20987	401	10	November	November	NNP
20987	401	11	2	2	CD
20987	401	12	was	be	VBD
20987	401	13	13,496	13,496	CD
20987	401	14	,	,	,
20987	401	15	besides	besides	IN
20987	401	16	which	which	WDT
20987	401	17	there	there	EX
20987	401	18	were	be	VBD
20987	401	19	249	249	CD
20987	401	20	sick	sick	JJ
20987	401	21	{	{	-LRB-
20987	401	22	p.070	p.070	NN
20987	401	23	}	}	-RRB-
20987	401	24	and	and	CC
20987	401	25	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	401	26	;	;	,
20987	401	27	total	total	JJ
20987	401	28	,	,	,
20987	401	29	13,745	13,745	CD
20987	401	30	.	.	.
20987	402	1	The	the	DT
20987	402	2	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	402	3	force	force	NN
20987	402	4	in	in	IN
20987	402	5	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	402	6	is	be	VBZ
20987	402	7	not	not	RB
20987	402	8	accurately	accurately	RB
20987	402	9	known	know	VBN
20987	402	10	,	,	,
20987	402	11	but	but	CC
20987	402	12	is	be	VBZ
20987	402	13	roughly	roughly	RB
20987	402	14	reckoned	reckon	VBN
20987	402	15	at	at	IN
20987	402	16	double	double	PDT
20987	402	17	the	the	DT
20987	402	18	British	British	NNPS
20987	402	19	;	;	:
20987	402	20	say	say	VB
20987	402	21	30,000	30,000	CD
20987	402	22	.	.	.
20987	403	1	This	this	DT
20987	403	2	estimate	estimate	NN
20987	403	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	403	4	probable	probable	JJ
20987	403	5	,	,	,
20987	403	6	both	both	CC
20987	403	7	from	from	IN
20987	403	8	the	the	DT
20987	403	9	extent	extent	NN
20987	403	10	of	of	IN
20987	403	11	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	403	12	operations	operation	NNS
20987	403	13	,	,	,
20987	403	14	and	and	CC
20987	403	15	because	because	IN
20987	403	16	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	403	17	ought	ought	MD
20987	403	18	to	to	TO
20987	403	19	have	have	VB
20987	403	20	had	have	VBN
20987	403	21	at	at	IN
20987	403	22	least	least	JJS
20987	403	23	so	so	RB
20987	403	24	many	many	JJ
20987	403	25	.	.	.
20987	404	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	404	2	would	would	MD
20987	404	3	be	be	VB
20987	404	4	more	more	JJR
20987	404	5	to	to	IN
20987	404	6	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	404	7	discredit	discredit	NN
20987	404	8	to	to	TO
20987	404	9	have	have	VB
20987	404	10	had	have	VBD
20987	404	11	fewer	few	JJR
20987	404	12	than	than	IN
20987	404	13	to	to	TO
20987	404	14	fail	fail	VB
20987	404	15	with	with	IN
20987	404	16	more	more	JJR
20987	404	17	.	.	.
20987	405	1	The	the	DT
20987	405	2	non	non	JJ
20987	405	3	-	-	JJ
20987	405	4	military	military	JJ
20987	405	5	element	element	NN
20987	405	6	in	in	IN
20987	405	7	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	405	8	raised	raise	VBD
20987	405	9	the	the	DT
20987	405	10	number	number	NN
20987	405	11	of	of	IN
20987	405	12	the	the	DT
20987	405	13	besieged	besiege	VBN
20987	405	14	to	to	IN
20987	405	15	about	about	IN
20987	405	16	21,000	21,000	CD
20987	405	17	.	.	.
20987	406	1	CHAPTER	CHAPTER	NNP
20987	406	2	III	III	NNP
20987	406	3	{	{	-LRB-
20987	406	4	p.071	p.071	NN
20987	406	5	}	}	-RRB-
20987	406	6	THE	the	DT
20987	406	7	COLONIES	colony	NNS
20987	406	8	AND	and	CC
20987	406	9	THE	the	DT
20987	406	10	TRANSPORTS	transports	NN
20987	406	11	In	in	IN
20987	406	12	matters	matter	NNS
20987	406	13	accessory	accessory	NN
20987	406	14	to	to	IN
20987	406	15	the	the	DT
20987	406	16	War	War	NNP
20987	406	17	in	in	IN
20987	406	18	South	South	NNP
20987	406	19	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	406	20	,	,	,
20987	406	21	two	two	CD
20987	406	22	stand	stand	NN
20987	406	23	conspicuous	conspicuous	JJ
20987	406	24	,	,	,
20987	406	25	as	as	IN
20987	406	26	worthy	worthy	JJ
20987	406	27	of	of	IN
20987	406	28	note	note	NN
20987	406	29	by	by	IN
20987	406	30	such	such	JJ
20987	406	31	as	as	IN
20987	406	32	interest	interest	NN
20987	406	33	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	406	34	in	in	IN
20987	406	35	clearly	clearly	RB
20987	406	36	comprehending	comprehend	VBG
20987	406	37	those	those	DT
20987	406	38	contemporary	contemporary	JJ
20987	406	39	facts	fact	NNS
20987	406	40	of	of	IN
20987	406	41	which	which	WDT
20987	406	42	the	the	DT
20987	406	43	import	import	NN
20987	406	44	is	be	VBZ
20987	406	45	not	not	RB
20987	406	46	merely	merely	RB
20987	406	47	local	local	JJ
20987	406	48	,	,	,
20987	406	49	but	but	CC
20987	406	50	universal	universal	JJ
20987	406	51	.	.	.
20987	407	1	As	as	IN
20987	407	2	in	in	IN
20987	407	3	all	all	DT
20987	407	4	theatres	theatre	NNS
20987	407	5	of	of	IN
20987	407	6	war	war	NN
20987	407	7	,	,	,
20987	407	8	and	and	CC
20987	407	9	in	in	IN
20987	407	10	all	all	DT
20987	407	11	campaigns	campaign	NNS
20987	407	12	,	,	,
20987	407	13	there	there	EX
20987	407	14	exist	exist	VBP
20987	407	15	in	in	IN
20987	407	16	South	South	NNP
20987	407	17	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	407	18	particular	particular	JJ
20987	407	19	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	407	20	,	,	,
20987	407	21	permanent	permanent	JJ
20987	407	22	or	or	CC
20987	407	23	transient	transient	JJ
20987	407	24	,	,	,
20987	407	25	to	to	TO
20987	407	26	utilise	utilise	VB
20987	407	27	or	or	CC
20987	407	28	to	to	TO
20987	407	29	overcome	overcome	VB
20987	407	30	which	which	WDT
20987	407	31	introduces	introduce	VBZ
20987	407	32	into	into	IN
20987	407	33	the	the	DT
20987	407	34	character	character	NN
20987	407	35	of	of	IN
20987	407	36	the	the	DT
20987	407	37	forces	force	NNS
20987	407	38	employed	employ	VBN
20987	407	39	,	,	,
20987	407	40	and	and	CC
20987	407	41	into	into	IN
20987	407	42	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	407	43	operations	operation	NNS
20987	407	44	,	,	,
20987	407	45	specific	specific	JJ
20987	407	46	variations	variation	NNS
20987	407	47	,	,	,
20987	407	48	distinguishing	distinguish	VBG
20987	407	49	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	407	50	from	from	IN
20987	407	51	methods	method	NNS
20987	407	52	elsewhere	elsewhere	RB
20987	407	53	preferable	preferable	JJ
20987	407	54	.	.	.
20987	408	1	Such	such	JJ
20987	408	2	differences	difference	NNS
20987	408	3	,	,	,
20987	408	4	however	however	RB
20987	408	5	,	,	,
20987	408	6	being	be	VBG
20987	408	7	accidental	accidental	JJ
20987	408	8	in	in	IN
20987	408	9	character	character	NN
20987	408	10	,	,	,
20987	408	11	involve	involve	VBP
20987	408	12	questions	question	NNS
20987	408	13	strictly	strictly	RB
20987	408	14	of	of	IN
20987	408	15	detail	detail	NN
20987	408	16	--	--	:
20987	408	17	of	of	IN
20987	408	18	application	application	NN
20987	408	19	--	--	:
20987	408	20	and	and	CC
20987	408	21	do	do	VBP
20987	408	22	not	not	RB
20987	408	23	affect	affect	VB
20987	408	24	the	the	DT
20987	408	25	principles	principle	NNS
20987	408	26	which	which	WDT
20987	408	27	are	be	VBP
20987	408	28	common	common	JJ
20987	408	29	to	to	TO
20987	408	30	warfare	warfare	VB
20987	408	31	everywhere	everywhere	RB
20987	408	32	.	.	.
20987	409	1	To	to	IN
20987	409	2	the	the	DT
20987	409	3	casual	casual	JJ
20987	409	4	reader	reader	NN
20987	409	5	,	,	,
20987	409	6	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	409	7	,	,	,
20987	409	8	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	409	9	are	be	VBP
20987	409	10	less	less	RBR
20987	409	11	important	important	JJ
20987	409	12	to	to	TO
20987	409	13	master	master	VB
20987	409	14	and	and	CC
20987	409	15	{	{	-LRB-
20987	409	16	p.072	p.072	NNP
20987	409	17	}	}	-RRB-
20987	409	18	to	to	TO
20987	409	19	retain	retain	VB
20987	409	20	in	in	IN
20987	409	21	mind	mind	NN
20987	409	22	,	,	,
20987	409	23	however	however	RB
20987	409	24	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	409	25	to	to	TO
20987	409	26	be	be	VB
20987	409	27	observed	observe	VBN
20987	409	28	,	,	,
20987	409	29	in	in	IN
20987	409	30	order	order	NN
20987	409	31	to	to	TO
20987	409	32	apprehend	apprehend	VB
20987	409	33	the	the	DT
20987	409	34	relative	relative	JJ
20987	409	35	advantages	advantage	NNS
20987	409	36	and	and	CC
20987	409	37	disadvantages	disadvantage	NNS
20987	409	38	of	of	IN
20987	409	39	the	the	DT
20987	409	40	parties	party	NNS
20987	409	41	to	to	IN
20987	409	42	the	the	DT
20987	409	43	conflict	conflict	NN
20987	409	44	,	,	,
20987	409	45	and	and	CC
20987	409	46	so	so	RB
20987	409	47	to	to	TO
20987	409	48	appreciate	appreciate	VB
20987	409	49	the	the	DT
20987	409	50	skill	skill	NN
20987	409	51	or	or	CC
20987	409	52	the	the	DT
20987	409	53	defects	defect	NNS
20987	409	54	shown	show	VBN
20987	409	55	by	by	IN
20987	409	56	either	either	CC
20987	409	57	in	in	IN
20987	409	58	the	the	DT
20987	409	59	various	various	JJ
20987	409	60	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
20987	409	61	that	that	WDT
20987	409	62	arise	arise	VBP
20987	409	63	.	.	.
20987	410	1	In	in	IN
20987	410	2	South	South	NNP
20987	410	3	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	410	4	such	such	JJ
20987	410	5	specific	specific	JJ
20987	410	6	differences	difference	NNS
20987	410	7	are	be	VBP
20987	410	8	to	to	TO
20987	410	9	be	be	VB
20987	410	10	found	find	VBN
20987	410	11	,	,	,
20987	410	12	not	not	RB
20987	410	13	only	only	RB
20987	410	14	in	in	IN
20987	410	15	the	the	DT
20987	410	16	features	feature	NNS
20987	410	17	of	of	IN
20987	410	18	the	the	DT
20987	410	19	country	country	NN
20987	410	20	,	,	,
20987	410	21	which	which	WDT
20987	410	22	are	be	VBP
20987	410	23	more	more	JJR
20987	410	24	than	than	IN
20987	410	25	usually	usually	RB
20987	410	26	exceptional	exceptional	JJ
20987	410	27	,	,	,
20987	410	28	or	or	CC
20987	410	29	in	in	IN
20987	410	30	the	the	DT
20987	410	31	contrast	contrast	NN
20987	410	32	of	of	IN
20987	410	33	characteristics	characteristic	NNS
20987	410	34	between	between	IN
20987	410	35	the	the	DT
20987	410	36	two	two	CD
20987	410	37	races	race	NNS
20987	410	38	engaged	engage	VBD
20987	410	39	,	,	,
20987	410	40	which	which	WDT
20987	410	41	from	from	IN
20987	410	42	the	the	DT
20987	410	43	military	military	JJ
20987	410	44	point	point	NN
20987	410	45	of	of	IN
20987	410	46	view	view	NN
20987	410	47	is	be	VBZ
20987	410	48	very	very	RB
20987	410	49	marked	mark	VBN
20987	410	50	,	,	,
20987	410	51	but	but	CC
20987	410	52	notably	notably	RB
20987	410	53	in	in	IN
20987	410	54	the	the	DT
20987	410	55	uncertainties	uncertainty	NNS
20987	410	56	and	and	CC
20987	410	57	impediments	impediment	NNS
20987	410	58	attending	attend	VBG
20987	410	59	the	the	DT
20987	410	60	lines	line	NNS
20987	410	61	of	of	IN
20987	410	62	communication	communication	NN
20987	410	63	by	by	IN
20987	410	64	which	which	WDT
20987	410	65	the	the	DT
20987	410	66	British	british	JJ
20987	410	67	army	army	NN
20987	410	68	must	must	MD
20987	410	69	be	be	VB
20987	410	70	sustained	sustain	VBN
20987	410	71	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	410	72	a	a	DT
20987	410	73	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	410	74	miles	mile	NNS
20987	410	75	from	from	IN
20987	410	76	the	the	DT
20987	410	77	sea	sea	NN
20987	410	78	.	.	.
20987	411	1	These	these	DT
20987	411	2	embarrassments	embarrassment	NNS
20987	411	3	are	be	VBP
20987	411	4	manifest	manif	JJS
20987	411	5	in	in	IN
20987	411	6	the	the	DT
20987	411	7	great	great	JJ
20987	411	8	length	length	NN
20987	411	9	and	and	CC
20987	411	10	small	small	JJ
20987	411	11	capacity	capacity	NN
20987	411	12	of	of	IN
20987	411	13	the	the	DT
20987	411	14	single	single	JJ
20987	411	15	-	-	HYPH
20987	411	16	track	track	NN
20987	411	17	railroad--750	railroad--750	NNP
20987	411	18	miles	mile	NNS
20987	411	19	to	to	IN
20987	411	20	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	411	21	and	and	CC
20987	411	22	over	over	IN
20987	411	23	1,000	1,000	CD
20987	411	24	to	to	IN
20987	411	25	Pretoria	Pretoria	NNP
20987	411	26	;	;	:
20987	411	27	in	in	IN
20987	411	28	the	the	DT
20987	411	29	difficulty	difficulty	NN
20987	411	30	and	and	CC
20987	411	31	slowness	slowness	NN
20987	411	32	of	of	IN
20987	411	33	transport	transport	NN
20987	411	34	by	by	IN
20987	411	35	all	all	DT
20987	411	36	other	other	JJ
20987	411	37	means	mean	NNS
20987	411	38	;	;	:
20987	411	39	in	in	IN
20987	411	40	the	the	DT
20987	411	41	problems	problem	NNS
20987	411	42	of	of	IN
20987	411	43	water	water	NN
20987	411	44	,	,	,
20987	411	45	and	and	CC
20987	411	46	of	of	IN
20987	411	47	pasturage	pasturage	NN
20987	411	48	,	,	,
20987	411	49	as	as	IN
20987	411	50	affected	affect	VBN
20987	411	51	by	by	IN
20987	411	52	the	the	DT
20987	411	53	wet	wet	JJ
20987	411	54	and	and	CC
20987	411	55	dry	dry	JJ
20987	411	56	seasons	season	NNS
20987	411	57	;	;	:
20987	411	58	in	in	IN
20987	411	59	the	the	DT
20987	411	60	effect	effect	NN
20987	411	61	of	of	IN
20987	411	62	all	all	PDT
20987	411	63	these	these	DT
20987	411	64	upon	upon	IN
20987	411	65	mobility	mobility	NN
20987	411	66	,	,	,
20987	411	67	and	and	CC
20987	411	68	in	in	IN
20987	411	69	the	the	DT
20987	411	70	influence	influence	NN
20987	411	71	on	on	IN
20987	411	72	questions	question	NNS
20987	411	73	of	of	IN
20987	411	74	transport	transport	NN
20987	411	75	,	,	,
20987	411	76	and	and	CC
20987	411	77	of	of	IN
20987	411	78	all	all	DT
20987	411	79	mobile	mobile	JJ
20987	411	80	services	service	NNS
20987	411	81	,	,	,
20987	411	82	exercised	exercise	VBN
20987	411	83	by	by	IN
20987	411	84	{	{	-LRB-
20987	411	85	p.073	p.073	NNP
20987	411	86	}	}	-RRB-
20987	411	87	the	the	DT
20987	411	88	regional	regional	JJ
20987	411	89	sickness	sickness	NN
20987	411	90	that	that	WDT
20987	411	91	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	411	92	destroys	destroy	VBZ
20987	411	93	the	the	DT
20987	411	94	greater	great	JJR
20987	411	95	part	part	NN
20987	411	96	of	of	IN
20987	411	97	non	non	JJ
20987	411	98	-	-	JJ
20987	411	99	acclimated	acclimated	JJ
20987	411	100	horses	horse	NNS
20987	411	101	.	.	.
20987	412	1	Communications	communication	NNS
20987	412	2	dominate	dominate	VBP
20987	412	3	war	war	NN
20987	412	4	;	;	:
20987	412	5	to	to	TO
20987	412	6	protect	protect	VB
20987	412	7	long	long	JJ
20987	412	8	lines	line	NNS
20987	412	9	of	of	IN
20987	412	10	communication	communication	NN
20987	412	11	from	from	IN
20987	412	12	serious	serious	JJ
20987	412	13	interference	interference	NN
20987	412	14	by	by	IN
20987	412	15	raids	raid	NNS
20987	412	16	demands	demand	VBZ
20987	412	17	an	an	DT
20987	412	18	ample	ample	JJ
20987	412	19	mobile	mobile	JJ
20987	412	20	force	force	NN
20987	412	21	.	.	.
20987	413	1	These	these	DT
20987	413	2	are	be	VBP
20987	413	3	general	general	JJ
20987	413	4	principles	principle	NNS
20987	413	5	of	of	IN
20987	413	6	warfare	warfare	NN
20987	413	7	,	,	,
20987	413	8	universally	universally	RB
20987	413	9	applicable	applicable	JJ
20987	413	10	.	.	.
20987	414	1	The	the	DT
20987	414	2	questions	question	NNS
20987	414	3	of	of	IN
20987	414	4	water	water	NN
20987	414	5	,	,	,
20987	414	6	pasturage	pasturage	NN
20987	414	7	,	,	,
20987	414	8	and	and	CC
20987	414	9	horse	horse	NN
20987	414	10	sickness	sickness	NN
20987	414	11	are	be	VBP
20987	414	12	special	special	JJ
20987	414	13	to	to	IN
20987	414	14	South	South	NNP
20987	414	15	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	414	16	,	,	,
20987	414	17	as	as	IN
20987	414	18	is	be	VBZ
20987	414	19	also	also	RB
20987	414	20	in	in	IN
20987	414	21	some	some	DT
20987	414	22	degree	degree	NN
20987	414	23	the	the	DT
20987	414	24	inadequate	inadequate	JJ
20987	414	25	railway	railway	NN
20987	414	26	system	system	NN
20987	414	27	;	;	:
20987	414	28	and	and	CC
20987	414	29	these	these	DT
20987	414	30	constitute	constitute	NN
20987	414	31	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	414	32	which	which	WDT
20987	414	33	modify	modify	VBP
20987	414	34	the	the	DT
20987	414	35	local	local	JJ
20987	414	36	application	application	NN
20987	414	37	of	of	IN
20987	414	38	general	general	JJ
20987	414	39	principles	principle	NNS
20987	414	40	.	.	.
20987	415	1	Two	two	CD
20987	415	2	factors	factor	NNS
20987	415	3	,	,	,
20987	415	4	however	however	RB
20987	415	5	,	,	,
20987	415	6	have	have	VBP
20987	415	7	appeared	appear	VBN
20987	415	8	in	in	IN
20987	415	9	this	this	DT
20987	415	10	war	war	NN
20987	415	11	which	which	WDT
20987	415	12	,	,	,
20987	415	13	while	while	IN
20987	415	14	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	415	15	characterise	characterise	VBP
20987	415	16	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	415	17	especially	especially	RB
20987	415	18	,	,	,
20987	415	19	are	be	VBP
20987	415	20	gravely	gravely	RB
20987	415	21	significant	significant	JJ
20987	415	22	to	to	IN
20987	415	23	those	those	DT
20987	415	24	who	who	WP
20987	415	25	would	would	MD
20987	415	26	fain	fain	VB
20987	415	27	seek	seek	VB
20987	415	28	in	in	IN
20987	415	29	current	current	JJ
20987	415	30	events	event	NNS
20987	415	31	instruction	instruction	NN
20987	415	32	for	for	IN
20987	415	33	the	the	DT
20987	415	34	future	future	NN
20987	415	35	,	,	,
20987	415	36	whether	whether	IN
20987	415	37	of	of	IN
20987	415	38	warning	warning	NN
20987	415	39	or	or	CC
20987	415	40	of	of	IN
20987	415	41	encouragement	encouragement	NN
20987	415	42	.	.	.
20987	416	1	These	these	DT
20987	416	2	are	be	VBP
20987	416	3	the	the	DT
20987	416	4	almost	almost	RB
20987	416	5	complete	complete	JJ
20987	416	6	failure	failure	NN
20987	416	7	of	of	IN
20987	416	8	the	the	DT
20987	416	9	British	british	JJ
20987	416	10	Government	Government	NNP
20987	416	11	and	and	CC
20987	416	12	people	people	NNS
20987	416	13	to	to	TO
20987	416	14	recognise	recognise	VB
20987	416	15	at	at	IN
20987	416	16	the	the	DT
20987	416	17	beginning	beginning	NN
20987	416	18	the	the	DT
20987	416	19	bigness	bigness	NN
20987	416	20	of	of	IN
20987	416	21	the	the	DT
20987	416	22	task	task	NN
20987	416	23	before	before	IN
20987	416	24	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	416	25	;	;	:
20987	416	26	and	and	CC
20987	416	27	,	,	,
20987	416	28	in	in	IN
20987	416	29	the	the	DT
20987	416	30	second	second	JJ
20987	416	31	place	place	NN
20987	416	32	,	,	,
20987	416	33	the	the	DT
20987	416	34	enthusiasm	enthusiasm	NN
20987	416	35	and	and	CC
20987	416	36	practical	practical	JJ
20987	416	37	unanimity	unanimity	NN
20987	416	38	with	with	IN
20987	416	39	which	which	WDT
20987	416	40	not	not	RB
20987	416	41	South	South	NNP
20987	416	42	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	416	43	only	only	RB
20987	416	44	but	but	CC
20987	416	45	the	the	DT
20987	416	46	other	other	JJ
20987	416	47	and	and	CC
20987	416	48	distant	distant	JJ
20987	416	49	British	british	JJ
20987	416	50	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	416	51	offered	offer	VBD
20987	416	52	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	416	53	services	service	NNS
20987	416	54	{	{	-LRB-
20987	416	55	p.074	p.074	NN
20987	416	56	}	}	-RRB-
20987	416	57	to	to	IN
20987	416	58	the	the	DT
20987	416	59	mother	mother	NN
20987	416	60	country	country	NN
20987	416	61	.	.	.
20987	417	1	The	the	DT
20987	417	2	philosophical	philosophical	JJ
20987	417	3	reflector	reflector	NN
20987	417	4	can	can	MD
20987	417	5	scarcely	scarcely	RB
20987	417	6	fail	fail	VB
20987	417	7	to	to	TO
20987	417	8	be	be	VB
20987	417	9	impressed	impressed	JJ
20987	417	10	with	with	IN
20987	417	11	this	this	DT
20987	417	12	latter	latter	JJ
20987	417	13	political	political	JJ
20987	417	14	fact	fact	NN
20987	417	15	;	;	:
20987	417	16	for	for	IN
20987	417	17	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	417	18	has	have	VBZ
20987	417	19	illustrated	illustrate	VBN
20987	417	20	vividly	vividly	RB
20987	417	21	the	the	DT
20987	417	22	general	general	JJ
20987	417	23	truth	truth	NN
20987	417	24	that	that	WDT
20987	417	25	,	,	,
20987	417	26	when	when	WRB
20987	417	27	once	once	IN
20987	417	28	men	man	NNS
20987	417	29	's	's	POS
20987	417	30	minds	mind	NNS
20987	417	31	are	be	VBP
20987	417	32	prepared	prepare	VBN
20987	417	33	,	,	,
20987	417	34	a	a	DT
20987	417	35	simple	simple	JJ
20987	417	36	unforeseen	unforeseen	JJ
20987	417	37	incident	incident	NN
20987	417	38	converts	convert	NNS
20987	417	39	what	what	WP
20987	417	40	has	have	VBZ
20987	417	41	seemed	seem	VBN
20987	417	42	an	an	DT
20987	417	43	academic	academic	JJ
20987	417	44	theory	theory	NN
20987	417	45	,	,	,
20987	417	46	or	or	CC
20987	417	47	an	an	DT
20987	417	48	idle	idle	JJ
20987	417	49	dream	dream	NN
20987	417	50	,	,	,
20987	417	51	into	into	IN
20987	417	52	a	a	DT
20987	417	53	concrete	concrete	NN
20987	417	54	and	and	CC
20987	417	55	most	most	RBS
20987	417	56	pregnant	pregnant	JJ
20987	417	57	fact	fact	NN
20987	417	58	.	.	.
20987	418	1	The	the	DT
20987	418	2	naval	naval	JJ
20987	418	3	battle	battle	NN
20987	418	4	of	of	IN
20987	418	5	Manila	Manila	NNP
20987	418	6	Bay	Bay	NNP
20987	418	7	will	will	MD
20987	418	8	to	to	IN
20987	418	9	the	the	DT
20987	418	10	future	future	NN
20987	418	11	appear	appear	VB
20987	418	12	one	one	CD
20987	418	13	of	of	IN
20987	418	14	the	the	DT
20987	418	15	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	418	16	events	event	NNS
20987	418	17	of	of	IN
20987	418	18	history	history	NN
20987	418	19	,	,	,
20987	418	20	for	for	IN
20987	418	21	there	there	RB
20987	418	22	the	the	DT
20987	418	23	visions	vision	NNS
20987	418	24	of	of	IN
20987	418	25	the	the	DT
20987	418	26	few	few	JJ
20987	418	27	,	,	,
20987	418	28	which	which	WDT
20987	418	29	had	have	VBD
20987	418	30	quickened	quicken	VBN
20987	418	31	unconsciously	unconsciously	RB
20987	418	32	the	the	DT
20987	418	33	conceptions	conception	NNS
20987	418	34	of	of	IN
20987	418	35	the	the	DT
20987	418	36	many	many	JJ
20987	418	37	,	,	,
20987	418	38	materialised	materialise	VBD
20987	418	39	as	as	RB
20987	418	40	suddenly	suddenly	RB
20987	418	41	as	as	IN
20987	418	42	unexpectedly	unexpectedly	RB
20987	418	43	into	into	IN
20987	418	44	an	an	DT
20987	418	45	actuality	actuality	NN
20987	418	46	that	that	WDT
20987	418	47	could	could	MD
20987	418	48	be	be	VB
20987	418	49	neither	neither	CC
20987	418	50	obviated	obviate	VBN
20987	418	51	nor	nor	CC
20987	418	52	undone	undone	JJ
20987	418	53	.	.	.
20987	419	1	What	what	WP
20987	419	2	Dewey	Dewey	NNP
20987	419	3	's	's	POS
20987	419	4	victory	victory	NN
20987	419	5	was	be	VBD
20987	419	6	to	to	IN
20987	419	7	the	the	DT
20987	419	8	over	over	IN
20987	419	9	-	-	HYPH
20987	419	10	sea	sea	NN
20987	419	11	expansion	expansion	NN
20987	419	12	of	of	IN
20987	419	13	the	the	DT
20987	419	14	United	United	NNP
20987	419	15	States	States	NNP
20987	419	16	,	,	,
20987	419	17	what	what	WP
20987	419	18	the	the	DT
20987	419	19	bombardment	bombardment	NN
20987	419	20	of	of	IN
20987	419	21	Fort	Fort	NNP
20987	419	22	Sumter	Sumter	NNP
20987	419	23	in	in	IN
20987	419	24	1861	1861	CD
20987	419	25	was	be	VBD
20987	419	26	to	to	IN
20987	419	27	the	the	DT
20987	419	28	sentiment	sentiment	NN
20987	419	29	of	of	IN
20987	419	30	Union	Union	NNP
20987	419	31	in	in	IN
20987	419	32	the	the	DT
20987	419	33	Northern	Northern	NNP
20987	419	34	States	States	NNPS
20987	419	35	,	,	,
20987	419	36	that	that	IN
20987	419	37	Paul	Paul	NNP
20987	419	38	Kruger	Kruger	NNP
20987	419	39	's	's	POS
20987	419	40	ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	419	41	,	,	,
20987	419	42	summarizing	summarize	VBG
20987	419	43	in	in	IN
20987	419	44	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	419	45	the	the	DT
20987	419	46	antecedent	antecedent	NN
20987	419	47	disintegrating	disintegrate	VBG
20987	419	48	course	course	NN
20987	419	49	of	of	IN
20987	419	50	the	the	DT
20987	419	51	Afrikander	Afrikander	NNP
20987	419	52	Bond	Bond	NNP
20987	419	53	,	,	,
20987	419	54	was	be	VBD
20987	419	55	to	to	IN
20987	419	56	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	419	57	Federation	Federation	NNP
20987	419	58	.	.	.
20987	420	1	A	a	DT
20987	420	2	fruitful	fruitful	JJ
20987	420	3	idea	idea	NN
20987	420	4	,	,	,
20987	420	5	which	which	WDT
20987	420	6	the	the	DT
20987	420	7	unbeliever	unbeliever	NN
20987	420	8	had	have	VBD
20987	420	9	thought	think	VBN
20987	420	10	to	to	TO
20987	420	11	bury	bury	VB
20987	420	12	under	under	IN
20987	420	13	scoffs	scoff	NNS
20987	420	14	,	,	,
20987	420	15	had	have	VBD
20987	420	16	taken	take	VBN
20987	420	17	root	root	NN
20987	420	18	in	in	IN
20987	420	19	the	the	DT
20987	420	20	convictions	conviction	NNS
20987	420	21	of	of	IN
20987	420	22	men	man	NNS
20987	420	23	,	,	,
20987	420	24	and	and	CC
20987	420	25	passed	pass	VBD
20987	420	26	as	as	IN
20987	420	27	by	by	IN
20987	420	28	a	a	DT
20987	420	29	bound	bound	NN
20987	420	30	into	into	IN
20987	420	31	vigorous	vigorous	JJ
20987	420	32	life	life	NN
20987	420	33	--	--	:
20987	420	34	perfect	perfect	JJ
20987	420	35	,	,	,
20987	420	36	if	if	IN
20987	420	37	not	not	RB
20987	420	38	yet	yet	RB
20987	420	39	{	{	-LRB-
20987	420	40	p.075	p.075	NN
20987	420	41	}	}	-RRB-
20987	420	42	mature	mature	JJ
20987	420	43	.	.	.
20987	421	1	In	in	IN
20987	421	2	these	these	DT
20987	421	3	months	month	NNS
20987	421	4	of	of	IN
20987	421	5	war	war	NN
20987	421	6	,	,	,
20987	421	7	a	a	DT
20987	421	8	common	common	JJ
20987	421	9	devotion	devotion	NN
20987	421	10	,	,	,
20987	421	11	a	a	DT
20987	421	12	common	common	JJ
20987	421	13	service	service	NN
20987	421	14	,	,	,
20987	421	15	a	a	DT
20987	421	16	common	common	JJ
20987	421	17	achievement	achievement	NN
20987	421	18	,	,	,
20987	421	19	will	will	MD
20987	421	20	have	have	VB
20987	421	21	constituted	constitute	VBN
20987	421	22	a	a	DT
20987	421	23	bond	bond	NN
20987	421	24	of	of	IN
20987	421	25	common	common	JJ
20987	421	26	memories	memory	NNS
20987	421	27	and	and	CC
20987	421	28	recognised	recognise	VBN
20987	421	29	community	community	NN
20987	421	30	of	of	IN
20987	421	31	ideals	ideal	NNS
20987	421	32	and	and	CC
20987	421	33	interests	interest	NNS
20987	421	34	.	.	.
20987	422	1	To	to	IN
20987	422	2	a	a	DT
20987	422	3	political	political	JJ
20987	422	4	entity	entity	NN
20987	422	5	these	these	DT
20987	422	6	are	be	VBP
20987	422	7	as	as	IN
20987	422	8	a	a	DT
20987	422	9	living	live	VBG
20987	422	10	spirit	spirit	NN
20987	422	11	,	,	,
20987	422	12	which	which	WDT
20987	422	13	,	,	,
20987	422	14	when	when	WRB
20987	422	15	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	422	16	exists	exist	VBZ
20987	422	17	,	,	,
20987	422	18	can	can	MD
20987	422	19	well	well	RB
20987	422	20	await	await	VB
20987	422	21	the	the	DT
20987	422	22	slow	slow	JJ
20987	422	23	growth	growth	NN
20987	422	24	of	of	IN
20987	422	25	formal	formal	JJ
20987	422	26	organisation	organisation	NN
20987	422	27	,	,	,
20987	422	28	and	and	CC
20987	422	29	of	of	IN
20987	422	30	compact	compact	JJ
20987	422	31	,	,	,
20987	422	32	that	that	WDT
20987	422	33	are	be	VBP
20987	422	34	but	but	IN
20987	422	35	the	the	DT
20987	422	36	body	body	NN
20987	422	37	,	,	,
20987	422	38	the	the	DT
20987	422	39	material	material	NN
20987	422	40	framework	framework	NN
20987	422	41	,	,	,
20987	422	42	of	of	IN
20987	422	43	political	political	JJ
20987	422	44	life	life	NN
20987	422	45	.	.	.
20987	423	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	423	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	423	3	evident	evident	JJ
20987	423	4	enough	enough	RB
20987	423	5	that	that	IN
20987	423	6	the	the	DT
20987	423	7	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	423	8	War	War	NNP
20987	423	9	was	be	VBD
20987	423	10	the	the	DT
20987	423	11	occasion	occasion	NN
20987	423	12	,	,	,
20987	423	13	not	not	RB
20987	423	14	the	the	DT
20987	423	15	cause	cause	NN
20987	423	16	,	,	,
20987	423	17	of	of	IN
20987	423	18	the	the	DT
20987	423	19	manifested	manifested	JJ
20987	423	20	unity	unity	NN
20987	423	21	of	of	IN
20987	423	22	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	423	23	which	which	WDT
20987	423	24	resulted	result	VBD
20987	423	25	in	in	IN
20987	423	26	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	423	27	common	common	JJ
20987	423	28	action	action	NN
20987	423	29	between	between	IN
20987	423	30	communities	community	NNS
20987	423	31	so	so	RB
20987	423	32	far	far	RB
20987	423	33	apart	apart	RB
20987	423	34	,	,	,
20987	423	35	geographically	geographically	RB
20987	423	36	,	,	,
20987	423	37	as	as	IN
20987	423	38	the	the	DT
20987	423	39	British	British	NNP
20987	423	40	Islands	Islands	NNPS
20987	423	41	,	,	,
20987	423	42	Canada	Canada	NNP
20987	423	43	and	and	CC
20987	423	44	Australasia	Australasia	NNP
20987	423	45	.	.	.
20987	424	1	As	as	RB
20987	424	2	early	early	RB
20987	424	3	as	as	IN
20987	424	4	July	July	NNP
20987	424	5	11	11	CD
20987	424	6	the	the	DT
20987	424	7	Governor	Governor	NNP
20987	424	8	of	of	IN
20987	424	9	Queensland	Queensland	NNP
20987	424	10	had	have	VBD
20987	424	11	telegraphed	telegraph	VBN
20987	424	12	that	that	IN
20987	424	13	in	in	IN
20987	424	14	case	case	NN
20987	424	15	of	of	IN
20987	424	16	hostilities	hostility	NNS
20987	424	17	the	the	DT
20987	424	18	colony	colony	NN
20987	424	19	would	would	MD
20987	424	20	offer	offer	VB
20987	424	21	two	two	CD
20987	424	22	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	424	23	and	and	CC
20987	424	24	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	424	25	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	424	26	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	424	27	,	,	,
20987	424	28	and	and	CC
20987	424	29	on	on	IN
20987	424	30	September	September	NNP
20987	424	31	29	29	CD
20987	424	32	the	the	DT
20987	424	33	Governor	Governor	NNP
20987	424	34	of	of	IN
20987	424	35	New	New	NNP
20987	424	36	Zealand	Zealand	NNP
20987	424	37	sent	send	VBD
20987	424	38	a	a	DT
20987	424	39	message	message	NN
20987	424	40	of	of	IN
20987	424	41	like	like	IN
20987	424	42	tenor	tenor	NN
20987	424	43	.	.	.
20987	425	1	Before	before	IN
20987	425	2	the	the	DT
20987	425	3	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	425	4	ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	425	5	was	be	VBD
20987	425	6	issued	issue	VBN
20987	425	7	,	,	,
20987	425	8	Western	Western	NNP
20987	425	9	Australia	Australia	NNP
20987	425	10	and	and	CC
20987	425	11	Tasmania	Tasmania	NNP
20987	425	12	had	have	VBD
20987	425	13	volunteered	volunteer	VBN
20987	425	14	contingents	contingent	NNS
20987	425	15	.	.	.
20987	426	1	The	the	DT
20987	426	2	other	other	JJ
20987	426	3	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	426	4	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	426	5	followed	follow	VBD
20987	426	6	these	these	DT
20987	426	7	examples	example	NNS
20987	426	8	.	.	.
20987	427	1	There	there	EX
20987	427	2	were	be	VBD
20987	427	3	,	,	,
20987	427	4	indeed	indeed	RB
20987	427	5	,	,	,
20987	427	6	here	here	RB
20987	427	7	and	and	CC
20987	427	8	there	there	EX
20987	427	9	manifestations	manifestation	NNS
20987	427	10	of	of	IN
20987	427	11	{	{	-LRB-
20987	427	12	p.076	p.076	NN
20987	427	13	}	}	-RRB-
20987	427	14	dissent	dissent	NN
20987	427	15	,	,	,
20987	427	16	but	but	CC
20987	427	17	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	427	18	turned	turn	VBD
20987	427	19	mainly	mainly	RB
20987	427	20	upon	upon	IN
20987	427	21	questions	question	NNS
20987	427	22	of	of	IN
20987	427	23	constitutional	constitutional	JJ
20987	427	24	interpretation	interpretation	NN
20987	427	25	and	and	CC
20987	427	26	propriety	propriety	NN
20987	427	27	,	,	,
20987	427	28	and	and	CC
20987	427	29	even	even	RB
20987	427	30	as	as	IN
20987	427	31	such	such	JJ
20987	427	32	received	receive	VBD
20987	427	33	comparatively	comparatively	RB
20987	427	34	little	little	JJ
20987	427	35	attention	attention	NN
20987	427	36	in	in	IN
20987	427	37	the	the	DT
20987	427	38	overwhelming	overwhelming	JJ
20987	427	39	majority	majority	NN
20987	427	40	of	of	IN
20987	427	41	popular	popular	JJ
20987	427	42	sentiment	sentiment	NN
20987	427	43	.	.	.
20987	428	1	The	the	DT
20987	428	2	attitude	attitude	NN
20987	428	3	of	of	IN
20987	428	4	the	the	DT
20987	428	5	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	428	6	Government	Government	NNP
20987	428	7	throughout	throughout	IN
20987	428	8	was	be	VBD
20987	428	9	strictly	strictly	RB
20987	428	10	and	and	CC
20987	428	11	even	even	RB
20987	428	12	scrupulously	scrupulously	RB
20987	428	13	correct	correct	JJ
20987	428	14	.	.	.
20987	429	1	The	the	DT
20987	429	2	action	action	NN
20987	429	3	of	of	IN
20987	429	4	the	the	DT
20987	429	5	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	429	6	was	be	VBD
20987	429	7	left	leave	VBN
20987	429	8	to	to	TO
20987	429	9	be	be	VB
20987	429	10	purely	purely	RB
20987	429	11	voluntary	voluntary	JJ
20987	429	12	,	,	,
20987	429	13	the	the	DT
20987	429	14	aid	aid	NN
20987	429	15	accepted	accept	VBD
20987	429	16	from	from	IN
20987	429	17	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	429	18	being	be	VBG
20987	429	19	freely	freely	RB
20987	429	20	proffered	proffer	VBN
20987	429	21	,	,	,
20987	429	22	and	and	CC
20987	429	23	the	the	DT
20987	429	24	expenses	expense	NNS
20987	429	25	of	of	IN
20987	429	26	equipment	equipment	NN
20987	429	27	and	and	CC
20987	429	28	transportation	transportation	NN
20987	429	29	by	by	IN
20987	429	30	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	429	31	voted	vote	VBD
20987	429	32	.	.	.
20987	430	1	Not	not	RB
20987	430	2	till	till	IN
20987	430	3	the	the	DT
20987	430	4	landing	landing	NN
20987	430	5	of	of	IN
20987	430	6	the	the	DT
20987	430	7	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	430	8	troops	troop	NNS
20987	430	9	in	in	IN
20987	430	10	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	430	11	were	be	VBD
20987	430	12	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	430	13	taken	take	VBN
20987	430	14	into	into	IN
20987	430	15	pay	pay	NN
20987	430	16	as	as	IN
20987	430	17	an	an	DT
20987	430	18	integral	integral	JJ
20987	430	19	part	part	NN
20987	430	20	of	of	IN
20987	430	21	the	the	DT
20987	430	22	Imperial	imperial	JJ
20987	430	23	forces	force	NNS
20987	430	24	,	,	,
20987	430	25	to	to	TO
20987	430	26	which	which	WDT
20987	430	27	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	430	28	were	be	VBD
20987	430	29	assimilated	assimilate	VBN
20987	430	30	also	also	RB
20987	430	31	as	as	IN
20987	430	32	regards	regard	VBZ
20987	430	33	support	support	NN
20987	430	34	in	in	IN
20987	430	35	the	the	DT
20987	430	36	field	field	NN
20987	430	37	,	,	,
20987	430	38	and	and	CC
20987	430	39	in	in	IN
20987	430	40	matters	matter	NNS
20987	430	41	of	of	IN
20987	430	42	pension	pension	NN
20987	430	43	for	for	IN
20987	430	44	wounds	wound	NNS
20987	430	45	and	and	CC
20987	430	46	other	other	JJ
20987	430	47	compassionate	compassionate	JJ
20987	430	48	allowances	allowance	NNS
20987	430	49	.	.	.
20987	431	1	The	the	DT
20987	431	2	rapidity	rapidity	NN
20987	431	3	which	which	WDT
20987	431	4	characterised	characterise	VBD
20987	431	5	the	the	DT
20987	431	6	movements	movement	NNS
20987	431	7	on	on	IN
20987	431	8	the	the	DT
20987	431	9	part	part	NN
20987	431	10	of	of	IN
20987	431	11	the	the	DT
20987	431	12	various	various	JJ
20987	431	13	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	431	14	affords	afford	VBZ
20987	431	15	the	the	DT
20987	431	16	most	most	RBS
20987	431	17	convincing	convincing	JJ
20987	431	18	proof	proof	NN
20987	431	19	,	,	,
20987	431	20	not	not	RB
20987	431	21	only	only	RB
20987	431	22	of	of	IN
20987	431	23	the	the	DT
20987	431	24	cordial	cordial	JJ
20987	431	25	readiness	readiness	NN
20987	431	26	of	of	IN
20987	431	27	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	431	28	co	co	NN
20987	431	29	-	-	NN
20987	431	30	operation	operation	NN
20987	431	31	,	,	,
20987	431	32	but	but	CC
20987	431	33	of	of	IN
20987	431	34	the	the	DT
20987	431	35	antecedent	antecedent	NN
20987	431	36	attitude	attitude	NN
20987	431	37	of	of	IN
20987	431	38	thoughtful	thoughtful	JJ
20987	431	39	sentiment	sentiment	NN
20987	431	40	toward	toward	IN
20987	431	41	the	the	DT
20987	431	42	home	home	NN
20987	431	43	country	country	NN
20987	431	44	and	and	CC
20987	431	45	the	the	DT
20987	431	46	interests	interest	NNS
20987	431	47	of	of	IN
20987	431	48	the	the	DT
20987	431	49	Empire	Empire	NNP
20987	431	50	,	,	,
20987	431	51	which	which	WDT
20987	431	52	is	be	VBZ
20987	431	53	a	a	DT
20987	431	54	far	far	RB
20987	431	55	more	more	RBR
20987	431	56	important	important	JJ
20987	431	57	matter	matter	NN
20987	431	58	than	than	IN
20987	431	59	the	the	DT
20987	431	60	relatively	relatively	RB
20987	431	61	scanty	scanty	NN
20987	431	62	numbers	number	NNS
20987	431	63	{	{	-LRB-
20987	431	64	p.077	p.077	IN
20987	431	65	}	}	-RRB-
20987	431	66	of	of	IN
20987	431	67	men	man	NNS
20987	431	68	sent	send	VBD
20987	431	69	.	.	.
20987	432	1	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	432	2	Federation	Federation	NNP
20987	432	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	432	4	a	a	DT
20987	432	5	most	most	RBS
20987	432	6	momentous	momentous	JJ
20987	432	7	fact	fact	NN
20987	432	8	in	in	IN
20987	432	9	the	the	DT
20987	432	10	world	world	NN
20987	432	11	's	's	POS
20987	432	12	history	history	NN
20987	432	13	,	,	,
20987	432	14	but	but	CC
20987	432	15	in	in	IN
20987	432	16	material	material	NN
20987	432	17	results	result	NNS
20987	432	18	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	432	19	concerns	concern	VBZ
20987	432	20	the	the	DT
20987	432	21	future	future	NN
20987	432	22	rather	rather	RB
20987	432	23	than	than	IN
20987	432	24	the	the	DT
20987	432	25	present	present	NN
20987	432	26	.	.	.
20987	433	1	On	on	IN
20987	433	2	the	the	DT
20987	433	3	9th	9th	NN
20987	433	4	of	of	IN
20987	433	5	October	October	NNP
20987	433	6	the	the	DT
20987	433	7	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	433	8	ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	433	9	was	be	VBD
20987	433	10	issued	issue	VBN
20987	433	11	.	.	.
20987	434	1	On	on	IN
20987	434	2	the	the	DT
20987	434	3	23rd	23rd	NN
20987	434	4	the	the	DT
20987	434	5	contingent	contingent	NN
20987	434	6	from	from	IN
20987	434	7	British	British	NNP
20987	434	8	Columbia	Columbia	NNP
20987	434	9	left	leave	VBD
20987	434	10	Vancouver	Vancouver	NNP
20987	434	11	,	,	,
20987	434	12	to	to	TO
20987	434	13	cross	cross	VB
20987	434	14	the	the	DT
20987	434	15	continent	continent	NN
20987	434	16	to	to	IN
20987	434	17	Quebec	Quebec	NNP
20987	434	18	,	,	,
20987	434	19	where	where	WRB
20987	434	20	the	the	DT
20987	434	21	Canadian	canadian	JJ
20987	434	22	force	force	NN
20987	434	23	was	be	VBD
20987	434	24	to	to	TO
20987	434	25	assemble	assemble	VB
20987	434	26	;	;	:
20987	434	27	and	and	CC
20987	434	28	from	from	IN
20987	434	29	that	that	DT
20987	434	30	port	port	NN
20987	434	31	,	,	,
20987	434	32	on	on	IN
20987	434	33	the	the	DT
20987	434	34	30th	30th	NN
20987	434	35	of	of	IN
20987	434	36	the	the	DT
20987	434	37	same	same	JJ
20987	434	38	month	month	NN
20987	434	39	,	,	,
20987	434	40	the	the	DT
20987	434	41	"	"	``
20987	434	42	Sardinian	Sardinian	NNP
20987	434	43	,	,	,
20987	434	44	"	"	''
20987	434	45	of	of	IN
20987	434	46	the	the	DT
20987	434	47	Canadian	canadian	JJ
20987	434	48	line	line	NN
20987	434	49	,	,	,
20987	434	50	sailed	sail	VBD
20987	434	51	with	with	IN
20987	434	52	1,049	1,049	CD
20987	434	53	officers	officer	NNS
20987	434	54	and	and	CC
20987	434	55	men	man	NNS
20987	434	56	.	.	.
20987	435	1	The	the	DT
20987	435	2	New	New	NNP
20987	435	3	Zealanders	Zealanders	NNPS
20987	435	4	and	and	CC
20987	435	5	part	part	NN
20987	435	6	of	of	IN
20987	435	7	those	those	DT
20987	435	8	from	from	IN
20987	435	9	New	New	NNP
20987	435	10	South	South	NNP
20987	435	11	Wales	Wales	NNP
20987	435	12	had	have	VBD
20987	435	13	already	already	RB
20987	435	14	started	start	VBN
20987	435	15	,	,	,
20987	435	16	and	and	CC
20987	435	17	by	by	IN
20987	435	18	the	the	DT
20987	435	19	5th	5th	NN
20987	435	20	of	of	IN
20987	435	21	November	November	NNP
20987	435	22	there	there	EX
20987	435	23	was	be	VBD
20987	435	24	left	leave	VBN
20987	435	25	in	in	IN
20987	435	26	Australia	Australia	NNP
20987	435	27	but	but	CC
20987	435	28	one	one	CD
20987	435	29	small	small	JJ
20987	435	30	steamer	steamer	NN
20987	435	31	's	's	POS
20987	435	32	load	load	NN
20987	435	33	,	,	,
20987	435	34	of	of	IN
20987	435	35	less	less	JJR
20987	435	36	than	than	IN
20987	435	37	one	one	CD
20987	435	38	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	435	39	men	man	NNS
20987	435	40	with	with	IN
20987	435	41	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	435	42	horses	horse	NNS
20987	435	43	,	,	,
20987	435	44	which	which	WDT
20987	435	45	was	be	VBD
20987	435	46	not	not	RB
20987	435	47	already	already	RB
20987	435	48	at	at	IN
20987	435	49	sea	sea	NN
20987	435	50	speeding	speeding	NN
20987	435	51	for	for	IN
20987	435	52	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	435	53	Town	Town	NNP
20987	435	54	.	.	.
20987	436	1	To	to	IN
20987	436	2	what	what	WP
20987	436	3	was	be	VBD
20987	436	4	known	know	VBN
20987	436	5	officially	officially	RB
20987	436	6	as	as	IN
20987	436	7	the	the	DT
20987	436	8	First	First	NNP
20987	436	9	Colonial	Colonial	NNP
20987	436	10	Contingent	Contingent	NNP
20987	436	11	the	the	DT
20987	436	12	Australasian	australasian	JJ
20987	436	13	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	436	14	contributed	contribute	VBD
20987	436	15	1,491	1,491	CD
20987	436	16	officers	officer	NNS
20987	436	17	and	and	CC
20987	436	18	men	man	NNS
20987	436	19	.	.	.
20987	437	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	437	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	437	3	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	437	4	to	to	IN
20987	437	5	an	an	DT
20987	437	6	American	american	JJ
20987	437	7	reading	read	VBG
20987	437	8	these	these	DT
20987	437	9	facts	fact	NNS
20987	437	10	not	not	RB
20987	437	11	to	to	TO
20987	437	12	recall	recall	VB
20987	437	13	that	that	IN
20987	437	14	there	there	EX
20987	437	15	was	be	VBD
20987	437	16	a	a	DT
20987	437	17	day	day	NN
20987	437	18	when	when	WRB
20987	437	19	troops	troop	NNS
20987	437	20	,	,	,
20987	437	21	from	from	IN
20987	437	22	what	what	WP
20987	437	23	were	be	VBD
20987	437	24	then	then	RB
20987	437	25	North	north	JJ
20987	437	26	American	american	JJ
20987	437	27	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	437	28	,	,	,
20987	437	29	fought	fight	VBD
20987	437	30	for	for	IN
20987	437	31	Great	Great	NNP
20987	437	32	Britain	Britain	NNP
20987	437	33	in	in	IN
20987	437	34	the	the	DT
20987	437	35	trenches	trench	NNS
20987	437	36	at	at	IN
20987	437	37	Havana	Havana	NNP
20987	437	38	,	,	,
20987	437	39	and	and	CC
20987	437	40	before	before	IN
20987	437	41	Louisburg	Louisburg	NNP
20987	437	42	in	in	IN
20987	437	43	{	{	-LRB-
20987	437	44	p.078	p.078	NN
20987	437	45	}	}	-RRB-
20987	437	46	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	437	47	Breton	Breton	NNP
20987	437	48	,	,	,
20987	437	49	as	as	RB
20987	437	50	well	well	RB
20987	437	51	as	as	IN
20987	437	52	in	in	IN
20987	437	53	the	the	DT
20987	437	54	more	more	RBR
20987	437	55	celebrated	celebrated	JJ
20987	437	56	campaigns	campaign	NNS
20987	437	57	on	on	IN
20987	437	58	the	the	DT
20987	437	59	lines	line	NNS
20987	437	60	of	of	IN
20987	437	61	Lake	Lake	NNP
20987	437	62	Champlain	Champlain	NNP
20987	437	63	and	and	CC
20987	437	64	the	the	DT
20987	437	65	St.	St.	NNP
20987	437	66	Lawrence	Lawrence	NNP
20987	437	67	.	.	.
20987	438	1	But	but	CC
20987	438	2	--	--	:
20987	438	3	and	and	CC
20987	438	4	herein	herein	NNP
20987	438	5	is	be	VBZ
20987	438	6	the	the	DT
20987	438	7	contrast	contrast	NN
20987	438	8	between	between	IN
20987	438	9	past	past	NN
20987	438	10	and	and	CC
20987	438	11	present	present	JJ
20987	438	12	that	that	WDT
20987	438	13	makes	make	VBZ
20987	438	14	the	the	DT
20987	438	15	latter	latter	JJ
20987	438	16	so	so	RB
20987	438	17	vitally	vitally	RB
20987	438	18	interesting	interesting	JJ
20987	438	19	--	--	:
20987	438	20	neither	neither	CC
20987	438	21	mother	mother	NN
20987	438	22	country	country	NN
20987	438	23	nor	nor	CC
20987	438	24	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	438	25	had	have	VBD
20987	438	26	then	then	RB
20987	438	27	aroused	arouse	VBN
20987	438	28	to	to	TO
20987	438	29	consciousness	consciousness	NN
20987	438	30	of	of	IN
20987	438	31	world	world	NN
20987	438	32	-	-	HYPH
20987	438	33	wide	wide	JJ
20987	438	34	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	438	35	,	,	,
20987	438	36	for	for	IN
20987	438	37	which	which	WDT
20987	438	38	indeed	indeed	RB
20987	438	39	the	the	DT
20987	438	40	time	time	NN
20987	438	41	was	be	VBD
20987	438	42	not	not	RB
20987	438	43	yet	yet	RB
20987	438	44	ripe	ripe	JJ
20987	438	45	,	,	,
20987	438	46	but	but	CC
20987	438	47	by	by	IN
20987	438	48	which	which	WDT
20987	438	49	alone	alone	RB
20987	438	50	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	438	51	and	and	CC
20987	438	52	purely	purely	RB
20987	438	53	local	local	JJ
20987	438	54	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	438	55	can	can	MD
20987	438	56	be	be	VB
20987	438	57	seen	see	VBN
20987	438	58	in	in	IN
20987	438	59	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	438	60	true	true	JJ
20987	438	61	proportions	proportion	NNS
20987	438	62	,	,	,
20987	438	63	and	and	CC
20987	438	64	allowed	allow	VBD
20987	438	65	proper	proper	JJ
20987	438	66	relative	relative	JJ
20987	438	67	weight	weight	NN
20987	438	68	.	.	.
20987	439	1	From	from	IN
20987	439	2	those	those	DT
20987	439	3	old	old	JJ
20987	439	4	wars	war	NNS
20987	439	5	the	the	DT
20987	439	6	mother	mother	NN
20987	439	7	country	country	NN
20987	439	8	expected	expect	VBN
20987	439	9	but	but	CC
20987	439	10	an	an	DT
20987	439	11	addition	addition	NN
20987	439	12	to	to	IN
20987	439	13	her	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	439	14	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	439	15	system	system	NN
20987	439	16	,	,	,
20987	439	17	to	to	TO
20987	439	18	be	be	VB
20987	439	19	utilised	utilise	VBN
20987	439	20	for	for	IN
20987	439	21	her	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	439	22	own	own	JJ
20987	439	23	advantage	advantage	NN
20987	439	24	;	;	:
20987	439	25	the	the	DT
20987	439	26	colonists	colonist	NNS
20987	439	27	,	,	,
20987	439	28	outside	outside	IN
20987	439	29	the	the	DT
20987	439	30	love	love	NN
20987	439	31	of	of	IN
20987	439	32	adventure	adventure	NN
20987	439	33	inherent	inherent	JJ
20987	439	34	in	in	IN
20987	439	35	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	439	36	blood	blood	NN
20987	439	37	,	,	,
20987	439	38	were	be	VBD
20987	439	39	moved	move	VBN
20987	439	40	almost	almost	RB
20987	439	41	wholly	wholly	RB
20987	439	42	by	by	IN
20987	439	43	the	the	DT
20987	439	44	jealousies	jealousy	NNS
20987	439	45	and	and	CC
20987	439	46	dangers	danger	NNS
20987	439	47	of	of	IN
20987	439	48	the	the	DT
20987	439	49	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	439	50	situation	situation	NN
20987	439	51	,	,	,
20987	439	52	as	as	IN
20987	439	53	the	the	DT
20987	439	54	South	south	JJ
20987	439	55	African	african	JJ
20987	439	56	colonists	colonist	NNS
20987	439	57	have	have	VBP
20987	439	58	in	in	IN
20987	439	59	part	part	NN
20987	439	60	been	be	VBN
20987	439	61	in	in	IN
20987	439	62	the	the	DT
20987	439	63	present	present	JJ
20987	439	64	instance	instance	NN
20987	439	65	.	.	.
20987	440	1	American	american	JJ
20987	440	2	concern	concern	NN
20987	440	3	naturally	naturally	RB
20987	440	4	,	,	,
20987	440	5	inevitably	inevitably	RB
20987	440	6	as	as	IN
20987	440	7	things	thing	NNS
20987	440	8	then	then	RB
20987	440	9	were	be	VBD
20987	440	10	,	,	,
20987	440	11	did	do	VBD
20987	440	12	not	not	RB
20987	440	13	travel	travel	VB
20987	440	14	outside	outside	IN
20987	440	15	the	the	DT
20987	440	16	range	range	NN
20987	440	17	of	of	IN
20987	440	18	American	american	JJ
20987	440	19	interests	interest	NNS
20987	440	20	,	,	,
20987	440	21	American	american	JJ
20987	440	22	opportunities	opportunity	NNS
20987	440	23	,	,	,
20987	440	24	American	american	JJ
20987	440	25	dangers	danger	NNS
20987	440	26	,	,	,
20987	440	27	while	while	IN
20987	440	28	the	the	DT
20987	440	29	British	British	NNP
20987	440	30	Government	Government	NNP
20987	440	31	regarded	regard	VBD
20987	440	32	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	440	33	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	440	34	as	as	IN
20987	440	35	all	all	DT
20987	440	36	mother	mother	NN
20987	440	37	countries	country	NNS
20987	440	38	in	in	IN
20987	440	39	those	those	DT
20987	440	40	days	day	NNS
20987	440	41	did	do	VBD
20987	440	42	.	.	.
20987	441	1	Consequently	consequently	RB
20987	441	2	,	,	,
20987	441	3	when	when	WRB
20987	441	4	the	the	DT
20987	441	5	wills	will	NNS
20987	441	6	of	of	IN
20987	441	7	{	{	-LRB-
20987	441	8	p.079	p.079	NNP
20987	441	9	}	}	-RRB-
20987	441	10	the	the	DT
20987	441	11	one	one	NN
20987	441	12	and	and	CC
20987	441	13	the	the	DT
20987	441	14	other	other	JJ
20987	441	15	clashed	clashed	NN
20987	441	16	,	,	,
20987	441	17	there	there	EX
20987	441	18	was	be	VBD
20987	441	19	no	no	DT
20987	441	20	common	common	JJ
20987	441	21	unifying	unifying	JJ
20987	441	22	motive	motive	NN
20987	441	23	,	,	,
20987	441	24	no	no	DT
20987	441	25	lofty	lofty	JJ
20987	441	26	sentiment	sentiment	NN
20987	441	27	--	--	:
20987	441	28	such	such	JJ
20987	441	29	as	as	IN
20987	441	30	that	that	DT
20987	441	31	of	of	IN
20987	441	32	national	national	JJ
20987	441	33	Union	Union	NNP
20987	441	34	was	be	VBD
20987	441	35	in	in	IN
20987	441	36	1861	1861	CD
20987	441	37	to	to	IN
20987	441	38	those	those	DT
20987	441	39	who	who	WP
20987	441	40	experienced	experience	VBD
20987	441	41	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	441	42	--	--	:
20987	441	43	to	to	TO
20987	441	44	assert	assert	VB
20987	441	45	supremacy	supremacy	NN
20987	441	46	,	,	,
20987	441	47	to	to	TO
20987	441	48	induce	induce	VB
20987	441	49	conciliation	conciliation	NN
20987	441	50	,	,	,
20987	441	51	by	by	IN
20987	441	52	subordinating	subordinate	VBG
20987	441	53	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	441	54	interest	interest	NN
20987	441	55	and	and	CC
20987	441	56	conviction	conviction	NN
20987	441	57	of	of	IN
20987	441	58	rights	right	NNS
20987	441	59	to	to	IN
20987	441	60	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	441	61	own	own	JJ
20987	441	62	superior	superior	JJ
20987	441	63	claim	claim	NN
20987	441	64	.	.	.
20987	442	1	After	after	IN
20987	442	2	making	make	VBG
20987	442	3	due	due	JJ
20987	442	4	allowance	allowance	NN
20987	442	5	for	for	IN
20987	442	6	mere	mere	JJ
20987	442	7	racial	racial	JJ
20987	442	8	sympathy	sympathy	NN
20987	442	9	,	,	,
20987	442	10	which	which	WDT
20987	442	11	in	in	IN
20987	442	12	the	the	DT
20987	442	13	present	present	JJ
20987	442	14	contest	contest	NN
20987	442	15	has	have	VBZ
20987	442	16	had	have	VBN
20987	442	17	even	even	RB
20987	442	18	in	in	IN
20987	442	19	the	the	DT
20987	442	20	neutral	neutral	JJ
20987	442	21	United	United	NNP
20987	442	22	States	States	NNP
20987	442	23	so	so	RB
20987	442	24	large	large	VBP
20987	442	25	a	a	DT
20987	442	26	share	share	NN
20987	442	27	in	in	IN
20987	442	28	determining	determine	VBG
20987	442	29	individual	individual	JJ
20987	442	30	sympathies	sympathy	NNS
20987	442	31	,	,	,
20987	442	32	the	the	DT
20987	442	33	claim	claim	NN
20987	442	34	of	of	IN
20987	442	35	an	an	DT
20987	442	36	English	english	JJ
20987	442	37	newspaper	newspaper	NN
20987	442	38	is	be	VBZ
20987	442	39	approximately	approximately	RB
20987	442	40	correct	correct	JJ
20987	442	41	,	,	,
20987	442	42	that	that	IN
20987	442	43	the	the	DT
20987	442	44	universal	universal	JJ
20987	442	45	action	action	NN
20987	442	46	of	of	IN
20987	442	47	the	the	DT
20987	442	48	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	442	49	,	,	,
20987	442	50	where	where	WRB
20987	442	51	volunteering	volunteer	VBG
20987	442	52	far	far	RB
20987	442	53	exceeded	exceed	VBD
20987	442	54	the	the	DT
20987	442	55	numbers	number	NNS
20987	442	56	first	first	RB
20987	442	57	sent	send	VBD
20987	442	58	,	,	,
20987	442	59	"	"	''
20987	442	60	indicates	indicate	VBZ
20987	442	61	what	what	WP
20987	442	62	is	be	VBZ
20987	442	63	the	the	DT
20987	442	64	opinion	opinion	NN
20987	442	65	of	of	IN
20987	442	66	bodies	body	NNS
20987	442	67	of	of	IN
20987	442	68	free	free	JJ
20987	442	69	men	man	NNS
20987	442	70	,	,	,
20987	442	71	widely	widely	RB
20987	442	72	separated	separate	VBN
20987	442	73	by	by	IN
20987	442	74	social	social	JJ
20987	442	75	and	and	CC
20987	442	76	geographical	geographical	JJ
20987	442	77	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	442	78	,	,	,
20987	442	79	concerning	concern	VBG
20987	442	80	the	the	DT
20987	442	81	justice	justice	NN
20987	442	82	and	and	CC
20987	442	83	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	442	84	of	of	IN
20987	442	85	the	the	DT
20987	442	86	quarrel	quarrel	NN
20987	442	87	in	in	IN
20987	442	88	which	which	WDT
20987	442	89	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	442	90	are	be	VBP
20987	442	91	now	now	RB
20987	442	92	engaged	engage	VBN
20987	442	93	.	.	.
20987	442	94	"	"	''
20987	443	1	But	but	CC
20987	443	2	this	this	DT
20987	443	3	takes	take	VBZ
20987	443	4	too	too	RB
20987	443	5	little	little	JJ
20987	443	6	account	account	NN
20987	443	7	of	of	IN
20987	443	8	the	the	DT
20987	443	9	much	much	RB
20987	443	10	more	more	RBR
20987	443	11	important	important	JJ
20987	443	12	political	political	JJ
20987	443	13	fact	fact	NN
20987	443	14	that	that	IN
20987	443	15	cold	cold	JJ
20987	443	16	opinion	opinion	NN
20987	443	17	was	be	VBD
20987	443	18	quickened	quicken	VBN
20987	443	19	to	to	IN
20987	443	20	hot	hot	JJ
20987	443	21	action	action	NN
20987	443	22	by	by	IN
20987	443	23	the	the	DT
20987	443	24	sentiment	sentiment	NN
20987	443	25	of	of	IN
20987	443	26	the	the	DT
20987	443	27	unity	unity	NN
20987	443	28	of	of	IN
20987	443	29	the	the	DT
20987	443	30	Empire	Empire	NNP
20987	443	31	,	,	,
20987	443	32	an	an	DT
20987	443	33	ideal	ideal	NN
20987	443	34	which	which	WDT
20987	443	35	under	under	IN
20987	443	36	different	different	JJ
20987	443	37	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	443	38	may	may	MD
20987	443	39	well	well	RB
20987	443	40	take	take	VB
20987	443	41	to	to	IN
20987	443	42	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	443	43	Federation	Federation	NNP
20987	443	44	the	the	DT
20987	443	45	place	place	NN
20987	443	46	that	that	WDT
20987	443	47	the	the	DT
20987	443	48	Union	Union	NNP
20987	443	49	occupied	occupy	VBD
20987	443	50	in	in	IN
20987	443	51	American	american	JJ
20987	443	52	hearts	heart	NNS
20987	443	53	{	{	-LRB-
20987	443	54	p.080	p.080	NN
20987	443	55	}	}	-RRB-
20987	443	56	and	and	CC
20987	443	57	minds	mind	NNS
20987	443	58	in	in	IN
20987	443	59	1861	1861	CD
20987	443	60	.	.	.
20987	444	1	Alike	alike	RB
20987	444	2	in	in	IN
20987	444	3	breadth	breadth	NN
20987	444	4	of	of	IN
20987	444	5	view	view	NN
20987	444	6	and	and	CC
20987	444	7	in	in	IN
20987	444	8	force	force	NN
20987	444	9	of	of	IN
20987	444	10	sentiment	sentiment	NN
20987	444	11	,	,	,
20987	444	12	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	444	13	exceeds	exceed	VBZ
20987	444	14	the	the	DT
20987	444	15	power	power	NN
20987	444	16	of	of	IN
20987	444	17	such	such	PDT
20987	444	18	an	an	DT
20987	444	19	ideal	ideal	NN
20987	444	20	to	to	TO
20987	444	21	lift	lift	VB
20987	444	22	men	man	NNS
20987	444	23	above	above	IN
20987	444	24	narrow	narrow	JJ
20987	444	25	self	self	NN
20987	444	26	-	-	HYPH
20987	444	27	interest	interest	NN
20987	444	28	to	to	IN
20987	444	29	the	the	DT
20987	444	30	strenuous	strenuous	JJ
20987	444	31	self	self	NN
20987	444	32	-	-	HYPH
20987	444	33	devotion	devotion	NN
20987	444	34	demanded	demand	VBN
20987	444	35	by	by	IN
20987	444	36	great	great	JJ
20987	444	37	emergencies	emergency	NNS
20987	444	38	.	.	.
20987	445	1	Should	Should	MD
20987	445	2	this	this	DT
20987	445	3	be	be	VB
20987	445	4	so	so	RB
20987	445	5	in	in	IN
20987	445	6	the	the	DT
20987	445	7	present	present	JJ
20987	445	8	case	case	NN
20987	445	9	,	,	,
20987	445	10	and	and	CC
20987	445	11	increase	increase	VB
20987	445	12	,	,	,
20987	445	13	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	445	14	Federation	Federation	NNP
20987	445	15	and	and	CC
20987	445	16	the	the	DT
20987	445	17	expansion	expansion	NN
20987	445	18	of	of	IN
20987	445	19	the	the	DT
20987	445	20	United	United	NNP
20987	445	21	States	States	NNP
20987	445	22	are	be	VBP
20987	445	23	facts	fact	NNS
20987	445	24	,	,	,
20987	445	25	which	which	WDT
20987	445	26	,	,	,
20987	445	27	whether	whether	IN
20987	445	28	taken	take	VBN
20987	445	29	singly	singly	RB
20987	445	30	or	or	CC
20987	445	31	in	in	IN
20987	445	32	correlation	correlation	NN
20987	445	33	,	,	,
20987	445	34	are	be	VBP
20987	445	35	secondary	secondary	JJ
20987	445	36	in	in	IN
20987	445	37	importance	importance	NN
20987	445	38	to	to	IN
20987	445	39	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	445	40	contemporaneous	contemporaneous	JJ
20987	445	41	.	.	.
20987	446	1	Nowhere	nowhere	RB
20987	446	2	was	be	VBD
20987	446	3	the	the	DT
20987	446	4	failure	failure	NN
20987	446	5	of	of	IN
20987	446	6	the	the	DT
20987	446	7	British	british	JJ
20987	446	8	Government	Government	NNP
20987	446	9	to	to	TO
20987	446	10	comprehend	comprehend	VB
20987	446	11	the	the	DT
20987	446	12	largeness	largeness	NN
20987	446	13	,	,	,
20987	446	14	at	at	IN
20987	446	15	once	once	RB
20987	446	16	of	of	IN
20987	446	17	the	the	DT
20987	446	18	current	current	JJ
20987	446	19	struggle	struggle	NN
20987	446	20	and	and	CC
20987	446	21	of	of	IN
20987	446	22	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	446	23	Imperial	imperial	JJ
20987	446	24	opportunities	opportunity	NNS
20987	446	25	,	,	,
20987	446	26	more	more	RBR
20987	446	27	evident	evident	JJ
20987	446	28	than	than	IN
20987	446	29	in	in	IN
20987	446	30	the	the	DT
20987	446	31	wording	wording	NN
20987	446	32	of	of	IN
20987	446	33	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	446	34	momentary	momentary	JJ
20987	446	35	rejection	rejection	NN
20987	446	36	of	of	IN
20987	446	37	the	the	DT
20987	446	38	second	second	JJ
20987	446	39	proffered	proffer	VBN
20987	446	40	help	help	NN
20987	446	41	from	from	IN
20987	446	42	the	the	DT
20987	446	43	self	self	NN
20987	446	44	-	-	HYPH
20987	446	45	governing	govern	VBG
20987	446	46	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	446	47	.	.	.
20987	447	1	To	to	IN
20987	447	2	the	the	DT
20987	447	3	offer	offer	NN
20987	447	4	of	of	IN
20987	447	5	the	the	DT
20987	447	6	Canadian	canadian	JJ
20987	447	7	Government	Government	NNP
20987	447	8	on	on	IN
20987	447	9	November	November	NNP
20987	447	10	3	3	CD
20987	447	11	,	,	,
20987	447	12	the	the	DT
20987	447	13	British	British	NNP
20987	447	14	Ministry	Ministry	NNP
20987	447	15	on	on	IN
20987	447	16	the	the	DT
20987	447	17	8th	8th	NN
20987	447	18	replied	reply	VBD
20987	447	19	that	that	IN
20987	447	20	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
20987	447	21	then	then	RB
20987	447	22	were	be	VBD
20987	447	23	such	such	JJ
20987	447	24	that	that	IN
20987	447	25	the	the	DT
20987	447	26	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	447	27	of	of	IN
20987	447	28	a	a	DT
20987	447	29	second	second	JJ
20987	447	30	contingent	contingent	NN
20987	447	31	was	be	VBD
20987	447	32	not	not	RB
20987	447	33	apparent	apparent	JJ
20987	447	34	.	.	.
20987	448	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	448	2	may	may	MD
20987	448	3	be	be	VB
20987	448	4	that	that	DT
20987	448	5	,	,	,
20987	448	6	to	to	TO
20987	448	7	quote	quote	VB
20987	448	8	again	again	RB
20987	448	9	a	a	DT
20987	448	10	contemporary	contemporary	JJ
20987	448	11	utterance	utterance	NN
20987	448	12	,	,	,
20987	448	13	"	"	``
20987	448	14	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	448	15	has	have	VBZ
20987	448	16	been	be	VBN
20987	448	17	decided	decide	VBN
20987	448	18	that	that	IN
20987	448	19	the	the	DT
20987	448	20	forces	force	NNS
20987	448	21	so	so	RB
20987	448	22	contributed	contribute	VBD
20987	448	23	shall	shall	MD
20987	448	24	rather	rather	RB
20987	448	25	serve	serve	VB
20987	448	26	to	to	TO
20987	448	27	assert	assert	VB
20987	448	28	a	a	DT
20987	448	29	principle	principle	NN
20987	448	30	than	than	IN
20987	448	31	to	to	TO
20987	448	32	constitute	constitute	VB
20987	448	33	a	a	DT
20987	448	34	serious	serious	JJ
20987	448	35	burden	burden	NN
20987	448	36	on	on	IN
20987	448	37	{	{	-LRB-
20987	448	38	p.081	p.081	NN
20987	448	39	}	}	-RRB-
20987	448	40	the	the	DT
20987	448	41	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	448	42	"	"	''
20987	448	43	;	;	:
20987	448	44	and	and	CC
20987	448	45	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	448	46	is	be	VBZ
20987	448	47	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	448	48	more	more	RBR
20987	448	49	judicious	judicious	JJ
20987	448	50	to	to	TO
20987	448	51	accept	accept	VB
20987	448	52	less	less	JJR
20987	448	53	,	,	,
20987	448	54	and	and	CC
20987	448	55	charily	charily	RB
20987	448	56	,	,	,
20987	448	57	of	of	IN
20987	448	58	a	a	DT
20987	448	59	too	too	RB
20987	448	60	eager	eager	JJ
20987	448	61	giver	giver	NN
20987	448	62	than	than	IN
20987	448	63	to	to	TO
20987	448	64	overtask	overtask	VB
20987	448	65	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	448	66	benevolence	benevolence	NN
20987	448	67	.	.	.
20987	449	1	Nevertheless	nevertheless	RB
20987	449	2	,	,	,
20987	449	3	a	a	DT
20987	449	4	more	more	RBR
20987	449	5	guarded	guarded	JJ
20987	449	6	and	and	CC
20987	449	7	contingent	contingent	JJ
20987	449	8	refusal	refusal	NN
20987	449	9	would	would	MD
20987	449	10	have	have	VB
20987	449	11	shown	show	VBN
20987	449	12	better	well	JJR
20987	449	13	appreciation	appreciation	NN
20987	449	14	of	of	IN
20987	449	15	current	current	JJ
20987	449	16	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	449	17	,	,	,
20987	449	18	and	and	CC
20987	449	19	of	of	IN
20987	449	20	the	the	DT
20987	449	21	Imperial	imperial	JJ
20987	449	22	possibilities	possibility	NNS
20987	449	23	involved	involve	VBN
20987	449	24	in	in	IN
20987	449	25	the	the	DT
20987	449	26	continued	continue	VBN
20987	449	27	and	and	CC
20987	449	28	increased	increase	VBN
20987	449	29	participation	participation	NN
20987	449	30	of	of	IN
20987	449	31	the	the	DT
20987	449	32	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	449	33	in	in	IN
20987	449	34	an	an	DT
20987	449	35	Imperial	imperial	JJ
20987	449	36	war	war	NN
20987	449	37	.	.	.
20987	450	1	In	in	IN
20987	450	2	order	order	NN
20987	450	3	not	not	RB
20987	450	4	to	to	TO
20987	450	5	revert	revert	VB
20987	450	6	again	again	RB
20987	450	7	to	to	IN
20987	450	8	the	the	DT
20987	450	9	matter	matter	NN
20987	450	10	of	of	IN
20987	450	11	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	450	12	participation	participation	NN
20987	450	13	,	,	,
20987	450	14	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	450	15	may	may	MD
20987	450	16	be	be	VB
20987	450	17	well	well	JJ
20987	450	18	to	to	IN
20987	450	19	state	state	NN
20987	450	20	here	here	RB
20987	450	21	that	that	IN
20987	450	22	the	the	DT
20987	450	23	reverse	reverse	NN
20987	450	24	of	of	IN
20987	450	25	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	450	26	at	at	IN
20987	450	27	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	450	28	,	,	,
20987	450	29	on	on	IN
20987	450	30	December	December	NNP
20987	450	31	11	11	CD
20987	450	32	,	,	,
20987	450	33	occasioned	occasion	VBD
20987	450	34	a	a	DT
20987	450	35	casual	casual	JJ
20987	450	36	suggestion	suggestion	NN
20987	450	37	in	in	IN
20987	450	38	the	the	DT
20987	450	39	London	London	NNP
20987	450	40	_	_	NNP
20987	450	41	Times	Times	NNP
20987	450	42	_	_	NNP
20987	450	43	of	of	IN
20987	450	44	the	the	DT
20987	450	45	14th	14th	JJ
20987	450	46	that	that	IN
20987	450	47	"	"	``
20987	450	48	the	the	DT
20987	450	49	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	450	50	,	,	,
20987	450	51	whose	whose	WP$
20987	450	52	forces	force	NNS
20987	450	53	are	be	VBP
20987	450	54	especially	especially	RB
20987	450	55	suited	suit	VBN
20987	450	56	for	for	IN
20987	450	57	the	the	DT
20987	450	58	exigencies	exigency	NNS
20987	450	59	of	of	IN
20987	450	60	the	the	DT
20987	450	61	present	present	JJ
20987	450	62	struggle	struggle	NN
20987	450	63	,	,	,
20987	450	64	have	have	VBP
20987	450	65	already	already	RB
20987	450	66	offered	offer	VBN
20987	450	67	in	in	IN
20987	450	68	some	some	DT
20987	450	69	instances	instance	NNS
20987	450	70	to	to	TO
20987	450	71	increase	increase	VB
20987	450	72	the	the	DT
20987	450	73	strength	strength	NN
20987	450	74	of	of	IN
20987	450	75	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	450	76	contingents	contingent	NNS
20987	450	77	...	...	NFP
20987	450	78	and	and	CC
20987	450	79	should	should	MD
20987	450	80	now	now	RB
20987	450	81	be	be	VB
20987	450	82	invited	invite	VBN
20987	450	83	to	to	TO
20987	450	84	do	do	VB
20987	450	85	so	so	RB
20987	450	86	.	.	.
20987	450	87	"	"	''
20987	451	1	Official	official	JJ
20987	451	2	invitation	invitation	NN
20987	451	3	was	be	VBD
20987	451	4	not	not	RB
20987	451	5	awaited	await	VBN
20987	451	6	.	.	.
20987	452	1	The	the	DT
20987	452	2	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	452	3	took	take	VBD
20987	452	4	the	the	DT
20987	452	5	initiative	initiative	NN
20987	452	6	by	by	IN
20987	452	7	asking	ask	VBG
20987	452	8	if	if	IN
20987	452	9	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	452	10	would	would	MD
20987	452	11	be	be	VB
20987	452	12	acceptable	acceptable	JJ
20987	452	13	,	,	,
20987	452	14	and	and	CC
20987	452	15	upon	upon	IN
20987	452	16	an	an	DT
20987	452	17	affirmative	affirmative	JJ
20987	452	18	reply	reply	NN
20987	452	19	the	the	DT
20987	452	20	additional	additional	JJ
20987	452	21	troops	troop	NNS
20987	452	22	and	and	CC
20987	452	23	sums	sum	NNS
20987	452	24	required	require	VBN
20987	452	25	received	receive	VBD
20987	452	26	the	the	DT
20987	452	27	votes	vote	NNS
20987	452	28	of	of	IN
20987	452	29	men	man	NNS
20987	452	30	of	of	IN
20987	452	31	all	all	DT
20987	452	32	parties	party	NNS
20987	452	33	;	;	:
20987	452	34	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	452	35	's	's	POS
20987	452	36	first	first	JJ
20987	452	37	repulse	repulse	NN
20987	452	38	at	at	IN
20987	452	39	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	452	40	,	,	,
20987	452	41	and	and	CC
20987	452	42	the	the	DT
20987	452	43	news	news	NN
20987	452	44	of	of	IN
20987	452	45	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	452	46	'	'	POS
20987	452	47	appointment	appointment	NN
20987	452	48	to	to	IN
20987	452	49	the	the	DT
20987	452	50	chief	chief	JJ
20987	452	51	{	{	-LRB-
20987	452	52	p.082	p.082	NN
20987	452	53	}	}	-RRB-
20987	452	54	command	command	NN
20987	452	55	in	in	IN
20987	452	56	South	South	NNP
20987	452	57	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	452	58	,	,	,
20987	452	59	contributing	contribute	VBG
20987	452	60	simultaneously	simultaneously	RB
20987	452	61	to	to	TO
20987	452	62	harden	harden	VB
20987	452	63	determination	determination	NN
20987	452	64	and	and	CC
20987	452	65	to	to	TO
20987	452	66	swell	swell	VB
20987	452	67	enthusiasm	enthusiasm	NN
20987	452	68	.	.	.
20987	453	1	Whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	453	2	may	may	MD
20987	453	3	be	be	VB
20987	453	4	thought	think	VBN
20987	453	5	of	of	IN
20987	453	6	the	the	DT
20987	453	7	judgment	judgment	NN
20987	453	8	of	of	IN
20987	453	9	the	the	DT
20987	453	10	Ministry	Ministry	NNP
20987	453	11	in	in	IN
20987	453	12	the	the	DT
20987	453	13	first	first	JJ
20987	453	14	refusal	refusal	NN
20987	453	15	,	,	,
20987	453	16	which	which	WDT
20987	453	17	but	but	CC
20987	453	18	reflected	reflect	VBD
20987	453	19	the	the	DT
20987	453	20	slowness	slowness	NN
20987	453	21	with	with	IN
20987	453	22	which	which	WDT
20987	453	23	both	both	DT
20987	453	24	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	453	25	and	and	CC
20987	453	26	the	the	DT
20987	453	27	nation	nation	NN
20987	453	28	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	453	29	represented	represent	VBD
20987	453	30	aroused	arouse	VBN
20987	453	31	to	to	IN
20987	453	32	the	the	DT
20987	453	33	magnitude	magnitude	NN
20987	453	34	of	of	IN
20987	453	35	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	453	36	task	task	NN
20987	453	37	,	,	,
20987	453	38	there	there	EX
20987	453	39	can	can	MD
20987	453	40	be	be	VB
20987	453	41	little	little	JJ
20987	453	42	doubt	doubt	NN
20987	453	43	that	that	IN
20987	453	44	the	the	DT
20987	453	45	general	general	JJ
20987	453	46	outcome	outcome	NN
20987	453	47	was	be	VBD
20987	453	48	favourable	favourable	JJ
20987	453	49	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	453	50	all	all	DT
20987	453	51	antecedent	antecedent	NN
20987	453	52	probability	probability	NN
20987	453	53	to	to	IN
20987	453	54	nurturing	nurture	VBG
20987	453	55	the	the	DT
20987	453	56	growth	growth	NN
20987	453	57	of	of	IN
20987	453	58	the	the	DT
20987	453	59	Imperial	imperial	JJ
20987	453	60	sentiment	sentiment	NN
20987	453	61	.	.	.
20987	454	1	In	in	IN
20987	454	2	the	the	DT
20987	454	3	second	second	JJ
20987	454	4	effort	effort	NN
20987	454	5	Canada	Canada	NNP
20987	454	6	sent	send	VBD
20987	454	7	1,969	1,969	CD
20987	454	8	officers	officer	NNS
20987	454	9	and	and	CC
20987	454	10	men	man	NNS
20987	454	11	,	,	,
20987	454	12	Australasia	Australasia	NNP
20987	454	13	1,843	1,843	CD
20987	454	14	.	.	.
20987	455	1	From	from	IN
20987	455	2	the	the	DT
20987	455	3	number	number	NN
20987	455	4	of	of	IN
20987	455	5	horses	horse	NNS
20987	455	6	accompanying	accompany	VBG
20987	455	7	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	455	8	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	455	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	455	10	evident	evident	JJ
20987	455	11	that	that	IN
20987	455	12	these	these	DT
20987	455	13	were	be	VBD
20987	455	14	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	455	15	,	,	,
20987	455	16	if	if	IN
20987	455	17	not	not	RB
20987	455	18	all	all	DT
20987	455	19	,	,	,
20987	455	20	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	455	21	troops	troop	NNS
20987	455	22	;	;	:
20987	455	23	the	the	DT
20987	455	24	kind	kind	NN
20987	455	25	especially	especially	RB
20987	455	26	needed	need	VBN
20987	455	27	for	for	IN
20987	455	28	the	the	DT
20987	455	29	seat	seat	NN
20987	455	30	of	of	IN
20987	455	31	war	war	NN
20987	455	32	.	.	.
20987	456	1	The	the	DT
20987	456	2	figures	figure	NNS
20987	456	3	given	give	VBN
20987	456	4	yield	yield	VBP
20987	456	5	a	a	DT
20987	456	6	grand	grand	JJ
20987	456	7	total	total	NN
20987	456	8	of	of	IN
20987	456	9	6,352	6,352	CD
20987	456	10	sent	send	VBN
20987	456	11	from	from	IN
20987	456	12	the	the	DT
20987	456	13	Canadian	canadian	JJ
20987	456	14	and	and	CC
20987	456	15	Australasian	australasian	JJ
20987	456	16	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	456	17	in	in	IN
20987	456	18	the	the	DT
20987	456	19	more	more	RBR
20987	456	20	formal	formal	JJ
20987	456	21	organization	organization	NN
20987	456	22	.	.	.
20987	457	1	To	to	IN
20987	457	2	these	these	DT
20987	457	3	are	be	VBP
20987	457	4	to	to	TO
20987	457	5	be	be	VB
20987	457	6	added	add	VBN
20987	457	7	from	from	IN
20987	457	8	New	New	NNP
20987	457	9	Zealand	Zealand	NNP
20987	457	10	and	and	CC
20987	457	11	Australia	Australia	NNP
20987	457	12	some	some	DT
20987	457	13	2,700	2,700	CD
20987	457	14	irregular	irregular	JJ
20987	457	15	horse	horse	NN
20987	457	16	,	,	,
20987	457	17	raised	raise	VBN
20987	457	18	from	from	IN
20987	457	19	among	among	IN
20987	457	20	the	the	DT
20987	457	21	men	man	NNS
20987	457	22	who	who	WP
20987	457	23	live	live	VBP
20987	457	24	there	there	RB
20987	457	25	in	in	IN
20987	457	26	the	the	DT
20987	457	27	open	open	NN
20987	457	28	,	,	,
20987	457	29	not	not	RB
20987	457	30	previously	previously	RB
20987	457	31	enrolled	enrol	VBN
20987	457	32	,	,	,
20987	457	33	and	and	CC
20987	457	34	corresponding	correspond	VBG
20987	457	35	in	in	IN
20987	457	36	general	general	JJ
20987	457	37	characteristics	characteristic	NNS
20987	457	38	to	to	IN
20987	457	39	the	the	DT
20987	457	40	Rough	rough	JJ
20987	457	41	Riders	rider	NNS
20987	457	42	of	of	IN
20987	457	43	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	457	44	recent	recent	JJ
20987	457	45	war	war	NN
20987	457	46	in	in	IN
20987	457	47	Cuba	Cuba	NNP
20987	457	48	.	.	.
20987	458	1	India	India	NNP
20987	458	2	also	also	RB
20987	458	3	sent	send	VBD
20987	458	4	a	a	DT
20987	458	5	contingent	contingent	NN
20987	458	6	of	of	IN
20987	458	7	2,437	2,437	CD
20987	458	8	men	man	NNS
20987	458	9	and	and	CC
20987	458	10	officers	officer	NNS
20987	458	11	.	.	.
20987	459	1	{	{	-LRB-
20987	459	2	p.083	p.083	NNP
20987	459	3	}	}	-RRB-
20987	459	4	Up	up	IN
20987	459	5	to	to	IN
20987	459	6	this	this	DT
20987	459	7	moment	moment	NN
20987	459	8	of	of	IN
20987	459	9	writing	writing	NN
20987	459	10	,	,	,
20987	459	11	no	no	DT
20987	459	12	certain	certain	JJ
20987	459	13	account	account	NN
20987	459	14	of	of	IN
20987	459	15	the	the	DT
20987	459	16	number	number	NN
20987	459	17	of	of	IN
20987	459	18	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	459	19	troops	troop	NNS
20987	459	20	furnished	furnish	VBN
20987	459	21	by	by	IN
20987	459	22	the	the	DT
20987	459	23	South	south	JJ
20987	459	24	African	african	JJ
20987	459	25	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	459	26	has	have	VBZ
20987	459	27	been	be	VBN
20987	459	28	accessible	accessible	JJ
20987	459	29	to	to	IN
20987	459	30	me	-PRON-	PRP
20987	459	31	.	.	.
20987	460	1	Speaking	speak	VBG
20987	460	2	in	in	IN
20987	460	3	public	public	NN
20987	460	4	recently	recently	RB
20987	460	5	,	,	,
20987	460	6	Mr.	Mr.	NNP
20987	460	7	Chamberlain	Chamberlain	NNP
20987	460	8	has	have	VBZ
20987	460	9	said	say	VBN
20987	460	10	that	that	IN
20987	460	11	more	more	JJR
20987	460	12	than	than	IN
20987	460	13	30,000	30,000	CD
20987	460	14	men	man	NNS
20987	460	15	had	have	VBD
20987	460	16	been	be	VBN
20987	460	17	offered	offer	VBN
20987	460	18	by	by	IN
20987	460	19	the	the	DT
20987	460	20	self	self	NN
20987	460	21	-	-	HYPH
20987	460	22	governing	govern	VBG
20987	460	23	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	460	24	.	.	.
20987	461	1	Early	early	RB
20987	461	2	in	in	IN
20987	461	3	December	December	NNP
20987	461	4	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	461	5	was	be	VBD
20987	461	6	estimated	estimate	VBN
20987	461	7	that	that	IN
20987	461	8	,	,	,
20987	461	9	including	include	VBG
20987	461	10	the	the	DT
20987	461	11	forces	force	NNS
20987	461	12	in	in	IN
20987	461	13	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	461	14	,	,	,
20987	461	15	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	461	16	,	,	,
20987	461	17	and	and	CC
20987	461	18	Rhodesia	Rhodesia	NNP
20987	461	19	,	,	,
20987	461	20	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	461	21	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	461	22	had	have	VBD
20987	461	23	already	already	RB
20987	461	24	10,000	10,000	CD
20987	461	25	in	in	IN
20987	461	26	service	service	NN
20987	461	27	.	.	.
20987	462	1	In	in	IN
20987	462	2	February	February	NNP
20987	462	3	,	,	,
20987	462	4	an	an	DT
20987	462	5	official	official	NN
20987	462	6	,	,	,
20987	462	7	but	but	CC
20987	462	8	incomplete	incomplete	JJ
20987	462	9	,	,	,
20987	462	10	and	and	CC
20987	462	11	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	462	12	a	a	DT
20987	462	13	minimum	minimum	NN
20987	462	14	,	,	,
20987	462	15	list	list	NN
20987	462	16	attributed	attribute	VBD
20987	462	17	7,158	7,158	CD
20987	462	18	at	at	IN
20987	462	19	that	that	DT
20987	462	20	time	time	NN
20987	462	21	to	to	IN
20987	462	22	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	462	23	.	.	.
20987	463	1	Combining	combine	VBG
20987	463	2	these	these	DT
20987	463	3	various	various	JJ
20987	463	4	statements	statement	NNS
20987	463	5	,	,	,
20987	463	6	and	and	CC
20987	463	7	reckoning	reckon	VBG
20987	463	8	at	at	IN
20987	463	9	12,000	12,000	CD
20987	463	10	the	the	DT
20987	463	11	contingents	contingent	NNS
20987	463	12	from	from	IN
20987	463	13	the	the	DT
20987	463	14	other	other	JJ
20987	463	15	self	self	NN
20987	463	16	-	-	HYPH
20987	463	17	governing	govern	VBG
20987	463	18	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	463	19	(	(	-LRB-
20987	463	20	excluding	exclude	VBG
20987	463	21	India	India	NNP
20987	463	22	)	)	-RRB-
20987	463	23	,	,	,
20987	463	24	at	at	IN
20987	463	25	the	the	DT
20987	463	26	time	time	NN
20987	463	27	of	of	IN
20987	463	28	Chamberlain	Chamberlain	NNP
20987	463	29	's	's	POS
20987	463	30	speech	speech	NN
20987	463	31	(	(	-LRB-
20987	463	32	May	May	NNP
20987	463	33	11	11	CD
20987	463	34	)	)	-RRB-
20987	463	35	,	,	,
20987	463	36	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	463	37	seems	seem	VBZ
20987	463	38	probable	probable	JJ
20987	463	39	that	that	IN
20987	463	40	British	British	NNP
20987	463	41	South	South	NNP
20987	463	42	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	463	43	put	put	VBD
20987	463	44	into	into	IN
20987	463	45	the	the	DT
20987	463	46	field	field	NN
20987	463	47	from	from	IN
20987	463	48	20,000	20,000	CD
20987	463	49	to	to	TO
20987	463	50	25,000	25,000	CD
20987	463	51	men	man	NNS
20987	463	52	.	.	.
20987	464	1	This	this	DT
20987	464	2	conclusion	conclusion	NN
20987	464	3	agrees	agree	VBZ
20987	464	4	substantially	substantially	RB
20987	464	5	with	with	IN
20987	464	6	one	one	CD
20987	464	7	furnished	furnish	VBN
20987	464	8	to	to	IN
20987	464	9	the	the	DT
20987	464	10	author	author	NN
20987	464	11	from	from	IN
20987	464	12	an	an	DT
20987	464	13	independent	independent	JJ
20987	464	14	source	source	NN
20987	464	15	,	,	,
20987	464	16	using	use	VBG
20987	464	17	other	other	JJ
20987	464	18	data	datum	NNS
20987	464	19	.	.	.
20987	465	1	In	in	IN
20987	465	2	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	465	3	entirety	entirety	NN
20987	465	4	,	,	,
20987	465	5	the	the	DT
20987	465	6	contribution	contribution	NN
20987	465	7	of	of	IN
20987	465	8	some	some	DT
20987	465	9	12,000	12,000	CD
20987	465	10	troops	troop	NNS
20987	465	11	--	--	:
20987	465	12	more	more	RBR
20987	465	13	or	or	CC
20987	465	14	less[5]--from	less[5]--from	PRP
20987	465	15	the	the	DT
20987	465	16	greater	great	JJR
20987	465	17	remote	remote	JJ
20987	465	18	{	{	-LRB-
20987	465	19	p.084	p.084	NNP
20987	465	20	}	}	-RRB-
20987	465	21	dependencies	dependency	NNS
20987	465	22	does	do	VBZ
20987	465	23	not	not	RB
20987	465	24	indeed	indeed	RB
20987	465	25	loom	loom	VB
20987	465	26	very	very	RB
20987	465	27	large	large	JJ
20987	465	28	alongside	alongside	IN
20987	465	29	the	the	DT
20987	465	30	truly	truly	RB
20987	465	31	gigantic	gigantic	JJ
20987	465	32	figure	figure	NN
20987	465	33	of	of	IN
20987	465	34	166,277	166,277	CD
20987	465	35	officers	officer	NNS
20987	465	36	and	and	CC
20987	465	37	men	man	NNS
20987	465	38	,	,	,
20987	465	39	who	who	WP
20987	465	40	,	,	,
20987	465	41	between	between	IN
20987	465	42	the	the	DT
20987	465	43	20th	20th	NN
20987	465	44	of	of	IN
20987	465	45	October	October	NNP
20987	465	46	and	and	CC
20987	465	47	the	the	DT
20987	465	48	31st	31st	NN
20987	465	49	of	of	IN
20987	465	50	March	March	NNP
20987	465	51	,	,	,
20987	465	52	were	be	VBD
20987	465	53	despatched	despatch	VBN
20987	465	54	for	for	IN
20987	465	55	South	South	NNP
20987	465	56	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	465	57	from	from	IN
20987	465	58	the	the	DT
20987	465	59	ports	port	NNS
20987	465	60	of	of	IN
20987	465	61	the	the	DT
20987	465	62	United	United	NNP
20987	465	63	Kingdom	Kingdom	NNP
20987	465	64	;	;	:
20987	465	65	in	in	IN
20987	465	66	which	which	WDT
20987	465	67	number	number	NN
20987	465	68	are	be	VBP
20987	465	69	not	not	RB
20987	465	70	included	include	VBN
20987	465	71	those	those	DT
20987	465	72	drawn	draw	VBN
20987	465	73	from	from	IN
20987	465	74	India	India	NNP
20987	465	75	and	and	CC
20987	465	76	from	from	IN
20987	465	77	England	England	NNP
20987	465	78	prior	prior	RB
20987	465	79	to	to	IN
20987	465	80	the	the	DT
20987	465	81	earlier	early	JJR
20987	465	82	date	date	NN
20987	465	83	,	,	,
20987	465	84	and	and	CC
20987	465	85	who	who	WP
20987	465	86	constituted	constitute	VBD
20987	465	87	the	the	DT
20987	465	88	bulk	bulk	NN
20987	465	89	of	of	IN
20987	465	90	the	the	DT
20987	465	91	force	force	NN
20987	465	92	shut	shut	VBD
20987	465	93	up	up	RP
20987	465	94	in	in	IN
20987	465	95	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	465	96	under	under	IN
20987	465	97	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	465	98	George	George	NNP
20987	465	99	White	White	NNP
20987	465	100	.	.	.
20987	466	1	But	but	CC
20987	466	2	the	the	DT
20987	466	3	practical	practical	JJ
20987	466	4	importance	importance	NN
20987	466	5	of	of	IN
20987	466	6	a	a	DT
20987	466	7	common	common	JJ
20987	466	8	sentiment	sentiment	NN
20987	466	9	--	--	:
20987	466	10	of	of	IN
20987	466	11	a	a	DT
20987	466	12	great	great	JJ
20987	466	13	moral	moral	JJ
20987	466	14	fact	fact	NN
20987	466	15	--	--	:
20987	466	16	is	be	VBZ
20987	466	17	not	not	RB
20987	466	18	to	to	TO
20987	466	19	be	be	VB
20987	466	20	measured	measure	VBN
20987	466	21	by	by	IN
20987	466	22	figures	figure	NNS
20987	466	23	only	only	RB
20987	466	24	.	.	.
20987	467	1	The	the	DT
20987	467	2	idea	idea	NN
20987	467	3	of	of	IN
20987	467	4	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	467	5	Federation	Federation	NNP
20987	467	6	justifies	justify	VBZ
20987	467	7	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	467	8	to	to	IN
20987	467	9	the	the	DT
20987	467	10	intelligence	intelligence	NN
20987	467	11	as	as	RB
20987	467	12	well	well	RB
20987	467	13	as	as	IN
20987	467	14	to	to	IN
20987	467	15	the	the	DT
20987	467	16	imagination	imagination	NN
20987	467	17	,	,	,
20987	467	18	resting	rest	VBG
20987	467	19	upon	upon	IN
20987	467	20	the	the	DT
20987	467	21	solid	solid	JJ
20987	467	22	foundation	foundation	NN
20987	467	23	of	of	IN
20987	467	24	common	common	JJ
20987	467	25	interests	interest	NNS
20987	467	26	as	as	RB
20987	467	27	well	well	RB
20987	467	28	as	as	IN
20987	467	29	of	of	IN
20987	467	30	common	common	JJ
20987	467	31	traditions	tradition	NNS
20987	467	32	.	.	.
20987	468	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	468	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	468	3	5	5	CD
20987	468	4	:	:	:
20987	468	5	More	More	JJR
20987	468	6	have	have	VBP
20987	468	7	sailed	sail	VBN
20987	468	8	since	since	IN
20987	468	9	the	the	DT
20987	468	10	above	above	JJ
20987	468	11	information	information	NN
20987	468	12	,	,	,
20987	468	13	but	but	CC
20987	468	14	exact	exact	JJ
20987	468	15	figures	figure	NNS
20987	468	16	are	be	VBP
20987	468	17	wanting	want	VBG
20987	468	18	to	to	IN
20987	468	19	the	the	DT
20987	468	20	author	author	NN
20987	468	21	.	.	.
20987	468	22	]	]	-RRB-
20987	469	1	In	in	IN
20987	469	2	the	the	DT
20987	469	3	adjustment	adjustment	NN
20987	469	4	of	of	IN
20987	469	5	relative	relative	JJ
20987	469	6	importance	importance	NN
20987	469	7	in	in	IN
20987	469	8	men	man	NNS
20987	469	9	's	's	POS
20987	469	10	intellects	intellect	NNS
20987	469	11	--	--	:
20987	469	12	which	which	WDT
20987	469	13	must	must	MD
20987	469	14	precede	precede	VB
20987	469	15	any	any	DT
20987	469	16	useful	useful	JJ
20987	469	17	adjustment	adjustment	NN
20987	469	18	of	of	IN
20987	469	19	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	469	20	relations	relation	NNS
20987	469	21	,	,	,
20987	469	22	benefits	benefit	NNS
20987	469	23	and	and	CC
20987	469	24	responsibilities	responsibility	NNS
20987	469	25	,	,	,
20987	469	26	by	by	IN
20987	469	27	former	former	JJ
20987	469	28	political	political	JJ
20987	469	29	agreement	agreement	NN
20987	469	30	--	--	:
20987	469	31	the	the	DT
20987	469	32	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	469	33	on	on	IN
20987	469	34	the	the	DT
20987	469	35	one	one	CD
20987	469	36	hand	hand	NN
20987	469	37	will	will	MD
20987	469	38	have	have	VB
20987	469	39	to	to	TO
20987	469	40	recognize	recognize	VB
20987	469	41	the	the	DT
20987	469	42	immensely	immensely	RB
20987	469	43	greater	great	JJR
20987	469	44	burden	burden	NN
20987	469	45	,	,	,
20987	469	46	as	as	IN
20987	469	47	indicated	indicate	VBN
20987	469	48	by	by	IN
20987	469	49	the	the	DT
20987	469	50	above	above	JJ
20987	469	51	figures	figure	NNS
20987	469	52	and	and	CC
20987	469	53	by	by	IN
20987	469	54	the	the	DT
20987	469	55	size	size	NN
20987	469	56	of	of	IN
20987	469	57	the	the	DT
20987	469	58	fleet	fleet	NN
20987	469	59	,	,	,
20987	469	60	borne	bear	VBN
20987	469	61	by	by	IN
20987	469	62	the	the	DT
20987	469	63	United	United	NNP
20987	469	64	Kingdom	Kingdom	NNP
20987	469	65	.	.	.
20987	470	1	The	the	DT
20987	470	2	latter	latter	JJ
20987	470	3	on	on	IN
20987	470	4	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	470	5	part	part	NN
20987	470	6	must	must	MD
20987	470	7	acknowledge	acknowledge	VB
20987	470	8	,	,	,
20987	470	9	as	as	IN
20987	470	10	{	{	-LRB-
20987	470	11	p.085	p.085	NNP
20987	470	12	}	}	-RRB-
20987	470	13	in	in	IN
20987	470	14	practice	practice	NN
20987	470	15	she	-PRON-	PRP
20987	470	16	has	have	VBZ
20987	470	17	done	do	VBN
20987	470	18	,	,	,
20987	470	19	not	not	RB
20987	470	20	merely	merely	RB
20987	470	21	the	the	DT
20987	470	22	right	right	NN
20987	470	23	of	of	IN
20987	470	24	the	the	DT
20987	470	25	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	470	26	to	to	IN
20987	470	27	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	470	28	local	local	JJ
20987	470	29	administration	administration	NN
20987	470	30	and	and	CC
20987	470	31	self	self	NN
20987	470	32	-	-	HYPH
20987	470	33	government	government	NN
20987	470	34	,	,	,
20987	470	35	but	but	CC
20987	470	36	also	also	RB
20987	470	37	the	the	DT
20987	470	38	indispensable	indispensable	JJ
20987	470	39	contribution	contribution	NN
20987	470	40	to	to	IN
20987	470	41	the	the	DT
20987	470	42	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	470	43	interests	interest	NNS
20987	470	44	of	of	IN
20987	470	45	all	all	DT
20987	470	46	parts	part	NNS
20987	470	47	in	in	IN
20987	470	48	the	the	DT
20987	470	49	Federation	Federation	NNP
20987	470	50	,	,	,
20987	470	51	that	that	WDT
20987	470	52	results	result	VBZ
20987	470	53	from	from	IN
20987	470	54	local	local	JJ
20987	470	55	naval	naval	JJ
20987	470	56	bases	basis	NNS
20987	470	57	of	of	IN
20987	470	58	operations	operation	NNS
20987	470	59	in	in	IN
20987	470	60	many	many	JJ
20987	470	61	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	470	62	parts	part	NNS
20987	470	63	of	of	IN
20987	470	64	the	the	DT
20987	470	65	world	world	NN
20987	470	66	,	,	,
20987	470	67	resting	rest	VBG
20987	470	68	everywhere	everywhere	RB
20987	470	69	upon	upon	IN
20987	470	70	the	the	DT
20987	470	71	one	one	CD
20987	470	72	sure	sure	JJ
20987	470	73	foundation	foundation	NN
20987	470	74	for	for	IN
20987	470	75	such	such	JJ
20987	470	76	bases	basis	NNS
20987	470	77	--	--	:
20987	470	78	an	an	DT
20987	470	79	enthusiastically	enthusiastically	RB
20987	470	80	loyal	loyal	JJ
20987	470	81	,	,	,
20987	470	82	self	self	NN
20987	470	83	-	-	HYPH
20987	470	84	dependent	dependent	JJ
20987	470	85	,	,	,
20987	470	86	and	and	CC
20987	470	87	military	military	JJ
20987	470	88	population	population	NN
20987	470	89	.	.	.
20987	471	1	Military	military	JJ
20987	471	2	power	power	NN
20987	471	3	,	,	,
20987	471	4	in	in	IN
20987	471	5	analysis	analysis	NN
20987	471	6	,	,	,
20987	471	7	consists	consist	VBZ
20987	471	8	principally	principally	RB
20987	471	9	of	of	IN
20987	471	10	two	two	CD
20987	471	11	factors	factor	NNS
20987	471	12	--	--	:
20987	471	13	force	force	NN
20987	471	14	and	and	CC
20987	471	15	position	position	NN
20987	471	16	--	--	:
20987	471	17	and	and	CC
20987	471	18	if	if	IN
20987	471	19	the	the	DT
20987	471	20	greater	great	JJR
20987	471	21	wealth	wealth	NN
20987	471	22	and	and	CC
20987	471	23	population	population	NN
20987	471	24	of	of	IN
20987	471	25	the	the	DT
20987	471	26	home	home	NN
20987	471	27	country	country	NN
20987	471	28	causes	cause	VBZ
20987	471	29	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	471	30	to	to	TO
20987	471	31	exceed	exceed	VB
20987	471	32	in	in	IN
20987	471	33	the	the	DT
20987	471	34	former	former	JJ
20987	471	35	,	,	,
20987	471	36	the	the	DT
20987	471	37	dispersion	dispersion	NN
20987	471	38	and	and	CC
20987	471	39	character	character	NN
20987	471	40	of	of	IN
20987	471	41	the	the	DT
20987	471	42	dependencies	dependency	NNS
20987	471	43	contribute	contribute	VBP
20987	471	44	decisively	decisively	RB
20987	471	45	to	to	IN
20987	471	46	the	the	DT
20987	471	47	latter	latter	JJ
20987	471	48	.	.	.
20987	472	1	The	the	DT
20987	472	2	transportation	transportation	NN
20987	472	3	of	of	IN
20987	472	4	the	the	DT
20987	472	5	above	above	JJ
20987	472	6	immense	immense	JJ
20987	472	7	body	body	NN
20987	472	8	of	of	IN
20987	472	9	soldiers	soldier	NNS
20987	472	10	,	,	,
20987	472	11	with	with	IN
20987	472	12	all	all	PDT
20987	472	13	the	the	DT
20987	472	14	equipment	equipment	NN
20987	472	15	and	and	CC
20987	472	16	supplies	supply	NNS
20987	472	17	of	of	IN
20987	472	18	war	war	NN
20987	472	19	needed	need	VBN
20987	472	20	for	for	IN
20987	472	21	a	a	DT
20987	472	22	protracted	protract	VBN
20987	472	23	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	472	24	a	a	DT
20987	472	25	distance	distance	NN
20987	472	26	of	of	IN
20987	472	27	6,000	6,000	CD
20987	472	28	miles[6	miles[6	NNP
20987	472	29	]	]	-RRB-
20987	472	30	by	by	IN
20987	472	31	sea	sea	NN
20987	472	32	,	,	,
20987	472	33	is	be	VBZ
20987	472	34	an	an	DT
20987	472	35	incident	incident	NN
20987	472	36	unprecedented	unprecedented	JJ
20987	472	37	,	,	,
20987	472	38	and	and	CC
20987	472	39	in	in	IN
20987	472	40	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	472	41	success	success	NN
20987	472	42	unsurpassed	unsurpasse	VBN
20987	472	43	,	,	,
20987	472	44	in	in	IN
20987	472	45	military	military	JJ
20987	472	46	history	history	NN
20987	472	47	.	.	.
20987	473	1	The	the	DT
20987	473	2	nature	nature	NN
20987	473	3	of	of	IN
20987	473	4	the	the	DT
20987	473	5	war	war	NN
20987	473	6	,	,	,
20987	473	7	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	473	8	is	be	VBZ
20987	473	9	true	true	JJ
20987	473	10	,	,	,
20987	473	11	removed	remove	VBN
20987	473	12	from	from	IN
20987	473	13	the	the	DT
20987	473	14	undertaking	undertaking	NN
20987	473	15	all	all	DT
20987	473	16	{	{	-LRB-
20987	473	17	p.086	p.086	NNP
20987	473	18	}	}	-RRB-
20987	473	19	military	military	JJ
20987	473	20	or	or	CC
20987	473	21	naval	naval	JJ
20987	473	22	risk	risk	NN
20987	473	23	;	;	:
20987	473	24	there	there	EX
20987	473	25	was	be	VBD
20987	473	26	in	in	IN
20987	473	27	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	473	28	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	473	29	corresponding	correspond	VBG
20987	473	30	to	to	IN
20987	473	31	the	the	DT
20987	473	32	anxious	anxious	JJ
20987	473	33	solicitude	solicitude	NN
20987	473	34	imposed	impose	VBN
20987	473	35	upon	upon	IN
20987	473	36	the	the	DT
20987	473	37	British	british	JJ
20987	473	38	generals	general	NNS
20987	473	39	,	,	,
20987	473	40	by	by	IN
20987	473	41	the	the	DT
20987	473	42	length	length	NN
20987	473	43	of	of	IN
20987	473	44	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	473	45	thin	thin	JJ
20987	473	46	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	473	47	line	line	NN
20987	473	48	and	and	CC
20987	473	49	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	473	50	exposure	exposure	NN
20987	473	51	in	in	IN
20987	473	52	numerous	numerous	JJ
20987	473	53	critical	critical	JJ
20987	473	54	points	point	NNS
20987	473	55	to	to	IN
20987	473	56	a	a	DT
20987	473	57	mobile	mobile	JJ
20987	473	58	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	473	59	.	.	.
20987	474	1	But	but	CC
20987	474	2	as	as	IN
20987	474	3	a	a	DT
20987	474	4	triumph	triumph	NN
20987	474	5	of	of	IN
20987	474	6	organisation	organisation	NN
20987	474	7	--	--	:
20987	474	8	of	of	IN
20987	474	9	method	method	NN
20987	474	10	,	,	,
20987	474	11	of	of	IN
20987	474	12	system	system	NN
20987	474	13	,	,	,
20987	474	14	and	and	CC
20987	474	15	of	of	IN
20987	474	16	sedulous	sedulous	JJ
20987	474	17	competent	competent	JJ
20987	474	18	attention	attention	NN
20987	474	19	to	to	IN
20987	474	20	details	detail	NNS
20987	474	21	--	--	:
20987	474	22	the	the	DT
20987	474	23	performance	performance	NN
20987	474	24	has	have	VBZ
20987	474	25	reflected	reflect	VBN
20987	474	26	the	the	DT
20987	474	27	utmost	utmost	JJ
20987	474	28	credit	credit	NN
20987	474	29	not	not	RB
20987	474	30	only	only	RB
20987	474	31	upon	upon	IN
20987	474	32	the	the	DT
20987	474	33	Admiralty	Admiralty	NNP
20987	474	34	,	,	,
20987	474	35	to	to	IN
20987	474	36	which	which	WDT
20987	474	37	,	,	,
20987	474	38	contrary	contrary	JJ
20987	474	39	to	to	IN
20987	474	40	the	the	DT
20987	474	41	rule	rule	NN
20987	474	42	of	of	IN
20987	474	43	the	the	DT
20987	474	44	United	United	NNP
20987	474	45	States	States	NNP
20987	474	46	,	,	,
20987	474	47	this	this	DT
20987	474	48	matter	matter	NN
20987	474	49	is	be	VBZ
20987	474	50	intrusted	intrust	VBN
20987	474	51	,	,	,
20987	474	52	and	and	CC
20987	474	53	which	which	WDT
20987	474	54	is	be	VBZ
20987	474	55	ultimately	ultimately	RB
20987	474	56	responsible	responsible	JJ
20987	474	57	both	both	CC
20987	474	58	for	for	IN
20987	474	59	the	the	DT
20987	474	60	general	general	JJ
20987	474	61	system	system	NN
20987	474	62	in	in	IN
20987	474	63	force	force	NN
20987	474	64	and	and	CC
20987	474	65	for	for	IN
20987	474	66	the	the	DT
20987	474	67	results	result	NNS
20987	474	68	,	,	,
20987	474	69	but	but	CC
20987	474	70	also	also	RB
20987	474	71	upon	upon	IN
20987	474	72	the	the	DT
20987	474	73	Director	Director	NNP
20987	474	74	of	of	IN
20987	474	75	Transports	Transports	NNP
20987	474	76	,	,	,
20987	474	77	Rear	Rear	NNP
20987	474	78	-	-	HYPH
20987	474	79	Admiral	Admiral	NNP
20987	474	80	Bouverie	Bouverie	NNP
20987	474	81	Clark	Clark	NNP
20987	474	82	,	,	,
20987	474	83	to	to	IN
20987	474	84	whose	whose	WP$
20987	474	85	tenure	tenure	NN
20987	474	86	of	of	IN
20987	474	87	this	this	DT
20987	474	88	office	office	NN
20987	474	89	has	have	VBZ
20987	474	90	fallen	fall	VBN
20987	474	91	the	the	DT
20987	474	92	weighty	weighty	JJ
20987	474	93	care	care	NN
20987	474	94	of	of	IN
20987	474	95	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	474	96	supervision	supervision	NN
20987	474	97	.	.	.
20987	475	1	To	to	IN
20987	475	2	success	success	NN
20987	475	3	in	in	IN
20987	475	4	so	so	RB
20987	475	5	great	great	JJ
20987	475	6	an	an	DT
20987	475	7	undertaking	undertaking	NN
20987	475	8	are	be	VBP
20987	475	9	needed	need	VBN
20987	475	10	both	both	CC
20987	475	11	a	a	DT
20987	475	12	good	good	JJ
20987	475	13	antecedent	antecedent	NN
20987	475	14	system	system	NN
20987	475	15	and	and	CC
20987	475	16	a	a	DT
20987	475	17	good	good	JJ
20987	475	18	administrator	administrator	NN
20987	475	19	;	;	:
20987	475	20	for	for	IN
20987	475	21	administration	administration	NN
20987	475	22	under	under	IN
20987	475	23	such	such	JJ
20987	475	24	exceptional	exceptional	JJ
20987	475	25	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	475	26	,	,	,
20987	475	27	precipitated	precipitate	VBN
20987	475	28	also	also	RB
20987	475	29	at	at	IN
20987	475	30	the	the	DT
20987	475	31	end	end	NN
20987	475	32	by	by	IN
20987	475	33	the	the	DT
20987	475	34	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	475	35	development	development	NN
20987	475	36	of	of	IN
20987	475	37	events	event	NNS
20987	475	38	,	,	,
20987	475	39	means	mean	VBZ
20987	475	40	not	not	RB
20987	475	41	merely	merely	RB
20987	475	42	the	the	DT
20987	475	43	steady	steady	JJ
20987	475	44	running	running	NN
20987	475	45	of	of	IN
20987	475	46	a	a	DT
20987	475	47	well	well	RB
20987	475	48	-	-	HYPH
20987	475	49	adjusted	adjust	VBN
20987	475	50	and	and	CC
20987	475	51	well	well	RB
20987	475	52	-	-	HYPH
20987	475	53	oiled	oil	VBN
20987	475	54	machine	machine	NN
20987	475	55	,	,	,
20987	475	56	but	but	CC
20987	475	57	continual	continual	JJ
20987	475	58	adaptation	adaptation	NN
20987	475	59	--	--	:
20987	475	60	flexibility	flexibility	NN
20987	475	61	and	and	CC
20987	475	62	readiness	readiness	NN
20987	475	63	as	as	RB
20987	475	64	well	well	RB
20987	475	65	as	as	IN
20987	475	66	precision	precision	NN
20987	475	67	,	,	,
20987	475	68	the	the	DT
20987	475	69	spirit	spirit	NN
20987	475	70	as	as	RB
20987	475	71	well	well	RB
20987	475	72	as	as	IN
20987	475	73	the	the	DT
20987	475	74	letter	letter	NN
20987	475	75	.	.	.
20987	476	1	When	when	WRB
20987	476	2	a	a	DT
20987	476	3	particular	particular	JJ
20987	476	4	{	{	-LRB-
20987	476	5	p.087	p.087	NN
20987	476	6	}	}	-RRB-
20987	476	7	process	process	NN
20987	476	8	has	have	VBZ
20987	476	9	had	have	VBN
20987	476	10	so	so	RB
20987	476	11	large	large	JJ
20987	476	12	a	a	DT
20987	476	13	share	share	NN
20987	476	14	in	in	IN
20987	476	15	the	the	DT
20987	476	16	general	general	JJ
20987	476	17	conduct	conduct	NN
20987	476	18	of	of	IN
20987	476	19	a	a	DT
20987	476	20	war	war	NN
20987	476	21	,	,	,
20987	476	22	a	a	DT
20987	476	23	broad	broad	JJ
20987	476	24	account	account	NN
20987	476	25	of	of	IN
20987	476	26	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	476	27	greater	great	JJR
20987	476	28	details	detail	NNS
20987	476	29	is	be	VBZ
20987	476	30	indispensable	indispensable	JJ
20987	476	31	to	to	IN
20987	476	32	a	a	DT
20987	476	33	complete	complete	JJ
20987	476	34	history	history	NN
20987	476	35	of	of	IN
20987	476	36	the	the	DT
20987	476	37	operations	operation	NNS
20987	476	38	.	.	.
20987	477	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	477	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	477	3	6	6	CD
20987	477	4	:	:	:
20987	477	5	The	the	DT
20987	477	6	distance	distance	NN
20987	477	7	from	from	IN
20987	477	8	Southampton	Southampton	NNP
20987	477	9	,	,	,
20987	477	10	the	the	DT
20987	477	11	chief	chief	NN
20987	477	12	though	though	IN
20987	477	13	not	not	RB
20987	477	14	the	the	DT
20987	477	15	only	only	JJ
20987	477	16	port	port	NN
20987	477	17	of	of	IN
20987	477	18	departure	departure	NN
20987	477	19	,	,	,
20987	477	20	to	to	IN
20987	477	21	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	477	22	Town	Town	NNP
20987	477	23	is	be	VBZ
20987	477	24	5,978	5,978	CD
20987	477	25	miles	mile	NNS
20987	477	26	.	.	.
20987	477	27	]	]	-RRB-
20987	478	1	The	the	DT
20987	478	2	number	number	NN
20987	478	3	and	and	CC
20987	478	4	varied	varied	JJ
20987	478	5	distribution	distribution	NN
20987	478	6	,	,	,
20987	478	7	in	in	IN
20987	478	8	place	place	NN
20987	478	9	and	and	CC
20987	478	10	in	in	IN
20987	478	11	climate	climate	NN
20987	478	12	,	,	,
20987	478	13	of	of	IN
20987	478	14	the	the	DT
20987	478	15	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	478	16	or	or	CC
20987	478	17	foreign	foreign	JJ
20987	478	18	posts	post	NNS
20987	478	19	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	478	20	by	by	IN
20987	478	21	the	the	DT
20987	478	22	British	british	JJ
20987	478	23	army	army	NN
20987	478	24	at	at	IN
20987	478	25	the	the	DT
20987	478	26	present	present	JJ
20987	478	27	time	time	NN
20987	478	28	,	,	,
20987	478	29	and	and	CC
20987	478	30	the	the	DT
20987	478	31	extensive	extensive	JJ
20987	478	32	character	character	NN
20987	478	33	of	of	IN
20987	478	34	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	478	35	operations	operation	NNS
20987	478	36	abroad	abroad	RB
20987	478	37	,	,	,
20987	478	38	during	during	IN
20987	478	39	war	war	NN
20987	478	40	and	and	CC
20987	478	41	peace	peace	NN
20987	478	42	,	,	,
20987	478	43	for	for	IN
20987	478	44	two	two	CD
20987	478	45	centuries	century	NNS
20987	478	46	have	have	VBP
20987	478	47	occasioned	occasion	VBN
20987	478	48	a	a	DT
20987	478	49	gradual	gradual	JJ
20987	478	50	elaboration	elaboration	NN
20987	478	51	of	of	IN
20987	478	52	regulation	regulation	NN
20987	478	53	in	in	IN
20987	478	54	the	the	DT
20987	478	55	transport	transport	NN
20987	478	56	system	system	NN
20987	478	57	,	,	,
20987	478	58	to	to	TO
20987	478	59	which	which	WDT
20987	478	60	,	,	,
20987	478	61	by	by	IN
20987	478	62	the	the	DT
20987	478	63	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	478	64	of	of	IN
20987	478	65	frequent	frequent	JJ
20987	478	66	changes	change	NNS
20987	478	67	of	of	IN
20987	478	68	troops	troop	NNS
20987	478	69	,	,	,
20987	478	70	are	be	VBP
20987	478	71	added	add	VBN
20987	478	72	an	an	DT
20987	478	73	extent	extent	NN
20987	478	74	and	and	CC
20987	478	75	a	a	DT
20987	478	76	continuity	continuity	NN
20987	478	77	of	of	IN
20987	478	78	practical	practical	JJ
20987	478	79	experience	experience	NN
20987	478	80	that	that	WDT
20987	478	81	has	have	VBZ
20987	478	82	no	no	DT
20987	478	83	parallel	parallel	NN
20987	478	84	in	in	IN
20987	478	85	other	other	JJ
20987	478	86	nations	nation	NNS
20987	478	87	.	.	.
20987	479	1	These	these	DT
20987	479	2	have	have	VBP
20987	479	3	vastly	vastly	RB
20987	479	4	facilitated	facilitate	VBN
20987	479	5	the	the	DT
20987	479	6	unprecedented	unprecedented	JJ
20987	479	7	development	development	NN
20987	479	8	demanded	demand	VBN
20987	479	9	by	by	IN
20987	479	10	the	the	DT
20987	479	11	present	present	JJ
20987	479	12	war	war	NN
20987	479	13	.	.	.
20987	480	1	A	a	DT
20987	480	2	leaven	leaven	NN
20987	480	3	of	of	IN
20987	480	4	experimental	experimental	JJ
20987	480	5	familiarity	familiarity	NN
20987	480	6	,	,	,
20987	480	7	by	by	IN
20987	480	8	previous	previous	JJ
20987	480	9	personal	personal	JJ
20987	480	10	contact	contact	NN
20987	480	11	with	with	IN
20987	480	12	the	the	DT
20987	480	13	various	various	JJ
20987	480	14	problems	problem	NNS
20987	480	15	to	to	TO
20987	480	16	be	be	VB
20987	480	17	solved	solve	VBN
20987	480	18	,	,	,
20987	480	19	suffices	suffice	VBZ
20987	480	20	to	to	TO
20987	480	21	permeate	permeate	VB
20987	480	22	the	the	DT
20987	480	23	very	very	RB
20987	480	24	large	large	JJ
20987	480	25	lump	lump	NN
20987	480	26	of	of	IN
20987	480	27	crude	crude	JJ
20987	480	28	helplessness	helplessness	NN
20987	480	29	that	that	WDT
20987	480	30	may	may	MD
20987	480	31	be	be	VB
20987	480	32	unavoidably	unavoidably	RB
20987	480	33	thrown	throw	VBN
20987	480	34	upon	upon	IN
20987	480	35	the	the	DT
20987	480	36	hands	hand	NNS
20987	480	37	of	of	IN
20987	480	38	regimental	regimental	JJ
20987	480	39	officers	officer	NNS
20987	480	40	;	;	:
20987	480	41	and	and	CC
20987	480	42	even	even	RB
20987	480	43	where	where	WRB
20987	480	44	such	such	JJ
20987	480	45	personal	personal	JJ
20987	480	46	experience	experience	NN
20987	480	47	has	have	VBZ
20987	480	48	been	be	VBN
20987	480	49	wholly	wholly	RB
20987	480	50	wanting	want	VBG
20987	480	51	to	to	IN
20987	480	52	a	a	DT
20987	480	53	particular	particular	JJ
20987	480	54	ship	ship	NN
20987	480	55	's	's	POS
20987	480	56	company	company	NN
20987	480	57	,	,	,
20987	480	58	the	the	DT
20987	480	59	minuteness	minuteness	NN
20987	480	60	of	of	IN
20987	480	61	the	the	DT
20987	480	62	regulations	regulation	NNS
20987	480	63	,	,	,
20987	480	64	if	if	IN
20987	480	65	intelligently	intelligently	RB
20987	480	66	followed	follow	VBD
20987	480	67	,	,	,
20987	480	68	gives	give	VBZ
20987	480	69	{	{	-LRB-
20987	480	70	p.088	p.088	NN
20987	480	71	}	}	-RRB-
20987	480	72	a	a	DT
20987	480	73	direction	direction	NN
20987	480	74	and	and	CC
20987	480	75	precision	precision	NN
20987	480	76	to	to	IN
20987	480	77	action	action	NN
20987	480	78	,	,	,
20987	480	79	which	which	WDT
20987	480	80	will	will	MD
20987	480	81	quickly	quickly	RB
20987	480	82	result	result	VB
20987	480	83	in	in	IN
20987	480	84	the	the	DT
20987	480	85	order	order	NN
20987	480	86	and	and	CC
20987	480	87	convenience	convenience	NN
20987	480	88	essential	essential	JJ
20987	480	89	to	to	IN
20987	480	90	the	the	DT
20987	480	91	crowded	crowded	JJ
20987	480	92	life	life	NN
20987	480	93	afloat	afloat	RB
20987	480	94	.	.	.
20987	481	1	Nowhere	nowhere	RB
20987	481	2	more	more	JJR
20987	481	3	than	than	IN
20987	481	4	on	on	IN
20987	481	5	board	board	NN
20987	481	6	ship	ship	NN
20987	481	7	does	do	VBZ
20987	481	8	man	man	NN
20987	481	9	live	live	VB
20987	481	10	ever	ever	RB
20987	481	11	face	face	NN
20987	481	12	to	to	IN
20987	481	13	face	face	NN
20987	481	14	with	with	IN
20987	481	15	the	the	DT
20987	481	16	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	481	17	of	of	IN
20987	481	18	order	order	NN
20987	481	19	and	and	CC
20987	481	20	system	system	NN
20987	481	21	,	,	,
20987	481	22	for	for	CC
20987	481	23	there	there	EX
20987	481	24	always	always	RB
20987	481	25	the	the	DT
20987	481	26	most	most	RBS
20987	481	27	has	have	VBZ
20987	481	28	to	to	TO
20987	481	29	be	be	VB
20987	481	30	disposed	dispose	VBN
20987	481	31	in	in	IN
20987	481	32	the	the	DT
20987	481	33	least	least	JJS
20987	481	34	space	space	NN
20987	481	35	.	.	.
20987	482	1	When	when	WRB
20987	482	2	a	a	DT
20987	482	3	ship	ship	NN
20987	482	4	is	be	VBZ
20987	482	5	engaged	engage	VBN
20987	482	6	for	for	IN
20987	482	7	the	the	DT
20987	482	8	government	government	NN
20987	482	9	service	service	NN
20987	482	10	wholly	wholly	RB
20987	482	11	--	--	:
20987	482	12	but	but	CC
20987	482	13	not	not	RB
20987	482	14	otherwise	otherwise	RB
20987	482	15	--	--	:
20987	482	16	she	-PRON-	PRP
20987	482	17	is	be	VBZ
20987	482	18	known	know	VBN
20987	482	19	officially	officially	RB
20987	482	20	as	as	IN
20987	482	21	a	a	DT
20987	482	22	"	"	``
20987	482	23	transport	transport	NN
20987	482	24	"	"	''
20987	482	25	;	;	:
20987	482	26	when	when	WRB
20987	482	27	passage	passage	NN
20987	482	28	for	for	IN
20987	482	29	troops	troop	NNS
20987	482	30	is	be	VBZ
20987	482	31	taken	take	VBN
20987	482	32	,	,	,
20987	482	33	but	but	CC
20987	482	34	the	the	DT
20987	482	35	ship	ship	NN
20987	482	36	is	be	VBZ
20987	482	37	not	not	RB
20987	482	38	entirely	entirely	RB
20987	482	39	at	at	IN
20987	482	40	the	the	DT
20987	482	41	government	government	NN
20987	482	42	's	's	POS
20987	482	43	disposal	disposal	NN
20987	482	44	,	,	,
20987	482	45	she	-PRON-	PRP
20987	482	46	is	be	VBZ
20987	482	47	a	a	DT
20987	482	48	"	"	``
20987	482	49	troop	troop	NN
20987	482	50	freight	freight	NN
20987	482	51	ship	ship	NN
20987	482	52	.	.	.
20987	482	53	"	"	''
20987	483	1	In	in	IN
20987	483	2	the	the	DT
20987	483	3	former	former	JJ
20987	483	4	capacity	capacity	NN
20987	483	5	,	,	,
20987	483	6	to	to	TO
20987	483	7	adapt	adapt	VB
20987	483	8	her	-PRON-	PRP
20987	483	9	to	to	IN
20987	483	10	her	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	483	11	new	new	JJ
20987	483	12	employment	employment	NN
20987	483	13	,	,	,
20987	483	14	she	-PRON-	PRP
20987	483	15	passes	pass	VBZ
20987	483	16	under	under	IN
20987	483	17	the	the	DT
20987	483	18	charge	charge	NN
20987	483	19	of	of	IN
20987	483	20	designated	designate	VBN
20987	483	21	naval	naval	JJ
20987	483	22	officers	officer	NNS
20987	483	23	for	for	IN
20987	483	24	particular	particular	JJ
20987	483	25	fitting	fitting	NN
20987	483	26	;	;	:
20987	483	27	the	the	DT
20987	483	28	time	time	NN
20987	483	29	for	for	IN
20987	483	30	which	which	WDT
20987	483	31	,	,	,
20987	483	32	in	in	IN
20987	483	33	this	this	DT
20987	483	34	war	war	NN
20987	483	35	's	's	POS
20987	483	36	practice	practice	NN
20987	483	37	,	,	,
20987	483	38	has	have	VBZ
20987	483	39	not	not	RB
20987	483	40	exceeded	exceed	VBN
20987	483	41	two	two	CD
20987	483	42	weeks	week	NNS
20987	483	43	for	for	IN
20987	483	44	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	483	45	or	or	CC
20987	483	46	four	four	CD
20987	483	47	for	for	IN
20987	483	48	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	483	49	transports	transport	NNS
20987	483	50	.	.	.
20987	484	1	Upon	upon	IN
20987	484	2	preparation	preparation	NN
20987	484	3	completed	complete	VBD
20987	484	4	ensues	ensue	NNS
20987	484	5	an	an	DT
20987	484	6	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	484	7	inspection	inspection	NN
20987	484	8	by	by	IN
20987	484	9	a	a	DT
20987	484	10	mixed	mix	VBN
20987	484	11	board	board	NNP
20987	484	12	of	of	IN
20987	484	13	army	army	NNP
20987	484	14	,	,	,
20987	484	15	navy	navy	NNP
20987	484	16	,	,	,
20987	484	17	and	and	CC
20987	484	18	medical	medical	JJ
20987	484	19	officers	officer	NNS
20987	484	20	before	before	IN
20987	484	21	the	the	DT
20987	484	22	ship	ship	NN
20987	484	23	proceeds	proceed	VBZ
20987	484	24	to	to	IN
20987	484	25	the	the	DT
20987	484	26	place	place	NN
20987	484	27	for	for	IN
20987	484	28	embarkation	embarkation	NN
20987	484	29	.	.	.
20987	485	1	The	the	DT
20987	485	2	aim	aim	NN
20987	485	3	necessarily	necessarily	RB
20987	485	4	is	be	VBZ
20987	485	5	to	to	TO
20987	485	6	keep	keep	VB
20987	485	7	this	this	DT
20987	485	8	process	process	NN
20987	485	9	well	well	RB
20987	485	10	in	in	IN
20987	485	11	advance	advance	NN
20987	485	12	of	of	IN
20987	485	13	the	the	DT
20987	485	14	mobilisation	mobilisation	NN
20987	485	15	of	of	IN
20987	485	16	the	the	DT
20987	485	17	troops	troop	NNS
20987	485	18	,	,	,
20987	485	19	and	and	CC
20987	485	20	incites	incite	NNS
20987	485	21	to	to	IN
20987	485	22	beneficial	beneficial	JJ
20987	485	23	rivalry	rivalry	NN
20987	485	24	the	the	DT
20987	485	25	War	War	NNP
20987	485	26	{	{	-LRB-
20987	485	27	p.089	p.089	NNP
20987	485	28	}	}	-RRB-
20987	485	29	Office	Office	NNP
20987	485	30	and	and	CC
20987	485	31	the	the	DT
20987	485	32	Admiralty	Admiralty	NNP
20987	485	33	,	,	,
20987	485	34	between	between	IN
20987	485	35	which	which	WDT
20987	485	36	there	there	EX
20987	485	37	must	must	MD
20987	485	38	be	be	VB
20987	485	39	full	full	JJ
20987	485	40	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	485	41	understanding	understanding	NN
20987	485	42	and	and	CC
20987	485	43	prevision	prevision	NN
20987	485	44	,	,	,
20987	485	45	as	as	IN
20987	485	46	to	to	IN
20987	485	47	the	the	DT
20987	485	48	readiness	readiness	NN
20987	485	49	of	of	IN
20987	485	50	the	the	DT
20987	485	51	transports	transport	NNS
20987	485	52	,	,	,
20987	485	53	the	the	DT
20987	485	54	ports	port	NNS
20987	485	55	of	of	IN
20987	485	56	assembly	assembly	NN
20987	485	57	,	,	,
20987	485	58	the	the	DT
20987	485	59	numbers	number	NNS
20987	485	60	and	and	CC
20987	485	61	quantities	quantity	NNS
20987	485	62	of	of	IN
20987	485	63	men	man	NNS
20987	485	64	,	,	,
20987	485	65	of	of	IN
20987	485	66	horses	horse	NNS
20987	485	67	,	,	,
20987	485	68	and	and	CC
20987	485	69	of	of	IN
20987	485	70	material	material	NN
20987	485	71	of	of	IN
20987	485	72	all	all	DT
20987	485	73	kinds	kind	NNS
20987	485	74	,	,	,
20987	485	75	to	to	TO
20987	485	76	be	be	VB
20987	485	77	carried	carry	VBN
20987	485	78	in	in	IN
20987	485	79	each	each	DT
20987	485	80	vessel	vessel	NN
20987	485	81	.	.	.
20987	486	1	When	when	WRB
20987	486	2	an	an	DT
20987	486	3	embarkation	embarkation	NN
20987	486	4	is	be	VBZ
20987	486	5	to	to	TO
20987	486	6	take	take	VB
20987	486	7	place	place	NN
20987	486	8	,	,	,
20987	486	9	the	the	DT
20987	486	10	position	position	NN
20987	486	11	and	and	CC
20987	486	12	arrangement	arrangement	NN
20987	486	13	of	of	IN
20987	486	14	the	the	DT
20987	486	15	ships	ship	NNS
20987	486	16	at	at	IN
20987	486	17	the	the	DT
20987	486	18	docks	dock	NNS
20987	486	19	,	,	,
20987	486	20	the	the	DT
20987	486	21	number	number	NN
20987	486	22	and	and	CC
20987	486	23	regiments	regiment	NNS
20987	486	24	of	of	IN
20987	486	25	men	man	NNS
20987	486	26	assigned	assign	VBN
20987	486	27	to	to	IN
20987	486	28	each	each	DT
20987	486	29	are	be	VBP
20987	486	30	arranged	arrange	VBN
20987	486	31	,	,	,
20987	486	32	have	have	VBP
20987	486	33	been	be	VBN
20987	486	34	arranged	arrange	VBN
20987	486	35	,	,	,
20987	486	36	often	often	RB
20987	486	37	many	many	JJ
20987	486	38	days	day	NNS
20987	486	39	before	before	RB
20987	486	40	.	.	.
20987	487	1	The	the	DT
20987	487	2	system	system	NN
20987	487	3	and	and	CC
20987	487	4	manner	manner	NN
20987	487	5	are	be	VBP
20987	487	6	laid	lay	VBN
20987	487	7	down	down	RP
20987	487	8	by	by	IN
20987	487	9	regulation	regulation	NN
20987	487	10	,	,	,
20987	487	11	from	from	IN
20987	487	12	the	the	DT
20987	487	13	time	time	NN
20987	487	14	the	the	DT
20987	487	15	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	487	16	leaves	leave	VBZ
20987	487	17	the	the	DT
20987	487	18	post	post	NN
20987	487	19	where	where	WRB
20987	487	20	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	487	21	has	have	VBZ
20987	487	22	been	be	VBN
20987	487	23	stationed	station	VBN
20987	487	24	until	until	IN
20987	487	25	the	the	DT
20987	487	26	ship	ship	NN
20987	487	27	is	be	VBZ
20987	487	28	ready	ready	JJ
20987	487	29	to	to	TO
20987	487	30	cast	cast	VB
20987	487	31	off	off	RP
20987	487	32	from	from	IN
20987	487	33	the	the	DT
20987	487	34	dock	dock	NN
20987	487	35	and	and	CC
20987	487	36	go	go	VB
20987	487	37	to	to	IN
20987	487	38	sea	sea	NN
20987	487	39	.	.	.
20987	488	1	Each	each	DT
20987	488	2	man	man	NN
20987	488	3	takes	take	VBZ
20987	488	4	with	with	IN
20987	488	5	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	488	6	in	in	IN
20987	488	7	the	the	DT
20987	488	8	car	car	NN
20987	488	9	,	,	,
20987	488	10	from	from	IN
20987	488	11	the	the	DT
20987	488	12	starting	starting	NN
20987	488	13	point	point	NN
20987	488	14	,	,	,
20987	488	15	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	488	16	sea	sea	NN
20987	488	17	kit	kit	NN
20987	488	18	and	and	CC
20987	488	19	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	488	20	personal	personal	JJ
20987	488	21	equipment	equipment	NN
20987	488	22	,	,	,
20987	488	23	from	from	IN
20987	488	24	which	which	WDT
20987	488	25	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	488	26	is	be	VBZ
20987	488	27	not	not	RB
20987	488	28	permitted	permit	VBN
20987	488	29	to	to	IN
20987	488	30	part	part	NN
20987	488	31	until	until	IN
20987	488	32	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	488	33	is	be	VBZ
20987	488	34	handed	hand	VBN
20987	488	35	aboard	aboard	RB
20987	488	36	for	for	IN
20987	488	37	stowage	stowage	NN
20987	488	38	in	in	IN
20987	488	39	the	the	DT
20987	488	40	precise	precise	JJ
20987	488	41	place	place	NN
20987	488	42	assigned	assign	VBN
20987	488	43	to	to	IN
20987	488	44	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	488	45	in	in	IN
20987	488	46	the	the	DT
20987	488	47	vessel	vessel	NN
20987	488	48	.	.	.
20987	489	1	The	the	DT
20987	489	2	muskets	musket	NNS
20987	489	3	,	,	,
20987	489	4	when	when	WRB
20987	489	5	carried	carry	VBN
20987	489	6	by	by	IN
20987	489	7	the	the	DT
20987	489	8	men	man	NNS
20987	489	9	on	on	IN
20987	489	10	the	the	DT
20987	489	11	journey	journey	NN
20987	489	12	,	,	,
20987	489	13	are	be	VBP
20987	489	14	marked	mark	VBN
20987	489	15	each	each	DT
20987	489	16	with	with	IN
20987	489	17	a	a	DT
20987	489	18	label	label	NN
20987	489	19	corresponding	correspond	VBG
20987	489	20	to	to	IN
20987	489	21	the	the	DT
20987	489	22	rack	rack	NN
20987	489	23	where	where	WRB
20987	489	24	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	489	25	is	be	VBZ
20987	489	26	to	to	TO
20987	489	27	stand	stand	VB
20987	489	28	in	in	IN
20987	489	29	the	the	DT
20987	489	30	ship	ship	NN
20987	489	31	.	.	.
20987	490	1	Upon	upon	IN
20987	490	2	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	490	3	at	at	IN
20987	490	4	the	the	DT
20987	490	5	port	port	NN
20987	490	6	,	,	,
20987	490	7	{	{	-LRB-
20987	490	8	p.090	p.090	NN
20987	490	9	}	}	-RRB-
20987	490	10	and	and	CC
20987	490	11	during	during	IN
20987	490	12	the	the	DT
20987	490	13	operation	operation	NN
20987	490	14	of	of	IN
20987	490	15	transferring	transferring	NN
20987	490	16	,	,	,
20987	490	17	a	a	DT
20987	490	18	naval	naval	JJ
20987	490	19	officer	officer	NN
20987	490	20	is	be	VBZ
20987	490	21	in	in	IN
20987	490	22	charge	charge	NN
20987	490	23	so	so	RB
20987	490	24	far	far	RB
20987	490	25	as	as	IN
20987	490	26	general	general	JJ
20987	490	27	direction	direction	NN
20987	490	28	on	on	IN
20987	490	29	the	the	DT
20987	490	30	dock	dock	NN
20987	490	31	and	and	CC
20987	490	32	on	on	IN
20987	490	33	board	board	NN
20987	490	34	the	the	DT
20987	490	35	ship	ship	NN
20987	490	36	is	be	VBZ
20987	490	37	concerned	concern	VBN
20987	490	38	,	,	,
20987	490	39	but	but	CC
20987	490	40	without	without	IN
20987	490	41	superseding	supersede	VBG
20987	490	42	the	the	DT
20987	490	43	military	military	JJ
20987	490	44	ordering	ordering	NN
20987	490	45	and	and	CC
20987	490	46	management	management	NN
20987	490	47	of	of	IN
20987	490	48	the	the	DT
20987	490	49	troops	troop	NNS
20987	490	50	by	by	IN
20987	490	51	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	490	52	own	own	JJ
20987	490	53	officers	officer	NNS
20987	490	54	.	.	.
20987	491	1	The	the	DT
20987	491	2	same	same	JJ
20987	491	3	general	general	JJ
20987	491	4	arrangement	arrangement	NN
20987	491	5	continues	continue	VBZ
20987	491	6	at	at	IN
20987	491	7	sea	sea	NN
20987	491	8	.	.	.
20987	492	1	That	that	RB
20987	492	2	is	is	RB
20987	492	3	,	,	,
20987	492	4	the	the	DT
20987	492	5	discipline	discipline	NN
20987	492	6	,	,	,
20987	492	7	routine	routine	JJ
20987	492	8	,	,	,
20987	492	9	and	and	CC
20987	492	10	supervision	supervision	NN
20987	492	11	of	of	IN
20987	492	12	the	the	DT
20987	492	13	troops	troop	NNS
20987	492	14	are	be	VBP
20987	492	15	in	in	IN
20987	492	16	the	the	DT
20987	492	17	hands	hand	NNS
20987	492	18	of	of	IN
20987	492	19	the	the	DT
20987	492	20	military	military	JJ
20987	492	21	officers	officer	NNS
20987	492	22	,	,	,
20987	492	23	as	as	IN
20987	492	24	though	though	IN
20987	492	25	in	in	IN
20987	492	26	a	a	DT
20987	492	27	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	492	28	;	;	:
20987	492	29	but	but	CC
20987	492	30	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	492	31	can	can	MD
20987	492	32	give	give	VB
20987	492	33	no	no	DT
20987	492	34	orders	order	NNS
20987	492	35	as	as	IN
20987	492	36	to	to	IN
20987	492	37	the	the	DT
20987	492	38	management	management	NN
20987	492	39	or	or	CC
20987	492	40	movements	movement	NNS
20987	492	41	of	of	IN
20987	492	42	the	the	DT
20987	492	43	ship	ship	NN
20987	492	44	to	to	IN
20987	492	45	the	the	DT
20987	492	46	sea	sea	NN
20987	492	47	captain	captain	NN
20987	492	48	who	who	WP
20987	492	49	commands	command	VBZ
20987	492	50	her	-PRON-	PRP
20987	492	51	.	.	.
20987	493	1	On	on	IN
20987	493	2	board	board	NN
20987	493	3	,	,	,
20987	493	4	the	the	DT
20987	493	5	mode	mode	NN
20987	493	6	of	of	IN
20987	493	7	life	life	NN
20987	493	8	is	be	VBZ
20987	493	9	fixed	fix	VBN
20987	493	10	by	by	IN
20987	493	11	regulation	regulation	NN
20987	493	12	--	--	:
20987	493	13	subject	subject	JJ
20987	493	14	,	,	,
20987	493	15	of	of	IN
20987	493	16	course	course	NN
20987	493	17	,	,	,
20987	493	18	to	to	IN
20987	493	19	the	the	DT
20987	493	20	changes	change	NNS
20987	493	21	and	and	CC
20987	493	22	interruptions	interruption	NNS
20987	493	23	inseparable	inseparable	JJ
20987	493	24	from	from	IN
20987	493	25	sea	sea	NN
20987	493	26	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	493	27	.	.	.
20987	494	1	The	the	DT
20987	494	2	hours	hour	NNS
20987	494	3	for	for	IN
20987	494	4	rising	rise	VBG
20987	494	5	,	,	,
20987	494	6	for	for	IN
20987	494	7	meals	meal	NNS
20987	494	8	,	,	,
20987	494	9	for	for	IN
20987	494	10	drills	drill	NNS
20987	494	11	,	,	,
20987	494	12	for	for	IN
20987	494	13	bed	bed	NN
20987	494	14	,	,	,
20987	494	15	and	and	CC
20987	494	16	all	all	PDT
20987	494	17	the	the	DT
20987	494	18	usual	usual	JJ
20987	494	19	incidents	incident	NNS
20987	494	20	of	of	IN
20987	494	21	the	the	DT
20987	494	22	common	common	JJ
20987	494	23	day	day	NN
20987	494	24	are	be	VBP
20987	494	25	strictly	strictly	RB
20987	494	26	prescribed	prescribe	VBN
20987	494	27	.	.	.
20987	495	1	With	with	IN
20987	495	2	such	such	JJ
20987	495	3	forethought	forethought	NN
20987	495	4	and	and	CC
20987	495	5	method	method	NN
20987	495	6	,	,	,
20987	495	7	ripened	ripen	VBN
20987	495	8	by	by	IN
20987	495	9	long	long	JJ
20987	495	10	experience	experience	NN
20987	495	11	,	,	,
20987	495	12	results	result	NNS
20987	495	13	were	be	VBD
20987	495	14	obtained	obtain	VBN
20987	495	15	differing	differ	VBG
20987	495	16	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	495	17	from	from	IN
20987	495	18	the	the	DT
20987	495	19	headless	headless	JJ
20987	495	20	scene	scene	NN
20987	495	21	of	of	IN
20987	495	22	confusion	confusion	NN
20987	495	23	attending	attend	VBG
20987	495	24	the	the	DT
20987	495	25	embarkation	embarkation	NN
20987	495	26	of	of	IN
20987	495	27	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	495	28	troops	troop	NNS
20987	495	29	at	at	IN
20987	495	30	Tampa	Tampa	NNP
20987	495	31	,	,	,
20987	495	32	as	as	IN
20987	495	33	described	describe	VBN
20987	495	34	by	by	IN
20987	495	35	witnesses	witness	NNS
20987	495	36	.	.	.
20987	496	1	Only	only	RB
20987	496	2	experience	experience	NN
20987	496	3	can	can	MD
20987	496	4	fully	fully	RB
20987	496	5	meet	meet	VB
20987	496	6	the	the	DT
20987	496	7	difficulties	difficulty	NNS
20987	496	8	of	of	IN
20987	496	9	a	a	DT
20987	496	10	great	great	JJ
20987	496	11	operation	operation	NN
20987	496	12	of	of	IN
20987	496	13	this	this	DT
20987	496	14	character	character	NN
20987	496	15	,	,	,
20987	496	16	and	and	CC
20987	496	17	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	496	18	were	be	VBD
20987	496	19	{	{	-LRB-
20987	496	20	p.091	p.091	JJ
20987	496	21	}	}	-RRB-
20987	496	22	without	without	IN
20987	496	23	experience	experience	NN
20987	496	24	;	;	:
20987	496	25	nor	nor	CC
20987	496	26	can	can	MD
20987	496	27	experience	experience	VB
20987	496	28	like	like	IN
20987	496	29	that	that	DT
20987	496	30	of	of	IN
20987	496	31	British	british	JJ
20987	496	32	officials	official	NNS
20987	496	33	ever	ever	RB
20987	496	34	be	be	VB
20987	496	35	expected	expect	VBN
20987	496	36	among	among	IN
20987	496	37	us	-PRON-	PRP
20987	496	38	,	,	,
20987	496	39	for	for	IN
20987	496	40	neither	neither	DT
20987	496	41	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	496	42	nor	nor	CC
20987	496	43	any	any	DT
20987	496	44	other	other	JJ
20987	496	45	nation	nation	NN
20987	496	46	has	have	VBZ
20987	496	47	or	or	CC
20987	496	48	will	will	MD
20987	496	49	have	have	VB
20987	496	50	the	the	DT
20987	496	51	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	496	52	responsibilities	responsibility	NNS
20987	496	53	of	of	IN
20987	496	54	Great	Great	NNP
20987	496	55	Britain	Britain	NNP
20987	496	56	.	.	.
20987	497	1	The	the	DT
20987	497	2	large	large	JJ
20987	497	3	number	number	NN
20987	497	4	of	of	IN
20987	497	5	seasoned	season	VBN
20987	497	6	sergeants	sergeant	NNS
20987	497	7	and	and	CC
20987	497	8	corporals	corporal	NNS
20987	497	9	,	,	,
20987	497	10	who	who	WP
20987	497	11	had	have	VBD
20987	497	12	embarked	embark	VBN
20987	497	13	and	and	CC
20987	497	14	disembarked	disembark	VBN
20987	497	15	half	half	PDT
20987	497	16	a	a	DT
20987	497	17	dozen	dozen	NN
20987	497	18	times	time	NNS
20987	497	19	before	before	RB
20987	497	20	,	,	,
20987	497	21	contributed	contribute	VBD
20987	497	22	immeasurably	immeasurably	RB
20987	497	23	to	to	IN
20987	497	24	the	the	DT
20987	497	25	order	order	NN
20987	497	26	and	and	CC
20987	497	27	rapidity	rapidity	NN
20987	497	28	of	of	IN
20987	497	29	the	the	DT
20987	497	30	process	process	NN
20987	497	31	in	in	IN
20987	497	32	each	each	DT
20987	497	33	shipload	shipload	NN
20987	497	34	that	that	WDT
20987	497	35	went	go	VBD
20987	497	36	to	to	TO
20987	497	37	make	make	VB
20987	497	38	up	up	RP
20987	497	39	the	the	DT
20987	497	40	166,000	166,000	CD
20987	497	41	that	that	WDT
20987	497	42	left	leave	VBD
20987	497	43	England	England	NNP
20987	497	44	for	for	IN
20987	497	45	South	South	NNP
20987	497	46	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	497	47	.	.	.
20987	498	1	But	but	CC
20987	498	2	while	while	IN
20987	498	3	so	so	RB
20987	498	4	much	much	JJ
20987	498	5	falls	fall	VBZ
20987	498	6	naturally	naturally	RB
20987	498	7	to	to	IN
20987	498	8	the	the	DT
20987	498	9	military	military	JJ
20987	498	10	element	element	NN
20987	498	11	,	,	,
20987	498	12	and	and	CC
20987	498	13	can	can	MD
20987	498	14	best	best	RB
20987	498	15	be	be	VB
20987	498	16	discharged	discharge	VBN
20987	498	17	by	by	IN
20987	498	18	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	498	19	,	,	,
20987	498	20	because	because	IN
20987	498	21	by	by	IN
20987	498	22	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	498	23	own	own	JJ
20987	498	24	self	self	NN
20987	498	25	-	-	HYPH
20987	498	26	helpfulness	helpfulness	NN
20987	498	27	alone	alone	RB
20987	498	28	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	498	29	can	can	MD
20987	498	30	be	be	VB
20987	498	31	carried	carry	VBN
20987	498	32	out	out	RP
20987	498	33	,	,	,
20987	498	34	the	the	DT
20987	498	35	choice	choice	NN
20987	498	36	and	and	CC
20987	498	37	equipment	equipment	NN
20987	498	38	of	of	IN
20987	498	39	ships	ship	NNS
20987	498	40	,	,	,
20987	498	41	the	the	DT
20987	498	42	entire	entire	JJ
20987	498	43	preparation	preparation	NN
20987	498	44	and	and	CC
20987	498	45	internal	internal	JJ
20987	498	46	arrangement	arrangement	NN
20987	498	47	of	of	IN
20987	498	48	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	498	49	as	as	RB
20987	498	50	well	well	RB
20987	498	51	as	as	IN
20987	498	52	the	the	DT
20987	498	53	direction	direction	NN
20987	498	54	of	of	IN
20987	498	55	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	498	56	movements	movement	NNS
20987	498	57	,	,	,
20987	498	58	coaling	coaling	NN
20987	498	59	,	,	,
20987	498	60	etc	etc	FW
20987	498	61	.	.	.
20987	498	62	,	,	,
20987	498	63	belong	belong	VBP
20987	498	64	most	most	RBS
20987	498	65	fitly	fitly	RB
20987	498	66	to	to	IN
20987	498	67	the	the	DT
20987	498	68	Navy	Navy	NNP
20987	498	69	,	,	,
20987	498	70	for	for	IN
20987	498	71	the	the	DT
20987	498	72	simple	simple	JJ
20987	498	73	reason	reason	NN
20987	498	74	that	that	DT
20987	498	75	equipment	equipment	NN
20987	498	76	and	and	CC
20987	498	77	supervision	supervision	NN
20987	498	78	of	of	IN
20987	498	79	this	this	DT
20987	498	80	character	character	NN
20987	498	81	are	be	VBP
20987	498	82	merely	merely	RB
20987	498	83	a	a	DT
20987	498	84	special	special	JJ
20987	498	85	phase	phase	NN
20987	498	86	of	of	IN
20987	498	87	the	the	DT
20987	498	88	general	general	JJ
20987	498	89	question	question	NN
20987	498	90	of	of	IN
20987	498	91	naval	naval	NNP
20987	498	92	administration	administration	NN
20987	498	93	and	and	CC
20987	498	94	management	management	NN
20987	498	95	;	;	:
20987	498	96	and	and	CC
20987	498	97	no	no	DT
20987	498	98	specialty	specialty	NN
20987	498	99	--	--	:
20987	498	100	in	in	IN
20987	498	101	whatsoever	whatsoever	JJ
20987	498	102	profession	profession	NN
20987	498	103	--	--	:
20987	498	104	is	be	VBZ
20987	498	105	so	so	RB
20987	498	106	successfully	successfully	RB
20987	498	107	practised	practise	VBN
20987	498	108	as	as	IN
20987	498	109	by	by	IN
20987	498	110	a	a	DT
20987	498	111	man	man	NN
20987	498	112	who	who	WP
20987	498	113	has	have	VBZ
20987	498	114	a	a	DT
20987	498	115	broad	broad	JJ
20987	498	116	underlying	underlying	JJ
20987	498	117	knowledge	knowledge	NN
20987	498	118	of	of	IN
20987	498	119	,	,	,
20987	498	120	and	and	CC
20987	498	121	wide	wide	JJ
20987	498	122	acquaintance	acquaintance	NN
20987	498	123	with	with	IN
20987	498	124	,	,	,
20987	498	125	{	{	-LRB-
20987	498	126	p.092	p.092	NN
20987	498	127	}	}	-RRB-
20987	498	128	the	the	DT
20987	498	129	profession	profession	NN
20987	498	130	in	in	IN
20987	498	131	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	498	132	general	general	JJ
20987	498	133	aspect	aspect	NN
20987	498	134	.	.	.
20987	499	1	To	to	IN
20987	499	2	this	this	DT
20987	499	3	unimpeachable	unimpeachable	JJ
20987	499	4	generalization	generalization	NN
20987	499	5	the	the	DT
20987	499	6	settled	settle	VBN
20987	499	7	practice	practice	NN
20987	499	8	of	of	IN
20987	499	9	the	the	DT
20987	499	10	nation	nation	NN
20987	499	11	,	,	,
20987	499	12	whose	whose	WP$
20987	499	13	experience	experience	NN
20987	499	14	in	in	IN
20987	499	15	this	this	DT
20987	499	16	matter	matter	NN
20987	499	17	transcends	transcend	VBZ
20987	499	18	that	that	DT
20987	499	19	of	of	IN
20987	499	20	all	all	DT
20987	499	21	others	other	NNS
20987	499	22	combined	combine	VBN
20987	499	23	,	,	,
20987	499	24	gives	give	VBZ
20987	499	25	incontrovertible	incontrovertible	JJ
20987	499	26	support	support	NN
20987	499	27	.	.	.
20987	500	1	A	a	DT
20987	500	2	brief	brief	JJ
20987	500	3	detail	detail	NN
20987	500	4	of	of	IN
20987	500	5	the	the	DT
20987	500	6	methods	method	NNS
20987	500	7	of	of	IN
20987	500	8	the	the	DT
20987	500	9	first	first	JJ
20987	500	10	departure	departure	NN
20987	500	11	,	,	,
20987	500	12	October	October	NNP
20987	500	13	20	20	CD
20987	500	14	,	,	,
20987	500	15	1899	1899	CD
20987	500	16	,	,	,
20987	500	17	will	will	MD
20987	500	18	facilitate	facilitate	VB
20987	500	19	comprehension	comprehension	NN
20987	500	20	and	and	CC
20987	500	21	serve	serve	VB
20987	500	22	for	for	IN
20987	500	23	all	all	DT
20987	500	24	others	other	NNS
20987	500	25	.	.	.
20987	501	1	That	that	DT
20987	501	2	day	day	NN
20987	501	3	four	four	CD
20987	501	4	transports	transport	NNS
20987	501	5	lay	lie	VBD
20987	501	6	at	at	IN
20987	501	7	Southampton	Southampton	NNP
20987	501	8	Docks	Docks	NNP
20987	501	9	,	,	,
20987	501	10	to	to	TO
20987	501	11	take	take	VB
20987	501	12	on	on	RP
20987	501	13	board	board	NN
20987	501	14	Major	Major	NNP
20987	501	15	-	-	HYPH
20987	501	16	General	General	NNP
20987	501	17	Hildyard	Hildyard	NNP
20987	501	18	,	,	,
20987	501	19	with	with	IN
20987	501	20	the	the	DT
20987	501	21	first	first	JJ
20987	501	22	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	501	23	of	of	IN
20987	501	24	the	the	DT
20987	501	25	first	first	JJ
20987	501	26	division	division	NN
20987	501	27	of	of	IN
20987	501	28	the	the	DT
20987	501	29	army	army	NN
20987	501	30	to	to	TO
20987	501	31	be	be	VB
20987	501	32	commanded	command	VBN
20987	501	33	by	by	IN
20987	501	34	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	501	35	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	501	36	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	501	37	.	.	.
20987	502	1	The	the	DT
20987	502	2	trains	train	NNS
20987	502	3	ran	run	VBD
20987	502	4	down	down	RP
20987	502	5	to	to	IN
20987	502	6	the	the	DT
20987	502	7	wharf	wharf	NN
20987	502	8	near	near	IN
20987	502	9	the	the	DT
20987	502	10	ships	ship	NNS
20987	502	11	,	,	,
20987	502	12	the	the	DT
20987	502	13	troops	troop	NNS
20987	502	14	remaining	remain	VBG
20987	502	15	in	in	IN
20987	502	16	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	502	17	until	until	IN
20987	502	18	the	the	DT
20987	502	19	usual	usual	JJ
20987	502	20	officers	officer	NNS
20987	502	21	,	,	,
20987	502	22	alighting	alight	VBG
20987	502	23	,	,	,
20987	502	24	had	have	VBD
20987	502	25	placed	place	VBN
20987	502	26	the	the	DT
20987	502	27	markers	marker	NNS
20987	502	28	to	to	TO
20987	502	29	indicate	indicate	VB
20987	502	30	the	the	DT
20987	502	31	positions	position	NNS
20987	502	32	for	for	IN
20987	502	33	each	each	DT
20987	502	34	company	company	NN
20987	502	35	.	.	.
20987	503	1	At	at	IN
20987	503	2	the	the	DT
20987	503	3	signal	signal	NN
20987	503	4	the	the	DT
20987	503	5	companies	company	NNS
20987	503	6	fell	fall	VBD
20987	503	7	in	in	RB
20987	503	8	;	;	:
20987	503	9	the	the	DT
20987	503	10	regiments	regiment	NNS
20987	503	11	in	in	IN
20987	503	12	quarter	quarter	NN
20987	503	13	column	column	NN
20987	503	14	.	.	.
20987	504	1	The	the	DT
20987	504	2	companies	company	NNS
20987	504	3	then	then	RB
20987	504	4	advanced	advance	VBD
20987	504	5	successively	successively	RB
20987	504	6	,	,	,
20987	504	7	forming	form	VBG
20987	504	8	in	in	IN
20987	504	9	line	line	NN
20987	504	10	abreast	abreast	IN
20987	504	11	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	504	12	ship	ship	NN
20987	504	13	,	,	,
20987	504	14	between	between	IN
20987	504	15	two	two	CD
20987	504	16	gangways	gangway	NNS
20987	504	17	--	--	:
20987	504	18	one	one	CD
20987	504	19	forward	forward	RB
20987	504	20	and	and	CC
20987	504	21	one	one	CD
20987	504	22	aft	aft	NN
20987	504	23	--	--	:
20987	504	24	along	along	IN
20987	504	25	each	each	DT
20987	504	26	of	of	IN
20987	504	27	which	which	WDT
20987	504	28	was	be	VBD
20987	504	29	stretched	stretch	VBN
20987	504	30	a	a	DT
20987	504	31	chain	chain	NN
20987	504	32	of	of	IN
20987	504	33	men	man	NNS
20987	504	34	,	,	,
20987	504	35	who	who	WP
20987	504	36	thus	thus	RB
20987	504	37	sent	send	VBD
20987	504	38	on	on	IN
20987	504	39	board	board	NN
20987	504	40	,	,	,
20987	504	41	one	one	CD
20987	504	42	set	set	VBD
20987	504	43	the	the	DT
20987	504	44	rifles	rifle	NNS
20987	504	45	,	,	,
20987	504	46	the	the	DT
20987	504	47	other	other	JJ
20987	504	48	the	the	DT
20987	504	49	sea	sea	NN
20987	504	50	kits	kit	NNS
20987	504	51	and	and	CC
20987	504	52	valises	valise	NNS
20987	504	53	,	,	,
20987	504	54	which	which	WDT
20987	504	55	,	,	,
20987	504	56	passing	pass	VBG
20987	504	57	from	from	IN
20987	504	58	hand	hand	NN
20987	504	59	to	to	IN
20987	504	60	{	{	-LRB-
20987	504	61	p.093	p.093	NNP
20987	504	62	}	}	-RRB-
20987	504	63	hand	hand	NN
20987	504	64	,	,	,
20987	504	65	reached	reach	VBN
20987	504	66	certainly	certainly	RB
20987	504	67	and	and	CC
20987	504	68	without	without	IN
20987	504	69	confusion	confusion	NN
20987	504	70	the	the	DT
20987	504	71	spot	spot	NN
20987	504	72	where	where	WRB
20987	504	73	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	504	74	owner	owner	NN
20987	504	75	knew	know	VBD
20987	504	76	to	to	TO
20987	504	77	seek	seek	VB
20987	504	78	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	504	79	.	.	.
20987	505	1	The	the	DT
20987	505	2	company	company	NN
20987	505	3	then	then	RB
20987	505	4	moved	move	VBD
20987	505	5	off	off	RB
20987	505	6	,	,	,
20987	505	7	clearing	clear	VBG
20987	505	8	the	the	DT
20987	505	9	ground	ground	NN
20987	505	10	for	for	IN
20987	505	11	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	505	12	successor	successor	NN
20987	505	13	,	,	,
20987	505	14	and	and	CC
20987	505	15	was	be	VBD
20987	505	16	next	next	RB
20987	505	17	divided	divide	VBN
20987	505	18	into	into	IN
20987	505	19	messes	mess	NNS
20987	505	20	;	;	:
20987	505	21	which	which	WDT
20987	505	22	done	do	VBN
20987	505	23	,	,	,
20987	505	24	each	each	DT
20987	505	25	mess	mess	NN
20987	505	26	,	,	,
20987	505	27	under	under	IN
20987	505	28	charge	charge	NN
20987	505	29	of	of	IN
20987	505	30	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	505	31	own	own	JJ
20987	505	32	non	non	JJ
20987	505	33	-	-	JJ
20987	505	34	commissioned	commissioned	JJ
20987	505	35	officer	officer	NN
20987	505	36	,	,	,
20987	505	37	went	go	VBD
20987	505	38	on	on	IN
20987	505	39	board	board	NN
20987	505	40	by	by	IN
20987	505	41	a	a	DT
20987	505	42	third	third	JJ
20987	505	43	gangway	gangway	NN
20987	505	44	,	,	,
20987	505	45	to	to	IN
20987	505	46	the	the	DT
20987	505	47	living	living	NN
20987	505	48	or	or	CC
20987	505	49	"	"	``
20987	505	50	troop	troop	NN
20987	505	51	"	"	''
20987	505	52	deck	deck	NN
20987	505	53	.	.	.
20987	506	1	This	this	DT
20987	506	2	unceasing	unceasing	NN
20987	506	3	graduated	graduate	VBD
20987	506	4	progress	progress	NN
20987	506	5	completed	complete	VBD
20987	506	6	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	506	7	results	result	NNS
20987	506	8	for	for	IN
20987	506	9	the	the	DT
20987	506	10	first	first	JJ
20987	506	11	ship	ship	NN
20987	506	12	by	by	IN
20987	506	13	2	2	CD
20987	506	14	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	506	15	,	,	,
20987	506	16	when	when	WRB
20987	506	17	she	-PRON-	PRP
20987	506	18	cast	cast	VBD
20987	506	19	off	off	RP
20987	506	20	her	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	506	21	lines	line	NNS
20987	506	22	and	and	CC
20987	506	23	steamed	steam	VBD
20987	506	24	out	out	RP
20987	506	25	.	.	.
20987	507	1	The	the	DT
20987	507	2	three	three	CD
20987	507	3	others	other	NNS
20987	507	4	were	be	VBD
20987	507	5	then	then	RB
20987	507	6	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	507	7	ready	ready	JJ
20987	507	8	,	,	,
20987	507	9	but	but	CC
20987	507	10	were	be	VBD
20987	507	11	delayed	delay	VBN
20987	507	12	a	a	DT
20987	507	13	short	short	JJ
20987	507	14	space	space	NN
20987	507	15	to	to	TO
20987	507	16	receive	receive	VB
20987	507	17	a	a	DT
20987	507	18	visit	visit	NN
20987	507	19	and	and	CC
20987	507	20	inspection	inspection	NN
20987	507	21	from	from	IN
20987	507	22	the	the	DT
20987	507	23	Commander	Commander	NNP
20987	507	24	-	-	HYPH
20987	507	25	in	in	IN
20987	507	26	-	-	HYPH
20987	507	27	Chief	chief	NN
20987	507	28	of	of	IN
20987	507	29	the	the	DT
20987	507	30	Army	Army	NNP
20987	507	31	,	,	,
20987	507	32	with	with	IN
20987	507	33	a	a	DT
20987	507	34	number	number	NN
20987	507	35	of	of	IN
20987	507	36	the	the	DT
20987	507	37	distinguished	distinguished	JJ
20987	507	38	higher	high	JJR
20987	507	39	staff	staff	NN
20987	507	40	-	-	HYPH
20987	507	41	officers	officer	NNS
20987	507	42	.	.	.
20987	508	1	Thus	thus	RB
20987	508	2	five	five	CD
20987	508	3	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	508	4	troops	troop	NNS
20987	508	5	,	,	,
20987	508	6	who	who	WP
20987	508	7	had	have	VBD
20987	508	8	slept	sleep	VBN
20987	508	9	inland	inland	RB
20987	508	10	the	the	DT
20987	508	11	previous	previous	JJ
20987	508	12	night	night	NN
20987	508	13	,	,	,
20987	508	14	were	be	VBD
20987	508	15	before	before	RB
20987	508	16	dark	dark	JJ
20987	508	17	at	at	IN
20987	508	18	sea	sea	NN
20987	508	19	on	on	IN
20987	508	20	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	508	21	way	way	NN
20987	508	22	to	to	IN
20987	508	23	South	South	NNP
20987	508	24	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	508	25	.	.	.
20987	509	1	The	the	DT
20987	509	2	same	same	JJ
20987	509	3	scene	scene	NN
20987	509	4	was	be	VBD
20987	509	5	repeated	repeat	VBN
20987	509	6	on	on	IN
20987	509	7	the	the	DT
20987	509	8	Saturday	Saturday	NNP
20987	509	9	,	,	,
20987	509	10	Sunday	Sunday	NNP
20987	509	11	and	and	CC
20987	509	12	Monday	Monday	NNP
20987	509	13	following	follow	VBG
20987	509	14	.	.	.
20987	510	1	By	by	IN
20987	510	2	the	the	DT
20987	510	3	latter	latter	JJ
20987	510	4	evening	evening	NN
20987	510	5	--	--	:
20987	510	6	October	October	NNP
20987	510	7	23	23	CD
20987	510	8	-	-	HYPH
20987	510	9	-21,672	-21,672	NNP
20987	510	10	men	man	NNS
20987	510	11	had	have	VBD
20987	510	12	sailed	sail	VBN
20987	510	13	,	,	,
20987	510	14	the	the	DT
20987	510	15	order	order	NN
20987	510	16	for	for	IN
20987	510	17	mobilisation	mobilisation	NN
20987	510	18	having	have	VBG
20987	510	19	been	be	VBN
20987	510	20	issued	issue	VBN
20987	510	21	just	just	RB
20987	510	22	a	a	DT
20987	510	23	fortnight	fortnight	NN
20987	510	24	before	before	RB
20987	510	25	.	.	.
20987	511	1	Of	of	IN
20987	511	2	this	this	DT
20987	511	3	number	number	NN
20987	511	4	more	more	JJR
20987	511	5	than	than	IN
20987	511	6	half	half	DT
20987	511	7	were	be	VBD
20987	511	8	of	of	IN
20987	511	9	the	the	DT
20987	511	10	Army	Army	NNP
20987	511	11	Reserve	Reserve	NNP
20987	511	12	;	;	:
20987	511	13	men	man	NNS
20987	511	14	,	,	,
20987	511	15	that	that	RB
20987	511	16	is	is	RB
20987	511	17	,	,	,
20987	511	18	who	who	WP
20987	511	19	had	have	VBD
20987	511	20	served	serve	VBN
20987	511	21	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	511	22	{	{	-LRB-
20987	511	23	p.094	p.094	NNP
20987	511	24	}	}	-RRB-
20987	511	25	time	time	NN
20987	511	26	,	,	,
20987	511	27	gone	go	VBN
20987	511	28	into	into	IN
20987	511	29	civil	civil	JJ
20987	511	30	life	life	NN
20987	511	31	,	,	,
20987	511	32	and	and	CC
20987	511	33	now	now	RB
20987	511	34	rejoined	rejoin	VBD
20987	511	35	the	the	DT
20987	511	36	colours	colour	NNS
20987	511	37	.	.	.
20987	512	1	The	the	DT
20987	512	2	specific	specific	JJ
20987	512	3	methods	method	NNS
20987	512	4	are	be	VBP
20987	512	5	sufficiently	sufficiently	RB
20987	512	6	illustrated	illustrate	VBN
20987	512	7	by	by	IN
20987	512	8	the	the	DT
20987	512	9	above	above	JJ
20987	512	10	,	,	,
20987	512	11	but	but	CC
20987	512	12	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	512	13	may	may	MD
20987	512	14	be	be	VB
20987	512	15	interesting	interesting	JJ
20987	512	16	to	to	TO
20987	512	17	note	note	VB
20987	512	18	the	the	DT
20987	512	19	numbers	number	NNS
20987	512	20	sent	send	VBN
20987	512	21	in	in	IN
20987	512	22	each	each	DT
20987	512	23	succeeding	succeed	VBG
20987	512	24	month	month	NN
20987	512	25	,	,	,
20987	512	26	for	for	IN
20987	512	27	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	512	28	show	show	VBP
20987	512	29	,	,	,
20987	512	30	on	on	IN
20987	512	31	the	the	DT
20987	512	32	one	one	CD
20987	512	33	hand	hand	NN
20987	512	34	,	,	,
20987	512	35	the	the	DT
20987	512	36	continuousness	continuousness	NN
20987	512	37	and	and	CC
20987	512	38	magnitude	magnitude	NN
20987	512	39	of	of	IN
20987	512	40	the	the	DT
20987	512	41	operation	operation	NN
20987	512	42	,	,	,
20987	512	43	viewed	view	VBD
20987	512	44	as	as	IN
20987	512	45	a	a	DT
20987	512	46	whole	whole	NN
20987	512	47	,	,	,
20987	512	48	and	and	CC
20987	512	49	also	also	RB
20987	512	50	,	,	,
20987	512	51	incidentally	incidentally	RB
20987	512	52	,	,	,
20987	512	53	the	the	DT
20987	512	54	December	December	NNP
20987	512	55	return	return	NN
20987	512	56	indicates	indicate	VBZ
20987	512	57	the	the	DT
20987	512	58	slackening	slackening	NN
20987	512	59	of	of	IN
20987	512	60	the	the	DT
20987	512	61	current	current	JJ
20987	512	62	,	,	,
20987	512	63	due	due	IN
20987	512	64	to	to	IN
20987	512	65	the	the	DT
20987	512	66	unwarranted	unwarranted	JJ
20987	512	67	confidence	confidence	NN
20987	512	68	of	of	IN
20987	512	69	the	the	DT
20987	512	70	people	people	NNS
20987	512	71	and	and	CC
20987	512	72	of	of	IN
20987	512	73	the	the	DT
20987	512	74	government	government	NN
20987	512	75	in	in	IN
20987	512	76	the	the	DT
20987	512	77	sufficiency	sufficiency	NN
20987	512	78	of	of	IN
20987	512	79	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	512	80	preparations	preparation	NNS
20987	512	81	,	,	,
20987	512	82	and	and	CC
20987	512	83	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	512	84	underestimate	underestimate	NN
20987	512	85	of	of	IN
20987	512	86	the	the	DT
20987	512	87	difficulties	difficulty	NNS
20987	512	88	before	before	IN
20987	512	89	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	512	90	.	.	.
20987	513	1	We	-PRON-	PRP
20987	513	2	in	in	IN
20987	513	3	the	the	DT
20987	513	4	United	United	NNP
20987	513	5	States	States	NNP
20987	513	6	during	during	IN
20987	513	7	the	the	DT
20987	513	8	Civil	Civil	NNP
20987	513	9	War	War	NNP
20987	513	10	more	more	RBR
20987	513	11	than	than	IN
20987	513	12	once	once	RB
20987	513	13	made	make	VBN
20987	513	14	a	a	DT
20987	513	15	like	like	JJ
20987	513	16	mistake	mistake	NN
20987	513	17	,	,	,
20987	513	18	discontinuing	discontinue	VBG
20987	513	19	enlistments	enlistment	NNS
20987	513	20	and	and	CC
20987	513	21	discouraging	discourage	VBG
20987	513	22	volunteering	volunteering	NN
20987	513	23	.	.	.
20987	514	1	In	in	IN
20987	514	2	October	October	NNP
20987	514	3	,	,	,
20987	514	4	from	from	IN
20987	514	5	the	the	DT
20987	514	6	various	various	JJ
20987	514	7	ports	port	NNS
20987	514	8	of	of	IN
20987	514	9	the	the	DT
20987	514	10	United	United	NNP
20987	514	11	Kingdom	Kingdom	NNP
20987	514	12	,	,	,
20987	514	13	were	be	VBD
20987	514	14	despatched	despatch	VBN
20987	514	15	28,763	28,763	CD
20987	514	16	officers	officer	NNS
20987	514	17	and	and	CC
20987	514	18	men	man	NNS
20987	514	19	;	;	:
20987	514	20	in	in	IN
20987	514	21	November	November	NNP
20987	514	22	,	,	,
20987	514	23	29,174	29,174	CD
20987	514	24	;	;	:
20987	514	25	in	in	IN
20987	514	26	December	December	NNP
20987	514	27	,	,	,
20987	514	28	19,763	19,763	CD
20987	514	29	;	;	:
20987	514	30	in	in	IN
20987	514	31	January	January	NNP
20987	514	32	,	,	,
20987	514	33	27,854	27,854	CD
20987	514	34	.	.	.
20987	515	1	In	in	IN
20987	515	2	the	the	DT
20987	515	3	short	short	JJ
20987	515	4	month	month	NN
20987	515	5	of	of	IN
20987	515	6	February	February	NNP
20987	515	7	the	the	DT
20987	515	8	spur	spur	NN
20987	515	9	of	of	IN
20987	515	10	the	the	DT
20987	515	11	December	December	NNP
20987	515	12	disasters	disaster	NNS
20987	515	13	began	begin	VBD
20987	515	14	to	to	TO
20987	515	15	show	show	VB
20987	515	16	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	515	17	results	result	NNS
20987	515	18	,	,	,
20987	515	19	for	for	IN
20987	515	20	then	then	RB
20987	515	21	the	the	DT
20987	515	22	figures	figure	NNS
20987	515	23	rose	rise	VBD
20987	515	24	to	to	IN
20987	515	25	33,591	33,591	CD
20987	515	26	;	;	:
20987	515	27	in	in	IN
20987	515	28	March	March	NNP
20987	515	29	,	,	,
20987	515	30	with	with	IN
20987	515	31	which	which	WDT
20987	515	32	month	month	NN
20987	515	33	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	515	34	information	information	NN
20987	515	35	ends	end	VBZ
20987	515	36	,	,	,
20987	515	37	27,348	27,348	CD
20987	515	38	went	go	VBD
20987	515	39	out	out	RP
20987	515	40	.	.	.
20987	516	1	The	the	DT
20987	516	2	grand	grand	JJ
20987	516	3	total	total	NN
20987	516	4	,	,	,
20987	516	5	166,277	166,277	CD
20987	516	6	,	,	,
20987	516	7	may	may	MD
20987	516	8	in	in	IN
20987	516	9	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	516	10	{	{	-LRB-
20987	516	11	p.095	p.095	NN
20987	516	12	}	}	-RRB-
20987	516	13	effects	effect	NNS
20987	516	14	be	be	VB
20987	516	15	summarized	summarize	VBN
20987	516	16	by	by	IN
20987	516	17	saying	say	VBG
20987	516	18	that	that	IN
20987	516	19	from	from	IN
20987	516	20	October	October	NNP
20987	516	21	20	20	CD
20987	516	22	to	to	IN
20987	516	23	March	March	NNP
20987	516	24	31	31	CD
20987	516	25	,	,	,
20987	516	26	162	162	CD
20987	516	27	days	day	NNS
20987	516	28	,	,	,
20987	516	29	an	an	DT
20987	516	30	average	average	NN
20987	516	31	of	of	IN
20987	516	32	over	over	IN
20987	516	33	one	one	CD
20987	516	34	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	516	35	men	man	NNS
20987	516	36	sailed	sail	VBD
20987	516	37	daily	daily	RB
20987	516	38	from	from	IN
20987	516	39	Great	Great	NNP
20987	516	40	Britain	Britain	NNP
20987	516	41	or	or	CC
20987	516	42	Ireland	Ireland	NNP
20987	516	43	for	for	IN
20987	516	44	the	the	DT
20987	516	45	seat	seat	NN
20987	516	46	of	of	IN
20987	516	47	war	war	NN
20987	516	48	.	.	.
20987	517	1	Some	some	DT
20987	517	2	illustrations	illustration	NNS
20987	517	3	of	of	IN
20987	517	4	the	the	DT
20987	517	5	capacity	capacity	NN
20987	517	6	of	of	IN
20987	517	7	great	great	JJ
20987	517	8	ocean	ocean	NN
20987	517	9	steamers	steamer	NNS
20987	517	10	for	for	IN
20987	517	11	such	such	JJ
20987	517	12	service	service	NN
20987	517	13	may	may	MD
20987	517	14	also	also	RB
20987	517	15	be	be	VB
20987	517	16	interesting	interesting	JJ
20987	517	17	.	.	.
20987	518	1	Thus	thus	RB
20987	518	2	the	the	DT
20987	518	3	"	"	``
20987	518	4	Cymric	Cymric	NNP
20987	518	5	"	"	''
20987	518	6	carried	carry	VBD
20987	518	7	a	a	DT
20987	518	8	brigade	brigade	JJ
20987	518	9	division	division	NN
20987	518	10	of	of	IN
20987	518	11	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	518	12	,	,	,
20987	518	13	18	18	CD
20987	518	14	guns	gun	NNS
20987	518	15	,	,	,
20987	518	16	36	36	CD
20987	518	17	wagons	wagon	NNS
20987	518	18	,	,	,
20987	518	19	351	351	CD
20987	518	20	officers	officer	NNS
20987	518	21	and	and	CC
20987	518	22	men	man	NNS
20987	518	23	,	,	,
20987	518	24	430	430	CD
20987	518	25	horses	horse	NNS
20987	518	26	,	,	,
20987	518	27	with	with	IN
20987	518	28	all	all	PDT
20987	518	29	the	the	DT
20987	518	30	ammunition	ammunition	NN
20987	518	31	and	and	CC
20987	518	32	impedimenta	impedimenta	NNP
20987	518	33	,	,	,
20987	518	34	besides	besides	IN
20987	518	35	a	a	DT
20987	518	36	battalion	battalion	NN
20987	518	37	of	of	IN
20987	518	38	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	518	39	;	;	:
20987	518	40	in	in	IN
20987	518	41	all	all	DT
20987	518	42	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	518	43	1,600	1,600	CD
20987	518	44	men	man	NNS
20987	518	45	.	.	.
20987	519	1	Another	another	DT
20987	519	2	,	,	,
20987	519	3	the	the	DT
20987	519	4	"	"	``
20987	519	5	Kildonan	Kildonan	NNP
20987	519	6	Castle	Castle	NNP
20987	519	7	,	,	,
20987	519	8	"	"	''
20987	519	9	took	take	VBD
20987	519	10	on	on	RP
20987	519	11	an	an	DT
20987	519	12	average	average	JJ
20987	519	13	2,700	2,700	CD
20987	519	14	officers	officer	NNS
20987	519	15	and	and	CC
20987	519	16	men	man	NNS
20987	519	17	,	,	,
20987	519	18	on	on	IN
20987	519	19	each	each	DT
20987	519	20	of	of	IN
20987	519	21	three	three	CD
20987	519	22	voyages	voyage	NNS
20987	519	23	.	.	.
20987	520	1	The	the	DT
20987	520	2	greatest	great	JJS
20987	520	3	number	number	NN
20987	520	4	in	in	IN
20987	520	5	any	any	DT
20987	520	6	one	one	CD
20987	520	7	trip	trip	NN
20987	520	8	was	be	VBD
20987	520	9	by	by	IN
20987	520	10	the	the	DT
20987	520	11	"	"	``
20987	520	12	Bavarian"--2,893	Bavarian"--2,893	NNP
20987	520	13	.	.	.
20987	521	1	In	in	IN
20987	521	2	effect	effect	NN
20987	521	3	,	,	,
20987	521	4	although	although	IN
20987	521	5	embarkation	embarkation	NN
20987	521	6	was	be	VBD
20987	521	7	not	not	RB
20987	521	8	wholly	wholly	RB
20987	521	9	confined	confine	VBN
20987	521	10	to	to	IN
20987	521	11	the	the	DT
20987	521	12	great	great	JJ
20987	521	13	shipping	shipping	NN
20987	521	14	ports	port	NNS
20987	521	15	,	,	,
20987	521	16	the	the	DT
20987	521	17	vast	vast	JJ
20987	521	18	majority	majority	NN
20987	521	19	of	of	IN
20987	521	20	the	the	DT
20987	521	21	vessels	vessel	NNS
20987	521	22	sailed	sail	VBD
20987	521	23	from	from	IN
20987	521	24	Southampton	Southampton	NNP
20987	521	25	,	,	,
20987	521	26	the	the	DT
20987	521	27	Thames	Thames	NNPS
20987	521	28	,	,	,
20987	521	29	and	and	CC
20987	521	30	the	the	DT
20987	521	31	Mersey	Mersey	NNP
20987	521	32	.	.	.
20987	522	1	At	at	IN
20987	522	2	each	each	DT
20987	522	3	of	of	IN
20987	522	4	these	these	DT
20987	522	5	was	be	VBD
20987	522	6	stationed	station	VBN
20987	522	7	a	a	DT
20987	522	8	captain	captain	NN
20987	522	9	on	on	IN
20987	522	10	the	the	DT
20987	522	11	active	active	JJ
20987	522	12	list	list	NN
20987	522	13	of	of	IN
20987	522	14	the	the	DT
20987	522	15	Navy	Navy	NNP
20987	522	16	,	,	,
20987	522	17	representing	represent	VBG
20987	522	18	the	the	DT
20987	522	19	Director	Director	NNP
20987	522	20	of	of	IN
20987	522	21	Transports	Transports	NNP
20987	522	22	at	at	IN
20987	522	23	the	the	DT
20987	522	24	Admiralty	Admiralty	NNP
20987	522	25	,	,	,
20987	522	26	and	and	CC
20987	522	27	having	have	VBG
20987	522	28	under	under	IN
20987	522	29	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	522	30	a	a	DT
20987	522	31	numerous	numerous	JJ
20987	522	32	staff	staff	NN
20987	522	33	of	of	IN
20987	522	34	sea	sea	NN
20987	522	35	officers	officer	NNS
20987	522	36	,	,	,
20987	522	37	engineers	engineer	NNS
20987	522	38	and	and	CC
20987	522	39	clerks	clerk	NNS
20987	522	40	,	,	,
20987	522	41	by	by	IN
20987	522	42	whom	whom	WP
20987	522	43	the	the	DT
20987	522	44	work	work	NN
20987	522	45	{	{	-LRB-
20987	522	46	p.096	p.096	NN
20987	522	47	}	}	-RRB-
20987	522	48	of	of	IN
20987	522	49	equipment	equipment	NN
20987	522	50	,	,	,
20987	522	51	inspecting	inspect	VBG
20987	522	52	,	,	,
20987	522	53	and	and	CC
20987	522	54	despatching	despatching	NN
20987	522	55	was	be	VBD
20987	522	56	supervised	supervise	VBN
20987	522	57	.	.	.
20987	523	1	After	after	IN
20987	523	2	sailing	sailing	NN
20987	523	3	,	,	,
20987	523	4	the	the	DT
20987	523	5	vigilant	vigilant	JJ
20987	523	6	eye	eye	NN
20987	523	7	of	of	IN
20987	523	8	the	the	DT
20987	523	9	Transport	Transport	NNP
20987	523	10	Department	Department	NNP
20987	523	11	still	still	RB
20987	523	12	followed	follow	VBD
20987	523	13	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	523	14	by	by	IN
20987	523	15	further	further	JJ
20987	523	16	provision	provision	NN
20987	523	17	of	of	IN
20987	523	18	local	local	JJ
20987	523	19	officials	official	NNS
20987	523	20	at	at	IN
20987	523	21	foreign	foreign	JJ
20987	523	22	and	and	CC
20987	523	23	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	523	24	ports	port	NNS
20987	523	25	,	,	,
20987	523	26	and	and	CC
20987	523	27	by	by	IN
20987	523	28	the	the	DT
20987	523	29	network	network	NN
20987	523	30	of	of	IN
20987	523	31	submarine	submarine	NN
20987	523	32	telegraphs	telegraphs	NN
20987	523	33	which	which	WDT
20987	523	34	has	have	VBZ
20987	523	35	so	so	RB
20987	523	36	singularly	singularly	RB
20987	523	37	modified	modify	VBN
20987	523	38	and	and	CC
20987	523	39	centralised	centralise	VBD
20987	523	40	the	the	DT
20987	523	41	operations	operation	NNS
20987	523	42	of	of	IN
20987	523	43	modern	modern	JJ
20987	523	44	war	war	NN
20987	523	45	.	.	.
20987	524	1	At	at	IN
20987	524	2	Las	Las	NNP
20987	524	3	Palmas	Palmas	NNP
20987	524	4	in	in	IN
20987	524	5	the	the	DT
20987	524	6	Canary	Canary	NNP
20987	524	7	Islands	Islands	NNPS
20987	524	8	,	,	,
20987	524	9	and	and	CC
20987	524	10	at	at	IN
20987	524	11	St.	St.	NNP
20987	524	12	Vincent	Vincent	NNP
20987	524	13	in	in	IN
20987	524	14	the	the	DT
20987	524	15	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	524	16	de	de	NNP
20987	524	17	Verde	Verde	NNP
20987	524	18	,	,	,
20987	524	19	the	the	DT
20987	524	20	intermediate	intermediate	JJ
20987	524	21	coaling	coaling	NN
20987	524	22	ports	port	NNS
20987	524	23	,	,	,
20987	524	24	a	a	DT
20987	524	25	ship	ship	NN
20987	524	26	of	of	IN
20987	524	27	war	war	NN
20987	524	28	was	be	VBD
20987	524	29	kept	keep	VBN
20987	524	30	always	always	RB
20987	524	31	after	after	IN
20987	524	32	October	October	NNP
20987	524	33	,	,	,
20987	524	34	the	the	DT
20987	524	35	captains	captain	NNS
20987	524	36	of	of	IN
20987	524	37	which	which	WDT
20987	524	38	watched	watch	VBD
20987	524	39	over	over	IN
20987	524	40	the	the	DT
20987	524	41	transports	transport	NNS
20987	524	42	,	,	,
20987	524	43	cabling	cable	VBG
20987	524	44	arrivals	arrival	NNS
20987	524	45	and	and	CC
20987	524	46	departures	departure	NNS
20987	524	47	,	,	,
20987	524	48	deciding	decide	VBG
20987	524	49	questions	question	NNS
20987	524	50	of	of	IN
20987	524	51	coal	coal	NN
20987	524	52	requirement	requirement	NN
20987	524	53	,	,	,
20987	524	54	repairs	repair	NNS
20987	524	55	,	,	,
20987	524	56	delays	delay	NNS
20987	524	57	,	,	,
20987	524	58	and	and	CC
20987	524	59	generally	generally	RB
20987	524	60	,	,	,
20987	524	61	no	no	RB
20987	524	62	doubt	doubt	RB
20987	524	63	,	,	,
20987	524	64	discharging	discharge	VBG
20987	524	65	the	the	DT
20987	524	66	function	function	NN
20987	524	67	noted	note	VBN
20987	524	68	by	by	IN
20987	524	69	the	the	DT
20987	524	70	midshipman	midshipman	NN
20987	524	71	,	,	,
20987	524	72	who	who	WP
20987	524	73	explained	explain	VBD
20987	524	74	that	that	IN
20987	524	75	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	524	76	must	must	MD
20987	524	77	be	be	VB
20987	524	78	going	go	VBG
20987	524	79	because	because	IN
20987	524	80	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	524	81	saw	see	VBD
20987	524	82	the	the	DT
20987	524	83	first	first	JJ
20987	524	84	lieutenant	lieutenant	NN
20987	524	85	's	's	POS
20987	524	86	glass	glass	NN
20987	524	87	was	be	VBD
20987	524	88	turned	turn	VBN
20987	524	89	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	524	90	way	way	NN
20987	524	91	.	.	.
20987	525	1	At	at	IN
20987	525	2	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	525	3	Town	Town	NNP
20987	525	4	,	,	,
20987	525	5	Port	Port	NNP
20987	525	6	Elizabeth	Elizabeth	NNP
20987	525	7	,	,	,
20987	525	8	and	and	CC
20987	525	9	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	525	10	were	be	VBD
20987	525	11	other	other	JJ
20987	525	12	local	local	JJ
20987	525	13	representatives	representative	NNS
20987	525	14	--	--	:
20987	525	15	naval	naval	JJ
20987	525	16	captains	captain	NNS
20987	525	17	with	with	IN
20987	525	18	staffs	staff	NNS
20987	525	19	similar	similar	JJ
20987	525	20	to	to	IN
20987	525	21	those	those	DT
20987	525	22	of	of	IN
20987	525	23	the	the	DT
20987	525	24	home	home	NN
20987	525	25	ports	port	NNS
20987	525	26	--	--	:
20987	525	27	so	so	IN
20987	525	28	that	that	IN
20987	525	29	,	,	,
20987	525	30	to	to	TO
20987	525	31	use	use	VB
20987	525	32	a	a	DT
20987	525	33	phrase	phrase	NN
20987	525	34	of	of	IN
20987	525	35	the	the	DT
20987	525	36	Director	Director	NNP
20987	525	37	of	of	IN
20987	525	38	Transports	Transports	NNP
20987	525	39	,	,	,
20987	525	40	the	the	DT
20987	525	41	ships	ship	NNS
20987	525	42	were	be	VBD
20987	525	43	"	"	``
20987	525	44	well	well	RB
20987	525	45	shepherded	shepherd	VBN
20987	525	46	.	.	.
20987	525	47	"	"	''
20987	526	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	526	2	was	be	VBD
20987	526	3	,	,	,
20987	526	4	in	in	IN
20987	526	5	fact	fact	NN
20987	526	6	,	,	,
20987	526	7	much	much	RB
20987	526	8	the	the	DT
20987	526	9	position	position	NN
20987	526	10	of	of	IN
20987	526	11	a	a	DT
20987	526	12	man	man	NN
20987	526	13	who	who	WP
20987	526	14	with	with	IN
20987	526	15	ten	ten	CD
20987	526	16	fingers	finger	NNS
20987	526	17	manipulates	manipulate	NNS
20987	526	18	{	{	-LRB-
20987	526	19	p.097	p.097	NNP
20987	526	20	}	}	-RRB-
20987	526	21	the	the	DT
20987	526	22	several	several	JJ
20987	526	23	keys	key	NNS
20987	526	24	of	of	IN
20987	526	25	a	a	DT
20987	526	26	piano	piano	NN
20987	526	27	.	.	.
20987	527	1	If	if	IN
20987	527	2	the	the	DT
20987	527	3	end	end	NN
20987	527	4	crowns	crown	VBZ
20987	527	5	the	the	DT
20987	527	6	work	work	NN
20987	527	7	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	527	8	may	may	MD
20987	527	9	be	be	VB
20987	527	10	said	say	VBN
20987	527	11	,	,	,
20987	527	12	although	although	IN
20987	527	13	the	the	DT
20987	527	14	end	end	NN
20987	527	15	is	be	VBZ
20987	527	16	not	not	RB
20987	527	17	quite	quite	RB
20987	527	18	yet	yet	RB
20987	527	19	,	,	,
20987	527	20	that	that	IN
20987	527	21	the	the	DT
20987	527	22	work	work	NN
20987	527	23	of	of	IN
20987	527	24	transportation	transportation	NN
20987	527	25	has	have	VBZ
20987	527	26	been	be	VBN
20987	527	27	crowned	crown	VBN
20987	527	28	.	.	.
20987	528	1	No	no	DT
20987	528	2	loss	loss	NN
20987	528	3	of	of	IN
20987	528	4	human	human	JJ
20987	528	5	life	life	NN
20987	528	6	by	by	IN
20987	528	7	preventable	preventable	JJ
20987	528	8	cause	cause	NN
20987	528	9	has	have	VBZ
20987	528	10	occurred	occur	VBN
20987	528	11	,	,	,
20987	528	12	nor	nor	CC
20987	528	13	has	have	VBZ
20987	528	14	complaint	complaint	NN
20987	528	15	been	be	VBN
20987	528	16	heard	hear	VBN
20987	528	17	of	of	IN
20987	528	18	serious	serious	JJ
20987	528	19	hitch	hitch	NN
20987	528	20	of	of	IN
20987	528	21	any	any	DT
20987	528	22	kind	kind	NN
20987	528	23	.	.	.
20987	529	1	The	the	DT
20987	529	2	numbers	number	NNS
20987	529	3	speak	speak	VBP
20987	529	4	for	for	IN
20987	529	5	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	529	6	.	.	.
20987	530	1	The	the	DT
20987	530	2	carriage	carriage	NN
20987	530	3	of	of	IN
20987	530	4	animals	animal	NNS
20987	530	5	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	530	6	for	for	IN
20987	530	7	an	an	DT
20987	530	8	army	army	NN
20987	530	9	of	of	IN
20987	530	10	the	the	DT
20987	530	11	numbers	number	NNS
20987	530	12	transported	transport	VBN
20987	530	13	would	would	MD
20987	530	14	in	in	IN
20987	530	15	any	any	DT
20987	530	16	case	case	NN
20987	530	17	be	be	VB
20987	530	18	a	a	DT
20987	530	19	weighty	weighty	JJ
20987	530	20	and	and	CC
20987	530	21	troublesome	troublesome	JJ
20987	530	22	task	task	NN
20987	530	23	,	,	,
20987	530	24	but	but	CC
20987	530	25	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	530	26	has	have	VBZ
20987	530	27	been	be	VBN
20987	530	28	rendered	render	VBN
20987	530	29	doubly	doubly	RB
20987	530	30	so	so	RB
20987	530	31	by	by	IN
20987	530	32	the	the	DT
20987	530	33	scanty	scanty	NN
20987	530	34	resources	resource	NNS
20987	530	35	of	of	IN
20987	530	36	the	the	DT
20987	530	37	scenes	scene	NNS
20987	530	38	of	of	IN
20987	530	39	war	war	NN
20987	530	40	,	,	,
20987	530	41	by	by	IN
20987	530	42	the	the	DT
20987	530	43	terrible	terrible	JJ
20987	530	44	horse	horse	NN
20987	530	45	-	-	HYPH
20987	530	46	sickness	sickness	NN
20987	530	47	,	,	,
20987	530	48	and	and	CC
20987	530	49	by	by	IN
20987	530	50	the	the	DT
20987	530	51	length	length	NN
20987	530	52	of	of	IN
20987	530	53	the	the	DT
20987	530	54	voyage	voyage	NN
20987	530	55	,	,	,
20987	530	56	which	which	WDT
20987	530	57	enfeebles	enfeeble	VBZ
20987	530	58	the	the	DT
20987	530	59	animals	animal	NNS
20987	530	60	in	in	IN
20987	530	61	a	a	DT
20987	530	62	proportion	proportion	NN
20987	530	63	ever	ever	RB
20987	530	64	increasing	increase	VBG
20987	530	65	with	with	IN
20987	530	66	the	the	DT
20987	530	67	passage	passage	NN
20987	530	68	of	of	IN
20987	530	69	the	the	DT
20987	530	70	days	day	NNS
20987	530	71	.	.	.
20987	531	1	The	the	DT
20987	531	2	evil	evil	NN
20987	531	3	becomes	become	VBZ
20987	531	4	yet	yet	RB
20987	531	5	greater	great	JJR
20987	531	6	from	from	IN
20987	531	7	the	the	DT
20987	531	8	pressing	press	VBG
20987	531	9	needs	need	NNS
20987	531	10	at	at	IN
20987	531	11	the	the	DT
20987	531	12	front	front	NN
20987	531	13	,	,	,
20987	531	14	and	and	CC
20987	531	15	the	the	DT
20987	531	16	importunate	importunate	JJ
20987	531	17	urgency	urgency	NN
20987	531	18	to	to	TO
20987	531	19	hasten	hasten	VB
20987	531	20	the	the	DT
20987	531	21	animals	animal	NNS
20987	531	22	forward	forward	RB
20987	531	23	,	,	,
20987	531	24	over	over	IN
20987	531	25	a	a	DT
20987	531	26	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	531	27	journey	journey	NN
20987	531	28	of	of	IN
20987	531	29	hundreds	hundred	NNS
20987	531	30	of	of	IN
20987	531	31	miles	mile	NNS
20987	531	32	,	,	,
20987	531	33	without	without	IN
20987	531	34	first	first	RB
20987	531	35	giving	give	VBG
20987	531	36	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	531	37	time	time	NN
20987	531	38	to	to	TO
20987	531	39	regain	regain	VB
20987	531	40	the	the	DT
20987	531	41	fulness	fulness	NN
20987	531	42	of	of	IN
20987	531	43	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	531	44	strength	strength	NN
20987	531	45	.	.	.
20987	532	1	The	the	DT
20987	532	2	importance	importance	NN
20987	532	3	and	and	CC
20987	532	4	embarrassing	embarrassing	JJ
20987	532	5	nature	nature	NN
20987	532	6	of	of	IN
20987	532	7	this	this	DT
20987	532	8	factor	factor	NN
20987	532	9	in	in	IN
20987	532	10	the	the	DT
20987	532	11	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	532	12	are	be	VBP
20987	532	13	hard	hard	JJ
20987	532	14	to	to	TO
20987	532	15	overestimate	overestimate	VB
20987	532	16	.	.	.
20987	533	1	The	the	DT
20987	533	2	insufficient	insufficient	JJ
20987	533	3	number	number	NN
20987	533	4	of	of	IN
20987	533	5	horses	horse	NNS
20987	533	6	and	and	CC
20987	533	7	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	533	8	debility	debility	NN
20987	533	9	have	have	VBP
20987	533	10	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	533	11	accounted	account	VBN
20987	533	12	{	{	-LRB-
20987	533	13	p.098	p.098	NNP
20987	533	14	}	}	-RRB-
20987	533	15	for	for	IN
20987	533	16	much	much	JJ
20987	533	17	of	of	IN
20987	533	18	the	the	DT
20987	533	19	delay	delay	NN
20987	533	20	and	and	CC
20987	533	21	seeming	seeming	JJ
20987	533	22	languor	languor	NN
20987	533	23	of	of	IN
20987	533	24	action	action	NN
20987	533	25	,	,	,
20987	533	26	which	which	WDT
20987	533	27	has	have	VBZ
20987	533	28	appeared	appear	VBN
20987	533	29	otherwise	otherwise	RB
20987	533	30	inexplicable	inexplicable	JJ
20987	533	31	;	;	:
20987	533	32	the	the	DT
20987	533	33	utter	utter	JJ
20987	533	34	weakness	weakness	NN
20987	533	35	of	of	IN
20987	533	36	the	the	DT
20987	533	37	poor	poor	JJ
20987	533	38	beasts	beast	NNS
20987	533	39	having	have	VBG
20987	533	40	indeed	indeed	RB
20987	533	41	been	be	VBN
20987	533	42	expressly	expressly	RB
20987	533	43	alleged	allege	VBN
20987	533	44	as	as	IN
20987	533	45	the	the	DT
20987	533	46	reason	reason	NN
20987	533	47	for	for	IN
20987	533	48	failure	failure	NN
20987	533	49	of	of	IN
20987	533	50	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	533	51	or	or	CC
20987	533	52	of	of	IN
20987	533	53	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	533	54	in	in	IN
20987	533	55	more	more	JJR
20987	533	56	than	than	IN
20987	533	57	one	one	CD
20987	533	58	critical	critical	JJ
20987	533	59	moment	moment	NN
20987	533	60	.	.	.
20987	534	1	That	that	IN
20987	534	2	the	the	DT
20987	534	3	supply	supply	NN
20987	534	4	forwarded	forward	VBN
20987	534	5	has	have	VBZ
20987	534	6	been	be	VBN
20987	534	7	large	large	JJ
20987	534	8	,	,	,
20987	534	9	if	if	IN
20987	534	10	nevertheless	nevertheless	RB
20987	534	11	falling	fall	VBG
20987	534	12	short	short	JJ
20987	534	13	of	of	IN
20987	534	14	the	the	DT
20987	534	15	demand	demand	NN
20987	534	16	,	,	,
20987	534	17	is	be	VBZ
20987	534	18	shown	show	VBN
20987	534	19	by	by	IN
20987	534	20	the	the	DT
20987	534	21	transport	transport	NN
20987	534	22	figures	figure	NNS
20987	534	23	,	,	,
20987	534	24	according	accord	VBG
20987	534	25	to	to	IN
20987	534	26	which	which	WDT
20987	534	27	,	,	,
20987	534	28	in	in	IN
20987	534	29	round	round	JJ
20987	534	30	numbers	number	NNS
20987	534	31	,	,	,
20987	534	32	50,000	50,000	CD
20987	534	33	horses	horse	NNS
20987	534	34	and	and	CC
20987	534	35	39,000	39,000	CD
20987	534	36	mules	mule	NNS
20987	534	37	had	have	VBD
20987	534	38	been	be	VBN
20987	534	39	shipped	ship	VBN
20987	534	40	by	by	IN
20987	534	41	the	the	DT
20987	534	42	end	end	NN
20987	534	43	of	of	IN
20987	534	44	March	March	NNP
20987	534	45	.	.	.
20987	535	1	Half	half	NN
20987	535	2	of	of	IN
20987	535	3	the	the	DT
20987	535	4	former	former	JJ
20987	535	5	,	,	,
20987	535	6	and	and	CC
20987	535	7	the	the	DT
20987	535	8	greater	great	JJR
20987	535	9	part	part	NN
20987	535	10	of	of	IN
20987	535	11	the	the	DT
20987	535	12	latter	latter	JJ
20987	535	13	,	,	,
20987	535	14	were	be	VBD
20987	535	15	drawn	draw	VBN
20987	535	16	from	from	IN
20987	535	17	North	North	NNP
20987	535	18	and	and	CC
20987	535	19	South	South	NNP
20987	535	20	America	America	NNP
20987	535	21	,	,	,
20987	535	22	from	from	IN
20987	535	23	Australia	Australia	NNP
20987	535	24	,	,	,
20987	535	25	and	and	CC
20987	535	26	from	from	IN
20987	535	27	the	the	DT
20987	535	28	Mediterranean	Mediterranean	NNP
20987	535	29	.	.	.
20987	536	1	To	to	IN
20987	536	2	these	these	DT
20987	536	3	figures	figure	NNS
20987	536	4	is	be	VBZ
20987	536	5	to	to	TO
20987	536	6	be	be	VB
20987	536	7	added	add	VBN
20987	536	8	another	another	DT
20987	536	9	,	,	,
20987	536	10	yet	yet	CC
20987	536	11	uncertain	uncertain	JJ
20987	536	12	because	because	IN
20987	536	13	future	future	NN
20987	536	14	,	,	,
20987	536	15	but	but	CC
20987	536	16	which	which	WDT
20987	536	17	,	,	,
20987	536	18	when	when	WRB
20987	536	19	ascertained	ascertain	VBN
20987	536	20	,	,	,
20987	536	21	will	will	MD
20987	536	22	probably	probably	RB
20987	536	23	double	double	VB
20987	536	24	the	the	DT
20987	536	25	number	number	NN
20987	536	26	of	of	IN
20987	536	27	horses	horse	NNS
20987	536	28	and	and	CC
20987	536	29	mules	mule	NNS
20987	536	30	actually	actually	RB
20987	536	31	used	use	VBN
20987	536	32	in	in	IN
20987	536	33	the	the	DT
20987	536	34	war	war	NN
20987	536	35	,	,	,
20987	536	36	raising	raise	VBG
20987	536	37	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	536	38	,	,	,
20987	536	39	including	include	VBG
20987	536	40	those	those	DT
20987	536	41	obtained	obtain	VBN
20987	536	42	in	in	IN
20987	536	43	South	South	NNP
20987	536	44	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	536	45	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	536	46	,	,	,
20987	536	47	to	to	IN
20987	536	48	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	536	49	200,000	200,000	CD
20987	536	50	.	.	.
20987	537	1	The	the	DT
20987	537	2	monthly	monthly	JJ
20987	537	3	waste	waste	NN
20987	537	4	has	have	VBZ
20987	537	5	been	be	VBN
20987	537	6	roughly	roughly	RB
20987	537	7	reckoned	reckon	VBN
20987	537	8	at	at	IN
20987	537	9	5,000	5,000	CD
20987	537	10	.	.	.
20987	538	1	The	the	DT
20987	538	2	size	size	NN
20987	538	3	and	and	CC
20987	538	4	multiplicity	multiplicity	NN
20987	538	5	of	of	IN
20987	538	6	these	these	DT
20987	538	7	various	various	JJ
20987	538	8	operations	operation	NNS
20987	538	9	enforce	enforce	VBP
20987	538	10	the	the	DT
20987	538	11	homely	homely	JJ
20987	538	12	,	,	,
20987	538	13	but	but	CC
20987	538	14	always	always	RB
20987	538	15	to	to	TO
20987	538	16	be	be	VB
20987	538	17	remembered	remember	VBN
20987	538	18	,	,	,
20987	538	19	maxim	maxim	NN
20987	538	20	that	that	IN
20987	538	21	"	"	``
20987	538	22	War	war	NN
20987	538	23	is	be	VBZ
20987	538	24	business	business	NN
20987	538	25	,	,	,
20987	538	26	"	"	''
20987	538	27	and	and	CC
20987	538	28	that	that	IN
20987	538	29	in	in	IN
20987	538	30	all	all	DT
20987	538	31	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	538	32	aspects	aspect	NNS
20987	538	33	;	;	:
20987	538	34	business	business	NN
20987	538	35	in	in	IN
20987	538	36	{	{	-LRB-
20987	538	37	p.099	p.099	NN
20987	538	38	}	}	-RRB-
20987	538	39	which	which	WDT
20987	538	40	,	,	,
20987	538	41	like	like	IN
20987	538	42	every	every	DT
20987	538	43	other	other	JJ
20987	538	44	,	,	,
20987	538	45	the	the	DT
20987	538	46	aim	aim	NN
20987	538	47	must	must	MD
20987	538	48	be	be	VB
20987	538	49	the	the	DT
20987	538	50	best	good	JJS
20987	538	51	results	result	NNS
20987	538	52	with	with	IN
20987	538	53	the	the	DT
20987	538	54	least	least	JJS
20987	538	55	expenditure	expenditure	NN
20987	538	56	--	--	:
20987	538	57	of	of	IN
20987	538	58	money	money	NN
20987	538	59	,	,	,
20987	538	60	of	of	IN
20987	538	61	labour	labour	NN
20987	538	62	,	,	,
20987	538	63	and	and	CC
20987	538	64	of	of	IN
20987	538	65	life	life	NN
20987	538	66	.	.	.
20987	539	1	An	an	DT
20987	539	2	intermediate	intermediate	JJ
20987	539	3	difficulty	difficulty	NN
20987	539	4	in	in	IN
20987	539	5	the	the	DT
20987	539	6	problem	problem	NN
20987	539	7	of	of	IN
20987	539	8	getting	get	VBG
20987	539	9	men	man	NNS
20987	539	10	,	,	,
20987	539	11	horses	horse	NNS
20987	539	12	,	,	,
20987	539	13	and	and	CC
20987	539	14	supplies	supply	NNS
20987	539	15	from	from	IN
20987	539	16	England	England	NNP
20987	539	17	to	to	IN
20987	539	18	the	the	DT
20987	539	19	front	front	NN
20987	539	20	of	of	IN
20987	539	21	operations	operation	NNS
20987	539	22	,	,	,
20987	539	23	and	and	CC
20987	539	24	one	one	CD
20987	539	25	which	which	WDT
20987	539	26	probably	probably	RB
20987	539	27	would	would	MD
20987	539	28	not	not	RB
20987	539	29	antecedently	antecedently	RB
20987	539	30	occur	occur	VB
20987	539	31	to	to	IN
20987	539	32	a	a	DT
20987	539	33	person	person	NN
20987	539	34	inexperienced	inexperienced	JJ
20987	539	35	in	in	IN
20987	539	36	such	such	JJ
20987	539	37	transactions	transaction	NNS
20987	539	38	,	,	,
20987	539	39	was	be	VBD
20987	539	40	the	the	DT
20987	539	41	inadequate	inadequate	JJ
20987	539	42	facilities	facility	NNS
20987	539	43	at	at	IN
20987	539	44	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	539	45	Town	Town	NNP
20987	539	46	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	539	47	,	,	,
20987	539	48	as	as	RB
20987	539	49	well	well	RB
20987	539	50	as	as	IN
20987	539	51	of	of	IN
20987	539	52	the	the	DT
20987	539	53	railroads	railroad	NNS
20987	539	54	,	,	,
20987	539	55	for	for	IN
20987	539	56	handling	handle	VBG
20987	539	57	the	the	DT
20987	539	58	mass	mass	NN
20987	539	59	of	of	IN
20987	539	60	freight	freight	NN
20987	539	61	,	,	,
20987	539	62	animate	animate	VB
20987	539	63	and	and	CC
20987	539	64	inanimate	inanimate	VB
20987	539	65	,	,	,
20987	539	66	unexpectedly	unexpectedly	RB
20987	539	67	thrust	thrust	VBD
20987	539	68	upon	upon	IN
20987	539	69	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	539	70	.	.	.
20987	540	1	A	a	DT
20987	540	2	third	third	JJ
20987	540	3	-	-	HYPH
20987	540	4	class	class	NN
20987	540	5	port	port	NN
20987	540	6	can	can	MD
20987	540	7	not	not	RB
20987	540	8	be	be	VB
20987	540	9	suddenly	suddenly	RB
20987	540	10	raised	raise	VBN
20987	540	11	to	to	IN
20987	540	12	the	the	DT
20987	540	13	business	business	NN
20987	540	14	of	of	IN
20987	540	15	one	one	CD
20987	540	16	of	of	IN
20987	540	17	the	the	DT
20987	540	18	first	first	JJ
20987	540	19	class	class	NN
20987	540	20	,	,	,
20987	540	21	and	and	CC
20987	540	22	be	be	VB
20987	540	23	found	find	VBN
20987	540	24	either	either	CC
20987	540	25	competent	competent	JJ
20987	540	26	or	or	CC
20987	540	27	convenient	convenient	JJ
20987	540	28	.	.	.
20987	541	1	Consequently	consequently	RB
20987	541	2	,	,	,
20987	541	3	the	the	DT
20987	541	4	congestion	congestion	NN
20987	541	5	at	at	IN
20987	541	6	the	the	DT
20987	541	7	docks	dock	NNS
20987	541	8	,	,	,
20987	541	9	wharves	wharf	NNS
20987	541	10	,	,	,
20987	541	11	and	and	CC
20987	541	12	railroads	railroad	NNS
20987	541	13	was	be	VBD
20987	541	14	very	very	RB
20987	541	15	great	great	JJ
20987	541	16	.	.	.
20987	542	1	Many	many	JJ
20987	542	2	ships	ship	NNS
20987	542	3	were	be	VBD
20987	542	4	kept	keep	VBN
20987	542	5	waiting	wait	VBG
20987	542	6	two	two	CD
20987	542	7	months	month	NNS
20987	542	8	,	,	,
20987	542	9	or	or	CC
20987	542	10	even	even	RB
20987	542	11	more	more	JJR
20987	542	12	,	,	,
20987	542	13	for	for	IN
20987	542	14	discharge	discharge	NN
20987	542	15	;	;	:
20987	542	16	a	a	DT
20987	542	17	fact	fact	NN
20987	542	18	which	which	WDT
20987	542	19	means	mean	VBZ
20987	542	20	not	not	RB
20987	542	21	merely	merely	RB
20987	542	22	expense	expense	JJ
20987	542	23	,	,	,
20987	542	24	though	though	IN
20987	542	25	that	that	DT
20987	542	26	is	be	VBZ
20987	542	27	bad	bad	JJ
20987	542	28	enough	enough	RB
20987	542	29	,	,	,
20987	542	30	but	but	CC
20987	542	31	delay	delay	VB
20987	542	32	in	in	IN
20987	542	33	operations	operation	NNS
20987	542	34	,	,	,
20987	542	35	which	which	WDT
20987	542	36	in	in	IN
20987	542	37	turn	turn	NN
20987	542	38	may	may	MD
20987	542	39	be	be	VB
20987	542	40	the	the	DT
20987	542	41	loss	loss	NN
20987	542	42	of	of	IN
20987	542	43	opportunity	opportunity	NN
20987	542	44	--	--	:
20987	542	45	and	and	CC
20987	542	46	the	the	DT
20987	542	47	equivalent	equivalent	NN
20987	542	48	of	of	IN
20987	542	49	this	this	DT
20987	542	50	again	again	RB
20987	542	51	is	be	VBZ
20987	542	52	prolongation	prolongation	NN
20987	542	53	of	of	IN
20987	542	54	war	war	NN
20987	542	55	,	,	,
20987	542	56	loss	loss	NN
20987	542	57	of	of	IN
20987	542	58	life	life	NN
20987	542	59	,	,	,
20987	542	60	and	and	CC
20987	542	61	other	other	JJ
20987	542	62	miseries	misery	NNS
20987	542	63	.	.	.
20987	543	1	The	the	DT
20987	543	2	practical	practical	JJ
20987	543	3	lesson	lesson	NN
20987	543	4	of	of	IN
20987	543	5	this	this	DT
20987	543	6	embarrassment	embarrassment	NN
20987	543	7	at	at	IN
20987	543	8	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	543	9	Town	Town	NNP
20987	543	10	should	should	MD
20987	543	11	not	not	RB
20987	543	12	be	be	VB
20987	543	13	lost	lose	VBN
20987	543	14	to	to	IN
20987	543	15	those	those	DT
20987	543	16	who	who	WP
20987	543	17	{	{	-LRB-
20987	543	18	p.100	p.100	NNS
20987	543	19	}	}	-RRB-
20987	543	20	assume	assume	VBP
20987	543	21	too	too	RB
20987	543	22	lightly	lightly	RB
20987	543	23	that	that	IN
20987	543	24	the	the	DT
20987	543	25	traffic	traffic	NN
20987	543	26	of	of	IN
20987	543	27	the	the	DT
20987	543	28	Suez	Suez	NNP
20987	543	29	Canal	Canal	NNP
20987	543	30	can	can	MD
20987	543	31	in	in	IN
20987	543	32	time	time	NN
20987	543	33	of	of	IN
20987	543	34	war	war	NN
20987	543	35	be	be	VB
20987	543	36	turned	turn	VBN
20987	543	37	to	to	IN
20987	543	38	the	the	DT
20987	543	39	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	543	40	route	route	NN
20987	543	41	.	.	.
20987	544	1	The	the	DT
20987	544	2	question	question	NN
20987	544	3	of	of	IN
20987	544	4	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	544	5	for	for	IN
20987	544	6	coaling	coal	VBG
20987	544	7	at	at	IN
20987	544	8	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	544	9	Town	Town	NNP
20987	544	10	,	,	,
20987	544	11	and	and	CC
20987	544	12	the	the	DT
20987	544	13	facilities	facility	NNS
20987	544	14	for	for	IN
20987	544	15	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	544	16	should	should	MD
20987	544	17	at	at	IN
20987	544	18	least	least	JJS
20987	544	19	be	be	VB
20987	544	20	exhaustively	exhaustively	RB
20987	544	21	studied	study	VBN
20987	544	22	before	before	IN
20987	544	23	accepting	accept	VBG
20987	544	24	this	this	DT
20987	544	25	solution	solution	NN
20987	544	26	as	as	IN
20987	544	27	final	final	JJ
20987	544	28	,	,	,
20987	544	29	or	or	CC
20987	544	30	even	even	RB
20987	544	31	probable	probable	JJ
20987	544	32	.	.	.
20987	545	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	545	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	545	3	evident	evident	JJ
20987	545	4	that	that	IN
20987	545	5	,	,	,
20987	545	6	for	for	IN
20987	545	7	the	the	DT
20987	545	8	operations	operation	NNS
20987	545	9	of	of	IN
20987	545	10	this	this	DT
20987	545	11	war	war	NN
20987	545	12	,	,	,
20987	545	13	the	the	DT
20987	545	14	use	use	NN
20987	545	15	of	of	IN
20987	545	16	Port	Port	NNP
20987	545	17	Elizabeth	Elizabeth	NNP
20987	545	18	,	,	,
20987	545	19	Port	Port	NNP
20987	545	20	Alfred	Alfred	NNP
20987	545	21	,	,	,
20987	545	22	and	and	CC
20987	545	23	East	East	NNP
20987	545	24	London	London	NNP
20987	545	25	,	,	,
20987	545	26	although	although	IN
20987	545	27	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	545	28	have	have	VBP
20987	545	29	no	no	DT
20987	545	30	docks	dock	NNS
20987	545	31	at	at	IN
20987	545	32	which	which	WDT
20987	545	33	steamers	steamer	NNS
20987	545	34	can	can	MD
20987	545	35	lie	lie	VB
20987	545	36	and	and	CC
20987	545	37	discharge	discharge	VB
20987	545	38	,	,	,
20987	545	39	would	would	MD
20987	545	40	to	to	IN
20987	545	41	some	some	DT
20987	545	42	extent	extent	NN
20987	545	43	relieve	relieve	NN
20987	545	44	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	545	45	Town	Town	NNP
20987	545	46	;	;	:
20987	545	47	but	but	CC
20987	545	48	that	that	IN
20987	545	49	such	such	JJ
20987	545	50	relief	relief	NN
20987	545	51	should	should	MD
20987	545	52	be	be	VB
20987	545	53	effective	effective	JJ
20987	545	54	at	at	IN
20987	545	55	the	the	DT
20987	545	56	front	front	NN
20987	545	57	,	,	,
20987	545	58	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	545	59	was	be	VBD
20987	545	60	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	545	61	also	also	RB
20987	545	62	that	that	IN
20987	545	63	the	the	DT
20987	545	64	railroads	railroad	NNS
20987	545	65	from	from	IN
20987	545	66	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	545	67	should	should	MD
20987	545	68	be	be	VB
20987	545	69	securely	securely	RB
20987	545	70	held	hold	VBN
20987	545	71	up	up	RP
20987	545	72	to	to	IN
20987	545	73	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	545	74	junctions	junction	NNS
20987	545	75	with	with	IN
20987	545	76	the	the	DT
20987	545	77	main	main	JJ
20987	545	78	line	line	NN
20987	545	79	.	.	.
20987	546	1	This	this	DT
20987	546	2	was	be	VBD
20987	546	3	not	not	RB
20987	546	4	the	the	DT
20987	546	5	case	case	NN
20987	546	6	at	at	IN
20987	546	7	first	first	RB
20987	546	8	.	.	.
20987	547	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	547	2	may	may	MD
20987	547	3	be	be	VB
20987	547	4	added	add	VBN
20987	547	5	,	,	,
20987	547	6	for	for	IN
20987	547	7	the	the	DT
20987	547	8	benefit	benefit	NN
20987	547	9	of	of	IN
20987	547	10	American	american	JJ
20987	547	11	readers	reader	NNS
20987	547	12	,	,	,
20987	547	13	that	that	IN
20987	547	14	this	this	DT
20987	547	15	question	question	NN
20987	547	16	of	of	IN
20987	547	17	local	local	JJ
20987	547	18	congestion	congestion	NN
20987	547	19	,	,	,
20987	547	20	and	and	CC
20987	547	21	of	of	IN
20987	547	22	consequent	consequent	JJ
20987	547	23	dislocation	dislocation	NN
20987	547	24	and	and	CC
20987	547	25	delay	delay	NN
20987	547	26	of	of	IN
20987	547	27	traffic	traffic	NN
20987	547	28	and	and	CC
20987	547	29	of	of	IN
20987	547	30	transport	transport	NN
20987	547	31	,	,	,
20987	547	32	is	be	VBZ
20987	547	33	worthy	worthy	JJ
20987	547	34	of	of	IN
20987	547	35	consideration	consideration	NN
20987	547	36	by	by	IN
20987	547	37	those	those	DT
20987	547	38	among	among	IN
20987	547	39	us	-PRON-	PRP
20987	547	40	who	who	WP
20987	547	41	may	may	MD
20987	547	42	think	think	VB
20987	547	43	that	that	IN
20987	547	44	the	the	DT
20987	547	45	interruption	interruption	NN
20987	547	46	of	of	IN
20987	547	47	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	547	48	coasting	coast	VBG
20987	547	49	trade	trade	NN
20987	547	50	,	,	,
20987	547	51	or	or	CC
20987	547	52	the	the	DT
20987	547	53	blockade	blockade	NN
20987	547	54	of	of	IN
20987	547	55	one	one	CD
20987	547	56	or	or	CC
20987	547	57	two	two	CD
20987	547	58	principal	principal	JJ
20987	547	59	harbours	harbour	NNS
20987	547	60	,	,	,
20987	547	61	can	can	MD
20987	547	62	be	be	VB
20987	547	63	met	meet	VBN
20987	547	64	by	by	IN
20987	547	65	transferring	transfer	VBG
20987	547	66	the	the	DT
20987	547	67	business	business	NN
20987	547	68	,	,	,
20987	547	69	of	of	IN
20987	547	70	the	the	DT
20987	547	71	former	former	JJ
20987	547	72	to	to	IN
20987	547	73	the	the	DT
20987	547	74	railroads	railroad	NNS
20987	547	75	,	,	,
20987	547	76	of	of	IN
20987	547	77	the	the	DT
20987	547	78	{	{	-LRB-
20987	547	79	p.101	p.101	NN
20987	547	80	}	}	-RRB-
20987	547	81	latter	latter	JJ
20987	547	82	to	to	IN
20987	547	83	other	other	JJ
20987	547	84	ports	port	NNS
20987	547	85	not	not	RB
20987	547	86	blockaded	blockade	VBN
20987	547	87	.	.	.
20987	548	1	This	this	DT
20987	548	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	548	3	not	not	RB
20987	548	4	so	so	RB
20987	548	5	,	,	,
20987	548	6	because	because	IN
20987	548	7	the	the	DT
20987	548	8	local	local	JJ
20987	548	9	conveniences	convenience	NNS
20987	548	10	and	and	CC
20987	548	11	methods	method	NNS
20987	548	12	,	,	,
20987	548	13	which	which	WDT
20987	548	14	have	have	VBP
20987	548	15	developed	develop	VBN
20987	548	16	under	under	IN
20987	548	17	the	the	DT
20987	548	18	sifting	sift	VBG
20987	548	19	tests	test	NNS
20987	548	20	of	of	IN
20987	548	21	experience	experience	NN
20987	548	22	and	and	CC
20987	548	23	actual	actual	JJ
20987	548	24	use	use	NN
20987	548	25	,	,	,
20987	548	26	can	can	MD
20987	548	27	not	not	RB
20987	548	28	be	be	VB
20987	548	29	transferred	transfer	VBN
20987	548	30	at	at	IN
20987	548	31	short	short	JJ
20987	548	32	notice	notice	NN
20987	548	33	;	;	:
20987	548	34	and	and	CC
20987	548	35	until	until	IN
20987	548	36	such	such	JJ
20987	548	37	transfer	transfer	NN
20987	548	38	has	have	VBZ
20987	548	39	been	be	VBN
20987	548	40	made	make	VBN
20987	548	41	,	,	,
20987	548	42	distribution	distribution	NN
20987	548	43	can	can	MD
20987	548	44	not	not	RB
20987	548	45	proceed	proceed	VB
20987	548	46	.	.	.
20987	549	1	The	the	DT
20987	549	2	body	body	NN
20987	549	3	economic	economic	JJ
20987	549	4	and	and	CC
20987	549	5	commercial	commercial	JJ
20987	549	6	will	will	MD
20987	549	7	be	be	VB
20987	549	8	in	in	IN
20987	549	9	the	the	DT
20987	549	10	state	state	NN
20987	549	11	of	of	IN
20987	549	12	the	the	DT
20987	549	13	body	body	NN
20987	549	14	physical	physical	NN
20987	549	15	whose	whose	WP$
20987	549	16	liver	liver	NN
20987	549	17	is	be	VBZ
20987	549	18	congested	congest	VBN
20987	549	19	,	,	,
20987	549	20	whose	whose	WP$
20987	549	21	blood	blood	NN
20987	549	22	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	549	23	circulates	circulate	VBZ
20987	549	24	poorly	poorly	RB
20987	549	25	,	,	,
20987	549	26	with	with	IN
20987	549	27	consequent	consequent	JJ
20987	549	28	imperfect	imperfect	JJ
20987	549	29	nutrition	nutrition	NN
20987	549	30	and	and	CC
20987	549	31	general	general	JJ
20987	549	32	disorder	disorder	NN
20987	549	33	of	of	IN
20987	549	34	the	the	DT
20987	549	35	system	system	NN
20987	549	36	;	;	:
20987	549	37	much	much	RB
20987	549	38	where	where	WRB
20987	549	39	little	little	JJ
20987	549	40	ought	ought	MD
20987	549	41	to	to	TO
20987	549	42	be	be	VB
20987	549	43	,	,	,
20987	549	44	and	and	CC
20987	549	45	little	little	JJ
20987	549	46	where	where	WRB
20987	549	47	much	much	JJ
20987	549	48	.	.	.
20987	550	1	CHAPTER	CHAPTER	NNP
20987	550	2	IV	IV	NNP
20987	550	3	{	{	-LRB-
20987	550	4	p.102	p.102	NN
20987	550	5	}	}	-RRB-
20987	550	6	THE	the	DT
20987	550	7	WESTERN	WESTERN	NNP
20987	550	8	FRONTIER	FRONTIER	VBD
20987	550	9	TO	to	IN
20987	550	10	MAGERSFONTEIN	MAGERSFONTEIN	NNP
20987	550	11	AND	and	CC
20987	550	12	STORMBERG	STORMBERG	NNS
20987	550	13	--	--	:
20987	550	14	OPERATIONS	OPERATIONS	NNP
20987	550	15	OF	of	IN
20987	550	16	GENERAL	GENERAL	NNP
20987	550	17	FRENCH	FRENCH	NNPS
20987	550	18	ABOUT	about	IN
20987	550	19	COLESBERG	COLESBERG	NNP
20987	550	20	As	as	IN
20987	550	21	was	be	VBD
20987	550	22	the	the	DT
20987	550	23	case	case	NN
20987	550	24	a	a	DT
20987	550	25	century	century	NN
20987	550	26	ago	ago	RB
20987	550	27	,	,	,
20987	550	28	on	on	IN
20987	550	29	the	the	DT
20987	550	30	eve	eve	NN
20987	550	31	of	of	IN
20987	550	32	the	the	DT
20987	550	33	French	French	NNP
20987	550	34	Revolution	Revolution	NNP
20987	550	35	,	,	,
20987	550	36	Great	Great	NNP
20987	550	37	Britain	Britain	NNP
20987	550	38	last	last	JJ
20987	550	39	year	year	NN
20987	550	40	indulged	indulge	VBD
20987	550	41	too	too	RB
20987	550	42	long	long	JJ
20987	550	43	her	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	550	44	dream	dream	NN
20987	550	45	of	of	IN
20987	550	46	peace	peace	NN
20987	550	47	,	,	,
20987	550	48	and	and	CC
20987	550	49	awaked	awake	VBN
20987	550	50	from	from	IN
20987	550	51	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	550	52	too	too	RB
20987	550	53	late	late	JJ
20987	550	54	for	for	IN
20987	550	55	timely	timely	JJ
20987	550	56	preparation	preparation	NN
20987	550	57	.	.	.
20987	551	1	Like	like	IN
20987	551	2	a	a	DT
20987	551	3	man	man	NN
20987	551	4	who	who	WP
20987	551	5	starts	start	VBZ
20987	551	6	behindhand	behindhand	VB
20987	551	7	with	with	IN
20987	551	8	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	551	9	day	day	NN
20987	551	10	,	,	,
20987	551	11	the	the	DT
20987	551	12	catching	catch	VBG
20987	551	13	up	up	RP
20987	551	14	meant	mean	VBD
20987	551	15	double	double	JJ
20987	551	16	worry	worry	NN
20987	551	17	,	,	,
20987	551	18	if	if	IN
20987	551	19	not	not	RB
20987	551	20	double	double	JJ
20987	551	21	work	work	NN
20987	551	22	.	.	.
20987	552	1	Hildyard	Hildyard	NNP
20987	552	2	's	's	POS
20987	552	3	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	552	4	,	,	,
20987	552	5	which	which	WDT
20987	552	6	sailed	sail	VBD
20987	552	7	October	October	NNP
20987	552	8	20	20	CD
20987	552	9	,	,	,
20987	552	10	had	have	VBD
20987	552	11	,	,	,
20987	552	12	thirty	thirty	CD
20987	552	13	days	day	NNS
20987	552	14	before	before	RB
20987	552	15	,	,	,
20987	552	16	been	be	VBN
20987	552	17	preceded	precede	VBN
20987	552	18	by	by	IN
20987	552	19	two	two	CD
20987	552	20	hospital	hospital	NN
20987	552	21	ships	ship	NNS
20987	552	22	,	,	,
20987	552	23	three	three	CD
20987	552	24	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	552	25	of	of	IN
20987	552	26	field	field	NN
20987	552	27	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	552	28	and	and	CC
20987	552	29	a	a	DT
20987	552	30	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	552	31	infantry;[7	infantry;[7	NNP
20987	552	32	]	]	-RRB-
20987	552	33	the	the	DT
20987	552	34	last	last	RB
20987	552	35	-	-	HYPH
20987	552	36	named	name	VBN
20987	552	37	getting	get	VBG
20987	552	38	away	away	RB
20987	552	39	on	on	IN
20987	552	40	the	the	DT
20987	552	41	19th	19th	NN
20987	552	42	,	,	,
20987	552	43	only	only	RB
20987	552	44	one	one	CD
20987	552	45	day	day	NN
20987	552	46	before	before	IN
20987	552	47	Hildyard	Hildyard	NNP
20987	552	48	.	.	.
20987	553	1	No	no	DT
20987	553	2	British	british	JJ
20987	553	3	field	field	NN
20987	553	4	troops	troop	NNS
20987	553	5	had	have	VBD
20987	553	6	then	then	RB
20987	553	7	reached	reach	VBN
20987	553	8	South	South	NNP
20987	553	9	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	553	10	,	,	,
20987	553	11	save	save	VB
20987	553	12	a	a	DT
20987	553	13	couple	couple	NN
20987	553	14	of	of	IN
20987	553	15	{	{	-LRB-
20987	553	16	p.103	p.103	NN
20987	553	17	}	}	-RRB-
20987	553	18	battalions	battalion	NNS
20987	553	19	additional	additional	JJ
20987	553	20	to	to	IN
20987	553	21	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	553	22	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	553	23	,	,	,
20987	553	24	and	and	CC
20987	553	25	the	the	DT
20987	553	26	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	553	27	to	to	IN
20987	553	28	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	553	29	George	George	NNP
20987	553	30	White	White	NNP
20987	553	31	drawn	draw	VBD
20987	553	32	mainly	mainly	RB
20987	553	33	from	from	IN
20987	553	34	India	India	NNP
20987	553	35	,	,	,
20987	553	36	which	which	WDT
20987	553	37	,	,	,
20987	553	38	with	with	IN
20987	553	39	most	most	JJS
20987	553	40	of	of	IN
20987	553	41	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	553	42	corps	corps	NN
20987	553	43	in	in	IN
20987	553	44	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	553	45	,	,	,
20987	553	46	and	and	CC
20987	553	47	despite	despite	IN
20987	553	48	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	553	49	well	well	RB
20987	553	50	-	-	HYPH
20987	553	51	directed	direct	VBN
20987	553	52	energy	energy	NN
20987	553	53	,	,	,
20987	553	54	the	the	DT
20987	553	55	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	553	56	by	by	IN
20987	553	57	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	553	58	superior	superior	JJ
20987	553	59	numbers	number	NNS
20987	553	60	were	be	VBD
20987	553	61	able	able	JJ
20987	553	62	to	to	TO
20987	553	63	round	round	VB
20987	553	64	up	up	RP
20987	553	65	and	and	CC
20987	553	66	corral	corral	JJ
20987	553	67	in	in	IN
20987	553	68	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	553	69	in	in	IN
20987	553	70	three	three	CD
20987	553	71	weeks	week	NNS
20987	553	72	after	after	IN
20987	553	73	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	553	74	ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	553	75	was	be	VBD
20987	553	76	issued	issue	VBN
20987	553	77	.	.	.
20987	554	1	There	there	EX
20987	554	2	were	be	VBD
20987	554	3	then	then	RB
20987	554	4	also	also	RB
20987	554	5	on	on	IN
20987	554	6	the	the	DT
20987	554	7	way	way	NN
20987	554	8	some	some	DT
20987	554	9	fifteen	fifteen	CD
20987	554	10	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	554	11	of	of	IN
20987	554	12	the	the	DT
20987	554	13	Army	Army	NNP
20987	554	14	Service	Service	NNP
20987	554	15	Corps	Corps	NNP
20987	554	16	,	,	,
20987	554	17	an	an	DT
20987	554	18	organised	organise	VBN
20987	554	19	body	body	NN
20987	554	20	of	of	IN
20987	554	21	men	man	NNS
20987	554	22	trained	train	VBN
20987	554	23	for	for	IN
20987	554	24	the	the	DT
20987	554	25	supply	supply	NN
20987	554	26	and	and	CC
20987	554	27	transport	transport	NN
20987	554	28	service	service	NN
20987	554	29	of	of	IN
20987	554	30	the	the	DT
20987	554	31	army	army	NN
20987	554	32	,	,	,
20987	554	33	and	and	CC
20987	554	34	of	of	IN
20987	554	35	skilled	skilled	JJ
20987	554	36	mechanics	mechanic	NNS
20987	554	37	,	,	,
20987	554	38	whose	whose	WP$
20987	554	39	duties	duty	NNS
20987	554	40	are	be	VBP
20987	554	41	to	to	TO
20987	554	42	construct	construct	VB
20987	554	43	and	and	CC
20987	554	44	maintain	maintain	VB
20987	554	45	works	work	NNS
20987	554	46	of	of	IN
20987	554	47	various	various	JJ
20987	554	48	kinds	kind	NNS
20987	554	49	for	for	IN
20987	554	50	the	the	DT
20987	554	51	facilitation	facilitation	NN
20987	554	52	of	of	IN
20987	554	53	army	army	NN
20987	554	54	supply	supply	NN
20987	554	55	--	--	:
20987	554	56	transport	transport	NN
20987	554	57	and	and	CC
20987	554	58	depot	depot	NN
20987	554	59	.	.	.
20987	555	1	These	these	DT
20987	555	2	had	have	VBD
20987	555	3	sailed	sail	VBN
20987	555	4	in	in	IN
20987	555	5	the	the	DT
20987	555	6	early	early	JJ
20987	555	7	days	day	NNS
20987	555	8	of	of	IN
20987	555	9	October	October	NNP
20987	555	10	.	.	.
20987	556	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	556	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	556	3	7	7	CD
20987	556	4	:	:	:
20987	556	5	There	there	EX
20987	556	6	may	may	MD
20987	556	7	have	have	VB
20987	556	8	been	be	VBN
20987	556	9	one	one	CD
20987	556	10	or	or	CC
20987	556	11	two	two	CD
20987	556	12	more	more	JJR
20987	556	13	battalions	battalion	NNS
20987	556	14	of	of	IN
20987	556	15	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	556	16	,	,	,
20987	556	17	but	but	CC
20987	556	18	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	556	19	have	have	VBP
20987	556	20	not	not	RB
20987	556	21	been	be	VBN
20987	556	22	able	able	JJ
20987	556	23	to	to	TO
20987	556	24	trace	trace	VB
20987	556	25	such	such	JJ
20987	556	26	.	.	.
20987	556	27	]	]	-RRB-
20987	557	1	Such	such	JJ
20987	557	2	was	be	VBD
20987	557	3	the	the	DT
20987	557	4	mighty	mighty	JJ
20987	557	5	enginery	enginery	NN
20987	557	6	antecedently	antecedently	RB
20987	557	7	set	set	VBN
20987	557	8	in	in	IN
20987	557	9	motion	motion	NN
20987	557	10	,	,	,
20987	557	11	to	to	TO
20987	557	12	crush	crush	VB
20987	557	13	the	the	DT
20987	557	14	liberties	liberty	NNS
20987	557	15	of	of	IN
20987	557	16	the	the	DT
20987	557	17	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	557	18	.	.	.
20987	558	1	An	an	DT
20987	558	2	interesting	interesting	JJ
20987	558	3	further	further	JJ
20987	558	4	illustration	illustration	NN
20987	558	5	of	of	IN
20987	558	6	the	the	DT
20987	558	7	way	way	NN
20987	558	8	decision	decision	NN
20987	558	9	was	be	VBD
20987	558	10	precipitated	precipitate	VBN
20987	558	11	toward	toward	IN
20987	558	12	the	the	DT
20987	558	13	end	end	NN
20987	558	14	is	be	VBZ
20987	558	15	found	find	VBN
20987	558	16	in	in	IN
20987	558	17	the	the	DT
20987	558	18	fact	fact	NN
20987	558	19	that	that	IN
20987	558	20	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	558	21	George	George	NNP
20987	558	22	White	White	NNP
20987	558	23	was	be	VBD
20987	558	24	gazetted	gazette	VBN
20987	558	25	Governor	Governor	NNP
20987	558	26	of	of	IN
20987	558	27	Gibraltar	Gibraltar	NNP
20987	558	28	in	in	IN
20987	558	29	the	the	DT
20987	558	30	last	last	JJ
20987	558	31	week	week	NN
20987	558	32	in	in	IN
20987	558	33	August	August	NNP
20987	558	34	,	,	,
20987	558	35	and	and	CC
20987	558	36	on	on	IN
20987	558	37	September	September	NNP
20987	558	38	15	15	CD
20987	558	39	sailed	sail	VBD
20987	558	40	to	to	TO
20987	558	41	command	command	VB
20987	558	42	the	the	DT
20987	558	43	forces	force	NNS
20987	558	44	in	in	IN
20987	558	45	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	558	46	.	.	.
20987	559	1	"	"	``
20987	559	2	My	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	559	3	small	small	JJ
20987	559	4	experience	experience	NN
20987	559	5	,	,	,
20987	559	6	"	"	''
20987	559	7	wrote	write	VBD
20987	559	8	Steevens	Steevens	NNP
20987	559	9	about	about	IN
20987	559	10	October	October	NNP
20987	559	11	12	12	CD
20987	559	12	from	from	IN
20987	559	13	the	the	DT
20987	559	14	well	well	RB
20987	559	15	-	-	HYPH
20987	559	16	advanced	advanced	JJ
20987	559	17	station	station	NN
20987	559	18	{	{	-LRB-
20987	559	19	p.104	p.104	NN
20987	559	20	}	}	-RRB-
20987	559	21	of	of	IN
20987	559	22	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	559	23	Junction	Junction	NNP
20987	559	24	,	,	,
20987	559	25	in	in	IN
20987	559	26	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	559	27	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	559	28	,	,	,
20987	559	29	"	"	''
20987	559	30	has	have	VBZ
20987	559	31	been	be	VBN
20987	559	32	confined	confine	VBN
20987	559	33	to	to	IN
20987	559	34	wars	war	NNS
20987	559	35	you	-PRON-	PRP
20987	559	36	could	could	MD
20987	559	37	put	put	VB
20987	559	38	your	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	559	39	fingers	finger	NNS
20987	559	40	on	on	RP
20987	559	41	;	;	:
20987	559	42	for	for	IN
20987	559	43	this	this	DT
20987	559	44	war	war	NN
20987	559	45	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	559	46	have	have	VBP
20987	559	47	been	be	VBN
20987	559	48	looking	look	VBG
20987	559	49	long	long	RB
20987	559	50	enough	enough	RB
20987	559	51	and	and	CC
20987	559	52	have	have	VBP
20987	559	53	not	not	RB
20987	559	54	found	find	VBN
20987	559	55	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	559	56	....	....	.
20987	559	57	We	-PRON-	PRP
20987	559	58	are	be	VBP
20987	559	59	heavily	heavily	RB
20987	559	60	outnumbered	outnumber	VBN
20987	559	61	,	,	,
20987	559	62	and	and	CC
20987	559	63	have	have	VBP
20987	559	64	adopted	adopt	VBN
20987	559	65	no	no	DT
20987	559	66	heroic	heroic	JJ
20987	559	67	plan	plan	NN
20987	559	68	of	of	IN
20987	559	69	abandoning	abandon	VBG
20987	559	70	the	the	DT
20987	559	71	indefensible	indefensible	NN
20987	559	72	.	.	.
20987	560	1	We	-PRON-	PRP
20987	560	2	have	have	VBP
20987	560	3	an	an	DT
20987	560	4	irregular	irregular	JJ
20987	560	5	force	force	NN
20987	560	6	of	of	IN
20987	560	7	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	560	8	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	560	9	at	at	IN
20987	560	10	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	560	11	,	,	,
20987	560	12	a	a	DT
20987	560	13	regiment	regiment	NN
20987	560	14	(	(	-LRB-
20987	560	15	regulars	regulars	NNP
20987	560	16	)	)	-RRB-
20987	560	17	at	at	IN
20987	560	18	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	560	19	,	,	,
20987	560	20	a	a	DT
20987	560	21	regiment	regiment	NN
20987	560	22	and	and	CC
20987	560	23	a	a	DT
20987	560	24	half	half	NN
20987	560	25	at	at	IN
20987	560	26	De	De	NNP
20987	560	27	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	560	28	"	"	''
20987	560	29	(	(	-LRB-
20987	560	30	the	the	DT
20987	560	31	most	most	RBS
20987	560	32	important	important	JJ
20987	560	33	of	of	IN
20987	560	34	junctions	junction	NNS
20987	560	35	)	)	-RRB-
20987	560	36	,	,	,
20987	560	37	"	"	``
20987	560	38	half	half	NN
20987	560	39	of	of	IN
20987	560	40	the	the	DT
20987	560	41	Berkshires	Berkshires	NNPS
20987	560	42	at	at	IN
20987	560	43	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	560	44	,	,	,
20987	560	45	the	the	DT
20987	560	46	other	other	JJ
20987	560	47	half	half	NN
20987	560	48	here	here	RB
20987	560	49	.	.	.
20987	560	50	"	"	''
20987	561	1	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	561	2	and	and	CC
20987	561	3	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	561	4	were	be	VBD
20987	561	5	also	also	RB
20987	561	6	junctions	junction	NNS
20987	561	7	,	,	,
20987	561	8	secondary	secondary	JJ
20987	561	9	only	only	RB
20987	561	10	,	,	,
20987	561	11	if	if	IN
20987	561	12	secondary	secondary	JJ
20987	561	13	,	,	,
20987	561	14	to	to	IN
20987	561	15	De	De	NNP
20987	561	16	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	561	17	,	,	,
20987	561	18	in	in	IN
20987	561	19	the	the	DT
20987	561	20	strategic	strategic	JJ
20987	561	21	importance	importance	NN
20987	561	22	that	that	WDT
20987	561	23	always	always	RB
20987	561	24	attaches	attach	VBZ
20987	561	25	to	to	IN
20987	561	26	cross	cross	NN
20987	561	27	-	-	NNS
20987	561	28	roads	road	NNS
20987	561	29	.	.	.
20987	562	1	"	"	``
20987	562	2	The	the	DT
20987	562	3	famous	famous	JJ
20987	562	4	fighting	fight	VBG
20987	562	5	Northumberlands	Northumberlands	NNP
20987	562	6	came	come	VBD
20987	562	7	crawling	crawl	VBG
20987	562	8	up	up	RP
20987	562	9	behind	behind	IN
20987	562	10	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	562	11	train	train	NN
20987	562	12	,	,	,
20987	562	13	and	and	CC
20987	562	14	may	may	MD
20987	562	15	now	now	RB
20987	562	16	be	be	VB
20987	562	17	at	at	IN
20987	562	18	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	562	19	or	or	CC
20987	562	20	De	De	NNP
20987	562	21	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	562	22	.	.	.
20987	563	1	Total	total	JJ
20987	563	2	,	,	,
20987	563	3	say	say	VB
20987	563	4	,	,	,
20987	563	5	4,100	4,100	CD
20987	563	6	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	563	7	,	,	,
20987	563	8	of	of	IN
20987	563	9	whom	whom	WP
20987	563	10	600	600	CD
20987	563	11	mounted	mount	VBD
20987	563	12	;	;	:
20987	563	13	no	no	DT
20987	563	14	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	563	15	,	,	,
20987	563	16	no	no	DT
20987	563	17	field	field	NN
20987	563	18	guns	gun	NNS
20987	563	19	.	.	.
20987	564	1	The	the	DT
20987	564	2	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	564	3	force	force	NN
20987	564	4	available	available	JJ
20987	564	5	against	against	IN
20987	564	6	these	these	DT
20987	564	7	isolated	isolate	VBN
20987	564	8	positions	position	NNS
20987	564	9	might	may	MD
20987	564	10	be	be	VB
20987	564	11	very	very	RB
20987	564	12	reasonably	reasonably	RB
20987	564	13	put	put	VBN
20987	564	14	at	at	IN
20987	564	15	12,000	12,000	CD
20987	564	16	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	564	17	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	564	18	,	,	,
20987	564	19	with	with	IN
20987	564	20	perhaps	perhaps	RB
20987	564	21	a	a	DT
20987	564	22	score	score	NN
20987	564	23	of	of	IN
20987	564	24	guns	gun	NNS
20987	564	25	....	....	.
20987	565	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	565	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	565	3	dangerous	dangerous	JJ
20987	565	4	--	--	:
20987	565	5	and	and	CC
20987	565	6	yet	yet	RB
20987	565	7	nobody	nobody	NN
20987	565	8	cares	care	VBZ
20987	565	9	.	.	.
20987	566	1	There	there	EX
20987	566	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	566	3	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	566	4	to	to	TO
20987	566	5	do	do	VB
20987	566	6	but	but	CC
20987	566	7	wait	wait	VB
20987	566	8	--	--	:
20987	566	9	for	for	IN
20987	566	10	the	the	DT
20987	566	11	Army	Army	NNP
20987	566	12	Corps	Corps	NNP
20987	566	13	that	that	WDT
20987	566	14	has	have	VBZ
20987	566	15	not	not	RB
20987	566	16	yet	yet	RB
20987	566	17	left	leave	VBN
20987	566	18	England	England	NNP
20987	566	19	.	.	.
20987	567	1	Tiny	tiny	JJ
20987	567	2	forces	force	NNS
20987	567	3	,	,	,
20987	567	4	half	half	NN
20987	567	5	{	{	-LRB-
20987	567	6	p.105	p.105	NN
20987	567	7	}	}	-RRB-
20987	567	8	a	a	DT
20987	567	9	battalion	battalion	NN
20987	567	10	in	in	IN
20987	567	11	front	front	NN
20987	567	12	,	,	,
20987	567	13	and	and	CC
20987	567	14	no	no	DT
20987	567	15	support	support	NN
20987	567	16	behind	behind	RB
20987	567	17	--	--	:
20987	567	18	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	567	19	but	but	IN
20987	567	20	long	long	JJ
20987	567	21	lines	line	NNS
20987	567	22	of	of	IN
20987	567	23	railway	railway	NN
20987	567	24	with	with	IN
20987	567	25	ungarrisoned	ungarrisoned	JJ
20987	567	26	posts	post	NNS
20987	567	27	hundreds	hundred	NNS
20987	567	28	of	of	IN
20987	567	29	miles	mile	NNS
20987	567	30	at	at	IN
20987	567	31	the	the	DT
20987	567	32	far	far	JJ
20987	567	33	end	end	NN
20987	567	34	of	of	IN
20987	567	35	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	567	36	.	.	.
20987	568	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	568	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	568	3	very	very	RB
20987	568	4	dangerous	dangerous	JJ
20987	568	5	.	.	.
20987	569	1	No	no	DT
20987	569	2	supports	support	NNS
20987	569	3	at	at	IN
20987	569	4	this	this	DT
20987	569	5	moment	moment	NN
20987	569	6	nearer	near	RBR
20987	569	7	than	than	IN
20987	569	8	England	England	NNP
20987	569	9	.	.	.
20987	570	1	"	"	``
20987	570	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	570	3	8	8	CD
20987	570	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	570	5	[	[	-LRB-
20987	570	6	Footnote	footnote	NN
20987	570	7	8	8	CD
20987	570	8	:	:	:
20987	570	9	"	"	``
20987	570	10	From	from	IN
20987	570	11	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	570	12	Town	Town	NNP
20987	570	13	to	to	IN
20987	570	14	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	570	15	,	,	,
20987	570	16	"	"	''
20987	570	17	pp	pp	NNP
20987	570	18	.	.	.
20987	571	1	16	16	CD
20987	571	2	-	-	SYM
20987	571	3	20	20	CD
20987	571	4	.	.	.
20987	571	5	]	]	-RRB-
20987	572	1	In	in	IN
20987	572	2	this	this	DT
20987	572	3	brief	brief	JJ
20987	572	4	and	and	CC
20987	572	5	pregnant	pregnant	JJ
20987	572	6	summary	summary	NN
20987	572	7	the	the	DT
20987	572	8	reader	reader	NN
20987	572	9	will	will	MD
20987	572	10	note	note	VB
20987	572	11	outlined	outline	VBN
20987	572	12	the	the	DT
20987	572	13	elements	element	NNS
20987	572	14	characteristic	characteristic	JJ
20987	572	15	of	of	IN
20987	572	16	all	all	DT
20987	572	17	strategic	strategic	JJ
20987	572	18	situations	situation	NNS
20987	572	19	:	:	:
20987	572	20	the	the	DT
20987	572	21	bases	basis	NNS
20987	572	22	,	,	,
20987	572	23	the	the	DT
20987	572	24	seaports	seaport	NNS
20987	572	25	;	;	:
20987	572	26	the	the	DT
20987	572	27	communications	communication	NNS
20987	572	28	,	,	,
20987	572	29	the	the	DT
20987	572	30	railway	railway	NN
20987	572	31	lines	line	NNS
20987	572	32	;	;	:
20987	572	33	the	the	DT
20987	572	34	front	front	NN
20987	572	35	of	of	IN
20987	572	36	operations	operation	NNS
20987	572	37	,	,	,
20987	572	38	the	the	DT
20987	572	39	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	572	40	of	of	IN
20987	572	41	the	the	DT
20987	572	42	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	572	43	Free	Free	NNP
20987	572	44	State	State	NNP
20987	572	45	,	,	,
20987	572	46	or	or	CC
20987	572	47	rather	rather	RB
20987	572	48	,	,	,
20987	572	49	perhaps	perhaps	RB
20987	572	50	,	,	,
20987	572	51	in	in	IN
20987	572	52	this	this	DT
20987	572	53	defensive	defensive	NN
20987	572	54	--	--	:
20987	572	55	or	or	CC
20987	572	56	defenceless	defenceless	JJ
20987	572	57	--	--	:
20987	572	58	stage	stage	NN
20987	572	59	,	,	,
20987	572	60	the	the	DT
20987	572	61	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	572	62	line	line	NN
20987	572	63	parallel	parallel	JJ
20987	572	64	to	to	IN
20987	572	65	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	572	66	,	,	,
20987	572	67	which	which	WDT
20987	572	68	joins	join	VBZ
20987	572	69	De	De	NNP
20987	572	70	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	572	71	,	,	,
20987	572	72	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	572	73	and	and	CC
20987	572	74	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	572	75	.	.	.
20987	573	1	Dangerous	dangerous	JJ
20987	573	2	,	,	,
20987	573	3	sure	sure	RB
20987	573	4	enough	enough	RB
20987	573	5	;	;	:
20987	573	6	how	how	WRB
20987	573	7	much	much	RB
20987	573	8	so	so	RB
20987	573	9	needs	need	VBZ
20987	573	10	only	only	RB
20987	573	11	a	a	DT
20987	573	12	glance	glance	NN
20987	573	13	at	at	IN
20987	573	14	the	the	DT
20987	573	15	map	map	NN
20987	573	16	to	to	TO
20987	573	17	show	show	VB
20987	573	18	.	.	.
20987	574	1	Before	before	IN
20987	574	2	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	574	3	could	could	MD
20987	574	4	arrive	arrive	VB
20987	574	5	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	574	6	George	George	NNP
20987	574	7	White	White	NNP
20987	574	8	was	be	VBD
20987	574	9	shut	shut	VBN
20987	574	10	up	up	RP
20987	574	11	in	in	IN
20987	574	12	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	574	13	by	by	IN
20987	574	14	forces	force	NNS
20987	574	15	double	double	PDT
20987	574	16	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	574	17	own	own	JJ
20987	574	18	.	.	.
20987	575	1	These	these	DT
20987	575	2	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	575	3	held	hold	VBD
20987	575	4	there	there	RB
20987	575	5	,	,	,
20987	575	6	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	575	7	is	be	VBZ
20987	575	8	true	true	JJ
20987	575	9	;	;	:
20987	575	10	and	and	CC
20987	575	11	the	the	DT
20987	575	12	fatal	fatal	JJ
20987	575	13	delay	delay	NN
20987	575	14	of	of	IN
20987	575	15	the	the	DT
20987	575	16	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	575	17	before	before	IN
20987	575	18	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	575	19	lines	line	NNS
20987	575	20	,	,	,
20987	575	21	reflected	reflect	VBN
20987	575	22	in	in	IN
20987	575	23	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	575	24	no	no	DT
20987	575	25	less	less	RBR
20987	575	26	fatal	fatal	JJ
20987	575	27	inactivity	inactivity	NN
20987	575	28	on	on	IN
20987	575	29	the	the	DT
20987	575	30	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	575	31	of	of	IN
20987	575	32	the	the	DT
20987	575	33	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	575	34	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	575	35	,	,	,
20987	575	36	whence	whence	NN
20987	575	37	Steevens	Steevens	NNP
20987	575	38	wrote	write	VBD
20987	575	39	the	the	DT
20987	575	40	words	word	NNS
20987	575	41	quoted	quote	VBN
20987	575	42	,	,	,
20987	575	43	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	575	44	threw	throw	VBD
20987	575	45	away	away	RB
20987	575	46	the	the	DT
20987	575	47	game	game	NN
20987	575	48	;	;	:
20987	575	49	but	but	CC
20987	575	50	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	575	51	are	be	VBP
20987	575	52	now	now	RB
20987	575	53	speaking	speak	VBG
20987	575	54	,	,	,
20987	575	55	as	as	IN
20987	575	56	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	575	57	was	be	VBD
20987	575	58	then	then	RB
20987	575	59	writing	write	VBG
20987	575	60	,	,	,
20987	575	61	of	of	IN
20987	575	62	the	the	DT
20987	575	63	time	time	NN
20987	575	64	{	{	-LRB-
20987	575	65	p.106	p.106	NNP
20987	575	66	}	}	-RRB-
20987	575	67	when	when	WRB
20987	575	68	the	the	DT
20987	575	69	cards	card	NNS
20987	575	70	had	have	VBD
20987	575	71	only	only	RB
20987	575	72	been	be	VBN
20987	575	73	dealt	deal	VBN
20987	575	74	and	and	CC
20987	575	75	the	the	DT
20987	575	76	hand	hand	NN
20987	575	77	was	be	VBD
20987	575	78	yet	yet	RB
20987	575	79	to	to	TO
20987	575	80	play	play	VB
20987	575	81	.	.	.
20987	576	1	Put	put	VB
20987	576	2	your	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	576	3	marks	mark	NNS
20987	576	4	on	on	IN
20987	576	5	each	each	DT
20987	576	6	of	of	IN
20987	576	7	the	the	DT
20987	576	8	places	place	NNS
20987	576	9	named	name	VBN
20987	576	10	--	--	:
20987	576	11	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	576	12	,	,	,
20987	576	13	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	576	14	,	,	,
20987	576	15	De	De	NNP
20987	576	16	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	576	17	,	,	,
20987	576	18	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	576	19	,	,	,
20987	576	20	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	576	21	--	--	:
20987	576	22	note	note	VBP
20987	576	23	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	576	24	individual	individual	JJ
20987	576	25	and	and	CC
20987	576	26	relative	relative	JJ
20987	576	27	importance	importance	NN
20987	576	28	,	,	,
20987	576	29	the	the	DT
20987	576	30	distances	distance	NNS
20987	576	31	severing	sever	VBG
20987	576	32	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	576	33	from	from	IN
20987	576	34	one	one	CD
20987	576	35	another	another	DT
20987	576	36	,	,	,
20987	576	37	the	the	DT
20987	576	38	small	small	JJ
20987	576	39	bodies	body	NNS
20987	576	40	of	of	IN
20987	576	41	men	man	NNS
20987	576	42	scattered	scatter	VBN
20987	576	43	among	among	IN
20987	576	44	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	576	45	,	,	,
20987	576	46	incapable	incapable	JJ
20987	576	47	through	through	IN
20987	576	48	weakness	weakness	NN
20987	576	49	and	and	CC
20987	576	50	remoteness	remoteness	NN
20987	576	51	of	of	IN
20987	576	52	supporting	support	VBG
20987	576	53	each	each	DT
20987	576	54	other	other	JJ
20987	576	55	,	,	,
20987	576	56	and	and	CC
20987	576	57	with	with	IN
20987	576	58	no	no	DT
20987	576	59	common	common	JJ
20987	576	60	supports	support	NNS
20987	576	61	behind	behind	RB
20987	576	62	.	.	.
20987	577	1	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	577	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	577	3	from	from	IN
20987	577	4	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	577	5	223	223	CD
20987	577	6	miles	mile	NNS
20987	577	7	;	;	:
20987	577	8	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	577	9	from	from	IN
20987	577	10	De	De	NNP
20987	577	11	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	577	12	,	,	,
20987	577	13	146	146	CD
20987	577	14	;	;	:
20987	577	15	De	De	NNP
20987	577	16	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	577	17	from	from	IN
20987	577	18	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	577	19	,	,	,
20987	577	20	69	69	CD
20987	577	21	;	;	:
20987	577	22	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	577	23	from	from	IN
20987	577	24	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	577	25	80	80	CD
20987	577	26	,	,	,
20987	577	27	as	as	IN
20987	577	28	the	the	DT
20987	577	29	crow	crow	NN
20987	577	30	flies	fly	VBZ
20987	577	31	over	over	IN
20987	577	32	a	a	DT
20987	577	33	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	577	34	country	country	NN
20987	577	35	,	,	,
20987	577	36	at	at	IN
20987	577	37	least	least	JJS
20987	577	38	130	130	CD
20987	577	39	by	by	IN
20987	577	40	rail	rail	NN
20987	577	41	.	.	.
20987	578	1	All	all	DT
20987	578	2	three	three	CD
20987	578	3	junctions	junction	NNS
20987	578	4	with	with	IN
20987	578	5	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	578	6	intervening	intervene	VBG
20987	578	7	lines	line	NNS
20987	578	8	of	of	IN
20987	578	9	rail	rail	NN
20987	578	10	,	,	,
20987	578	11	bridges	bridge	NNS
20987	578	12	,	,	,
20987	578	13	culverts	culvert	NNS
20987	578	14	and	and	CC
20987	578	15	all	all	DT
20987	578	16	,	,	,
20987	578	17	are	be	VBP
20987	578	18	little	little	JJ
20987	578	19	over	over	IN
20987	578	20	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	578	21	miles	mile	NNS
20987	578	22	from	from	IN
20987	578	23	the	the	DT
20987	578	24	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	578	25	River	River	NNP
20987	578	26	,	,	,
20987	578	27	which	which	WDT
20987	578	28	hereabout	hereabout	VBZ
20987	578	29	forms	form	VBZ
20987	578	30	the	the	DT
20987	578	31	boundary	boundary	JJ
20987	578	32	separating	separate	VBG
20987	578	33	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	578	34	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	578	35	from	from	IN
20987	578	36	the	the	DT
20987	578	37	Free	Free	NNP
20987	578	38	State	State	NNP
20987	578	39	.	.	.
20987	579	1	And	and	CC
20987	579	2	White	White	NNP
20987	579	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	579	4	about	about	JJ
20987	579	5	to	to	TO
20987	579	6	be	be	VB
20987	579	7	invested	invest	VBN
20987	579	8	in	in	IN
20987	579	9	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	579	10	,	,	,
20987	579	11	and	and	CC
20987	579	12	the	the	DT
20987	579	13	Army	Army	NNP
20987	579	14	Corps	Corps	NNP
20987	579	15	has	have	VBZ
20987	579	16	not	not	RB
20987	579	17	yet	yet	RB
20987	579	18	left	leave	VBN
20987	579	19	England	England	NNP
20987	579	20	.	.	.
20987	580	1	The	the	DT
20987	580	2	average	average	JJ
20987	580	3	length	length	NN
20987	580	4	of	of	IN
20987	580	5	a	a	DT
20987	580	6	transport	transport	NN
20987	580	7	's	's	POS
20987	580	8	voyage	voyage	NN
20987	580	9	from	from	IN
20987	580	10	the	the	DT
20987	580	11	United	United	NNP
20987	580	12	Kingdom	Kingdom	NNP
20987	580	13	to	to	IN
20987	580	14	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	580	15	Town	Town	NNP
20987	580	16	,	,	,
20987	580	17	as	as	IN
20987	580	18	determined	determine	VBN
20987	580	19	from	from	IN
20987	580	20	162	162	CD
20987	580	21	records	record	NNS
20987	580	22	,	,	,
20987	580	23	was	be	VBD
20987	580	24	22	22	CD
20987	580	25	-	-	SYM
20987	580	26	1/6	1/6	CD
20987	580	27	days	day	NNS
20987	580	28	.	.	.
20987	581	1	The	the	DT
20987	581	2	first	first	JJ
20987	581	3	,	,	,
20987	581	4	with	with	IN
20987	581	5	Hildyard	Hildyard	NNP
20987	581	6	's	's	POS
20987	581	7	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	581	8	,	,	,
20987	581	9	accomplished	accomplish	VBD
20987	581	10	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	581	11	{	{	-LRB-
20987	581	12	p.107	p.107	NN
20987	581	13	}	}	-RRB-
20987	581	14	in	in	IN
20987	581	15	20	20	CD
20987	581	16	days	day	NNS
20987	581	17	,	,	,
20987	581	18	arriving	arrive	VBG
20987	581	19	November	November	NNP
20987	581	20	9	9	CD
20987	581	21	;	;	:
20987	581	22	the	the	DT
20987	581	23	last	last	JJ
20987	581	24	of	of	IN
20987	581	25	the	the	DT
20987	581	26	four	four	CD
20987	581	27	took	take	VBD
20987	581	28	25	25	CD
20987	581	29	days	day	NNS
20987	581	30	,	,	,
20987	581	31	coming	come	VBG
20987	581	32	in	in	RP
20987	581	33	on	on	IN
20987	581	34	the	the	DT
20987	581	35	14th	14th	NN
20987	581	36	.	.	.
20987	582	1	With	with	IN
20987	582	2	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	582	3	,	,	,
20987	582	4	and	and	CC
20987	582	5	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	582	6	one	one	CD
20987	582	7	predecessor	predecessor	NN
20987	582	8	,	,	,
20987	582	9	6,000	6,000	CD
20987	582	10	additional	additional	JJ
20987	582	11	troops	troop	NNS
20987	582	12	were	be	VBD
20987	582	13	at	at	IN
20987	582	14	the	the	DT
20987	582	15	latter	latter	JJ
20987	582	16	date	date	NN
20987	582	17	--	--	:
20987	582	18	five	five	CD
20987	582	19	weeks	week	NNS
20987	582	20	after	after	IN
20987	582	21	the	the	DT
20987	582	22	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	582	23	'	'	POS
20987	582	24	ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	582	25	became	become	VBD
20987	582	26	operative	operative	JJ
20987	582	27	--	--	:
20987	582	28	landed	land	VBD
20987	582	29	at	at	IN
20987	582	30	the	the	DT
20987	582	31	far	far	JJ
20987	582	32	base	base	NN
20987	582	33	of	of	IN
20987	582	34	operations	operation	NNS
20987	582	35	,	,	,
20987	582	36	yet	yet	RB
20987	582	37	500	500	CD
20987	582	38	miles	mile	NNS
20987	582	39	by	by	IN
20987	582	40	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	582	41	from	from	IN
20987	582	42	the	the	DT
20987	582	43	front	front	NN
20987	582	44	.	.	.
20987	583	1	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	583	2	and	and	CC
20987	583	3	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	583	4	were	be	VBD
20987	583	5	then	then	RB
20987	583	6	already	already	RB
20987	583	7	invested	invest	VBN
20987	583	8	,	,	,
20987	583	9	and	and	CC
20987	583	10	the	the	DT
20987	583	11	bombardment	bombardment	NN
20987	583	12	at	at	IN
20987	583	13	both	both	DT
20987	583	14	places	place	NNS
20987	583	15	begun	begin	VBN
20987	583	16	.	.	.
20987	584	1	The	the	DT
20987	584	2	British	british	JJ
20987	584	3	troops	troop	NNS
20987	584	4	had	have	VBD
20987	584	5	evacuated	evacuate	VBN
20987	584	6	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	584	7	Junction	Junction	NNP
20987	584	8	November	November	NNP
20987	584	9	3	3	CD
20987	584	10	,	,	,
20987	584	11	falling	fall	VBG
20987	584	12	back	back	RB
20987	584	13	to	to	IN
20987	584	14	the	the	DT
20987	584	15	southward	southward	NN
20987	584	16	toward	toward	IN
20987	584	17	Sterkstrom	Sterkstrom	NNP
20987	584	18	and	and	CC
20987	584	19	Queenstown	Queenstown	NNP
20987	584	20	;	;	:
20987	584	21	thus	thus	RB
20987	584	22	abandoning	abandon	VBG
20987	584	23	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	584	24	communication	communication	NN
20987	584	25	between	between	IN
20987	584	26	East	East	NNP
20987	584	27	London	London	NNP
20987	584	28	,	,	,
20987	584	29	one	one	CD
20987	584	30	of	of	IN
20987	584	31	the	the	DT
20987	584	32	sea	sea	NN
20987	584	33	bases	basis	NNS
20987	584	34	,	,	,
20987	584	35	and	and	CC
20987	584	36	the	the	DT
20987	584	37	western	western	JJ
20987	584	38	theatre	theatre	NNP
20987	584	39	of	of	IN
20987	584	40	war	war	NN
20987	584	41	toward	toward	IN
20987	584	42	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	584	43	and	and	CC
20987	584	44	De	De	NNP
20987	584	45	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	584	46	.	.	.
20987	585	1	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	585	2	had	have	VBD
20987	585	3	also	also	RB
20987	585	4	been	be	VBN
20987	585	5	quitted	quit	VBN
20987	585	6	at	at	IN
20987	585	7	about	about	IN
20987	585	8	the	the	DT
20987	585	9	same	same	JJ
20987	585	10	time	time	NN
20987	585	11	,	,	,
20987	585	12	but	but	CC
20987	585	13	the	the	DT
20987	585	14	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	585	15	grasp	grasp	NN
20987	585	16	in	in	IN
20987	585	17	that	that	DT
20987	585	18	central	central	JJ
20987	585	19	quarter	quarter	NN
20987	585	20	was	be	VBD
20987	585	21	never	never	RB
20987	585	22	as	as	RB
20987	585	23	firm	firm	JJ
20987	585	24	as	as	IN
20987	585	25	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	585	26	was	be	VBD
20987	585	27	to	to	IN
20987	585	28	the	the	DT
20987	585	29	eastward	eastward	JJ
20987	585	30	and	and	CC
20987	585	31	westward	westward	RB
20987	585	32	.	.	.
20987	586	1	General	General	NNP
20987	586	2	French	French	NNP
20987	586	3	was	be	VBD
20987	586	4	early	early	RB
20987	586	5	established	establish	VBN
20987	586	6	with	with	IN
20987	586	7	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	586	8	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	586	9	at	at	IN
20987	586	10	Hanover	Hanover	NNP
20987	586	11	Road	Road	NNP
20987	586	12	,	,	,
20987	586	13	midway	midway	NN
20987	586	14	on	on	IN
20987	586	15	the	the	DT
20987	586	16	line	line	NN
20987	586	17	from	from	IN
20987	586	18	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	586	19	to	to	IN
20987	586	20	De	De	NNP
20987	586	21	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	586	22	,	,	,
20987	586	23	and	and	CC
20987	586	24	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	586	25	activity	activity	NN
20987	586	26	,	,	,
20987	586	27	skilfully	skilfully	RB
20987	586	28	directed	direct	VBN
20987	586	29	against	against	IN
20987	586	30	the	the	DT
20987	586	31	flanks	flank	NNS
20987	586	32	of	of	IN
20987	586	33	the	the	DT
20987	586	34	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	586	35	,	,	,
20987	586	36	imparted	impart	VBN
20987	586	37	to	to	IN
20987	586	38	the	the	DT
20987	586	39	latter	latter	JJ
20987	586	40	a	a	DT
20987	586	41	nervousness	nervousness	NN
20987	586	42	which	which	WDT
20987	586	43	the	the	DT
20987	586	44	frontal	frontal	JJ
20987	586	45	attacks	attack	NNS
20987	586	46	on	on	IN
20987	586	47	the	the	DT
20987	586	48	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	586	49	{	{	-LRB-
20987	586	50	p.108	p.108	NNP
20987	586	51	}	}	-RRB-
20987	586	52	line	line	NN
20987	586	53	failed	fail	VBD
20987	586	54	to	to	TO
20987	586	55	produce	produce	VB
20987	586	56	.	.	.
20987	587	1	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	587	2	was	be	VBD
20987	587	3	reoccupied	reoccupie	VBN
20987	587	4	by	by	IN
20987	587	5	the	the	DT
20987	587	6	British	British	NNP
20987	587	7	November	November	NNP
20987	587	8	19	19	CD
20987	587	9	,	,	,
20987	587	10	and	and	CC
20987	587	11	De	De	NNP
20987	587	12	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	587	13	was	be	VBD
20987	587	14	never	never	RB
20987	587	15	by	by	IN
20987	587	16	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	587	17	abandoned	abandon	VBD
20987	587	18	;	;	:
20987	587	19	but	but	CC
20987	587	20	the	the	DT
20987	587	21	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	587	22	on	on	IN
20987	587	23	the	the	DT
20987	587	24	25th	25th	NN
20987	587	25	of	of	IN
20987	587	26	November	November	NNP
20987	587	27	blew	blow	VBD
20987	587	28	up	up	RP
20987	587	29	a	a	DT
20987	587	30	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	587	31	on	on	IN
20987	587	32	the	the	DT
20987	587	33	line	line	NN
20987	587	34	from	from	IN
20987	587	35	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	587	36	_	_	NNP
20987	587	37	via	via	IN
20987	587	38	_	_	NNP
20987	587	39	Middelburg	Middelburg	NNP
20987	587	40	and	and	CC
20987	587	41	Rosmead	Rosmead	NNP
20987	587	42	to	to	IN
20987	587	43	Port	Port	NNP
20987	587	44	Elizabeth	Elizabeth	NNP
20987	587	45	,	,	,
20987	587	46	thereby	thereby	RB
20987	587	47	momentarily	momentarily	RB
20987	587	48	cutting	cut	VBG
20987	587	49	out	out	RP
20987	587	50	the	the	DT
20987	587	51	line	line	NN
20987	587	52	from	from	IN
20987	587	53	this	this	DT
20987	587	54	sea	sea	NN
20987	587	55	base	base	NN
20987	587	56	also	also	RB
20987	587	57	,	,	,
20987	587	58	as	as	IN
20987	587	59	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	587	60	advance	advance	NN
20987	587	61	upon	upon	IN
20987	587	62	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	587	63	had	have	VBD
20987	587	64	eliminated	eliminate	VBN
20987	587	65	East	East	NNP
20987	587	66	London	London	NNP
20987	587	67	.	.	.
20987	588	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	588	2	made	make	VBD
20987	588	3	also	also	RB
20987	588	4	strenuous	strenuous	JJ
20987	588	5	efforts	effort	NNS
20987	588	6	,	,	,
20987	588	7	at	at	IN
20987	588	8	many	many	JJ
20987	588	9	points	point	NNS
20987	588	10	,	,	,
20987	588	11	to	to	TO
20987	588	12	destroy	destroy	VB
20987	588	13	the	the	DT
20987	588	14	main	main	JJ
20987	588	15	road	road	NN
20987	588	16	from	from	IN
20987	588	17	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	588	18	south	south	RB
20987	588	19	to	to	IN
20987	588	20	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	588	21	River	River	NNP
20987	588	22	,	,	,
20987	588	23	blowing	blow	VBG
20987	588	24	up	up	RP
20987	588	25	culverts	culvert	NNS
20987	588	26	and	and	CC
20987	588	27	bridges	bridge	NNS
20987	588	28	,	,	,
20987	588	29	but	but	CC
20987	588	30	the	the	DT
20987	588	31	damage	damage	NN
20987	588	32	effected	effect	VBN
20987	588	33	was	be	VBD
20987	588	34	afterward	afterward	RB
20987	588	35	found	find	VBN
20987	588	36	to	to	TO
20987	588	37	be	be	VB
20987	588	38	less	less	JJR
20987	588	39	than	than	IN
20987	588	40	had	have	VBD
20987	588	41	been	be	VBN
20987	588	42	expected	expect	VBN
20987	588	43	,	,	,
20987	588	44	owing	owe	VBG
20987	588	45	to	to	IN
20987	588	46	the	the	DT
20987	588	47	clumsiness	clumsiness	NN
20987	588	48	of	of	IN
20987	588	49	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	588	50	methods	method	NNS
20987	588	51	;	;	,
20987	588	52	a	a	DT
20987	588	53	fact	fact	NN
20987	588	54	which	which	WDT
20987	588	55	probably	probably	RB
20987	588	56	indicates	indicate	VBZ
20987	588	57	that	that	IN
20987	588	58	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	588	59	cause	cause	NN
20987	588	60	was	be	VBD
20987	588	61	supported	support	VBN
20987	588	62	mainly	mainly	RB
20987	588	63	by	by	IN
20987	588	64	a	a	DT
20987	588	65	rural	rural	JJ
20987	588	66	population	population	NN
20987	588	67	,	,	,
20987	588	68	and	and	CC
20987	588	69	that	that	IN
20987	588	70	few	few	JJ
20987	588	71	mechanics	mechanic	NNS
20987	588	72	--	--	:
20987	588	73	townsfolk	townsfolk	NN
20987	588	74	--	--	:
20987	588	75	were	be	VBD
20987	588	76	in	in	IN
20987	588	77	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	588	78	ranks	rank	NNS
20987	588	79	.	.	.
20987	589	1	There	there	EX
20987	589	2	seems	seem	VBZ
20987	589	3	to	to	TO
20987	589	4	have	have	VB
20987	589	5	been	be	VBN
20987	589	6	no	no	DT
20987	589	7	serious	serious	JJ
20987	589	8	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	589	9	to	to	TO
20987	589	10	interrupt	interrupt	VB
20987	589	11	communications	communication	NNS
20987	589	12	south	south	RB
20987	589	13	of	of	IN
20987	589	14	the	the	DT
20987	589	15	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	589	16	River	River	NNP
20987	589	17	,	,	,
20987	589	18	important	important	JJ
20987	589	19	though	though	IN
20987	589	20	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	589	21	was	be	VBD
20987	589	22	to	to	TO
20987	589	23	do	do	VB
20987	589	24	so	so	RB
20987	589	25	.	.	.
20987	590	1	The	the	DT
20987	590	2	British	British	NNP
20987	590	3	Corps	Corps	NNP
20987	590	4	,	,	,
20987	590	5	to	to	IN
20987	590	6	the	the	DT
20987	590	7	command	command	NN
20987	590	8	of	of	IN
20987	590	9	which	which	WDT
20987	590	10	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	590	11	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	590	12	was	be	VBD
20987	590	13	assigned	assign	VBN
20987	590	14	,	,	,
20987	590	15	assembled	assemble	VBN
20987	590	16	at	at	IN
20987	590	17	the	the	DT
20987	590	18	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	590	19	River	River	NNP
20987	590	20	Bridge	Bridge	NNP
20987	590	21	without	without	IN
20987	590	22	opposition	opposition	NN
20987	590	23	or	or	CC
20987	590	24	difficulty	difficulty	NN
20987	590	25	,	,	,
20987	590	26	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	590	27	concentration	concentration	NN
20987	590	28	being	be	VBG
20987	590	29	effected	effect	VBN
20987	590	30	{	{	-LRB-
20987	590	31	p.109	p.109	NN
20987	590	32	}	}	-RRB-
20987	590	33	on	on	IN
20987	590	34	the	the	DT
20987	590	35	19th	19th	NN
20987	590	36	of	of	IN
20987	590	37	November	November	NNP
20987	590	38	.	.	.
20987	591	1	The	the	DT
20987	591	2	advance	advance	NN
20987	591	3	thence	thence	NN
20987	591	4	,	,	,
20987	591	5	in	in	IN
20987	591	6	fact	fact	NN
20987	591	7	,	,	,
20987	591	8	began	begin	VBD
20987	591	9	on	on	IN
20987	591	10	the	the	DT
20987	591	11	21st	21st	NN
20987	591	12	,	,	,
20987	591	13	and	and	CC
20987	591	14	on	on	IN
20987	591	15	the	the	DT
20987	591	16	23rd	23rd	NN
20987	591	17	was	be	VBD
20987	591	18	fought	fight	VBN
20987	591	19	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	591	20	first	first	JJ
20987	591	21	battle	battle	NN
20987	591	22	,	,	,
20987	591	23	that	that	DT
20987	591	24	of	of	IN
20987	591	25	Belmont	Belmont	NNP
20987	591	26	.	.	.
20987	592	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	592	2	will	will	MD
20987	592	3	be	be	VB
20987	592	4	well	well	JJ
20987	592	5	here	here	RB
20987	592	6	to	to	TO
20987	592	7	summarize	summarize	VB
20987	592	8	,	,	,
20987	592	9	map	map	VB
20987	592	10	in	in	IN
20987	592	11	hand	hand	NN
20987	592	12	,	,	,
20987	592	13	the	the	DT
20987	592	14	character	character	NN
20987	592	15	and	and	CC
20987	592	16	result	result	NN
20987	592	17	of	of	IN
20987	592	18	the	the	DT
20987	592	19	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	592	20	'	'	POS
20987	592	21	operations	operation	NNS
20987	592	22	in	in	IN
20987	592	23	this	this	DT
20987	592	24	western	western	JJ
20987	592	25	theatre	theatre	NN
20987	592	26	,	,	,
20987	592	27	during	during	IN
20987	592	28	the	the	DT
20987	592	29	priceless	priceless	JJ
20987	592	30	five	five	CD
20987	592	31	weeks	week	NNS
20987	592	32	of	of	IN
20987	592	33	opportunity	opportunity	NN
20987	592	34	secured	secure	VBN
20987	592	35	to	to	IN
20987	592	36	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	592	37	by	by	IN
20987	592	38	the	the	DT
20987	592	39	over	over	NN
20987	592	40	-	-	HYPH
20987	592	41	confidence	confidence	NN
20987	592	42	,	,	,
20987	592	43	or	or	CC
20987	592	44	the	the	DT
20987	592	45	remissness	remissness	NN
20987	592	46	,	,	,
20987	592	47	or	or	CC
20987	592	48	the	the	DT
20987	592	49	forbearance	forbearance	NN
20987	592	50	,	,	,
20987	592	51	of	of	IN
20987	592	52	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	592	53	powerful	powerful	JJ
20987	592	54	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	592	55	.	.	.
20987	593	1	The	the	DT
20987	593	2	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	593	3	differed	differ	VBN
20987	593	4	from	from	IN
20987	593	5	those	those	DT
20987	593	6	in	in	IN
20987	593	7	the	the	DT
20987	593	8	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	593	9	scene	scene	NN
20987	593	10	of	of	IN
20987	593	11	war	war	NN
20987	593	12	--	--	:
20987	593	13	in	in	IN
20987	593	14	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	593	15	--	--	:
20987	593	16	because	because	IN
20987	593	17	there	there	RB
20987	593	18	the	the	DT
20987	593	19	just	just	JJ
20987	593	20	anxiety	anxiety	NN
20987	593	21	of	of	IN
20987	593	22	the	the	DT
20987	593	23	inhabitants	inhabitant	NNS
20987	593	24	,	,	,
20987	593	25	reflected	reflect	VBN
20987	593	26	in	in	IN
20987	593	27	that	that	DT
20987	593	28	of	of	IN
20987	593	29	the	the	DT
20987	593	30	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	593	31	and	and	CC
20987	593	32	Imperial	imperial	JJ
20987	593	33	governments	government	NNS
20987	593	34	,	,	,
20987	593	35	had	have	VBD
20987	593	36	occasioned	occasion	VBN
20987	593	37	the	the	DT
20987	593	38	concentration	concentration	NN
20987	593	39	of	of	IN
20987	593	40	by	by	IN
20987	593	41	far	far	RB
20987	593	42	the	the	DT
20987	593	43	greatest	great	JJS
20987	593	44	mass	mass	NN
20987	593	45	of	of	IN
20987	593	46	available	available	JJ
20987	593	47	British	british	JJ
20987	593	48	troops	troop	NNS
20987	593	49	.	.	.
20987	594	1	The	the	DT
20987	594	2	exposure	exposure	NN
20987	594	3	of	of	IN
20987	594	4	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	594	5	in	in	IN
20987	594	6	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	594	7	more	more	RBR
20987	594	8	vital	vital	JJ
20987	594	9	and	and	CC
20987	594	10	strictly	strictly	RB
20987	594	11	British	british	JJ
20987	594	12	interests	interest	NNS
20987	594	13	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	594	14	exceeded	exceed	VBD
20987	594	15	that	that	DT
20987	594	16	of	of	IN
20987	594	17	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	594	18	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	594	19	,	,	,
20987	594	20	where	where	WRB
20987	594	21	,	,	,
20987	594	22	owing	owe	VBG
20987	594	23	to	to	IN
20987	594	24	the	the	DT
20987	594	25	remoteness	remoteness	NN
20987	594	26	of	of	IN
20987	594	27	the	the	DT
20987	594	28	seaboard	seaboard	NN
20987	594	29	,	,	,
20987	594	30	near	near	IN
20987	594	31	which	which	WDT
20987	594	32	the	the	DT
20987	594	33	British	british	JJ
20987	594	34	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	594	35	congregated	congregate	VBD
20987	594	36	,	,	,
20987	594	37	the	the	DT
20987	594	38	first	first	JJ
20987	594	39	of	of	IN
20987	594	40	the	the	DT
20987	594	41	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	594	42	invasion	invasion	NN
20987	594	43	would	would	MD
20987	594	44	fall	fall	VB
20987	594	45	upon	upon	IN
20987	594	46	a	a	DT
20987	594	47	population	population	NN
20987	594	48	strongly	strongly	RB
20987	594	49	sympathetic	sympathetic	JJ
20987	594	50	with	with	IN
20987	594	51	the	the	DT
20987	594	52	cause	cause	NN
20987	594	53	of	of	IN
20987	594	54	the	the	DT
20987	594	55	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	594	56	,	,	,
20987	594	57	though	though	IN
20987	594	58	British	british	JJ
20987	594	59	in	in	IN
20987	594	60	allegiance	allegiance	NN
20987	594	61	.	.	.
20987	595	1	Therefore	therefore	RB
20987	595	2	while	while	IN
20987	595	3	this	this	DT
20987	595	4	disloyalty	disloyalty	NN
20987	595	5	was	be	VBD
20987	595	6	ominous	ominous	JJ
20987	595	7	and	and	CC
20987	595	8	detrimental	detrimental	JJ
20987	595	9	{	{	-LRB-
20987	595	10	p.110	p.110	NN
20987	595	11	}	}	-RRB-
20987	595	12	to	to	IN
20987	595	13	the	the	DT
20987	595	14	British	british	JJ
20987	595	15	cause	cause	NN
20987	595	16	as	as	IN
20987	595	17	a	a	DT
20987	595	18	whole	whole	JJ
20987	595	19	,	,	,
20987	595	20	direct	direct	JJ
20987	595	21	injury	injury	NN
20987	595	22	to	to	IN
20987	595	23	British	british	JJ
20987	595	24	interests	interest	NNS
20987	595	25	was	be	VBD
20987	595	26	less	less	RBR
20987	595	27	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	595	28	threatened	threaten	VBN
20987	595	29	.	.	.
20987	596	1	The	the	DT
20987	596	2	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	596	3	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	596	4	,	,	,
20987	596	5	accordingly	accordingly	RB
20987	596	6	,	,	,
20987	596	7	was	be	VBD
20987	596	8	left	leave	VBN
20987	596	9	defenceless	defenceless	JJ
20987	596	10	,	,	,
20987	596	11	as	as	IN
20987	596	12	has	have	VBZ
20987	596	13	been	be	VBN
20987	596	14	shown	show	VBN
20987	596	15	;	;	:
20987	596	16	and	and	CC
20987	596	17	in	in	IN
20987	596	18	a	a	DT
20987	596	19	strictly	strictly	RB
20987	596	20	military	military	JJ
20987	596	21	point	point	NN
20987	596	22	of	of	IN
20987	596	23	view	view	NN
20987	596	24	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	596	25	was	be	VBD
20987	596	26	quite	quite	RB
20987	596	27	correct	correct	JJ
20987	596	28	thus	thus	RB
20987	596	29	wholly	wholly	RB
20987	596	30	to	to	TO
20987	596	31	neglect	neglect	VB
20987	596	32	one	one	CD
20987	596	33	,	,	,
20987	596	34	rather	rather	RB
20987	596	35	than	than	IN
20987	596	36	weakly	weakly	RB
20987	596	37	to	to	TO
20987	596	38	divide	divide	VB
20987	596	39	between	between	IN
20987	596	40	two	two	CD
20987	596	41	.	.	.
20987	597	1	The	the	DT
20987	597	2	consequence	consequence	NN
20987	597	3	was	be	VBD
20987	597	4	that	that	IN
20987	597	5	in	in	IN
20987	597	6	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	597	7	occurred	occur	VBD
20987	597	8	during	during	IN
20987	597	9	ten	ten	CD
20987	597	10	days	day	NNS
20987	597	11	the	the	DT
20987	597	12	severe	severe	JJ
20987	597	13	and	and	CC
20987	597	14	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	597	15	continuous	continuous	JJ
20987	597	16	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	597	17	already	already	RB
20987	597	18	narrated	narrate	VBN
20987	597	19	,	,	,
20987	597	20	with	with	IN
20987	597	21	the	the	DT
20987	597	22	result	result	NN
20987	597	23	of	of	IN
20987	597	24	shutting	shut	VBG
20987	597	25	up	up	RP
20987	597	26	in	in	IN
20987	597	27	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	597	28	,	,	,
20987	597	29	on	on	IN
20987	597	30	the	the	DT
20987	597	31	direct	direct	JJ
20987	597	32	line	line	NN
20987	597	33	of	of	IN
20987	597	34	any	any	DT
20987	597	35	further	further	JJ
20987	597	36	advance	advance	NN
20987	597	37	contemplated	contemplate	VBN
20987	597	38	by	by	IN
20987	597	39	the	the	DT
20987	597	40	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	597	41	,	,	,
20987	597	42	a	a	DT
20987	597	43	very	very	RB
20987	597	44	strong	strong	JJ
20987	597	45	British	british	JJ
20987	597	46	force	force	NN
20987	597	47	;	;	:
20987	597	48	incapable	incapable	JJ
20987	597	49	,	,	,
20987	597	50	doubtless	doubtless	JJ
20987	597	51	,	,	,
20987	597	52	of	of	IN
20987	597	53	taking	take	VBG
20987	597	54	the	the	DT
20987	597	55	field	field	NN
20987	597	56	against	against	IN
20987	597	57	the	the	DT
20987	597	58	vastly	vastly	RB
20987	597	59	superior	superior	JJ
20987	597	60	numbers	number	NNS
20987	597	61	confronting	confront	VBG
20987	597	62	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	597	63	,	,	,
20987	597	64	but	but	CC
20987	597	65	most	most	RBS
20987	597	66	capable	capable	JJ
20987	597	67	,	,	,
20987	597	68	by	by	IN
20987	597	69	numbers	number	NNS
20987	597	70	and	and	CC
20987	597	71	position	position	NN
20987	597	72	,	,	,
20987	597	73	of	of	IN
20987	597	74	embarrassing	embarrass	VBG
20987	597	75	any	any	DT
20987	597	76	onward	onward	JJ
20987	597	77	movement	movement	NN
20987	597	78	of	of	IN
20987	597	79	the	the	DT
20987	597	80	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	597	81	.	.	.
20987	598	1	This	this	DT
20987	598	2	aspect	aspect	NN
20987	598	3	of	of	IN
20987	598	4	the	the	DT
20987	598	5	case	case	NN
20987	598	6	has	have	VBZ
20987	598	7	been	be	VBN
20987	598	8	too	too	RB
20987	598	9	much	much	RB
20987	598	10	neglected	neglect	VBN
20987	598	11	in	in	IN
20987	598	12	the	the	DT
20987	598	13	general	general	JJ
20987	598	14	apprehension	apprehension	NN
20987	598	15	.	.	.
20987	599	1	The	the	DT
20987	599	2	British	British	NNPS
20987	599	3	in	in	IN
20987	599	4	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	599	5	were	be	VBD
20987	599	6	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	599	7	an	an	DT
20987	599	8	isolated	isolated	JJ
20987	599	9	and	and	CC
20987	599	10	endangered	endangered	JJ
20987	599	11	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	599	12	,	,	,
20987	599	13	the	the	DT
20987	599	14	relief	relief	NN
20987	599	15	of	of	IN
20987	599	16	which	which	WDT
20987	599	17	constrained	constrain	VBD
20987	599	18	the	the	DT
20987	599	19	movements	movement	NNS
20987	599	20	of	of	IN
20987	599	21	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	599	22	friends	friend	NNS
20987	599	23	away	away	RB
20987	599	24	from	from	IN
20987	599	25	more	more	JJR
20987	599	26	proper	proper	JJ
20987	599	27	objectives	objective	NNS
20987	599	28	;	;	:
20987	599	29	but	but	CC
20987	599	30	in	in	IN
20987	599	31	the	the	DT
20987	599	32	early	early	JJ
20987	599	33	days	day	NNS
20987	599	34	of	of	IN
20987	599	35	the	the	DT
20987	599	36	siege	siege	NN
20987	599	37	,	,	,
20987	599	38	while	while	IN
20987	599	39	{	{	-LRB-
20987	599	40	p.111	p.111	NN
20987	599	41	}	}	-RRB-
20987	599	42	in	in	IN
20987	599	43	the	the	DT
20987	599	44	prime	prime	NN
20987	599	45	of	of	IN
20987	599	46	the	the	DT
20987	599	47	physical	physical	JJ
20987	599	48	strength	strength	NN
20987	599	49	afterward	afterward	RB
20987	599	50	drained	drain	VBD
20987	599	51	away	away	RB
20987	599	52	by	by	IN
20987	599	53	hunger	hunger	NN
20987	599	54	,	,	,
20987	599	55	and	and	CC
20987	599	56	up	up	IN
20987	599	57	to	to	IN
20987	599	58	the	the	DT
20987	599	59	time	time	NN
20987	599	60	that	that	WDT
20987	599	61	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	599	62	had	have	VBD
20987	599	63	arrived	arrive	VBN
20987	599	64	to	to	TO
20987	599	65	bar	bar	NN
20987	599	66	in	in	IN
20987	599	67	front	front	NN
20987	599	68	the	the	DT
20987	599	69	progress	progress	NN
20987	599	70	of	of	IN
20987	599	71	the	the	DT
20987	599	72	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	599	73	,	,	,
20987	599	74	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	599	75	was	be	VBD
20987	599	76	also	also	RB
20987	599	77	to	to	IN
20987	599	78	the	the	DT
20987	599	79	latter	latter	JJ
20987	599	80	what	what	WP
20987	599	81	Mantua	Mantua	NNP
20987	599	82	in	in	IN
20987	599	83	1796	1796	CD
20987	599	84	was	be	VBD
20987	599	85	to	to	IN
20987	599	86	Bonaparte	Bonaparte	NNP
20987	599	87	,	,	,
20987	599	88	and	and	CC
20987	599	89	Genoa	Genoa	NNP
20987	599	90	in	in	IN
20987	599	91	1800	1800	CD
20987	599	92	was	be	VBD
20987	599	93	to	to	IN
20987	599	94	the	the	DT
20987	599	95	Austrians	Austrians	NNPS
20987	599	96	prior	prior	RB
20987	599	97	to	to	IN
20987	599	98	Marengo	Marengo	NNP
20987	599	99	--	--	:
20987	599	100	a	a	DT
20987	599	101	force	force	NN
20987	599	102	which	which	WDT
20987	599	103	,	,	,
20987	599	104	if	if	IN
20987	599	105	advance	advance	NN
20987	599	106	were	be	VBD
20987	599	107	attempted	attempt	VBN
20987	599	108	,	,	,
20987	599	109	would	would	MD
20987	599	110	be	be	VB
20987	599	111	on	on	IN
20987	599	112	the	the	DT
20987	599	113	rear	rear	NN
20987	599	114	of	of	IN
20987	599	115	the	the	DT
20987	599	116	army	army	NN
20987	599	117	,	,	,
20987	599	118	flanking	flank	VBG
20987	599	119	the	the	DT
20987	599	120	communications	communication	NNS
20987	599	121	.	.	.
20987	600	1	To	to	TO
20987	600	2	secure	secure	VB
20987	600	3	these	these	DT
20987	600	4	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	600	5	would	would	MD
20987	600	6	be	be	VB
20987	600	7	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	600	8	,	,	,
20987	600	9	before	before	IN
20987	600	10	forward	forward	JJ
20987	600	11	movement	movement	NN
20987	600	12	,	,	,
20987	600	13	either	either	CC
20987	600	14	to	to	TO
20987	600	15	carry	carry	VB
20987	600	16	the	the	DT
20987	600	17	place	place	NN
20987	600	18	by	by	IN
20987	600	19	assault	assault	NN
20987	600	20	,	,	,
20987	600	21	suitably	suitably	RB
20987	600	22	prepared	prepared	JJ
20987	600	23	and	and	CC
20987	600	24	executed	execute	VBN
20987	600	25	,	,	,
20987	600	26	thus	thus	RB
20987	600	27	sweeping	sweep	VBG
20987	600	28	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	600	29	out	out	IN
20987	600	30	of	of	IN
20987	600	31	the	the	DT
20987	600	32	way	way	NN
20987	600	33	for	for	IN
20987	600	34	good	good	JJ
20987	600	35	,	,	,
20987	600	36	or	or	CC
20987	600	37	else	else	RB
20987	600	38	to	to	TO
20987	600	39	keep	keep	VB
20987	600	40	before	before	IN
20987	600	41	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	600	42	a	a	DT
20987	600	43	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	600	44	of	of	IN
20987	600	45	sufficient	sufficient	JJ
20987	600	46	strength	strength	NN
20987	600	47	to	to	TO
20987	600	48	check	check	VB
20987	600	49	any	any	DT
20987	600	50	effort	effort	NN
20987	600	51	seriously	seriously	RB
20987	600	52	to	to	TO
20987	600	53	interrupt	interrupt	VB
20987	600	54	the	the	DT
20987	600	55	communications	communication	NNS
20987	600	56	.	.	.
20987	601	1	But	but	CC
20987	601	2	this	this	DT
20987	601	3	would	would	MD
20987	601	4	be	be	VB
20987	601	5	to	to	TO
20987	601	6	divide	divide	VB
20987	601	7	the	the	DT
20987	601	8	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	601	9	forces	force	NNS
20987	601	10	,	,	,
20987	601	11	to	to	TO
20987	601	12	which	which	WDT
20987	601	13	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	601	14	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	601	15	did	do	VBD
20987	601	16	not	not	RB
20987	601	17	feel	feel	VB
20987	601	18	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	601	19	numbers	number	NNS
20987	601	20	adequate	adequate	JJ
20987	601	21	.	.	.
20987	602	1	This	this	DT
20987	602	2	was	be	VBD
20987	602	3	the	the	DT
20987	602	4	important	important	JJ
20987	602	5	--	--	:
20987	602	6	the	the	DT
20987	602	7	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	602	8	--	--	:
20987	602	9	part	part	NN
20987	602	10	played	play	VBN
20987	602	11	by	by	IN
20987	602	12	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	602	13	in	in	IN
20987	602	14	the	the	DT
20987	602	15	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	602	16	.	.	.
20987	603	1	Had	have	VBD
20987	603	2	the	the	DT
20987	603	3	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	603	4	'	'	POS
20987	603	5	"	"	``
20987	603	6	exclusiveness	exclusiveness	NN
20987	603	7	of	of	IN
20987	603	8	purpose"--to	purpose"--to	NNP
20987	603	9	use	use	VB
20987	603	10	Napoleon	Napoleon	NNP
20987	603	11	's	's	POS
20987	603	12	happy	happy	JJ
20987	603	13	phrase	phrase	NN
20987	603	14	--	--	:
20987	603	15	answered	answer	VBD
20987	603	16	to	to	IN
20987	603	17	the	the	DT
20987	603	18	demands	demand	NNS
20987	603	19	of	of	IN
20987	603	20	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	603	21	military	military	JJ
20987	603	22	situation	situation	NN
20987	603	23	,	,	,
20987	603	24	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	603	25	would	would	MD
20987	603	26	have	have	VB
20987	603	27	done	do	VBN
20987	603	28	for	for	IN
20987	603	29	military	military	JJ
20987	603	30	reasons	reason	NNS
20987	603	31	what	what	WP
20987	603	32	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	603	33	opponents	opponent	NNS
20987	603	34	were	be	VBD
20987	603	35	compelled	compel	VBN
20987	603	36	to	to	TO
20987	603	37	do	do	VB
20987	603	38	through	through	IN
20987	603	39	{	{	-LRB-
20987	603	40	p.112	p.112	NN
20987	603	41	}	}	-RRB-
20987	603	42	unpreparedness	unpreparedness	NN
20987	603	43	and	and	CC
20987	603	44	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	603	45	of	of	IN
20987	603	46	civil	civil	JJ
20987	603	47	policy	policy	NN
20987	603	48	.	.	.
20987	604	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	604	2	would	would	MD
20987	604	3	have	have	VB
20987	604	4	neglected	neglect	VBN
20987	604	5	the	the	DT
20987	604	6	frontiers	frontier	NNS
20987	604	7	of	of	IN
20987	604	8	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	604	9	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	604	10	,	,	,
20987	604	11	and	and	CC
20987	604	12	concentrated	concentrate	VBD
20987	604	13	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	604	14	effort	effort	NN
20987	604	15	against	against	IN
20987	604	16	the	the	DT
20987	604	17	organised	organised	JJ
20987	604	18	force	force	NN
20987	604	19	which	which	WDT
20987	604	20	exceptionally	exceptionally	RB
20987	604	21	favourable	favourable	JJ
20987	604	22	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
20987	604	23	,	,	,
20987	604	24	that	that	WDT
20987	604	25	could	could	MD
20987	604	26	not	not	RB
20987	604	27	be	be	VB
20987	604	28	expected	expect	VBN
20987	604	29	either	either	CC
20987	604	30	to	to	TO
20987	604	31	continue	continue	VB
20987	604	32	or	or	CC
20987	604	33	to	to	TO
20987	604	34	recur	recur	VB
20987	604	35	,	,	,
20987	604	36	had	have	VBD
20987	604	37	enabled	enable	VBN
20987	604	38	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	604	39	to	to	TO
20987	604	40	isolate	isolate	VB
20987	604	41	in	in	IN
20987	604	42	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	604	43	.	.	.
20987	605	1	What	what	WDT
20987	605	2	effect	effect	NN
20987	605	3	the	the	DT
20987	605	4	failure	failure	NN
20987	605	5	to	to	TO
20987	605	6	do	do	VB
20987	605	7	this	this	DT
20987	605	8	produced	produce	VBN
20987	605	9	in	in	IN
20987	605	10	the	the	DT
20987	605	11	latter	latter	JJ
20987	605	12	colony	colony	NN
20987	605	13	will	will	MD
20987	605	14	be	be	VB
20987	605	15	examined	examine	VBN
20987	605	16	later	later	RB
20987	605	17	.	.	.
20987	606	1	We	-PRON-	PRP
20987	606	2	have	have	VBP
20987	606	3	now	now	RB
20987	606	4	to	to	TO
20987	606	5	consider	consider	VB
20987	606	6	how	how	WRB
20987	606	7	the	the	DT
20987	606	8	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	606	9	,	,	,
20987	606	10	having	have	VBG
20987	606	11	decided	decide	VBN
20987	606	12	to	to	TO
20987	606	13	follow	follow	VB
20987	606	14	two	two	CD
20987	606	15	widely	widely	RB
20987	606	16	divergent	divergent	JJ
20987	606	17	plans	plan	NNS
20987	606	18	of	of	IN
20987	606	19	operations	operation	NNS
20987	606	20	,	,	,
20987	606	21	utilised	utilise	VBD
20987	606	22	the	the	DT
20987	606	23	opportunity	opportunity	NN
20987	606	24	afforded	afford	VBN
20987	606	25	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	606	26	by	by	IN
20987	606	27	the	the	DT
20987	606	28	long	long	JJ
20987	606	29	period	period	NN
20987	606	30	of	of	IN
20987	606	31	weakness	weakness	NN
20987	606	32	undergone	undergo	VBN
20987	606	33	by	by	IN
20987	606	34	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	606	35	antagonists	antagonist	NNS
20987	606	36	in	in	IN
20987	606	37	the	the	DT
20987	606	38	debatable	debatable	JJ
20987	606	39	ground	ground	NN
20987	606	40	,	,	,
20987	606	41	where	where	WRB
20987	606	42	the	the	DT
20987	606	43	frontiers	frontier	NNS
20987	606	44	of	of	IN
20987	606	45	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	606	46	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	606	47	and	and	CC
20987	606	48	the	the	DT
20987	606	49	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	606	50	Free	Free	NNP
20987	606	51	State	State	NNP
20987	606	52	adjoin	adjoin	NN
20987	606	53	,	,	,
20987	606	54	along	along	IN
20987	606	55	the	the	DT
20987	606	56	banks	bank	NNS
20987	606	57	of	of	IN
20987	606	58	the	the	DT
20987	606	59	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	606	60	River	River	NNP
20987	606	61	from	from	IN
20987	606	62	Basutoland	Basutoland	NNP
20987	606	63	to	to	IN
20987	606	64	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	606	65	.	.	.
20987	607	1	Remote	remote	JJ
20987	607	2	and	and	CC
20987	607	3	detached	detach	VBD
20987	607	4	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	607	5	,	,	,
20987	607	6	the	the	DT
20987	607	7	news	news	NN
20987	607	8	of	of	IN
20987	607	9	whose	whose	WP$
20987	607	10	deliverance	deliverance	NN
20987	607	11	comes	come	VBZ
20987	607	12	as	as	IN
20987	607	13	these	these	DT
20987	607	14	lines	line	NNS
20987	607	15	are	be	VBP
20987	607	16	writing	write	VBG
20987	607	17	,	,	,
20987	607	18	remains	remain	VBZ
20987	607	19	a	a	DT
20987	607	20	romantic	romantic	JJ
20987	607	21	episode	episode	NN
20987	607	22	,	,	,
20987	607	23	a	a	DT
20987	607	24	dramatic	dramatic	JJ
20987	607	25	centre	centre	NN
20987	607	26	of	of	IN
20987	607	27	interest	interest	NN
20987	607	28	,	,	,
20987	607	29	from	from	IN
20987	607	30	the	the	DT
20987	607	31	heroic	heroic	JJ
20987	607	32	endurance	endurance	NN
20987	607	33	and	and	CC
20987	607	34	brilliant	brilliant	JJ
20987	607	35	gallantry	gallantry	NN
20987	607	36	displayed	display	VBN
20987	607	37	by	by	IN
20987	607	38	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	607	39	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	607	40	;	;	:
20987	607	41	but	but	CC
20987	607	42	,	,	,
20987	607	43	from	from	IN
20987	607	44	the	the	DT
20987	607	45	practical	practical	JJ
20987	607	46	side	side	NN
20987	607	47	,	,	,
20987	607	48	the	the	DT
20987	607	49	action	action	NN
20987	607	50	of	of	IN
20987	607	51	friend	friend	NN
20987	607	52	and	and	CC
20987	607	53	foe	foe	NN
20987	607	54	,	,	,
20987	607	55	the	the	DT
20987	607	56	fact	fact	NN
20987	607	57	of	of	IN
20987	607	58	occupation	occupation	NN
20987	607	59	and	and	CC
20987	607	60	the	the	DT
20987	607	61	conduct	conduct	NN
20987	607	62	of	of	IN
20987	607	63	{	{	-LRB-
20987	607	64	p.113	p.113	NNS
20987	607	65	}	}	-RRB-
20987	607	66	the	the	DT
20987	607	67	siege	siege	NN
20987	607	68	,	,	,
20987	607	69	present	present	VB
20987	607	70	a	a	DT
20987	607	71	military	military	JJ
20987	607	72	riddle	riddle	NN
20987	607	73	not	not	RB
20987	607	74	readily	readily	RB
20987	607	75	solved	solve	VBN
20987	607	76	.	.	.
20987	608	1	Noting	note	VBG
20987	608	2	the	the	DT
20987	608	3	natural	natural	JJ
20987	608	4	military	military	JJ
20987	608	5	line	line	NN
20987	608	6	of	of	IN
20987	608	7	the	the	DT
20987	608	8	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	608	9	River	River	NNP
20987	608	10	,	,	,
20987	608	11	the	the	DT
20987	608	12	importance	importance	NN
20987	608	13	of	of	IN
20987	608	14	which	which	WDT
20987	608	15	in	in	IN
20987	608	16	more	more	JJR
20987	608	17	military	military	JJ
20987	608	18	countries	country	NNS
20987	608	19	would	would	MD
20987	608	20	be	be	VB
20987	608	21	emphasized	emphasize	VBN
20987	608	22	by	by	IN
20987	608	23	corresponding	correspond	VBG
20987	608	24	works	work	NNS
20987	608	25	of	of	IN
20987	608	26	precaution	precaution	NN
20987	608	27	,	,	,
20987	608	28	for	for	IN
20987	608	29	defence	defence	NN
20987	608	30	and	and	CC
20987	608	31	for	for	IN
20987	608	32	movement	movement	NN
20987	608	33	,	,	,
20987	608	34	in	in	IN
20987	608	35	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	608	36	vicinity	vicinity	NN
20987	608	37	,	,	,
20987	608	38	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	608	39	will	will	MD
20987	608	40	be	be	VB
20987	608	41	observed	observe	VBN
20987	608	42	that	that	DT
20987	608	43	parallel	parallel	NN
20987	608	44	to	to	IN
20987	608	45	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	608	46	,	,	,
20987	608	47	at	at	IN
20987	608	48	a	a	DT
20987	608	49	distance	distance	NN
20987	608	50	of	of	IN
20987	608	51	about	about	RB
20987	608	52	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	608	53	miles	mile	NNS
20987	608	54	,	,	,
20987	608	55	within	within	IN
20987	608	56	the	the	DT
20987	608	57	borders	border	NNS
20987	608	58	of	of	IN
20987	608	59	the	the	DT
20987	608	60	colony	colony	NN
20987	608	61	,	,	,
20987	608	62	there	there	EX
20987	608	63	is	be	VBZ
20987	608	64	the	the	DT
20987	608	65	stretch	stretch	NN
20987	608	66	of	of	IN
20987	608	67	railway	railway	NN
20987	608	68	from	from	IN
20987	608	69	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	608	70	,	,	,
20987	608	71	_	_	NNP
20987	608	72	via	via	IN
20987	608	73	_	_	NNP
20987	608	74	Rosmead	Rosmead	NNP
20987	608	75	Junction	Junction	NNP
20987	608	76	and	and	CC
20987	608	77	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	608	78	,	,	,
20987	608	79	to	to	IN
20987	608	80	De	De	NNP
20987	608	81	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	608	82	.	.	.
20987	609	1	Beyond	beyond	IN
20987	609	2	the	the	DT
20987	609	3	last	last	RB
20987	609	4	-	-	HYPH
20987	609	5	named	name	VBN
20987	609	6	point	point	NN
20987	609	7	the	the	DT
20987	609	8	line	line	NN
20987	609	9	,	,	,
20987	609	10	now	now	RB
20987	609	11	become	become	VBP
20987	609	12	the	the	DT
20987	609	13	main	main	JJ
20987	609	14	road	road	NN
20987	609	15	,	,	,
20987	609	16	converges	converge	VBZ
20987	609	17	steadily	steadily	RB
20987	609	18	and	and	CC
20987	609	19	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	609	20	upon	upon	IN
20987	609	21	the	the	DT
20987	609	22	border	border	NN
20987	609	23	of	of	IN
20987	609	24	the	the	DT
20987	609	25	Free	Free	NNP
20987	609	26	State	State	NNP
20987	609	27	,	,	,
20987	609	28	within	within	IN
20987	609	29	a	a	DT
20987	609	30	dozen	dozen	NN
20987	609	31	miles	mile	NNS
20987	609	32	of	of	IN
20987	609	33	which	which	WDT
20987	609	34	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	609	35	continues	continue	VBZ
20987	609	36	from	from	IN
20987	609	37	the	the	DT
20987	609	38	point	point	NN
20987	609	39	where	where	WRB
20987	609	40	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	609	41	crosses	cross	VBZ
20987	609	42	the	the	DT
20987	609	43	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	609	44	River	River	NNP
20987	609	45	until	until	IN
20987	609	46	abreast	abreast	IN
20987	609	47	the	the	DT
20987	609	48	boundary	boundary	NN
20987	609	49	between	between	IN
20987	609	50	the	the	DT
20987	609	51	Free	Free	NNP
20987	609	52	State	State	NNP
20987	609	53	and	and	CC
20987	609	54	the	the	DT
20987	609	55	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	609	56	.	.	.
20987	610	1	Between	between	IN
20987	610	2	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	610	3	and	and	CC
20987	610	4	De	De	NNP
20987	610	5	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	610	6	this	this	DT
20987	610	7	line	line	NN
20987	610	8	consists	consist	VBZ
20987	610	9	simply	simply	RB
20987	610	10	of	of	IN
20987	610	11	the	the	DT
20987	610	12	branches	branch	NNS
20987	610	13	that	that	WDT
20987	610	14	there	there	RB
20987	610	15	tie	tie	VBP
20987	610	16	together	together	RB
20987	610	17	the	the	DT
20987	610	18	main	main	JJ
20987	610	19	roads	road	NNS
20987	610	20	,	,	,
20987	610	21	through	through	IN
20987	610	22	which	which	WDT
20987	610	23	the	the	DT
20987	610	24	principal	principal	JJ
20987	610	25	seaports	seaport	VBZ
20987	610	26	--	--	:
20987	610	27	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	610	28	Town	Town	NNP
20987	610	29	,	,	,
20987	610	30	Port	Port	NNP
20987	610	31	Elizabeth	Elizabeth	NNP
20987	610	32	,	,	,
20987	610	33	and	and	CC
20987	610	34	East	East	NNP
20987	610	35	London	London	NNP
20987	610	36	--	--	:
20987	610	37	seek	seek	VB
20987	610	38	access	access	NN
20987	610	39	to	to	IN
20987	610	40	the	the	DT
20987	610	41	interior	interior	NN
20987	610	42	.	.	.
20987	611	1	The	the	DT
20987	611	2	direction	direction	NN
20987	611	3	,	,	,
20987	611	4	alike	alike	RB
20987	611	5	of	of	IN
20987	611	6	the	the	DT
20987	611	7	main	main	JJ
20987	611	8	and	and	CC
20987	611	9	branch	branch	NN
20987	611	10	roads	road	NNS
20987	611	11	,	,	,
20987	611	12	as	as	RB
20987	611	13	well	well	RB
20987	611	14	as	as	IN
20987	611	15	the	the	DT
20987	611	16	position	position	NN
20987	611	17	of	of	IN
20987	611	18	the	the	DT
20987	611	19	junctions	junction	NNS
20987	611	20	,	,	,
20987	611	21	are	be	VBP
20987	611	22	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	611	23	determined	determine	VBN
20987	611	24	{	{	-LRB-
20987	611	25	p.114	p.114	NN
20987	611	26	}	}	-RRB-
20987	611	27	by	by	IN
20987	611	28	local	local	JJ
20987	611	29	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	611	30	of	of	IN
20987	611	31	topography	topography	NN
20987	611	32	and	and	CC
20987	611	33	traffic	traffic	NN
20987	611	34	.	.	.
20987	612	1	Although	although	IN
20987	612	2	constructed	construct	VBN
20987	612	3	for	for	IN
20987	612	4	commercial	commercial	JJ
20987	612	5	purposes	purpose	NNS
20987	612	6	,	,	,
20987	612	7	the	the	DT
20987	612	8	line	line	NN
20987	612	9	of	of	IN
20987	612	10	rail	rail	NN
20987	612	11	from	from	IN
20987	612	12	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	612	13	to	to	IN
20987	612	14	De	De	NNP
20987	612	15	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	612	16	has	have	VBZ
20987	612	17	particular	particular	JJ
20987	612	18	military	military	JJ
20987	612	19	value	value	NN
20987	612	20	as	as	IN
20987	612	21	an	an	DT
20987	612	22	advanced	advanced	JJ
20987	612	23	base	base	NN
20987	612	24	of	of	IN
20987	612	25	operations	operation	NNS
20987	612	26	,	,	,
20987	612	27	from	from	IN
20987	612	28	which	which	WDT
20987	612	29	to	to	TO
20987	612	30	start	start	VB
20987	612	31	,	,	,
20987	612	32	and	and	CC
20987	612	33	upon	upon	IN
20987	612	34	which	which	WDT
20987	612	35	,	,	,
20987	612	36	for	for	IN
20987	612	37	the	the	DT
20987	612	38	initial	initial	JJ
20987	612	39	stages	stage	NNS
20987	612	40	,	,	,
20987	612	41	to	to	TO
20987	612	42	rest	rest	VB
20987	612	43	a	a	DT
20987	612	44	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	612	45	.	.	.
20987	613	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	613	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	613	3	central	central	JJ
20987	613	4	as	as	IN
20987	613	5	regards	regard	VBZ
20987	613	6	the	the	DT
20987	613	7	extremities	extremity	NNS
20987	613	8	of	of	IN
20987	613	9	the	the	DT
20987	613	10	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	613	11	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	613	12	opposed	oppose	VBN
20987	613	13	to	to	IN
20987	613	14	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	613	15	;	;	:
20987	613	16	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	613	17	is	be	VBZ
20987	613	18	moderate	moderate	JJ
20987	613	19	in	in	IN
20987	613	20	length	length	NN
20987	613	21	;	;	:
20987	613	22	and	and	CC
20987	613	23	,	,	,
20987	613	24	from	from	IN
20987	613	25	the	the	DT
20987	613	26	rapidity	rapidity	NN
20987	613	27	of	of	IN
20987	613	28	transfer	transfer	NN
20987	613	29	from	from	IN
20987	613	30	end	end	NN
20987	613	31	to	to	IN
20987	613	32	end	end	NN
20987	613	33	afforded	afford	VBN
20987	613	34	by	by	IN
20987	613	35	the	the	DT
20987	613	36	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	613	37	,	,	,
20987	613	38	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	613	39	permits	permit	VBZ
20987	613	40	movements	movement	NNS
20987	613	41	on	on	IN
20987	613	42	one	one	CD
20987	613	43	flank	flank	NN
20987	613	44	or	or	CC
20987	613	45	the	the	DT
20987	613	46	other	other	JJ
20987	613	47	to	to	TO
20987	613	48	be	be	VB
20987	613	49	combined	combine	VBN
20987	613	50	with	with	IN
20987	613	51	comparative	comparative	JJ
20987	613	52	facility	facility	NN
20987	613	53	.	.	.
20987	614	1	Add	add	VB
20987	614	2	to	to	IN
20987	614	3	this	this	DT
20987	614	4	the	the	DT
20987	614	5	convergence	convergence	NN
20987	614	6	upon	upon	IN
20987	614	7	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	614	8	of	of	IN
20987	614	9	the	the	DT
20987	614	10	several	several	JJ
20987	614	11	lines	line	NNS
20987	614	12	of	of	IN
20987	614	13	supply	supply	NN
20987	614	14	from	from	IN
20987	614	15	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	614	16	Town	Town	NNP
20987	614	17	,	,	,
20987	614	18	Port	Port	NNP
20987	614	19	Elizabeth	Elizabeth	NNP
20987	614	20	and	and	CC
20987	614	21	East	East	NNP
20987	614	22	London	London	NNP
20987	614	23	,	,	,
20987	614	24	and	and	CC
20987	614	25	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	614	26	is	be	VBZ
20987	614	27	evident	evident	JJ
20987	614	28	that	that	IN
20987	614	29	the	the	DT
20987	614	30	line	line	NN
20987	614	31	would	would	MD
20987	614	32	present	present	VB
20987	614	33	particular	particular	JJ
20987	614	34	advantages	advantage	NNS
20987	614	35	for	for	IN
20987	614	36	the	the	DT
20987	614	37	assembling	assembling	NN
20987	614	38	of	of	IN
20987	614	39	a	a	DT
20987	614	40	British	british	JJ
20987	614	41	army	army	NN
20987	614	42	intending	intend	VBG
20987	614	43	to	to	TO
20987	614	44	invade	invade	VB
20987	614	45	the	the	DT
20987	614	46	Free	Free	NNP
20987	614	47	State	State	NNP
20987	614	48	by	by	IN
20987	614	49	the	the	DT
20987	614	50	most	most	RBS
20987	614	51	probable	probable	JJ
20987	614	52	,	,	,
20987	614	53	because	because	IN
20987	614	54	most	most	JJS
20987	614	55	advantageous	advantageous	JJ
20987	614	56	,	,	,
20987	614	57	route	route	NN
20987	614	58	,	,	,
20987	614	59	the	the	DT
20987	614	60	direct	direct	JJ
20987	614	61	highroad	highroad	NN
20987	614	62	to	to	IN
20987	614	63	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	614	64	.	.	.
20987	615	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	615	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	615	3	,	,	,
20987	615	4	indeed	indeed	RB
20987	615	5	,	,	,
20987	615	6	the	the	DT
20987	615	7	key	key	NN
20987	615	8	,	,	,
20987	615	9	the	the	DT
20987	615	10	central	central	JJ
20987	615	11	military	military	JJ
20987	615	12	position	position	NN
20987	615	13	of	of	IN
20987	615	14	this	this	DT
20987	615	15	theatre	theatre	NN
20987	615	16	of	of	IN
20987	615	17	war	war	NN
20987	615	18	;	;	:
20987	615	19	not	not	RB
20987	615	20	geometrically	geometrically	RB
20987	615	21	,	,	,
20987	615	22	by	by	IN
20987	615	23	mere	mere	JJ
20987	615	24	measurement	measurement	NN
20987	615	25	of	of	IN
20987	615	26	distance	distance	NN
20987	615	27	,	,	,
20987	615	28	but	but	CC
20987	615	29	as	as	IN
20987	615	30	the	the	DT
20987	615	31	place	place	NN
20987	615	32	where	where	WRB
20987	615	33	converge	converge	VBP
20987	615	34	and	and	CC
20987	615	35	unite	unite	VB
20987	615	36	all	all	PDT
20987	615	37	the	the	DT
20987	615	38	great	great	JJ
20987	615	39	communications	communication	NNS
20987	615	40	from	from	IN
20987	615	41	{	{	-LRB-
20987	615	42	p.115	p.115	NN
20987	615	43	}	}	-RRB-
20987	615	44	the	the	DT
20987	615	45	opposing	oppose	VBG
20987	615	46	bases	basis	NNS
20987	615	47	of	of	IN
20987	615	48	operations	operation	NNS
20987	615	49	,	,	,
20987	615	50	which	which	WDT
20987	615	51	at	at	IN
20987	615	52	the	the	DT
20987	615	53	first	first	JJ
20987	615	54	would	would	MD
20987	615	55	be	be	VB
20987	615	56	,	,	,
20987	615	57	for	for	IN
20987	615	58	the	the	DT
20987	615	59	Free	Free	NNP
20987	615	60	State	State	NNP
20987	615	61	,	,	,
20987	615	62	the	the	DT
20987	615	63	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	615	64	River	River	NNP
20987	615	65	,	,	,
20987	615	66	and	and	CC
20987	615	67	for	for	IN
20987	615	68	Great	Great	NNP
20987	615	69	Britain	Britain	NNP
20987	615	70	,	,	,
20987	615	71	the	the	DT
20987	615	72	line	line	NN
20987	615	73	of	of	IN
20987	615	74	seaports	seaport	NNS
20987	615	75	.	.	.
20987	616	1	The	the	DT
20987	616	2	distance	distance	NN
20987	616	3	from	from	IN
20987	616	4	the	the	DT
20987	616	5	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	616	6	and	and	CC
20987	616	7	the	the	DT
20987	616	8	interposition	interposition	NN
20987	616	9	of	of	IN
20987	616	10	the	the	DT
20987	616	11	mountain	mountain	NN
20987	616	12	range	range	NN
20987	616	13	in	in	IN
20987	616	14	the	the	DT
20987	616	15	Steynsburg	Steynsburg	NNP
20987	616	16	district	district	NN
20987	616	17	would	would	MD
20987	616	18	combine	combine	VB
20987	616	19	to	to	TO
20987	616	20	make	make	VB
20987	616	21	observation	observation	NN
20987	616	22	of	of	IN
20987	616	23	preliminary	preliminary	JJ
20987	616	24	movements	movement	NNS
20987	616	25	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	616	26	to	to	IN
20987	616	27	the	the	DT
20987	616	28	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	616	29	,	,	,
20987	616	30	except	except	IN
20987	616	31	,	,	,
20987	616	32	indeed	indeed	RB
20987	616	33	,	,	,
20987	616	34	by	by	IN
20987	616	35	information	information	NN
20987	616	36	from	from	IN
20987	616	37	the	the	DT
20987	616	38	disaffected	disaffect	VBN
20987	616	39	inhabitants	inhabitant	NNS
20987	616	40	who	who	WP
20987	616	41	abounded	abound	VBD
20987	616	42	.	.	.
20987	617	1	The	the	DT
20987	617	2	secure	secure	JJ
20987	617	3	and	and	CC
20987	617	4	undisturbed	undisturbed	JJ
20987	617	5	tenure	tenure	NN
20987	617	6	of	of	IN
20987	617	7	this	this	DT
20987	617	8	line	line	NN
20987	617	9	would	would	MD
20987	617	10	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	617	11	much	much	RB
20987	617	12	facilitate	facilitate	VB
20987	617	13	the	the	DT
20987	617	14	British	british	JJ
20987	617	15	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	617	16	,	,	,
20987	617	17	should	should	MD
20987	617	18	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	617	19	develop	develop	VB
20987	617	20	against	against	IN
20987	617	21	the	the	DT
20987	617	22	Free	Free	NNP
20987	617	23	State	State	NNP
20987	617	24	;	;	:
20987	617	25	consequently	consequently	RB
20987	617	26	the	the	DT
20987	617	27	first	first	JJ
20987	617	28	aim	aim	NN
20987	617	29	of	of	IN
20987	617	30	the	the	DT
20987	617	31	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	617	32	commanders	commander	NNS
20987	617	33	should	should	MD
20987	617	34	have	have	VB
20987	617	35	been	be	VBN
20987	617	36	to	to	TO
20987	617	37	hold	hold	VB
20987	617	38	,	,	,
20987	617	39	or	or	CC
20987	617	40	if	if	IN
20987	617	41	not	not	RB
20987	617	42	able	able	JJ
20987	617	43	to	to	TO
20987	617	44	hold	hold	VB
20987	617	45	,	,	,
20987	617	46	to	to	TO
20987	617	47	destroy	destroy	VB
20987	617	48	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	617	49	effectually	effectually	RB
20987	617	50	as	as	IN
20987	617	51	regards	regard	VBZ
20987	617	52	steam	steam	NN
20987	617	53	communication	communication	NN
20987	617	54	.	.	.
20987	618	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	618	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	618	3	as	as	RB
20987	618	4	yet	yet	RB
20987	618	5	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	618	6	to	to	TO
20987	618	7	say	say	VB
20987	618	8	exactly	exactly	RB
20987	618	9	what	what	WP
20987	618	10	was	be	VBD
20987	618	11	the	the	DT
20987	618	12	force	force	NN
20987	618	13	of	of	IN
20987	618	14	the	the	DT
20987	618	15	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	618	16	on	on	IN
20987	618	17	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	618	18	western	western	JJ
20987	618	19	frontiers	frontier	NNS
20987	618	20	between	between	IN
20987	618	21	the	the	DT
20987	618	22	middle	middle	NN
20987	618	23	and	and	CC
20987	618	24	the	the	DT
20987	618	25	end	end	NN
20987	618	26	of	of	IN
20987	618	27	October	October	NNP
20987	618	28	.	.	.
20987	619	1	Steevens	steeven	NNS
20987	619	2	,	,	,
20987	619	3	as	as	IN
20987	619	4	above	above	RB
20987	619	5	quoted	quote	VBN
20987	619	6	,	,	,
20987	619	7	thought	think	VBD
20987	619	8	12,000	12,000	CD
20987	619	9	at	at	IN
20987	619	10	the	the	DT
20987	619	11	earlier	early	JJR
20987	619	12	date	date	NN
20987	619	13	.	.	.
20987	620	1	A	a	DT
20987	620	2	more	more	RBR
20987	620	3	likely	likely	JJ
20987	620	4	reckoning	reckoning	NN
20987	620	5	seems	seem	VBZ
20987	620	6	to	to	IN
20987	620	7	me	-PRON-	PRP
20987	620	8	to	to	TO
20987	620	9	be	be	VB
20987	620	10	8,000	8,000	CD
20987	620	11	,	,	,
20987	620	12	but	but	CC
20987	620	13	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	620	14	probably	probably	RB
20987	620	15	rose	rise	VBD
20987	620	16	near	near	IN
20987	620	17	the	the	DT
20987	620	18	higher	high	JJR
20987	620	19	figure	figure	NN
20987	620	20	before	before	IN
20987	620	21	November	November	NNP
20987	620	22	,	,	,
20987	620	23	and	and	CC
20987	620	24	must	must	MD
20987	620	25	much	much	RB
20987	620	26	have	have	VB
20987	620	27	exceeded	exceed	VBN
20987	620	28	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	620	29	by	by	IN
20987	620	30	the	the	DT
20987	620	31	1st	1st	NN
20987	620	32	of	of	IN
20987	620	33	December	December	NNP
20987	620	34	,	,	,
20987	620	35	unless	unless	IN
20987	620	36	British	british	JJ
20987	620	37	{	{	-LRB-
20987	620	38	p.116	p.116	JJ
20987	620	39	}	}	-RRB-
20987	620	40	estimates	estimate	NNS
20987	620	41	are	be	VBP
20987	620	42	more	more	RBR
20987	620	43	wide	wide	JJ
20987	620	44	of	of	IN
20987	620	45	the	the	DT
20987	620	46	mark	mark	NN
20987	620	47	than	than	IN
20987	620	48	is	be	VBZ
20987	620	49	probable	probable	JJ
20987	620	50	.	.	.
20987	621	1	The	the	DT
20987	621	2	lowest	low	JJS
20987	621	3	maximum	maximum	NN
20987	621	4	for	for	IN
20987	621	5	the	the	DT
20987	621	6	forces	force	NNS
20987	621	7	of	of	IN
20987	621	8	the	the	DT
20987	621	9	two	two	CD
20987	621	10	republics	republic	NNS
20987	621	11	that	that	WDT
20987	621	12	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	621	13	have	have	VBP
20987	621	14	seen	see	VBN
20987	621	15	was	be	VBD
20987	621	16	given	give	VBN
20987	621	17	by	by	IN
20987	621	18	one	one	CD
20987	621	19	of	of	IN
20987	621	20	the	the	DT
20987	621	21	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	621	22	envoys	envoy	VBZ
20987	621	23	now[9	now[9	FW
20987	621	24	]	]	-RRB-
20987	621	25	in	in	IN
20987	621	26	the	the	DT
20987	621	27	United	United	NNP
20987	621	28	States	States	NNP
20987	621	29	;	;	:
20987	621	30	viz	viz	NNP
20987	621	31	.	.	NNP
20987	621	32	,	,	,
20987	621	33	38,000	38,000	CD
20987	621	34	.	.	.
20987	622	1	Allowing	allow	VBG
20987	622	2	30,000	30,000	CD
20987	622	3	to	to	IN
20987	622	4	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	622	5	by	by	IN
20987	622	6	November	November	NNP
20987	622	7	1	1	CD
20987	622	8	,	,	,
20987	622	9	there	there	EX
20987	622	10	is	be	VBZ
20987	622	11	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	622	12	immoderate	immoderate	VB
20987	622	13	in	in	IN
20987	622	14	the	the	DT
20987	622	15	supposition	supposition	NN
20987	622	16	that	that	IN
20987	622	17	there	there	EX
20987	622	18	were	be	VBD
20987	622	19	then	then	RB
20987	622	20	from	from	IN
20987	622	21	10,000	10,000	CD
20987	622	22	to	to	TO
20987	622	23	12,000	12,000	CD
20987	622	24	on	on	IN
20987	622	25	the	the	DT
20987	622	26	line	line	NN
20987	622	27	of	of	IN
20987	622	28	the	the	DT
20987	622	29	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	622	30	River	River	NNP
20987	622	31	,	,	,
20987	622	32	and	and	CC
20987	622	33	from	from	IN
20987	622	34	thence	thence	RB
20987	622	35	round	round	RB
20987	622	36	to	to	IN
20987	622	37	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	622	38	.	.	.
20987	623	1	Personally	personally	RB
20987	623	2	,	,	,
20987	623	3	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	623	4	believe	believe	VBP
20987	623	5	that	that	IN
20987	623	6	the	the	DT
20987	623	7	totals	total	NNS
20987	623	8	were	be	VBD
20987	623	9	larger	large	JJR
20987	623	10	,	,	,
20987	623	11	for	for	IN
20987	623	12	very	very	RB
20987	623	13	considerable	considerable	JJ
20987	623	14	numbers	number	NNS
20987	623	15	of	of	IN
20987	623	16	the	the	DT
20987	623	17	Dutch	dutch	JJ
20987	623	18	population	population	NN
20987	623	19	in	in	IN
20987	623	20	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	623	21	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	623	22	and	and	CC
20987	623	23	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	623	24	joined	join	VBD
20987	623	25	the	the	DT
20987	623	26	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	623	27	,	,	,
20987	623	28	and	and	CC
20987	623	29	the	the	DT
20987	623	30	indications	indication	NNS
20987	623	31	are	be	VBP
20987	623	32	that	that	IN
20987	623	33	all	all	PDT
20987	623	34	the	the	DT
20987	623	35	available	available	JJ
20987	623	36	men	man	NNS
20987	623	37	were	be	VBD
20987	623	38	put	put	VBN
20987	623	39	--	--	:
20987	623	40	and	and	CC
20987	623	41	very	very	RB
20987	623	42	properly	properly	RB
20987	623	43	--	--	:
20987	623	44	at	at	IN
20987	623	45	once	once	RB
20987	623	46	in	in	IN
20987	623	47	the	the	DT
20987	623	48	field	field	NN
20987	623	49	.	.	.
20987	624	1	The	the	DT
20987	624	2	emergency	emergency	NN
20987	624	3	was	be	VBD
20987	624	4	great	great	JJ
20987	624	5	,	,	,
20987	624	6	time	time	NN
20987	624	7	was	be	VBD
20987	624	8	invaluable	invaluable	JJ
20987	624	9	,	,	,
20987	624	10	and	and	CC
20987	624	11	the	the	DT
20987	624	12	maintaining	maintaining	NN
20987	624	13	of	of	IN
20987	624	14	a	a	DT
20987	624	15	reserve	reserve	NN
20987	624	16	,	,	,
20987	624	17	judicious	judicious	JJ
20987	624	18	in	in	IN
20987	624	19	many	many	JJ
20987	624	20	cases	case	NNS
20987	624	21	,	,	,
20987	624	22	would	would	MD
20987	624	23	under	under	IN
20987	624	24	the	the	DT
20987	624	25	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	624	26	of	of	IN
20987	624	27	the	the	DT
20987	624	28	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	624	29	have	have	VBP
20987	624	30	been	be	VBN
20987	624	31	a	a	DT
20987	624	32	mere	mere	JJ
20987	624	33	dividing	dividing	NN
20987	624	34	and	and	CC
20987	624	35	frittering	frittering	NN
20987	624	36	of	of	IN
20987	624	37	forces	force	NNS
20987	624	38	,	,	,
20987	624	39	by	by	IN
20987	624	40	the	the	DT
20987	624	41	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	624	42	employment	employment	NN
20987	624	43	of	of	IN
20987	624	44	which	which	WDT
20987	624	45	alone	alone	RB
20987	624	46	might	may	MD
20987	624	47	success	success	NN
20987	624	48	be	be	VB
20987	624	49	snatched	snatch	VBN
20987	624	50	.	.	.
20987	625	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	625	2	Footnote	footnote	NN
20987	625	3	9	9	CD
20987	625	4	:	:	:
20987	625	5	May	May	NNP
20987	625	6	19	19	CD
20987	625	7	,	,	,
20987	625	8	1900	1900	CD
20987	625	9	.	.	.
20987	625	10	]	]	-RRB-
20987	626	1	To	to	TO
20987	626	2	allow	allow	VB
20987	626	3	Great	Great	NNP
20987	626	4	Britain	Britain	NNP
20987	626	5	time	time	NN
20987	626	6	to	to	TO
20987	626	7	arouse	arouse	VB
20987	626	8	,	,	,
20987	626	9	to	to	TO
20987	626	10	assemble	assemble	VB
20987	626	11	and	and	CC
20987	626	12	put	put	VB
20987	626	13	forth	forth	RB
20987	626	14	her	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	626	15	strength	strength	NN
20987	626	16	,	,	,
20987	626	17	before	before	IN
20987	626	18	some	some	DT
20987	626	19	really	really	RB
20987	626	20	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	626	21	advantage	advantage	NN
20987	626	22	,	,	,
20987	626	23	material	material	NN
20987	626	24	or	or	CC
20987	626	25	moral	moral	JJ
20987	626	26	,	,	,
20987	626	27	{	{	-LRB-
20987	626	28	p.117	p.117	NN
20987	626	29	}	}	-RRB-
20987	626	30	was	be	VBD
20987	626	31	gained	gain	VBN
20987	626	32	over	over	IN
20987	626	33	her	-PRON-	PRP
20987	626	34	,	,	,
20987	626	35	was	be	VBD
20987	626	36	to	to	TO
20987	626	37	ensure	ensure	VB
20987	626	38	defeat	defeat	NN
20987	626	39	.	.	.
20987	627	1	This	this	DT
20987	627	2	,	,	,
20987	627	3	however	however	RB
20987	627	4	,	,	,
20987	627	5	was	be	VBD
20987	627	6	what	what	WP
20987	627	7	the	the	DT
20987	627	8	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	627	9	did	do	VBD
20987	627	10	.	.	.
20987	628	1	Although	although	IN
20987	628	2	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	628	3	put	put	VBD
20987	628	4	in	in	IN
20987	628	5	force	force	NN
20987	628	6	successfully	successfully	RB
20987	628	7	a	a	DT
20987	628	8	_	_	NNP
20987	628	9	levée	levée	NN
20987	628	10	en	en	FW
20987	628	11	masse	masse	FW
20987	628	12	_	_	NNP
20987	628	13	,	,	,
20987	628	14	and	and	CC
20987	628	15	thus	thus	RB
20987	628	16	in	in	IN
20987	628	17	point	point	NN
20987	628	18	of	of	IN
20987	628	19	time	time	NN
20987	628	20	concentrated	concentrate	VBN
20987	628	21	into	into	IN
20987	628	22	action	action	NN
20987	628	23	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	628	24	whole	whole	JJ
20987	628	25	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	628	26	population	population	NN
20987	628	27	,	,	,
20987	628	28	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	628	29	did	do	VBD
20987	628	30	not	not	RB
20987	628	31	with	with	IN
20987	628	32	equal	equal	JJ
20987	628	33	exclusiveness	exclusiveness	NN
20987	628	34	of	of	IN
20987	628	35	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	628	36	concentrate	concentrate	NN
20987	628	37	in	in	IN
20987	628	38	force	force	NN
20987	628	39	upon	upon	IN
20987	628	40	a	a	DT
20987	628	41	single	single	JJ
20987	628	42	military	military	JJ
20987	628	43	objective	objective	NN
20987	628	44	;	;	:
20987	628	45	nor	nor	CC
20987	628	46	was	be	VBD
20987	628	47	such	such	JJ
20987	628	48	choice	choice	NN
20987	628	49	as	as	IN
20987	628	50	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	628	51	made	make	VBD
20987	628	52	dictated	dictate	VBN
20987	628	53	by	by	IN
20987	628	54	sound	sound	JJ
20987	628	55	military	military	JJ
20987	628	56	principle	principle	NN
20987	628	57	,	,	,
20987	628	58	or	or	CC
20987	628	59	carried	carry	VBD
20987	628	60	out	out	RP
20987	628	61	with	with	IN
20987	628	62	sound	sound	JJ
20987	628	63	military	military	JJ
20987	628	64	judgment	judgment	NN
20987	628	65	.	.	.
20987	629	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	629	2	so	so	RB
20987	629	3	happened	happen	VBD
20987	629	4	that	that	IN
20987	629	5	the	the	DT
20987	629	6	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	629	7	at	at	IN
20987	629	8	the	the	DT
20987	629	9	opening	opening	NN
20987	629	10	of	of	IN
20987	629	11	the	the	DT
20987	629	12	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	629	13	bore	bear	VBD
20987	629	14	a	a	DT
20987	629	15	curious	curious	JJ
20987	629	16	resemblance	resemblance	NN
20987	629	17	,	,	,
20987	629	18	though	though	IN
20987	629	19	on	on	IN
20987	629	20	a	a	DT
20987	629	21	considerably	considerably	RB
20987	629	22	larger	large	JJR
20987	629	23	scale	scale	NN
20987	629	24	,	,	,
20987	629	25	to	to	IN
20987	629	26	those	those	DT
20987	629	27	attending	attend	VBG
20987	629	28	the	the	DT
20987	629	29	hostilities	hostility	NNS
20987	629	30	of	of	IN
20987	629	31	1881	1881	CD
20987	629	32	in	in	IN
20987	629	33	South	South	NNP
20987	629	34	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	629	35	.	.	.
20987	630	1	Then	then	RB
20987	630	2	,	,	,
20987	630	3	as	as	IN
20987	630	4	now	now	RB
20987	630	5	,	,	,
20987	630	6	the	the	DT
20987	630	7	British	British	NNPS
20987	630	8	were	be	VBD
20987	630	9	in	in	IN
20987	630	10	number	number	NN
20987	630	11	far	far	RB
20987	630	12	inferior	inferior	JJ
20987	630	13	.	.	.
20987	631	1	Then	then	RB
20987	631	2	,	,	,
20987	631	3	as	as	IN
20987	631	4	now	now	RB
20987	631	5	,	,	,
20987	631	6	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	631	7	were	be	VBD
20987	631	8	scattered	scatter	VBN
20987	631	9	here	here	RB
20987	631	10	and	and	CC
20987	631	11	there	there	RB
20987	631	12	in	in	IN
20987	631	13	small	small	JJ
20987	631	14	detachments	detachment	NNS
20987	631	15	.	.	.
20987	632	1	Then	then	RB
20987	632	2	the	the	DT
20987	632	3	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	632	4	had	have	VBD
20987	632	5	achieved	achieve	VBN
20987	632	6	successes	success	NNS
20987	632	7	which	which	WDT
20987	632	8	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	632	9	surprised	surprise	VBD
20987	632	10	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	632	11	as	as	RB
20987	632	12	well	well	RB
20987	632	13	as	as	IN
20987	632	14	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	632	15	enemies	enemy	NNS
20987	632	16	,	,	,
20987	632	17	and	and	CC
20987	632	18	had	have	VBD
20987	632	19	produced	produce	VBN
20987	632	20	for	for	IN
20987	632	21	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	632	22	the	the	DT
20987	632	23	unfortunate	unfortunate	JJ
20987	632	24	result	result	NN
20987	632	25	of	of	IN
20987	632	26	overvaluing	overvalue	VBG
20987	632	27	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	632	28	own	own	JJ
20987	632	29	prowess	prowess	NN
20987	632	30	,	,	,
20987	632	31	and	and	CC
20987	632	32	of	of	IN
20987	632	33	inducing	induce	VBG
20987	632	34	a	a	DT
20987	632	35	secure	secure	JJ
20987	632	36	belief	belief	NN
20987	632	37	that	that	IN
20987	632	38	both	both	CC
20987	632	39	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	632	40	and	and	CC
20987	632	41	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	632	42	opponents	opponent	NNS
20987	632	43	,	,	,
20987	632	44	after	after	IN
20987	632	45	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	632	46	years	year	NNS
20987	632	47	,	,	,
20987	632	48	remained	remain	VBD
20987	632	49	in	in	IN
20987	632	50	native	native	JJ
20987	632	51	and	and	CC
20987	632	52	acquired	acquired	JJ
20987	632	53	qualities	quality	NNS
20987	632	54	in	in	IN
20987	632	55	the	the	DT
20987	632	56	same	same	JJ
20987	632	57	relative	relative	JJ
20987	632	58	{	{	-LRB-
20987	632	59	p.118	p.118	NN
20987	632	60	}	}	-RRB-
20987	632	61	positions	position	NNS
20987	632	62	of	of	IN
20987	632	63	individual	individual	JJ
20987	632	64	superiority	superiority	NN
20987	632	65	and	and	CC
20987	632	66	inferiority	inferiority	NN
20987	632	67	that	that	WDT
20987	632	68	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	632	69	had	have	VBD
20987	632	70	somewhat	somewhat	RB
20987	632	71	prematurely	prematurely	RB
20987	632	72	assumed	assume	VBN
20987	632	73	.	.	.
20987	633	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	633	2	was	be	VBD
20987	633	3	a	a	DT
20987	633	4	natural	natural	JJ
20987	633	5	result	result	NN
20987	633	6	of	of	IN
20987	633	7	such	such	JJ
20987	633	8	prepossessions	prepossession	NNS
20987	633	9	that	that	WDT
20987	633	10	,	,	,
20987	633	11	instead	instead	RB
20987	633	12	of	of	IN
20987	633	13	concentrating	concentrate	VBG
20987	633	14	to	to	TO
20987	633	15	hold	hold	VB
20987	633	16	in	in	IN
20987	633	17	mass	mass	NN
20987	633	18	some	some	DT
20987	633	19	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	633	20	position	position	NN
20987	633	21	by	by	IN
20987	633	22	which	which	WDT
20987	633	23	to	to	TO
20987	633	24	prolong	prolong	VB
20987	633	25	the	the	DT
20987	633	26	war	war	NN
20987	633	27	,	,	,
20987	633	28	or	or	CC
20987	633	29	to	to	TO
20987	633	30	destroy	destroy	VB
20987	633	31	or	or	CC
20987	633	32	capture	capture	VB
20987	633	33	some	some	DT
20987	633	34	important	important	JJ
20987	633	35	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	633	36	--	--	:
20987	633	37	such	such	JJ
20987	633	38	as	as	IN
20987	633	39	that	that	DT
20987	633	40	at	at	IN
20987	633	41	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	633	42	--	--	:
20987	633	43	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	633	44	should	should	MD
20987	633	45	settle	settle	VB
20987	633	46	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	633	47	down	down	RP
20987	633	48	to	to	IN
20987	633	49	sieges	siege	NNS
20987	633	50	,	,	,
20987	633	51	to	to	IN
20987	633	52	a	a	DT
20987	633	53	war	war	NN
20987	633	54	of	of	IN
20987	633	55	posts	post	NNS
20987	633	56	.	.	.
20987	634	1	In	in	IN
20987	634	2	1881	1881	CD
20987	634	3	,	,	,
20987	634	4	of	of	IN
20987	634	5	several	several	JJ
20987	634	6	posts	post	NNS
20987	634	7	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	634	8	had	have	VBD
20987	634	9	in	in	IN
20987	634	10	the	the	DT
20987	634	11	same	same	JJ
20987	634	12	manner	manner	NN
20987	634	13	leisurely	leisurely	RB
20987	634	14	invested	invest	VBN
20987	634	15	,	,	,
20987	634	16	one	one	CD
20987	634	17	surrendered	surrender	VBD
20987	634	18	.	.	.
20987	635	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	635	2	probably	probably	RB
20987	635	3	believed	believe	VBD
20987	635	4	that	that	IN
20987	635	5	the	the	DT
20987	635	6	others	other	NNS
20987	635	7	would	would	MD
20987	635	8	have	have	VB
20987	635	9	done	do	VBN
20987	635	10	so	so	RB
20987	635	11	,	,	,
20987	635	12	had	have	VBD
20987	635	13	not	not	RB
20987	635	14	the	the	DT
20987	635	15	British	british	JJ
20987	635	16	Government	Government	NNP
20987	635	17	of	of	IN
20987	635	18	that	that	DT
20987	635	19	day	day	NN
20987	635	20	yielded	yield	VBD
20987	635	21	and	and	CC
20987	635	22	made	make	VBD
20987	635	23	peace	peace	NN
20987	635	24	.	.	.
20987	636	1	Whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	636	2	the	the	DT
20987	636	3	reasoning	reasoning	NN
20987	636	4	,	,	,
20987	636	5	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	636	6	was	be	VBD
20987	636	7	to	to	IN
20987	636	8	the	the	DT
20987	636	9	method	method	NN
20987	636	10	of	of	IN
20987	636	11	1881	1881	CD
20987	636	12	that	that	IN
20987	636	13	the	the	DT
20987	636	14	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	636	15	resorted	resort	VBD
20987	636	16	.	.	.
20987	637	1	After	after	IN
20987	637	2	the	the	DT
20987	637	3	preliminary	preliminary	JJ
20987	637	4	battles	battle	NNS
20987	637	5	in	in	IN
20987	637	6	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	637	7	,	,	,
20987	637	8	already	already	RB
20987	637	9	narrated	narrate	VBN
20987	637	10	,	,	,
20987	637	11	in	in	IN
20987	637	12	each	each	DT
20987	637	13	of	of	IN
20987	637	14	which	which	WDT
20987	637	15	the	the	DT
20987	637	16	British	British	NNPS
20987	637	17	attacked	attack	VBD
20987	637	18	,	,	,
20987	637	19	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	637	20	settled	settle	VBD
20987	637	21	down	down	RP
20987	637	22	with	with	IN
20987	637	23	facile	facile	JJ
20987	637	24	indolence	indolence	NN
20987	637	25	to	to	IN
20987	637	26	an	an	DT
20987	637	27	investment	investment	NN
20987	637	28	of	of	IN
20987	637	29	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	637	30	.	.	.
20987	638	1	The	the	DT
20987	638	2	dissemination	dissemination	NN
20987	638	3	of	of	IN
20987	638	4	the	the	DT
20987	638	5	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	638	6	on	on	IN
20987	638	7	the	the	DT
20987	638	8	Free	Free	NNP
20987	638	9	State	State	NNP
20987	638	10	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	638	11	,	,	,
20987	638	12	so	so	CC
20987	638	13	graphically	graphically	RB
20987	638	14	summarized	summarize	VBN
20987	638	15	by	by	IN
20987	638	16	Steevens	Steevens	NNP
20987	638	17	,	,	,
20987	638	18	could	could	MD
20987	638	19	not	not	RB
20987	638	20	induce	induce	VB
20987	638	21	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	638	22	to	to	TO
20987	638	23	crush	crush	VB
20987	638	24	,	,	,
20987	638	25	with	with	IN
20987	638	26	the	the	DT
20987	638	27	concentrated	concentrated	JJ
20987	638	28	force	force	NN
20987	638	29	permitted	permit	VBN
20987	638	30	by	by	IN
20987	638	31	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	638	32	imposing	impose	VBG
20987	638	33	superiority	superiority	NN
20987	638	34	of	of	IN
20987	638	35	numbers	number	NNS
20987	638	36	,	,	,
20987	638	37	any	any	DT
20987	638	38	one	one	CD
20987	638	39	{	{	-LRB-
20987	638	40	p.119	p.119	NN
20987	638	41	}	}	-RRB-
20987	638	42	of	of	IN
20987	638	43	the	the	DT
20987	638	44	small	small	JJ
20987	638	45	detachments	detachment	NNS
20987	638	46	thus	thus	RB
20987	638	47	fatally	fatally	RB
20987	638	48	exposed	expose	VBN
20987	638	49	.	.	.
20987	639	1	The	the	DT
20987	639	2	place	place	NN
20987	639	3	,	,	,
20987	639	4	not	not	RB
20987	639	5	the	the	DT
20987	639	6	force	force	NN
20987	639	7	within	within	IN
20987	639	8	,	,	,
20987	639	9	had	have	VBD
20987	639	10	military	military	JJ
20987	639	11	value	value	NN
20987	639	12	in	in	IN
20987	639	13	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	639	14	eyes	eye	NNS
20987	639	15	.	.	.
20987	640	1	To	to	IN
20987	640	2	the	the	DT
20987	640	3	general	general	JJ
20987	640	4	result	result	NN
20987	640	5	contributed	contribute	VBD
20987	640	6	no	no	RB
20987	640	7	doubt	doubt	RB
20987	640	8	the	the	DT
20987	640	9	tendency	tendency	NN
20987	640	10	of	of	IN
20987	640	11	local	local	JJ
20987	640	12	interest	interest	NN
20987	640	13	to	to	TO
20987	640	14	dominate	dominate	VB
20987	640	15	general	general	JJ
20987	640	16	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	640	17	in	in	IN
20987	640	18	a	a	DT
20987	640	19	rural	rural	JJ
20987	640	20	and	and	CC
20987	640	21	loosely	loosely	RB
20987	640	22	organised	organise	VBN
20987	640	23	population	population	NN
20987	640	24	.	.	.
20987	641	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	641	2	was	be	VBD
20987	641	3	noted	note	VBN
20987	641	4	at	at	IN
20987	641	5	the	the	DT
20987	641	6	time	time	NN
20987	641	7	that	that	WDT
20987	641	8	the	the	DT
20987	641	9	principle	principle	NN
20987	641	10	of	of	IN
20987	641	11	local	local	JJ
20987	641	12	operation	operation	NN
20987	641	13	decided	decide	VBD
20987	641	14	not	not	RB
20987	641	15	only	only	RB
20987	641	16	that	that	IN
20987	641	17	the	the	DT
20987	641	18	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	641	19	should	should	MD
20987	641	20	operate	operate	VB
20987	641	21	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	641	22	in	in	IN
20987	641	23	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	641	24	,	,	,
20987	641	25	and	and	CC
20987	641	26	the	the	DT
20987	641	27	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	641	28	Free	Free	NNP
20987	641	29	State	State	NNP
20987	641	30	toward	toward	IN
20987	641	31	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	641	32	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	641	33	,	,	,
20987	641	34	but	but	CC
20987	641	35	also	also	RB
20987	641	36	determined	determine	VBD
20987	641	37	the	the	DT
20987	641	38	course	course	NN
20987	641	39	of	of	IN
20987	641	40	action	action	NN
20987	641	41	within	within	IN
20987	641	42	each	each	DT
20987	641	43	state	state	NN
20987	641	44	.	.	.
20987	642	1	"	"	``
20987	642	2	There	there	EX
20987	642	3	has	have	VBZ
20987	642	4	been	be	VBN
20987	642	5	very	very	RB
20987	642	6	little	little	JJ
20987	642	7	moving	move	VBG
20987	642	8	about	about	IN
20987	642	9	of	of	IN
20987	642	10	burghers	burgher	NNS
20987	642	11	from	from	IN
20987	642	12	one	one	CD
20987	642	13	part	part	NN
20987	642	14	of	of	IN
20987	642	15	the	the	DT
20987	642	16	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	642	17	or	or	CC
20987	642	18	Free	Free	NNP
20987	642	19	State	State	NNP
20987	642	20	to	to	IN
20987	642	21	the	the	DT
20987	642	22	other	other	JJ
20987	642	23	....	....	.
20987	643	1	In	in	IN
20987	643	2	the	the	DT
20987	643	3	latter	latter	JJ
20987	643	4	,	,	,
20987	643	5	the	the	DT
20987	643	6	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	643	7	commandos	commandos	NNP
20987	643	8	have	have	VBP
20987	643	9	gone	go	VBN
20987	643	10	to	to	IN
20987	643	11	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	643	12	,	,	,
20987	643	13	the	the	DT
20987	643	14	western	western	JJ
20987	643	15	ones	one	NNS
20987	643	16	to	to	IN
20987	643	17	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	643	18	,	,	,
20987	643	19	and	and	CC
20987	643	20	to	to	IN
20987	643	21	the	the	DT
20987	643	22	southern	southern	JJ
20987	643	23	ones	one	NNS
20987	643	24	,	,	,
20987	643	25	numbering	number	VBG
20987	643	26	probably	probably	RB
20987	643	27	less	less	JJR
20987	643	28	than	than	IN
20987	643	29	4,000	4,000	CD
20987	643	30	men	man	NNS
20987	643	31	altogether	altogether	RB
20987	643	32	,	,	,
20987	643	33	have	have	VBP
20987	643	34	been	be	VBN
20987	643	35	left	leave	VBN
20987	643	36	the	the	DT
20987	643	37	double	double	JJ
20987	643	38	task	task	NN
20987	643	39	of	of	IN
20987	643	40	invading	invade	VBG
20987	643	41	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	643	42	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	643	43	and	and	CC
20987	643	44	keeping	keep	VBG
20987	643	45	off	off	RP
20987	643	46	the	the	DT
20987	643	47	Basutos	Basutos	NNP
20987	643	48	;	;	:
20987	643	49	and	and	CC
20987	643	50	as	as	IN
20987	643	51	the	the	DT
20987	643	52	ordinary	ordinary	JJ
20987	643	53	Free	Free	NNP
20987	643	54	State	State	NNP
20987	643	55	burgher	burgher	NN
20987	643	56	is	be	VBZ
20987	643	57	much	much	RB
20987	643	58	more	more	RBR
20987	643	59	anxious	anxious	JJ
20987	643	60	about	about	IN
20987	643	61	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	643	62	own	own	JJ
20987	643	63	farm	farm	NN
20987	643	64	than	than	IN
20987	643	65	about	about	IN
20987	643	66	turning	turn	VBG
20987	643	67	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	643	68	colony	colony	NN
20987	643	69	upside	upside	RB
20987	643	70	down	down	RB
20987	643	71	,	,	,
20987	643	72	the	the	DT
20987	643	73	result	result	NN
20987	643	74	is	be	VBZ
20987	643	75	that	that	IN
20987	643	76	practically	practically	RB
20987	643	77	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	643	78	has	have	VBZ
20987	643	79	been	be	VBN
20987	643	80	done	do	VBN
20987	643	81	to	to	TO
20987	643	82	attack	attack	VB
20987	643	83	the	the	DT
20987	643	84	most	most	RBS
20987	643	85	vulnerable	vulnerable	JJ
20987	643	86	point	point	NN
20987	643	87	in	in	IN
20987	643	88	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	643	89	defence	defence	NN
20987	643	90	.	.	.
20987	643	91	"	"	''
20987	644	1	The	the	DT
20987	644	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	644	3	p.120	p.120	NNP
20987	644	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	644	5	same	same	JJ
20987	644	6	correspondent	correspondent	NN
20987	644	7	,	,	,
20987	644	8	writing	write	VBG
20987	644	9	from	from	IN
20987	644	10	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	644	11	Town	Town	NNP
20987	644	12	,	,	,
20987	644	13	October	October	NNP
20987	644	14	25	25	CD
20987	644	15	,	,	,
20987	644	16	said	say	VBD
20987	644	17	that	that	IN
20987	644	18	there	there	EX
20987	644	19	were	be	VBD
20987	644	20	not	not	RB
20987	644	21	3,000	3,000	CD
20987	644	22	men	man	NNS
20987	644	23	of	of	IN
20987	644	24	regular	regular	JJ
20987	644	25	troops	troop	NNS
20987	644	26	,	,	,
20987	644	27	and	and	CC
20987	644	28	no	no	DT
20987	644	29	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	644	30	,	,	,
20987	644	31	in	in	IN
20987	644	32	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	644	33	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	644	34	when	when	WRB
20987	644	35	the	the	DT
20987	644	36	war	war	NN
20987	644	37	broke	break	VBD
20987	644	38	out	out	RP
20987	644	39	.	.	.
20987	645	1	His	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	645	2	means	mean	NNS
20987	645	3	of	of	IN
20987	645	4	information	information	NN
20987	645	5	were	be	VBD
20987	645	6	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	645	7	better	well	JJR
20987	645	8	than	than	IN
20987	645	9	those	those	DT
20987	645	10	of	of	IN
20987	645	11	Steevens	Steevens	NNPS
20987	645	12	,	,	,
20987	645	13	who	who	WP
20987	645	14	was	be	VBD
20987	645	15	in	in	IN
20987	645	16	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	645	17	Town	Town	NNP
20987	645	18	less	less	JJR
20987	645	19	than	than	IN
20987	645	20	forty	forty	CD
20987	645	21	-	-	HYPH
20987	645	22	eight	eight	CD
20987	645	23	hours	hour	NNS
20987	645	24	and	and	CC
20987	645	25	made	make	VBD
20987	645	26	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	645	27	guess--4,100	guess--4,100	CD
20987	645	28	-	-	:
20987	645	29	-before	-before	NN
20987	645	30	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	645	31	had	have	VBD
20987	645	32	time	time	NN
20987	645	33	for	for	IN
20987	645	34	personal	personal	JJ
20987	645	35	observation	observation	NN
20987	645	36	over	over	IN
20987	645	37	the	the	DT
20987	645	38	ground	ground	NN
20987	645	39	.	.	.
20987	646	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	646	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	646	3	scarcely	scarcely	RB
20987	646	4	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	646	5	to	to	TO
20987	646	6	point	point	VB
20987	646	7	out	out	RP
20987	646	8	what	what	WP
20987	646	9	an	an	DT
20987	646	10	opportunity	opportunity	NN
20987	646	11	was	be	VBD
20987	646	12	here	here	RB
20987	646	13	presented	present	VBN
20987	646	14	for	for	IN
20987	646	15	a	a	DT
20987	646	16	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	646	17	succession	succession	NN
20987	646	18	of	of	IN
20987	646	19	blows	blow	NNS
20987	646	20	at	at	IN
20987	646	21	isolated	isolated	JJ
20987	646	22	detachments	detachment	NNS
20987	646	23	,	,	,
20987	646	24	such	such	JJ
20987	646	25	as	as	IN
20987	646	26	military	military	JJ
20987	646	27	history	history	NN
20987	646	28	has	have	VBZ
20987	646	29	often	often	RB
20987	646	30	before	before	RB
20987	646	31	witnessed	witness	VBN
20987	646	32	.	.	.
20987	647	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	647	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	647	3	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	647	4	to	to	TO
20987	647	5	believe	believe	VB
20987	647	6	that	that	IN
20987	647	7	the	the	DT
20987	647	8	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	647	9	could	could	MD
20987	647	10	not	not	RB
20987	647	11	have	have	VB
20987	647	12	been	be	VBN
20987	647	13	swept	sweep	VBN
20987	647	14	clean	clean	JJ
20987	647	15	from	from	IN
20987	647	16	end	end	NN
20987	647	17	to	to	IN
20987	647	18	end	end	NN
20987	647	19	,	,	,
20987	647	20	and	and	CC
20987	647	21	the	the	DT
20987	647	22	entire	entire	JJ
20987	647	23	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	647	24	system	system	NN
20987	647	25	,	,	,
20987	647	26	essential	essential	JJ
20987	647	27	to	to	IN
20987	647	28	the	the	DT
20987	647	29	advance	advance	NN
20987	647	30	and	and	CC
20987	647	31	centralised	centralised	JJ
20987	647	32	action	action	NN
20987	647	33	of	of	IN
20987	647	34	the	the	DT
20987	647	35	British	british	JJ
20987	647	36	forces	force	NNS
20987	647	37	,	,	,
20987	647	38	hopelessly	hopelessly	RB
20987	647	39	dislocated	dislocate	VBN
20987	647	40	and	and	CC
20987	647	41	smashed	smash	VBN
20987	647	42	by	by	IN
20987	647	43	an	an	DT
20987	647	44	operation	operation	NN
20987	647	45	embodying	embody	VBG
20987	647	46	the	the	DT
20987	647	47	most	most	JJS
20987	647	48	elementary	elementary	JJ
20987	647	49	conceptions	conception	NNS
20987	647	50	of	of	IN
20987	647	51	concentration	concentration	NN
20987	647	52	.	.	.
20987	648	1	Instead	instead	RB
20987	648	2	of	of	IN
20987	648	3	that	that	DT
20987	648	4	the	the	DT
20987	648	5	centre	centre	NN
20987	648	6	of	of	IN
20987	648	7	the	the	DT
20987	648	8	line	line	NN
20987	648	9	was	be	VBD
20987	648	10	kept	keep	VBN
20987	648	11	almost	almost	RB
20987	648	12	undisturbed	undisturbed	JJ
20987	648	13	,	,	,
20987	648	14	the	the	DT
20987	648	15	principal	principal	JJ
20987	648	16	demonstrations	demonstration	NNS
20987	648	17	of	of	IN
20987	648	18	the	the	DT
20987	648	19	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	648	20	across	across	IN
20987	648	21	the	the	DT
20987	648	22	border	border	NN
20987	648	23	being	be	VBG
20987	648	24	on	on	IN
20987	648	25	the	the	DT
20987	648	26	flanks	flank	NNS
20987	648	27	--	--	:
20987	648	28	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	648	29	and	and	CC
20987	648	30	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	648	31	on	on	IN
20987	648	32	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	648	33	right	right	NN
20987	648	34	,	,	,
20987	648	35	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	648	36	and	and	CC
20987	648	37	the	the	DT
20987	648	38	{	{	-LRB-
20987	648	39	p.121	p.121	NN
20987	648	40	}	}	-RRB-
20987	648	41	districts	district	NNS
20987	648	42	north	north	NNP
20987	648	43	and	and	CC
20987	648	44	east	east	NN
20987	648	45	of	of	IN
20987	648	46	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	648	47	on	on	IN
20987	648	48	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	648	49	left	left	NN
20987	648	50	;	;	:
20987	648	51	the	the	DT
20987	648	52	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	648	53	from	from	IN
20987	648	54	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	648	55	to	to	IN
20987	648	56	De	De	NNP
20987	648	57	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	648	58	,	,	,
20987	648	59	and	and	CC
20987	648	60	thence	thence	NN
20987	648	61	to	to	IN
20987	648	62	the	the	DT
20987	648	63	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	648	64	River	River	NNP
20987	648	65	,	,	,
20987	648	66	being	be	VBG
20987	648	67	scarcely	scarcely	RB
20987	648	68	molested	molest	VBN
20987	648	69	,	,	,
20987	648	70	and	and	CC
20987	648	71	for	for	IN
20987	648	72	working	work	VBG
20987	648	73	purposes	purpose	NNS
20987	648	74	remaining	remain	VBG
20987	648	75	intact	intact	JJ
20987	648	76	.	.	.
20987	649	1	So	so	RB
20987	649	2	far	far	RB
20987	649	3	as	as	IN
20987	649	4	military	military	JJ
20987	649	5	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	649	6	can	can	MD
20987	649	7	be	be	VB
20987	649	8	inferred	infer	VBN
20987	649	9	from	from	IN
20987	649	10	military	military	JJ
20987	649	11	action	action	NN
20987	649	12	,	,	,
20987	649	13	the	the	DT
20987	649	14	effort	effort	NN
20987	649	15	of	of	IN
20987	649	16	the	the	DT
20987	649	17	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	649	18	was	be	VBD
20987	649	19	concentrated	concentrate	VBN
20987	649	20	--	--	:
20987	649	21	or	or	CC
20987	649	22	rather	rather	RB
20987	649	23	localised	localise	VBN
20987	649	24	--	--	:
20987	649	25	upon	upon	IN
20987	649	26	the	the	DT
20987	649	27	occupation	occupation	NN
20987	649	28	of	of	IN
20987	649	29	unprotected	unprotected	JJ
20987	649	30	and	and	CC
20987	649	31	friendly	friendly	JJ
20987	649	32	districts	district	NNS
20987	649	33	in	in	IN
20987	649	34	the	the	DT
20987	649	35	east	east	NN
20987	649	36	,	,	,
20987	649	37	where	where	WRB
20987	649	38	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	649	39	took	take	VBD
20987	649	40	up	up	RP
20987	649	41	scattered	scatter	VBN
20987	649	42	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	649	43	positions	position	NNS
20987	649	44	,	,	,
20987	649	45	while	while	IN
20987	649	46	for	for	IN
20987	649	47	offensive	offensive	JJ
20987	649	48	operations	operation	NNS
20987	649	49	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	649	50	satisfied	satisfy	VBD
20987	649	51	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	649	52	with	with	IN
20987	649	53	the	the	DT
20987	649	54	investment	investment	NN
20987	649	55	of	of	IN
20987	649	56	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	649	57	and	and	CC
20987	649	58	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	649	59	.	.	.
20987	650	1	An	an	DT
20987	650	2	American	american	JJ
20987	650	3	correspondent	correspondent	NN
20987	650	4	--	--	:
20987	650	5	evidently	evidently	RB
20987	650	6	not	not	RB
20987	650	7	unfriendly	unfriendly	JJ
20987	650	8	--	--	:
20987	650	9	writing	write	VBG
20987	650	10	of	of	IN
20987	650	11	Pretoria	Pretoria	NNP
20987	650	12	about	about	IN
20987	650	13	October	October	NNP
20987	650	14	20	20	CD
20987	650	15	,	,	,
20987	650	16	records	record	VBZ
20987	650	17	an	an	DT
20987	650	18	instructive	instructive	JJ
20987	650	19	anecdote	anecdote	NN
20987	650	20	,	,	,
20987	650	21	which	which	WDT
20987	650	22	reveals	reveal	VBZ
20987	650	23	much	much	JJ
20987	650	24	of	of	IN
20987	650	25	the	the	DT
20987	650	26	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	650	27	idea	idea	NN
20987	650	28	and	and	CC
20987	650	29	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	650	30	,	,	,
20987	650	31	and	and	CC
20987	650	32	suggests	suggest	VBZ
20987	650	33	food	food	NN
20987	650	34	for	for	IN
20987	650	35	thought	thought	NN
20987	650	36	as	as	IN
20987	650	37	to	to	IN
20987	650	38	underlying	underlying	JJ
20987	650	39	causes	cause	NNS
20987	650	40	,	,	,
20987	650	41	not	not	RB
20987	650	42	unprecedented	unprecedented	JJ
20987	650	43	in	in	IN
20987	650	44	history	history	NN
20987	650	45	,	,	,
20987	650	46	which	which	WDT
20987	650	47	from	from	IN
20987	650	48	the	the	DT
20987	650	49	first	first	JJ
20987	650	50	,	,	,
20987	650	51	if	if	IN
20987	650	52	then	then	RB
20987	650	53	known	know	VBN
20987	650	54	,	,	,
20987	650	55	would	would	MD
20987	650	56	have	have	VB
20987	650	57	foretold	foretell	VBN
20987	650	58	sure	sure	JJ
20987	650	59	defeat	defeat	NN
20987	650	60	.	.	.
20987	651	1	"	"	``
20987	651	2	A	a	DT
20987	651	3	large	large	JJ
20987	651	4	door	door	NN
20987	651	5	on	on	IN
20987	651	6	the	the	DT
20987	651	7	opposite	opposite	JJ
20987	651	8	side	side	NN
20987	651	9	of	of	IN
20987	651	10	the	the	DT
20987	651	11	room	room	NN
20987	651	12	opened	open	VBD
20987	651	13	,	,	,
20987	651	14	and	and	CC
20987	651	15	a	a	DT
20987	651	16	clerk	clerk	NN
20987	651	17	informed	inform	VBD
20987	651	18	the	the	DT
20987	651	19	Secretary	Secretary	NNP
20987	651	20	(	(	-LRB-
20987	651	21	Mr.	Mr.	NNP
20987	651	22	Reitz	Reitz	NNP
20987	651	23	)	)	-RRB-
20987	651	24	that	that	IN
20987	651	25	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	651	26	was	be	VBD
20987	651	27	wanted	want	VBN
20987	651	28	in	in	IN
20987	651	29	the	the	DT
20987	651	30	Executive	Executive	NNP
20987	651	31	Council	Council	NNP
20987	651	32	room	room	NN
20987	651	33	.	.	.
20987	652	1	While	while	IN
20987	652	2	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	652	3	was	be	VBD
20987	652	4	collecting	collect	VBG
20987	652	5	a	a	DT
20987	652	6	number	number	NN
20987	652	7	of	of	IN
20987	652	8	papers	paper	NNS
20987	652	9	on	on	IN
20987	652	10	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	652	11	desk	desk	NN
20987	652	12	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	652	13	could	could	MD
20987	652	14	hear	hear	VB
20987	652	15	the	the	DT
20987	652	16	conversation	conversation	NN
20987	652	17	of	of	IN
20987	652	18	{	{	-LRB-
20987	652	19	p.122	p.122	NNP
20987	652	20	}	}	-RRB-
20987	652	21	men	man	NNS
20987	652	22	in	in	IN
20987	652	23	the	the	DT
20987	652	24	adjoining	adjoining	JJ
20987	652	25	room	room	NN
20987	652	26	.	.	.
20987	653	1	Suddenly	suddenly	RB
20987	653	2	there	there	EX
20987	653	3	was	be	VBD
20987	653	4	a	a	DT
20987	653	5	deep	deep	JJ
20987	653	6	roar	roar	NN
20987	653	7	--	--	:
20987	653	8	almost	almost	RB
20987	653	9	like	like	IN
20987	653	10	that	that	DT
20987	653	11	of	of	IN
20987	653	12	a	a	DT
20987	653	13	lion	lion	NN
20987	653	14	--	--	:
20987	653	15	and	and	CC
20987	653	16	at	at	IN
20987	653	17	the	the	DT
20987	653	18	same	same	JJ
20987	653	19	time	time	NN
20987	653	20	a	a	DT
20987	653	21	bang	bang	NN
20987	653	22	on	on	IN
20987	653	23	the	the	DT
20987	653	24	table	table	NN
20987	653	25	that	that	WDT
20987	653	26	made	make	VBD
20987	653	27	the	the	DT
20987	653	28	windows	window	NNS
20987	653	29	rattle	rattle	VB
20987	653	30	.	.	.
20987	654	1	And	and	CC
20987	654	2	the	the	DT
20987	654	3	voice	voice	NN
20987	654	4	--	--	:
20987	654	5	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	654	6	was	be	VBD
20987	654	7	that	that	DT
20987	654	8	of	of	IN
20987	654	9	a	a	DT
20987	654	10	man	man	NN
20987	654	11	--	--	:
20987	654	12	continued	continue	VBD
20987	654	13	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	654	14	deep	deep	JJ
20987	654	15	bellowing	bellowing	NN
20987	654	16	,	,	,
20987	654	17	and	and	CC
20987	654	18	again	again	RB
20987	654	19	there	there	EX
20987	654	20	was	be	VBD
20987	654	21	a	a	DT
20987	654	22	thundering	thunder	VBG
20987	654	23	bang	bang	NN
20987	654	24	on	on	IN
20987	654	25	the	the	DT
20987	654	26	table	table	NN
20987	654	27	.	.	.
20987	655	1	'	'	``
20987	655	2	The	the	DT
20987	655	3	old	old	JJ
20987	655	4	President	President	NNP
20987	655	5	has	have	VBZ
20987	655	6	met	meet	VBN
20987	655	7	with	with	IN
20987	655	8	some	some	DT
20987	655	9	obstacle	obstacle	NN
20987	655	10	in	in	IN
20987	655	11	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	655	12	plans	plan	NNS
20987	655	13	,	,	,
20987	655	14	'	'	''
20987	655	15	said	say	VBD
20987	655	16	the	the	DT
20987	655	17	Secretary	Secretary	NNP
20987	655	18	of	of	IN
20987	655	19	State	State	NNP
20987	655	20	,	,	,
20987	655	21	smiling	smile	VBG
20987	655	22	at	at	IN
20987	655	23	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	655	24	look	look	NN
20987	655	25	of	of	IN
20987	655	26	surprise	surprise	NN
20987	655	27	at	at	IN
20987	655	28	the	the	DT
20987	655	29	sound	sound	NN
20987	655	30	of	of	IN
20987	655	31	such	such	PDT
20987	655	32	a	a	DT
20987	655	33	human	human	JJ
20987	655	34	voice	voice	NN
20987	655	35	,	,	,
20987	655	36	and	and	CC
20987	655	37	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	655	38	disappeared	disappear	VBD
20987	655	39	with	with	IN
20987	655	40	an	an	DT
20987	655	41	armload	armload	NN
20987	655	42	of	of	IN
20987	655	43	papers	paper	NNS
20987	655	44	....	....	.
20987	656	1	When	when	WRB
20987	656	2	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	656	3	returned	return	VBD
20987	656	4	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	656	5	was	be	VBD
20987	656	6	chuckling	chuckle	VBG
20987	656	7	to	to	IN
20987	656	8	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	656	9	.	.	.
20987	657	1	'	'	``
20987	657	2	General	General	NNP
20987	657	3	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	657	4	wants	want	VBZ
20987	657	5	to	to	TO
20987	657	6	assault	assault	VB
20987	657	7	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	657	8	,	,	,
20987	657	9	'	'	''
20987	657	10	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	657	11	said	say	VBD
20987	657	12	.	.	.
20987	658	1	'	'	``
20987	658	2	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	658	3	has	have	VBZ
20987	658	4	wired	wire	VBN
20987	658	5	that	that	IN
20987	658	6	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	658	7	can	can	MD
20987	658	8	take	take	VB
20987	658	9	the	the	DT
20987	658	10	town	town	NN
20987	658	11	in	in	IN
20987	658	12	a	a	DT
20987	658	13	hand	hand	NN
20987	658	14	-	-	HYPH
20987	658	15	to	to	IN
20987	658	16	-	-	HYPH
20987	658	17	hand	hand	NN
20987	658	18	fight	fight	NN
20987	658	19	,	,	,
20987	658	20	but	but	CC
20987	658	21	the	the	DT
20987	658	22	old	old	JJ
20987	658	23	President	President	NNP
20987	658	24	wo	will	MD
20987	658	25	n't	not	RB
20987	658	26	listen	listen	VB
20987	658	27	to	to	IN
20987	658	28	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	658	29	.	.	.
20987	659	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	659	2	says	say	VBZ
20987	659	3	the	the	DT
20987	659	4	place	place	NN
20987	659	5	is	be	VBZ
20987	659	6	not	not	RB
20987	659	7	worth	worth	JJ
20987	659	8	the	the	DT
20987	659	9	lives	life	NNS
20987	659	10	of	of	IN
20987	659	11	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	659	12	burghers	burgher	NNS
20987	659	13	,	,	,
20987	659	14	and	and	CC
20987	659	15	has	have	VBZ
20987	659	16	just	just	RB
20987	659	17	issued	issue	VBN
20987	659	18	an	an	DT
20987	659	19	order	order	NN
20987	659	20	that	that	IN
20987	659	21	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	659	22	is	be	VBZ
20987	659	23	to	to	TO
20987	659	24	continue	continue	VB
20987	659	25	the	the	DT
20987	659	26	siege	siege	NN
20987	659	27	and	and	CC
20987	659	28	simply	simply	RB
20987	659	29	see	see	VB
20987	659	30	to	to	IN
20987	659	31	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	659	32	that	that	IN
20987	659	33	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	659	34	Baden	Baden	NNP
20987	659	35	-	-	HYPH
20987	659	36	Powell	Powell	NNP
20987	659	37	and	and	CC
20987	659	38	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	659	39	troops	troop	NNS
20987	659	40	do	do	VBP
20987	659	41	not	not	RB
20987	659	42	escape	escape	VB
20987	659	43	.	.	.
20987	660	1	The	the	DT
20987	660	2	Council	Council	NNP
20987	660	3	was	be	VBD
20987	660	4	divided	divide	VBN
20987	660	5	;	;	:
20987	660	6	some	some	DT
20987	660	7	thought	thought	NN
20987	660	8	that	that	IN
20987	660	9	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	660	10	should	should	MD
20987	660	11	be	be	VB
20987	660	12	permitted	permit	VBN
20987	660	13	to	to	TO
20987	660	14	storm	storm	VB
20987	660	15	the	the	DT
20987	660	16	place	place	NN
20987	660	17	.	.	.
20987	661	1	The	the	DT
20987	661	2	President	President	NNP
20987	661	3	has	have	VBZ
20987	661	4	just	just	RB
20987	661	5	ordered	order	VBN
20987	661	6	that	that	IN
20987	661	7	one	one	CD
20987	661	8	of	of	IN
20987	661	9	the	the	DT
20987	661	10	big	big	JJ
20987	661	11	siege	siege	NN
20987	661	12	-	-	HYPH
20987	661	13	guns	gun	NNS
20987	661	14	shall	shall	MD
20987	661	15	be	be	VB
20987	661	16	sent	send	VBN
20987	661	17	to	to	IN
20987	661	18	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	661	19	.	.	.
20987	662	1	'	'	``
20987	662	2	"	"	``
20987	662	3	[	[	-LRB-
20987	662	4	10	10	CD
20987	662	5	]	]	-RRB-
20987	662	6	[	[	-LRB-
20987	662	7	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	662	8	10	10	CD
20987	662	9	:	:	:
20987	662	10	_	_	NNP
20987	662	11	Harper	Harper	NNP
20987	662	12	's	's	POS
20987	662	13	Monthly	Monthly	NNP
20987	662	14	Magazine	Magazine	NNP
20987	662	15	_	_	NNP
20987	662	16	,	,	,
20987	662	17	May	May	NNP
20987	662	18	,	,	,
20987	662	19	1900	1900	CD
20987	662	20	,	,	,
20987	662	21	p.	p.	NN
20987	663	1	827	827	CD
20987	663	2	.	.	.
20987	663	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	664	1	Time	time	NN
20987	664	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	664	3	p.123	p.123	NN
20987	664	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	664	5	apparently	apparently	RB
20987	664	6	was	be	VBD
20987	664	7	of	of	IN
20987	664	8	no	no	DT
20987	664	9	account	account	NN
20987	664	10	.	.	.
20987	665	1	The	the	DT
20987	665	2	burghers	burgher	NNS
20987	665	3	and	and	CC
20987	665	4	the	the	DT
20987	665	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	665	6	had	have	VBD
20987	665	7	only	only	RB
20987	665	8	to	to	TO
20987	665	9	wait	wait	VB
20987	665	10	open	open	JJ
20987	665	11	-	-	HYPH
20987	665	12	mouthed	mouthed	JJ
20987	665	13	for	for	IN
20987	665	14	plums	plum	NNS
20987	665	15	to	to	TO
20987	665	16	drop	drop	VB
20987	665	17	--	--	:
20987	665	18	at	at	IN
20987	665	19	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	665	20	,	,	,
20987	665	21	at	at	IN
20987	665	22	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	665	23	,	,	,
20987	665	24	at	at	IN
20987	665	25	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	665	26	.	.	.
20987	666	1	Mafeking	mafeke	VBG
20987	666	2	very	very	RB
20987	666	3	possibly	possibly	RB
20987	666	4	was	be	VBD
20987	666	5	not	not	RB
20987	666	6	in	in	IN
20987	666	7	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	666	8	worth	worth	JJ
20987	666	9	the	the	DT
20987	666	10	lives	life	NNS
20987	666	11	of	of	IN
20987	666	12	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	666	13	burghers	burgher	NNS
20987	666	14	;	;	:
20987	666	15	but	but	CC
20987	666	16	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	666	17	was	be	VBD
20987	666	18	worth	worth	JJ
20987	666	19	a	a	DT
20987	666	20	great	great	JJ
20987	666	21	deal	deal	NN
20987	666	22	more	more	RBR
20987	666	23	if	if	IN
20987	666	24	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	666	25	was	be	VBD
20987	666	26	to	to	TO
20987	666	27	be	be	VB
20987	666	28	the	the	DT
20987	666	29	means	mean	NNS
20987	666	30	of	of	IN
20987	666	31	detaining	detain	VBG
20987	666	32	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	666	33	before	before	IN
20987	666	34	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	666	35	little	little	JJ
20987	666	36	worth	worth	NN
20987	666	37	to	to	IN
20987	666	38	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	666	39	exclusion	exclusion	NN
20987	666	40	from	from	IN
20987	666	41	action	action	NN
20987	666	42	concentrated	concentrate	VBD
20987	666	43	elsewhere	elsewhere	RB
20987	666	44	,	,	,
20987	666	45	which	which	WDT
20987	666	46	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	666	47	numbers	number	NNS
20987	666	48	would	would	MD
20987	666	49	have	have	VB
20987	666	50	gone	go	VBN
20987	666	51	to	to	TO
20987	666	52	make	make	VB
20987	666	53	overpowering	overpowering	NN
20987	666	54	,	,	,
20987	666	55	and	and	CC
20987	666	56	which	which	WDT
20987	666	57	by	by	IN
20987	666	58	proper	proper	JJ
20987	666	59	direction	direction	NN
20987	666	60	would	would	MD
20987	666	61	have	have	VB
20987	666	62	been	be	VBN
20987	666	63	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	666	64	--	--	:
20987	666	65	not	not	RB
20987	666	66	perhaps	perhaps	RB
20987	666	67	of	of	IN
20987	666	68	ultimate	ultimate	JJ
20987	666	69	issues	issue	NNS
20987	666	70	--	--	:
20987	666	71	but	but	CC
20987	666	72	of	of	IN
20987	666	73	those	those	DT
20987	666	74	prolonged	prolong	VBN
20987	666	75	delays	delay	NNS
20987	666	76	in	in	IN
20987	666	77	which	which	WDT
20987	666	78	lies	lie	VBZ
20987	666	79	the	the	DT
20987	666	80	best	good	JJS
20987	666	81	hope	hope	NN
20987	666	82	of	of	IN
20987	666	83	a	a	DT
20987	666	84	defence	defence	NN
20987	666	85	.	.	.
20987	667	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	667	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	667	3	an	an	DT
20987	667	4	interesting	interesting	JJ
20987	667	5	commentary	commentary	NN
20987	667	6	on	on	IN
20987	667	7	Kruger	Kruger	NNP
20987	667	8	's	's	POS
20987	667	9	decision	decision	NN
20987	667	10	that	that	IN
20987	667	11	,	,	,
20987	667	12	at	at	IN
20987	667	13	the	the	DT
20987	667	14	moment	moment	NN
20987	667	15	these	these	DT
20987	667	16	lines	line	NNS
20987	667	17	are	be	VBP
20987	667	18	writing	write	VBG
20987	667	19	,	,	,
20987	667	20	the	the	DT
20987	667	21	deliverance	deliverance	NN
20987	667	22	of	of	IN
20987	667	23	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	667	24	is	be	VBZ
20987	667	25	known	know	VBN
20987	667	26	to	to	TO
20987	667	27	have	have	VB
20987	667	28	been	be	VBN
20987	667	29	preceded	precede	VBN
20987	667	30	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	667	31	by	by	IN
20987	667	32	a	a	DT
20987	667	33	fruitless	fruitless	JJ
20987	667	34	assault	assault	NN
20987	667	35	of	of	IN
20987	667	36	the	the	DT
20987	667	37	burghers	burgher	NNS
20987	667	38	,	,	,
20987	667	39	which	which	WDT
20987	667	40	cost	cost	VBP
20987	667	41	more	more	JJR
20987	667	42	than	than	IN
20987	667	43	that	that	DT
20987	667	44	presumed	presume	VBN
20987	667	45	for	for	IN
20987	667	46	the	the	DT
20987	667	47	attack	attack	NN
20987	667	48	at	at	IN
20987	667	49	the	the	DT
20987	667	50	outset	outset	NN
20987	667	51	,	,	,
20987	667	52	which	which	WDT
20987	667	53	a	a	DT
20987	667	54	competent	competent	JJ
20987	667	55	general	general	NN
20987	667	56	on	on	IN
20987	667	57	the	the	DT
20987	667	58	spot	spot	NN
20987	667	59	believed	believe	VBN
20987	667	60	then	then	RB
20987	667	61	would	would	MD
20987	667	62	be	be	VB
20987	667	63	successful	successful	JJ
20987	667	64	.	.	.
20987	668	1	Control	control	NN
20987	668	2	at	at	IN
20987	668	3	a	a	DT
20987	668	4	distant	distant	JJ
20987	668	5	capital	capital	NN
20987	668	6	,	,	,
20987	668	7	exercised	exercise	VBN
20987	668	8	by	by	IN
20987	668	9	an	an	DT
20987	668	10	obstinate	obstinate	NN
20987	668	11	,	,	,
20987	668	12	overbearing	overbearing	JJ
20987	668	13	old	old	JJ
20987	668	14	man	man	NN
20987	668	15	,	,	,
20987	668	16	who	who	WP
20987	668	17	,	,	,
20987	668	18	though	though	IN
20987	668	19	unquestionably	unquestionably	RB
20987	668	20	shrewd	shrewd	JJ
20987	668	21	and	and	CC
20987	668	22	acute	acute	JJ
20987	668	23	,	,	,
20987	668	24	was	be	VBD
20987	668	25	equally	equally	RB
20987	668	26	unquestionably	unquestionably	RB
20987	668	27	narrow	narrow	JJ
20987	668	28	with	with	IN
20987	668	29	the	the	DT
20987	668	30	narrowness	narrowness	NN
20987	668	31	of	of	IN
20987	668	32	contracted	contracted	JJ
20987	668	33	experience	experience	NN
20987	668	34	and	and	CC
20987	668	35	{	{	-LRB-
20987	668	36	p.124	p.124	NNP
20987	668	37	}	}	-RRB-
20987	668	38	limited	limited	JJ
20987	668	39	military	military	JJ
20987	668	40	knowledge	knowledge	NN
20987	668	41	,	,	,
20987	668	42	boded	bode	VBD
20987	668	43	ill	ill	RB
20987	668	44	for	for	IN
20987	668	45	the	the	DT
20987	668	46	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	668	47	cause	cause	NN
20987	668	48	.	.	.
20987	669	1	While	while	IN
20987	669	2	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	669	3	at	at	IN
20987	669	4	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	669	5	,	,	,
20987	669	6	and	and	CC
20987	669	7	Wessels	Wessels	NNPS
20987	669	8	at	at	IN
20987	669	9	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	669	10	,	,	,
20987	669	11	and	and	CC
20987	669	12	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	669	13	at	at	IN
20987	669	14	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	669	15	were	be	VBD
20987	669	16	waiting	wait	VBG
20987	669	17	for	for	IN
20987	669	18	a	a	DT
20987	669	19	moment	moment	NN
20987	669	20	that	that	WDT
20987	669	21	never	never	RB
20987	669	22	came	come	VBD
20987	669	23	,	,	,
20987	669	24	time	time	NN
20987	669	25	was	be	VBD
20987	669	26	flying	fly	VBG
20987	669	27	,	,	,
20987	669	28	the	the	DT
20987	669	29	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	669	30	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	669	31	were	be	VBD
20987	669	32	speeding	speed	VBG
20987	669	33	forward	forward	RB
20987	669	34	300	300	CD
20987	669	35	miles	mile	NNS
20987	669	36	a	a	DT
20987	669	37	day	day	NN
20987	669	38	,	,	,
20987	669	39	and	and	CC
20987	669	40	the	the	DT
20987	669	41	very	very	JJ
20987	669	42	danger	danger	NN
20987	669	43	of	of	IN
20987	669	44	the	the	DT
20987	669	45	three	three	CD
20987	669	46	places	place	NNS
20987	669	47	was	be	VBD
20987	669	48	goading	goad	VBG
20987	669	49	the	the	DT
20987	669	50	British	british	JJ
20987	669	51	people	people	NNS
20987	669	52	into	into	IN
20987	669	53	wide	wide	RB
20987	669	54	-	-	HYPH
20987	669	55	awake	awake	JJ
20987	669	56	activity	activity	NN
20987	669	57	.	.	.
20987	670	1	Yet	yet	RB
20987	670	2	more	more	RBR
20987	670	3	imminent	imminent	JJ
20987	670	4	was	be	VBD
20987	670	5	the	the	DT
20987	670	6	nearer	nearer	JJ
20987	670	7	opportunity	opportunity	NN
20987	670	8	,	,	,
20987	670	9	fast	fast	JJ
20987	670	10	disappearing	disappearing	NN
20987	670	11	into	into	IN
20987	670	12	the	the	DT
20987	670	13	nearer	nearer	JJ
20987	670	14	danger	danger	NN
20987	670	15	,	,	,
20987	670	16	ultimately	ultimately	RB
20987	670	17	to	to	TO
20987	670	18	become	become	VB
20987	670	19	the	the	DT
20987	670	20	established	established	JJ
20987	670	21	and	and	CC
20987	670	22	fatal	fatal	JJ
20987	670	23	centre	centre	NN
20987	670	24	of	of	IN
20987	670	25	ruin	ruin	NNP
20987	670	26	--	--	:
20987	670	27	at	at	IN
20987	670	28	De	De	NNP
20987	670	29	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	670	30	.	.	.
20987	671	1	"	"	``
20987	671	2	This	this	DT
20987	671	3	was	be	VBD
20987	671	4	not	not	RB
20987	671	5	the	the	DT
20987	671	6	sort	sort	NN
20987	671	7	of	of	IN
20987	671	8	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	671	9	-	-	HYPH
20987	671	10	ground	ground	NN
20987	671	11	the	the	DT
20987	671	12	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	671	13	is	be	VBZ
20987	671	14	wo	will	MD
20987	671	15	nt	not	RB
20987	671	16	to	to	TO
20987	671	17	choose	choose	VB
20987	671	18	,	,	,
20987	671	19	"	"	''
20987	671	20	wrote	write	VBD
20987	671	21	one	one	CD
20987	671	22	there	there	RB
20987	671	23	present	present	JJ
20987	671	24	,	,	,
20987	671	25	"	"	''
20987	671	26	but	but	CC
20987	671	27	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	671	28	felt	feel	VBD
20987	671	29	that	that	IN
20987	671	30	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	671	31	must	must	MD
20987	671	32	come	come	VB
20987	671	33	because	because	IN
20987	671	34	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	671	35	menaced	menace	VBD
20987	671	36	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	671	37	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	671	38	sixty	sixty	CD
20987	671	39	miles	mile	NNS
20987	671	40	away	away	RB
20987	671	41	,	,	,
20987	671	42	and	and	CC
20987	671	43	tempted	tempt	VBD
20987	671	44	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	671	45	with	with	IN
20987	671	46	such	such	PDT
20987	671	47	an	an	DT
20987	671	48	amount	amount	NN
20987	671	49	of	of	IN
20987	671	50	stores	store	NNS
20987	671	51	,	,	,
20987	671	52	guns	gun	NNS
20987	671	53	,	,	,
20987	671	54	and	and	CC
20987	671	55	ammunition	ammunition	NN
20987	671	56	as	as	IN
20987	671	57	would	would	MD
20987	671	58	enable	enable	VB
20987	671	59	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	671	60	to	to	TO
20987	671	61	prolong	prolong	VB
20987	671	62	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	671	63	warfare	warfare	NN
20987	671	64	at	at	RB
20987	671	65	least	least	RBS
20987	671	66	two	two	CD
20987	671	67	months	month	NNS
20987	671	68	longer	long	RBR
20987	671	69	than	than	IN
20987	671	70	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	671	71	own	own	JJ
20987	671	72	resources	resource	NNS
20987	671	73	would	would	MD
20987	671	74	permit	permit	VB
20987	671	75	.	.	.
20987	671	76	"	"	''
20987	672	1	A	a	DT
20987	672	2	somewhat	somewhat	RB
20987	672	3	narrow	narrow	JJ
20987	672	4	view	view	NN
20987	672	5	this	this	DT
20987	672	6	,	,	,
20987	672	7	leaving	leave	VBG
20987	672	8	out	out	IN
20987	672	9	of	of	IN
20987	672	10	the	the	DT
20987	672	11	account	account	NN
20987	672	12	De	De	NNP
20987	672	13	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	672	14	's	's	POS
20987	672	15	intrinsic	intrinsic	JJ
20987	672	16	advantage	advantage	NN
20987	672	17	in	in	IN
20987	672	18	position	position	NN
20987	672	19	;	;	:
20987	672	20	but	but	CC
20987	672	21	to	to	IN
20987	672	22	continue--"Every	continue--"every	NN
20987	672	23	day	day	NN
20987	672	24	that	that	WDT
20987	672	25	the	the	DT
20987	672	26	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	672	27	delayed	delay	VBD
20987	672	28	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	672	29	camp	camp	NN
20987	672	30	grew	grow	VBD
20987	672	31	stronger	strong	JJR
20987	672	32	,	,	,
20987	672	33	though	though	IN
20987	672	34	this	this	DT
20987	672	35	was	be	VBD
20987	672	36	not	not	RB
20987	672	37	the	the	DT
20987	672	38	case	case	NN
20987	672	39	before	before	IN
20987	672	40	General	General	NNP
20987	672	41	{	{	-LRB-
20987	672	42	p.125	p.125	NNP
20987	672	43	}	}	-RRB-
20987	672	44	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	672	45	arrived	arrive	VBD
20987	672	46	at	at	IN
20987	672	47	the	the	DT
20987	672	48	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	672	49	(	(	-LRB-
20987	672	50	October	October	NNP
20987	672	51	31	31	CD
20987	672	52	)	)	-RRB-
20987	672	53	.	.	.
20987	673	1	Until	until	IN
20987	673	2	then	then	RB
20987	673	3	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	673	4	had	have	VBD
20987	673	5	only	only	RB
20987	673	6	one	one	CD
20987	673	7	battalion	battalion	NN
20987	673	8	--	--	:
20987	673	9	about	about	IN
20987	673	10	800	800	CD
20987	673	11	men	man	NNS
20987	673	12	--	--	:
20987	673	13	to	to	TO
20987	673	14	protect	protect	VB
20987	673	15	stores	store	NNS
20987	673	16	estimated	estimate	VBN
20987	673	17	at	at	IN
20987	673	18	half	half	PDT
20987	673	19	a	a	DT
20987	673	20	million	million	CD
20987	673	21	pounds	pound	NNS
20987	673	22	;	;	:
20987	673	23	but	but	CC
20987	673	24	within	within	IN
20987	673	25	forty	forty	CD
20987	673	26	-	-	HYPH
20987	673	27	eight	eight	CD
20987	673	28	hours	hour	NNS
20987	673	29	a	a	DT
20987	673	30	battery	battery	NN
20987	673	31	and	and	CC
20987	673	32	a	a	DT
20987	673	33	half	half	NN
20987	673	34	--	--	:
20987	673	35	nine	nine	CD
20987	673	36	guns	gun	NNS
20987	673	37	--	--	:
20987	673	38	had	have	VBD
20987	673	39	arrived	arrive	VBN
20987	673	40	from	from	IN
20987	673	41	England	England	NNP
20987	673	42	,	,	,
20987	673	43	to	to	TO
20987	673	44	be	be	VB
20987	673	45	followed	follow	VBN
20987	673	46	by	by	IN
20987	673	47	another	another	DT
20987	673	48	half	half	JJ
20987	673	49	battery	battery	NN
20987	673	50	from	from	IN
20987	673	51	the	the	DT
20987	673	52	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	673	53	River	River	NNP
20987	673	54	.	.	.
20987	674	1	"	"	``
20987	674	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	674	3	11	11	CD
20987	674	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	674	5	[	[	-LRB-
20987	674	6	Footnote	footnote	NN
20987	674	7	11	11	CD
20987	674	8	:	:	:
20987	674	9	Ralph	Ralph	NNP
20987	674	10	's	's	POS
20987	674	11	"	"	``
20987	674	12	Toward	Toward	NNP
20987	674	13	Pretoria	Pretoria	NNP
20987	674	14	,	,	,
20987	674	15	"	"	''
20987	674	16	p.	p.	NN
20987	675	1	97	97	CD
20987	675	2	.	.	.
20987	675	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	676	1	The	the	DT
20987	676	2	position	position	NN
20987	676	3	of	of	IN
20987	676	4	De	De	NNP
20987	676	5	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	676	6	indicated	indicate	VBD
20987	676	7	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	676	8	absolutely	absolutely	RB
20987	676	9	as	as	IN
20987	676	10	a	a	DT
20987	676	11	point	point	NN
20987	676	12	which	which	WDT
20987	676	13	the	the	DT
20987	676	14	British	British	NNPS
20987	676	15	must	must	MD
20987	676	16	hold	hold	VB
20987	676	17	,	,	,
20987	676	18	fortify	fortify	VB
20987	676	19	,	,	,
20987	676	20	and	and	CC
20987	676	21	use	use	VB
20987	676	22	as	as	IN
20987	676	23	a	a	DT
20987	676	24	depot	depot	NN
20987	676	25	and	and	CC
20987	676	26	base	base	NN
20987	676	27	.	.	.
20987	677	1	Camps	camp	NNS
20987	677	2	and	and	CC
20987	677	3	buildings	building	NNS
20987	677	4	began	begin	VBD
20987	677	5	to	to	TO
20987	677	6	be	be	VB
20987	677	7	laid	lay	VBN
20987	677	8	out	out	RP
20987	677	9	and	and	CC
20987	677	10	put	put	VB
20987	677	11	up	up	RP
20987	677	12	about	about	IN
20987	677	13	October	October	NNP
20987	677	14	25	25	CD
20987	677	15	,	,	,
20987	677	16	and	and	CC
20987	677	17	stores	store	NNS
20987	677	18	to	to	TO
20987	677	19	accumulate	accumulate	VB
20987	677	20	;	;	:
20987	677	21	ten	ten	CD
20987	677	22	days	day	NNS
20987	677	23	later	later	RB
20987	677	24	came	come	VBD
20987	677	25	the	the	DT
20987	677	26	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	677	27	and	and	CC
20987	677	28	also	also	RB
20987	677	29	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	677	30	;	;	:
20987	677	31	but	but	CC
20987	677	32	these--400	these--400	NNP
20987	677	33	in	in	IN
20987	677	34	number	number	NN
20987	677	35	--	--	:
20987	677	36	imperatively	imperatively	RB
20987	677	37	demanded	demand	VBN
20987	677	38	by	by	IN
20987	677	39	the	the	DT
20987	677	40	superior	superior	JJ
20987	677	41	importance	importance	NN
20987	677	42	and	and	CC
20987	677	43	exposure	exposure	NN
20987	677	44	of	of	IN
20987	677	45	De	De	NNP
20987	677	46	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	677	47	,	,	,
20987	677	48	which	which	WDT
20987	677	49	required	require	VBD
20987	677	50	concentration	concentration	NN
20987	677	51	upon	upon	IN
20987	677	52	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	677	53	,	,	,
20987	677	54	were	be	VBD
20987	677	55	obtained	obtain	VBN
20987	677	56	by	by	IN
20987	677	57	evacuating	evacuate	VBG
20987	677	58	Colesberg	Colesberg	NNP
20987	677	59	and	and	CC
20987	677	60	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	677	61	,	,	,
20987	677	62	the	the	DT
20987	677	63	latter	latter	JJ
20987	677	64	a	a	DT
20987	677	65	most	most	RBS
20987	677	66	regrettable	regrettable	JJ
20987	677	67	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	677	68	.	.	.
20987	678	1	But	but	CC
20987	678	2	what	what	WP
20987	678	3	were	be	VBD
20987	678	4	the	the	DT
20987	678	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	678	6	doing	do	VBG
20987	678	7	while	while	IN
20987	678	8	these	these	DT
20987	678	9	fragments	fragment	NNS
20987	678	10	were	be	VBD
20987	678	11	drawing	draw	VBG
20987	678	12	together	together	RB
20987	678	13	into	into	IN
20987	678	14	a	a	DT
20987	678	15	single	single	JJ
20987	678	16	body	body	NN
20987	678	17	,	,	,
20987	678	18	while	while	IN
20987	678	19	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	678	20	were	be	VBD
20987	678	21	arriving	arrive	VBG
20987	678	22	,	,	,
20987	678	23	and	and	CC
20987	678	24	works	work	NNS
20987	678	25	,	,	,
20987	678	26	not	not	RB
20987	678	27	yet	yet	RB
20987	678	28	existent	existent	NN
20987	678	29	,	,	,
20987	678	30	were	be	VBD
20987	678	31	being	be	VBG
20987	678	32	thrown	throw	VBN
20987	678	33	up	up	RP
20987	678	34	?	?	.
20987	679	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	679	2	were	be	VBD
20987	679	3	besieging	besiege	VBG
20987	679	4	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	679	5	and	and	CC
20987	679	6	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	679	7	,	,	,
20987	679	8	150	150	CD
20987	679	9	{	{	-LRB-
20987	679	10	p.126	p.126	NN
20987	679	11	}	}	-RRB-
20987	679	12	and	and	CC
20987	679	13	300	300	CD
20987	679	14	miles	mile	NNS
20987	679	15	away	away	RB
20987	679	16	,	,	,
20987	679	17	and	and	CC
20987	679	18	pottering	potter	VBG
20987	679	19	about	about	IN
20987	679	20	just	just	RB
20987	679	21	within	within	IN
20987	679	22	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	679	23	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	679	24	,	,	,
20987	679	25	occupying	occupy	VBG
20987	679	26	undefended	undefended	JJ
20987	679	27	towns	town	NNS
20987	679	28	and	and	CC
20987	679	29	making	make	VBG
20987	679	30	proclamations	proclamation	NNS
20987	679	31	of	of	IN
20987	679	32	annexation	annexation	NN
20987	679	33	.	.	.
20987	680	1	"	"	``
20987	680	2	Fancy	fancy	JJ
20987	680	3	,	,	,
20987	680	4	"	"	''
20987	680	5	says	say	VBZ
20987	680	6	the	the	DT
20987	680	7	writer	writer	NN
20987	680	8	just	just	RB
20987	680	9	quoted,--"fancy	quoted,--"fancy	VB
20987	680	10	the	the	DT
20987	680	11	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	680	12	River	River	NNP
20987	680	13	sixty	sixty	CD
20987	680	14	miles	mile	NNS
20987	680	15	away	away	RB
20987	680	16	,	,	,
20987	680	17	with	with	IN
20987	680	18	2,500	2,500	CD
20987	680	19	men	man	NNS
20987	680	20	(	(	-LRB-
20987	680	21	British	British	NNP
20987	680	22	)	)	-RRB-
20987	680	23	holding	hold	VBG
20987	680	24	the	the	DT
20987	680	25	(	(	-LRB-
20987	680	26	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	680	27	)	)	-RRB-
20987	680	28	bridge	bridge	VBP
20987	680	29	over	over	IN
20987	680	30	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	680	31	,	,	,
20987	680	32	and	and	CC
20987	680	33	a	a	DT
20987	680	34	battalion	battalion	NN
20987	680	35	of	of	IN
20987	680	36	1,000	1,000	CD
20987	680	37	men	man	NNS
20987	680	38	broken	break	VBN
20987	680	39	into	into	IN
20987	680	40	five	five	CD
20987	680	41	bodies	body	NNS
20987	680	42	of	of	IN
20987	680	43	troops	troop	NNS
20987	680	44	isolated	isolate	VBN
20987	680	45	at	at	IN
20987	680	46	as	as	RB
20987	680	47	many	many	JJ
20987	680	48	points	point	NNS
20987	680	49	--	--	:
20987	680	50	all	all	DT
20987	680	51	,	,	,
20987	680	52	excepting	except	VBG
20987	680	53	the	the	DT
20987	680	54	force	force	NN
20987	680	55	at	at	IN
20987	680	56	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	680	57	River	River	NNP
20987	680	58	,	,	,
20987	680	59	inviting	invite	VBG
20987	680	60	certain	certain	JJ
20987	680	61	destruction	destruction	NN
20987	680	62	.	.	.
20987	681	1	"	"	``
20987	681	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	681	3	12	12	CD
20987	681	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	681	5	[	[	-LRB-
20987	681	6	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	681	7	12	12	CD
20987	681	8	:	:	:
20987	681	9	Ralph	Ralph	NNP
20987	681	10	's	's	POS
20987	681	11	"	"	``
20987	681	12	Toward	Toward	NNP
20987	681	13	Pretoria	Pretoria	NNP
20987	681	14	,	,	,
20987	681	15	"	"	''
20987	681	16	p.	p.	NN
20987	682	1	104	104	CD
20987	682	2	.	.	.
20987	682	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	683	1	The	the	DT
20987	683	2	concentration	concentration	NN
20987	683	3	ordered	order	VBN
20987	683	4	by	by	IN
20987	683	5	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	683	6	,	,	,
20987	683	7	just	just	RB
20987	683	8	mentioned	mention	VBN
20987	683	9	,	,	,
20987	683	10	drew	draw	VBD
20987	683	11	the	the	DT
20987	683	12	British	British	NNPS
20987	683	13	,	,	,
20987	683	14	on	on	IN
20987	683	15	the	the	DT
20987	683	16	left	left	JJ
20987	683	17	flank	flank	NN
20987	683	18	of	of	IN
20987	683	19	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	683	20	line	line	NN
20987	683	21	in	in	IN
20987	683	22	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	683	23	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	683	24	,	,	,
20987	683	25	into	into	IN
20987	683	26	two	two	CD
20987	683	27	principal	principal	NN
20987	683	28	bodies--2,500	bodies--2,500	''
20987	683	29	at	at	IN
20987	683	30	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	683	31	River	River	NNP
20987	683	32	Station	Station	NNP
20987	683	33	,	,	,
20987	683	34	where	where	WRB
20987	683	35	the	the	DT
20987	683	36	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	683	37	to	to	IN
20987	683	38	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	683	39	crosses	cross	VBZ
20987	683	40	the	the	DT
20987	683	41	river	river	NN
20987	683	42	,	,	,
20987	683	43	and	and	CC
20987	683	44	some	some	DT
20987	683	45	1,500	1,500	CD
20987	683	46	at	at	IN
20987	683	47	De	De	NNP
20987	683	48	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	683	49	.	.	.
20987	684	1	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	684	2	Junction	Junction	NNP
20987	684	3	on	on	IN
20987	684	4	the	the	DT
20987	684	5	right	right	NN
20987	684	6	of	of	IN
20987	684	7	the	the	DT
20987	684	8	line	line	NN
20987	684	9	was	be	VBD
20987	684	10	evacuated	evacuate	VBN
20987	684	11	at	at	IN
20987	684	12	the	the	DT
20987	684	13	same	same	JJ
20987	684	14	time	time	NN
20987	684	15	as	as	IN
20987	684	16	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	684	17	,	,	,
20987	684	18	the	the	DT
20987	684	19	troops	troop	NNS
20987	684	20	falling	fall	VBG
20987	684	21	back	back	RB
20987	684	22	upon	upon	IN
20987	684	23	Queenstown	Queenstown	NNP
20987	684	24	,	,	,
20987	684	25	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	684	26	miles	mile	NNS
20987	684	27	distant	distant	JJ
20987	684	28	by	by	IN
20987	684	29	rail	rail	NN
20987	684	30	.	.	.
20987	685	1	This	this	DT
20987	685	2	abandonment	abandonment	NN
20987	685	3	of	of	IN
20987	685	4	the	the	DT
20987	685	5	two	two	CD
20987	685	6	junctions	junction	NNS
20987	685	7	severed	sever	VBN
20987	685	8	from	from	IN
20987	685	9	each	each	DT
20987	685	10	other	other	JJ
20987	685	11	the	the	DT
20987	685	12	right	right	NN
20987	685	13	and	and	CC
20987	685	14	left	leave	VBD
20987	685	15	flanks	flank	NNS
20987	685	16	of	of	IN
20987	685	17	the	the	DT
20987	685	18	general	general	JJ
20987	685	19	front	front	NN
20987	685	20	,	,	,
20987	685	21	which	which	WDT
20987	685	22	extended	extend	VBD
20987	685	23	from	from	IN
20987	685	24	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	685	25	to	to	IN
20987	685	26	De	De	NNP
20987	685	27	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	685	28	,	,	,
20987	685	29	depriving	deprive	VBG
20987	685	30	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	685	31	of	of	IN
20987	685	32	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	685	33	support	support	NN
20987	685	34	;	;	:
20987	685	35	a	a	DT
20987	685	36	condition	condition	NN
20987	685	37	of	of	IN
20987	685	38	disadvantage	disadvantage	NN
20987	685	39	{	{	-LRB-
20987	685	40	p.127	p.127	NN
20987	685	41	}	}	-RRB-
20987	685	42	that	that	WDT
20987	685	43	was	be	VBD
20987	685	44	not	not	RB
20987	685	45	wholly	wholly	RB
20987	685	46	removed	remove	VBN
20987	685	47	until	until	IN
20987	685	48	after	after	IN
20987	685	49	the	the	DT
20987	685	50	occupation	occupation	NN
20987	685	51	of	of	IN
20987	685	52	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	685	53	.	.	.
20987	686	1	This	this	DT
20987	686	2	gain	gain	NN
20987	686	3	to	to	IN
20987	686	4	the	the	DT
20987	686	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	686	6	,	,	,
20987	686	7	however	however	RB
20987	686	8	,	,	,
20987	686	9	was	be	VBD
20987	686	10	due	due	JJ
20987	686	11	to	to	IN
20987	686	12	no	no	DT
20987	686	13	well	well	RB
20987	686	14	-	-	HYPH
20987	686	15	combined	combine	VBN
20987	686	16	active	active	JJ
20987	686	17	operations	operation	NNS
20987	686	18	on	on	IN
20987	686	19	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	686	20	side	side	NN
20987	686	21	,	,	,
20987	686	22	but	but	CC
20987	686	23	to	to	IN
20987	686	24	the	the	DT
20987	686	25	mere	mere	JJ
20987	686	26	fact	fact	NN
20987	686	27	that	that	IN
20987	686	28	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	686	29	opponents	opponent	NNS
20987	686	30	were	be	VBD
20987	686	31	everywhere	everywhere	RB
20987	686	32	so	so	RB
20987	686	33	hopelessly	hopelessly	RB
20987	686	34	weaker	weak	JJR
20987	686	35	in	in	IN
20987	686	36	numbers	number	NNS
20987	686	37	that	that	IN
20987	686	38	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	686	39	was	be	VBD
20987	686	40	insanity	insanity	NN
20987	686	41	any	any	RB
20987	686	42	longer	longer	RB
20987	686	43	to	to	TO
20987	686	44	risk	risk	VB
20987	686	45	these	these	DT
20987	686	46	small	small	JJ
20987	686	47	detachments	detachment	NNS
20987	686	48	in	in	IN
20987	686	49	places	place	NNS
20987	686	50	where	where	WRB
20987	686	51	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	686	52	ought	ought	MD
20987	686	53	to	to	TO
20987	686	54	have	have	VB
20987	686	55	been	be	VBN
20987	686	56	captured	capture	VBN
20987	686	57	days	day	NNS
20987	686	58	before	before	RB
20987	686	59	.	.	.
20987	687	1	From	from	IN
20987	687	2	these	these	DT
20987	687	3	withdrawals	withdrawal	NNS
20987	687	4	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	687	5	resulted	result	VBD
20987	687	6	that	that	IN
20987	687	7	the	the	DT
20987	687	8	British	british	JJ
20987	687	9	movements	movement	NNS
20987	687	10	in	in	IN
20987	687	11	either	either	DT
20987	687	12	quarter	quarter	NN
20987	687	13	were	be	VBD
20987	687	14	of	of	IN
20987	687	15	no	no	DT
20987	687	16	assistance	assistance	NN
20987	687	17	to	to	IN
20987	687	18	those	those	DT
20987	687	19	in	in	IN
20987	687	20	the	the	DT
20987	687	21	other	other	JJ
20987	687	22	by	by	IN
20987	687	23	direct	direct	JJ
20987	687	24	co	co	NN
20987	687	25	-	-	NN
20987	687	26	operation	operation	NN
20987	687	27	,	,	,
20987	687	28	but	but	CC
20987	687	29	only	only	RB
20987	687	30	by	by	IN
20987	687	31	diversion	diversion	NN
20987	687	32	--	--	:
20987	687	33	by	by	IN
20987	687	34	occupying	occupy	VBG
20987	687	35	in	in	IN
20987	687	36	front	front	NN
20987	687	37	of	of	IN
20987	687	38	either	either	DT
20987	687	39	flank	flank	VB
20987	687	40	a	a	DT
20987	687	41	certain	certain	JJ
20987	687	42	proportion	proportion	NN
20987	687	43	of	of	IN
20987	687	44	the	the	DT
20987	687	45	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	687	46	.	.	.
20987	688	1	The	the	DT
20987	688	2	latter	latter	NN
20987	688	3	attempted	attempt	VBD
20987	688	4	no	no	DT
20987	688	5	serious	serious	JJ
20987	688	6	movement	movement	NN
20987	688	7	of	of	IN
20987	688	8	attack	attack	NN
20987	688	9	,	,	,
20987	688	10	but	but	CC
20987	688	11	simply	simply	RB
20987	688	12	waited	wait	VBD
20987	688	13	.	.	.
20987	689	1	Their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	689	2	plan	plan	NN
20987	689	3	,	,	,
20987	689	4	alike	alike	RB
20987	689	5	in	in	IN
20987	689	6	the	the	DT
20987	689	7	strategy	strategy	NN
20987	689	8	of	of	IN
20987	689	9	the	the	DT
20987	689	10	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	689	11	and	and	CC
20987	689	12	in	in	IN
20987	689	13	the	the	DT
20987	689	14	tactics	tactic	NNS
20987	689	15	of	of	IN
20987	689	16	the	the	DT
20987	689	17	battlefield	battlefield	NN
20987	689	18	,	,	,
20987	689	19	was	be	VBD
20987	689	20	to	to	TO
20987	689	21	abide	abide	VB
20987	689	22	attack	attack	NN
20987	689	23	,	,	,
20987	689	24	with	with	IN
20987	689	25	the	the	DT
20987	689	26	advantages	advantage	NNS
20987	689	27	,	,	,
20987	689	28	usual	usual	JJ
20987	689	29	to	to	IN
20987	689	30	the	the	DT
20987	689	31	defensive	defensive	NN
20987	689	32	,	,	,
20987	689	33	of	of	IN
20987	689	34	a	a	DT
20987	689	35	carefully	carefully	RB
20987	689	36	chosen	choose	VBN
20987	689	37	position	position	NN
20987	689	38	diligently	diligently	RB
20987	689	39	improved	improve	VBN
20987	689	40	.	.	.
20987	690	1	So	so	RB
20987	690	2	placed	place	VBN
20987	690	3	and	and	CC
20987	690	4	secured	secured	JJ
20987	690	5	,	,	,
20987	690	6	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	690	7	hoped	hope	VBD
20987	690	8	to	to	TO
20987	690	9	repel	repel	VB
20987	690	10	and	and	CC
20987	690	11	to	to	TO
20987	690	12	hold	hold	VB
20987	690	13	fast	fast	RB
20987	690	14	;	;	:
20987	690	15	but	but	CC
20987	690	16	at	at	IN
20987	690	17	the	the	DT
20987	690	18	worst	bad	JJS
20987	690	19	to	to	TO
20987	690	20	inflict	inflict	VB
20987	690	21	loss	loss	NN
20987	690	22	greater	great	JJR
20987	690	23	than	than	IN
20987	690	24	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	690	25	received	receive	VBD
20987	690	26	and	and	CC
20987	690	27	then	then	RB
20987	690	28	to	to	TO
20987	690	29	slip	slip	VB
20987	690	30	away	away	RP
20987	690	31	successfully	successfully	RB
20987	690	32	,	,	,
20987	690	33	avoiding	avoid	VBG
20987	690	34	capture	capture	NN
20987	690	35	,	,	,
20987	690	36	to	to	IN
20987	690	37	another	another	DT
20987	690	38	similar	similar	JJ
20987	690	39	position	position	NN
20987	690	40	in	in	IN
20987	690	41	the	the	DT
20987	690	42	rear	rear	NN
20987	690	43	of	of	IN
20987	690	44	the	the	DT
20987	690	45	first	first	JJ
20987	690	46	,	,	,
20987	690	47	{	{	-LRB-
20987	690	48	p.128	p.128	NN
20987	690	49	}	}	-RRB-
20987	690	50	there	there	RB
20987	690	51	to	to	TO
20987	690	52	repeat	repeat	VB
20987	690	53	again	again	RB
20987	690	54	the	the	DT
20987	690	55	same	same	JJ
20987	690	56	tactic	tactic	NN
20987	690	57	.	.	.
20987	691	1	For	for	IN
20987	691	2	such	such	JJ
20987	691	3	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	691	4	provision	provision	NN
20987	691	5	of	of	IN
20987	691	6	horse	horse	NN
20987	691	7	mounts	mount	NNS
20987	691	8	was	be	VBD
20987	691	9	always	always	RB
20987	691	10	carefully	carefully	RB
20987	691	11	made	make	VBN
20987	691	12	,	,	,
20987	691	13	and	and	CC
20987	691	14	to	to	IN
20987	691	15	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	691	16	success	success	NN
20987	691	17	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	691	18	superiority	superiority	NN
20987	691	19	in	in	IN
20987	691	20	horseflesh	horseflesh	NNP
20987	691	21	,	,	,
20987	691	22	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	691	23	habit	habit	NN
20987	691	24	of	of	IN
20987	691	25	isolated	isolated	JJ
20987	691	26	movement	movement	NN
20987	691	27	,	,	,
20987	691	28	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	691	29	knowledge	knowledge	NN
20987	691	30	of	of	IN
20987	691	31	the	the	DT
20987	691	32	country	country	NN
20987	691	33	,	,	,
20987	691	34	and	and	CC
20987	691	35	the	the	DT
20987	691	36	friendliness	friendliness	NN
20987	691	37	of	of	IN
20987	691	38	the	the	DT
20987	691	39	inhabitants	inhabitant	NNS
20987	691	40	,	,	,
20987	691	41	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	691	42	contributed	contribute	VBD
20987	691	43	.	.	.
20987	692	1	The	the	DT
20987	692	2	student	student	NN
20987	692	3	of	of	IN
20987	692	4	naval	naval	JJ
20987	692	5	history	history	NN
20987	692	6	will	will	MD
20987	692	7	easily	easily	RB
20987	692	8	recognise	recognise	VB
20987	692	9	in	in	IN
20987	692	10	these	these	DT
20987	692	11	methods	method	NNS
20987	692	12	an	an	DT
20987	692	13	analogy	analogy	NN
20987	692	14	to	to	IN
20987	692	15	the	the	DT
20987	692	16	battle	battle	NN
20987	692	17	tactics	tactic	NNS
20987	692	18	plausibly	plausibly	RB
20987	692	19	ascribed	ascribe	VBN
20987	692	20	to	to	IN
20987	692	21	the	the	DT
20987	692	22	French	French	NNP
20987	692	23	by	by	IN
20987	692	24	Clerk	Clerk	NNP
20987	692	25	in	in	IN
20987	692	26	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	692	27	celebrated	celebrated	JJ
20987	692	28	treatise	treatise	NN
20987	692	29	.	.	.
20987	693	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	693	2	was	be	VBD
20987	693	3	often	often	RB
20987	693	4	successful	successful	JJ
20987	693	5	on	on	IN
20987	693	6	the	the	DT
20987	693	7	ground	ground	NN
20987	693	8	,	,	,
20987	693	9	but	but	CC
20987	693	10	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	693	11	did	do	VBD
20987	693	12	not	not	RB
20987	693	13	win	win	VB
20987	693	14	campaigns	campaign	NNS
20987	693	15	.	.	.
20987	694	1	The	the	DT
20987	694	2	mastery	mastery	NN
20987	694	3	of	of	IN
20987	694	4	the	the	DT
20987	694	5	sea	sea	NN
20987	694	6	remained	remain	VBD
20987	694	7	with	with	IN
20987	694	8	the	the	DT
20987	694	9	British	British	NNPS
20987	694	10	,	,	,
20987	694	11	whose	whose	WP$
20987	694	12	blindly	blindly	RB
20987	694	13	headlong	headlong	JJ
20987	694	14	attacks	attack	NNS
20987	694	15	with	with	IN
20987	694	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	694	17	ships	ship	NNS
20987	694	18	resembled	resemble	VBN
20987	694	19	in	in	RB
20987	694	20	much	much	RB
20987	694	21	the	the	DT
20987	694	22	free	free	JJ
20987	694	23	and	and	CC
20987	694	24	often	often	RB
20987	694	25	foolish	foolish	JJ
20987	694	26	exposure	exposure	NN
20987	694	27	of	of	IN
20987	694	28	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	694	29	troops	troop	NNS
20987	694	30	in	in	IN
20987	694	31	the	the	DT
20987	694	32	beginning	beginning	NN
20987	694	33	of	of	IN
20987	694	34	the	the	DT
20987	694	35	present	present	JJ
20987	694	36	war	war	NN
20987	694	37	.	.	.
20987	695	1	Nevertheless	nevertheless	RB
20987	695	2	,	,	,
20987	695	3	the	the	DT
20987	695	4	temper	temper	NN
20987	695	5	is	be	VBZ
20987	695	6	one	one	CD
20987	695	7	which	which	WDT
20987	695	8	wins	win	VBZ
20987	695	9	,	,	,
20987	695	10	nor	nor	CC
20987	695	11	is	be	VBZ
20987	695	12	there	there	EX
20987	695	13	any	any	DT
20987	695	14	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	695	15	incompatibility	incompatibility	NN
20987	695	16	between	between	IN
20987	695	17	a	a	DT
20987	695	18	vigorous	vigorous	JJ
20987	695	19	initiative	initiative	NN
20987	695	20	and	and	CC
20987	695	21	reasonable	reasonable	JJ
20987	695	22	caution	caution	NN
20987	695	23	.	.	.
20987	696	1	There	there	EX
20987	696	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	696	3	much	much	JJ
20987	696	4	to	to	TO
20987	696	5	be	be	VB
20987	696	6	said	say	VBN
20987	696	7	for	for	IN
20987	696	8	such	such	PDT
20987	696	9	a	a	DT
20987	696	10	plan	plan	NN
20987	696	11	as	as	RB
20987	696	12	suited	suit	VBN
20987	696	13	to	to	IN
20987	696	14	the	the	DT
20987	696	15	force	force	NN
20987	696	16	numerically	numerically	RB
20987	696	17	inferior	inferior	JJ
20987	696	18	,	,	,
20987	696	19	and	and	CC
20987	696	20	especially	especially	RB
20987	696	21	when	when	WRB
20987	696	22	,	,	,
20987	696	23	as	as	IN
20987	696	24	with	with	IN
20987	696	25	the	the	DT
20987	696	26	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	696	27	,	,	,
20987	696	28	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	696	29	is	be	VBZ
20987	696	30	composed	compose	VBN
20987	696	31	of	of	IN
20987	696	32	men	man	NNS
20987	696	33	untutored	untutored	JJ
20987	696	34	in	in	IN
20987	696	35	the	the	DT
20987	696	36	military	military	JJ
20987	696	37	formations	formation	NNS
20987	696	38	and	and	CC
20987	696	39	manoeuvres	manoeuvre	NNS
20987	696	40	essential	essential	JJ
20987	696	41	to	to	IN
20987	696	42	successful	successful	JJ
20987	696	43	movement	movement	NN
20987	696	44	in	in	IN
20987	696	45	battle	battle	NN
20987	696	46	.	.	.
20987	697	1	Defence	defence	NN
20987	697	2	of	of	IN
20987	697	3	the	the	DT
20987	697	4	character	character	NN
20987	697	5	{	{	-LRB-
20987	697	6	p.129	p.129	NNP
20987	697	7	}	}	-RRB-
20987	697	8	indicated	indicate	VBD
20987	697	9	requires	require	VBZ
20987	697	10	little	little	JJ
20987	697	11	change	change	NN
20987	697	12	after	after	IN
20987	697	13	the	the	DT
20987	697	14	primary	primary	JJ
20987	697	15	dispositions	disposition	NNS
20987	697	16	have	have	VBP
20987	697	17	been	be	VBN
20987	697	18	made	make	VBN
20987	697	19	;	;	:
20987	697	20	the	the	DT
20987	697	21	men	man	NNS
20987	697	22	for	for	IN
20987	697	23	the	the	DT
20987	697	24	most	most	JJS
20987	697	25	part	part	NN
20987	697	26	stand	stand	VBP
20987	697	27	fast	fast	RB
20987	697	28	when	when	WRB
20987	697	29	placed	place	VBN
20987	697	30	,	,	,
20987	697	31	and	and	CC
20987	697	32	do	do	VBP
20987	697	33	not	not	RB
20987	697	34	incur	incur	VB
20987	697	35	the	the	DT
20987	697	36	risk	risk	NN
20987	697	37	of	of	IN
20987	697	38	confusion	confusion	NN
20987	697	39	from	from	IN
20987	697	40	which	which	WDT
20987	697	41	the	the	DT
20987	697	42	well	well	RB
20987	697	43	-	-	HYPH
20987	697	44	practised	practise	VBN
20987	697	45	only	only	RB
20987	697	46	can	can	MD
20987	697	47	extricate	extricate	VB
20987	697	48	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	697	49	.	.	.
20987	698	1	The	the	DT
20987	698	2	mistake	mistake	NN
20987	698	3	of	of	IN
20987	698	4	the	the	DT
20987	698	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	698	6	was	be	VBD
20987	698	7	in	in	IN
20987	698	8	failing	fail	VBG
20987	698	9	to	to	TO
20987	698	10	recognise	recognise	VB
20987	698	11	that	that	IN
20987	698	12	a	a	DT
20987	698	13	nation	nation	NN
20987	698	14	compelled	compel	VBN
20987	698	15	to	to	IN
20987	698	16	such	such	PDT
20987	698	17	a	a	DT
20987	698	18	mode	mode	NN
20987	698	19	of	of	IN
20987	698	20	action	action	NN
20987	698	21	by	by	IN
20987	698	22	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	698	23	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	698	24	of	of	IN
20987	698	25	inferiority	inferiority	NN
20987	698	26	,	,	,
20987	698	27	in	in	IN
20987	698	28	numbers	number	NNS
20987	698	29	and	and	CC
20987	698	30	in	in	IN
20987	698	31	drill	drill	NN
20987	698	32	,	,	,
20987	698	33	is	be	VBZ
20987	698	34	doomed	doom	VBN
20987	698	35	to	to	TO
20987	698	36	ultimate	ultimate	JJ
20987	698	37	defeat	defeat	NN
20987	698	38	,	,	,
20987	698	39	unless	unless	IN
20987	698	40	at	at	IN
20987	698	41	the	the	DT
20987	698	42	very	very	JJ
20987	698	43	beginning	beginning	NN
20987	698	44	,	,	,
20987	698	45	while	while	IN
20987	698	46	the	the	DT
20987	698	47	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	698	48	has	have	VBZ
20987	698	49	not	not	RB
20987	698	50	yet	yet	RB
20987	698	51	developed	develop	VBN
20987	698	52	or	or	CC
20987	698	53	concentrated	concentrate	VBD
20987	698	54	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	698	55	powers	power	NNS
20987	698	56	,	,	,
20987	698	57	such	such	PDT
20987	698	58	an	an	DT
20987	698	59	advantage	advantage	NN
20987	698	60	is	be	VBZ
20987	698	61	gained	gain	VBN
20987	698	62	by	by	IN
20987	698	63	a	a	DT
20987	698	64	vigorous	vigorous	JJ
20987	698	65	initiative	initiative	NN
20987	698	66	as	as	IN
20987	698	67	shall	shall	MD
20987	698	68	either	either	CC
20987	698	69	prevent	prevent	VB
20987	698	70	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	698	71	obtaining	obtain	VBG
20987	698	72	the	the	DT
20987	698	73	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	698	74	initial	initial	JJ
20987	698	75	positions	position	NNS
20987	698	76	,	,	,
20987	698	77	or	or	CC
20987	698	78	shall	shall	MD
20987	698	79	at	at	IN
20987	698	80	least	least	JJS
20987	698	81	postpone	postpone	VB
20987	698	82	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	698	83	doing	do	VBG
20987	698	84	so	so	RB
20987	698	85	long	long	RB
20987	698	86	enough	enough	RB
20987	698	87	to	to	TO
20987	698	88	affect	affect	VB
20987	698	89	materially	materially	RB
20987	698	90	the	the	DT
20987	698	91	course	course	NN
20987	698	92	of	of	IN
20987	698	93	the	the	DT
20987	698	94	war	war	NN
20987	698	95	,	,	,
20987	698	96	and	and	CC
20987	698	97	give	give	VB
20987	698	98	room	room	NN
20987	698	99	for	for	IN
20987	698	100	the	the	DT
20987	698	101	chapter	chapter	NN
20987	698	102	of	of	IN
20987	698	103	accidents	accident	NNS
20987	698	104	--	--	:
20987	698	105	for	for	IN
20987	698	106	the	the	DT
20987	698	107	intervention	intervention	NN
20987	698	108	of	of	IN
20987	698	109	the	the	DT
20987	698	110	unforeseen	unforeseen	NN
20987	698	111	.	.	.
20987	699	1	The	the	DT
20987	699	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	699	3	,	,	,
20987	699	4	having	have	VBG
20987	699	5	surprised	surprise	VBN
20987	699	6	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	699	7	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	699	8	at	at	IN
20987	699	9	unawares	unawares	NNP
20987	699	10	,	,	,
20987	699	11	had	have	VBD
20987	699	12	the	the	DT
20987	699	13	opportunity	opportunity	NN
20987	699	14	so	so	RB
20987	699	15	to	to	TO
20987	699	16	act	act	VB
20987	699	17	.	.	.
20987	700	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	700	2	may	may	MD
20987	700	3	be	be	VB
20987	700	4	that	that	DT
20987	700	5	,	,	,
20987	700	6	had	have	VBD
20987	700	7	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	700	8	done	do	VBN
20987	700	9	so	so	RB
20987	700	10	,	,	,
20987	700	11	ultimate	ultimate	JJ
20987	700	12	success	success	NN
20987	700	13	would	would	MD
20987	700	14	not	not	RB
20987	700	15	certainly	certainly	RB
20987	700	16	have	have	VB
20987	700	17	followed	follow	VBN
20987	700	18	--	--	:
20987	700	19	the	the	DT
20987	700	20	odds	odd	NNS
20987	700	21	were	be	VBD
20987	700	22	very	very	RB
20987	700	23	great	great	JJ
20987	700	24	;	;	:
20987	700	25	but	but	CC
20987	700	26	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	700	27	is	be	VBZ
20987	700	28	safe	safe	JJ
20987	700	29	to	to	TO
20987	700	30	say	say	VB
20987	700	31	that	that	IN
20987	700	32	only	only	RB
20987	700	33	so	so	RB
20987	700	34	,	,	,
20987	700	35	by	by	IN
20987	700	36	rushing	rush	VBG
20987	700	37	the	the	DT
20987	700	38	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	700	39	at	at	IN
20987	700	40	the	the	DT
20987	700	41	beginning	beginning	NN
20987	700	42	,	,	,
20987	700	43	had	have	VBD
20987	700	44	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	700	45	any	any	DT
20987	700	46	chance	chance	NN
20987	700	47	of	of	IN
20987	700	48	final	final	JJ
20987	700	49	{	{	-LRB-
20987	700	50	p.130	p.130	NN
20987	700	51	}	}	-RRB-
20987	700	52	victory	victory	NN
20987	700	53	.	.	.
20987	701	1	"	"	``
20987	701	2	Desperate	desperate	JJ
20987	701	3	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	701	4	,	,	,
20987	701	5	"	"	''
20987	701	6	said	say	VBD
20987	701	7	Nelson	Nelson	NNP
20987	701	8	,	,	,
20987	701	9	"	"	``
20987	701	10	require	require	VBP
20987	701	11	desperate	desperate	JJ
20987	701	12	remedies	remedy	NNS
20987	701	13	.	.	.
20987	701	14	"	"	''
20987	702	1	The	the	DT
20987	702	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	702	3	'	'	POS
20987	702	4	position	position	NN
20987	702	5	was	be	VBD
20987	702	6	desperate	desperate	JJ
20987	702	7	from	from	IN
20987	702	8	the	the	DT
20987	702	9	first	first	JJ
20987	702	10	,	,	,
20987	702	11	to	to	TO
20987	702	12	be	be	VB
20987	702	13	saved	save	VBN
20987	702	14	only	only	RB
20987	702	15	by	by	IN
20987	702	16	the	the	DT
20987	702	17	most	most	RBS
20987	702	18	vigorous	vigorous	JJ
20987	702	19	handling	handling	NN
20987	702	20	of	of	IN
20987	702	21	numbers	number	NNS
20987	702	22	which	which	WDT
20987	702	23	for	for	IN
20987	702	24	a	a	DT
20987	702	25	brief	brief	JJ
20987	702	26	and	and	CC
20987	702	27	critical	critical	JJ
20987	702	28	period	period	NN
20987	702	29	were	be	VBD
20987	702	30	largely	largely	RB
20987	702	31	superior	superior	JJ
20987	702	32	.	.	.
20987	703	1	Thus	thus	RB
20987	703	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	703	3	was	be	VBD
20987	703	4	that	that	IN
20987	703	5	these	these	DT
20987	703	6	opening	open	VBG
20987	703	7	weeks	week	NNS
20987	703	8	decided	decide	VBD
20987	703	9	the	the	DT
20987	703	10	character	character	NN
20987	703	11	and	and	CC
20987	703	12	issue	issue	NN
20987	703	13	of	of	IN
20987	703	14	the	the	DT
20987	703	15	war	war	NN
20987	703	16	,	,	,
20987	703	17	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	703	18	chance	chance	NN
20987	703	19	of	of	IN
20987	703	20	subsequent	subsequent	JJ
20987	703	21	reversal	reversal	NN
20987	703	22	.	.	.
20987	704	1	By	by	IN
20987	704	2	the	the	DT
20987	704	3	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	704	4	'	'	POS
20987	704	5	own	own	JJ
20987	704	6	choice	choice	NN
20987	704	7	,	,	,
20987	704	8	interest	interest	NN
20987	704	9	was	be	VBD
20987	704	10	fixed	fix	VBN
20987	704	11	not	not	RB
20987	704	12	upon	upon	IN
20987	704	13	one	one	CD
20987	704	14	or	or	CC
20987	704	15	two	two	CD
20987	704	16	,	,	,
20987	704	17	but	but	CC
20987	704	18	upon	upon	IN
20987	704	19	several	several	JJ
20987	704	20	quarters	quarter	NNS
20987	704	21	,	,	,
20987	704	22	and	and	CC
20987	704	23	these	these	DT
20987	704	24	--	--	:
20987	704	25	save	save	VB
20987	704	26	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	704	27	--	--	:
20987	704	28	determined	determine	VBN
20987	704	29	not	not	RB
20987	704	30	by	by	IN
20987	704	31	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	704	32	inherent	inherent	JJ
20987	704	33	,	,	,
20987	704	34	and	and	CC
20987	704	35	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	704	36	lasting	lasting	JJ
20987	704	37	and	and	CC
20987	704	38	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	704	39	,	,	,
20987	704	40	strategic	strategic	JJ
20987	704	41	importance	importance	NN
20987	704	42	,	,	,
20987	704	43	but	but	CC
20987	704	44	by	by	IN
20987	704	45	questions	question	NNS
20987	704	46	of	of	IN
20987	704	47	commercial	commercial	JJ
20987	704	48	value	value	NN
20987	704	49	and	and	CC
20987	704	50	of	of	IN
20987	704	51	the	the	DT
20987	704	52	somewhat	somewhat	RB
20987	704	53	accidental	accidental	JJ
20987	704	54	presence	presence	NN
20987	704	55	in	in	IN
20987	704	56	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	704	57	of	of	IN
20987	704	58	very	very	RB
20987	704	59	small	small	JJ
20987	704	60	bodies	body	NNS
20987	704	61	of	of	IN
20987	704	62	regular	regular	JJ
20987	704	63	troops	troop	NNS
20987	704	64	.	.	.
20987	705	1	At	at	IN
20987	705	2	two	two	CD
20987	705	3	places	place	NNS
20987	705	4	,	,	,
20987	705	5	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	705	6	and	and	CC
20987	705	7	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	705	8	,	,	,
20987	705	9	the	the	DT
20987	705	10	assailants	assailant	NNS
20987	705	11	were	be	VBD
20987	705	12	,	,	,
20987	705	13	as	as	IN
20987	705	14	an	an	DT
20987	705	15	English	english	JJ
20987	705	16	journal	journal	NN
20987	705	17	justly	justly	RB
20987	705	18	put	put	VBD
20987	705	19	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	705	20	,	,	,
20987	705	21	"	"	''
20987	705	22	foiled	foil	VBN
20987	705	23	by	by	IN
20987	705	24	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	705	25	forces	force	NNS
20987	705	26	hastily	hastily	RB
20987	705	27	organised	organise	VBN
20987	705	28	,	,	,
20987	705	29	and	and	CC
20987	705	30	stiffened	stiffen	VBN
20987	705	31	by	by	IN
20987	705	32	small	small	JJ
20987	705	33	regular	regular	JJ
20987	705	34	detachments	detachment	NNS
20987	705	35	which	which	WDT
20987	705	36	have	have	VBP
20987	705	37	shown	show	VBN
20987	705	38	far	far	RB
20987	705	39	more	more	JJR
20987	705	40	enterprise	enterprise	NN
20987	705	41	on	on	IN
20987	705	42	the	the	DT
20987	705	43	offensive	offensive	NN
20987	705	44	than	than	IN
20987	705	45	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	705	46	besiegers	besieger	NNS
20987	705	47	have	have	VBP
20987	705	48	done	do	VBN
20987	705	49	.	.	.
20987	705	50	"	"	''
20987	706	1	Such	such	PDT
20987	706	2	a	a	DT
20987	706	3	situation	situation	NN
20987	706	4	,	,	,
20987	706	5	under	under	IN
20987	706	6	the	the	DT
20987	706	7	existing	exist	VBG
20987	706	8	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	706	9	of	of	IN
20987	706	10	the	the	DT
20987	706	11	general	general	JJ
20987	706	12	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	706	13	,	,	,
20987	706	14	should	should	MD
20987	706	15	have	have	VB
20987	706	16	been	be	VBN
20987	706	17	met	meet	VBN
20987	706	18	,	,	,
20987	706	19	not	not	RB
20987	706	20	by	by	IN
20987	706	21	protracted	protract	VBN
20987	706	22	investment	investment	NN
20987	706	23	in	in	IN
20987	706	24	force	force	NN
20987	706	25	,	,	,
20987	706	26	{	{	-LRB-
20987	706	27	p.131	p.131	NNP
20987	706	28	}	}	-RRB-
20987	706	29	but	but	CC
20987	706	30	by	by	IN
20987	706	31	assault	assault	NN
20987	706	32	;	;	:
20987	706	33	or	or	CC
20987	706	34	,	,	,
20987	706	35	if	if	IN
20987	706	36	that	that	DT
20987	706	37	were	be	VBD
20987	706	38	inexpedient	inexpedient	JJ
20987	706	39	,	,	,
20987	706	40	a	a	DT
20987	706	41	sufficient	sufficient	JJ
20987	706	42	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	706	43	should	should	MD
20987	706	44	have	have	VB
20987	706	45	been	be	VBN
20987	706	46	left	leave	VBN
20987	706	47	to	to	TO
20987	706	48	hold	hold	VB
20987	706	49	the	the	DT
20987	706	50	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	706	51	in	in	IN
20987	706	52	check	check	NN
20987	706	53	,	,	,
20987	706	54	while	while	IN
20987	706	55	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	706	56	of	of	IN
20987	706	57	more	more	RBR
20987	706	58	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	706	59	military	military	JJ
20987	706	60	importance	importance	NN
20987	706	61	elsewhere	elsewhere	RB
20987	706	62	received	receive	VBD
20987	706	63	concentrated	concentrated	JJ
20987	706	64	attention	attention	NN
20987	706	65	.	.	.
20987	707	1	Immediately	immediately	RB
20987	707	2	after	after	IN
20987	707	3	the	the	DT
20987	707	4	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	707	5	of	of	IN
20987	707	6	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	707	7	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	707	8	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	707	9	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	707	10	found	find	VBD
20987	707	11	the	the	DT
20987	707	12	investment	investment	NN
20987	707	13	of	of	IN
20987	707	14	the	the	DT
20987	707	15	three	three	CD
20987	707	16	garrisons	garrison	NNS
20987	707	17	--	--	:
20987	707	18	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	707	19	,	,	,
20987	707	20	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	707	21	,	,	,
20987	707	22	and	and	CC
20987	707	23	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	707	24	--	--	:
20987	707	25	already	already	RB
20987	707	26	accomplished	accomplish	VBN
20987	707	27	.	.	.
20987	708	1	The	the	DT
20987	708	2	question	question	NN
20987	708	3	before	before	IN
20987	708	4	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	708	5	was	be	VBD
20987	708	6	complicated	complicate	VBN
20987	708	7	by	by	IN
20987	708	8	the	the	DT
20987	708	9	introduction	introduction	NN
20987	708	10	of	of	IN
20987	708	11	these	these	DT
20987	708	12	new	new	JJ
20987	708	13	factors	factor	NNS
20987	708	14	.	.	.
20987	709	1	As	as	IN
20987	709	2	has	have	VBZ
20987	709	3	before	before	RB
20987	709	4	been	be	VBN
20987	709	5	said	say	VBN
20987	709	6	,	,	,
20987	709	7	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	709	8	is	be	VBZ
20987	709	9	generally	generally	RB
20987	709	10	understood	understand	VBN
20987	709	11	that	that	IN
20987	709	12	the	the	DT
20987	709	13	expectation	expectation	NN
20987	709	14	of	of	IN
20987	709	15	the	the	DT
20987	709	16	British	british	JJ
20987	709	17	authorities	authority	NNS
20987	709	18	had	have	VBD
20987	709	19	been	be	VBN
20987	709	20	to	to	TO
20987	709	21	proceed	proceed	VB
20987	709	22	at	at	IN
20987	709	23	once	once	RB
20987	709	24	to	to	IN
20987	709	25	an	an	DT
20987	709	26	invasion	invasion	NN
20987	709	27	of	of	IN
20987	709	28	the	the	DT
20987	709	29	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	709	30	Free	Free	NNP
20987	709	31	State	State	NNP
20987	709	32	,	,	,
20987	709	33	presumably	presumably	RB
20987	709	34	by	by	IN
20987	709	35	the	the	DT
20987	709	36	line	line	NN
20987	709	37	to	to	IN
20987	709	38	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	709	39	,	,	,
20987	709	40	with	with	IN
20987	709	41	flanking	flank	VBG
20987	709	42	movements	movement	NNS
20987	709	43	on	on	IN
20987	709	44	either	either	DT
20987	709	45	side	side	NN
20987	709	46	of	of	IN
20987	709	47	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	709	48	,	,	,
20987	709	49	while	while	IN
20987	709	50	the	the	DT
20987	709	51	forces	force	NNS
20987	709	52	in	in	IN
20987	709	53	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	709	54	were	be	VBD
20987	709	55	to	to	TO
20987	709	56	stand	stand	VB
20987	709	57	simply	simply	RB
20987	709	58	on	on	IN
20987	709	59	the	the	DT
20987	709	60	defensive	defensive	NN
20987	709	61	,	,	,
20987	709	62	until	until	IN
20987	709	63	,	,	,
20987	709	64	by	by	IN
20987	709	65	the	the	DT
20987	709	66	advance	advance	NN
20987	709	67	of	of	IN
20987	709	68	the	the	DT
20987	709	69	army	army	NN
20987	709	70	of	of	IN
20987	709	71	invasion	invasion	NN
20987	709	72	within	within	IN
20987	709	73	supporting	support	VBG
20987	709	74	distance	distance	NN
20987	709	75	,	,	,
20987	709	76	the	the	DT
20987	709	77	time	time	NN
20987	709	78	for	for	IN
20987	709	79	co	co	NN
20987	709	80	-	-	NN
20987	709	81	operation	operation	NN
20987	709	82	with	with	IN
20987	709	83	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	709	84	should	should	MD
20987	709	85	arrive	arrive	VB
20987	709	86	.	.	.
20987	710	1	In	in	IN
20987	710	2	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	710	3	,	,	,
20987	710	4	now	now	RB
20987	710	5	,	,	,
20987	710	6	the	the	DT
20987	710	7	tables	table	NNS
20987	710	8	were	be	VBD
20987	710	9	turned	turn	VBN
20987	710	10	,	,	,
20987	710	11	the	the	DT
20987	710	12	defence	defence	NN
20987	710	13	had	have	VBD
20987	710	14	broken	break	VBN
20987	710	15	down	down	RP
20987	710	16	,	,	,
20987	710	17	and	and	CC
20987	710	18	the	the	DT
20987	710	19	army	army	NN
20987	710	20	charged	charge	VBD
20987	710	21	with	with	IN
20987	710	22	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	710	23	was	be	VBD
20987	710	24	shut	shut	VBN
20987	710	25	up	up	RP
20987	710	26	by	by	IN
20987	710	27	a	a	DT
20987	710	28	force	force	NN
20987	710	29	so	so	RB
20987	710	30	far	far	RB
20987	710	31	superior	superior	JJ
20987	710	32	as	as	IN
20987	710	33	to	to	TO
20987	710	34	enable	enable	VB
20987	710	35	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	710	36	,	,	,
20987	710	37	not	not	RB
20987	710	38	only	only	RB
20987	710	39	to	to	TO
20987	710	40	carry	carry	VB
20987	710	41	on	on	RP
20987	710	42	the	the	DT
20987	710	43	siege	siege	NN
20987	710	44	,	,	,
20987	710	45	but	but	CC
20987	710	46	{	{	-LRB-
20987	710	47	p.132	p.132	NN
20987	710	48	}	}	-RRB-
20987	710	49	to	to	TO
20987	710	50	make	make	VB
20987	710	51	at	at	IN
20987	710	52	least	least	JJS
20987	710	53	serious	serious	JJ
20987	710	54	inroads	inroad	NNS
20987	710	55	upon	upon	IN
20987	710	56	the	the	DT
20987	710	57	colony	colony	NN
20987	710	58	,	,	,
20987	710	59	if	if	IN
20987	710	60	not	not	RB
20987	710	61	to	to	TO
20987	710	62	advance	advance	VB
20987	710	63	permanently	permanently	RB
20987	710	64	to	to	IN
20987	710	65	positions	position	NNS
20987	710	66	of	of	IN
20987	710	67	more	more	JJR
20987	710	68	extensive	extensive	JJ
20987	710	69	control	control	NN
20987	710	70	,	,	,
20987	710	71	to	to	TO
20987	710	72	dislodge	dislodge	VB
20987	710	73	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	710	74	from	from	IN
20987	710	75	which	which	WDT
20987	710	76	greater	great	JJR
20987	710	77	effort	effort	NN
20987	710	78	would	would	MD
20987	710	79	be	be	VB
20987	710	80	needed	need	VBN
20987	710	81	.	.	.
20987	711	1	The	the	DT
20987	711	2	question	question	NN
20987	711	3	now	now	RB
20987	711	4	to	to	TO
20987	711	5	be	be	VB
20987	711	6	decided	decide	VBN
20987	711	7	was	be	VBD
20987	711	8	whether	whether	IN
20987	711	9	relief	relief	NN
20987	711	10	would	would	MD
20987	711	11	be	be	VB
20987	711	12	best	well	RBS
20987	711	13	effected	effect	VBN
20987	711	14	by	by	IN
20987	711	15	adhering	adhere	VBG
20987	711	16	to	to	IN
20987	711	17	the	the	DT
20987	711	18	original	original	JJ
20987	711	19	plan	plan	NN
20987	711	20	of	of	IN
20987	711	21	moving	move	VBG
20987	711	22	in	in	IN
20987	711	23	force	force	NN
20987	711	24	upon	upon	IN
20987	711	25	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	711	26	,	,	,
20987	711	27	leaving	leave	VBG
20987	711	28	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	711	29	to	to	TO
20987	711	30	look	look	VB
20987	711	31	out	out	RP
20987	711	32	for	for	IN
20987	711	33	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	711	34	,	,	,
20987	711	35	and	and	CC
20987	711	36	only	only	RB
20987	711	37	strengthening	strengthen	VBG
20987	711	38	the	the	DT
20987	711	39	forces	force	NNS
20987	711	40	in	in	IN
20987	711	41	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	711	42	outside	outside	IN
20987	711	43	of	of	IN
20987	711	44	the	the	DT
20987	711	45	place	place	NN
20987	711	46	sufficiently	sufficiently	RB
20987	711	47	to	to	TO
20987	711	48	check	check	VB
20987	711	49	any	any	DT
20987	711	50	further	further	JJ
20987	711	51	advance	advance	NN
20987	711	52	of	of	IN
20987	711	53	the	the	DT
20987	711	54	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	711	55	;	;	:
20987	711	56	or	or	CC
20987	711	57	whether	whether	IN
20987	711	58	to	to	TO
20987	711	59	attempt	attempt	VB
20987	711	60	speedier	speedy	JJR
20987	711	61	succour	succour	NN
20987	711	62	by	by	IN
20987	711	63	a	a	DT
20987	711	64	direct	direct	JJ
20987	711	65	advance	advance	NN
20987	711	66	along	along	IN
20987	711	67	the	the	DT
20987	711	68	roads	road	NNS
20987	711	69	leading	lead	VBG
20987	711	70	to	to	IN
20987	711	71	one	one	CD
20987	711	72	or	or	CC
20987	711	73	both	both	DT
20987	711	74	of	of	IN
20987	711	75	the	the	DT
20987	711	76	besieged	besiege	VBN
20987	711	77	places	place	NNS
20987	711	78	.	.	.
20987	712	1	The	the	DT
20987	712	2	first	first	JJ
20987	712	3	,	,	,
20987	712	4	if	if	IN
20987	712	5	successfully	successfully	RB
20987	712	6	carried	carry	VBN
20987	712	7	out	out	RP
20987	712	8	,	,	,
20987	712	9	would	would	MD
20987	712	10	eventually	eventually	RB
20987	712	11	take	take	VB
20987	712	12	in	in	RP
20987	712	13	the	the	DT
20987	712	14	rear	rear	NN
20987	712	15	the	the	DT
20987	712	16	assailants	assailant	NNS
20987	712	17	both	both	DT
20987	712	18	of	of	IN
20987	712	19	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	712	20	and	and	CC
20987	712	21	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	712	22	,	,	,
20987	712	23	threatening	threaten	VBG
20987	712	24	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	712	25	with	with	IN
20987	712	26	the	the	DT
20987	712	27	severance	severance	NN
20987	712	28	of	of	IN
20987	712	29	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	712	30	communications	communication	NNS
20987	712	31	--	--	:
20987	712	32	concerning	concern	VBG
20987	712	33	which	which	WDT
20987	712	34	the	the	DT
20987	712	35	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	712	36	are	be	VBP
20987	712	37	exceptionally	exceptionally	RB
20987	712	38	sensitive	sensitive	JJ
20987	712	39	--	--	:
20987	712	40	and	and	CC
20987	712	41	thus	thus	RB
20987	712	42	would	would	MD
20987	712	43	raise	raise	VB
20987	712	44	the	the	DT
20987	712	45	siege	siege	NN
20987	712	46	by	by	IN
20987	712	47	compelling	compel	VBG
20987	712	48	the	the	DT
20987	712	49	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	712	50	of	of	IN
20987	712	51	the	the	DT
20987	712	52	besiegers	besieger	NNS
20987	712	53	.	.	.
20987	713	1	This	this	DT
20987	713	2	plan	plan	NN
20987	713	3	,	,	,
20987	713	4	moreover	moreover	RB
20987	713	5	,	,	,
20987	713	6	would	would	MD
20987	713	7	be	be	VB
20987	713	8	faithful	faithful	JJ
20987	713	9	to	to	IN
20987	713	10	general	general	JJ
20987	713	11	military	military	JJ
20987	713	12	principle	principle	NN
20987	713	13	,	,	,
20987	713	14	by	by	IN
20987	713	15	keeping	keep	VBG
20987	713	16	the	the	DT
20987	713	17	great	great	JJ
20987	713	18	mass	mass	NN
20987	713	19	of	of	IN
20987	713	20	the	the	DT
20987	713	21	British	british	JJ
20987	713	22	Army	Army	NNP
20987	713	23	concentrated	concentrate	VBD
20987	713	24	upon	upon	IN
20987	713	25	a	a	DT
20987	713	26	single	single	JJ
20987	713	27	object	object	NN
20987	713	28	,	,	,
20987	713	29	and	and	CC
20987	713	30	under	under	IN
20987	713	31	a	a	DT
20987	713	32	single	single	JJ
20987	713	33	hand	hand	NN
20987	713	34	.	.	.
20987	714	1	The	the	DT
20987	714	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	714	3	p.133	p.133	NNP
20987	714	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	714	5	alternative	alternative	NN
20987	714	6	possessed	possess	VBD
20987	714	7	the	the	DT
20987	714	8	drawback	drawback	NN
20987	714	9	of	of	IN
20987	714	10	dividing	divide	VBG
20987	714	11	the	the	DT
20987	714	12	army	army	NN
20987	714	13	into	into	IN
20987	714	14	two	two	CD
20987	714	15	bodies	body	NNS
20987	714	16	virtually	virtually	RB
20987	714	17	independent	independent	JJ
20987	714	18	in	in	IN
20987	714	19	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	714	20	several	several	JJ
20987	714	21	movements	movement	NNS
20987	714	22	,	,	,
20987	714	23	out	out	IN
20987	714	24	of	of	IN
20987	714	25	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	714	26	supporting	support	VBG
20987	714	27	distance	distance	NN
20987	714	28	,	,	,
20987	714	29	and	and	CC
20987	714	30	each	each	DT
20987	714	31	distinctly	distinctly	RB
20987	714	32	weaker	weak	JJR
20987	714	33	than	than	IN
20987	714	34	the	the	DT
20987	714	35	single	single	JJ
20987	714	36	mass	mass	NN
20987	714	37	intended	intend	VBN
20987	714	38	for	for	IN
20987	714	39	the	the	DT
20987	714	40	great	great	JJ
20987	714	41	central	central	JJ
20987	714	42	operation	operation	NN
20987	714	43	of	of	IN
20987	714	44	the	the	DT
20987	714	45	former	former	JJ
20987	714	46	plan	plan	NN
20987	714	47	.	.	.
20987	715	1	The	the	DT
20987	715	2	second	second	JJ
20987	715	3	also	also	RB
20987	715	4	laboured	labour	VBD
20987	715	5	under	under	IN
20987	715	6	the	the	DT
20987	715	7	other	other	JJ
20987	715	8	disadvantages	disadvantage	NNS
20987	715	9	that	that	WDT
20987	715	10	a	a	DT
20987	715	11	direct	direct	JJ
20987	715	12	advance	advance	NN
20987	715	13	naturally	naturally	RB
20987	715	14	has	have	VBZ
20987	715	15	as	as	RB
20987	715	16	compared	compare	VBN
20987	715	17	to	to	IN
20987	715	18	a	a	DT
20987	715	19	turning	turning	NN
20987	715	20	movement	movement	NN
20987	715	21	.	.	.
20987	716	1	The	the	DT
20987	716	2	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	716	3	would	would	MD
20987	716	4	be	be	VB
20987	716	5	met	meet	VBN
20987	716	6	always	always	RB
20987	716	7	in	in	IN
20987	716	8	front	front	NN
20987	716	9	--	--	:
20987	716	10	thus	thus	RB
20987	716	11	covering	cover	VBG
20987	716	12	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	716	13	communications	communication	NNS
20987	716	14	and	and	CC
20987	716	15	with	with	IN
20987	716	16	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	716	17	open	open	JJ
20987	716	18	--	--	:
20987	716	19	in	in	IN
20987	716	20	positions	position	NNS
20987	716	21	assumed	assume	VBD
20987	716	22	tactically	tactically	RB
20987	716	23	with	with	IN
20987	716	24	a	a	DT
20987	716	25	view	view	NN
20987	716	26	to	to	TO
20987	716	27	prevent	prevent	VB
20987	716	28	flank	flank	NN
20987	716	29	attacks	attack	NNS
20987	716	30	and	and	CC
20987	716	31	to	to	TO
20987	716	32	compel	compel	VB
20987	716	33	assault	assault	NN
20987	716	34	in	in	IN
20987	716	35	front	front	NN
20987	716	36	,	,	,
20987	716	37	the	the	DT
20987	716	38	most	most	RBS
20987	716	39	dangerous	dangerous	JJ
20987	716	40	to	to	TO
20987	716	41	make	make	VB
20987	716	42	.	.	.
20987	717	1	In	in	IN
20987	717	2	choosing	choose	VBG
20987	717	3	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	717	4	ground	ground	NN
20987	717	5	for	for	IN
20987	717	6	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	717	7	objects	object	NNS
20987	717	8	,	,	,
20987	717	9	the	the	DT
20987	717	10	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	717	11	have	have	VBP
20987	717	12	shown	show	VBN
20987	717	13	remarkable	remarkable	JJ
20987	717	14	aptitude	aptitude	NN
20987	717	15	.	.	.
20987	718	1	If	if	IN
20987	718	2	overpowered	overpowered	JJ
20987	718	3	and	and	CC
20987	718	4	dislodged	dislodge	VBD
20987	718	5	,	,	,
20987	718	6	unless	unless	IN
20987	718	7	routed	route	VBN
20987	718	8	and	and	CC
20987	718	9	dispersed	disperse	VBD
20987	718	10	,	,	,
20987	718	11	the	the	DT
20987	718	12	defender	defender	NN
20987	718	13	falls	fall	VBZ
20987	718	14	back	back	RB
20987	718	15	continually	continually	RB
20987	718	16	upon	upon	IN
20987	718	17	the	the	DT
20987	718	18	bases	basis	NNS
20987	718	19	in	in	IN
20987	718	20	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	718	21	rear	rear	NN
20987	718	22	,	,	,
20987	718	23	recuperating	recuperate	VBG
20987	718	24	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	718	25	losses	loss	NNS
20987	718	26	by	by	IN
20987	718	27	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	718	28	from	from	IN
20987	718	29	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	718	30	,	,	,
20987	718	31	while	while	IN
20987	718	32	the	the	DT
20987	718	33	victorious	victorious	JJ
20987	718	34	assailant	assailant	NN
20987	718	35	must	must	MD
20987	718	36	either	either	CC
20987	718	37	press	press	NN
20987	718	38	on	on	RP
20987	718	39	with	with	IN
20987	718	40	diminished	diminished	JJ
20987	718	41	numbers	number	NNS
20987	718	42	or	or	CC
20987	718	43	must	must	MD
20987	718	44	wait	wait	VB
20987	718	45	for	for	IN
20987	718	46	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	718	47	to	to	TO
20987	718	48	come	come	VB
20987	718	49	up	up	RP
20987	718	50	,	,	,
20987	718	51	a	a	DT
20987	718	52	delay	delay	NN
20987	718	53	that	that	WDT
20987	718	54	enables	enable	VBZ
20987	718	55	the	the	DT
20987	718	56	defence	defence	NN
20987	718	57	still	still	RB
20987	718	58	more	more	JJR
20987	718	59	to	to	TO
20987	718	60	improve	improve	VB
20987	718	61	the	the	DT
20987	718	62	next	next	JJ
20987	718	63	position	position	NN
20987	718	64	,	,	,
20987	718	65	which	which	WDT
20987	718	66	,	,	,
20987	718	67	in	in	IN
20987	718	68	a	a	DT
20987	718	69	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	718	70	of	of	IN
20987	718	71	this	this	DT
20987	718	72	sort	sort	NN
20987	718	73	,	,	,
20987	718	74	{	{	-LRB-
20987	718	75	p.134	p.134	NN
20987	718	76	}	}	-RRB-
20987	718	77	has	have	VBZ
20987	718	78	commonly	commonly	RB
20987	718	79	been	be	VBN
20987	718	80	selected	select	VBN
20987	718	81	long	long	RB
20987	718	82	before	before	RB
20987	718	83	.	.	.
20987	719	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	719	2	may	may	MD
20987	719	3	be	be	VB
20987	719	4	said	say	VBN
20987	719	5	here	here	RB
20987	719	6	that	that	IN
20987	719	7	this	this	DT
20987	719	8	was	be	VBD
20987	719	9	precisely	precisely	RB
20987	719	10	the	the	DT
20987	719	11	character	character	NN
20987	719	12	of	of	IN
20987	719	13	the	the	DT
20987	719	14	advance	advance	NN
20987	719	15	on	on	IN
20987	719	16	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	719	17	about	about	IN
20987	719	18	to	to	TO
20987	719	19	be	be	VB
20987	719	20	narrated	narrate	VBN
20987	719	21	.	.	.
20987	720	1	In	in	IN
20987	720	2	such	such	PDT
20987	720	3	a	a	DT
20987	720	4	direct	direct	JJ
20987	720	5	operation	operation	NN
20987	720	6	,	,	,
20987	720	7	by	by	IN
20987	720	8	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	720	9	very	very	JJ
20987	720	10	nature	nature	NN
20987	720	11	,	,	,
20987	720	12	the	the	DT
20987	720	13	defence	defence	NN
20987	720	14	gains	gain	NNS
20987	720	15	strength	strength	NN
20987	720	16	and	and	CC
20987	720	17	shortens	shorten	VBZ
20987	720	18	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	720	19	line	line	NN
20987	720	20	of	of	IN
20987	720	21	communications	communication	NNS
20987	720	22	to	to	TO
20987	720	23	be	be	VB
20987	720	24	defended	defend	VBN
20987	720	25	,	,	,
20987	720	26	while	while	IN
20987	720	27	the	the	DT
20987	720	28	reverse	reverse	JJ
20987	720	29	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	720	30	unremittingly	unremittingly	RB
20987	720	31	drain	drain	VBP
20987	720	32	the	the	DT
20987	720	33	powers	power	NNS
20987	720	34	of	of	IN
20987	720	35	the	the	DT
20987	720	36	assailant	assailant	NN
20987	720	37	.	.	.
20987	721	1	As	as	IN
20987	721	2	an	an	DT
20987	721	3	abstract	abstract	JJ
20987	721	4	military	military	JJ
20987	721	5	question	question	NN
20987	721	6	there	there	EX
20987	721	7	need	need	VBP
20987	721	8	be	be	VB
20987	721	9	no	no	DT
20987	721	10	hesitation	hesitation	NN
20987	721	11	in	in	IN
20987	721	12	saying	say	VBG
20987	721	13	that	that	IN
20987	721	14	the	the	DT
20987	721	15	advance	advance	NN
20987	721	16	through	through	IN
20987	721	17	the	the	DT
20987	721	18	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	721	19	Free	Free	NNP
20987	721	20	State	State	NNP
20987	721	21	was	be	VBD
20987	721	22	in	in	IN
20987	721	23	principle	principle	NN
20987	721	24	the	the	DT
20987	721	25	correct	correct	JJ
20987	721	26	plan	plan	NN
20987	721	27	,	,	,
20987	721	28	even	even	RB
20987	721	29	under	under	IN
20987	721	30	the	the	DT
20987	721	31	existing	exist	VBG
20987	721	32	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	721	33	,	,	,
20987	721	34	as	as	RB
20987	721	35	far	far	RB
20987	721	36	as	as	IN
20987	721	37	these	these	DT
20987	721	38	are	be	VBP
20987	721	39	accurately	accurately	RB
20987	721	40	known	know	VBN
20987	721	41	.	.	.
20987	722	1	But	but	CC
20987	722	2	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	722	3	are	be	VBP
20987	722	4	never	never	RB
20987	722	5	accurately	accurately	RB
20987	722	6	known	know	VBN
20987	722	7	to	to	IN
20987	722	8	outsiders	outsider	NNS
20987	722	9	so	so	RB
20987	722	10	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	722	11	after	after	IN
20987	722	12	a	a	DT
20987	722	13	war	war	NN
20987	722	14	.	.	.
20987	723	1	Even	even	RB
20987	723	2	the	the	DT
20987	723	3	hard	hard	JJ
20987	723	4	bottom	bottom	JJ
20987	723	5	facts	fact	NNS
20987	723	6	which	which	WDT
20987	723	7	ultimately	ultimately	RB
20987	723	8	appear	appear	VBP
20987	723	9	,	,	,
20987	723	10	the	the	DT
20987	723	11	residuum	residuum	NN
20987	723	12	left	leave	VBD
20987	723	13	after	after	IN
20987	723	14	full	full	JJ
20987	723	15	publicity	publicity	NN
20987	723	16	,	,	,
20987	723	17	and	and	CC
20987	723	18	discussion	discussion	NN
20987	723	19	,	,	,
20987	723	20	and	and	CC
20987	723	21	side	side	NN
20987	723	22	lights	light	NNS
20987	723	23	from	from	IN
20987	723	24	all	all	DT
20987	723	25	sources	source	NNS
20987	723	26	have	have	VBP
20987	723	27	done	do	VBN
20987	723	28	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	723	29	work	work	NN
20987	723	30	,	,	,
20987	723	31	do	do	VBP
20987	723	32	not	not	RB
20987	723	33	correctly	correctly	RB
20987	723	34	reproduce	reproduce	VB
20987	723	35	the	the	DT
20987	723	36	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
20987	723	37	as	as	IN
20987	723	38	present	present	JJ
20987	723	39	to	to	IN
20987	723	40	the	the	DT
20987	723	41	mind	mind	NN
20987	723	42	of	of	IN
20987	723	43	the	the	DT
20987	723	44	general	general	JJ
20987	723	45	officer	officer	NN
20987	723	46	who	who	WP
20987	723	47	decides	decide	VBZ
20987	723	48	.	.	.
20987	724	1	What	what	WP
20987	724	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	724	3	known	know	VBN
20987	724	4	now	now	RB
20987	724	5	was	be	VBD
20987	724	6	doubtful	doubtful	JJ
20987	724	7	then	then	RB
20987	724	8	;	;	:
20987	724	9	what	what	WP
20987	724	10	now	now	RB
20987	724	11	is	be	VBZ
20987	724	12	past	past	JJ
20987	724	13	and	and	CC
20987	724	14	certain	certain	JJ
20987	724	15	,	,	,
20987	724	16	was	be	VBD
20987	724	17	then	then	RB
20987	724	18	future	future	NN
20987	724	19	and	and	CC
20987	724	20	contingent	contingent	JJ
20987	724	21	;	;	:
20987	724	22	what	what	WP
20987	724	23	this	this	DT
20987	724	24	and	and	CC
20987	724	25	that	that	DT
20987	724	26	subordinate	subordinate	JJ
20987	724	27	,	,	,
20987	724	28	this	this	DT
20987	724	29	force	force	NN
20987	724	30	and	and	CC
20987	724	31	that	that	DT
20987	724	32	force	force	NN
20987	724	33	could	could	MD
20987	724	34	{	{	-LRB-
20987	724	35	p.135	p.135	NNP
20987	724	36	}	}	-RRB-
20987	724	37	endure	endure	NN
20987	724	38	and	and	CC
20987	724	39	would	would	MD
20987	724	40	endure	endure	VB
20987	724	41	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	724	42	now	now	RB
20987	724	43	know	know	VBP
20987	724	44	,	,	,
20987	724	45	but	but	CC
20987	724	46	who	who	WP
20987	724	47	could	could	MD
20987	724	48	surely	surely	RB
20987	724	49	tell	tell	VB
20987	724	50	six	six	CD
20987	724	51	months	month	NNS
20987	724	52	ago	ago	RB
20987	724	53	?	?	.
20987	725	1	Who	who	WP
20987	725	2	,	,	,
20987	725	3	whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	725	4	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	725	5	faith	faith	NN
20987	725	6	in	in	IN
20987	725	7	the	the	DT
20987	725	8	heroism	heroism	NN
20987	725	9	and	and	CC
20987	725	10	patience	patience	NN
20987	725	11	of	of	IN
20987	725	12	the	the	DT
20987	725	13	garrisons	garrison	NNS
20987	725	14	,	,	,
20987	725	15	believed	believe	VBN
20987	725	16	in	in	IN
20987	725	17	December	December	NNP
20987	725	18	,	,	,
20987	725	19	1899	1899	CD
20987	725	20	,	,	,
20987	725	21	that	that	IN
20987	725	22	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	725	23	and	and	CC
20987	725	24	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	725	25	and	and	CC
20987	725	26	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	725	27	could	could	MD
20987	725	28	hold	hold	VB
20987	725	29	out	out	RP
20987	725	30	,	,	,
20987	725	31	without	without	IN
20987	725	32	relief	relief	NN
20987	725	33	,	,	,
20987	725	34	as	as	RB
20987	725	35	long	long	RB
20987	725	36	as	as	IN
20987	725	37	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	725	38	did	do	VBD
20987	725	39	?	?	.
20987	726	1	What	what	WP
20987	726	2	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	726	3	,	,	,
20987	726	4	between	between	IN
20987	726	5	the	the	DT
20987	726	6	known	known	JJ
20987	726	7	uncertainties	uncertainty	NNS
20987	726	8	of	of	IN
20987	726	9	the	the	DT
20987	726	10	past	past	NN
20987	726	11	and	and	CC
20987	726	12	the	the	DT
20987	726	13	certainly	certainly	RB
20987	726	14	imperfect	imperfect	JJ
20987	726	15	information	information	NN
20987	726	16	of	of	IN
20987	726	17	the	the	DT
20987	726	18	present	present	NN
20987	726	19	,	,	,
20987	726	20	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	726	21	,	,	,
20987	726	22	who	who	WP
20987	726	23	had	have	VBD
20987	726	24	not	not	RB
20987	726	25	the	the	DT
20987	726	26	responsibilities	responsibility	NNS
20987	726	27	of	of	IN
20987	726	28	decision	decision	NN
20987	726	29	,	,	,
20987	726	30	may	may	MD
20987	726	31	modestly	modestly	RB
20987	726	32	refrain	refrain	VB
20987	726	33	from	from	IN
20987	726	34	positively	positively	RB
20987	726	35	judging	judge	VBG
20987	726	36	the	the	DT
20987	726	37	particular	particular	JJ
20987	726	38	decision	decision	NN
20987	726	39	,	,	,
20987	726	40	even	even	RB
20987	726	41	by	by	IN
20987	726	42	the	the	DT
20987	726	43	generally	generally	RB
20987	726	44	sound	sound	JJ
20987	726	45	principles	principle	NNS
20987	726	46	which	which	WDT
20987	726	47	commonly	commonly	RB
20987	726	48	govern	govern	VBP
20987	726	49	such	such	JJ
20987	726	50	cases	case	NNS
20987	726	51	.	.	.
20987	727	1	Warfare	warfare	NN
20987	727	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	727	3	an	an	DT
20987	727	4	art	art	NN
20987	727	5	,	,	,
20987	727	6	not	not	RB
20987	727	7	a	a	DT
20987	727	8	science	science	NN
20987	727	9	;	;	:
20987	727	10	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	727	11	knows	know	VBZ
20987	727	12	no	no	DT
20987	727	13	unvarying	unvarye	VBG
20987	727	14	laws	law	NNS
20987	727	15	,	,	,
20987	727	16	and	and	CC
20987	727	17	possesses	possess	VBZ
20987	727	18	neither	neither	CC
20987	727	19	specifics	specific	NNS
20987	727	20	nor	nor	CC
20987	727	21	panaceas	panacea	NNS
20987	727	22	.	.	.
20987	728	1	Whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	728	2	the	the	DT
20987	728	3	reason	reason	NN
20987	728	4	,	,	,
20987	728	5	the	the	DT
20987	728	6	decision	decision	NN
20987	728	7	was	be	VBD
20987	728	8	reached	reach	VBN
20987	728	9	to	to	TO
20987	728	10	attempt	attempt	VB
20987	728	11	simultaneously	simultaneously	RB
20987	728	12	the	the	DT
20987	728	13	relief	relief	NN
20987	728	14	of	of	IN
20987	728	15	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	728	16	and	and	CC
20987	728	17	of	of	IN
20987	728	18	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	728	19	.	.	.
20987	729	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	729	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	729	3	with	with	IN
20987	729	4	the	the	DT
20987	729	5	former	former	JJ
20987	729	6	,	,	,
20987	729	7	which	which	WDT
20987	729	8	also	also	RB
20987	729	9	was	be	VBD
20987	729	10	first	first	RB
20987	729	11	in	in	IN
20987	729	12	order	order	NN
20987	729	13	of	of	IN
20987	729	14	time	time	NN
20987	729	15	,	,	,
20987	729	16	that	that	IN
20987	729	17	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	729	18	now	now	RB
20987	729	19	have	have	VBP
20987	729	20	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	729	21	to	to	TO
20987	729	22	do	do	VB
20987	729	23	.	.	.
20987	730	1	This	this	DT
20987	730	2	advance	advance	NN
20987	730	3	had	have	VBD
20987	730	4	begun	begin	VBN
20987	730	5	,	,	,
20987	730	6	had	have	VBD
20987	730	7	reached	reach	VBN
20987	730	8	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	730	9	furthest	furth	JJS
20987	730	10	limit	limit	NN
20987	730	11	,	,	,
20987	730	12	had	have	VBD
20987	730	13	been	be	VBN
20987	730	14	brought	bring	VBN
20987	730	15	to	to	IN
20987	730	16	a	a	DT
20987	730	17	standstill	standstill	NN
20987	730	18	,	,	,
20987	730	19	and	and	CC
20987	730	20	so	so	RB
20987	730	21	had	have	VBD
20987	730	22	failed	fail	VBN
20987	730	23	,	,	,
20987	730	24	before	before	IN
20987	730	25	the	the	DT
20987	730	26	clash	clash	NN
20987	730	27	of	of	IN
20987	730	28	arms	arm	NNS
20987	730	29	at	at	IN
20987	730	30	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	730	31	,	,	,
20987	730	32	on	on	IN
20987	730	33	December	December	NNP
20987	730	34	15	15	CD
20987	730	35	,	,	,
20987	730	36	signalized	signalize	VBD
20987	730	37	the	the	DT
20987	730	38	opening	opening	NN
20987	730	39	of	of	IN
20987	730	40	the	the	DT
20987	730	41	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	730	42	for	for	IN
20987	730	43	the	the	DT
20987	730	44	relief	relief	NN
20987	730	45	of	of	IN
20987	730	46	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	730	47	.	.	.
20987	731	1	{	{	-LRB-
20987	731	2	p.136	p.136	NN
20987	731	3	}	}	-RRB-
20987	731	4	This	this	DT
20987	731	5	priority	priority	NN
20987	731	6	was	be	VBD
20987	731	7	naturally	naturally	RB
20987	731	8	to	to	TO
20987	731	9	be	be	VB
20987	731	10	expected	expect	VBN
20987	731	11	;	;	:
20987	731	12	for	for	IN
20987	731	13	not	not	RB
20987	731	14	only	only	RB
20987	731	15	was	be	VBD
20987	731	16	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	731	17	Town	Town	NNP
20987	731	18	the	the	DT
20987	731	19	first	first	JJ
20987	731	20	port	port	NN
20987	731	21	of	of	IN
20987	731	22	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	731	23	from	from	IN
20987	731	24	England	England	NNP
20987	731	25	,	,	,
20987	731	26	but	but	CC
20987	731	27	the	the	DT
20987	731	28	much	much	RB
20987	731	29	larger	large	JJR
20987	731	30	number	number	NN
20987	731	31	of	of	IN
20987	731	32	the	the	DT
20987	731	33	besiegers	besieger	NNS
20987	731	34	at	at	IN
20987	731	35	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	731	36	made	make	VBD
20987	731	37	a	a	DT
20987	731	38	much	much	RB
20987	731	39	longer	long	JJR
20987	731	40	time	time	NN
20987	731	41	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	731	42	to	to	TO
20987	731	43	accumulate	accumulate	VB
20987	731	44	the	the	DT
20987	731	45	force	force	NN
20987	731	46	adequate	adequate	JJ
20987	731	47	to	to	TO
20987	731	48	contend	contend	VB
20987	731	49	successfully	successfully	RB
20987	731	50	against	against	IN
20987	731	51	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	731	52	.	.	.
20987	732	1	The	the	DT
20987	732	2	details	detail	NNS
20987	732	3	of	of	IN
20987	732	4	the	the	DT
20987	732	5	assembling	assembling	NN
20987	732	6	of	of	IN
20987	732	7	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	732	8	's	's	POS
20987	732	9	division	division	NN
20987	732	10	at	at	IN
20987	732	11	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	732	12	River	River	NNP
20987	732	13	Station	Station	NNP
20987	732	14	need	nee	MD
20987	732	15	not	not	RB
20987	732	16	detain	detain	VB
20987	732	17	us	-PRON-	PRP
20987	732	18	.	.	.
20987	733	1	The	the	DT
20987	733	2	2,500	2,500	CD
20987	733	3	men	man	NNS
20987	733	4	there	there	RB
20987	733	5	in	in	IN
20987	733	6	the	the	DT
20987	733	7	first	first	JJ
20987	733	8	week	week	NN
20987	733	9	of	of	IN
20987	733	10	November	November	NNP
20987	733	11	had	have	VBD
20987	733	12	been	be	VBN
20987	733	13	increased	increase	VBN
20987	733	14	by	by	IN
20987	733	15	November	November	NNP
20987	733	16	19	19	CD
20987	733	17	to	to	IN
20987	733	18	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	733	19	10,000	10,000	CD
20987	733	20	,	,	,
20987	733	21	and	and	CC
20987	733	22	began	begin	VBD
20987	733	23	to	to	TO
20987	733	24	advance	advance	VB
20987	733	25	on	on	IN
20987	733	26	the	the	DT
20987	733	27	21st	21st	NN
20987	733	28	.	.	.
20987	734	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	734	2	will	will	MD
20987	734	3	be	be	VB
20987	734	4	well	well	RB
20987	734	5	,	,	,
20987	734	6	however	however	RB
20987	734	7	,	,	,
20987	734	8	to	to	TO
20987	734	9	say	say	VB
20987	734	10	a	a	DT
20987	734	11	word	word	NN
20987	734	12	about	about	IN
20987	734	13	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	734	14	objective	objective	NN
20987	734	15	,	,	,
20987	734	16	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	734	17	,	,	,
20987	734	18	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	734	19	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	734	20	,	,	,
20987	734	21	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	734	22	defences	defence	NNS
20987	734	23	,	,	,
20987	734	24	and	and	CC
20987	734	25	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	734	26	defenders	defender	NNS
20987	734	27	,	,	,
20987	734	28	as	as	RB
20987	734	29	well	well	RB
20987	734	30	as	as	IN
20987	734	31	about	about	IN
20987	734	32	the	the	DT
20987	734	33	country	country	NN
20987	734	34	through	through	IN
20987	734	35	which	which	WDT
20987	734	36	runs	run	VBZ
20987	734	37	the	the	DT
20987	734	38	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	734	39	that	that	WDT
20987	734	40	marks	mark	VBZ
20987	734	41	the	the	DT
20987	734	42	general	general	JJ
20987	734	43	line	line	NN
20987	734	44	of	of	IN
20987	734	45	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	734	46	's	's	POS
20987	734	47	proposed	propose	VBN
20987	734	48	operation	operation	NN
20987	734	49	.	.	.
20987	735	1	Lieutenant	Lieutenant	NNP
20987	735	2	-	-	HYPH
20987	735	3	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	735	4	Kekewich	Kekewich	NNP
20987	735	5	,	,	,
20987	735	6	who	who	WP
20987	735	7	had	have	VBD
20987	735	8	been	be	VBN
20987	735	9	ordered	order	VBN
20987	735	10	to	to	TO
20987	735	11	command	command	VB
20987	735	12	the	the	DT
20987	735	13	forces	force	NNS
20987	735	14	in	in	IN
20987	735	15	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	735	16	,	,	,
20987	735	17	had	have	VBD
20987	735	18	arrived	arrive	VBN
20987	735	19	there	there	RB
20987	735	20	on	on	IN
20987	735	21	the	the	DT
20987	735	22	13th	13th	NN
20987	735	23	of	of	IN
20987	735	24	September	September	NNP
20987	735	25	.	.	.
20987	736	1	Already	already	RB
20987	736	2	portions	portion	NNS
20987	736	3	of	of	IN
20987	736	4	the	the	DT
20987	736	5	Transvaal	transvaal	JJ
20987	736	6	levies	levy	NNS
20987	736	7	were	be	VBD
20987	736	8	out	out	RB
20987	736	9	,	,	,
20987	736	10	"	"	''
20987	736	11	on	on	IN
20987	736	12	commando	commando	NNP
20987	736	13	,	,	,
20987	736	14	"	"	''
20987	736	15	as	as	IN
20987	736	16	the	the	DT
20987	736	17	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	736	18	phrase	phrase	NN
20987	736	19	is	be	VBZ
20987	736	20	,	,	,
20987	736	21	moving	move	VBG
20987	736	22	on	on	IN
20987	736	23	the	the	DT
20987	736	24	Free	Free	NNP
20987	736	25	State	State	NNP
20987	736	26	side	side	NN
20987	736	27	of	of	IN
20987	736	28	the	the	DT
20987	736	29	boundary	boundary	JJ
20987	736	30	line	line	NN
20987	736	31	;	;	,
20987	736	32	and	and	CC
20987	736	33	many	many	JJ
20987	736	34	reasonably	reasonably	RB
20987	736	35	authenticated	authenticate	VBN
20987	736	36	rumours	rumour	NNS
20987	736	37	were	be	VBD
20987	736	38	heard	hear	VBN
20987	736	39	of	of	IN
20987	736	40	intentions	intention	NNS
20987	736	41	{	{	-LRB-
20987	736	42	p.137	p.137	NN
20987	736	43	}	}	-RRB-
20987	736	44	to	to	TO
20987	736	45	destroy	destroy	VB
20987	736	46	the	the	DT
20987	736	47	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	736	48	bridges	bridge	NNS
20987	736	49	--	--	:
20987	736	50	notably	notably	RB
20987	736	51	over	over	IN
20987	736	52	the	the	DT
20987	736	53	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	736	54	and	and	CC
20987	736	55	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	736	56	Rivers	Rivers	NNPS
20987	736	57	--	--	:
20987	736	58	south	south	RB
20987	736	59	of	of	IN
20987	736	60	the	the	DT
20987	736	61	place	place	NN
20987	736	62	,	,	,
20987	736	63	as	as	RB
20987	736	64	well	well	RB
20987	736	65	as	as	IN
20987	736	66	others	other	NNS
20987	736	67	north	north	RB
20987	736	68	of	of	IN
20987	736	69	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	736	70	.	.	.
20987	737	1	The	the	DT
20987	737	2	guard	guard	NN
20987	737	3	of	of	IN
20987	737	4	the	the	DT
20987	737	5	road	road	NN
20987	737	6	generally	generally	RB
20987	737	7	was	be	VBD
20987	737	8	then	then	RB
20987	737	9	in	in	IN
20987	737	10	charge	charge	NN
20987	737	11	of	of	IN
20987	737	12	a	a	DT
20987	737	13	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	737	14	body	body	NN
20987	737	15	called	call	VBN
20987	737	16	the	the	DT
20987	737	17	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	737	18	Police	Police	NNPS
20987	737	19	,	,	,
20987	737	20	detachments	detachment	NNS
20987	737	21	of	of	IN
20987	737	22	which	which	WDT
20987	737	23	watched	watch	VBD
20987	737	24	the	the	DT
20987	737	25	bridges	bridge	NNS
20987	737	26	.	.	.
20987	738	1	Political	political	JJ
20987	738	2	and	and	CC
20987	738	3	other	other	JJ
20987	738	4	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	738	5	prevented	prevent	VBD
20987	738	6	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	738	7	steps	step	NNS
20987	738	8	from	from	IN
20987	738	9	being	be	VBG
20987	738	10	taken	take	VBN
20987	738	11	to	to	TO
20987	738	12	fortify	fortify	VB
20987	738	13	the	the	DT
20987	738	14	town	town	NN
20987	738	15	,	,	,
20987	738	16	but	but	CC
20987	738	17	plans	plan	NNS
20987	738	18	were	be	VBD
20987	738	19	matured	mature	VBN
20987	738	20	,	,	,
20987	738	21	and	and	CC
20987	738	22	information	information	NN
20987	738	23	concerning	concern	VBG
20987	738	24	the	the	DT
20987	738	25	surrounding	surround	VBG
20987	738	26	country	country	NN
20987	738	27	had	have	VBD
20987	738	28	already	already	RB
20987	738	29	been	be	VBN
20987	738	30	procured	procure	VBN
20987	738	31	by	by	IN
20987	738	32	subordinate	subordinate	JJ
20987	738	33	officers	officer	NNS
20987	738	34	,	,	,
20987	738	35	whose	whose	WP$
20987	738	36	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	738	37	had	have	VBD
20987	738	38	preceded	precede	VBN
20987	738	39	that	that	DT
20987	738	40	of	of	IN
20987	738	41	Kekewich	Kekewich	NNP
20987	738	42	.	.	.
20987	739	1	On	on	IN
20987	739	2	the	the	DT
20987	739	3	18th	18th	NN
20987	739	4	of	of	IN
20987	739	5	September	September	NNP
20987	739	6	,	,	,
20987	739	7	construction	construction	NN
20987	739	8	of	of	IN
20987	739	9	defence	defence	NN
20987	739	10	works	work	NNS
20987	739	11	began	begin	VBD
20987	739	12	,	,	,
20987	739	13	reports	report	NNS
20987	739	14	of	of	IN
20987	739	15	movements	movement	NNS
20987	739	16	by	by	IN
20987	739	17	the	the	DT
20987	739	18	burghers	burgher	NNS
20987	739	19	of	of	IN
20987	739	20	the	the	DT
20987	739	21	Free	Free	NNP
20987	739	22	State	State	NNP
20987	739	23	as	as	RB
20987	739	24	well	well	RB
20987	739	25	as	as	IN
20987	739	26	by	by	IN
20987	739	27	Transvaalers	Transvaalers	NNPS
20987	739	28	being	be	VBG
20987	739	29	received	receive	VBN
20987	739	30	,	,	,
20987	739	31	and	and	CC
20987	739	32	arousing	arouse	VBG
20987	739	33	apprehension	apprehension	NN
20987	739	34	of	of	IN
20987	739	35	a	a	DT
20987	739	36	sudden	sudden	JJ
20987	739	37	attack	attack	NN
20987	739	38	.	.	.
20987	740	1	On	on	IN
20987	740	2	the	the	DT
20987	740	3	27th	27th	NN
20987	740	4	of	of	IN
20987	740	5	September	September	NNP
20987	740	6	,	,	,
20987	740	7	an	an	DT
20987	740	8	officer	officer	NN
20987	740	9	of	of	IN
20987	740	10	the	the	DT
20987	740	11	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	740	12	,	,	,
20987	740	13	by	by	IN
20987	740	14	personal	personal	JJ
20987	740	15	observation	observation	NN
20987	740	16	at	at	IN
20987	740	17	Boshof	Boshof	NNP
20987	740	18	in	in	IN
20987	740	19	the	the	DT
20987	740	20	Free	Free	NNP
20987	740	21	State	State	NNP
20987	740	22	,	,	,
20987	740	23	ascertained	ascertain	VBD
20987	740	24	that	that	IN
20987	740	25	the	the	DT
20987	740	26	burghers	burgher	NNS
20987	740	27	of	of	IN
20987	740	28	the	the	DT
20987	740	29	latter	latter	JJ
20987	740	30	had	have	VBD
20987	740	31	been	be	VBN
20987	740	32	ordered	order	VBN
20987	740	33	out	out	RP
20987	740	34	.	.	.
20987	741	1	The	the	DT
20987	741	2	works	work	NNS
20987	741	3	were	be	VBD
20987	741	4	then	then	RB
20987	741	5	pressed	press	VBN
20987	741	6	forward	forward	RB
20987	741	7	,	,	,
20987	741	8	and	and	CC
20987	741	9	the	the	DT
20987	741	10	formation	formation	NN
20987	741	11	of	of	IN
20987	741	12	citizens	citizen	NNS
20987	741	13	into	into	IN
20987	741	14	town	town	NN
20987	741	15	guards	guard	NNS
20987	741	16	already	already	RB
20987	741	17	planned	plan	VBN
20987	741	18	,	,	,
20987	741	19	was	be	VBD
20987	741	20	begun	begin	VBN
20987	741	21	;	;	:
20987	741	22	1,156	1,156	CD
20987	741	23	combatant	combatant	JJ
20987	741	24	members	member	NNS
20987	741	25	being	be	VBG
20987	741	26	enrolled	enrol	VBN
20987	741	27	,	,	,
20987	741	28	and	and	CC
20987	741	29	placed	place	VBN
20987	741	30	under	under	IN
20987	741	31	drill	drill	NN
20987	741	32	by	by	IN
20987	741	33	non	non	JJ
20987	741	34	-	-	JJ
20987	741	35	commissioned	commissioned	JJ
20987	741	36	officers	officer	NNS
20987	741	37	of	of	IN
20987	741	38	{	{	-LRB-
20987	741	39	p.138	p.138	NN
20987	741	40	}	}	-RRB-
20987	741	41	the	the	DT
20987	741	42	regular	regular	JJ
20987	741	43	battalion	battalion	NN
20987	741	44	in	in	IN
20987	741	45	garrison	garrison	NNP
20987	741	46	.	.	.
20987	742	1	The	the	DT
20987	742	2	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	742	3	forces	force	NNS
20987	742	4	continued	continue	VBD
20987	742	5	to	to	TO
20987	742	6	approach	approach	VB
20987	742	7	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	742	8	,	,	,
20987	742	9	and	and	CC
20987	742	10	on	on	IN
20987	742	11	October	October	NNP
20987	742	12	4	4	CD
20987	742	13	,	,	,
20987	742	14	a	a	DT
20987	742	15	week	week	NN
20987	742	16	before	before	IN
20987	742	17	war	war	NN
20987	742	18	began	begin	VBD
20987	742	19	,	,	,
20987	742	20	advanced	advanced	JJ
20987	742	21	bodies	body	NNS
20987	742	22	were	be	VBD
20987	742	23	within	within	IN
20987	742	24	twelve	twelve	CD
20987	742	25	miles	mile	NNS
20987	742	26	.	.	.
20987	743	1	By	by	IN
20987	743	2	October	October	NNP
20987	743	3	7	7	CD
20987	743	4	the	the	DT
20987	743	5	earthworks	earthwork	NNS
20987	743	6	were	be	VBD
20987	743	7	so	so	RB
20987	743	8	far	far	RB
20987	743	9	forward	forward	RB
20987	743	10	that	that	IN
20987	743	11	Kekewich	Kekewich	NNP
20987	743	12	considered	consider	VBD
20987	743	13	the	the	DT
20987	743	14	place	place	NN
20987	743	15	practically	practically	RB
20987	743	16	safe	safe	JJ
20987	743	17	against	against	IN
20987	743	18	any	any	DT
20987	743	19	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	743	20	on	on	IN
20987	743	21	the	the	DT
20987	743	22	part	part	NN
20987	743	23	of	of	IN
20987	743	24	the	the	DT
20987	743	25	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	743	26	to	to	TO
20987	743	27	rush	rush	VB
20987	743	28	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	743	29	suddenly	suddenly	RB
20987	743	30	.	.	.
20987	744	1	When	when	WRB
20987	744	2	the	the	DT
20987	744	3	ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	744	4	expired	expire	VBD
20987	744	5	,	,	,
20987	744	6	October	October	NNP
20987	744	7	11	11	CD
20987	744	8	,	,	,
20987	744	9	the	the	DT
20987	744	10	garrison	garrison	NNP
20987	744	11	proper	proper	NNP
20987	744	12	consisted	consist	VBD
20987	744	13	of	of	IN
20987	744	14	570	570	CD
20987	744	15	Imperial	imperial	JJ
20987	744	16	and	and	CC
20987	744	17	630	630	CD
20987	744	18	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	744	19	troops	troop	NNS
20987	744	20	,	,	,
20987	744	21	for	for	IN
20987	744	22	the	the	DT
20987	744	23	defence	defence	NN
20987	744	24	of	of	IN
20987	744	25	an	an	DT
20987	744	26	unwalled	unwalled	JJ
20987	744	27	town	town	NN
20987	744	28	which	which	WDT
20987	744	29	contained	contain	VBD
20987	744	30	40,000	40,000	CD
20987	744	31	inhabitants	inhabitant	NNS
20987	744	32	and	and	CC
20987	744	33	,	,	,
20987	744	34	being	be	VBG
20987	744	35	built	build	VBN
20987	744	36	in	in	IN
20987	744	37	rambling	ramble	VBG
20987	744	38	fashion	fashion	NN
20987	744	39	,	,	,
20987	744	40	had	have	VBD
20987	744	41	a	a	DT
20987	744	42	very	very	RB
20987	744	43	long	long	JJ
20987	744	44	circuit	circuit	NN
20987	744	45	--	--	:
20987	744	46	about	about	RB
20987	744	47	eleven	eleven	CD
20987	744	48	miles	mile	NNS
20987	744	49	--	--	:
20987	744	50	to	to	TO
20987	744	51	be	be	VB
20987	744	52	guarded	guard	VBN
20987	744	53	.	.	.
20987	745	1	The	the	DT
20987	745	2	ready	ready	JJ
20987	745	3	co	co	NN
20987	745	4	-	-	NN
20987	745	5	operation	operation	NN
20987	745	6	of	of	IN
20987	745	7	the	the	DT
20987	745	8	citizens	citizen	NNS
20987	745	9	in	in	IN
20987	745	10	military	military	JJ
20987	745	11	duty	duty	NN
20987	745	12	,	,	,
20987	745	13	both	both	CC
20987	745	14	those	those	DT
20987	745	15	already	already	RB
20987	745	16	belonging	belong	VBG
20987	745	17	to	to	IN
20987	745	18	volunteer	volunteer	NN
20987	745	19	bodies	body	NNS
20987	745	20	and	and	CC
20987	745	21	those	those	DT
20987	745	22	not	not	RB
20987	745	23	previously	previously	RB
20987	745	24	organised	organise	VBN
20987	745	25	,	,	,
20987	745	26	but	but	CC
20987	745	27	now	now	RB
20987	745	28	enrolling	enrol	VBG
20987	745	29	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	745	30	for	for	IN
20987	745	31	the	the	DT
20987	745	32	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	745	33	,	,	,
20987	745	34	alone	alone	RB
20987	745	35	made	make	VBD
20987	745	36	the	the	DT
20987	745	37	defence	defence	NN
20987	745	38	possible	possible	JJ
20987	745	39	.	.	.
20987	746	1	From	from	IN
20987	746	2	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	746	3	,	,	,
20987	746	4	particularly	particularly	RB
20987	746	5	,	,	,
20987	746	6	was	be	VBD
20987	746	7	formed	form	VBN
20987	746	8	a	a	DT
20987	746	9	corps	corps	NN
20987	746	10	of	of	IN
20987	746	11	irregular	irregular	JJ
20987	746	12	horse	horse	NN
20987	746	13	,	,	,
20987	746	14	which	which	WDT
20987	746	15	filled	fill	VBD
20987	746	16	the	the	DT
20987	746	17	want	want	NN
20987	746	18	of	of	IN
20987	746	19	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	746	20	troops	troop	NNS
20987	746	21	that	that	WDT
20987	746	22	at	at	IN
20987	746	23	first	first	RB
20987	746	24	was	be	VBD
20987	746	25	severely	severely	RB
20987	746	26	felt	feel	VBN
20987	746	27	.	.	.
20987	747	1	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	747	2	Kekewich	Kekewich	NNP
20987	747	3	,	,	,
20987	747	4	recognising	recognise	VBG
20987	747	5	the	the	DT
20987	747	6	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	747	7	's	's	POS
20987	747	8	overpowering	overpowering	JJ
20987	747	9	superiority	superiority	NN
20987	747	10	of	of	IN
20987	747	11	numbers	number	NNS
20987	747	12	,	,	,
20987	747	13	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	747	14	drew	draw	VBD
20987	747	15	{	{	-LRB-
20987	747	16	p.139	p.139	JJ
20987	747	17	}	}	-RRB-
20987	747	18	into	into	IN
20987	747	19	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	747	20	all	all	PDT
20987	747	21	the	the	DT
20987	747	22	outlying	outlying	JJ
20987	747	23	forces	force	NNS
20987	747	24	of	of	IN
20987	747	25	every	every	DT
20987	747	26	character	character	NN
20987	747	27	under	under	IN
20987	747	28	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	747	29	command	command	NN
20987	747	30	.	.	.
20987	748	1	Although	although	IN
20987	748	2	deeply	deeply	RB
20987	748	3	concerned	concerned	JJ
20987	748	4	for	for	IN
20987	748	5	the	the	DT
20987	748	6	safety	safety	NN
20987	748	7	of	of	IN
20987	748	8	the	the	DT
20987	748	9	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	748	10	River	River	NNP
20987	748	11	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	748	12	,	,	,
20987	748	13	upon	upon	IN
20987	748	14	which	which	WDT
20987	748	15	in	in	IN
20987	748	16	a	a	DT
20987	748	17	measure	measure	NN
20987	748	18	would	would	MD
20987	748	19	depend	depend	VB
20987	748	20	the	the	DT
20987	748	21	advance	advance	NN
20987	748	22	of	of	IN
20987	748	23	a	a	DT
20987	748	24	relief	relief	NN
20987	748	25	column	column	NN
20987	748	26	,	,	,
20987	748	27	"	"	``
20987	748	28	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	748	29	was	be	VBD
20987	748	30	most	most	RBS
20987	748	31	anxious	anxious	JJ
20987	748	32	,	,	,
20987	748	33	"	"	''
20987	748	34	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	748	35	says	say	VBZ
20987	748	36	,	,	,
20987	748	37	"	"	``
20987	748	38	that	that	IN
20987	748	39	no	no	DT
20987	748	40	disposition	disposition	NN
20987	748	41	of	of	IN
20987	748	42	troops	troop	NNS
20987	748	43	made	make	VBN
20987	748	44	by	by	IN
20987	748	45	me	-PRON-	PRP
20987	748	46	should	should	MD
20987	748	47	give	give	VB
20987	748	48	the	the	DT
20987	748	49	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	748	50	a	a	DT
20987	748	51	chance	chance	NN
20987	748	52	of	of	IN
20987	748	53	scoring	score	VBG
20987	748	54	a	a	DT
20987	748	55	first	first	JJ
20987	748	56	success	success	NN
20987	748	57	,	,	,
20987	748	58	even	even	RB
20987	748	59	where	where	WRB
20987	748	60	the	the	DT
20987	748	61	smallest	small	JJS
20987	748	62	body	body	NN
20987	748	63	of	of	IN
20987	748	64	British	british	JJ
20987	748	65	troops	troop	NNS
20987	748	66	might	may	MD
20987	748	67	be	be	VB
20987	748	68	concerned	concern	VBN
20987	748	69	.	.	.
20987	749	1	Taking	take	VBG
20987	749	2	into	into	IN
20987	749	3	consideration	consideration	NN
20987	749	4	that	that	IN
20987	749	5	the	the	DT
20987	749	6	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	749	7	would	would	MD
20987	749	8	probably	probably	RB
20987	749	9	not	not	RB
20987	749	10	regulate	regulate	VB
20987	749	11	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	749	12	movements	movement	NNS
20987	749	13	in	in	IN
20987	749	14	accordance	accordance	NN
20987	749	15	with	with	IN
20987	749	16	the	the	DT
20987	749	17	dictates	dictate	NNS
20987	749	18	of	of	IN
20987	749	19	sound	sound	JJ
20987	749	20	strategy	strategy	NN
20987	749	21	,	,	,
20987	749	22	that	that	IN
20987	749	23	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	749	24	was	be	VBD
20987	749	25	in	in	IN
20987	749	26	possession	possession	NN
20987	749	27	of	of	IN
20987	749	28	mobile	mobile	JJ
20987	749	29	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	749	30	in	in	IN
20987	749	31	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	749	32	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	749	33	neighbourhood	neighbourhood	NN
20987	749	34	,	,	,
20987	749	35	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	749	36	felt	feel	VBD
20987	749	37	that	that	IN
20987	749	38	if	if	IN
20987	749	39	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	749	40	had	have	VBD
20987	749	41	detached	detach	VBN
20987	749	42	a	a	DT
20987	749	43	small	small	JJ
20987	749	44	body	body	NN
20987	749	45	of	of	IN
20987	749	46	troops	troop	NNS
20987	749	47	,	,	,
20987	749	48	necessarily	necessarily	RB
20987	749	49	without	without	IN
20987	749	50	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	749	51	,	,	,
20987	749	52	which	which	WDT
20987	749	53	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	749	54	was	be	VBD
20987	749	55	not	not	RB
20987	749	56	in	in	IN
20987	749	57	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	749	58	power	power	NN
20987	749	59	to	to	TO
20987	749	60	support	support	VB
20987	749	61	from	from	IN
20987	749	62	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	749	63	,	,	,
20987	749	64	the	the	DT
20987	749	65	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	749	66	would	would	MD
20987	749	67	in	in	IN
20987	749	68	all	all	DT
20987	749	69	probability	probability	NN
20987	749	70	concentrate	concentrate	VBP
20987	749	71	very	very	RB
20987	749	72	superior	superior	JJ
20987	749	73	numbers	number	NNS
20987	749	74	,	,	,
20987	749	75	with	with	IN
20987	749	76	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	749	77	,	,	,
20987	749	78	against	against	IN
20987	749	79	the	the	DT
20987	749	80	small	small	JJ
20987	749	81	British	british	JJ
20987	749	82	post	post	NN
20987	749	83	,	,	,
20987	749	84	and	and	CC
20987	749	85	endeavour	endeavour	VB
20987	749	86	to	to	TO
20987	749	87	destroy	destroy	VB
20987	749	88	the	the	DT
20987	749	89	troops	troop	NNS
20987	749	90	composing	compose	VBG
20987	749	91	the	the	DT
20987	749	92	same	same	JJ
20987	749	93	.	.	.
20987	750	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	750	2	was	be	VBD
20987	750	3	principally	principally	RB
20987	750	4	for	for	IN
20987	750	5	this	this	DT
20987	750	6	reason	reason	NN
20987	750	7	that	that	WRB
20987	750	8	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	750	9	determined	determine	VBD
20987	750	10	to	to	TO
20987	750	11	concentrate	concentrate	VB
20987	750	12	all	all	PDT
20987	750	13	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	750	14	available	available	JJ
20987	750	15	forces	force	NNS
20987	750	16	,	,	,
20987	750	17	including	include	VBG
20987	750	18	the	the	DT
20987	750	19	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	750	20	Police	Police	NNPS
20987	750	21	,	,	,
20987	750	22	at	at	IN
20987	750	23	the	the	DT
20987	750	24	point	point	NN
20987	750	25	of	of	IN
20987	750	26	greatest	great	JJS
20987	750	27	importance	importance	NN
20987	750	28	in	in	IN
20987	750	29	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	750	30	command	command	NN
20987	750	31	--	--	:
20987	750	32	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	750	33	.	.	.
20987	750	34	"	"	''
20987	751	1	The	the	DT
20987	751	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	751	3	p.140	p.140	NN
20987	751	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	751	5	inference	inference	NN
20987	751	6	of	of	IN
20987	751	7	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	751	8	Kekewich	Kekewich	NNP
20987	751	9	as	as	IN
20987	751	10	to	to	IN
20987	751	11	the	the	DT
20987	751	12	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	751	13	'	'	POS
20987	751	14	strategy	strategy	NN
20987	751	15	was	be	VBD
20987	751	16	as	as	RB
20987	751	17	accurate	accurate	JJ
20987	751	18	as	as	IN
20987	751	19	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	751	20	general	general	JJ
20987	751	21	action	action	NN
20987	751	22	was	be	VBD
20987	751	23	militarily	militarily	RB
20987	751	24	judicious	judicious	JJ
20987	751	25	.	.	.
20987	752	1	The	the	DT
20987	752	2	concentration	concentration	NN
20987	752	3	and	and	CC
20987	752	4	development	development	NN
20987	752	5	of	of	IN
20987	752	6	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	752	7	resources	resource	NNS
20987	752	8	not	not	RB
20987	752	9	merely	merely	RB
20987	752	10	deterred	deter	VBD
20987	752	11	the	the	DT
20987	752	12	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	752	13	from	from	IN
20987	752	14	assault	assault	NN
20987	752	15	,	,	,
20987	752	16	but	but	CC
20987	752	17	detained	detain	VBD
20987	752	18	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	752	19	there	there	RB
20987	752	20	in	in	IN
20987	752	21	force	force	NN
20987	752	22	,	,	,
20987	752	23	to	to	IN
20987	752	24	the	the	DT
20987	752	25	neglect	neglect	NN
20987	752	26	of	of	IN
20987	752	27	matters	matter	NNS
20987	752	28	elsewhere	elsewhere	RB
20987	752	29	much	much	RB
20987	752	30	more	more	RBR
20987	752	31	urgently	urgently	RB
20987	752	32	worthy	worthy	JJ
20987	752	33	of	of	IN
20987	752	34	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	752	35	efforts	effort	NNS
20987	752	36	.	.	.
20987	753	1	The	the	DT
20987	753	2	gain	gain	NN
20987	753	3	of	of	IN
20987	753	4	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	753	5	,	,	,
20987	753	6	had	have	VBD
20987	753	7	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	753	8	gained	gain	VBN
20987	753	9	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	753	10	,	,	,
20987	753	11	would	would	MD
20987	753	12	have	have	VB
20987	753	13	been	be	VBN
20987	753	14	poor	poor	JJ
20987	753	15	compensation	compensation	NN
20987	753	16	for	for	IN
20987	753	17	the	the	DT
20987	753	18	daily	daily	JJ
20987	753	19	increasing	increase	VBG
20987	753	20	solidity	solidity	NN
20987	753	21	of	of	IN
20987	753	22	the	the	DT
20987	753	23	still	still	RB
20987	753	24	weak	weak	JJ
20987	753	25	British	british	JJ
20987	753	26	grasp	grasp	NN
20987	753	27	on	on	IN
20987	753	28	the	the	DT
20987	753	29	central	central	JJ
20987	753	30	positions	position	NNS
20987	753	31	outlined	outline	VBN
20987	753	32	by	by	IN
20987	753	33	De	De	NNP
20987	753	34	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	753	35	,	,	,
20987	753	36	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	753	37	River	River	NNP
20987	753	38	and	and	CC
20987	753	39	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	753	40	.	.	.
20987	754	1	This	this	DT
20987	754	2	absorption	absorption	NN
20987	754	3	of	of	IN
20987	754	4	the	the	DT
20987	754	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	754	6	'	'	POS
20987	754	7	attention	attention	NN
20987	754	8	by	by	IN
20987	754	9	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	754	10	was	be	VBD
20987	754	11	maintained	maintain	VBN
20987	754	12	by	by	IN
20987	754	13	frequent	frequent	JJ
20987	754	14	sorties	sortie	NNS
20987	754	15	of	of	IN
20987	754	16	the	the	DT
20987	754	17	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	754	18	,	,	,
20987	754	19	in	in	IN
20987	754	20	every	every	DT
20987	754	21	direction	direction	NN
20987	754	22	,	,	,
20987	754	23	which	which	WDT
20987	754	24	at	at	IN
20987	754	25	an	an	DT
20987	754	26	early	early	JJ
20987	754	27	period	period	NN
20987	754	28	of	of	IN
20987	754	29	the	the	DT
20987	754	30	siege	siege	NN
20987	754	31	became	become	VBD
20987	754	32	possible	possible	JJ
20987	754	33	through	through	IN
20987	754	34	the	the	DT
20987	754	35	ready	ready	JJ
20987	754	36	facility	facility	NN
20987	754	37	with	with	IN
20987	754	38	which	which	WDT
20987	754	39	the	the	DT
20987	754	40	citizens	citizen	NNS
20987	754	41	were	be	VBD
20987	754	42	converted	convert	VBN
20987	754	43	into	into	IN
20987	754	44	irregular	irregular	JJ
20987	754	45	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	754	46	troops	troop	NNS
20987	754	47	.	.	.
20987	755	1	"	"	``
20987	755	2	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	755	3	will	will	MD
20987	755	4	be	be	VB
20987	755	5	observed	observe	VBN
20987	755	6	,	,	,
20987	755	7	"	"	''
20987	755	8	wrote	write	VBD
20987	755	9	Kekewich	Kekewich	NNP
20987	755	10	,	,	,
20987	755	11	"	"	''
20987	755	12	that	that	IN
20987	755	13	portions	portion	NNS
20987	755	14	of	of	IN
20987	755	15	the	the	DT
20987	755	16	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	755	17	corps	corp	NNS
20987	755	18	were	be	VBD
20987	755	19	employed	employ	VBN
20987	755	20	on	on	IN
20987	755	21	every	every	DT
20987	755	22	occasion	occasion	NN
20987	755	23	"	"	''
20987	755	24	of	of	IN
20987	755	25	the	the	DT
20987	755	26	continued	continue	VBN
20987	755	27	sallies	sally	NNS
20987	755	28	in	in	IN
20987	755	29	greater	great	JJR
20987	755	30	or	or	CC
20987	755	31	less	less	JJR
20987	755	32	force	force	NN
20987	755	33	,	,	,
20987	755	34	especially	especially	RB
20987	755	35	at	at	IN
20987	755	36	the	the	DT
20987	755	37	period	period	NN
20987	755	38	of	of	IN
20987	755	39	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	755	40	's	's	POS
20987	755	41	advance	advance	NN
20987	755	42	.	.	.
20987	756	1	At	at	IN
20987	756	2	the	the	DT
20987	756	3	same	same	JJ
20987	756	4	time	time	NN
20987	756	5	the	the	DT
20987	756	6	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	756	7	was	be	VBD
20987	756	8	preparing	prepare	VBG
20987	756	9	to	to	IN
20987	756	10	bombard	bombard	JJ
20987	756	11	,	,	,
20987	756	12	and	and	CC
20987	756	13	was	be	VBD
20987	756	14	busily	busily	RB
20987	756	15	engaged	engage	VBN
20987	756	16	in	in	IN
20987	756	17	{	{	-LRB-
20987	756	18	p.141	p.141	NN
20987	756	19	}	}	-RRB-
20987	756	20	taking	take	VBG
20987	756	21	possession	possession	NN
20987	756	22	,	,	,
20987	756	23	by	by	IN
20987	756	24	small	small	JJ
20987	756	25	bodies	body	NNS
20987	756	26	of	of	IN
20987	756	27	from	from	IN
20987	756	28	100	100	CD
20987	756	29	to	to	TO
20987	756	30	250	250	CD
20987	756	31	men	man	NNS
20987	756	32	,	,	,
20987	756	33	of	of	IN
20987	756	34	the	the	DT
20987	756	35	undefended	undefended	JJ
20987	756	36	towns	town	NNS
20987	756	37	and	and	CC
20987	756	38	villages	village	NNS
20987	756	39	in	in	IN
20987	756	40	Griqualand	Griqualand	NNP
20987	756	41	West	West	NNP
20987	756	42	--	--	:
20987	756	43	the	the	DT
20987	756	44	thinly	thinly	RB
20987	756	45	peopled	people	VBN
20987	756	46	district	district	NN
20987	756	47	to	to	IN
20987	756	48	the	the	DT
20987	756	49	west	west	NN
20987	756	50	of	of	IN
20987	756	51	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	756	52	.	.	.
20987	757	1	This	this	DT
20987	757	2	pleasant	pleasant	JJ
20987	757	3	but	but	CC
20987	757	4	useless	useless	JJ
20987	757	5	pastime	pastime	NN
20987	757	6	occupied	occupy	VBD
20987	757	7	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	757	8	agreeably	agreeably	RB
20987	757	9	,	,	,
20987	757	10	and	and	CC
20987	757	11	diverted	divert	VBD
20987	757	12	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	757	13	from	from	IN
20987	757	14	molesting	molest	VBG
20987	757	15	the	the	DT
20987	757	16	British	British	NNPS
20987	757	17	at	at	IN
20987	757	18	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	757	19	River	River	NNP
20987	757	20	and	and	CC
20987	757	21	De	De	NNP
20987	757	22	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	757	23	.	.	.
20987	758	1	"	"	``
20987	758	2	My	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	758	3	general	general	JJ
20987	758	4	plan	plan	NN
20987	758	5	for	for	IN
20987	758	6	the	the	DT
20987	758	7	defence	defence	NN
20987	758	8	of	of	IN
20987	758	9	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	758	10	,	,	,
20987	758	11	"	"	''
20987	758	12	says	say	VBZ
20987	758	13	Kekewich	Kekewich	NNP
20987	758	14	in	in	IN
20987	758	15	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	758	16	report	report	NN
20987	758	17	,	,	,
20987	758	18	"	"	``
20987	758	19	was	be	VBD
20987	758	20	based	base	VBN
20987	758	21	on	on	IN
20987	758	22	the	the	DT
20987	758	23	principle	principle	NN
20987	758	24	of	of	IN
20987	758	25	always	always	RB
20987	758	26	keeping	keep	VBG
20987	758	27	the	the	DT
20987	758	28	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	758	29	on	on	IN
20987	758	30	the	the	DT
20987	758	31	move	move	NN
20987	758	32	,	,	,
20987	758	33	and	and	CC
20987	758	34	constantly	constantly	RB
20987	758	35	in	in	IN
20987	758	36	fear	fear	NN
20987	758	37	of	of	IN
20987	758	38	an	an	DT
20987	758	39	attack	attack	NN
20987	758	40	from	from	IN
20987	758	41	an	an	DT
20987	758	42	unexpected	unexpected	JJ
20987	758	43	quarter	quarter	NN
20987	758	44	.	.	.
20987	759	1	Later	later	RB
20987	759	2	,	,	,
20987	759	3	when	when	WRB
20987	759	4	the	the	DT
20987	759	5	advance	advance	NN
20987	759	6	of	of	IN
20987	759	7	the	the	DT
20987	759	8	relief	relief	NN
20987	759	9	column	column	NN
20987	759	10	from	from	IN
20987	759	11	the	the	DT
20987	759	12	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	759	13	River	River	NNP
20987	759	14	commenced	commence	VBD
20987	759	15	,	,	,
20987	759	16	and	and	CC
20987	759	17	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	759	18	was	be	VBD
20987	759	19	put	put	VBN
20987	759	20	in	in	IN
20987	759	21	possession	possession	NN
20987	759	22	of	of	IN
20987	759	23	information	information	NN
20987	759	24	concerning	concern	VBG
20987	759	25	the	the	DT
20987	759	26	probable	probable	JJ
20987	759	27	date	date	NN
20987	759	28	of	of	IN
20987	759	29	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	759	30	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	759	31	in	in	IN
20987	759	32	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	759	33	,	,	,
20987	759	34	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	759	35	adopted	adopt	VBD
20987	759	36	such	such	JJ
20987	759	37	measures	measure	NNS
20987	759	38	as	as	IN
20987	759	39	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	759	40	hoped	hope	VBD
20987	759	41	would	would	MD
20987	759	42	cause	cause	VB
20987	759	43	the	the	DT
20987	759	44	retention	retention	NN
20987	759	45	of	of	IN
20987	759	46	a	a	DT
20987	759	47	large	large	JJ
20987	759	48	force	force	NN
20987	759	49	of	of	IN
20987	759	50	the	the	DT
20987	759	51	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	759	52	in	in	IN
20987	759	53	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	759	54	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	759	55	neighbourhood	neighbourhood	NN
20987	759	56	,	,	,
20987	759	57	and	and	CC
20987	759	58	thus	thus	RB
20987	759	59	enable	enable	VBP
20987	759	60	the	the	DT
20987	759	61	relief	relief	NN
20987	759	62	column	column	NN
20987	759	63	to	to	TO
20987	759	64	deal	deal	VB
20987	759	65	with	with	IN
20987	759	66	the	the	DT
20987	759	67	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	759	68	force	force	NN
20987	759	69	in	in	IN
20987	759	70	detail	detail	NN
20987	759	71	.	.	.
20987	760	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	760	2	was	be	VBD
20987	760	3	with	with	IN
20987	760	4	these	these	DT
20987	760	5	objects	object	NNS
20987	760	6	that	that	IN
20987	760	7	the	the	DT
20987	760	8	numerous	numerous	JJ
20987	760	9	sorties	sortie	NNS
20987	760	10	and	and	CC
20987	760	11	demonstrations	demonstration	NNS
20987	760	12	in	in	IN
20987	760	13	force	force	NN
20987	760	14	were	be	VBD
20987	760	15	made	make	VBN
20987	760	16	by	by	IN
20987	760	17	portions	portion	NNS
20987	760	18	of	of	IN
20987	760	19	the	the	DT
20987	760	20	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	760	21	of	of	IN
20987	760	22	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	760	23	.	.	.
20987	760	24	"	"	''
20987	761	1	Such	such	JJ
20987	761	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	761	3	p.142	p.142	NNP
20987	761	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	761	5	continual	continual	JJ
20987	761	6	offensive	offensive	JJ
20987	761	7	action	action	NN
20987	761	8	is	be	VBZ
20987	761	9	of	of	IN
20987	761	10	the	the	DT
20987	761	11	essence	essence	NN
20987	761	12	of	of	IN
20987	761	13	dexterous	dexterous	JJ
20987	761	14	defence	defence	NN
20987	761	15	,	,	,
20987	761	16	especially	especially	RB
20987	761	17	when	when	WRB
20987	761	18	designed	design	VBN
20987	761	19	in	in	IN
20987	761	20	support	support	NN
20987	761	21	of	of	IN
20987	761	22	movements	movement	NNS
20987	761	23	elsewhere	elsewhere	RB
20987	761	24	occurring	occur	VBG
20987	761	25	.	.	.
20987	762	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	762	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	762	3	not	not	RB
20987	762	4	surprising	surprising	JJ
20987	762	5	,	,	,
20987	762	6	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	762	7	,	,	,
20987	762	8	that	that	IN
20987	762	9	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	762	10	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	762	11	,	,	,
20987	762	12	in	in	IN
20987	762	13	forwarding	forward	VBG
20987	762	14	Kekewich	Kekewich	NNP
20987	762	15	's	's	POS
20987	762	16	report	report	NN
20987	762	17	,	,	,
20987	762	18	comments	comment	VBZ
20987	762	19	that	that	IN
20987	762	20	"	"	``
20987	762	21	the	the	DT
20987	762	22	greatest	great	JJS
20987	762	23	credit	credit	NN
20987	762	24	is	be	VBZ
20987	762	25	due	due	JJ
20987	762	26	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	762	27	for	for	IN
20987	762	28	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	762	29	able	able	JJ
20987	762	30	dispositions	disposition	NNS
20987	762	31	,	,	,
20987	762	32	for	for	IN
20987	762	33	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	762	34	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	762	35	organisation	organisation	NN
20987	762	36	of	of	IN
20987	762	37	an	an	DT
20987	762	38	auxiliary	auxiliary	JJ
20987	762	39	force	force	NN
20987	762	40	,	,	,
20987	762	41	and	and	CC
20987	762	42	for	for	IN
20987	762	43	the	the	DT
20987	762	44	tact	tact	NN
20987	762	45	,	,	,
20987	762	46	judgment	judgment	NN
20987	762	47	,	,	,
20987	762	48	and	and	CC
20987	762	49	resolution	resolution	NN
20987	762	50	which	which	WDT
20987	762	51	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	762	52	displayed	display	VBD
20987	762	53	throughout	throughout	IN
20987	762	54	the	the	DT
20987	762	55	siege	siege	NN
20987	762	56	.	.	.
20987	762	57	"	"	''
20987	763	1	This	this	DT
20987	763	2	admirable	admirable	JJ
20987	763	3	service	service	NN
20987	763	4	was	be	VBD
20987	763	5	performed	perform	VBN
20987	763	6	at	at	IN
20987	763	7	a	a	DT
20987	763	8	loss	loss	NN
20987	763	9	of	of	IN
20987	763	10	38	38	CD
20987	763	11	killed	kill	VBN
20987	763	12	and	and	CC
20987	763	13	133	133	CD
20987	763	14	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	763	15	,	,	,
20987	763	16	of	of	IN
20987	763	17	all	all	PDT
20987	763	18	the	the	DT
20987	763	19	troops	troop	NNS
20987	763	20	employed	employ	VBN
20987	763	21	from	from	IN
20987	763	22	the	the	DT
20987	763	23	beginning	beginning	NN
20987	763	24	of	of	IN
20987	763	25	the	the	DT
20987	763	26	investment	investment	NN
20987	763	27	to	to	IN
20987	763	28	the	the	DT
20987	763	29	day	day	NN
20987	763	30	of	of	IN
20987	763	31	relief	relief	NN
20987	763	32	.	.	.
20987	764	1	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	764	2	River	River	NNP
20987	764	3	,	,	,
20987	764	4	where	where	WRB
20987	764	5	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	764	6	's	's	POS
20987	764	7	relief	relief	NN
20987	764	8	force	force	NN
20987	764	9	was	be	VBD
20987	764	10	assembling	assemble	VBG
20987	764	11	,	,	,
20987	764	12	is	be	VBZ
20987	764	13	seventy	seventy	CD
20987	764	14	miles	mile	NNS
20987	764	15	from	from	IN
20987	764	16	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	764	17	.	.	.
20987	765	1	The	the	DT
20987	765	2	country	country	NN
20987	765	3	between	between	IN
20987	765	4	is	be	VBZ
20987	765	5	part	part	NN
20987	765	6	of	of	IN
20987	765	7	the	the	DT
20987	765	8	great	great	JJ
20987	765	9	inland	inland	NNP
20987	765	10	plateau	plateau	NNP
20987	765	11	,	,	,
20987	765	12	in	in	IN
20987	765	13	general	general	JJ
20987	765	14	contour	contour	NN
20987	765	15	rolling	rolling	NN
20987	765	16	,	,	,
20987	765	17	but	but	CC
20987	765	18	with	with	IN
20987	765	19	frequent	frequent	JJ
20987	765	20	stony	stony	NNP
20987	765	21	hills	hill	NNS
20987	765	22	,	,	,
20987	765	23	which	which	WDT
20987	765	24	locally	locally	RB
20987	765	25	have	have	VBP
20987	765	26	the	the	DT
20987	765	27	name	name	NN
20987	765	28	of	of	IN
20987	765	29	kopjes	kopjes	NNP
20987	765	30	,	,	,
20987	765	31	now	now	RB
20987	765	32	become	become	VBP
20987	765	33	so	so	RB
20987	765	34	familiar	familiar	JJ
20987	765	35	.	.	.
20987	766	1	These	these	DT
20987	766	2	kopjes	kopje	NNS
20987	766	3	are	be	VBP
20987	766	4	of	of	IN
20987	766	5	varying	vary	VBG
20987	766	6	heights	height	NNS
20987	766	7	,	,	,
20987	766	8	from	from	IN
20987	766	9	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	766	10	to	to	IN
20987	766	11	five	five	CD
20987	766	12	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	766	13	feet	foot	NNS
20987	766	14	,	,	,
20987	766	15	and	and	CC
20987	766	16	consist	consist	VB
20987	766	17	mainly	mainly	RB
20987	766	18	of	of	IN
20987	766	19	large	large	JJ
20987	766	20	boulders	boulder	NNS
20987	766	21	,	,	,
20987	766	22	with	with	IN
20987	766	23	,	,	,
20987	766	24	however	however	RB
20987	766	25	,	,	,
20987	766	26	a	a	DT
20987	766	27	plentiful	plentiful	JJ
20987	766	28	sprinkling	sprinkling	NN
20987	766	29	of	of	IN
20987	766	30	smaller	small	JJR
20987	766	31	rocks	rock	NNS
20987	766	32	not	not	RB
20987	766	33	too	too	RB
20987	766	34	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	766	35	for	for	IN
20987	766	36	handling	handling	NN
20987	766	37	.	.	.
20987	767	1	The	the	DT
20987	767	2	steepness	steepness	NN
20987	767	3	and	and	CC
20987	767	4	roughness	roughness	NN
20987	767	5	of	of	IN
20987	767	6	the	the	DT
20987	767	7	surface	surface	NN
20987	767	8	make	make	VBP
20987	767	9	climbing	climb	VBG
20987	767	10	a	a	DT
20987	767	11	matter	matter	NN
20987	767	12	{	{	-LRB-
20987	767	13	p.143	p.143	NN
20987	767	14	}	}	-RRB-
20987	767	15	of	of	IN
20987	767	16	hands	hand	NNS
20987	767	17	as	as	RB
20987	767	18	well	well	RB
20987	767	19	as	as	IN
20987	767	20	of	of	IN
20987	767	21	feet	foot	NNS
20987	767	22	,	,	,
20987	767	23	and	and	CC
20987	767	24	are	be	VBP
20987	767	25	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	767	26	a	a	DT
20987	767	27	source	source	NN
20987	767	28	of	of	IN
20987	767	29	particular	particular	JJ
20987	767	30	difficulty	difficulty	NN
20987	767	31	and	and	CC
20987	767	32	exposure	exposure	NN
20987	767	33	to	to	IN
20987	767	34	an	an	DT
20987	767	35	assailant	assailant	NN
20987	767	36	;	;	:
20987	767	37	while	while	IN
20987	767	38	,	,	,
20987	767	39	on	on	IN
20987	767	40	the	the	DT
20987	767	41	other	other	JJ
20987	767	42	hand	hand	NN
20987	767	43	,	,	,
20987	767	44	the	the	DT
20987	767	45	broken	broken	JJ
20987	767	46	heaps	heap	NNS
20987	767	47	of	of	IN
20987	767	48	huge	huge	JJ
20987	767	49	stones	stone	NNS
20987	767	50	afford	afford	VBP
20987	767	51	to	to	IN
20987	767	52	the	the	DT
20987	767	53	defence	defence	NN
20987	767	54	much	much	JJ
20987	767	55	natural	natural	JJ
20987	767	56	protection	protection	NN
20987	767	57	,	,	,
20987	767	58	and	and	CC
20987	767	59	can	can	MD
20987	767	60	be	be	VB
20987	767	61	further	further	RB
20987	767	62	improved	improve	VBN
20987	767	63	by	by	IN
20987	767	64	building	build	VBG
20987	767	65	shelter	shelter	NN
20987	767	66	places	place	NNS
20987	767	67	,	,	,
20987	767	68	which	which	WDT
20987	767	69	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	767	70	was	be	VBD
20987	767	71	the	the	DT
20987	767	72	habit	habit	NN
20987	767	73	of	of	IN
20987	767	74	the	the	DT
20987	767	75	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	767	76	to	to	TO
20987	767	77	do	do	VB
20987	767	78	,	,	,
20987	767	79	forming	form	VBG
20987	767	80	semicircular	semicircular	JJ
20987	767	81	breastworks	breastwork	NNS
20987	767	82	.	.	.
20987	768	1	In	in	IN
20987	768	2	this	this	DT
20987	768	3	way	way	NN
20987	768	4	,	,	,
20987	768	5	with	with	IN
20987	768	6	natural	natural	JJ
20987	768	7	and	and	CC
20987	768	8	artificial	artificial	JJ
20987	768	9	cover	cover	NN
20987	768	10	,	,	,
20987	768	11	was	be	VBD
20987	768	12	obtained	obtain	VBN
20987	768	13	a	a	DT
20987	768	14	strong	strong	JJ
20987	768	15	line	line	NN
20987	768	16	of	of	IN
20987	768	17	defence	defence	NN
20987	768	18	,	,	,
20987	768	19	depending	depend	VBG
20987	768	20	in	in	IN
20987	768	21	extent	extent	NN
20987	768	22	upon	upon	IN
20987	768	23	the	the	DT
20987	768	24	length	length	NN
20987	768	25	and	and	CC
20987	768	26	formation	formation	NN
20987	768	27	of	of	IN
20987	768	28	the	the	DT
20987	768	29	kopje	kopje	NNS
20987	768	30	.	.	.
20987	769	1	Superficial	superficial	JJ
20987	769	2	advantages	advantage	NNS
20987	769	3	at	at	IN
20987	769	4	once	once	RB
20987	769	5	strike	strike	VB
20987	769	6	the	the	DT
20987	769	7	eye	eye	NN
20987	769	8	and	and	CC
20987	769	9	impress	impress	VB
20987	769	10	the	the	DT
20987	769	11	mind	mind	NN
20987	769	12	,	,	,
20987	769	13	and	and	CC
20987	769	14	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	769	15	was	be	VBD
20987	769	16	to	to	IN
20987	769	17	the	the	DT
20987	769	18	kopje	kopje	NNS
20987	769	19	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	769	20	that	that	IN
20987	769	21	the	the	DT
20987	769	22	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	769	23	first	first	RB
20987	769	24	looked	look	VBD
20987	769	25	as	as	IN
20987	769	26	the	the	DT
20987	769	27	natural	natural	JJ
20987	769	28	feature	feature	NN
20987	769	29	upon	upon	IN
20987	769	30	which	which	WDT
20987	769	31	to	to	TO
20987	769	32	found	find	VBN
20987	769	33	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	769	34	tactical	tactical	JJ
20987	769	35	and	and	CC
20987	769	36	strategic	strategic	JJ
20987	769	37	scheme	scheme	NN
20987	769	38	of	of	IN
20987	769	39	offence	offence	NN
20987	769	40	.	.	.
20987	770	1	Its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	770	2	command	command	NN
20987	770	3	over	over	IN
20987	770	4	the	the	DT
20987	770	5	plain	plain	JJ
20987	770	6	country	country	NN
20987	770	7	,	,	,
20987	770	8	by	by	IN
20987	770	9	permitting	permit	VBG
20987	770	10	fire	fire	NN
20987	770	11	tier	tier	NN
20987	770	12	above	above	IN
20987	770	13	tier	tier	NN
20987	770	14	,	,	,
20987	770	15	compensated	compensate	VBN
20987	770	16	in	in	IN
20987	770	17	part	part	NN
20987	770	18	for	for	IN
20987	770	19	any	any	DT
20987	770	20	lack	lack	NN
20987	770	21	of	of	IN
20987	770	22	development	development	NN
20987	770	23	due	due	IN
20987	770	24	to	to	IN
20987	770	25	limited	limited	JJ
20987	770	26	length	length	NN
20987	770	27	or	or	CC
20987	770	28	other	other	JJ
20987	770	29	causes	cause	NNS
20987	770	30	,	,	,
20987	770	31	and	and	CC
20987	770	32	afforded	afford	VBN
20987	770	33	also	also	RB
20987	770	34	several	several	JJ
20987	770	35	lines	line	NNS
20987	770	36	of	of	IN
20987	770	37	defence	defence	NN
20987	770	38	to	to	TO
20987	770	39	be	be	VB
20987	770	40	successively	successively	RB
20987	770	41	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	770	42	.	.	.
20987	771	1	But	but	CC
20987	771	2	the	the	DT
20987	771	3	height	height	NN
20987	771	4	,	,	,
20987	771	5	while	while	IN
20987	771	6	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	771	7	imposes	impose	VBZ
20987	771	8	difficulties	difficulty	NNS
20987	771	9	upon	upon	IN
20987	771	10	the	the	DT
20987	771	11	attacker	attacker	NN
20987	771	12	,	,	,
20987	771	13	has	have	VBZ
20987	771	14	also	also	RB
20987	771	15	drawbacks	drawback	NNS
20987	771	16	of	of	IN
20987	771	17	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	771	18	own	own	JJ
20987	771	19	.	.	.
20987	772	1	A	a	DT
20987	772	2	downward	downward	JJ
20987	772	3	,	,	,
20987	772	4	plunging	plunge	VBG
20987	772	5	fire	fire	NN
20987	772	6	demands	demand	VBZ
20987	772	7	definite	definite	JJ
20987	772	8	precision	precision	NN
20987	772	9	and	and	CC
20987	772	10	accuracy	accuracy	NN
20987	772	11	of	of	IN
20987	772	12	{	{	-LRB-
20987	772	13	p.144	p.144	NNS
20987	772	14	}	}	-RRB-
20987	772	15	aim	aim	NN
20987	772	16	,	,	,
20987	772	17	and	and	CC
20987	772	18	in	in	IN
20987	772	19	mark	mark	NNP
20987	772	20	firing	fire	VBG
20987	772	21	error	error	NN
20987	772	22	in	in	IN
20987	772	23	elevation	elevation	NN
20987	772	24	is	be	VBZ
20987	772	25	more	more	RBR
20987	772	26	commonly	commonly	RB
20987	772	27	found	find	VBN
20987	772	28	than	than	IN
20987	772	29	swerving	swerve	VBG
20987	772	30	to	to	IN
20987	772	31	the	the	DT
20987	772	32	right	right	NN
20987	772	33	or	or	CC
20987	772	34	left	left	RB
20987	772	35	.	.	.
20987	773	1	The	the	DT
20987	773	2	ordinary	ordinary	JJ
20987	773	3	shot	shot	NN
20987	773	4	is	be	VBZ
20987	773	5	more	more	RBR
20987	773	6	apt	apt	JJ
20987	773	7	to	to	IN
20987	773	8	fire	fire	NN
20987	773	9	over	over	IN
20987	773	10	a	a	DT
20987	773	11	man	man	NN
20987	773	12	's	's	POS
20987	773	13	head	head	NN
20987	773	14	,	,	,
20987	773	15	or	or	CC
20987	773	16	strike	strike	VB
20987	773	17	the	the	DT
20987	773	18	ground	ground	NN
20987	773	19	ahead	ahead	RB
20987	773	20	of	of	IN
20987	773	21	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	773	22	,	,	,
20987	773	23	than	than	IN
20987	773	24	to	to	TO
20987	773	25	miss	miss	VB
20987	773	26	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	773	27	to	to	IN
20987	773	28	one	one	CD
20987	773	29	side	side	NN
20987	773	30	or	or	CC
20987	773	31	the	the	DT
20987	773	32	other	other	JJ
20987	773	33	.	.	.
20987	774	1	When	when	WRB
20987	774	2	,	,	,
20987	774	3	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	774	4	,	,	,
20987	774	5	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	774	6	had	have	VBD
20987	774	7	been	be	VBN
20987	774	8	found	find	VBN
20987	774	9	by	by	IN
20987	774	10	a	a	DT
20987	774	11	few	few	JJ
20987	774	12	experiences	experience	NNS
20987	774	13	--	--	:
20987	774	14	Talana	Talana	NNP
20987	774	15	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	774	16	,	,	,
20987	774	17	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	774	18	,	,	,
20987	774	19	Belmont	Belmont	NNP
20987	774	20	and	and	CC
20987	774	21	Graspan	Graspan	NNP
20987	774	22	,	,	,
20987	774	23	in	in	IN
20987	774	24	all	all	DT
20987	774	25	of	of	IN
20987	774	26	which	which	WDT
20987	774	27	the	the	DT
20987	774	28	kopje	kopje	NNP
20987	774	29	bore	bear	VBD
20987	774	30	a	a	DT
20987	774	31	principal	principal	JJ
20987	774	32	part	part	NN
20987	774	33	in	in	IN
20987	774	34	the	the	DT
20987	774	35	scheme	scheme	NN
20987	774	36	of	of	IN
20987	774	37	defence	defence	NN
20987	774	38	--	--	:
20987	774	39	that	that	IN
20987	774	40	the	the	DT
20987	774	41	British	british	JJ
20987	774	42	soldier	soldier	NN
20987	774	43	could	could	MD
20987	774	44	not	not	RB
20987	774	45	be	be	VB
20987	774	46	stopped	stop	VBN
20987	774	47	by	by	IN
20987	774	48	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	774	49	alone	alone	RB
20987	774	50	,	,	,
20987	774	51	the	the	DT
20987	774	52	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	774	53	,	,	,
20987	774	54	without	without	IN
20987	774	55	abandoning	abandon	VBG
20987	774	56	the	the	DT
20987	774	57	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	774	58	,	,	,
20987	774	59	reinforced	reinforce	VBD
20987	774	60	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	774	61	where	where	WRB
20987	774	62	the	the	DT
20987	774	63	ground	ground	NN
20987	774	64	allowed	allow	VBN
20987	774	65	by	by	IN
20987	774	66	utilising	utilise	VBG
20987	774	67	the	the	DT
20987	774	68	beds	bed	NNS
20987	774	69	of	of	IN
20987	774	70	the	the	DT
20987	774	71	streams	stream	NNS
20987	774	72	,	,	,
20987	774	73	which	which	WDT
20987	774	74	except	except	IN
20987	774	75	in	in	IN
20987	774	76	time	time	NN
20987	774	77	of	of	IN
20987	774	78	flood	flood	NN
20987	774	79	are	be	VBP
20987	774	80	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	774	81	waterless	waterless	JJ
20987	774	82	.	.	.
20987	775	1	Men	man	NNS
20987	775	2	looking	look	VBG
20987	775	3	over	over	IN
20987	775	4	the	the	DT
20987	775	5	edge	edge	NN
20987	775	6	of	of	IN
20987	775	7	a	a	DT
20987	775	8	steep	steep	JJ
20987	775	9	trench	trench	NN
20987	775	10	glance	glance	NN
20987	775	11	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	775	12	along	along	IN
20987	775	13	the	the	DT
20987	775	14	ground	ground	NN
20987	775	15	in	in	IN
20987	775	16	front	front	NN
20987	775	17	of	of	IN
20987	775	18	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	775	19	,	,	,
20987	775	20	and	and	CC
20987	775	21	if	if	IN
20987	775	22	that	that	DT
20987	775	23	be	be	VBP
20987	775	24	clear	clear	JJ
20987	775	25	,	,	,
20987	775	26	unless	unless	IN
20987	775	27	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	775	28	are	be	VBP
20987	775	29	singularly	singularly	RB
20987	775	30	inexpert	inexpert	JJ
20987	775	31	,	,	,
20987	775	32	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	775	33	shots	shot	NNS
20987	775	34	sweep	sweep	VBP
20987	775	35	along	along	IN
20987	775	36	the	the	DT
20987	775	37	surface	surface	NN
20987	775	38	so	so	RB
20987	775	39	little	little	JJ
20987	775	40	above	above	IN
20987	775	41	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	775	42	that	that	IN
20987	775	43	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	775	44	are	be	VBP
20987	775	45	sure	sure	JJ
20987	775	46	to	to	TO
20987	775	47	catch	catch	VB
20987	775	48	men	man	NNS
20987	775	49	in	in	IN
20987	775	50	front	front	NN
20987	775	51	,	,	,
20987	775	52	so	so	RB
20987	775	53	far	far	RB
20987	775	54	as	as	IN
20987	775	55	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	775	56	height	height	NN
20987	775	57	is	be	VBZ
20987	775	58	concerned	concern	VBN
20987	775	59	.	.	.
20987	776	1	This	this	DT
20987	776	2	was	be	VBD
20987	776	3	done	do	VBN
20987	776	4	at	at	IN
20987	776	5	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	776	6	River	River	NNP
20987	776	7	,	,	,
20987	776	8	two	two	CD
20987	776	9	-	-	HYPH
20987	776	10	thirds	third	NNS
20987	776	11	of	of	IN
20987	776	12	the	the	DT
20987	776	13	way	way	NN
20987	776	14	--	--	:
20987	776	15	forty	forty	CD
20987	776	16	-	-	HYPH
20987	776	17	five	five	CD
20987	776	18	miles	mile	NNS
20987	776	19	--	--	:
20987	776	20	from	from	IN
20987	776	21	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	776	22	River	River	NNP
20987	776	23	,	,	,
20987	776	24	and	and	CC
20987	776	25	also	also	RB
20987	776	26	at	at	IN
20987	776	27	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	776	28	;	;	:
20987	776	29	while	while	IN
20987	776	30	at	at	IN
20987	776	31	the	the	DT
20987	776	32	disastrous	disastrous	JJ
20987	776	33	battle	battle	NN
20987	776	34	of	of	IN
20987	776	35	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	776	36	the	the	DT
20987	776	37	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	776	38	had	have	VBD
20987	776	39	strengthened	strengthen	VBN
20987	776	40	one	one	CD
20987	776	41	{	{	-LRB-
20987	776	42	p.145	p.145	NN
20987	776	43	}	}	-RRB-
20987	776	44	flank	flank	NN
20987	776	45	of	of	IN
20987	776	46	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	776	47	line	line	NN
20987	776	48	by	by	IN
20987	776	49	an	an	DT
20987	776	50	artificial	artificial	JJ
20987	776	51	trench	trench	NN
20987	776	52	,	,	,
20987	776	53	which	which	WDT
20987	776	54	was	be	VBD
20987	776	55	backed	back	VBN
20987	776	56	by	by	IN
20987	776	57	a	a	DT
20987	776	58	kopje	kopje	NNP
20987	776	59	.	.	.
20987	777	1	A	a	DT
20987	777	2	peculiarity	peculiarity	NN
20987	777	3	of	of	IN
20987	777	4	the	the	DT
20987	777	5	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	777	6	tactical	tactical	JJ
20987	777	7	methods	method	NNS
20987	777	8	should	should	MD
20987	777	9	here	here	RB
20987	777	10	be	be	VB
20987	777	11	described	describe	VBN
20987	777	12	,	,	,
20987	777	13	originating	originate	VBG
20987	777	14	in	in	IN
20987	777	15	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	777	16	habits	habit	NNS
20987	777	17	of	of	IN
20987	777	18	life	life	NN
20987	777	19	and	and	CC
20987	777	20	curiously	curiously	RB
20987	777	21	adapted	adapt	VBN
20987	777	22	to	to	IN
20987	777	23	the	the	DT
20987	777	24	purely	purely	RB
20987	777	25	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	777	26	scheme	scheme	NN
20987	777	27	upon	upon	IN
20987	777	28	which	which	WDT
20987	777	29	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	777	30	rely	rely	VBP
20987	777	31	.	.	.
20987	778	1	Their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	778	2	aim	aim	NN
20987	778	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	778	4	to	to	TO
20987	778	5	consume	consume	VB
20987	778	6	the	the	DT
20987	778	7	opponent	opponent	NN
20987	778	8	's	's	POS
20987	778	9	strength	strength	NN
20987	778	10	by	by	IN
20987	778	11	compelling	compel	VBG
20987	778	12	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	778	13	to	to	IN
20987	778	14	frontal	frontal	JJ
20987	778	15	attacks	attack	NNS
20987	778	16	upon	upon	IN
20987	778	17	well	well	RB
20987	778	18	covered	covered	JJ
20987	778	19	men	man	NNS
20987	778	20	,	,	,
20987	778	21	who	who	WP
20987	778	22	at	at	IN
20987	778	23	the	the	DT
20987	778	24	proper	proper	JJ
20987	778	25	moment	moment	NN
20987	778	26	shall	shall	MD
20987	778	27	slip	slip	VB
20987	778	28	away	away	RB
20987	778	29	,	,	,
20987	778	30	leaving	leave	VBG
20987	778	31	the	the	DT
20987	778	32	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	778	33	an	an	DT
20987	778	34	empty	empty	JJ
20987	778	35	position	position	NN
20987	778	36	and	and	CC
20987	778	37	the	the	DT
20987	778	38	prospect	prospect	NN
20987	778	39	of	of	IN
20987	778	40	another	another	DT
20987	778	41	similar	similar	JJ
20987	778	42	experience	experience	NN
20987	778	43	at	at	IN
20987	778	44	each	each	DT
20987	778	45	succeeding	succeed	VBG
20987	778	46	stage	stage	NN
20987	778	47	.	.	.
20987	779	1	To	to	TO
20987	779	2	effect	effect	VB
20987	779	3	this	this	DT
20987	779	4	,	,	,
20987	779	5	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	779	6	horses	horse	NNS
20987	779	7	were	be	VBD
20987	779	8	hobbled	hobble	VBN
20987	779	9	in	in	IN
20987	779	10	the	the	DT
20987	779	11	rear	rear	NN
20987	779	12	of	of	IN
20987	779	13	the	the	DT
20987	779	14	line	line	NN
20987	779	15	,	,	,
20987	779	16	protected	protect	VBN
20987	779	17	by	by	IN
20987	779	18	the	the	DT
20987	779	19	kopje	kopje	NNS
20987	779	20	,	,	,
20987	779	21	if	if	IN
20987	779	22	one	one	CD
20987	779	23	,	,	,
20987	779	24	or	or	CC
20987	779	25	by	by	IN
20987	779	26	such	such	JJ
20987	779	27	other	other	JJ
20987	779	28	means	mean	NNS
20987	779	29	as	as	IN
20987	779	30	offered	offer	VBN
20987	779	31	;	;	:
20987	779	32	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	779	33	is	be	VBZ
20987	779	34	said	say	VBN
20987	779	35	even	even	RB
20987	779	36	that	that	IN
20987	779	37	many	many	JJ
20987	779	38	of	of	IN
20987	779	39	the	the	DT
20987	779	40	better	well	JJR
20987	779	41	to	to	TO
20987	779	42	do	do	VB
20987	779	43	,	,	,
20987	779	44	coming	come	VBG
20987	779	45	from	from	IN
20987	779	46	a	a	DT
20987	779	47	distance	distance	NN
20987	779	48	,	,	,
20987	779	49	would	would	MD
20987	779	50	ride	ride	VB
20987	779	51	one	one	CD
20987	779	52	horse	horse	NN
20987	779	53	to	to	IN
20987	779	54	the	the	DT
20987	779	55	place	place	NN
20987	779	56	as	as	IN
20987	779	57	to	to	IN
20987	779	58	a	a	DT
20987	779	59	hunting	hunting	NN
20987	779	60	meet	meet	NN
20987	779	61	,	,	,
20987	779	62	and	and	CC
20987	779	63	reserve	reserve	VB
20987	779	64	a	a	DT
20987	779	65	better	well	JJR
20987	779	66	and	and	CC
20987	779	67	fresher	fresh	JJR
20987	779	68	for	for	IN
20987	779	69	the	the	DT
20987	779	70	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	779	71	,	,	,
20987	779	72	which	which	WDT
20987	779	73	,	,	,
20987	779	74	in	in	IN
20987	779	75	the	the	DT
20987	779	76	earlier	early	JJR
20987	779	77	stages	stage	NNS
20987	779	78	of	of	IN
20987	779	79	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	779	80	's	's	POS
20987	779	81	advance	advance	NN
20987	779	82	,	,	,
20987	779	83	was	be	VBD
20987	779	84	probably	probably	RB
20987	779	85	intended	intend	VBN
20987	779	86	from	from	IN
20987	779	87	the	the	DT
20987	779	88	first	first	JJ
20987	779	89	.	.	.
20987	780	1	So	so	RB
20987	780	2	far	far	RB
20987	780	3	do	do	VBP
20987	780	4	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	780	5	push	push	VB
20987	780	6	the	the	DT
20987	780	7	endeavour	endeavour	NN
20987	780	8	to	to	TO
20987	780	9	leave	leave	VB
20987	780	10	a	a	DT
20987	780	11	barren	barren	JJ
20987	780	12	result	result	NN
20987	780	13	to	to	IN
20987	780	14	the	the	DT
20987	780	15	victor	victor	NN
20987	780	16	that	that	WDT
20987	780	17	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	780	18	carry	carry	VBP
20987	780	19	away	away	RP
20987	780	20	upon	upon	IN
20987	780	21	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	780	22	horses	horse	NNS
20987	780	23	,	,	,
20987	780	24	as	as	RB
20987	780	25	far	far	RB
20987	780	26	as	as	IN
20987	780	27	may	may	MD
20987	780	28	be	be	VB
20987	780	29	and	and	CC
20987	780	30	at	at	IN
20987	780	31	some	some	DT
20987	780	32	risk	risk	NN
20987	780	33	,	,	,
20987	780	34	not	not	RB
20987	780	35	only	only	RB
20987	780	36	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	780	37	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	780	38	but	but	CC
20987	780	39	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	780	40	dead	dead	JJ
20987	780	41	;	;	:
20987	780	42	and	and	CC
20987	780	43	of	of	IN
20987	780	44	the	the	DT
20987	780	45	{	{	-LRB-
20987	780	46	p.146	p.146	NN
20987	780	47	}	}	-RRB-
20987	780	48	latter	latter	JJ
20987	780	49	those	those	DT
20987	780	50	that	that	WDT
20987	780	51	can	can	MD
20987	780	52	not	not	RB
20987	780	53	be	be	VB
20987	780	54	removed	remove	VBN
20987	780	55	are	be	VBP
20987	780	56	concealed	conceal	VBN
20987	780	57	.	.	.
20987	781	1	The	the	DT
20987	781	2	singularity	singularity	NN
20987	781	3	of	of	IN
20987	781	4	this	this	DT
20987	781	5	point	point	NN
20987	781	6	of	of	IN
20987	781	7	honour	honour	NN
20987	781	8	,	,	,
20987	781	9	and	and	CC
20987	781	10	the	the	DT
20987	781	11	tenacity	tenacity	NN
20987	781	12	of	of	IN
20987	781	13	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	781	14	observance	observance	NN
20987	781	15	,	,	,
20987	781	16	seem	seem	VBP
20987	781	17	more	more	RBR
20987	781	18	congruous	congruous	JJ
20987	781	19	to	to	IN
20987	781	20	primeval	primeval	NN
20987	781	21	than	than	IN
20987	781	22	to	to	IN
20987	781	23	modern	modern	JJ
20987	781	24	warfare	warfare	NN
20987	781	25	.	.	.
20987	782	1	The	the	DT
20987	782	2	above	above	JJ
20987	782	3	description	description	NN
20987	782	4	gives	give	VBZ
20987	782	5	a	a	DT
20987	782	6	general	general	JJ
20987	782	7	idea	idea	NN
20987	782	8	of	of	IN
20987	782	9	the	the	DT
20987	782	10	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	782	11	confronting	confront	VBG
20987	782	12	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	782	13	on	on	IN
20987	782	14	the	the	DT
20987	782	15	21st	21st	NN
20987	782	16	of	of	IN
20987	782	17	November	November	NNP
20987	782	18	,	,	,
20987	782	19	when	when	WRB
20987	782	20	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	782	21	began	begin	VBD
20987	782	22	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	782	23	advance	advance	NN
20987	782	24	.	.	.
20987	783	1	In	in	IN
20987	783	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	783	3	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	783	4	fought	fight	VBD
20987	783	5	four	four	CD
20987	783	6	actions	action	NNS
20987	783	7	:	:	:
20987	783	8	at	at	IN
20987	783	9	Belmont	Belmont	NNP
20987	783	10	,	,	,
20987	783	11	November	November	NNP
20987	783	12	23	23	CD
20987	783	13	;	;	:
20987	783	14	at	at	IN
20987	783	15	Graspan	Graspan	NNP
20987	783	16	on	on	IN
20987	783	17	the	the	DT
20987	783	18	25th	25th	NN
20987	783	19	;	;	:
20987	783	20	at	at	IN
20987	783	21	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	783	22	River	River	NNP
20987	783	23	on	on	IN
20987	783	24	the	the	DT
20987	783	25	28th	28th	NN
20987	783	26	;	;	:
20987	783	27	and	and	CC
20987	783	28	finally	finally	RB
20987	783	29	at	at	IN
20987	783	30	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	783	31	,	,	,
20987	783	32	December	December	NNP
20987	783	33	11	11	CD
20987	783	34	.	.	.
20987	784	1	These	these	DT
20987	784	2	places	place	NNS
20987	784	3	are	be	VBP
20987	784	4	distant	distant	JJ
20987	784	5	from	from	IN
20987	784	6	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	784	7	River	River	NNP
20987	784	8	,	,	,
20987	784	9	approximately	approximately	RB
20987	784	10	,	,	,
20987	784	11	18	18	CD
20987	784	12	,	,	,
20987	784	13	28	28	CD
20987	784	14	,	,	,
20987	784	15	and	and	CC
20987	784	16	45	45	CD
20987	784	17	miles	mile	NNS
20987	784	18	;	;	:
20987	784	19	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	784	20	being	be	VBG
20987	784	21	some	some	DT
20987	784	22	three	three	CD
20987	784	23	miles	mile	NNS
20987	784	24	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	784	25	the	the	DT
20987	784	26	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	784	27	.	.	.
20987	785	1	The	the	DT
20987	785	2	gathering	gathering	NN
20987	785	3	of	of	IN
20987	785	4	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	785	5	's	's	POS
20987	785	6	division	division	NN
20987	785	7	had	have	VBD
20987	785	8	not	not	RB
20987	785	9	been	be	VBN
20987	785	10	unwatched	unwatche	VBN
20987	785	11	by	by	IN
20987	785	12	the	the	DT
20987	785	13	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	785	14	,	,	,
20987	785	15	and	and	CC
20987	785	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	785	17	forces	force	NNS
20987	785	18	,	,	,
20987	785	19	which	which	WDT
20987	785	20	,	,	,
20987	785	21	in	in	IN
20987	785	22	two	two	CD
20987	785	23	principal	principal	JJ
20987	785	24	bodies	body	NNS
20987	785	25	of	of	IN
20987	785	26	about	about	IN
20987	785	27	3,000	3,000	CD
20987	785	28	each	each	DT
20987	785	29	,	,	,
20987	785	30	had	have	VBD
20987	785	31	been	be	VBN
20987	785	32	besieging	besiege	VBG
20987	785	33	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	785	34	and	and	CC
20987	785	35	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	785	36	,	,	,
20987	785	37	and	and	CC
20987	785	38	in	in	IN
20987	785	39	other	other	JJ
20987	785	40	smaller	small	JJR
20987	785	41	detachments	detachment	NNS
20987	785	42	were	be	VBD
20987	785	43	scattered	scatter	VBN
20987	785	44	along	along	IN
20987	785	45	the	the	DT
20987	785	46	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	785	47	between	between	IN
20987	785	48	the	the	DT
20987	785	49	two	two	CD
20987	785	50	places	place	NNS
20987	785	51	,	,	,
20987	785	52	began	begin	VBD
20987	785	53	to	to	TO
20987	785	54	concentrate	concentrate	VB
20987	785	55	.	.	.
20987	786	1	On	on	IN
20987	786	2	the	the	DT
20987	786	3	16th	16th	NN
20987	786	4	of	of	IN
20987	786	5	October	October	NNP
20987	786	6	,	,	,
20987	786	7	2,000	2,000	CD
20987	786	8	had	have	VBD
20987	786	9	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	786	10	the	the	DT
20987	786	11	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	786	12	River	River	NNP
20987	786	13	Station	Station	NNP
20987	786	14	.	.	.
20987	787	1	On	on	IN
20987	787	2	the	the	DT
20987	787	3	10th	10th	NN
20987	787	4	of	of	IN
20987	787	5	November	November	NNP
20987	787	6	a	a	DT
20987	787	7	reconnaissance	reconnaissance	NN
20987	787	8	from	from	IN
20987	787	9	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	787	10	{	{	-LRB-
20987	787	11	p.147	p.147	NN
20987	787	12	}	}	-RRB-
20987	787	13	River	River	NNP
20987	787	14	had	have	VBD
20987	787	15	found	find	VBN
20987	787	16	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	787	17	occupying	occupy	VBG
20987	787	18	the	the	DT
20987	787	19	ridges	ridge	NNS
20987	787	20	about	about	IN
20987	787	21	Belmont	Belmont	NNP
20987	787	22	,	,	,
20987	787	23	in	in	IN
20987	787	24	numbers	number	NNS
20987	787	25	estimated	estimate	VBN
20987	787	26	at	at	IN
20987	787	27	700	700	CD
20987	787	28	.	.	.
20987	788	1	At	at	IN
20987	788	2	about	about	IN
20987	788	3	the	the	DT
20987	788	4	same	same	JJ
20987	788	5	time	time	NN
20987	788	6	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	788	7	noticed	notice	VBD
20987	788	8	that	that	IN
20987	788	9	the	the	DT
20987	788	10	besiegers	besieger	NNS
20987	788	11	were	be	VBD
20987	788	12	increasing	increase	VBG
20987	788	13	in	in	IN
20987	788	14	numbers	number	NNS
20987	788	15	,	,	,
20987	788	16	while	while	IN
20987	788	17	at	at	IN
20987	788	18	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	788	19	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	788	20	were	be	VBD
20987	788	21	observed	observe	VBN
20987	788	22	to	to	TO
20987	788	23	be	be	VB
20987	788	24	decreasing	decrease	VBG
20987	788	25	.	.	.
20987	789	1	On	on	IN
20987	789	2	the	the	DT
20987	789	3	20th	20th	NN
20987	789	4	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	789	5	was	be	VBD
20987	789	6	known	know	VBN
20987	789	7	that	that	IN
20987	789	8	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	789	9	,	,	,
20987	789	10	whose	whose	WP$
20987	789	11	reputation	reputation	NN
20987	789	12	as	as	IN
20987	789	13	a	a	DT
20987	789	14	leader	leader	NN
20987	789	15	stood	stand	VBD
20987	789	16	high	high	JJ
20987	789	17	,	,	,
20987	789	18	had	have	VBD
20987	789	19	been	be	VBN
20987	789	20	detached	detach	VBN
20987	789	21	with	with	IN
20987	789	22	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	789	23	commando	commando	NN
20987	789	24	from	from	IN
20987	789	25	before	before	IN
20987	789	26	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	789	27	,	,	,
20987	789	28	leaving	leave	VBG
20987	789	29	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	789	30	to	to	IN
20987	789	31	the	the	DT
20987	789	32	care	care	NN
20987	789	33	of	of	IN
20987	789	34	the	the	DT
20987	789	35	local	local	JJ
20987	789	36	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	789	37	troops	troop	NNS
20987	789	38	,	,	,
20987	789	39	and	and	CC
20987	789	40	going	go	VBG
20987	789	41	south	south	RB
20987	789	42	.	.	.
20987	790	1	To	to	IN
20987	790	2	these	these	DT
20987	790	3	and	and	CC
20987	790	4	other	other	JJ
20987	790	5	unrecorded	unrecorded	JJ
20987	790	6	movements	movement	NNS
20987	790	7	of	of	IN
20987	790	8	the	the	DT
20987	790	9	same	same	JJ
20987	790	10	kind	kind	NN
20987	790	11	,	,	,
20987	790	12	all	all	DT
20987	790	13	entirely	entirely	RB
20987	790	14	correct	correct	JJ
20987	790	15	in	in	IN
20987	790	16	principle	principle	NN
20987	790	17	,	,	,
20987	790	18	are	be	VBP
20987	790	19	to	to	TO
20987	790	20	be	be	VB
20987	790	21	attributed	attribute	VBN
20987	790	22	the	the	DT
20987	790	23	increasing	increase	VBG
20987	790	24	numbers	number	NNS
20987	790	25	which	which	WDT
20987	790	26	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	790	27	encountered	encounter	VBD
20987	790	28	in	in	IN
20987	790	29	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	790	30	successive	successive	JJ
20987	790	31	actions	action	NNS
20987	790	32	.	.	.
20987	791	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	791	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	791	3	to	to	TO
20987	791	4	be	be	VB
20987	791	5	remarked	remark	VBN
20987	791	6	here	here	RB
20987	791	7	that	that	IN
20987	791	8	the	the	DT
20987	791	9	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	791	10	knew	know	VBD
20987	791	11	that	that	IN
20987	791	12	inadequate	inadequate	JJ
20987	791	13	transport	transport	NN
20987	791	14	material	material	NN
20987	791	15	tied	tie	VBD
20987	791	16	the	the	DT
20987	791	17	British	british	JJ
20987	791	18	general	general	NN
20987	791	19	to	to	IN
20987	791	20	the	the	DT
20987	791	21	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	791	22	;	;	:
20987	791	23	and	and	CC
20987	791	24	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	791	25	was	be	VBD
20987	791	26	the	the	DT
20987	791	27	continuance	continuance	NN
20987	791	28	of	of	IN
20987	791	29	this	this	DT
20987	791	30	belief	belief	NN
20987	791	31	,	,	,
20987	791	32	when	when	WRB
20987	791	33	the	the	DT
20987	791	34	difficulty	difficulty	NN
20987	791	35	had	have	VBD
20987	791	36	been	be	VBN
20987	791	37	obviated	obviate	VBN
20987	791	38	,	,	,
20987	791	39	that	that	IN
20987	791	40	betrayed	betray	VBD
20987	791	41	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	791	42	to	to	IN
20987	791	43	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	791	44	ruin	ruin	NN
20987	791	45	at	at	IN
20987	791	46	a	a	DT
20987	791	47	later	later	JJ
20987	791	48	date	date	NN
20987	791	49	.	.	.
20987	792	1	Leaving	leave	VBG
20987	792	2	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	792	3	River	River	NNP
20987	792	4	on	on	IN
20987	792	5	the	the	DT
20987	792	6	early	early	JJ
20987	792	7	morning	morning	NN
20987	792	8	of	of	IN
20987	792	9	Tuesday	Tuesday	NNP
20987	792	10	,	,	,
20987	792	11	November	November	NNP
20987	792	12	21	21	CD
20987	792	13	,	,	,
20987	792	14	the	the	DT
20987	792	15	army	army	NN
20987	792	16	,	,	,
20987	792	17	having	have	VBG
20987	792	18	rested	rest	VBN
20987	792	19	during	during	IN
20987	792	20	the	the	DT
20987	792	21	extreme	extreme	JJ
20987	792	22	heat	heat	NN
20987	792	23	of	of	IN
20987	792	24	the	the	DT
20987	792	25	noons	noon	NNS
20987	792	26	,	,	,
20987	792	27	camped	camp	VBN
20987	792	28	on	on	IN
20987	792	29	the	the	DT
20987	792	30	evening	evening	NN
20987	792	31	of	of	IN
20987	792	32	the	the	DT
20987	792	33	22nd	22nd	NN
20987	792	34	within	within	IN
20987	792	35	five	five	CD
20987	792	36	miles	mile	NNS
20987	792	37	of	of	IN
20987	792	38	the	the	DT
20987	792	39	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	792	40	's	's	POS
20987	792	41	position	position	NN
20987	792	42	.	.	.
20987	793	1	This	this	DT
20987	793	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	793	3	p.148	p.148	NN
20987	793	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	793	5	was	be	VBD
20987	793	6	west	west	NN
20987	793	7	of	of	IN
20987	793	8	Belmont	Belmont	NNP
20987	793	9	Station	Station	NNP
20987	793	10	,	,	,
20987	793	11	and	and	CC
20987	793	12	is	be	VBZ
20987	793	13	described	describe	VBN
20987	793	14	as	as	IN
20987	793	15	a	a	DT
20987	793	16	line	line	NN
20987	793	17	of	of	IN
20987	793	18	kopjes	kopjes	NNP
20987	793	19	extending	extend	VBG
20987	793	20	east	east	NNP
20987	793	21	and	and	CC
20987	793	22	west	west	NNP
20987	793	23	,	,	,
20987	793	24	and	and	CC
20987	793	25	about	about	RB
20987	793	26	two	two	CD
20987	793	27	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	793	28	feet	foot	NNS
20987	793	29	high	high	JJ
20987	793	30	.	.	.
20987	794	1	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	794	2	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	794	3	's	's	POS
20987	794	4	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	794	5	in	in	IN
20987	794	6	this	this	DT
20987	794	7	and	and	CC
20987	794	8	other	other	JJ
20987	794	9	actions	action	NNS
20987	794	10	was	be	VBD
20987	794	11	to	to	TO
20987	794	12	cross	cross	VB
20987	794	13	the	the	DT
20987	794	14	more	more	RBR
20987	794	15	dangerous	dangerous	JJ
20987	794	16	open	open	JJ
20987	794	17	ground	ground	NN
20987	794	18	of	of	IN
20987	794	19	the	the	DT
20987	794	20	approach	approach	NN
20987	794	21	by	by	IN
20987	794	22	dark	dark	JJ
20987	794	23	,	,	,
20987	794	24	arriving	arrive	VBG
20987	794	25	at	at	IN
20987	794	26	the	the	DT
20987	794	27	foot	foot	NN
20987	794	28	of	of	IN
20987	794	29	the	the	DT
20987	794	30	kopjes	kopjes	NNP
20987	794	31	before	before	IN
20987	794	32	daylight	daylight	NN
20987	794	33	.	.	.
20987	795	1	His	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	795	2	line	line	NN
20987	795	3	of	of	IN
20987	795	4	advance	advance	NN
20987	795	5	being	being	NN
20987	795	6	,	,	,
20987	795	7	in	in	IN
20987	795	8	a	a	DT
20987	795	9	general	general	JJ
20987	795	10	sense	sense	NN
20987	795	11	,	,	,
20987	795	12	parallel	parallel	NN
20987	795	13	to	to	IN
20987	795	14	the	the	DT
20987	795	15	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	795	16	front	front	NN
20987	795	17	,	,	,
20987	795	18	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	795	19	had	have	VBD
20987	795	20	been	be	VBN
20987	795	21	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	795	22	intention	intention	NN
20987	795	23	that	that	IN
20987	795	24	the	the	DT
20987	795	25	left	left	JJ
20987	795	26	wing	wing	NN
20987	795	27	,	,	,
20987	795	28	after	after	IN
20987	795	29	securing	secure	VBG
20987	795	30	an	an	DT
20987	795	31	eminence	eminence	NN
20987	795	32	called	call	VBN
20987	795	33	Table	Table	NNP
20987	795	34	Mountain	Mountain	NNP
20987	795	35	on	on	IN
20987	795	36	the	the	DT
20987	795	37	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	795	38	's	's	POS
20987	795	39	right	right	NN
20987	795	40	,	,	,
20987	795	41	should	should	MD
20987	795	42	swing	swing	VB
20987	795	43	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	795	44	own	own	JJ
20987	795	45	left	left	NN
20987	795	46	around	around	RP
20987	795	47	,	,	,
20987	795	48	performing	perform	VBG
20987	795	49	a	a	DT
20987	795	50	flanking	flanking	NN
20987	795	51	,	,	,
20987	795	52	or	or	CC
20987	795	53	else	else	RB
20987	795	54	a	a	DT
20987	795	55	general	general	JJ
20987	795	56	turning	turning	NN
20987	795	57	movement	movement	NN
20987	795	58	,	,	,
20987	795	59	pivoting	pivot	VBG
20987	795	60	upon	upon	IN
20987	795	61	the	the	DT
20987	795	62	right	right	JJ
20987	795	63	wing	wing	NN
20987	795	64	.	.	.
20987	796	1	In	in	IN
20987	796	2	the	the	DT
20987	796	3	obscurity	obscurity	NN
20987	796	4	,	,	,
20987	796	5	however	however	RB
20987	796	6	,	,	,
20987	796	7	the	the	DT
20987	796	8	latter	latter	JJ
20987	796	9	lost	lose	VBN
20987	796	10	direction	direction	NN
20987	796	11	and	and	CC
20987	796	12	the	the	DT
20987	796	13	general	general	NN
20987	796	14	found	find	VBD
20987	796	15	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	796	16	in	in	IN
20987	796	17	consequence	consequence	NNP
20987	796	18	committed	commit	VBN
20987	796	19	to	to	IN
20987	796	20	a	a	DT
20987	796	21	frontal	frontal	JJ
20987	796	22	attack	attack	NN
20987	796	23	.	.	.
20987	797	1	Orders	order	NNS
20987	797	2	were	be	VBD
20987	797	3	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	797	4	sent	send	VBN
20987	797	5	to	to	IN
20987	797	6	the	the	DT
20987	797	7	left	left	JJ
20987	797	8	wing	wing	NN
20987	797	9	,	,	,
20987	797	10	which	which	WDT
20987	797	11	had	have	VBD
20987	797	12	not	not	RB
20987	797	13	lost	lose	VBN
20987	797	14	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	797	15	direction	direction	NN
20987	797	16	,	,	,
20987	797	17	to	to	TO
20987	797	18	conform	conform	VB
20987	797	19	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	797	20	movements	movement	NNS
20987	797	21	to	to	IN
20987	797	22	those	those	DT
20987	797	23	of	of	IN
20987	797	24	the	the	DT
20987	797	25	right	right	NN
20987	797	26	,	,	,
20987	797	27	and	and	CC
20987	797	28	the	the	DT
20987	797	29	attack	attack	NN
20987	797	30	was	be	VBD
20987	797	31	delivered	deliver	VBN
20987	797	32	in	in	IN
20987	797	33	front	front	NN
20987	797	34	.	.	.
20987	798	1	The	the	DT
20987	798	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	798	3	are	be	VBP
20987	798	4	estimated	estimate	VBN
20987	798	5	to	to	TO
20987	798	6	have	have	VB
20987	798	7	been	be	VBN
20987	798	8	2,000	2,000	CD
20987	798	9	to	to	IN
20987	798	10	2,500	2,500	CD
20987	798	11	men	man	NNS
20987	798	12	,	,	,
20987	798	13	the	the	DT
20987	798	14	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	798	15	affording	afford	VBG
20987	798	16	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	798	17	three	three	CD
20987	798	18	lines	line	NNS
20987	798	19	of	of	IN
20987	798	20	defence	defence	NN
20987	798	21	in	in	IN
20987	798	22	successive	successive	JJ
20987	798	23	ridges	ridge	NNS
20987	798	24	.	.	.
20987	799	1	Although	although	IN
20987	799	2	the	the	DT
20987	799	3	error	error	NN
20987	799	4	in	in	IN
20987	799	5	direction	direction	NN
20987	799	6	had	have	VBD
20987	799	7	necessitated	necessitate	VBN
20987	799	8	a	a	DT
20987	799	9	change	change	NN
20987	799	10	in	in	IN
20987	799	11	the	the	DT
20987	799	12	method	method	NN
20987	799	13	of	of	IN
20987	799	14	attack	attack	NN
20987	799	15	,	,	,
20987	799	16	the	the	DT
20987	799	17	{	{	-LRB-
20987	799	18	p.149	p.149	NN
20987	799	19	}	}	-RRB-
20987	799	20	time	time	NN
20987	799	21	had	have	VBD
20987	799	22	been	be	VBN
20987	799	23	exact	exact	JJ
20987	799	24	;	;	:
20987	799	25	the	the	DT
20987	799	26	line	line	NN
20987	799	27	had	have	VBD
20987	799	28	started	start	VBN
20987	799	29	at	at	IN
20987	799	30	3	3	CD
20987	799	31	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	799	32	,	,	,
20987	799	33	reaching	reach	VBG
20987	799	34	the	the	DT
20987	799	35	foot	foot	NN
20987	799	36	of	of	IN
20987	799	37	the	the	DT
20987	799	38	hills	hill	NNS
20987	799	39	before	before	IN
20987	799	40	daybreak	daybreak	NN
20987	799	41	.	.	.
20987	800	1	This	this	DT
20987	800	2	could	could	MD
20987	800	3	scarcely	scarcely	RB
20987	800	4	have	have	VB
20987	800	5	been	be	VBN
20987	800	6	much	much	RB
20987	800	7	later	later	RB
20987	800	8	than	than	IN
20987	800	9	4	4	CD
20987	800	10	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	800	11	,	,	,
20987	800	12	for	for	IN
20987	800	13	in	in	IN
20987	800	14	the	the	DT
20987	800	15	southern	southern	JJ
20987	800	16	hemisphere	hemisphere	NNP
20987	800	17	summer	summer	NN
20987	800	18	was	be	VBD
20987	800	19	near	near	JJ
20987	800	20	.	.	.
20987	801	1	The	the	DT
20987	801	2	musketry	musketry	NN
20987	801	3	fire	fire	NN
20987	801	4	of	of	IN
20987	801	5	the	the	DT
20987	801	6	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	801	7	opened	open	VBN
20987	801	8	soon	soon	RB
20987	801	9	after	after	RB
20987	801	10	,	,	,
20987	801	11	"	"	``
20987	801	12	and	and	CC
20987	801	13	the	the	DT
20987	801	14	troops	troop	NNS
20987	801	15	instinctively	instinctively	RB
20987	801	16	moved	move	VBD
20987	801	17	toward	toward	IN
20987	801	18	the	the	DT
20987	801	19	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	801	20	's	's	POS
20987	801	21	position	position	NN
20987	801	22	.	.	.
20987	801	23	"	"	''
20987	802	1	The	the	DT
20987	802	2	advance	advance	NN
20987	802	3	was	be	VBD
20987	802	4	covered	cover	VBN
20987	802	5	by	by	IN
20987	802	6	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	802	7	,	,	,
20987	802	8	which	which	WDT
20987	802	9	,	,	,
20987	802	10	however	however	RB
20987	802	11	,	,	,
20987	802	12	was	be	VBD
20987	802	13	slow	slow	JJ
20987	802	14	in	in	IN
20987	802	15	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	802	16	movements	movement	NNS
20987	802	17	,	,	,
20987	802	18	"	"	''
20987	802	19	the	the	DT
20987	802	20	horses	horse	NNS
20987	802	21	not	not	RB
20987	802	22	having	have	VBG
20987	802	23	yet	yet	RB
20987	802	24	recovered	recover	VBN
20987	802	25	from	from	IN
20987	802	26	a	a	DT
20987	802	27	five	five	CD
20987	802	28	weeks	week	NNS
20987	802	29	'	'	POS
20987	802	30	voyage	voyage	NN
20987	802	31	.	.	.
20987	802	32	"	"	''
20987	803	1	Criticism	criticism	NN
20987	803	2	has	have	VBZ
20987	803	3	said	say	VBN
20987	803	4	that	that	IN
20987	803	5	the	the	DT
20987	803	6	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	803	7	was	be	VBD
20987	803	8	not	not	RB
20987	803	9	sufficiently	sufficiently	RB
20987	803	10	employed	employ	VBN
20987	803	11	to	to	TO
20987	803	12	silence	silence	VB
20987	803	13	the	the	DT
20987	803	14	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	803	15	's	's	POS
20987	803	16	riflemen	rifleman	NNS
20987	803	17	,	,	,
20987	803	18	but	but	CC
20987	803	19	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	803	20	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	803	21	alleges	allege	VBZ
20987	803	22	that	that	IN
20987	803	23	shrapnel	shrapnel	NN
20987	803	24	does	do	VBZ
20987	803	25	not	not	RB
20987	803	26	kill	kill	VB
20987	803	27	men	man	NNS
20987	803	28	in	in	IN
20987	803	29	kopjes	kopjes	NNP
20987	803	30	;	;	:
20987	803	31	"	"	``
20987	803	32	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	803	33	only	only	RB
20987	803	34	frightens	frighten	VBZ
20987	803	35	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	803	36	,	,	,
20987	803	37	and	and	CC
20987	803	38	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	803	39	intend	intend	VBP
20987	803	40	to	to	TO
20987	803	41	get	get	VB
20987	803	42	at	at	IN
20987	803	43	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	803	44	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	803	45	.	.	.
20987	803	46	"	"	''
20987	804	1	The	the	DT
20987	804	2	inferiority	inferiority	NN
20987	804	3	of	of	IN
20987	804	4	shrapnel	shrapnel	NN
20987	804	5	to	to	IN
20987	804	6	shell	shell	NNP
20987	804	7	,	,	,
20987	804	8	in	in	IN
20987	804	9	use	use	NN
20987	804	10	against	against	IN
20987	804	11	kopjes	kopjes	NNP
20987	804	12	,	,	,
20987	804	13	has	have	VBZ
20987	804	14	been	be	VBN
20987	804	15	asserted	assert	VBN
20987	804	16	by	by	IN
20987	804	17	many	many	JJ
20987	804	18	observers	observer	NNS
20987	804	19	.	.	.
20987	805	1	For	for	IN
20987	805	2	these	these	DT
20987	805	3	various	various	JJ
20987	805	4	reasons	reason	NNS
20987	805	5	the	the	DT
20987	805	6	battle	battle	NN
20987	805	7	of	of	IN
20987	805	8	Belmont	Belmont	NNP
20987	805	9	reduced	reduce	VBD
20987	805	10	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	805	11	to	to	IN
20987	805	12	a	a	DT
20987	805	13	magnificent	magnificent	JJ
20987	805	14	charge	charge	NN
20987	805	15	by	by	IN
20987	805	16	a	a	DT
20987	805	17	much	much	JJ
20987	805	18	superior	superior	JJ
20987	805	19	force	force	NN
20987	805	20	up	up	RP
20987	805	21	a	a	DT
20987	805	22	stony	stony	JJ
20987	805	23	and	and	CC
20987	805	24	precipitous	precipitous	JJ
20987	805	25	hill	hill	NN
20987	805	26	against	against	IN
20987	805	27	an	an	DT
20987	805	28	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	805	29	strongly	strongly	RB
20987	805	30	intrenched	intrench	VBD
20987	805	31	.	.	.
20987	806	1	"	"	``
20987	806	2	At	at	IN
20987	806	3	6.10	6.10	CD
20987	806	4	the	the	DT
20987	806	5	last	last	JJ
20987	806	6	height	height	NN
20987	806	7	was	be	VBD
20987	806	8	cleared	clear	VBN
20987	806	9	,	,	,
20987	806	10	the	the	DT
20987	806	11	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	806	12	in	in	IN
20987	806	13	large	large	JJ
20987	806	14	numbers	number	NNS
20987	806	15	galloping	gallop	VBG
20987	806	16	into	into	IN
20987	806	17	the	the	DT
20987	806	18	plain	plain	NN
20987	806	19	,	,	,
20987	806	20	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	806	21	laager	laager	JJ
20987	806	22	trekking	trek	VBG
20987	806	23	across	across	IN
20987	806	24	me	-PRON-	PRP
20987	806	25	3,000	3,000	CD
20987	806	26	yards	yard	NNS
20987	806	27	off	off	RB
20987	806	28	,	,	,
20987	806	29	{	{	-LRB-
20987	806	30	p.150	p.150	NNP
20987	806	31	}	}	-RRB-
20987	806	32	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	806	33	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	806	34	troops	troop	NNS
20987	806	35	unable	unable	JJ
20987	806	36	to	to	TO
20987	806	37	carry	carry	VB
20987	806	38	out	out	RP
20987	806	39	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	806	40	orders	order	NNS
20987	806	41	on	on	IN
20987	806	42	one	one	CD
20987	806	43	side	side	NN
20987	806	44	--	--	:
20987	806	45	left	leave	VBD
20987	806	46	--	--	:
20987	806	47	because	because	IN
20987	806	48	the	the	DT
20987	806	49	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	806	50	was	be	VBD
20987	806	51	covered	cover	VBN
20987	806	52	by	by	IN
20987	806	53	kopjes	kopjes	NNP
20987	806	54	,	,	,
20987	806	55	and	and	CC
20987	806	56	on	on	IN
20987	806	57	the	the	DT
20987	806	58	other	other	JJ
20987	806	59	--	--	:
20987	806	60	right	right	UH
20987	806	61	--	--	:
20987	806	62	because	because	IN
20987	806	63	too	too	RB
20987	806	64	far	far	RB
20987	806	65	;	;	:
20987	806	66	the	the	DT
20987	806	67	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	806	68	dead	dead	JJ
20987	806	69	beat	beat	VBD
20987	806	70	and	and	CC
20987	806	71	unable	unable	JJ
20987	806	72	to	to	TO
20987	806	73	help	help	VB
20987	806	74	me	-PRON-	PRP
20987	806	75	.	.	.
20987	807	1	A	a	DT
20987	807	2	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	807	3	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	807	4	and	and	CC
20987	807	5	a	a	DT
20987	807	6	horse	horse	NN
20987	807	7	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	807	8	battery	battery	NN
20987	807	9	from	from	IN
20987	807	10	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	807	11	right	right	NN
20987	807	12	would	would	MD
20987	807	13	have	have	VB
20987	807	14	made	make	VBN
20987	807	15	good	good	JJ
20987	807	16	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	807	17	success	success	NN
20987	807	18	.	.	.
20987	807	19	"	"	''
20987	808	1	The	the	DT
20987	808	2	British	british	JJ
20987	808	3	loss	loss	NN
20987	808	4	at	at	IN
20987	808	5	Belmont	Belmont	NNP
20987	808	6	was	be	VBD
20987	808	7	53	53	CD
20987	808	8	killed	kill	VBN
20987	808	9	,	,	,
20987	808	10	275	275	CD
20987	808	11	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	808	12	;	;	:
20987	808	13	that	that	DT
20987	808	14	of	of	IN
20987	808	15	the	the	DT
20987	808	16	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	808	17	is	be	VBZ
20987	808	18	not	not	RB
20987	808	19	accurately	accurately	RB
20987	808	20	known	know	VBN
20987	808	21	.	.	.
20987	809	1	Two	two	CD
20987	809	2	days	day	NNS
20987	809	3	later	later	RB
20987	809	4	at	at	IN
20987	809	5	Graspan	Graspan	NNP
20987	809	6	the	the	DT
20987	809	7	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	809	8	were	be	VBD
20987	809	9	in	in	IN
20987	809	10	about	about	IN
20987	809	11	the	the	DT
20987	809	12	same	same	JJ
20987	809	13	force	force	NN
20987	809	14	and	and	CC
20987	809	15	the	the	DT
20987	809	16	natural	natural	JJ
20987	809	17	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	809	18	similar	similar	JJ
20987	809	19	in	in	IN
20987	809	20	general	general	JJ
20987	809	21	character	character	NN
20987	809	22	.	.	.
20987	810	1	The	the	DT
20987	810	2	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	810	3	line	line	NN
20987	810	4	extended	extend	VBD
20987	810	5	east	east	NNP
20987	810	6	and	and	CC
20987	810	7	west	west	NNP
20987	810	8	,	,	,
20987	810	9	and	and	CC
20987	810	10	at	at	IN
20987	810	11	the	the	DT
20987	810	12	latter	latter	JJ
20987	810	13	end	end	NN
20987	810	14	--	--	:
20987	810	15	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	810	16	right	right	JJ
20987	810	17	--	--	:
20987	810	18	were	be	VBD
20987	810	19	"	"	``
20987	810	20	two	two	CD
20987	810	21	high	high	JJ
20987	810	22	hills	hill	NNS
20987	810	23	.	.	.
20987	810	24	"	"	''
20987	811	1	These	these	DT
20987	811	2	were	be	VBD
20987	811	3	bombarded	bombard	VBN
20987	811	4	with	with	IN
20987	811	5	shrapnel	shrapnel	NN
20987	811	6	,	,	,
20987	811	7	the	the	DT
20987	811	8	effect	effect	NN
20987	811	9	of	of	IN
20987	811	10	which	which	WDT
20987	811	11	was	be	VBD
20987	811	12	more	more	RBR
20987	811	13	thoroughly	thoroughly	RB
20987	811	14	tested	test	VBN
20987	811	15	,	,	,
20987	811	16	one	one	CD
20987	811	17	battery	battery	NN
20987	811	18	alone	alone	RB
20987	811	19	firing	fire	VBG
20987	811	20	500	500	CD
20987	811	21	rounds	round	NNS
20987	811	22	to	to	TO
20987	811	23	clear	clear	VB
20987	811	24	the	the	DT
20987	811	25	summit	summit	NN
20987	811	26	,	,	,
20987	811	27	before	before	IN
20987	811	28	the	the	DT
20987	811	29	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	811	30	were	be	VBD
20987	811	31	allowed	allow	VBN
20987	811	32	to	to	TO
20987	811	33	advance	advance	VB
20987	811	34	.	.	.
20987	812	1	The	the	DT
20987	812	2	men	man	NNS
20987	812	3	again	again	RB
20987	812	4	fought	fight	VBD
20987	812	5	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	812	6	way	way	NN
20987	812	7	to	to	IN
20987	812	8	the	the	DT
20987	812	9	top	top	NN
20987	812	10	,	,	,
20987	812	11	but	but	CC
20987	812	12	again	again	RB
20987	812	13	the	the	DT
20987	812	14	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	812	15	got	get	VBD
20987	812	16	away	away	RB
20987	812	17	.	.	.
20987	813	1	"	"	``
20987	813	2	The	the	DT
20987	813	3	heights	height	NNS
20987	813	4	gained	gain	VBD
20987	813	5	,	,	,
20987	813	6	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	813	7	found	find	VBD
20987	813	8	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	813	9	had	have	VBD
20987	813	10	taken	take	VBN
20987	813	11	the	the	DT
20987	813	12	whole	whole	JJ
20987	813	13	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	813	14	force	force	NN
20987	813	15	in	in	IN
20987	813	16	flank	flank	NN
20987	813	17	,	,	,
20987	813	18	and	and	CC
20987	813	19	had	have	VBD
20987	813	20	entirely	entirely	RB
20987	813	21	cut	cut	VBN
20987	813	22	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	813	23	off	off	RP
20987	813	24	from	from	IN
20987	813	25	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	813	26	line	line	NN
20987	813	27	of	of	IN
20987	813	28	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	813	29	.	.	.
20987	814	1	My	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	814	2	guns	gun	NNS
20987	814	3	played	play	VBD
20987	814	4	on	on	IN
20987	814	5	the	the	DT
20987	814	6	masses	masse	NNS
20987	814	7	of	of	IN
20987	814	8	horsemen	horseman	NNS
20987	814	9	,	,	,
20987	814	10	but	but	CC
20987	814	11	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	814	12	few	few	JJ
20987	814	13	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	814	14	,	,	,
20987	814	15	dead	dead	JJ
20987	814	16	beat	beat	NN
20987	814	17	,	,	,
20987	814	18	were	be	VBD
20987	814	19	{	{	-LRB-
20987	814	20	p.151	p.151	NN
20987	814	21	}	}	-RRB-
20987	814	22	powerless	powerless	JJ
20987	814	23	,	,	,
20987	814	24	and	and	CC
20987	814	25	for	for	IN
20987	814	26	the	the	DT
20987	814	27	second	second	JJ
20987	814	28	time	time	NN
20987	814	29	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	814	30	longed	long	VBD
20987	814	31	for	for	IN
20987	814	32	a	a	DT
20987	814	33	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	814	34	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	814	35	and	and	CC
20987	814	36	horse	horse	NN
20987	814	37	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	814	38	battery	battery	NN
20987	814	39	to	to	TO
20987	814	40	let	let	VB
20987	814	41	me	-PRON-	PRP
20987	814	42	reap	reap	VB
20987	814	43	the	the	DT
20987	814	44	fruits	fruit	NNS
20987	814	45	of	of	IN
20987	814	46	a	a	DT
20987	814	47	hard	hard	RB
20987	814	48	-	-	HYPH
20987	814	49	fought	fight	VBN
20987	814	50	action	action	NN
20987	814	51	.	.	.
20987	814	52	"	"	''
20987	815	1	"	"	``
20987	815	2	The	the	DT
20987	815	3	loss	loss	NN
20987	815	4	in	in	IN
20987	815	5	both	both	PDT
20987	815	6	these	these	DT
20987	815	7	actions	action	NNS
20987	815	8	,	,	,
20987	815	9	"	"	''
20987	815	10	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	815	11	says	say	VBZ
20987	815	12	,	,	,
20987	815	13	"	"	``
20987	815	14	was	be	VBD
20987	815	15	great	great	JJ
20987	815	16	,	,	,
20987	815	17	and	and	CC
20987	815	18	convinces	convince	VBZ
20987	815	19	me	-PRON-	PRP
20987	815	20	that	that	IN
20987	815	21	if	if	IN
20987	815	22	an	an	DT
20987	815	23	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	815	24	has	have	VBZ
20987	815	25	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	815	26	heart	heart	NN
20987	815	27	in	in	IN
20987	815	28	the	the	DT
20987	815	29	right	right	JJ
20987	815	30	place	place	NN
20987	815	31	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	815	32	ought	ought	MD
20987	815	33	to	to	TO
20987	815	34	hold	hold	VB
20987	815	35	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	815	36	own	own	JJ
20987	815	37	against	against	IN
20987	815	38	vastly	vastly	RB
20987	815	39	superior	superior	JJ
20987	815	40	forces	force	NNS
20987	815	41	,	,	,
20987	815	42	and	and	CC
20987	815	43	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	815	44	does	do	VBZ
20987	815	45	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	815	46	men	man	NNS
20987	815	47	great	great	JJ
20987	815	48	credit	credit	NN
20987	815	49	that	that	IN
20987	815	50	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	815	51	stops	stop	VBZ
20987	815	52	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	815	53	.	.	.
20987	815	54	"	"	''
20987	816	1	Both	both	DT
20987	816	2	actions	action	NNS
20987	816	3	,	,	,
20987	816	4	in	in	IN
20987	816	5	short	short	JJ
20987	816	6	,	,	,
20987	816	7	illustrate	illustrate	VB
20987	816	8	the	the	DT
20987	816	9	same	same	JJ
20987	816	10	lessons	lesson	NNS
20987	816	11	,	,	,
20987	816	12	the	the	DT
20987	816	13	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	816	14	'	'	POS
20987	816	15	particular	particular	JJ
20987	816	16	advantages	advantage	NNS
20987	816	17	for	for	IN
20987	816	18	defence	defence	NN
20987	816	19	,	,	,
20987	816	20	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	816	21	readiness	readiness	NN
20987	816	22	in	in	IN
20987	816	23	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	816	24	,	,	,
20987	816	25	and	and	CC
20987	816	26	,	,	,
20987	816	27	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	816	28	must	must	MD
20987	816	29	be	be	VB
20987	816	30	added	add	VBN
20987	816	31	,	,	,
20987	816	32	the	the	DT
20987	816	33	prompt	prompt	JJ
20987	816	34	facility	facility	NN
20987	816	35	with	with	IN
20987	816	36	which	which	WDT
20987	816	37	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	816	38	resorted	resort	VBD
20987	816	39	to	to	IN
20987	816	40	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	816	41	.	.	.
20987	817	1	When	when	WRB
20987	817	2	the	the	DT
20987	817	3	most	most	JJS
20987	817	4	that	that	WDT
20987	817	5	can	can	MD
20987	817	6	be	be	VB
20987	817	7	said	say	VBN
20987	817	8	has	have	VBZ
20987	817	9	been	be	VBN
20987	817	10	said	say	VBN
20987	817	11	for	for	IN
20987	817	12	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	817	13	methods	method	NNS
20987	817	14	--	--	:
20987	817	15	and	and	CC
20987	817	16	much	much	JJ
20987	817	17	can	can	MD
20987	817	18	be	be	VB
20987	817	19	said	say	VBN
20987	817	20	--	--	:
20987	817	21	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	817	22	still	still	RB
20987	817	23	remains	remain	VBZ
20987	817	24	that	that	IN
20987	817	25	an	an	DT
20987	817	26	eye	eye	NN
20987	817	27	ever	ever	RB
20987	817	28	to	to	IN
20987	817	29	the	the	DT
20987	817	30	rear	rear	NN
20987	817	31	,	,	,
20987	817	32	upon	upon	IN
20987	817	33	escape	escape	NN
20987	817	34	,	,	,
20987	817	35	is	be	VBZ
20987	817	36	militarily	militarily	RB
20987	817	37	a	a	DT
20987	817	38	demoralising	demoralise	VBG
20987	817	39	attitude	attitude	NN
20987	817	40	upon	upon	IN
20987	817	41	which	which	WDT
20987	817	42	no	no	DT
20987	817	43	sound	sound	JJ
20987	817	44	system	system	NN
20987	817	45	of	of	IN
20987	817	46	warfare	warfare	NN
20987	817	47	can	can	MD
20987	817	48	be	be	VB
20987	817	49	built	build	VBN
20987	817	50	up	up	RP
20987	817	51	.	.	.
20987	818	1	The	the	DT
20987	818	2	nervousness	nervousness	NN
20987	818	3	of	of	IN
20987	818	4	the	the	DT
20987	818	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	818	6	at	at	IN
20987	818	7	any	any	DT
20987	818	8	seeming	seeming	JJ
20987	818	9	threat	threat	NN
20987	818	10	to	to	IN
20987	818	11	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	818	12	line	line	NN
20987	818	13	of	of	IN
20987	818	14	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	818	15	has	have	VBZ
20987	818	16	been	be	VBN
20987	818	17	so	so	RB
20987	818	18	obvious	obvious	JJ
20987	818	19	as	as	IN
20987	818	20	to	to	TO
20987	818	21	elicit	elicit	JJ
20987	818	22	frequent	frequent	JJ
20987	818	23	comment	comment	NN
20987	818	24	.	.	.
20987	819	1	As	as	IN
20987	819	2	a	a	DT
20987	819	3	predominant	predominant	JJ
20987	819	4	motive	motive	NN
20987	819	5	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	819	6	is	be	VBZ
20987	819	7	ruinous	ruinous	JJ
20987	819	8	.	.	.
20987	820	1	The	the	DT
20987	820	2	loss	loss	NN
20987	820	3	of	of	IN
20987	820	4	the	the	DT
20987	820	5	British	British	NNPS
20987	820	6	at	at	IN
20987	820	7	Graspan	Graspan	NNP
20987	820	8	was	be	VBD
20987	820	9	16	16	CD
20987	820	10	{	{	-LRB-
20987	820	11	p.152	p.152	NN
20987	820	12	}	}	-RRB-
20987	820	13	killed	kill	VBN
20987	820	14	,	,	,
20987	820	15	169	169	CD
20987	820	16	wounded	wounded	JJ
20987	820	17	.	.	.
20987	821	1	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	821	2	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	821	3	noted	note	VBD
20987	821	4	in	in	IN
20987	821	5	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	821	6	report	report	NN
20987	821	7	that	that	IN
20987	821	8	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	821	9	had	have	VBD
20987	821	10	fought	fight	VBN
20987	821	11	distinctly	distinctly	RB
20987	821	12	different	different	JJ
20987	821	13	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	821	14	on	on	IN
20987	821	15	the	the	DT
20987	821	16	two	two	CD
20987	821	17	occasions	occasion	NNS
20987	821	18	.	.	.
20987	822	1	If	if	IN
20987	822	2	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	822	3	was	be	VBD
20987	822	4	not	not	RB
20987	822	5	mistaken	mistake	VBN
20987	822	6	,	,	,
20987	822	7	this	this	DT
20987	822	8	helps	help	VBZ
20987	822	9	to	to	TO
20987	822	10	account	account	VB
20987	822	11	for	for	IN
20987	822	12	the	the	DT
20987	822	13	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	822	14	increased	increase	VBN
20987	822	15	numbers	number	NNS
20987	822	16	encountered	encounter	VBN
20987	822	17	three	three	CD
20987	822	18	days	day	NNS
20987	822	19	later	later	RB
20987	822	20	at	at	IN
20987	822	21	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	822	22	River	River	NNP
20987	822	23	.	.	.
20987	823	1	At	at	IN
20987	823	2	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	823	3	also	also	RB
20987	823	4	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	823	5	had	have	VBD
20987	823	6	been	be	VBN
20987	823	7	observed	observe	VBN
20987	823	8	that	that	IN
20987	823	9	the	the	DT
20987	823	10	number	number	NN
20987	823	11	of	of	IN
20987	823	12	the	the	DT
20987	823	13	besiegers	besieger	NNS
20987	823	14	was	be	VBD
20987	823	15	now	now	RB
20987	823	16	much	much	RB
20987	823	17	diminished	diminish	VBN
20987	823	18	,	,	,
20987	823	19	and	and	CC
20987	823	20	a	a	DT
20987	823	21	report	report	NN
20987	823	22	,	,	,
20987	823	23	substantially	substantially	RB
20987	823	24	correct	correct	JJ
20987	823	25	,	,	,
20987	823	26	was	be	VBD
20987	823	27	received	receive	VBN
20987	823	28	there	there	RB
20987	823	29	that	that	IN
20987	823	30	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	823	31	was	be	VBD
20987	823	32	marching	march	VBG
20987	823	33	south	south	RB
20987	823	34	with	with	IN
20987	823	35	3,000	3,000	CD
20987	823	36	men	man	NNS
20987	823	37	.	.	.
20987	824	1	These	these	DT
20987	824	2	,	,	,
20987	824	3	with	with	IN
20987	824	4	the	the	DT
20987	824	5	two	two	CD
20987	824	6	bodies	body	NNS
20987	824	7	already	already	RB
20987	824	8	fought	fight	VBN
20987	824	9	,	,	,
20987	824	10	would	would	MD
20987	824	11	bring	bring	VB
20987	824	12	the	the	DT
20987	824	13	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	824	14	force	force	NN
20987	824	15	up	up	RP
20987	824	16	to	to	IN
20987	824	17	the	the	DT
20987	824	18	8,000	8,000	CD
20987	824	19	estimated	estimate	VBN
20987	824	20	by	by	IN
20987	824	21	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	824	22	to	to	TO
20987	824	23	be	be	VB
20987	824	24	present	present	JJ
20987	824	25	at	at	IN
20987	824	26	the	the	DT
20987	824	27	next	next	JJ
20987	824	28	action	action	NN
20987	824	29	,	,	,
20987	824	30	of	of	IN
20987	824	31	November	November	NNP
20987	824	32	28	28	CD
20987	824	33	.	.	.
20987	825	1	The	the	DT
20987	825	2	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	825	3	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	825	4	did	do	VBD
20987	825	5	not	not	RB
20987	825	6	fail	fail	VB
20987	825	7	to	to	TO
20987	825	8	occupy	occupy	VB
20987	825	9	the	the	DT
20987	825	10	attention	attention	NN
20987	825	11	of	of	IN
20987	825	12	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	825	13	besiegers	besieger	NNS
20987	825	14	by	by	IN
20987	825	15	frequent	frequent	JJ
20987	825	16	sorties	sortie	NNS
20987	825	17	,	,	,
20987	825	18	one	one	CD
20987	825	19	in	in	IN
20987	825	20	considerable	considerable	JJ
20987	825	21	strength	strength	NN
20987	825	22	occurring	occur	VBG
20987	825	23	on	on	IN
20987	825	24	the	the	DT
20987	825	25	day	day	NN
20987	825	26	of	of	IN
20987	825	27	the	the	DT
20987	825	28	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	825	29	River	River	NNP
20987	825	30	fight	fight	NN
20987	825	31	;	;	:
20987	825	32	but	but	CC
20987	825	33	such	such	JJ
20987	825	34	measures	measure	NNS
20987	825	35	,	,	,
20987	825	36	however	however	RB
20987	825	37	commendable	commendable	JJ
20987	825	38	,	,	,
20987	825	39	can	can	MD
20987	825	40	not	not	RB
20987	825	41	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	825	42	a	a	DT
20987	825	43	certain	certain	JJ
20987	825	44	point	point	NN
20987	825	45	impose	impose	VBP
20987	825	46	upon	upon	IN
20987	825	47	a	a	DT
20987	825	48	sagacious	sagacious	JJ
20987	825	49	commander	commander	NN
20987	825	50	with	with	IN
20987	825	51	good	good	JJ
20987	825	52	information	information	NN
20987	825	53	,	,	,
20987	825	54	and	and	CC
20987	825	55	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	825	56	well	well	RB
20987	825	57	knew	know	VBD
20987	825	58	that	that	IN
20987	825	59	to	to	TO
20987	825	60	stop	stop	VB
20987	825	61	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	825	62	was	be	VBD
20987	825	63	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	825	64	principal	principal	JJ
20987	825	65	affair	affair	NN
20987	825	66	.	.	.
20987	826	1	The	the	DT
20987	826	2	British	british	JJ
20987	826	3	force	force	NN
20987	826	4	rested	rest	VBD
20987	826	5	two	two	CD
20987	826	6	days	day	NNS
20987	826	7	after	after	IN
20987	826	8	Graspan	Graspan	NNP
20987	826	9	,	,	,
20987	826	10	and	and	CC
20987	826	11	at	at	IN
20987	826	12	4	4	CD
20987	826	13	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	826	14	of	of	IN
20987	826	15	November	November	NNP
20987	826	16	28	28	CD
20987	826	17	resumed	resume	VBD
20987	826	18	{	{	-LRB-
20987	826	19	p.153	p.153	NNP
20987	826	20	}	}	-RRB-
20987	826	21	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	826	22	northward	northward	NN
20987	826	23	march	march	NNP
20987	826	24	.	.	.
20987	827	1	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	827	2	's	's	POS
20987	827	3	information	information	NN
20987	827	4	had	have	VBD
20987	827	5	led	lead	VBN
20987	827	6	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	827	7	to	to	TO
20987	827	8	believe	believe	VB
20987	827	9	that	that	IN
20987	827	10	the	the	DT
20987	827	11	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	827	12	was	be	VBD
20987	827	13	not	not	RB
20987	827	14	held	hold	VBN
20987	827	15	in	in	IN
20987	827	16	force	force	NN
20987	827	17	,	,	,
20987	827	18	and	and	CC
20987	827	19	that	that	IN
20987	827	20	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	827	21	would	would	MD
20987	827	22	meet	meet	VB
20987	827	23	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	827	24	next	next	JJ
20987	827	25	serious	serious	JJ
20987	827	26	opposition	opposition	NN
20987	827	27	at	at	IN
20987	827	28	Spytfontein	Spytfontein	NNP
20987	827	29	,	,	,
20987	827	30	where	where	WRB
20987	827	31	the	the	DT
20987	827	32	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	827	33	would	would	MD
20987	827	34	make	make	VB
20987	827	35	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	827	36	last	last	JJ
20987	827	37	stand	stand	NN
20987	827	38	;	;	:
20987	827	39	the	the	DT
20987	827	40	country	country	NN
20987	827	41	between	between	IN
20987	827	42	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	827	43	and	and	CC
20987	827	44	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	827	45	,	,	,
20987	827	46	a	a	DT
20987	827	47	dozen	dozen	NN
20987	827	48	miles	mile	NNS
20987	827	49	further	further	RB
20987	827	50	on	on	RB
20987	827	51	,	,	,
20987	827	52	being	be	VBG
20987	827	53	open	open	JJ
20987	827	54	and	and	CC
20987	827	55	unfavourable	unfavourable	JJ
20987	827	56	to	to	IN
20987	827	57	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	827	58	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	827	59	tactics	tactic	NNS
20987	827	60	.	.	.
20987	828	1	Reckoning	reckon	VBG
20987	828	2	upon	upon	IN
20987	828	3	this	this	DT
20987	828	4	,	,	,
20987	828	5	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	828	6	first	first	RB
20987	828	7	intended	intend	VBD
20987	828	8	,	,	,
20987	828	9	taking	take	VBG
20987	828	10	five	five	CD
20987	828	11	days	day	NNS
20987	828	12	'	'	POS
20987	828	13	rations	ration	NNS
20987	828	14	,	,	,
20987	828	15	to	to	TO
20987	828	16	make	make	VB
20987	828	17	a	a	DT
20987	828	18	circuit	circuit	NN
20987	828	19	eastward	eastward	RB
20987	828	20	by	by	IN
20987	828	21	way	way	NN
20987	828	22	of	of	IN
20987	828	23	Jacobsdaal	Jacobsdaal	NNP
20987	828	24	,	,	,
20987	828	25	crossing	cross	VBG
20987	828	26	the	the	DT
20987	828	27	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	828	28	higher	higher	RBR
20987	828	29	up	up	RB
20987	828	30	,	,	,
20987	828	31	and	and	CC
20987	828	32	coming	come	VBG
20987	828	33	in	in	RP
20987	828	34	upon	upon	IN
20987	828	35	Spytfontein	Spytfontein	NNP
20987	828	36	from	from	IN
20987	828	37	that	that	DT
20987	828	38	direction	direction	NN
20987	828	39	.	.	.
20987	829	1	The	the	DT
20987	829	2	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	829	3	,	,	,
20987	829	4	protected	protect	VBN
20987	829	5	by	by	IN
20987	829	6	earthworks	earthworks	NNP
20987	829	7	,	,	,
20987	829	8	was	be	VBD
20987	829	9	to	to	TO
20987	829	10	be	be	VB
20987	829	11	left	leave	VBN
20987	829	12	under	under	IN
20987	829	13	guard	guard	NN
20987	829	14	of	of	IN
20987	829	15	one	one	CD
20987	829	16	or	or	CC
20987	829	17	two	two	CD
20987	829	18	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	829	19	men	man	NNS
20987	829	20	.	.	.
20987	830	1	On	on	IN
20987	830	2	the	the	DT
20987	830	3	very	very	JJ
20987	830	4	eve	eve	NN
20987	830	5	of	of	IN
20987	830	6	starting	starting	NN
20987	830	7	,	,	,
20987	830	8	intelligence	intelligence	NN
20987	830	9	came	come	VBD
20987	830	10	in	in	IN
20987	830	11	that	that	DT
20987	830	12	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	830	13	River	River	NNP
20987	830	14	Station	Station	NNP
20987	830	15	was	be	VBD
20987	830	16	strongly	strongly	RB
20987	830	17	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	830	18	,	,	,
20987	830	19	and	and	CC
20987	830	20	the	the	DT
20987	830	21	general	general	NN
20987	830	22	,	,	,
20987	830	23	fearing	fear	VBG
20987	830	24	under	under	IN
20987	830	25	that	that	DT
20987	830	26	condition	condition	NN
20987	830	27	to	to	TO
20987	830	28	risk	risk	VB
20987	830	29	the	the	DT
20987	830	30	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	830	31	,	,	,
20987	830	32	decided	decide	VBD
20987	830	33	to	to	TO
20987	830	34	advance	advance	VB
20987	830	35	direct	direct	JJ
20987	830	36	upon	upon	IN
20987	830	37	the	the	DT
20987	830	38	river	river	NN
20987	830	39	.	.	.
20987	831	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	831	2	was	be	VBD
20987	831	3	still	still	RB
20987	831	4	ignorant	ignorant	JJ
20987	831	5	,	,	,
20987	831	6	and	and	CC
20987	831	7	even	even	RB
20987	831	8	unsuspicious	unsuspicious	JJ
20987	831	9	,	,	,
20987	831	10	that	that	IN
20987	831	11	the	the	DT
20987	831	12	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	831	13	had	have	VBD
20987	831	14	massed	mass	VBN
20987	831	15	to	to	IN
20987	831	16	the	the	DT
20987	831	17	number	number	NN
20987	831	18	of	of	IN
20987	831	19	8,000	8,000	CD
20987	831	20	to	to	TO
20987	831	21	oppose	oppose	VB
20987	831	22	the	the	DT
20987	831	23	passage	passage	NN
20987	831	24	of	of	IN
20987	831	25	the	the	DT
20987	831	26	7,000	7,000	CD
20987	831	27	to	to	TO
20987	831	28	which	which	WDT
20987	831	29	casualties	casualty	NNS
20987	831	30	and	and	CC
20987	831	31	the	the	DT
20987	831	32	care	care	NN
20987	831	33	of	of	IN
20987	831	34	lengthening	lengthen	VBG
20987	831	35	communications	communication	NNS
20987	831	36	had	have	VBD
20987	831	37	reduced	reduce	VBN
20987	831	38	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	831	39	own	own	JJ
20987	831	40	division	division	NN
20987	831	41	.	.	.
20987	832	1	The	the	DT
20987	832	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	832	3	p.154	p.154	NN
20987	832	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	832	5	position	position	NN
20987	832	6	taken	take	VBN
20987	832	7	by	by	IN
20987	832	8	the	the	DT
20987	832	9	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	832	10	was	be	VBD
20987	832	11	on	on	IN
20987	832	12	the	the	DT
20987	832	13	south	south	NNP
20987	832	14	bank	bank	NNP
20987	832	15	of	of	IN
20987	832	16	the	the	DT
20987	832	17	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	832	18	,	,	,
20987	832	19	at	at	IN
20987	832	20	the	the	DT
20987	832	21	point	point	NN
20987	832	22	where	where	WRB
20987	832	23	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	832	24	is	be	VBZ
20987	832	25	joined	join	VBN
20987	832	26	by	by	IN
20987	832	27	the	the	DT
20987	832	28	Riet	Riet	NNP
20987	832	29	.	.	.
20987	833	1	The	the	DT
20987	833	2	two	two	CD
20987	833	3	streams	stream	NNS
20987	833	4	,	,	,
20987	833	5	flowing	flow	VBG
20987	833	6	respectively	respectively	RB
20987	833	7	from	from	IN
20987	833	8	east	east	NN
20987	833	9	and	and	CC
20987	833	10	south	south	NNP
20987	833	11	-	-	HYPH
20987	833	12	east	east	JJ
20987	833	13	,	,	,
20987	833	14	inclose	inclose	VB
20987	833	15	an	an	DT
20987	833	16	angle	angle	NN
20987	833	17	of	of	IN
20987	833	18	forty	forty	CD
20987	833	19	-	-	HYPH
20987	833	20	five	five	CD
20987	833	21	degrees	degree	NNS
20987	833	22	,	,	,
20987	833	23	the	the	DT
20987	833	24	ground	ground	NN
20987	833	25	between	between	IN
20987	833	26	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	833	27	being	be	VBG
20987	833	28	called	call	VBN
20987	833	29	an	an	DT
20987	833	30	island	island	NN
20987	833	31	,	,	,
20987	833	32	though	though	IN
20987	833	33	not	not	RB
20987	833	34	so	so	RB
20987	833	35	properly	properly	RB
20987	833	36	.	.	.
20987	834	1	The	the	DT
20987	834	2	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	834	3	crosses	cross	VBZ
20987	834	4	by	by	IN
20987	834	5	a	a	DT
20987	834	6	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	834	7	--	--	:
20987	834	8	by	by	IN
20987	834	9	this	this	DT
20987	834	10	time	time	NN
20987	834	11	destroyed	destroy	VBN
20987	834	12	--	--	:
20987	834	13	just	just	RB
20987	834	14	below	below	IN
20987	834	15	the	the	DT
20987	834	16	junction	junction	NN
20987	834	17	;	;	:
20987	834	18	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	834	19	River	River	NNP
20987	834	20	Station	Station	NNP
20987	834	21	,	,	,
20987	834	22	a	a	DT
20987	834	23	small	small	JJ
20987	834	24	,	,	,
20987	834	25	pleasant	pleasant	JJ
20987	834	26	village	village	NN
20987	834	27	,	,	,
20987	834	28	being	be	VBG
20987	834	29	on	on	IN
20987	834	30	the	the	DT
20987	834	31	north	north	NNP
20987	834	32	bank	bank	NN
20987	834	33	.	.	.
20987	835	1	In	in	IN
20987	835	2	the	the	DT
20987	835	3	approach	approach	NN
20987	835	4	from	from	IN
20987	835	5	the	the	DT
20987	835	6	south	south	NN
20987	835	7	,	,	,
20987	835	8	by	by	IN
20987	835	9	which	which	WDT
20987	835	10	the	the	DT
20987	835	11	British	British	NNPS
20987	835	12	were	be	VBD
20987	835	13	advancing	advance	VBG
20987	835	14	,	,	,
20987	835	15	the	the	DT
20987	835	16	land	land	NN
20987	835	17	--	--	:
20987	835	18	or	or	CC
20987	835	19	veldt	veldt	JJ
20987	835	20	--	--	:
20987	835	21	slopes	slope	NNS
20987	835	22	evenly	evenly	RB
20987	835	23	and	and	CC
20987	835	24	regularly	regularly	RB
20987	835	25	downward	downward	RB
20987	835	26	to	to	IN
20987	835	27	the	the	DT
20987	835	28	river	river	NN
20987	835	29	,	,	,
20987	835	30	rising	rise	VBG
20987	835	31	again	again	RB
20987	835	32	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	835	33	in	in	IN
20987	835	34	such	such	JJ
20987	835	35	wise	wise	JJ
20987	835	36	that	that	IN
20987	835	37	the	the	DT
20987	835	38	island	island	NN
20987	835	39	is	be	VBZ
20987	835	40	higher	high	JJR
20987	835	41	than	than	IN
20987	835	42	the	the	DT
20987	835	43	southern	southern	JJ
20987	835	44	bank	bank	NN
20987	835	45	,	,	,
20987	835	46	but	but	CC
20987	835	47	is	be	VBZ
20987	835	48	in	in	IN
20987	835	49	turn	turn	NN
20987	835	50	commanded	command	VBN
20987	835	51	by	by	IN
20987	835	52	the	the	DT
20987	835	53	northern	northern	JJ
20987	835	54	.	.	.
20987	836	1	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	836	2	had	have	VBD
20987	836	3	intrenched	intrench	VBN
20987	836	4	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	836	5	riflemen	rifleman	NNS
20987	836	6	along	along	IN
20987	836	7	a	a	DT
20987	836	8	line	line	NN
20987	836	9	of	of	IN
20987	836	10	three	three	CD
20987	836	11	miles	mile	NNS
20987	836	12	of	of	IN
20987	836	13	the	the	DT
20987	836	14	river	river	NN
20987	836	15	bed	bed	NN
20987	836	16	,	,	,
20987	836	17	by	by	IN
20987	836	18	which	which	WDT
20987	836	19	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	836	20	were	be	VBD
20987	836	21	entirely	entirely	RB
20987	836	22	concealed	conceal	VBN
20987	836	23	.	.	.
20987	837	1	On	on	IN
20987	837	2	the	the	DT
20987	837	3	island	island	NN
20987	837	4	,	,	,
20987	837	5	which	which	WDT
20987	837	6	is	be	VBZ
20987	837	7	covered	cover	VBN
20987	837	8	with	with	IN
20987	837	9	trees	tree	NNS
20987	837	10	and	and	CC
20987	837	11	brush	brush	NN
20987	837	12	,	,	,
20987	837	13	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	837	14	had	have	VBD
20987	837	15	placed	place	VBN
20987	837	16	sharpshooters	sharpshooter	NNS
20987	837	17	and	and	CC
20987	837	18	quick	quick	JJ
20987	837	19	-	-	HYPH
20987	837	20	firing	fire	VBG
20987	837	21	guns	gun	NNS
20987	837	22	.	.	.
20987	838	1	On	on	IN
20987	838	2	the	the	DT
20987	838	3	extreme	extreme	JJ
20987	838	4	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	838	5	right	right	NN
20987	838	6	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	838	7	position	position	NN
20987	838	8	was	be	VBD
20987	838	9	further	further	RB
20987	838	10	strengthened	strengthen	VBN
20987	838	11	by	by	IN
20987	838	12	broken	broken	JJ
20987	838	13	,	,	,
20987	838	14	rocky	rocky	JJ
20987	838	15	ground	ground	NN
20987	838	16	and	and	CC
20987	838	17	small	small	JJ
20987	838	18	kopjes	kopje	NNS
20987	838	19	,	,	,
20987	838	20	considerably	considerably	RB
20987	838	21	in	in	IN
20987	838	22	advance	advance	NN
20987	838	23	of	of	IN
20987	838	24	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	838	25	line	line	NN
20987	838	26	.	.	.
20987	839	1	This	this	DT
20987	839	2	forward	forward	RB
20987	839	3	{	{	-LRB-
20987	839	4	p.155	p.155	NN
20987	839	5	}	}	-RRB-
20987	839	6	cover	cover	VB
20987	839	7	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	839	8	held	hold	VBN
20987	839	9	by	by	IN
20987	839	10	a	a	DT
20987	839	11	strong	strong	JJ
20987	839	12	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	839	13	,	,	,
20987	839	14	as	as	IN
20987	839	15	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	839	16	did	do	VBD
20987	839	17	also	also	RB
20987	839	18	another	another	DT
20987	839	19	slight	slight	JJ
20987	839	20	eminence	eminence	NN
20987	839	21	,	,	,
20987	839	22	six	six	CD
20987	839	23	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	839	24	yards	yard	NNS
20987	839	25	further	further	JJ
20987	839	26	east	east	RB
20987	839	27	,	,	,
20987	839	28	upon	upon	IN
20987	839	29	which	which	WDT
20987	839	30	was	be	VBD
20987	839	31	a	a	DT
20987	839	32	farm	farm	NN
20987	839	33	-	-	HYPH
20987	839	34	house	house	NN
20987	839	35	and	and	CC
20987	839	36	kraal	kraal	NNP
20987	839	37	.	.	.
20987	840	1	From	from	IN
20987	840	2	these	these	DT
20987	840	3	a	a	DT
20987	840	4	cross	cross	JJ
20987	840	5	-	-	JJ
20987	840	6	fire	fire	NN
20987	840	7	upon	upon	IN
20987	840	8	the	the	DT
20987	840	9	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	840	10	served	serve	VBD
20987	840	11	to	to	TO
20987	840	12	protect	protect	VB
20987	840	13	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	840	14	right	right	JJ
20987	840	15	flank	flank	NN
20987	840	16	,	,	,
20987	840	17	which	which	WDT
20987	840	18	by	by	IN
20987	840	19	position	position	NN
20987	840	20	otherwise	otherwise	RB
20987	840	21	was	be	VBD
20987	840	22	the	the	DT
20987	840	23	weaker	weak	JJR
20987	840	24	.	.	.
20987	841	1	Although	although	IN
20987	841	2	unconscious	unconscious	JJ
20987	841	3	that	that	IN
20987	841	4	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	841	5	was	be	VBD
20987	841	6	about	about	JJ
20987	841	7	to	to	TO
20987	841	8	encounter	encounter	VB
20987	841	9	numbers	number	NNS
20987	841	10	equal	equal	JJ
20987	841	11	to	to	IN
20987	841	12	,	,	,
20987	841	13	if	if	IN
20987	841	14	not	not	RB
20987	841	15	greater	great	JJR
20987	841	16	than	than	IN
20987	841	17	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	841	18	own	own	JJ
20987	841	19	,	,	,
20987	841	20	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	841	21	,	,	,
20987	841	22	who	who	WP
20987	841	23	expected	expect	VBD
20987	841	24	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	841	25	to	to	TO
20987	841	26	retire	retire	VB
20987	841	27	after	after	IN
20987	841	28	a	a	DT
20987	841	29	show	show	NN
20987	841	30	of	of	IN
20987	841	31	opposition	opposition	NN
20987	841	32	,	,	,
20987	841	33	considered	consider	VBD
20987	841	34	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	841	35	still	still	RB
20987	841	36	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	841	37	best	good	JJS
20987	841	38	course	course	NN
20987	841	39	to	to	TO
20987	841	40	advance	advance	VB
20987	841	41	with	with	IN
20987	841	42	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	841	43	two	two	CD
20987	841	44	brigades	brigade	NNS
20987	841	45	on	on	IN
20987	841	46	an	an	DT
20987	841	47	extended	extended	JJ
20987	841	48	front	front	NN
20987	841	49	,	,	,
20987	841	50	the	the	DT
20987	841	51	Guards	Guards	NNPS
20987	841	52	on	on	IN
20987	841	53	the	the	DT
20987	841	54	right	right	NN
20987	841	55	,	,	,
20987	841	56	the	the	DT
20987	841	57	9th	9th	JJ
20987	841	58	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	841	59	on	on	IN
20987	841	60	the	the	DT
20987	841	61	left	left	NN
20987	841	62	,	,	,
20987	841	63	the	the	DT
20987	841	64	two	two	CD
20987	841	65	carefully	carefully	RB
20987	841	66	keeping	keep	VBG
20987	841	67	touch	touch	NN
20987	841	68	from	from	IN
20987	841	69	end	end	NN
20987	841	70	to	to	IN
20987	841	71	end	end	NN
20987	841	72	and	and	CC
20987	841	73	crossing	crossing	NN
20987	841	74	in	in	IN
20987	841	75	that	that	DT
20987	841	76	order	order	NN
20987	841	77	.	.	.
20987	842	1	Thus	thus	RB
20987	842	2	approaching	approach	VBG
20987	842	3	,	,	,
20987	842	4	at	at	IN
20987	842	5	8.10	8.10	CD
20987	842	6	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	842	7	a	a	DT
20987	842	8	very	very	RB
20987	842	9	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	842	10	fire	fire	NN
20987	842	11	showed	show	VBD
20987	842	12	that	that	IN
20987	842	13	the	the	DT
20987	842	14	river	river	NN
20987	842	15	was	be	VBD
20987	842	16	held	hold	VBN
20987	842	17	in	in	IN
20987	842	18	force	force	NN
20987	842	19	and	and	CC
20987	842	20	caused	cause	VBD
20987	842	21	numerous	numerous	JJ
20987	842	22	casualties	casualty	NNS
20987	842	23	,	,	,
20987	842	24	many	many	JJ
20987	842	25	men	man	NNS
20987	842	26	falling	fall	VBG
20987	842	27	at	at	IN
20987	842	28	once	once	RB
20987	842	29	.	.	.
20987	843	1	"	"	``
20987	843	2	The	the	DT
20987	843	3	Scots	Scots	NNPS
20987	843	4	Guard	Guard	NNP
20987	843	5	Maxim	Maxim	NNP
20987	843	6	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	843	7	were	be	VBD
20987	843	8	completely	completely	RB
20987	843	9	wiped	wipe	VBN
20987	843	10	out	out	RP
20987	843	11	.	.	.
20987	843	12	"	"	''
20987	844	1	On	on	IN
20987	844	2	the	the	DT
20987	844	3	British	british	JJ
20987	844	4	right	right	NN
20987	844	5	--	--	.
20987	844	6	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	844	7	left	leave	VBD
20987	844	8	--	--	:
20987	844	9	there	there	EX
20987	844	10	was	be	VBD
20987	844	11	no	no	DT
20987	844	12	break	break	NN
20987	844	13	in	in	IN
20987	844	14	the	the	DT
20987	844	15	even	even	JJ
20987	844	16	slope	slope	NN
20987	844	17	of	of	IN
20987	844	18	the	the	DT
20987	844	19	ground	ground	NN
20987	844	20	,	,	,
20987	844	21	the	the	DT
20987	844	22	Guards	Guards	NNPS
20987	844	23	were	be	VBD
20987	844	24	visible	visible	JJ
20987	844	25	for	for	IN
20987	844	26	three	three	CD
20987	844	27	miles	mile	NNS
20987	844	28	from	from	IN
20987	844	29	the	the	DT
20987	844	30	river	river	NN
20987	844	31	,	,	,
20987	844	32	and	and	CC
20987	844	33	fully	fully	RB
20987	844	34	exposed	expose	VBN
20987	844	35	alike	alike	RB
20987	844	36	to	to	IN
20987	844	37	the	the	DT
20987	844	38	fire	fire	NN
20987	844	39	of	of	IN
20987	844	40	the	the	DT
20987	844	41	trenches	trench	NNS
20987	844	42	and	and	CC
20987	844	43	that	that	IN
20987	844	44	from	from	IN
20987	844	45	the	the	DT
20987	844	46	island	island	NN
20987	844	47	;	;	:
20987	844	48	but	but	CC
20987	844	49	the	the	DT
20987	844	50	latter	latter	JJ
20987	844	51	,	,	,
20987	844	52	{	{	-LRB-
20987	844	53	p.156	p.156	NNP
20987	844	54	}	}	-RRB-
20987	844	55	without	without	IN
20987	844	56	solid	solid	JJ
20987	844	57	cover	cover	NN
20987	844	58	,	,	,
20987	844	59	was	be	VBD
20987	844	60	in	in	IN
20987	844	61	turn	turn	NN
20987	844	62	closely	closely	RB
20987	844	63	searched	search	VBN
20987	844	64	by	by	IN
20987	844	65	the	the	DT
20987	844	66	British	british	JJ
20987	844	67	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	844	68	,	,	,
20987	844	69	which	which	WDT
20987	844	70	,	,	,
20987	844	71	massed	mass	VBD
20987	844	72	principally	principally	RB
20987	844	73	upon	upon	IN
20987	844	74	the	the	DT
20987	844	75	right	right	NN
20987	844	76	of	of	IN
20987	844	77	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	844	78	line	line	NN
20987	844	79	,	,	,
20987	844	80	threw	throw	VBD
20987	844	81	in	in	IN
20987	844	82	the	the	DT
20987	844	83	action	action	NN
20987	844	84	over	over	IN
20987	844	85	three	three	CD
20987	844	86	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	844	87	rounds	round	NNS
20987	844	88	.	.	.
20987	845	1	Under	under	IN
20987	845	2	such	such	JJ
20987	845	3	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	845	4	fire	fire	NN
20987	845	5	the	the	DT
20987	845	6	Guards	Guards	NNPS
20987	845	7	were	be	VBD
20987	845	8	directed	direct	VBN
20987	845	9	to	to	TO
20987	845	10	extend	extend	VB
20987	845	11	to	to	IN
20987	845	12	the	the	DT
20987	845	13	right	right	NN
20987	845	14	,	,	,
20987	845	15	at	at	IN
20987	845	16	the	the	DT
20987	845	17	same	same	JJ
20987	845	18	time	time	NN
20987	845	19	swinging	swinge	VBG
20987	845	20	round	round	IN
20987	845	21	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	845	22	extreme	extreme	JJ
20987	845	23	right	right	JJ
20987	845	24	companies	company	NNS
20987	845	25	toward	toward	IN
20987	845	26	the	the	DT
20987	845	27	left	left	NN
20987	845	28	.	.	.
20987	846	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	846	2	was	be	VBD
20987	846	3	hoped	hope	VBN
20987	846	4	thus	thus	RB
20987	846	5	to	to	IN
20987	846	6	outflank	outflank	VB
20987	846	7	and	and	CC
20987	846	8	enfilade	enfilade	VB
20987	846	9	the	the	DT
20987	846	10	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	846	11	line	line	NN
20987	846	12	;	;	:
20987	846	13	but	but	CC
20987	846	14	the	the	DT
20987	846	15	movement	movement	NN
20987	846	16	was	be	VBD
20987	846	17	checked	check	VBN
20987	846	18	by	by	IN
20987	846	19	the	the	DT
20987	846	20	Riet	Riet	NNP
20987	846	21	,	,	,
20987	846	22	which	which	WDT
20987	846	23	,	,	,
20987	846	24	contrary	contrary	JJ
20987	846	25	to	to	IN
20987	846	26	the	the	DT
20987	846	27	intelligence	intelligence	NN
20987	846	28	received	receive	VBN
20987	846	29	,	,	,
20987	846	30	was	be	VBD
20987	846	31	not	not	RB
20987	846	32	fordable	fordable	JJ
20987	846	33	.	.	.
20987	847	1	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	847	2	Codrington	Codrington	NNP
20987	847	3	with	with	IN
20987	847	4	a	a	DT
20987	847	5	score	score	NN
20987	847	6	of	of	IN
20987	847	7	officers	officer	NNS
20987	847	8	and	and	CC
20987	847	9	men	man	NNS
20987	847	10	did	do	VBD
20987	847	11	get	get	VB
20987	847	12	across	across	RP
20987	847	13	;	;	:
20987	847	14	but	but	CC
20987	847	15	the	the	DT
20987	847	16	water	water	NN
20987	847	17	was	be	VBD
20987	847	18	too	too	RB
20987	847	19	deep	deep	JJ
20987	847	20	for	for	IN
20987	847	21	support	support	NN
20987	847	22	to	to	TO
20987	847	23	follow	follow	VB
20987	847	24	,	,	,
20987	847	25	and	and	CC
20987	847	26	in	in	IN
20987	847	27	returning	return	VBG
20987	847	28	some	some	DT
20987	847	29	of	of	IN
20987	847	30	the	the	DT
20987	847	31	party	party	NN
20987	847	32	were	be	VBD
20987	847	33	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	847	34	drowned	drown	VBN
20987	847	35	,	,	,
20987	847	36	having	have	VBG
20987	847	37	to	to	TO
20987	847	38	hold	hold	VB
20987	847	39	hands	hand	NNS
20987	847	40	to	to	TO
20987	847	41	stem	stem	VB
20987	847	42	the	the	DT
20987	847	43	force	force	NN
20987	847	44	of	of	IN
20987	847	45	the	the	DT
20987	847	46	current	current	NN
20987	847	47	.	.	.
20987	848	1	There	there	EX
20987	848	2	was	be	VBD
20987	848	3	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	848	4	for	for	IN
20987	848	5	the	the	DT
20987	848	6	right	right	JJ
20987	848	7	wing	wing	NN
20987	848	8	but	but	IN
20987	848	9	to	to	TO
20987	848	10	lie	lie	VB
20987	848	11	down	down	RP
20987	848	12	when	when	WRB
20987	848	13	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	848	14	had	have	VBD
20987	848	15	got	get	VBN
20987	848	16	within	within	IN
20987	848	17	1,100	1,100	CD
20987	848	18	yards	yard	NNS
20987	848	19	of	of	IN
20987	848	20	the	the	DT
20987	848	21	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	848	22	,	,	,
20987	848	23	and	and	CC
20987	848	24	then	then	RB
20987	848	25	patiently	patiently	RB
20987	848	26	to	to	TO
20987	848	27	await	await	VB
20987	848	28	an	an	DT
20987	848	29	outcome	outcome	NN
20987	848	30	.	.	.
20987	849	1	Accordingly	accordingly	RB
20987	849	2	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	849	3	thus	thus	RB
20987	849	4	remained	remain	VBD
20987	849	5	from	from	IN
20987	849	6	10	10	CD
20987	849	7	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	849	8	until	until	IN
20987	849	9	the	the	DT
20987	849	10	sun	sun	NN
20987	849	11	went	go	VBD
20987	849	12	down	down	RB
20987	849	13	at	at	IN
20987	849	14	6.20	6.20	CD
20987	849	15	;	;	:
20987	849	16	the	the	DT
20987	849	17	fire	fire	NN
20987	849	18	never	never	RB
20987	849	19	ceasing	cease	VBG
20987	849	20	,	,	,
20987	849	21	yet	yet	CC
20987	849	22	for	for	IN
20987	849	23	all	all	PDT
20987	849	24	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	849	25	intensity	intensity	NN
20987	849	26	causing	cause	VBG
20987	849	27	few	few	JJ
20987	849	28	casualties	casualty	NNS
20987	849	29	while	while	IN
20987	849	30	the	the	DT
20987	849	31	men	man	NNS
20987	849	32	lay	lie	VBD
20987	849	33	quiet	quiet	JJ
20987	849	34	.	.	.
20987	850	1	"	"	``
20987	850	2	No	no	DT
20987	850	3	one	one	NN
20987	850	4	,	,	,
20987	850	5	"	"	''
20987	850	6	wrote	write	VBD
20987	850	7	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	850	8	,	,	,
20987	850	9	in	in	IN
20987	850	10	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	850	11	report	report	NN
20987	850	12	,	,	,
20987	850	13	"	"	``
20987	850	14	could	could	MD
20987	850	15	get	get	VB
20987	850	16	on	on	IN
20987	850	17	a	a	DT
20987	850	18	horse	horse	NN
20987	850	19	with	with	IN
20987	850	20	any	any	DT
20987	850	21	{	{	-LRB-
20987	850	22	p.157	p.157	NNP
20987	850	23	}	}	-RRB-
20987	850	24	safety	safety	NN
20987	850	25	within	within	IN
20987	850	26	2,000	2,000	CD
20987	850	27	yards	yard	NNS
20987	850	28	of	of	IN
20987	850	29	the	the	DT
20987	850	30	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	850	31	.	.	.
20987	850	32	"	"	''
20987	851	1	Under	under	IN
20987	851	2	these	these	DT
20987	851	3	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	851	4	the	the	DT
20987	851	5	conveyance	conveyance	NN
20987	851	6	of	of	IN
20987	851	7	orders	order	NNS
20987	851	8	to	to	IN
20987	851	9	different	different	JJ
20987	851	10	parts	part	NNS
20987	851	11	of	of	IN
20987	851	12	the	the	DT
20987	851	13	line	line	NN
20987	851	14	was	be	VBD
20987	851	15	much	much	RB
20987	851	16	embarrassed	embarrassed	JJ
20987	851	17	.	.	.
20987	852	1	The	the	DT
20987	852	2	left	left	NN
20987	852	3	of	of	IN
20987	852	4	the	the	DT
20987	852	5	British	british	JJ
20987	852	6	front	front	NN
20987	852	7	extended	extend	VBD
20987	852	8	some	some	DT
20987	852	9	distance	distance	NN
20987	852	10	west	west	RB
20987	852	11	of	of	IN
20987	852	12	the	the	DT
20987	852	13	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	852	14	.	.	.
20987	853	1	Here	here	RB
20987	853	2	a	a	DT
20987	853	3	rising	rise	VBG
20987	853	4	ground	ground	NN
20987	853	5	,	,	,
20987	853	6	parallel	parallel	NN
20987	853	7	to	to	IN
20987	853	8	the	the	DT
20987	853	9	river	river	NN
20987	853	10	course	course	NN
20987	853	11	,	,	,
20987	853	12	concealed	conceal	VBD
20987	853	13	the	the	DT
20987	853	14	troops	troop	NNS
20987	853	15	in	in	IN
20987	853	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	853	17	advance	advance	NN
20987	853	18	until	until	IN
20987	853	19	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	853	20	summit	summit	NN
20987	853	21	was	be	VBD
20987	853	22	reached	reach	VBN
20987	853	23	,	,	,
20987	853	24	but	but	CC
20987	853	25	there	there	RB
20987	853	26	the	the	DT
20987	853	27	same	same	JJ
20987	853	28	withering	withering	NN
20987	853	29	fire	fire	NN
20987	853	30	checked	check	VBD
20987	853	31	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	853	32	.	.	.
20987	854	1	About	about	RB
20987	854	2	2	2	CD
20987	854	3	in	in	IN
20987	854	4	the	the	DT
20987	854	5	afternoon	afternoon	NN
20987	854	6	,	,	,
20987	854	7	however	however	RB
20987	854	8	,	,	,
20987	854	9	two	two	CD
20987	854	10	companies	company	NNS
20987	854	11	of	of	IN
20987	854	12	light	light	JJ
20987	854	13	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	854	14	succeeded	succeed	VBN
20987	854	15	by	by	IN
20987	854	16	a	a	DT
20987	854	17	rush	rush	NN
20987	854	18	in	in	IN
20987	854	19	carrying	carry	VBG
20987	854	20	the	the	DT
20987	854	21	farm	farm	NN
20987	854	22	-	-	HYPH
20987	854	23	house	house	NN
20987	854	24	in	in	IN
20987	854	25	front	front	NN
20987	854	26	of	of	IN
20987	854	27	the	the	DT
20987	854	28	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	854	29	lines	line	NNS
20987	854	30	,	,	,
20987	854	31	and	and	CC
20987	854	32	almost	almost	RB
20987	854	33	at	at	IN
20987	854	34	the	the	DT
20987	854	35	same	same	JJ
20987	854	36	moment	moment	NN
20987	854	37	another	another	DT
20987	854	38	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	854	39	dislodged	dislodge	VBD
20987	854	40	the	the	DT
20987	854	41	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	854	42	from	from	IN
20987	854	43	the	the	DT
20987	854	44	advanced	advanced	JJ
20987	854	45	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	854	46	on	on	IN
20987	854	47	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	854	48	extreme	extreme	JJ
20987	854	49	right	right	NN
20987	854	50	.	.	.
20987	855	1	The	the	DT
20987	855	2	parties	party	NNS
20987	855	3	thus	thus	RB
20987	855	4	established	establish	VBN
20987	855	5	so	so	RB
20987	855	6	threatened	threaten	VBN
20987	855	7	the	the	DT
20987	855	8	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	855	9	'	'	POS
20987	855	10	flank	flank	NN
20987	855	11	as	as	IN
20987	855	12	to	to	TO
20987	855	13	shake	shake	VB
20987	855	14	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	855	15	position	position	NN
20987	855	16	.	.	.
20987	856	1	An	an	DT
20987	856	2	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	856	3	was	be	VBD
20987	856	4	next	next	RB
20987	856	5	made	make	VBN
20987	856	6	to	to	TO
20987	856	7	gain	gain	VB
20987	856	8	and	and	CC
20987	856	9	pass	pass	VB
20987	856	10	the	the	DT
20987	856	11	river	river	NN
20987	856	12	by	by	IN
20987	856	13	a	a	DT
20987	856	14	ford	ford	NNP
20987	856	15	,	,	,
20987	856	16	which	which	WDT
20987	856	17	lies	lie	VBZ
20987	856	18	behind	behind	IN
20987	856	19	the	the	DT
20987	856	20	farm	farm	NN
20987	856	21	-	-	HYPH
20987	856	22	house	house	NN
20987	856	23	,	,	,
20987	856	24	but	but	CC
20987	856	25	this	this	DT
20987	856	26	was	be	VBD
20987	856	27	too	too	RB
20987	856	28	near	near	IN
20987	856	29	the	the	DT
20987	856	30	strength	strength	NN
20987	856	31	of	of	IN
20987	856	32	the	the	DT
20987	856	33	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	856	34	fire	fire	NN
20987	856	35	and	and	CC
20987	856	36	the	the	DT
20987	856	37	effort	effort	NN
20987	856	38	was	be	VBD
20987	856	39	repelled	repel	VBN
20987	856	40	.	.	.
20987	857	1	On	on	IN
20987	857	2	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	857	3	furthest	furthest	NN
20987	857	4	left	leave	VBN
20987	857	5	the	the	DT
20987	857	6	British	British	NNPS
20987	857	7	had	have	VBD
20987	857	8	better	well	JJR
20987	857	9	success	success	NN
20987	857	10	.	.	.
20987	858	1	There	there	RB
20987	858	2	the	the	DT
20987	858	3	advanced	advanced	JJ
20987	858	4	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	858	5	supported	support	VBD
20987	858	6	the	the	DT
20987	858	7	movement	movement	NN
20987	858	8	,	,	,
20987	858	9	and	and	CC
20987	858	10	there	there	RB
20987	858	11	the	the	DT
20987	858	12	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	858	13	's	's	POS
20987	858	14	fire	fire	NN
20987	858	15	was	be	VBD
20987	858	16	weakest	weak	JJS
20987	858	17	.	.	.
20987	859	1	A	a	DT
20987	859	2	place	place	NN
20987	859	3	deep	deep	JJ
20987	859	4	{	{	-LRB-
20987	859	5	p.158	p.158	NNP
20987	859	6	}	}	-RRB-
20987	859	7	but	but	CC
20987	859	8	passable	passable	JJ
20987	859	9	was	be	VBD
20987	859	10	found	find	VBN
20987	859	11	,	,	,
20987	859	12	and	and	CC
20987	859	13	the	the	DT
20987	859	14	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	859	15	'	'	POS
20987	859	16	right	right	JJ
20987	859	17	flank	flank	NN
20987	859	18	was	be	VBD
20987	859	19	turned	turn	VBN
20987	859	20	under	under	IN
20987	859	21	a	a	DT
20987	859	22	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	859	23	fire	fire	NN
20987	859	24	of	of	IN
20987	859	25	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	859	26	supported	support	VBN
20987	859	27	by	by	IN
20987	859	28	a	a	DT
20987	859	29	battery	battery	NN
20987	859	30	.	.	.
20987	860	1	First	first	RB
20987	860	2	a	a	DT
20987	860	3	party	party	NN
20987	860	4	of	of	IN
20987	860	5	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	860	6	crossed	cross	VBD
20987	860	7	,	,	,
20987	860	8	under	under	IN
20987	860	9	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	860	10	Barter	Barter	NNP
20987	860	11	,	,	,
20987	860	12	of	of	IN
20987	860	13	the	the	DT
20987	860	14	Yorkshire	Yorkshire	NNP
20987	860	15	Light	Light	NNP
20987	860	16	Infantry	Infantry	NNP
20987	860	17	--	--	:
20987	860	18	the	the	DT
20987	860	19	names	name	NNS
20987	860	20	of	of	IN
20987	860	21	all	all	PDT
20987	860	22	the	the	DT
20987	860	23	men	man	NNS
20987	860	24	who	who	WP
20987	860	25	do	do	VBP
20987	860	26	such	such	PDT
20987	860	27	a	a	DT
20987	860	28	deed	deed	NN
20987	860	29	should	should	MD
20987	860	30	be	be	VB
20987	860	31	remembered	remember	VBN
20987	860	32	,	,	,
20987	860	33	but	but	CC
20987	860	34	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	860	35	leader	leader	NN
20987	860	36	at	at	IN
20987	860	37	least	least	JJS
20987	860	38	may	may	MD
20987	860	39	be	be	VB
20987	860	40	mentioned	mention	VBN
20987	860	41	.	.	.
20987	861	1	Three	three	CD
20987	861	2	or	or	CC
20987	861	3	four	four	CD
20987	861	4	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	861	5	followed	follow	VBD
20987	861	6	,	,	,
20987	861	7	and	and	CC
20987	861	8	fixed	fix	VBD
20987	861	9	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	861	10	on	on	IN
20987	861	11	the	the	DT
20987	861	12	north	north	NNP
20987	861	13	bank	bank	NN
20987	861	14	,	,	,
20987	861	15	winning	win	VBG
20987	861	16	the	the	DT
20987	861	17	outskirts	outskirt	NNS
20987	861	18	of	of	IN
20987	861	19	the	the	DT
20987	861	20	village	village	NN
20987	861	21	.	.	.
20987	862	1	Thence	thence	VB
20987	862	2	an	an	DT
20987	862	3	advance	advance	NN
20987	862	4	of	of	IN
20987	862	5	three	three	CD
20987	862	6	-	-	HYPH
20987	862	7	quarters	quarter	NNS
20987	862	8	of	of	IN
20987	862	9	a	a	DT
20987	862	10	mile	mile	NN
20987	862	11	up	up	IN
20987	862	12	the	the	DT
20987	862	13	river	river	NN
20987	862	14	-	-	HYPH
20987	862	15	side	side	NN
20987	862	16	was	be	VBD
20987	862	17	made	make	VBN
20987	862	18	,	,	,
20987	862	19	the	the	DT
20987	862	20	general	general	NN
20987	862	21	of	of	IN
20987	862	22	the	the	DT
20987	862	23	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	862	24	having	have	VBG
20987	862	25	now	now	RB
20987	862	26	crossed	cross	VBN
20987	862	27	;	;	:
20987	862	28	but	but	CC
20987	862	29	this	this	DT
20987	862	30	ground	ground	NN
20987	862	31	could	could	MD
20987	862	32	not	not	RB
20987	862	33	be	be	VB
20987	862	34	held	hold	VBN
20987	862	35	,	,	,
20987	862	36	and	and	CC
20987	862	37	the	the	DT
20987	862	38	British	British	NNPS
20987	862	39	were	be	VBD
20987	862	40	forced	force	VBN
20987	862	41	back	back	RB
20987	862	42	.	.	.
20987	863	1	Reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	863	2	were	be	VBD
20987	863	3	sent	send	VBN
20987	863	4	,	,	,
20987	863	5	and	and	CC
20987	863	6	in	in	IN
20987	863	7	performing	perform	VBG
20987	863	8	this	this	DT
20987	863	9	service	service	NN
20987	863	10	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	863	11	's	's	POS
20987	863	12	chief	chief	JJ
20987	863	13	-	-	HYPH
20987	863	14	of	of	IN
20987	863	15	-	-	HYPH
20987	863	16	staff	staff	NN
20987	863	17	,	,	,
20987	863	18	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	863	19	Northcott	Northcott	NNP
20987	863	20	,	,	,
20987	863	21	was	be	VBD
20987	863	22	killed	kill	VBN
20987	863	23	,	,	,
20987	863	24	the	the	DT
20987	863	25	battle	battle	NN
20987	863	26	raging	rage	VBG
20987	863	27	along	along	IN
20987	863	28	the	the	DT
20987	863	29	front	front	NN
20987	863	30	in	in	IN
20987	863	31	full	full	JJ
20987	863	32	severity	severity	NN
20987	863	33	.	.	.
20987	864	1	When	when	WRB
20987	864	2	the	the	DT
20987	864	3	fire	fire	NN
20987	864	4	ceased	cease	VBD
20987	864	5	at	at	IN
20987	864	6	dark	dark	NN
20987	864	7	,	,	,
20987	864	8	the	the	DT
20987	864	9	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	864	10	still	still	RB
20987	864	11	occupied	occupy	VBD
20987	864	12	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	864	13	trenches	trench	NNS
20987	864	14	,	,	,
20987	864	15	but	but	CC
20987	864	16	the	the	DT
20987	864	17	British	British	NNPS
20987	864	18	were	be	VBD
20987	864	19	firmly	firmly	RB
20987	864	20	settled	settle	VBN
20987	864	21	upon	upon	IN
20987	864	22	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	864	23	right	right	JJ
20987	864	24	flank	flank	NN
20987	864	25	and	and	CC
20987	864	26	rear	rear	NN
20987	864	27	,	,	,
20987	864	28	on	on	IN
20987	864	29	the	the	DT
20987	864	30	north	north	NNP
20987	864	31	bank	bank	NN
20987	864	32	,	,	,
20987	864	33	and	and	CC
20987	864	34	had	have	VBD
20987	864	35	possession	possession	NN
20987	864	36	of	of	IN
20987	864	37	a	a	DT
20987	864	38	practicable	practicable	JJ
20987	864	39	ford	ford	NN
20987	864	40	.	.	.
20987	865	1	During	during	IN
20987	865	2	the	the	DT
20987	865	3	night	night	NN
20987	865	4	the	the	DT
20987	865	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	865	6	evacuated	evacuate	VBD
20987	865	7	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	865	8	positions	position	NNS
20987	865	9	,	,	,
20987	865	10	and	and	CC
20987	865	11	the	the	DT
20987	865	12	field	field	NN
20987	865	13	of	of	IN
20987	865	14	battle	battle	NN
20987	865	15	remained	remain	VBD
20987	865	16	with	with	IN
20987	865	17	the	the	DT
20987	865	18	British	British	NNPS
20987	865	19	,	,	,
20987	865	20	who	who	WP
20987	865	21	continued	continue	VBD
20987	865	22	to	to	TO
20987	865	23	hold	hold	VB
20987	865	24	the	the	DT
20987	865	25	line	line	NN
20987	865	26	of	of	IN
20987	865	27	the	the	DT
20987	865	28	river	river	NN
20987	865	29	{	{	-LRB-
20987	865	30	p.159	p.159	NN
20987	865	31	}	}	-RRB-
20987	865	32	up	up	IN
20987	865	33	to	to	IN
20987	865	34	the	the	DT
20987	865	35	time	time	NN
20987	865	36	that	that	WDT
20987	865	37	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	865	38	began	begin	VBD
20987	865	39	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	865	40	advance	advance	NN
20987	865	41	.	.	.
20987	866	1	The	the	DT
20987	866	2	battle	battle	NN
20987	866	3	of	of	IN
20987	866	4	the	the	DT
20987	866	5	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	866	6	showed	show	VBD
20987	866	7	that	that	IN
20987	866	8	,	,	,
20987	866	9	with	with	IN
20987	866	10	the	the	DT
20987	866	11	modern	modern	JJ
20987	866	12	improvements	improvement	NNS
20987	866	13	in	in	IN
20987	866	14	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	866	15	-	-	HYPH
20987	866	16	firing	fire	VBG
20987	866	17	arms	arm	NNS
20987	866	18	,	,	,
20987	866	19	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	866	20	is	be	VBZ
20987	866	21	possible	possible	JJ
20987	866	22	for	for	IN
20987	866	23	troops	troop	NNS
20987	866	24	well	well	RB
20987	866	25	entrenched	entrench	VBD
20987	866	26	over	over	IN
20987	866	27	an	an	DT
20987	866	28	extended	extended	JJ
20987	866	29	front	front	NN
20987	866	30	to	to	TO
20987	866	31	sweep	sweep	VB
20987	866	32	a	a	DT
20987	866	33	plain	plain	JJ
20987	866	34	field	field	NN
20987	866	35	of	of	IN
20987	866	36	approach	approach	NN
20987	866	37	with	with	IN
20987	866	38	such	such	PDT
20987	866	39	a	a	DT
20987	866	40	volume	volume	NN
20987	866	41	of	of	IN
20987	866	42	fire	fire	NN
20987	866	43	as	as	IN
20987	866	44	is	be	VBZ
20987	866	45	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	866	46	to	to	TO
20987	866	47	cross	cross	VB
20987	866	48	.	.	.
20987	867	1	This	this	DT
20987	867	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	867	3	shows	show	VBZ
20987	867	4	,	,	,
20987	867	5	but	but	CC
20987	867	6	otherwise	otherwise	RB
20987	867	7	the	the	DT
20987	867	8	lessons	lesson	NNS
20987	867	9	to	to	TO
20987	867	10	be	be	VB
20987	867	11	derived	derive	VBN
20987	867	12	have	have	VBP
20987	867	13	been	be	VBN
20987	867	14	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	867	15	exaggerated	exaggerate	VBN
20987	867	16	.	.	.
20987	868	1	Witnesses	witness	NNS
20987	868	2	exhaust	exhaust	VBD
20987	868	3	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	868	4	descriptive	descriptive	JJ
20987	868	5	powers	power	NNS
20987	868	6	to	to	TO
20987	868	7	portray	portray	VB
20987	868	8	the	the	DT
20987	868	9	evidences	evidence	NNS
20987	868	10	of	of	IN
20987	868	11	the	the	DT
20987	868	12	innumerable	innumerable	JJ
20987	868	13	falls	fall	NNS
20987	868	14	of	of	IN
20987	868	15	bullets	bullet	NNS
20987	868	16	,	,	,
20987	868	17	shown	show	VBN
20987	868	18	by	by	IN
20987	868	19	the	the	DT
20987	868	20	kicking	kicking	NN
20987	868	21	up	up	RP
20987	868	22	of	of	IN
20987	868	23	the	the	DT
20987	868	24	dust	dust	NN
20987	868	25	.	.	.
20987	869	1	"	"	``
20987	869	2	A	a	DT
20987	869	3	fire	fire	NN
20987	869	4	so	so	RB
20987	869	5	thick	thick	JJ
20987	869	6	and	and	CC
20987	869	7	fearful	fearful	JJ
20987	869	8	that	that	IN
20987	869	9	no	no	DT
20987	869	10	man	man	NN
20987	869	11	can	can	MD
20987	869	12	imagine	imagine	VB
20987	869	13	how	how	WRB
20987	869	14	any	any	DT
20987	869	15	one	one	NN
20987	869	16	passed	pass	VBN
20987	869	17	under	under	IN
20987	869	18	or	or	CC
20987	869	19	through	through	IN
20987	869	20	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	869	21	.	.	.
20987	870	1	Many	many	JJ
20987	870	2	crippled	crippled	JJ
20987	870	3	lay	lie	VBD
20987	870	4	flat	flat	JJ
20987	870	5	for	for	IN
20987	870	6	hours	hour	NNS
20987	870	7	,	,	,
20987	870	8	not	not	RB
20987	870	9	daring	dare	VBG
20987	870	10	to	to	TO
20987	870	11	rise	rise	VB
20987	870	12	for	for	IN
20987	870	13	succour	succour	NN
20987	870	14	.	.	.
20987	871	1	If	if	IN
20987	871	2	any	any	DT
20987	871	3	one	one	CD
20987	871	4	asked	ask	VBD
20987	871	5	a	a	DT
20987	871	6	comrade	comrade	NN
20987	871	7	for	for	IN
20987	871	8	a	a	DT
20987	871	9	drink	drink	NN
20987	871	10	of	of	IN
20987	871	11	water	water	NN
20987	871	12	,	,	,
20987	871	13	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	871	14	saw	see	VBD
20987	871	15	the	the	DT
20987	871	16	bottle	bottle	NN
20987	871	17	,	,	,
20987	871	18	or	or	CC
20987	871	19	the	the	DT
20987	871	20	hand	hand	NN
20987	871	21	passing	pass	VBG
20987	871	22	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	871	23	,	,	,
20987	871	24	pierced	pierce	VBN
20987	871	25	by	by	IN
20987	871	26	a	a	DT
20987	871	27	Dum	Dum	NNP
20987	871	28	-	-	HYPH
20987	871	29	Dum	Dum	NNP
20987	871	30	or	or	CC
20987	871	31	a	a	DT
20987	871	32	one	one	CD
20987	871	33	-	-	HYPH
20987	871	34	pounder	pounder	NN
20987	871	35	shell	shell	NN
20987	871	36	.	.	.
20987	872	1	If	if	IN
20987	872	2	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	872	3	raised	raise	VBD
20987	872	4	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	872	5	head	head	NN
20987	872	6	to	to	IN
20987	872	7	writhe	writhe	JJS
20987	872	8	in	in	IN
20987	872	9	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	872	10	pain	pain	NN
20987	872	11	,	,	,
20987	872	12	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	872	13	felt	feel	VBD
20987	872	14	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	872	15	helmet	helmet	NN
20987	872	16	shot	shoot	VBD
20987	872	17	away	away	RB
20987	872	18	.	.	.
20987	873	1	"	"	``
20987	873	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	873	3	13	13	CD
20987	873	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	873	5	[	[	-LRB-
20987	873	6	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	873	7	13	13	CD
20987	873	8	:	:	:
20987	873	9	Julian	Julian	NNP
20987	873	10	Ralph	Ralph	NNP
20987	873	11	,	,	,
20987	873	12	"	"	``
20987	873	13	Toward	toward	IN
20987	873	14	Pretoria	Pretoria	NNP
20987	873	15	,	,	,
20987	873	16	"	"	''
20987	873	17	p.	p.	NN
20987	874	1	153	153	CD
20987	874	2	.	.	.
20987	874	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	875	1	The	the	DT
20987	875	2	impression	impression	NN
20987	875	3	produced	produce	VBN
20987	875	4	by	by	IN
20987	875	5	the	the	DT
20987	875	6	scene	scene	NN
20987	875	7	is	be	VBZ
20987	875	8	most	most	RBS
20987	875	9	forcibly	forcibly	RB
20987	875	10	betrayed	betray	VBN
20987	875	11	by	by	IN
20987	875	12	the	the	DT
20987	875	13	exaggerated	exaggerated	JJ
20987	875	14	phrase	phrase	NN
20987	875	15	of	of	IN
20987	875	16	the	the	DT
20987	875	17	veteran	veteran	JJ
20987	875	18	commander	commander	NN
20987	875	19	in	in	IN
20987	875	20	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	875	21	first	first	JJ
20987	875	22	telegram--"One	telegram--"One	NNP
20987	875	23	of	of	IN
20987	875	24	the	the	DT
20987	875	25	hardest	hard	JJS
20987	875	26	and	and	CC
20987	875	27	most	most	RBS
20987	875	28	trying	try	VBG
20987	875	29	{	{	-LRB-
20987	875	30	p.160	p.160	NN
20987	875	31	}	}	-RRB-
20987	875	32	fights	fight	NNS
20987	875	33	in	in	IN
20987	875	34	the	the	DT
20987	875	35	annals	annal	NNS
20987	875	36	of	of	IN
20987	875	37	the	the	DT
20987	875	38	British	British	NNP
20987	875	39	Army	Army	NNP
20987	875	40	.	.	.
20987	875	41	"	"	''
20987	876	1	Yet	yet	RB
20987	876	2	,	,	,
20987	876	3	as	as	RB
20987	876	4	far	far	RB
20987	876	5	as	as	IN
20987	876	6	result	result	NN
20987	876	7	was	be	VBD
20987	876	8	concerned	concern	VBN
20987	876	9	,	,	,
20987	876	10	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	876	11	was	be	VBD
20987	876	12	an	an	DT
20987	876	13	immense	immense	JJ
20987	876	14	expenditure	expenditure	NN
20987	876	15	of	of	IN
20987	876	16	ammunition	ammunition	NN
20987	876	17	and	and	CC
20987	876	18	little	little	JJ
20987	876	19	loss	loss	NN
20987	876	20	of	of	IN
20987	876	21	life	life	NN
20987	876	22	.	.	.
20987	877	1	The	the	DT
20987	877	2	frontal	frontal	JJ
20987	877	3	attack	attack	NN
20987	877	4	was	be	VBD
20987	877	5	so	so	RB
20987	877	6	clearly	clearly	RB
20987	877	7	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	877	8	that	that	IN
20987	877	9	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	877	10	was	be	VBD
20987	877	11	at	at	IN
20987	877	12	once	once	RB
20987	877	13	abandoned	abandon	VBN
20987	877	14	,	,	,
20987	877	15	and	and	CC
20987	877	16	the	the	DT
20987	877	17	men	man	NNS
20987	877	18	lay	lie	VBD
20987	877	19	down	down	RP
20987	877	20	.	.	.
20987	878	1	A	a	DT
20987	878	2	generation	generation	NN
20987	878	3	or	or	CC
20987	878	4	two	two	CD
20987	878	5	ago	ago	RB
20987	878	6	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	878	7	would	would	MD
20987	878	8	have	have	VB
20987	878	9	persisted	persist	VBN
20987	878	10	,	,	,
20987	878	11	many	many	JJ
20987	878	12	more	more	JJR
20987	878	13	would	would	MD
20987	878	14	have	have	VB
20987	878	15	been	be	VBN
20987	878	16	killed	kill	VBN
20987	878	17	,	,	,
20987	878	18	and	and	CC
20987	878	19	while	while	IN
20987	878	20	the	the	DT
20987	878	21	position	position	NN
20987	878	22	might	may	MD
20987	878	23	at	at	IN
20987	878	24	last	last	JJ
20987	878	25	have	have	VBP
20987	878	26	been	be	VBN
20987	878	27	carried	carry	VBN
20987	878	28	in	in	IN
20987	878	29	front	front	NN
20987	878	30	,	,	,
20987	878	31	more	more	JJR
20987	878	32	than	than	IN
20987	878	33	likely	likely	RB
20987	878	34	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	878	35	would	would	MD
20987	878	36	at	at	IN
20987	878	37	the	the	DT
20987	878	38	last	last	JJ
20987	878	39	have	have	VBP
20987	878	40	been	be	VBN
20987	878	41	turned	turn	VBN
20987	878	42	,	,	,
20987	878	43	as	as	IN
20987	878	44	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	878	45	was	be	VBD
20987	878	46	at	at	IN
20987	878	47	the	the	DT
20987	878	48	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	878	49	.	.	.
20987	879	1	The	the	DT
20987	879	2	British	british	JJ
20987	879	3	loss	loss	NN
20987	879	4	,	,	,
20987	879	5	70	70	CD
20987	879	6	killed	kill	VBD
20987	879	7	,	,	,
20987	879	8	413	413	CD
20987	879	9	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	879	10	,	,	,
20987	879	11	was	be	VBD
20987	879	12	but	but	CC
20987	879	13	7	7	CD
20987	879	14	per	per	NN
20987	879	15	cent	cent	NN
20987	879	16	.	.	.
20987	880	1	of	of	IN
20987	880	2	the	the	DT
20987	880	3	troops	troop	NNS
20987	880	4	engaged	engage	VBD
20987	880	5	--	--	:
20987	880	6	about	about	RB
20987	880	7	7,000	7,000	CD
20987	880	8	-	-	HYPH
20987	880	9	-far	-far	NN
20987	880	10	below	below	IN
20987	880	11	that	that	DT
20987	880	12	of	of	IN
20987	880	13	many	many	JJ
20987	880	14	of	of	IN
20987	880	15	Wellington	Wellington	NNP
20987	880	16	's	's	POS
20987	880	17	battles	battle	NNS
20987	880	18	.	.	.
20987	881	1	In	in	IN
20987	881	2	point	point	NN
20987	881	3	of	of	IN
20987	881	4	tactics	tactic	NNS
20987	881	5	,	,	,
20987	881	6	the	the	DT
20987	881	7	battle	battle	NN
20987	881	8	may	may	MD
20987	881	9	be	be	VB
20987	881	10	summarized	summarize	VBN
20987	881	11	by	by	IN
20987	881	12	saying	say	VBG
20987	881	13	that	that	IN
20987	881	14	the	the	DT
20987	881	15	British	british	JJ
20987	881	16	line	line	NN
20987	881	17	held	hold	VBD
20987	881	18	the	the	DT
20987	881	19	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	881	20	in	in	IN
20987	881	21	front	front	NN
20987	881	22	until	until	IN
20987	881	23	a	a	DT
20987	881	24	couple	couple	NN
20987	881	25	of	of	IN
20987	881	26	detachments	detachment	NNS
20987	881	27	,	,	,
20987	881	28	by	by	IN
20987	881	29	daring	dare	VBG
20987	881	30	rushes	rush	NNS
20987	881	31	,	,	,
20987	881	32	had	have	VBD
20987	881	33	established	establish	VBN
20987	881	34	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	881	35	in	in	IN
20987	881	36	positions	position	NNS
20987	881	37	of	of	IN
20987	881	38	command	command	NN
20987	881	39	on	on	IN
20987	881	40	the	the	DT
20987	881	41	western	western	JJ
20987	881	42	flank	flank	NN
20987	881	43	,	,	,
20987	881	44	whence	whence	NN
20987	881	45	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	881	46	worked	work	VBD
20987	881	47	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	881	48	round	round	RB
20987	881	49	,	,	,
20987	881	50	crossed	cross	VBD
20987	881	51	the	the	DT
20987	881	52	river	river	NN
20987	881	53	,	,	,
20987	881	54	and	and	CC
20987	881	55	fairly	fairly	RB
20987	881	56	turned	turn	VBD
20987	881	57	the	the	DT
20987	881	58	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	881	59	flank	flank	NN
20987	881	60	.	.	.
20987	882	1	And	and	CC
20987	882	2	that	that	DT
20987	882	3	,	,	,
20987	882	4	so	so	RB
20987	882	5	stated	stated	JJ
20987	882	6	,	,	,
20987	882	7	is	be	VBZ
20987	882	8	a	a	DT
20987	882	9	very	very	RB
20987	882	10	old	old	JJ
20987	882	11	story	story	NN
20987	882	12	.	.	.
20987	883	1	On	on	IN
20987	883	2	the	the	DT
20987	883	3	other	other	JJ
20987	883	4	hand	hand	NN
20987	883	5	,	,	,
20987	883	6	at	at	IN
20987	883	7	Belmont	Belmont	NNP
20987	883	8	and	and	CC
20987	883	9	Graspan	Graspan	NNP
20987	883	10	,	,	,
20987	883	11	at	at	IN
20987	883	12	Talana	Talana	NNP
20987	883	13	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	883	14	and	and	CC
20987	883	15	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	883	16	,	,	,
20987	883	17	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	883	18	was	be	VBD
20987	883	19	shown	show	VBN
20987	883	20	that	that	IN
20987	883	21	the	the	DT
20987	883	22	same	same	JJ
20987	883	23	arms	arm	NNS
20987	883	24	of	of	IN
20987	883	25	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	883	26	fire	fire	NN
20987	883	27	{	{	-LRB-
20987	883	28	p.161	p.161	NN
20987	883	29	}	}	-RRB-
20987	883	30	do	do	VB
20987	883	31	not	not	RB
20987	883	32	necessarily	necessarily	RB
20987	883	33	control	control	VB
20987	883	34	where	where	WRB
20987	883	35	precision	precision	NN
20987	883	36	and	and	CC
20987	883	37	skill	skill	NN
20987	883	38	,	,	,
20987	883	39	not	not	RB
20987	883	40	mere	mere	JJ
20987	883	41	torrential	torrential	JJ
20987	883	42	volume	volume	NN
20987	883	43	,	,	,
20987	883	44	are	be	VBP
20987	883	45	needed	need	VBN
20987	883	46	.	.	.
20987	884	1	Not	not	RB
20987	884	2	only	only	RB
20987	884	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	884	4	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	884	5	not	not	RB
20987	884	6	demonstrated	demonstrate	VBN
20987	884	7	that	that	IN
20987	884	8	modern	modern	JJ
20987	884	9	weapons	weapon	NNS
20987	884	10	can	can	MD
20987	884	11	stop	stop	VB
20987	884	12	the	the	DT
20987	884	13	uphill	uphill	JJ
20987	884	14	advance	advance	NN
20987	884	15	of	of	IN
20987	884	16	a	a	DT
20987	884	17	resolute	resolute	JJ
20987	884	18	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	884	19	on	on	IN
20987	884	20	broken	broken	JJ
20987	884	21	ground	ground	NN
20987	884	22	;	;	:
20987	884	23	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	884	24	has	have	VBZ
20987	884	25	been	be	VBN
20987	884	26	shown	show	VBN
20987	884	27	to	to	IN
20987	884	28	probability	probability	NN
20987	884	29	that	that	IN
20987	884	30	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	884	31	are	be	VBP
20987	884	32	incapable	incapable	JJ
20987	884	33	of	of	IN
20987	884	34	so	so	RB
20987	884	35	doing	do	VBG
20987	884	36	.	.	.
20987	885	1	Whether	whether	IN
20987	885	2	such	such	JJ
20987	885	3	charges	charge	NNS
20987	885	4	are	be	VBP
20987	885	5	wise	wise	JJ
20987	885	6	is	be	VBZ
20987	885	7	one	one	CD
20987	885	8	thing	thing	NN
20987	885	9	,	,	,
20987	885	10	but	but	CC
20987	885	11	whether	whether	IN
20987	885	12	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	885	13	are	be	VBP
20987	885	14	possible	possible	JJ
20987	885	15	is	be	VBZ
20987	885	16	another	another	DT
20987	885	17	.	.	.
20987	886	1	Rapidity	rapidity	NN
20987	886	2	of	of	IN
20987	886	3	fire	fire	NN
20987	886	4	has	have	VBZ
20987	886	5	reversed	reverse	VBN
20987	886	6	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	886	7	where	where	WRB
20987	886	8	rapidity	rapidity	NN
20987	886	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	886	10	the	the	DT
20987	886	11	essential	essential	JJ
20987	886	12	factor	factor	NN
20987	886	13	;	;	:
20987	886	14	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	886	15	has	have	VBZ
20987	886	16	not	not	RB
20987	886	17	reversed	reverse	VBN
20987	886	18	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	886	19	,	,	,
20987	886	20	probably	probably	RB
20987	886	21	not	not	RB
20987	886	22	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	886	23	modified	modify	VBD
20987	886	24	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	886	25	,	,	,
20987	886	26	where	where	WRB
20987	886	27	skill	skill	NN
20987	886	28	and	and	CC
20987	886	29	resolution	resolution	NN
20987	886	30	are	be	VBP
20987	886	31	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	886	32	demanded	demand	VBN
20987	886	33	.	.	.
20987	887	1	After	after	IN
20987	887	2	the	the	DT
20987	887	3	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	887	4	fight	fight	VBP
20987	887	5	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	887	6	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	887	7	remained	remain	VBD
20987	887	8	at	at	IN
20987	887	9	the	the	DT
20987	887	10	position	position	NN
20987	887	11	then	then	RB
20987	887	12	won	win	VBD
20987	887	13	,	,	,
20987	887	14	establishing	establish	VBG
20987	887	15	a	a	DT
20987	887	16	pontoon	pontoon	NN
20987	887	17	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	887	18	,	,	,
20987	887	19	restoring	restore	VBG
20987	887	20	that	that	DT
20987	887	21	of	of	IN
20987	887	22	the	the	DT
20987	887	23	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	887	24	,	,	,
20987	887	25	and	and	CC
20987	887	26	awaiting	await	VBG
20987	887	27	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	887	28	to	to	TO
20987	887	29	replace	replace	VB
20987	887	30	the	the	DT
20987	887	31	men	man	NNS
20987	887	32	lost	lose	VBN
20987	887	33	in	in	IN
20987	887	34	battle	battle	NN
20987	887	35	and	and	CC
20987	887	36	those	those	DT
20987	887	37	necessarily	necessarily	RB
20987	887	38	detached	detach	VBN
20987	887	39	to	to	TO
20987	887	40	protect	protect	VB
20987	887	41	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	887	42	lengthening	lengthen	VBG
20987	887	43	line	line	NN
20987	887	44	of	of	IN
20987	887	45	communications	communication	NNS
20987	887	46	.	.	.
20987	888	1	After	after	IN
20987	888	2	three	three	CD
20987	888	3	severe	severe	JJ
20987	888	4	actions	action	NNS
20987	888	5	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	888	6	had	have	VBD
20987	888	7	now	now	RB
20987	888	8	traversed	traverse	VBN
20987	888	9	forty	forty	CD
20987	888	10	-	-	HYPH
20987	888	11	five	five	CD
20987	888	12	of	of	IN
20987	888	13	the	the	DT
20987	888	14	seventy	seventy	CD
20987	888	15	miles	mile	NNS
20987	888	16	that	that	WDT
20987	888	17	lay	lie	VBD
20987	888	18	between	between	IN
20987	888	19	the	the	DT
20987	888	20	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	888	21	River	River	NNP
20987	888	22	and	and	CC
20987	888	23	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	888	24	;	;	:
20987	888	25	but	but	CC
20987	888	26	the	the	DT
20987	888	27	inadequacy	inadequacy	NN
20987	888	28	of	of	IN
20987	888	29	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	888	30	numbers	number	NNS
20987	888	31	was	be	VBD
20987	888	32	increasingly	increasingly	RB
20987	888	33	felt	feel	VBN
20987	888	34	.	.	.
20987	889	1	During	during	IN
20987	889	2	the	the	DT
20987	889	3	ten	ten	CD
20987	889	4	or	or	CC
20987	889	5	twelve	twelve	CD
20987	889	6	days	day	NNS
20987	889	7	at	at	IN
20987	889	8	the	the	DT
20987	889	9	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	889	10	a	a	DT
20987	889	11	serious	serious	JJ
20987	889	12	demonstration	demonstration	NN
20987	889	13	was	be	VBD
20987	889	14	made	make	VBN
20987	889	15	in	in	IN
20987	889	16	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	889	17	rear	rear	NN
20987	889	18	at	at	IN
20987	889	19	Enslin	Enslin	NNP
20987	889	20	,	,	,
20987	889	21	threatening	threaten	VBG
20987	889	22	{	{	-LRB-
20987	889	23	p.162	p.162	VB
20987	889	24	}	}	-RRB-
20987	889	25	the	the	DT
20987	889	26	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	889	27	and	and	CC
20987	889	28	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	889	29	communications	communication	NNS
20987	889	30	.	.	.
20987	890	1	Although	although	IN
20987	890	2	successfully	successfully	RB
20987	890	3	repelled	repel	VBN
20987	890	4	,	,	,
20987	890	5	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	890	6	was	be	VBD
20987	890	7	evident	evident	JJ
20987	890	8	that	that	IN
20987	890	9	the	the	DT
20987	890	10	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	890	11	's	's	POS
20987	890	12	concentration	concentration	NN
20987	890	13	had	have	VBD
20987	890	14	made	make	VBN
20987	890	15	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	890	16	so	so	RB
20987	890	17	far	far	RB
20987	890	18	superior	superior	JJ
20987	890	19	as	as	IN
20987	890	20	not	not	RB
20987	890	21	only	only	RB
20987	890	22	to	to	TO
20987	890	23	increase	increase	VB
20987	890	24	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	890	25	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	890	26	task	task	NN
20987	890	27	in	in	IN
20987	890	28	front	front	NN
20987	890	29	,	,	,
20987	890	30	but	but	CC
20987	890	31	also	also	RB
20987	890	32	to	to	TO
20987	890	33	threaten	threaten	VB
20987	890	34	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	890	35	rear	rear	NN
20987	890	36	.	.	.
20987	891	1	"	"	``
20987	891	2	The	the	DT
20987	891	3	longer	long	RBR
20987	891	4	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	891	5	remained	remain	VBD
20987	891	6	inactive	inactive	JJ
20987	891	7	,	,	,
20987	891	8	"	"	''
20987	891	9	said	say	VBD
20987	891	10	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	891	11	,	,	,
20987	891	12	in	in	IN
20987	891	13	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	891	14	report	report	NN
20987	891	15	,	,	,
20987	891	16	"	"	``
20987	891	17	the	the	DT
20987	891	18	stronger	strong	JJR
20987	891	19	would	would	MD
20987	891	20	the	the	DT
20987	891	21	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	891	22	become	become	VB
20987	891	23	.	.	.
20987	892	1	Therefore	therefore	RB
20987	892	2	,	,	,
20987	892	3	on	on	IN
20987	892	4	the	the	DT
20987	892	5	day	day	NN
20987	892	6	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	892	7	last	last	JJ
20987	892	8	reinforcement	reinforcement	NN
20987	892	9	arrived	arrive	VBD
20987	892	10	,	,	,
20987	892	11	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	892	12	decided	decide	VBD
20987	892	13	to	to	TO
20987	892	14	continue	continue	VB
20987	892	15	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	892	16	advance	advance	NN
20987	892	17	.	.	.
20987	893	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	893	2	was	be	VBD
20987	893	3	out	out	IN
20987	893	4	of	of	IN
20987	893	5	the	the	DT
20987	893	6	question	question	NN
20987	893	7	to	to	TO
20987	893	8	follow	follow	VB
20987	893	9	the	the	DT
20987	893	10	railway	railway	NN
20987	893	11	,	,	,
20987	893	12	owing	owe	VBG
20987	893	13	to	to	IN
20987	893	14	the	the	DT
20987	893	15	large	large	JJ
20987	893	16	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	893	17	on	on	IN
20987	893	18	either	either	DT
20987	893	19	side	side	NN
20987	893	20	,	,	,
20987	893	21	which	which	WDT
20987	893	22	had	have	VBD
20987	893	23	been	be	VBN
20987	893	24	strongly	strongly	RB
20987	893	25	entrenched	entrench	VBN
20987	893	26	.	.	.
20987	894	1	Besides	besides	RB
20987	894	2	,	,	,
20987	894	3	by	by	IN
20987	894	4	that	that	DT
20987	894	5	route	route	NN
20987	894	6	there	there	EX
20987	894	7	was	be	VBD
20987	894	8	not	not	RB
20987	894	9	sufficient	sufficient	JJ
20987	894	10	water	water	NN
20987	894	11	.	.	.
20987	894	12	"	"	''
20987	895	1	The	the	DT
20987	895	2	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	895	3	,	,	,
20987	895	4	after	after	IN
20987	895	5	crossing	cross	VBG
20987	895	6	the	the	DT
20987	895	7	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	895	8	,	,	,
20987	895	9	runs	run	VBZ
20987	895	10	on	on	IN
20987	895	11	the	the	DT
20987	895	12	west	west	NNP
20987	895	13	side	side	NN
20987	895	14	of	of	IN
20987	895	15	the	the	DT
20987	895	16	river	river	NN
20987	895	17	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	895	18	due	due	JJ
20987	895	19	north	north	RB
20987	895	20	for	for	IN
20987	895	21	two	two	CD
20987	895	22	miles	mile	NNS
20987	895	23	,	,	,
20987	895	24	and	and	CC
20987	895	25	then	then	RB
20987	895	26	turns	turn	VBZ
20987	895	27	north	north	NN
20987	895	28	-	-	HYPH
20987	895	29	west	west	NN
20987	895	30	for	for	IN
20987	895	31	two	two	CD
20987	895	32	more	more	JJR
20987	895	33	,	,	,
20987	895	34	when	when	WRB
20987	895	35	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	895	36	passes	pass	VBZ
20987	895	37	between	between	IN
20987	895	38	two	two	CD
20987	895	39	kopjes	kopje	NNS
20987	895	40	,	,	,
20987	895	41	both	both	DT
20987	895	42	fortified	fortify	VBD
20987	895	43	.	.	.
20987	896	1	The	the	DT
20987	896	2	right	right	JJ
20987	896	3	-	-	HYPH
20987	896	4	hand	hand	NN
20987	896	5	one	one	CD
20987	896	6	of	of	IN
20987	896	7	these	these	DT
20987	896	8	,	,	,
20987	896	9	the	the	DT
20987	896	10	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	896	11	,	,	,
20987	896	12	extends	extend	VBZ
20987	896	13	to	to	IN
20987	896	14	the	the	DT
20987	896	15	south	south	NN
20987	896	16	-	-	HYPH
20987	896	17	east	east	NN
20987	896	18	for	for	IN
20987	896	19	three	three	CD
20987	896	20	miles	mile	NNS
20987	896	21	,	,	,
20987	896	22	rising	rise	VBG
20987	896	23	there	there	RB
20987	896	24	to	to	IN
20987	896	25	an	an	DT
20987	896	26	abrupt	abrupt	JJ
20987	896	27	peak	peak	NN
20987	896	28	about	about	RB
20987	896	29	150	150	CD
20987	896	30	feet	foot	NNS
20987	896	31	high	high	JJ
20987	896	32	,	,	,
20987	896	33	which	which	WDT
20987	896	34	is	be	VBZ
20987	896	35	the	the	DT
20987	896	36	key	key	NN
20987	896	37	of	of	IN
20987	896	38	the	the	DT
20987	896	39	situation	situation	NN
20987	896	40	.	.	.
20987	897	1	In	in	IN
20987	897	2	the	the	DT
20987	897	3	prolongation	prolongation	NN
20987	897	4	of	of	IN
20987	897	5	this	this	DT
20987	897	6	range	range	NN
20987	897	7	a	a	DT
20987	897	8	low	low	JJ
20987	897	9	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	897	10	covered	cover	VBN
20987	897	11	with	with	IN
20987	897	12	brush	brush	NN
20987	897	13	extends	extend	VBZ
20987	897	14	eastward	eastward	RB
20987	897	15	to	to	IN
20987	897	16	the	the	DT
20987	897	17	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	897	18	,	,	,
20987	897	19	the	the	DT
20987	897	20	bed	bed	NN
20987	897	21	of	of	IN
20987	897	22	which	which	WDT
20987	897	23	thereabout	thereabout	NN
20987	897	24	follows	follow	VBZ
20987	897	25	for	for	IN
20987	897	26	some	some	DT
20987	897	27	distance	distance	NN
20987	897	28	{	{	-LRB-
20987	897	29	p.163	p.163	NN
20987	897	30	}	}	-RRB-
20987	897	31	a	a	DT
20987	897	32	north	north	NN
20987	897	33	-	-	HYPH
20987	897	34	east	east	NN
20987	897	35	and	and	CC
20987	897	36	south	south	JJ
20987	897	37	-	-	HYPH
20987	897	38	west	west	NN
20987	897	39	line	line	NN
20987	897	40	.	.	.
20987	898	1	At	at	IN
20987	898	2	the	the	DT
20987	898	3	foot	foot	NN
20987	898	4	of	of	IN
20987	898	5	the	the	DT
20987	898	6	peak	peak	NN
20987	898	7	,	,	,
20987	898	8	but	but	CC
20987	898	9	some	some	DT
20987	898	10	little	little	JJ
20987	898	11	distance	distance	NN
20987	898	12	in	in	IN
20987	898	13	advance	advance	NN
20987	898	14	,	,	,
20987	898	15	the	the	DT
20987	898	16	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	898	17	had	have	VBD
20987	898	18	dug	dig	VBN
20987	898	19	a	a	DT
20987	898	20	line	line	NN
20987	898	21	of	of	IN
20987	898	22	trenches	trench	NNS
20987	898	23	,	,	,
20987	898	24	which	which	WDT
20987	898	25	not	not	RB
20987	898	26	only	only	RB
20987	898	27	covered	cover	VBD
20987	898	28	the	the	DT
20987	898	29	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	898	30	front	front	NN
20987	898	31	,	,	,
20987	898	32	but	but	CC
20987	898	33	at	at	IN
20987	898	34	the	the	DT
20987	898	35	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	898	36	end	end	NN
20987	898	37	of	of	IN
20987	898	38	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	898	39	sweep	sweep	VBP
20987	898	40	round	round	IN
20987	898	41	the	the	DT
20987	898	42	curve	curve	NN
20987	898	43	of	of	IN
20987	898	44	the	the	DT
20987	898	45	hill	hill	NN
20987	898	46	to	to	IN
20987	898	47	the	the	DT
20987	898	48	north	north	NN
20987	898	49	for	for	IN
20987	898	50	some	some	DT
20987	898	51	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	898	52	yards	yard	NNS
20987	898	53	,	,	,
20987	898	54	and	and	CC
20987	898	55	then	then	RB
20987	898	56	turned	turn	VBD
20987	898	57	east	east	NNP
20987	898	58	again	again	RB
20987	898	59	,	,	,
20987	898	60	following	follow	VBG
20987	898	61	the	the	DT
20987	898	62	bushy	bushy	JJ
20987	898	63	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	898	64	to	to	IN
20987	898	65	the	the	DT
20987	898	66	river	river	NN
20987	898	67	.	.	.
20987	899	1	These	these	DT
20987	899	2	dispositions	disposition	NNS
20987	899	3	facilitated	facilitate	VBD
20987	899	4	the	the	DT
20987	899	5	passage	passage	NN
20987	899	6	of	of	IN
20987	899	7	troops	troop	NNS
20987	899	8	from	from	IN
20987	899	9	one	one	CD
20987	899	10	flank	flank	NN
20987	899	11	to	to	IN
20987	899	12	the	the	DT
20987	899	13	other	other	JJ
20987	899	14	under	under	IN
20987	899	15	cover	cover	NN
20987	899	16	,	,	,
20987	899	17	and	and	CC
20987	899	18	preserved	preserve	VBN
20987	899	19	control	control	NN
20987	899	20	of	of	IN
20987	899	21	a	a	DT
20987	899	22	ford	ford	NN
20987	899	23	over	over	IN
20987	899	24	the	the	DT
20987	899	25	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	899	26	behind	behind	IN
20987	899	27	the	the	DT
20987	899	28	line	line	NN
20987	899	29	.	.	.
20987	900	1	The	the	DT
20987	900	2	trenches	trench	NNS
20987	900	3	,	,	,
20987	900	4	especially	especially	RB
20987	900	5	before	before	IN
20987	900	6	the	the	DT
20987	900	7	peak	peak	NN
20987	900	8	,	,	,
20987	900	9	were	be	VBD
20987	900	10	filled	fill	VBN
20987	900	11	with	with	IN
20987	900	12	riflemen	rifleman	NNS
20987	900	13	.	.	.
20987	901	1	The	the	DT
20987	901	2	kopje	kopje	NNP
20987	901	3	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	901	4	was	be	VBD
20987	901	5	also	also	RB
20987	901	6	manned	man	VBN
20987	901	7	,	,	,
20987	901	8	but	but	CC
20987	901	9	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	901	10	is	be	VBZ
20987	901	11	allowable	allowable	JJ
20987	901	12	to	to	TO
20987	901	13	believe	believe	VB
20987	901	14	that	that	IN
20987	901	15	the	the	DT
20987	901	16	experience	experience	NN
20987	901	17	of	of	IN
20987	901	18	the	the	DT
20987	901	19	war	war	NN
20987	901	20	,	,	,
20987	901	21	already	already	RB
20987	901	22	illustrated	illustrate	VBN
20987	901	23	by	by	IN
20987	901	24	many	many	JJ
20987	901	25	encounters	encounter	NNS
20987	901	26	,	,	,
20987	901	27	must	must	MD
20987	901	28	have	have	VB
20987	901	29	persuaded	persuade	VBN
20987	901	30	so	so	RB
20987	901	31	shrewd	shrewd	VBZ
20987	901	32	a	a	DT
20987	901	33	fighter	fighter	NN
20987	901	34	as	as	IN
20987	901	35	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	901	36	of	of	IN
20987	901	37	the	the	DT
20987	901	38	superior	superior	JJ
20987	901	39	advantage	advantage	NN
20987	901	40	of	of	IN
20987	901	41	the	the	DT
20987	901	42	trench	trench	NN
20987	901	43	system	system	NN
20987	901	44	.	.	.
20987	902	1	Before	before	IN
20987	902	2	the	the	DT
20987	902	3	trenches	trench	NNS
20987	902	4	ran	run	VBD
20987	902	5	a	a	DT
20987	902	6	continuous	continuous	JJ
20987	902	7	line	line	NN
20987	902	8	of	of	IN
20987	902	9	barbed	barbed	JJ
20987	902	10	-	-	HYPH
20987	902	11	wire	wire	NN
20987	902	12	fence	fence	NN
20987	902	13	.	.	.
20987	903	1	A	a	DT
20987	903	2	probable	probable	JJ
20987	903	3	estimate	estimate	NN
20987	903	4	of	of	IN
20987	903	5	the	the	DT
20987	903	6	opposing	oppose	VBG
20987	903	7	forces	force	NNS
20987	903	8	places	place	VBZ
20987	903	9	the	the	DT
20987	903	10	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	903	11	at	at	IN
20987	903	12	15,000	15,000	CD
20987	903	13	,	,	,
20987	903	14	the	the	DT
20987	903	15	British	british	JJ
20987	903	16	at	at	IN
20987	903	17	11,000	11,000	CD
20987	903	18	.	.	.
20987	904	1	No	no	DT
20987	904	2	certainty	certainty	NN
20987	904	3	can	can	MD
20987	904	4	as	as	RB
20987	904	5	yet	yet	RB
20987	904	6	be	be	VB
20987	904	7	predicated	predicate	VBN
20987	904	8	for	for	IN
20987	904	9	the	the	DT
20987	904	10	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	904	11	numbers	number	NNS
20987	904	12	,	,	,
20987	904	13	which	which	WDT
20987	904	14	depend	depend	VBP
20987	904	15	upon	upon	IN
20987	904	16	the	the	DT
20987	904	17	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	904	18	's	's	POS
20987	904	19	calculations	calculation	NNS
20987	904	20	,	,	,
20987	904	21	but	but	CC
20987	904	22	that	that	IN
20987	904	23	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	904	24	were	be	VBD
20987	904	25	decisively	decisively	RB
20987	904	26	superior	superior	JJ
20987	904	27	is	be	VBZ
20987	904	28	scarcely	scarcely	RB
20987	904	29	doubtful	doubtful	JJ
20987	904	30	.	.	.
20987	905	1	After	after	IN
20987	905	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	905	3	p.164	p.164	NN
20987	905	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	905	5	considering	consider	VBG
20987	905	6	the	the	DT
20987	905	7	problem	problem	NN
20987	905	8	before	before	IN
20987	905	9	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	905	10	,	,	,
20987	905	11	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	905	12	concluded	conclude	VBD
20987	905	13	that	that	IN
20987	905	14	a	a	DT
20987	905	15	turning	turn	VBG
20987	905	16	movement	movement	NN
20987	905	17	was	be	VBD
20987	905	18	inexpedient	inexpedient	JJ
20987	905	19	.	.	.
20987	906	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	906	2	could	could	MD
20987	906	3	not	not	RB
20987	906	4	,	,	,
20987	906	5	on	on	IN
20987	906	6	the	the	DT
20987	906	7	left	left	NN
20987	906	8	,	,	,
20987	906	9	follow	follow	VB
20987	906	10	the	the	DT
20987	906	11	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	906	12	,	,	,
20987	906	13	for	for	IN
20987	906	14	that	that	DT
20987	906	15	was	be	VBD
20987	906	16	commanded	command	VBN
20987	906	17	on	on	IN
20987	906	18	both	both	DT
20987	906	19	sides	side	NNS
20987	906	20	.	.	.
20987	907	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	907	2	could	could	MD
20987	907	3	not	not	RB
20987	907	4	,	,	,
20987	907	5	on	on	IN
20987	907	6	the	the	DT
20987	907	7	right	right	NN
20987	907	8	,	,	,
20987	907	9	pass	pass	VB
20987	907	10	between	between	IN
20987	907	11	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	907	12	and	and	CC
20987	907	13	the	the	DT
20987	907	14	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	907	15	,	,	,
20987	907	16	for	for	IN
20987	907	17	the	the	DT
20987	907	18	bushy	bushy	JJ
20987	907	19	ground	ground	NN
20987	907	20	would	would	MD
20987	907	21	prevent	prevent	VB
20987	907	22	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	907	23	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	907	24	from	from	IN
20987	907	25	helping	help	VBG
20987	907	26	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	907	27	to	to	IN
20987	907	28	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	907	29	full	full	JJ
20987	907	30	power	power	NN
20987	907	31	,	,	,
20987	907	32	and	and	CC
20987	907	33	might	may	MD
20987	907	34	even	even	RB
20987	907	35	place	place	VB
20987	907	36	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	907	37	in	in	IN
20987	907	38	danger	danger	NN
20987	907	39	of	of	IN
20987	907	40	capture	capture	NN
20987	907	41	.	.	.
20987	908	1	If	if	IN
20987	908	2	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	908	3	deflected	deflect	VBD
20987	908	4	still	still	RB
20987	908	5	more	more	JJR
20987	908	6	to	to	IN
20987	908	7	the	the	DT
20987	908	8	right	right	NN
20987	908	9	,	,	,
20987	908	10	crossing	cross	VBG
20987	908	11	the	the	DT
20987	908	12	river	river	NN
20987	908	13	,	,	,
20987	908	14	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	908	15	would	would	MD
20987	908	16	have	have	VB
20987	908	17	to	to	TO
20987	908	18	recross	recross	VB
20987	908	19	in	in	IN
20987	908	20	the	the	DT
20987	908	21	face	face	NN
20987	908	22	of	of	IN
20987	908	23	a	a	DT
20987	908	24	force	force	NN
20987	908	25	superior	superior	JJ
20987	908	26	to	to	IN
20987	908	27	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	908	28	own	own	JJ
20987	908	29	in	in	IN
20987	908	30	numbers	number	NNS
20987	908	31	and	and	CC
20987	908	32	mobility	mobility	NN
20987	908	33	.	.	.
20987	909	1	Moreover	moreover	RB
20987	909	2	,	,	,
20987	909	3	in	in	IN
20987	909	4	a	a	DT
20987	909	5	circuit	circuit	NN
20987	909	6	requiring	requiring	NN
20987	909	7	time	time	NN
20987	909	8	,	,	,
20987	909	9	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	909	10	was	be	VBD
20987	909	11	hampered	hamper	VBN
20987	909	12	by	by	IN
20987	909	13	the	the	DT
20987	909	14	lack	lack	NN
20987	909	15	of	of	IN
20987	909	16	transport	transport	NN
20987	909	17	which	which	WDT
20987	909	18	then	then	RB
20987	909	19	fettered	fetter	VBD
20987	909	20	all	all	DT
20987	909	21	British	british	JJ
20987	909	22	movements	movement	NNS
20987	909	23	.	.	.
20987	910	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	910	2	could	could	MD
20987	910	3	take	take	VB
20987	910	4	with	with	IN
20987	910	5	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	910	6	provisions	provision	NNS
20987	910	7	for	for	IN
20987	910	8	only	only	RB
20987	910	9	five	five	CD
20987	910	10	days	day	NNS
20987	910	11	.	.	.
20987	911	1	In	in	IN
20987	911	2	any	any	DT
20987	911	3	event	event	NN
20987	911	4	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	911	5	must	must	MD
20987	911	6	fight	fight	VB
20987	911	7	again	again	RB
20987	911	8	at	at	IN
20987	911	9	Spytfontein	Spytfontein	NNP
20987	911	10	;	;	:
20987	911	11	better	well	RBR
20987	911	12	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	911	13	meet	meet	VBP
20987	911	14	an	an	DT
20987	911	15	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	911	16	badly	badly	RB
20987	911	17	shaken	shake	VBN
20987	911	18	by	by	IN
20987	911	19	such	such	JJ
20987	911	20	determined	determined	JJ
20987	911	21	assaults	assault	NNS
20987	911	22	as	as	IN
20987	911	23	those	those	DT
20987	911	24	of	of	IN
20987	911	25	Graspan	Graspan	NNP
20987	911	26	and	and	CC
20987	911	27	the	the	DT
20987	911	28	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	911	29	.	.	.
20987	912	1	Therefore	therefore	RB
20987	912	2	,	,	,
20987	912	3	"	"	``
20987	912	4	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	912	5	decided	decide	VBD
20987	912	6	to	to	TO
20987	912	7	attack	attack	VB
20987	912	8	the	the	DT
20987	912	9	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	912	10	kopje	kopje	NNS
20987	912	11	.	.	.
20987	912	12	"	"	''
20987	913	1	In	in	IN
20987	913	2	this	this	DT
20987	913	3	the	the	DT
20987	913	4	main	main	JJ
20987	913	5	effort	effort	NN
20987	913	6	against	against	IN
20987	913	7	the	the	DT
20987	913	8	peak	peak	NN
20987	913	9	was	be	VBD
20987	913	10	assigned	assign	VBN
20987	913	11	to	to	IN
20987	913	12	the	the	DT
20987	913	13	Highland	Highland	NNP
20987	913	14	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	913	15	,	,	,
20987	913	16	under	under	IN
20987	913	17	General	General	NNP
20987	913	18	Wauchope	Wauchope	NNP
20987	913	19	,	,	,
20987	913	20	which	which	WDT
20987	913	21	had	have	VBD
20987	913	22	just	just	RB
20987	913	23	joined	join	VBN
20987	913	24	.	.	.
20987	914	1	The	the	DT
20987	914	2	force	force	NN
20987	914	3	of	of	IN
20987	914	4	this	this	DT
20987	914	5	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	914	6	was	be	VBD
20987	914	7	about	about	RB
20987	914	8	3,000	3,000	CD
20987	914	9	.	.	.
20987	915	1	On	on	IN
20987	915	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	915	3	p.165	p.165	NN
20987	915	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	915	5	the	the	DT
20987	915	6	afternoon	afternoon	NN
20987	915	7	of	of	IN
20987	915	8	Sunday	Sunday	NNP
20987	915	9	,	,	,
20987	915	10	December	December	NNP
20987	915	11	10	10	CD
20987	915	12	,	,	,
20987	915	13	the	the	DT
20987	915	14	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	915	15	of	of	IN
20987	915	16	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	915	17	were	be	VBD
20987	915	18	bombarded	bombard	VBN
20987	915	19	heavily	heavily	RB
20987	915	20	,	,	,
20987	915	21	between	between	IN
20987	915	22	4.30	4.30	CD
20987	915	23	and	and	CC
20987	915	24	6.30	6.30	CD
20987	915	25	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	915	26	,	,	,
20987	915	27	by	by	IN
20987	915	28	a	a	DT
20987	915	29	4.7-inch	4.7-inch	CD
20987	915	30	gun	gun	NN
20987	915	31	from	from	IN
20987	915	32	a	a	DT
20987	915	33	distance	distance	NN
20987	915	34	of	of	IN
20987	915	35	7,000	7,000	CD
20987	915	36	yards	yard	NNS
20987	915	37	.	.	.
20987	916	1	The	the	DT
20987	916	2	Highlanders	Highlanders	NNPS
20987	916	3	were	be	VBD
20987	916	4	directed	direct	VBN
20987	916	5	to	to	TO
20987	916	6	start	start	VB
20987	916	7	a	a	DT
20987	916	8	half	half	JJ
20987	916	9	hour	hour	NN
20987	916	10	after	after	IN
20987	916	11	midnight	midnight	NN
20987	916	12	,	,	,
20987	916	13	so	so	IN
20987	916	14	as	as	RB
20987	916	15	surely	surely	RB
20987	916	16	to	to	TO
20987	916	17	reach	reach	VB
20987	916	18	the	the	DT
20987	916	19	foot	foot	NN
20987	916	20	of	of	IN
20987	916	21	the	the	DT
20987	916	22	kopjes	kopjes	NNP
20987	916	23	by	by	IN
20987	916	24	daylight	daylight	NN
20987	916	25	,	,	,
20987	916	26	due	due	JJ
20987	916	27	at	at	IN
20987	916	28	3.30	3.30	CD
20987	916	29	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	916	30	A	a	DT
20987	916	31	drenching	drenching	NN
20987	916	32	rain	rain	NN
20987	916	33	came	come	VBD
20987	916	34	on	on	RP
20987	916	35	at	at	IN
20987	916	36	1	1	CD
20987	916	37	,	,	,
20987	916	38	lasting	last	VBG
20987	916	39	through	through	IN
20987	916	40	the	the	DT
20987	916	41	night	night	NN
20987	916	42	and	and	CC
20987	916	43	adding	add	VBG
20987	916	44	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	916	45	to	to	IN
20987	916	46	the	the	DT
20987	916	47	difficulty	difficulty	NN
20987	916	48	of	of	IN
20987	916	49	keeping	keep	VBG
20987	916	50	the	the	DT
20987	916	51	direction	direction	NN
20987	916	52	,	,	,
20987	916	53	which	which	WDT
20987	916	54	was	be	VBD
20987	916	55	done	do	VBN
20987	916	56	by	by	IN
20987	916	57	compass	compass	NN
20987	916	58	.	.	.
20987	917	1	This	this	DT
20987	917	2	,	,	,
20987	917	3	however	however	RB
20987	917	4	,	,	,
20987	917	5	was	be	VBD
20987	917	6	effected	effect	VBN
20987	917	7	,	,	,
20987	917	8	though	though	IN
20987	917	9	at	at	IN
20987	917	10	the	the	DT
20987	917	11	expense	expense	NN
20987	917	12	of	of	IN
20987	917	13	much	much	JJ
20987	917	14	delay	delay	NN
20987	917	15	;	;	:
20987	917	16	but	but	CC
20987	917	17	the	the	DT
20987	917	18	danger	danger	NN
20987	917	19	of	of	IN
20987	917	20	separating	separate	VBG
20987	917	21	and	and	CC
20987	917	22	struggling	struggle	VBG
20987	917	23	in	in	IN
20987	917	24	the	the	DT
20987	917	25	obscurity	obscurity	NN
20987	917	26	made	make	VBD
20987	917	27	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	917	28	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	917	29	that	that	IN
20987	917	30	the	the	DT
20987	917	31	troops	troop	NNS
20987	917	32	should	should	MD
20987	917	33	hold	hold	VB
20987	917	34	a	a	DT
20987	917	35	compact	compact	JJ
20987	917	36	formation	formation	NN
20987	917	37	,	,	,
20987	917	38	and	and	CC
20987	917	39	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	917	40	advanced	advance	VBD
20987	917	41	in	in	IN
20987	917	42	quarter	quarter	NN
20987	917	43	column	column	NN
20987	917	44	.	.	.
20987	918	1	The	the	DT
20987	918	2	heaviness	heaviness	NN
20987	918	3	of	of	IN
20987	918	4	the	the	DT
20987	918	5	atmosphere	atmosphere	NN
20987	918	6	postponed	postpone	VBN
20987	918	7	daybreak	daybreak	NN
20987	918	8	to	to	IN
20987	918	9	4	4	CD
20987	918	10	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	918	11	A	a	DT
20987	918	12	few	few	JJ
20987	918	13	moments	moment	NNS
20987	918	14	previously	previously	RB
20987	918	15	General	General	NNP
20987	918	16	Wauchope	Wauchope	NNP
20987	918	17	had	have	VBD
20987	918	18	given	give	VBN
20987	918	19	the	the	DT
20987	918	20	order	order	NN
20987	918	21	for	for	IN
20987	918	22	deployment	deployment	NN
20987	918	23	on	on	IN
20987	918	24	the	the	DT
20987	918	25	prearranged	prearrange	VBN
20987	918	26	plan	plan	NN
20987	918	27	--	--	:
20987	918	28	one	one	CD
20987	918	29	regiment	regiment	NN
20987	918	30	moving	move	VBG
20987	918	31	ahead	ahead	RB
20987	918	32	,	,	,
20987	918	33	two	two	CD
20987	918	34	others	other	NNS
20987	918	35	to	to	IN
20987	918	36	the	the	DT
20987	918	37	right	right	NN
20987	918	38	and	and	CC
20987	918	39	left	leave	VBD
20987	918	40	respectively	respectively	RB
20987	918	41	,	,	,
20987	918	42	and	and	CC
20987	918	43	a	a	DT
20987	918	44	fourth	fourth	JJ
20987	918	45	forming	forming	NN
20987	918	46	in	in	IN
20987	918	47	reserve	reserve	NN
20987	918	48	.	.	.
20987	919	1	Some	some	DT
20987	919	2	slight	slight	JJ
20987	919	3	delay	delay	NN
20987	919	4	occurred	occur	VBD
20987	919	5	,	,	,
20987	919	6	owing	owe	VBG
20987	919	7	to	to	IN
20987	919	8	local	local	JJ
20987	919	9	obstacles	obstacle	NNS
20987	919	10	;	;	:
20987	919	11	and	and	CC
20987	919	12	before	before	IN
20987	919	13	the	the	DT
20987	919	14	movement	movement	NN
20987	919	15	had	have	VBD
20987	919	16	developed	develop	VBN
20987	919	17	,	,	,
20987	919	18	while	while	IN
20987	919	19	the	the	DT
20987	919	20	troops	troop	NNS
20987	919	21	were	be	VBD
20987	919	22	still	still	RB
20987	919	23	in	in	IN
20987	919	24	mass	mass	NN
20987	919	25	and	and	CC
20987	919	26	{	{	-LRB-
20987	919	27	p.166	p.166	NN
20987	919	28	}	}	-RRB-
20987	919	29	changing	change	VBG
20987	919	30	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	919	31	places	place	NNS
20987	919	32	,	,	,
20987	919	33	a	a	DT
20987	919	34	tremendous	tremendous	JJ
20987	919	35	fire	fire	NN
20987	919	36	at	at	IN
20987	919	37	two	two	CD
20987	919	38	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	919	39	yards	yard	NNS
20987	919	40	opened	open	VBN
20987	919	41	from	from	IN
20987	919	42	the	the	DT
20987	919	43	line	line	NN
20987	919	44	of	of	IN
20987	919	45	trenches	trench	NNS
20987	919	46	--	--	:
20987	919	47	every	every	DT
20987	919	48	rifle	rifle	NN
20987	919	49	apparently	apparently	RB
20987	919	50	emptying	empty	VBG
20987	919	51	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	919	52	magazine	magazine	NN
20987	919	53	as	as	RB
20987	919	54	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	919	55	as	as	IN
20987	919	56	the	the	DT
20987	919	57	finger	finger	NN
20987	919	58	could	could	MD
20987	919	59	handle	handle	VB
20987	919	60	the	the	DT
20987	919	61	trigger	trigger	NN
20987	919	62	.	.	.
20987	920	1	Coming	come	VBG
20987	920	2	wholly	wholly	RB
20987	920	3	unexpectedly	unexpectedly	RB
20987	920	4	in	in	IN
20987	920	5	the	the	DT
20987	920	6	dark	dark	NN
20987	920	7	,	,	,
20987	920	8	at	at	IN
20987	920	9	the	the	DT
20987	920	10	critical	critical	JJ
20987	920	11	moment	moment	NN
20987	920	12	of	of	IN
20987	920	13	a	a	DT
20987	920	14	change	change	NN
20987	920	15	of	of	IN
20987	920	16	formation	formation	NN
20987	920	17	,	,	,
20987	920	18	great	great	JJ
20987	920	19	confusion	confusion	NN
20987	920	20	ensued	ensue	VBD
20987	920	21	,	,	,
20987	920	22	and	and	CC
20987	920	23	contradictory	contradictory	JJ
20987	920	24	orders	order	NNS
20987	920	25	were	be	VBD
20987	920	26	given	give	VBN
20987	920	27	,	,	,
20987	920	28	among	among	IN
20987	920	29	which	which	WDT
20987	920	30	the	the	DT
20987	920	31	most	most	RBS
20987	920	32	disastrous	disastrous	JJ
20987	920	33	possible	possible	JJ
20987	920	34	,	,	,
20987	920	35	"	"	``
20987	920	36	Retire	retire	VB
20987	920	37	,	,	,
20987	920	38	"	"	''
20987	920	39	is	be	VBZ
20987	920	40	said	say	VBN
20987	920	41	to	to	TO
20987	920	42	have	have	VB
20987	920	43	been	be	VBN
20987	920	44	uttered	uttered	JJ
20987	920	45	,	,	,
20987	920	46	causing	cause	VBG
20987	920	47	a	a	DT
20987	920	48	certain	certain	JJ
20987	920	49	number	number	NN
20987	920	50	to	to	TO
20987	920	51	turn	turn	VB
20987	920	52	and	and	CC
20987	920	53	break	break	VB
20987	920	54	through	through	IN
20987	920	55	the	the	DT
20987	920	56	ranks	rank	NNS
20987	920	57	behind	behind	IN
20987	920	58	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	920	59	.	.	.
20987	921	1	In	in	IN
20987	921	2	the	the	DT
20987	921	3	final	final	JJ
20987	921	4	result	result	NN
20987	921	5	the	the	DT
20987	921	6	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	921	7	,	,	,
20987	921	8	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	921	9	shattered	shatter	VBD
20987	921	10	,	,	,
20987	921	11	lay	lie	VBD
20987	921	12	down	down	RP
20987	921	13	,	,	,
20987	921	14	and	and	CC
20987	921	15	so	so	RB
20987	921	16	remained	remain	VBD
20987	921	17	for	for	IN
20987	921	18	several	several	JJ
20987	921	19	hours	hour	NNS
20987	921	20	.	.	.
20987	922	1	Meanwhile	meanwhile	RB
20987	922	2	the	the	DT
20987	922	3	remainder	remainder	NN
20987	922	4	of	of	IN
20987	922	5	the	the	DT
20987	922	6	army	army	NN
20987	922	7	,	,	,
20987	922	8	with	with	IN
20987	922	9	the	the	DT
20987	922	10	exception	exception	NN
20987	922	11	of	of	IN
20987	922	12	a	a	DT
20987	922	13	small	small	JJ
20987	922	14	flanking	flank	VBG
20987	922	15	force	force	NN
20987	922	16	to	to	IN
20987	922	17	the	the	DT
20987	922	18	left	left	NN
20987	922	19	of	of	IN
20987	922	20	the	the	DT
20987	922	21	Highland	Highland	NNP
20987	922	22	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	922	23	,	,	,
20987	922	24	took	take	VBD
20987	922	25	position	position	NN
20987	922	26	on	on	IN
20987	922	27	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	922	28	right	right	NN
20987	922	29	,	,	,
20987	922	30	prolonging	prolong	VBG
20987	922	31	the	the	DT
20987	922	32	front	front	NN
20987	922	33	in	in	IN
20987	922	34	that	that	DT
20987	922	35	direction	direction	NN
20987	922	36	to	to	IN
20987	922	37	the	the	DT
20987	922	38	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	922	39	;	;	:
20987	922	40	some	some	DT
20987	922	41	companies	company	NNS
20987	922	42	being	be	VBG
20987	922	43	thrown	throw	VBN
20987	922	44	to	to	IN
20987	922	45	the	the	DT
20987	922	46	rear	rear	NN
20987	922	47	along	along	IN
20987	922	48	the	the	DT
20987	922	49	course	course	NN
20987	922	50	of	of	IN
20987	922	51	the	the	DT
20987	922	52	river	river	NN
20987	922	53	,	,	,
20987	922	54	guarding	guard	VBG
20987	922	55	the	the	DT
20987	922	56	fords	ford	NNS
20987	922	57	against	against	IN
20987	922	58	any	any	DT
20987	922	59	attack	attack	NN
20987	922	60	of	of	IN
20987	922	61	the	the	DT
20987	922	62	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	922	63	upon	upon	IN
20987	922	64	the	the	DT
20987	922	65	right	right	JJ
20987	922	66	flank	flank	NN
20987	922	67	--	--	:
20987	922	68	demonstrations	demonstration	NNS
20987	922	69	of	of	IN
20987	922	70	which	which	WDT
20987	922	71	were	be	VBD
20987	922	72	made	make	VBN
20987	922	73	but	but	CC
20987	922	74	repelled	repel	VBN
20987	922	75	.	.	.
20987	923	1	The	the	DT
20987	923	2	British	british	JJ
20987	923	3	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	923	4	was	be	VBD
20987	923	5	brought	bring	VBN
20987	923	6	actively	actively	RB
20987	923	7	and	and	CC
20987	923	8	continuously	continuously	RB
20987	923	9	into	into	IN
20987	923	10	play	play	NN
20987	923	11	,	,	,
20987	923	12	with	with	IN
20987	923	13	perceptible	perceptible	JJ
20987	923	14	effect	effect	NN
20987	923	15	upon	upon	IN
20987	923	16	the	the	DT
20987	923	17	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	923	18	's	's	POS
20987	923	19	fire	fire	NN
20987	923	20	.	.	.
20987	924	1	The	the	DT
20987	924	2	battle	battle	NN
20987	924	3	then	then	RB
20987	924	4	resolved	resolve	VBD
20987	924	5	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	924	6	into	into	IN
20987	924	7	{	{	-LRB-
20987	924	8	p.167	p.167	NN
20987	924	9	}	}	-RRB-
20987	924	10	both	both	DT
20987	924	11	parties	party	NNS
20987	924	12	holding	hold	VBG
20987	924	13	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	924	14	positions	position	NNS
20987	924	15	until	until	IN
20987	924	16	nightfall	nightfall	NN
20987	924	17	,	,	,
20987	924	18	when	when	WRB
20987	924	19	the	the	DT
20987	924	20	Highland	Highland	NNP
20987	924	21	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	924	22	was	be	VBD
20987	924	23	withdrawn	withdraw	VBN
20987	924	24	from	from	IN
20987	924	25	the	the	DT
20987	924	26	perilous	perilous	JJ
20987	924	27	position	position	NN
20987	924	28	in	in	IN
20987	924	29	which	which	WDT
20987	924	30	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	924	31	had	have	VBD
20987	924	32	passed	pass	VBN
20987	924	33	fifteen	fifteen	CD
20987	924	34	hours	hour	NNS
20987	924	35	of	of	IN
20987	924	36	exposure	exposure	NN
20987	924	37	,	,	,
20987	924	38	heat	heat	NN
20987	924	39	and	and	CC
20987	924	40	thirst	thirst	NN
20987	924	41	.	.	.
20987	925	1	The	the	DT
20987	925	2	British	British	NNPS
20987	925	3	slept	sleep	VBD
20987	925	4	on	on	IN
20987	925	5	the	the	DT
20987	925	6	ground	ground	NN
20987	925	7	,	,	,
20987	925	8	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	925	9	general	general	JJ
20987	925	10	purposing	purpose	VBG
20987	925	11	next	next	JJ
20987	925	12	morning	morning	NN
20987	925	13	to	to	TO
20987	925	14	occupy	occupy	VB
20987	925	15	the	the	DT
20987	925	16	kopje	kopje	NNP
20987	925	17	,	,	,
20987	925	18	if	if	IN
20987	925	19	deserted	desert	VBN
20987	925	20	,	,	,
20987	925	21	but	but	CC
20987	925	22	finding	find	VBG
20987	925	23	the	the	DT
20987	925	24	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	925	25	then	then	RB
20987	925	26	still	still	RB
20987	925	27	in	in	IN
20987	925	28	the	the	DT
20987	925	29	trenches	trench	NNS
20987	925	30	,	,	,
20987	925	31	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	925	32	withdrew	withdraw	VBD
20987	925	33	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	925	34	force	force	NN
20987	925	35	to	to	IN
20987	925	36	the	the	DT
20987	925	37	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	925	38	.	.	.
20987	926	1	The	the	DT
20987	926	2	battle	battle	NN
20987	926	3	of	of	IN
20987	926	4	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	926	5	brought	bring	VBD
20987	926	6	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	926	7	to	to	IN
20987	926	8	a	a	DT
20987	926	9	standstill	standstill	NN
20987	926	10	,	,	,
20987	926	11	and	and	CC
20987	926	12	postponed	postpone	VBD
20987	926	13	for	for	IN
20987	926	14	more	more	JJR
20987	926	15	than	than	IN
20987	926	16	two	two	CD
20987	926	17	months	month	NNS
20987	926	18	the	the	DT
20987	926	19	relief	relief	NN
20987	926	20	of	of	IN
20987	926	21	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	926	22	.	.	.
20987	927	1	The	the	DT
20987	927	2	disaster	disaster	NN
20987	927	3	which	which	WDT
20987	927	4	befell	befall	VBD
20987	927	5	the	the	DT
20987	927	6	Highland	Highland	NNP
20987	927	7	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	927	8	was	be	VBD
20987	927	9	one	one	CD
20987	927	10	of	of	IN
20987	927	11	those	those	DT
20987	927	12	incidents	incident	NNS
20987	927	13	which	which	WDT
20987	927	14	ought	ought	MD
20987	927	15	not	not	RB
20987	927	16	to	to	TO
20987	927	17	have	have	VB
20987	927	18	occurred	occur	VBN
20987	927	19	,	,	,
20987	927	20	but	but	CC
20987	927	21	determination	determination	NN
20987	927	22	of	of	IN
20987	927	23	blame	blame	NN
20987	927	24	must	must	MD
20987	927	25	await	await	VB
20987	927	26	more	more	RBR
20987	927	27	precise	precise	JJ
20987	927	28	information	information	NN
20987	927	29	than	than	IN
20987	927	30	is	be	VBZ
20987	927	31	now	now	RB
20987	927	32	accessible	accessible	JJ
20987	927	33	.	.	.
20987	928	1	To	to	TO
20987	928	2	retain	retain	VB
20987	928	3	the	the	DT
20987	928	4	cover	cover	NN
20987	928	5	of	of	IN
20987	928	6	darkness	darkness	NN
20987	928	7	for	for	IN
20987	928	8	an	an	DT
20987	928	9	approach	approach	NN
20987	928	10	made	make	VBN
20987	928	11	within	within	IN
20987	928	12	effective	effective	JJ
20987	928	13	,	,	,
20987	928	14	though	though	IN
20987	928	15	long	long	JJ
20987	928	16	,	,	,
20987	928	17	range	range	NN
20987	928	18	of	of	IN
20987	928	19	the	the	DT
20987	928	20	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	928	21	's	's	POS
20987	928	22	fire	fire	NN
20987	928	23	--	--	:
20987	928	24	to	to	TO
20987	928	25	deploy	deploy	VB
20987	928	26	as	as	RB
20987	928	27	near	near	RB
20987	928	28	as	as	IN
20987	928	29	possible	possible	JJ
20987	928	30	to	to	IN
20987	928	31	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	928	32	,	,	,
20987	928	33	but	but	CC
20987	928	34	still	still	RB
20987	928	35	too	too	RB
20987	928	36	distant	distant	JJ
20987	928	37	to	to	TO
20987	928	38	be	be	VB
20987	928	39	seen	see	VBN
20987	928	40	--	--	:
20987	928	41	to	to	TO
20987	928	42	keep	keep	VB
20987	928	43	3,000	3,000	CD
20987	928	44	men	man	NNS
20987	928	45	in	in	IN
20987	928	46	black	black	JJ
20987	928	47	darkness	darkness	NN
20987	928	48	in	in	IN
20987	928	49	touch	touch	NN
20987	928	50	,	,	,
20987	928	51	yet	yet	CC
20987	928	52	not	not	RB
20987	928	53	compacted	compact	VBN
20987	928	54	--	--	:
20987	928	55	these	these	DT
20987	928	56	are	be	VBP
20987	928	57	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	928	58	desirable	desirable	JJ
20987	928	59	of	of	IN
20987	928	60	attainment	attainment	JJ
20987	928	61	but	but	CC
20987	928	62	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	928	63	to	to	TO
20987	928	64	combine	combine	VB
20987	928	65	,	,	,
20987	928	66	and	and	CC
20987	928	67	,	,	,
20987	928	68	like	like	IN
20987	928	69	all	all	DT
20987	928	70	combinations	combination	NNS
20987	928	71	,	,	,
20987	928	72	liable	liable	JJ
20987	928	73	to	to	TO
20987	928	74	fail	fail	VB
20987	928	75	in	in	IN
20987	928	76	some	some	DT
20987	928	77	element	element	NN
20987	928	78	.	.	.
20987	929	1	The	the	DT
20987	929	2	total	total	JJ
20987	929	3	loss	loss	NN
20987	929	4	,	,	,
20987	929	5	by	by	IN
20987	929	6	the	the	DT
20987	929	7	last	last	JJ
20987	929	8	revised	revised	JJ
20987	929	9	returns	return	NNS
20987	929	10	,	,	,
20987	929	11	was	be	VBD
20987	929	12	{	{	-LRB-
20987	929	13	p.168	p.168	NN
20987	929	14	}	}	-RRB-
20987	929	15	171	171	CD
20987	929	16	killed	kill	VBN
20987	929	17	,	,	,
20987	929	18	691	691	CD
20987	929	19	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	929	20	,	,	,
20987	929	21	four	four	CD
20987	929	22	-	-	HYPH
20987	929	23	fifths	fifth	NNS
20987	929	24	of	of	IN
20987	929	25	which	which	WDT
20987	929	26	fell	fall	VBD
20987	929	27	on	on	IN
20987	929	28	the	the	DT
20987	929	29	Highland	Highland	NNP
20987	929	30	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	929	31	and	and	CC
20987	929	32	in	in	IN
20987	929	33	the	the	DT
20987	929	34	first	first	JJ
20987	929	35	few	few	JJ
20987	929	36	moments	moment	NNS
20987	929	37	.	.	.
20987	930	1	Among	among	IN
20987	930	2	the	the	DT
20987	930	3	slain	slain	NN
20987	930	4	was	be	VBD
20987	930	5	General	General	NNP
20987	930	6	Wauchope	Wauchope	NNP
20987	930	7	.	.	.
20987	931	1	From	from	IN
20987	931	2	the	the	DT
20987	931	3	day	day	NN
20987	931	4	of	of	IN
20987	931	5	this	this	DT
20987	931	6	battle	battle	NN
20987	931	7	until	until	IN
20987	931	8	February	February	NNP
20987	931	9	11	11	CD
20987	931	10	,	,	,
20987	931	11	the	the	DT
20987	931	12	opposing	oppose	VBG
20987	931	13	forces	force	NNS
20987	931	14	continued	continue	VBD
20987	931	15	in	in	IN
20987	931	16	the	the	DT
20987	931	17	positions	position	NNS
20987	931	18	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	931	19	by	by	IN
20987	931	20	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	931	21	before	before	IN
20987	931	22	the	the	DT
20987	931	23	engagement	engagement	NN
20987	931	24	,	,	,
20987	931	25	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	931	26	upon	upon	IN
20987	931	27	the	the	DT
20987	931	28	north	north	NNP
20987	931	29	bank	bank	NN
20987	931	30	of	of	IN
20987	931	31	the	the	DT
20987	931	32	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	931	33	,	,	,
20987	931	34	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	931	35	holding	hold	VBG
20987	931	36	the	the	DT
20987	931	37	ranges	range	NNS
20987	931	38	at	at	IN
20987	931	39	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	931	40	and	and	CC
20987	931	41	Spytfontein	Spytfontein	NNP
20987	931	42	.	.	.
20987	932	1	The	the	DT
20987	932	2	great	great	JJ
20987	932	3	comparative	comparative	JJ
20987	932	4	mobility	mobility	NN
20987	932	5	of	of	IN
20987	932	6	the	the	DT
20987	932	7	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	932	8	,	,	,
20987	932	9	with	with	IN
20987	932	10	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	932	11	more	more	RBR
20987	932	12	numerous	numerous	JJ
20987	932	13	and	and	CC
20987	932	14	seasoned	seasoned	JJ
20987	932	15	horses	horse	NNS
20987	932	16	,	,	,
20987	932	17	enabled	enable	VBD
20987	932	18	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	932	19	to	to	TO
20987	932	20	maintain	maintain	VB
20987	932	21	the	the	DT
20987	932	22	investment	investment	NN
20987	932	23	of	of	IN
20987	932	24	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	932	25	,	,	,
20987	932	26	and	and	CC
20987	932	27	yet	yet	RB
20987	932	28	retain	retain	VB
20987	932	29	the	the	DT
20987	932	30	power	power	NN
20987	932	31	to	to	TO
20987	932	32	concentrate	concentrate	VB
20987	932	33	betimes	betime	NNS
20987	932	34	at	at	IN
20987	932	35	any	any	DT
20987	932	36	threatened	threaten	VBN
20987	932	37	point	point	NN
20987	932	38	from	from	IN
20987	932	39	this	this	DT
20987	932	40	interior	interior	JJ
20987	932	41	position	position	NN
20987	932	42	.	.	.
20987	933	1	Here	here	RB
20987	933	2	between	between	IN
20987	933	3	the	the	DT
20987	933	4	two	two	CD
20987	933	5	bodies	body	NNS
20987	933	6	of	of	IN
20987	933	7	the	the	DT
20987	933	8	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	933	9	,	,	,
20987	933	10	between	between	IN
20987	933	11	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	933	12	and	and	CC
20987	933	13	Kekewich	Kekewich	NNP
20987	933	14	,	,	,
20987	933	15	was	be	VBD
20987	933	16	the	the	DT
20987	933	17	bulk	bulk	NN
20987	933	18	of	of	IN
20987	933	19	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	933	20	army	army	NN
20987	933	21	.	.	.
20987	934	1	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	934	2	was	be	VBD
20987	934	3	never	never	RB
20987	934	4	assaulted	assault	VBN
20987	934	5	,	,	,
20987	934	6	nor	nor	CC
20987	934	7	did	do	VBD
20987	934	8	the	the	DT
20987	934	9	inhabitants	inhabitant	NNS
20987	934	10	often	often	RB
20987	934	11	see	see	VBP
20987	934	12	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	934	13	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	934	14	in	in	IN
20987	934	15	any	any	DT
20987	934	16	force	force	NN
20987	934	17	.	.	.
20987	935	1	During	during	IN
20987	935	2	the	the	DT
20987	935	3	same	same	JJ
20987	935	4	calendar	calendar	NN
20987	935	5	week	week	NN
20987	935	6	as	as	IN
20987	935	7	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	935	8	,	,	,
20987	935	9	there	there	RB
20987	935	10	occurred	occur	VBD
20987	935	11	two	two	CD
20987	935	12	other	other	JJ
20987	935	13	reverses	reverse	NNS
20987	935	14	--	--	:
20987	935	15	at	at	IN
20987	935	16	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	935	17	,	,	,
20987	935	18	December	December	NNP
20987	935	19	10	10	CD
20987	935	20	,	,	,
20987	935	21	and	and	CC
20987	935	22	at	at	IN
20987	935	23	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	935	24	,	,	,
20987	935	25	December	December	NNP
20987	935	26	15	15	CD
20987	935	27	-	-	HYPH
20987	935	28	-which	-which	NN
20987	935	29	made	make	VBD
20987	935	30	this	this	DT
20987	935	31	the	the	DT
20987	935	32	black	black	JJ
20987	935	33	week	week	NN
20987	935	34	of	of	IN
20987	935	35	the	the	DT
20987	935	36	war	war	NN
20987	935	37	for	for	IN
20987	935	38	the	the	DT
20987	935	39	British	british	JJ
20987	935	40	arms	arm	NNS
20987	935	41	.	.	.
20987	936	1	These	these	DT
20987	936	2	misfortunes	misfortune	NNS
20987	936	3	,	,	,
20987	936	4	though	though	IN
20987	936	5	chargeable	chargeable	JJ
20987	936	6	in	in	IN
20987	936	7	{	{	-LRB-
20987	936	8	p.169	p.169	NN
20987	936	9	}	}	-RRB-
20987	936	10	part	part	NN
20987	936	11	to	to	IN
20987	936	12	faulty	faulty	JJ
20987	936	13	dispositions	disposition	NNS
20987	936	14	upon	upon	IN
20987	936	15	the	the	DT
20987	936	16	ground	ground	NN
20987	936	17	,	,	,
20987	936	18	and	and	CC
20987	936	19	in	in	IN
20987	936	20	part	part	NN
20987	936	21	to	to	IN
20987	936	22	the	the	DT
20987	936	23	chapter	chapter	NN
20987	936	24	of	of	IN
20987	936	25	those	those	DT
20987	936	26	accidents	accident	NNS
20987	936	27	which	which	WDT
20987	936	28	have	have	VBP
20987	936	29	always	always	RB
20987	936	30	to	to	TO
20987	936	31	be	be	VB
20987	936	32	allowed	allow	VBN
20987	936	33	for	for	IN
20987	936	34	in	in	IN
20987	936	35	war	war	NN
20987	936	36	,	,	,
20987	936	37	serve	serve	VBP
20987	936	38	more	more	RBR
20987	936	39	especially	especially	RB
20987	936	40	to	to	TO
20987	936	41	illustrate	illustrate	VB
20987	936	42	the	the	DT
20987	936	43	embarrassments	embarrassment	NNS
20987	936	44	attendant	attendant	JJ
20987	936	45	upon	upon	IN
20987	936	46	the	the	DT
20987	936	47	division	division	NN
20987	936	48	of	of	IN
20987	936	49	a	a	DT
20987	936	50	force	force	NN
20987	936	51	into	into	IN
20987	936	52	two	two	CD
20987	936	53	or	or	CC
20987	936	54	more	more	JJR
20987	936	55	parts	part	NNS
20987	936	56	out	out	IN
20987	936	57	of	of	IN
20987	936	58	reach	reach	NN
20987	936	59	for	for	IN
20987	936	60	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	936	61	support	support	NN
20987	936	62	,	,	,
20987	936	63	and	and	CC
20987	936	64	neither	neither	DT
20987	936	65	one	one	NN
20987	936	66	in	in	IN
20987	936	67	decisively	decisively	RB
20987	936	68	preponderant	preponderant	JJ
20987	936	69	strength	strength	NN
20987	936	70	to	to	IN
20987	936	71	the	the	DT
20987	936	72	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	936	73	to	to	IN
20987	936	74	whom	whom	WP
20987	936	75	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	936	76	is	be	VBZ
20987	936	77	opposed	oppose	VBN
20987	936	78	.	.	.
20987	937	1	This	this	DT
20987	937	2	disadvantage	disadvantage	NN
20987	937	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	937	4	greatest	great	JJS
20987	937	5	to	to	IN
20987	937	6	the	the	DT
20987	937	7	offensive	offensive	NN
20987	937	8	,	,	,
20987	937	9	because	because	IN
20987	937	10	to	to	IN
20987	937	11	the	the	DT
20987	937	12	defensive	defensive	NN
20987	937	13	falls	fall	VBZ
20987	937	14	the	the	DT
20987	937	15	privilege	privilege	NN
20987	937	16	of	of	IN
20987	937	17	increasing	increase	VBG
20987	937	18	power	power	NN
20987	937	19	by	by	IN
20987	937	20	choice	choice	NN
20987	937	21	of	of	IN
20987	937	22	position	position	NN
20987	937	23	and	and	CC
20987	937	24	by	by	IN
20987	937	25	fortifying	fortify	VBG
20987	937	26	.	.	.
20987	938	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	938	2	was	be	VBD
20987	938	3	in	in	IN
20987	938	4	this	this	DT
20987	938	5	dilemma	dilemma	NN
20987	938	6	that	that	IN
20987	938	7	the	the	DT
20987	938	8	British	British	NNPS
20987	938	9	,	,	,
20987	938	10	in	in	IN
20987	938	11	consequence	consequence	NN
20987	938	12	of	of	IN
20987	938	13	the	the	DT
20987	938	14	abandonment	abandonment	NN
20987	938	15	of	of	IN
20987	938	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	938	17	original	original	JJ
20987	938	18	concentrative	concentrative	JJ
20987	938	19	plan	plan	NN
20987	938	20	of	of	IN
20987	938	21	advance	advance	NN
20987	938	22	through	through	IN
20987	938	23	the	the	DT
20987	938	24	Free	Free	NNP
20987	938	25	State	State	NNP
20987	938	26	,	,	,
20987	938	27	and	and	CC
20987	938	28	the	the	DT
20987	938	29	adoption	adoption	NN
20987	938	30	of	of	IN
20987	938	31	two	two	CD
20987	938	32	or	or	CC
20987	938	33	more	more	JJR
20987	938	34	lines	line	NNS
20987	938	35	of	of	IN
20987	938	36	operation	operation	NN
20987	938	37	,	,	,
20987	938	38	found	find	VBD
20987	938	39	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	938	40	over	over	IN
20987	938	41	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	938	42	whole	whole	JJ
20987	938	43	front	front	NN
20987	938	44	;	;	:
20987	938	45	from	from	IN
20987	938	46	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	938	47	on	on	IN
20987	938	48	the	the	DT
20987	938	49	east	east	NN
20987	938	50	,	,	,
20987	938	51	through	through	IN
20987	938	52	Sterkstrom	Sterkstrom	NNP
20987	938	53	and	and	CC
20987	938	54	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	938	55	,	,	,
20987	938	56	to	to	IN
20987	938	57	the	the	DT
20987	938	58	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	938	59	River	River	NNP
20987	938	60	.	.	.
20987	939	1	The	the	DT
20987	939	2	result	result	NN
20987	939	3	throughout	throughout	IN
20987	939	4	was	be	VBD
20987	939	5	--	--	:
20987	939	6	if	if	IN
20987	939	7	not	not	RB
20987	939	8	paralysis	paralysis	NN
20987	939	9	--	--	:
20987	939	10	at	at	IN
20987	939	11	least	least	JJS
20987	939	12	a	a	DT
20987	939	13	cessation	cessation	NN
20987	939	14	of	of	IN
20987	939	15	movement	movement	NN
20987	939	16	,	,	,
20987	939	17	after	after	IN
20987	939	18	the	the	DT
20987	939	19	reverses	reverse	NNS
20987	939	20	above	above	IN
20987	939	21	mentioned	mention	VBN
20987	939	22	,	,	,
20987	939	23	except	except	IN
20987	939	24	in	in	IN
20987	939	25	the	the	DT
20987	939	26	brilliant	brilliant	JJ
20987	939	27	and	and	CC
20987	939	28	useful	useful	JJ
20987	939	29	,	,	,
20987	939	30	but	but	CC
20987	939	31	in	in	IN
20987	939	32	scale	scale	NN
20987	939	33	minor	minor	JJ
20987	939	34	,	,	,
20987	939	35	operations	operation	NNS
20987	939	36	of	of	IN
20987	939	37	General	General	NNP
20987	939	38	French	French	NNP
20987	939	39	upon	upon	IN
20987	939	40	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	939	41	left	left	JJ
20987	939	42	centre	centre	NN
20987	939	43	,	,	,
20987	939	44	about	about	IN
20987	939	45	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	939	46	and	and	CC
20987	939	47	Colesberg	Colesberg	NNP
20987	939	48	.	.	.
20987	940	1	In	in	IN
20987	940	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	940	3	p.170	p.170	NN
20987	940	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	940	5	the	the	DT
20987	940	6	centre	centre	NN
20987	940	7	and	and	CC
20987	940	8	east	east	NN
20987	940	9	of	of	IN
20987	940	10	the	the	DT
20987	940	11	border	border	NN
20987	940	12	district	district	NN
20987	940	13	between	between	IN
20987	940	14	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	940	15	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	940	16	and	and	CC
20987	940	17	the	the	DT
20987	940	18	Free	Free	NNP
20987	940	19	State	State	NNP
20987	940	20	--	--	:
20987	940	21	from	from	IN
20987	940	22	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	940	23	to	to	IN
20987	940	24	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	940	25	and	and	CC
20987	940	26	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	940	27	--	--	:
20987	940	28	the	the	DT
20987	940	29	position	position	NN
20987	940	30	now	now	RB
20987	940	31	was	be	VBD
20987	940	32	and	and	CC
20987	940	33	continued	continue	VBD
20987	940	34	to	to	TO
20987	940	35	be	be	VB
20987	940	36	especially	especially	RB
20987	940	37	critical	critical	JJ
20987	940	38	,	,	,
20987	940	39	because	because	IN
20987	940	40	most	most	JJS
20987	940	41	exposed	exposed	JJ
20987	940	42	.	.	.
20987	941	1	Had	have	VBD
20987	941	2	the	the	DT
20987	941	3	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	941	4	forces	force	NNS
20987	941	5	there	there	RB
20987	941	6	been	be	VBN
20987	941	7	handled	handle	VBN
20987	941	8	with	with	IN
20987	941	9	definiteness	definiteness	NN
20987	941	10	of	of	IN
20987	941	11	aim	aim	NN
20987	941	12	and	and	CC
20987	941	13	concentration	concentration	NN
20987	941	14	of	of	IN
20987	941	15	effort	effort	NN
20987	941	16	in	in	IN
20987	941	17	aggressive	aggressive	JJ
20987	941	18	movement	movement	NN
20987	941	19	,	,	,
20987	941	20	serious	serious	JJ
20987	941	21	disaster	disaster	NN
20987	941	22	could	could	MD
20987	941	23	scarcely	scarcely	RB
20987	941	24	have	have	VB
20987	941	25	been	be	VBN
20987	941	26	averted	avert	VBN
20987	941	27	.	.	.
20987	942	1	But	but	CC
20987	942	2	direction	direction	NN
20987	942	3	seems	seem	VBZ
20987	942	4	to	to	TO
20987	942	5	have	have	VB
20987	942	6	been	be	VBN
20987	942	7	largely	largely	RB
20987	942	8	in	in	IN
20987	942	9	the	the	DT
20987	942	10	hands	hand	NNS
20987	942	11	of	of	IN
20987	942	12	the	the	DT
20987	942	13	Free	Free	NNP
20987	942	14	State	State	NNP
20987	942	15	farmers	farmer	NNS
20987	942	16	of	of	IN
20987	942	17	the	the	DT
20987	942	18	locality	locality	NN
20987	942	19	,	,	,
20987	942	20	whose	whose	WP$
20987	942	21	aptitudes	aptitude	NNS
20987	942	22	and	and	CC
20987	942	23	leading	lead	VBG
20987	942	24	carried	carry	VBD
20987	942	25	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	942	26	little	little	JJ
20987	942	27	above	above	IN
20987	942	28	the	the	DT
20987	942	29	level	level	NN
20987	942	30	of	of	IN
20987	942	31	irregular	irregular	JJ
20987	942	32	partisan	partisan	JJ
20987	942	33	troops	troop	NNS
20987	942	34	.	.	.
20987	943	1	These	these	DT
20987	943	2	are	be	VBP
20987	943	3	invaluable	invaluable	JJ
20987	943	4	for	for	IN
20987	943	5	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	943	6	own	own	JJ
20987	943	7	purposes	purpose	NNS
20987	943	8	,	,	,
20987	943	9	but	but	CC
20987	943	10	those	those	DT
20987	943	11	purposes	purpose	NNS
20987	943	12	are	be	VBP
20987	943	13	distinctly	distinctly	RB
20987	943	14	subsidiary	subsidiary	JJ
20987	943	15	to	to	IN
20987	943	16	war	war	NN
20987	943	17	on	on	IN
20987	943	18	the	the	DT
20987	943	19	great	great	JJ
20987	943	20	scale	scale	NN
20987	943	21	,	,	,
20987	943	22	and	and	CC
20987	943	23	by	by	IN
20987	943	24	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	943	25	alone	alone	RB
20987	943	26	do	do	VBP
20987	943	27	not	not	RB
20987	943	28	decide	decide	VB
20987	943	29	campaigns	campaign	NNS
20987	943	30	.	.	.
20987	944	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	944	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	944	3	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	944	4	not	not	RB
20987	944	5	to	to	TO
20987	944	6	be	be	VB
20987	944	7	struck	strike	VBN
20987	944	8	with	with	IN
20987	944	9	the	the	DT
20987	944	10	general	general	JJ
20987	944	11	similarity	similarity	NN
20987	944	12	of	of	IN
20987	944	13	motive	motive	NN
20987	944	14	,	,	,
20987	944	15	and	and	CC
20987	944	16	of	of	IN
20987	944	17	action	action	NN
20987	944	18	,	,	,
20987	944	19	in	in	IN
20987	944	20	the	the	DT
20987	944	21	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	944	22	operations	operation	NNS
20987	944	23	from	from	IN
20987	944	24	November	November	NNP
20987	944	25	to	to	IN
20987	944	26	January	January	NNP
20987	944	27	in	in	IN
20987	944	28	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	944	29	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	944	30	,	,	,
20987	944	31	from	from	IN
20987	944	32	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	944	33	to	to	IN
20987	944	34	Dordrecht	Dordrecht	NNP
20987	944	35	and	and	CC
20987	944	36	thence	thence	NN
20987	944	37	to	to	IN
20987	944	38	the	the	DT
20987	944	39	Basuto	Basuto	NNP
20987	944	40	boundary	boundary	NN
20987	944	41	,	,	,
20987	944	42	and	and	CC
20987	944	43	the	the	DT
20987	944	44	dashing	dashing	NN
20987	944	45	but	but	CC
20987	944	46	militarily	militarily	RB
20987	944	47	abortive	abortive	JJ
20987	944	48	raids	raid	NNS
20987	944	49	to	to	IN
20987	944	50	the	the	DT
20987	944	51	rear	rear	NN
20987	944	52	of	of	IN
20987	944	53	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	944	54	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	944	55	'	'	POS
20987	944	56	right	right	JJ
20987	944	57	flank	flank	NN
20987	944	58	while	while	IN
20987	944	59	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	944	60	was	be	VBD
20987	944	61	at	at	IN
20987	944	62	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	944	63	.	.	.
20987	945	1	As	as	RB
20987	945	2	soon	soon	RB
20987	945	3	as	as	IN
20987	945	4	the	the	DT
20987	945	5	Dutch	dutch	JJ
20987	945	6	commandant	commandant	NN
20987	945	7	in	in	IN
20987	945	8	the	the	DT
20987	945	9	latter	latter	JJ
20987	945	10	instance	instance	NN
20987	945	11	settled	settle	VBN
20987	945	12	upon	upon	IN
20987	945	13	{	{	-LRB-
20987	945	14	p.171	p.171	NNP
20987	945	15	}	}	-RRB-
20987	945	16	Wepener	Wepener	NNP
20987	945	17	for	for	IN
20987	945	18	the	the	DT
20987	945	19	expenditure	expenditure	NN
20987	945	20	of	of	IN
20987	945	21	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	945	22	strength	strength	NN
20987	945	23	,	,	,
20987	945	24	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	945	25	had	have	VBD
20987	945	26	not	not	RB
20987	945	27	only	only	RB
20987	945	28	secured	secure	VBN
20987	945	29	that	that	DT
20987	945	30	opportunity	opportunity	NN
20987	945	31	for	for	IN
20987	945	32	ready	ready	JJ
20987	945	33	retirement	retirement	NN
20987	945	34	to	to	TO
20987	945	35	which	which	WDT
20987	945	36	the	the	DT
20987	945	37	partisan	partisan	JJ
20987	945	38	looks	look	VBZ
20987	945	39	,	,	,
20987	945	40	but	but	CC
20987	945	41	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	945	42	had	have	VBD
20987	945	43	also	also	RB
20987	945	44	relieved	relieve	VBN
20987	945	45	the	the	DT
20987	945	46	British	british	JJ
20987	945	47	commander	commander	NN
20987	945	48	from	from	IN
20987	945	49	serious	serious	JJ
20987	945	50	anxiety	anxiety	NN
20987	945	51	concerning	concern	VBG
20987	945	52	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	945	53	communications	communication	NNS
20987	945	54	.	.	.
20987	946	1	The	the	DT
20987	946	2	British	british	JJ
20987	946	3	disaster	disaster	NN
20987	946	4	at	at	IN
20987	946	5	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	946	6	possesses	possess	VBZ
20987	946	7	no	no	DT
20987	946	8	intrinsic	intrinsic	JJ
20987	946	9	interest	interest	NN
20987	946	10	,	,	,
20987	946	11	or	or	CC
20987	946	12	claim	claim	VBP
20987	946	13	to	to	TO
20987	946	14	mention	mention	VB
20987	946	15	,	,	,
20987	946	16	as	as	IN
20987	946	17	a	a	DT
20987	946	18	military	military	JJ
20987	946	19	incident	incident	NN
20987	946	20	;	;	:
20987	946	21	but	but	CC
20987	946	22	as	as	IN
20987	946	23	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	946	24	attracted	attract	VBD
20987	946	25	so	so	RB
20987	946	26	much	much	JJ
20987	946	27	notice	notice	NN
20987	946	28	at	at	IN
20987	946	29	the	the	DT
20987	946	30	time	time	NN
20987	946	31	,	,	,
20987	946	32	and	and	CC
20987	946	33	carried	carry	VBD
20987	946	34	a	a	DT
20987	946	35	certain	certain	JJ
20987	946	36	moral	moral	JJ
20987	946	37	effect	effect	NN
20987	946	38	,	,	,
20987	946	39	the	the	DT
20987	946	40	details	detail	NNS
20987	946	41	must	must	MD
20987	946	42	be	be	VB
20987	946	43	summarized	summarize	VBN
20987	946	44	.	.	.
20987	947	1	The	the	DT
20987	947	2	Dutch	Dutch	NNPS
20987	947	3	were	be	VBD
20987	947	4	strongly	strongly	RB
20987	947	5	entrenched	entrench	VBN
20987	947	6	and	and	CC
20987	947	7	in	in	IN
20987	947	8	force	force	NN
20987	947	9	on	on	IN
20987	947	10	a	a	DT
20987	947	11	hill	hill	NN
20987	947	12	overlooking	overlook	VBG
20987	947	13	the	the	DT
20987	947	14	place	place	NN
20987	947	15	.	.	.
20987	948	1	The	the	DT
20987	948	2	British	British	NNPS
20987	948	3	were	be	VBD
20987	948	4	at	at	IN
20987	948	5	Putter	Putter	NNP
20987	948	6	's	's	POS
20987	948	7	Kraal	Kraal	NNP
20987	948	8	and	and	CC
20987	948	9	Sterkstrom	Sterkstrom	NNP
20987	948	10	,	,	,
20987	948	11	some	some	DT
20987	948	12	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	948	13	odd	odd	JJ
20987	948	14	miles	mile	NNS
20987	948	15	distant	distant	JJ
20987	948	16	by	by	IN
20987	948	17	the	the	DT
20987	948	18	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	948	19	,	,	,
20987	948	20	which	which	WDT
20987	948	21	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	948	22	controlled	control	VBD
20987	948	23	up	up	RP
20987	948	24	to	to	IN
20987	948	25	Molteno	Molteno	NNP
20987	948	26	,	,	,
20987	948	27	nine	nine	CD
20987	948	28	miles	mile	NNS
20987	948	29	from	from	IN
20987	948	30	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	948	31	.	.	.
20987	949	1	The	the	DT
20987	949	2	troops	troop	NNS
20987	949	3	,	,	,
20987	949	4	2,500	2,500	CD
20987	949	5	in	in	IN
20987	949	6	number	number	NN
20987	949	7	,	,	,
20987	949	8	had	have	VBD
20987	949	9	been	be	VBN
20987	949	10	marching	march	VBG
20987	949	11	,	,	,
20987	949	12	or	or	CC
20987	949	13	in	in	IN
20987	949	14	open	open	JJ
20987	949	15	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	949	16	trucks	truck	NNS
20987	949	17	,	,	,
20987	949	18	since	since	IN
20987	949	19	early	early	JJ
20987	949	20	morning	morning	NN
20987	949	21	of	of	IN
20987	949	22	Saturday	Saturday	NNP
20987	949	23	,	,	,
20987	949	24	December	December	NNP
20987	949	25	9	9	CD
20987	949	26	,	,	,
20987	949	27	when	when	WRB
20987	949	28	at	at	IN
20987	949	29	9	9	CD
20987	949	30	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	949	31	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	949	32	detrained	detrain	VBD
20987	949	33	at	at	IN
20987	949	34	Molteno	Molteno	NNP
20987	949	35	.	.	.
20987	950	1	From	from	IN
20987	950	2	this	this	DT
20987	950	3	place	place	NN
20987	950	4	there	there	EX
20987	950	5	are	be	VBP
20987	950	6	two	two	CD
20987	950	7	country	country	NN
20987	950	8	roads	road	NNS
20987	950	9	,	,	,
20987	950	10	one	one	CD
20987	950	11	direct	direct	NN
20987	950	12	to	to	IN
20987	950	13	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	950	14	,	,	,
20987	950	15	the	the	DT
20987	950	16	other	other	JJ
20987	950	17	branching	branching	NN
20987	950	18	to	to	IN
20987	950	19	the	the	DT
20987	950	20	left	left	NN
20987	950	21	toward	toward	IN
20987	950	22	Steynsburg	Steynsburg	NNP
20987	950	23	,	,	,
20987	950	24	on	on	IN
20987	950	25	the	the	DT
20987	950	26	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	950	27	-	-	HYPH
20987	950	28	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	950	29	railway	railway	NN
20987	950	30	.	.	.
20987	951	1	General	General	NNP
20987	951	2	Gatacre	Gatacre	NNP
20987	951	3	{	{	-LRB-
20987	951	4	p.172	p.172	NN
20987	951	5	}	}	-RRB-
20987	951	6	intended	intend	VBD
20987	951	7	to	to	TO
20987	951	8	follow	follow	VB
20987	951	9	the	the	DT
20987	951	10	Steynsburg	Steynsburg	NNP
20987	951	11	road	road	NN
20987	951	12	for	for	IN
20987	951	13	four	four	CD
20987	951	14	or	or	CC
20987	951	15	five	five	CD
20987	951	16	miles	mile	NNS
20987	951	17	,	,	,
20987	951	18	and	and	CC
20987	951	19	there	there	RB
20987	951	20	to	to	TO
20987	951	21	take	take	VB
20987	951	22	a	a	DT
20987	951	23	turn	turn	NN
20987	951	24	to	to	IN
20987	951	25	the	the	DT
20987	951	26	right	right	NN
20987	951	27	,	,	,
20987	951	28	which	which	WDT
20987	951	29	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	951	30	guides	guide	NNS
20987	951	31	assured	assure	VBD
20987	951	32	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	951	33	would	would	MD
20987	951	34	in	in	IN
20987	951	35	another	another	DT
20987	951	36	mile	mile	NN
20987	951	37	and	and	CC
20987	951	38	a	a	DT
20987	951	39	half	half	NN
20987	951	40	bring	bring	VB
20987	951	41	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	951	42	to	to	IN
20987	951	43	the	the	DT
20987	951	44	south	south	JJ
20987	951	45	-	-	HYPH
20987	951	46	west	west	NN
20987	951	47	angle	angle	NN
20987	951	48	of	of	IN
20987	951	49	the	the	DT
20987	951	50	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	951	51	position	position	NN
20987	951	52	;	;	:
20987	951	53	but	but	CC
20987	951	54	the	the	DT
20987	951	55	turn	turn	NN
20987	951	56	was	be	VBD
20987	951	57	missed	miss	VBN
20987	951	58	and	and	CC
20987	951	59	passed	pass	VBN
20987	951	60	,	,	,
20987	951	61	with	with	IN
20987	951	62	the	the	DT
20987	951	63	result	result	NN
20987	951	64	that	that	IN
20987	951	65	after	after	IN
20987	951	66	a	a	DT
20987	951	67	very	very	RB
20987	951	68	long	long	JJ
20987	951	69	circuit	circuit	NN
20987	951	70	,	,	,
20987	951	71	of	of	IN
20987	951	72	two	two	CD
20987	951	73	hours	hour	NNS
20987	951	74	and	and	CC
20987	951	75	a	a	DT
20987	951	76	half	half	NN
20987	951	77	,	,	,
20987	951	78	the	the	DT
20987	951	79	column	column	NN
20987	951	80	came	come	VBD
20987	951	81	out	out	RP
20987	951	82	on	on	IN
20987	951	83	the	the	DT
20987	951	84	north	north	NN
20987	951	85	-	-	HYPH
20987	951	86	west	west	NN
20987	951	87	angle	angle	NN
20987	951	88	.	.	.
20987	952	1	The	the	DT
20987	952	2	attack	attack	NN
20987	952	3	was	be	VBD
20987	952	4	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	952	5	delivered	deliver	VBN
20987	952	6	,	,	,
20987	952	7	but	but	CC
20987	952	8	the	the	DT
20987	952	9	troops	troop	NNS
20987	952	10	,	,	,
20987	952	11	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	952	12	exhausted	exhausted	JJ
20987	952	13	,	,	,
20987	952	14	having	have	VBG
20987	952	15	halted	halt	VBN
20987	952	16	only	only	RB
20987	952	17	forty	forty	CD
20987	952	18	-	-	HYPH
20987	952	19	five	five	CD
20987	952	20	minutes	minute	NNS
20987	952	21	since	since	IN
20987	952	22	9	9	CD
20987	952	23	o'clock	o'clock	NN
20987	952	24	,	,	,
20987	952	25	appear	appear	VBP
20987	952	26	to	to	TO
20987	952	27	have	have	VB
20987	952	28	been	be	VBN
20987	952	29	incapacitated	incapacitate	VBN
20987	952	30	,	,	,
20987	952	31	by	by	IN
20987	952	32	the	the	DT
20987	952	33	accumulated	accumulate	VBN
20987	952	34	hardships	hardship	NNS
20987	952	35	and	and	CC
20987	952	36	disappointments	disappointment	NNS
20987	952	37	of	of	IN
20987	952	38	the	the	DT
20987	952	39	night	night	NN
20987	952	40	,	,	,
20987	952	41	to	to	TO
20987	952	42	contend	contend	VB
20987	952	43	with	with	IN
20987	952	44	the	the	DT
20987	952	45	obstacles	obstacle	NNS
20987	952	46	before	before	IN
20987	952	47	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	952	48	.	.	.
20987	953	1	The	the	DT
20987	953	2	character	character	NN
20987	953	3	of	of	IN
20987	953	4	the	the	DT
20987	953	5	casualties	casualty	NNS
20987	953	6	sufficiently	sufficiently	RB
20987	953	7	indicates	indicate	VBZ
20987	953	8	the	the	DT
20987	953	9	comparative	comparative	JJ
20987	953	10	feebleness	feebleness	NN
20987	953	11	of	of	IN
20987	953	12	the	the	DT
20987	953	13	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	953	14	.	.	.
20987	954	1	There	there	EX
20987	954	2	were	be	VBD
20987	954	3	31	31	CD
20987	954	4	killed	kill	VBN
20987	954	5	,	,	,
20987	954	6	58	58	CD
20987	954	7	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	954	8	,	,	,
20987	954	9	while	while	IN
20987	954	10	in	in	IN
20987	954	11	prisoners	prisoner	NNS
20987	954	12	there	there	EX
20987	954	13	were	be	VBD
20987	954	14	lost	lose	VBN
20987	954	15	633	633	CD
20987	954	16	.	.	.
20987	955	1	The	the	DT
20987	955	2	accounts	account	NNS
20987	955	3	give	give	VBP
20987	955	4	the	the	DT
20987	955	5	impression	impression	NN
20987	955	6	that	that	IN
20987	955	7	many	many	JJ
20987	955	8	of	of	IN
20987	955	9	the	the	DT
20987	955	10	men	man	NNS
20987	955	11	taken	take	VBN
20987	955	12	were	be	VBD
20987	955	13	physically	physically	RB
20987	955	14	too	too	RB
20987	955	15	depressed	depressed	JJ
20987	955	16	to	to	TO
20987	955	17	quit	quit	VB
20987	955	18	the	the	DT
20987	955	19	shelter	shelter	NN
20987	955	20	in	in	IN
20987	955	21	which	which	WDT
20987	955	22	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	955	23	found	find	VBD
20987	955	24	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	955	25	,	,	,
20987	955	26	in	in	IN
20987	955	27	order	order	NN
20987	955	28	to	to	TO
20987	955	29	retire	retire	VB
20987	955	30	further	far	RBR
20987	955	31	.	.	.
20987	956	1	Two	two	CD
20987	956	2	guns	gun	NNS
20987	956	3	also	also	RB
20987	956	4	were	be	VBD
20987	956	5	lost	lose	VBN
20987	956	6	.	.	.
20987	957	1	The	the	DT
20987	957	2	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	957	3	which	which	WDT
20987	957	4	followed	follow	VBD
20987	957	5	almost	almost	RB
20987	957	6	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	957	7	was	be	VBD
20987	957	8	conducted	conduct	VBN
20987	957	9	under	under	IN
20987	957	10	difficulties	difficulty	NNS
20987	957	11	and	and	CC
20987	957	12	fatigue	fatigue	NN
20987	957	13	,	,	,
20987	957	14	offering	offer	VBG
20987	957	15	"	"	``
20987	957	16	great	great	JJ
20987	957	17	opportunity	opportunity	NN
20987	957	18	for	for	IN
20987	957	19	{	{	-LRB-
20987	957	20	p.173	p.173	NN
20987	957	21	}	}	-RRB-
20987	957	22	an	an	DT
20987	957	23	active	active	JJ
20987	957	24	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	957	25	"	"	''
20987	957	26	;	;	:
20987	957	27	but	but	CC
20987	957	28	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	957	29	was	be	VBD
20987	957	30	not	not	RB
20987	957	31	disturbed	disturb	VBN
20987	957	32	.	.	.
20987	958	1	Further	further	RB
20987	958	2	to	to	IN
20987	958	3	the	the	DT
20987	958	4	west	west	NN
20987	958	5	and	and	CC
20987	958	6	north	north	NN
20987	958	7	General	General	NNP
20987	958	8	French	French	NNP
20987	958	9	,	,	,
20987	958	10	during	during	IN
20987	958	11	this	this	DT
20987	958	12	same	same	JJ
20987	958	13	period	period	NN
20987	958	14	and	and	CC
20987	958	15	the	the	DT
20987	958	16	ensuing	ensue	VBG
20987	958	17	month	month	NN
20987	958	18	of	of	IN
20987	958	19	January	January	NNP
20987	958	20	,	,	,
20987	958	21	was	be	VBD
20987	958	22	carrying	carry	VBG
20987	958	23	on	on	IN
20987	958	24	continuous	continuous	JJ
20987	958	25	active	active	JJ
20987	958	26	operations	operation	NNS
20987	958	27	,	,	,
20987	958	28	which	which	WDT
20987	958	29	will	will	MD
20987	958	30	remain	remain	VB
20987	958	31	an	an	DT
20987	958	32	instructive	instructive	JJ
20987	958	33	lesson	lesson	NN
20987	958	34	for	for	IN
20987	958	35	the	the	DT
20987	958	36	military	military	JJ
20987	958	37	student	student	NN
20987	958	38	,	,	,
20987	958	39	but	but	CC
20987	958	40	which	which	WDT
20987	958	41	,	,	,
20987	958	42	from	from	IN
20987	958	43	the	the	DT
20987	958	44	smallness	smallness	NN
20987	958	45	of	of	IN
20987	958	46	the	the	DT
20987	958	47	scale	scale	NN
20987	958	48	and	and	CC
20987	958	49	the	the	DT
20987	958	50	technical	technical	JJ
20987	958	51	character	character	NN
20987	958	52	of	of	IN
20987	958	53	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	958	54	merits	merit	NNS
20987	958	55	,	,	,
20987	958	56	can	can	MD
20987	958	57	not	not	RB
20987	958	58	well	well	RB
20987	958	59	be	be	VB
20987	958	60	related	relate	VBN
20987	958	61	in	in	IN
20987	958	62	a	a	DT
20987	958	63	narrative	narrative	NN
20987	958	64	of	of	IN
20987	958	65	this	this	DT
20987	958	66	character	character	NN
20987	958	67	.	.	.
20987	959	1	For	for	IN
20987	959	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	959	3	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	959	4	has	have	VBZ
20987	959	5	received	receive	VBN
20987	959	6	,	,	,
20987	959	7	if	if	IN
20987	959	8	not	not	RB
20987	959	9	popular	popular	JJ
20987	959	10	appreciation	appreciation	NN
20987	959	11	,	,	,
20987	959	12	at	at	IN
20987	959	13	least	least	JJS
20987	959	14	public	public	JJ
20987	959	15	reward	reward	NN
20987	959	16	in	in	IN
20987	959	17	the	the	DT
20987	959	18	high	high	JJ
20987	959	19	commendation	commendation	NN
20987	959	20	of	of	IN
20987	959	21	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	959	22	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	959	23	,	,	,
20987	959	24	whose	whose	WP$
20987	959	25	own	own	JJ
20987	959	26	achievements	achievement	NNS
20987	959	27	in	in	IN
20987	959	28	a	a	DT
20987	959	29	long	long	JJ
20987	959	30	career	career	NN
20987	959	31	of	of	IN
20987	959	32	honour	honour	NN
20987	959	33	give	give	VB
20987	959	34	the	the	DT
20987	959	35	greatest	great	JJS
20987	959	36	weight	weight	NN
20987	959	37	to	to	IN
20987	959	38	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	959	39	praise	praise	NN
20987	959	40	.	.	.
20987	960	1	"	"	``
20987	960	2	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	960	3	consider	consider	VBP
20987	960	4	that	that	DT
20987	960	5	General	General	NNP
20987	960	6	French	French	NNP
20987	960	7	showed	show	VBD
20987	960	8	marked	marked	JJ
20987	960	9	ability	ability	NN
20987	960	10	and	and	CC
20987	960	11	judgment	judgment	NN
20987	960	12	in	in	IN
20987	960	13	constantly	constantly	RB
20987	960	14	harassing	harass	VBG
20987	960	15	the	the	DT
20987	960	16	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	960	17	and	and	CC
20987	960	18	driving	drive	VBG
20987	960	19	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	960	20	from	from	IN
20987	960	21	one	one	CD
20987	960	22	strong	strong	JJ
20987	960	23	position	position	NN
20987	960	24	after	after	IN
20987	960	25	another	another	DT
20987	960	26	,	,	,
20987	960	27	without	without	IN
20987	960	28	exposing	expose	VBG
20987	960	29	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	960	30	men	man	NNS
20987	960	31	to	to	IN
20987	960	32	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	960	33	loss	loss	NN
20987	960	34	.	.	.
20987	960	35	"	"	''
20987	961	1	Yet	yet	CC
20987	961	2	even	even	RB
20987	961	3	this	this	DT
20987	961	4	scarcely	scarcely	RB
20987	961	5	measures	measure	VBZ
20987	961	6	the	the	DT
20987	961	7	full	full	JJ
20987	961	8	value	value	NN
20987	961	9	of	of	IN
20987	961	10	French	French	NNP
20987	961	11	's	's	POS
20987	961	12	services	service	NNS
20987	961	13	.	.	.
20987	962	1	The	the	DT
20987	962	2	untiring	untire	VBG
20987	962	3	molestation	molestation	NN
20987	962	4	to	to	TO
20987	962	5	which	which	WDT
20987	962	6	the	the	DT
20987	962	7	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	962	8	was	be	VBD
20987	962	9	subjected	subject	VBN
20987	962	10	by	by	IN
20987	962	11	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	962	12	,	,	,
20987	962	13	as	as	IN
20987	962	14	testified	testify	VBD
20987	962	15	not	not	RB
20987	962	16	only	only	RB
20987	962	17	by	by	IN
20987	962	18	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	962	19	full	full	JJ
20987	962	20	report	report	NN
20987	962	21	but	but	CC
20987	962	22	by	by	IN
20987	962	23	the	the	DT
20987	962	24	daily	daily	JJ
20987	962	25	telegram	telegram	NN
20987	962	26	of	of	IN
20987	962	27	this	this	DT
20987	962	28	or	or	CC
20987	962	29	that	that	DT
20987	962	30	brush	brush	NN
20987	962	31	,	,	,
20987	962	32	first	first	RB
20987	962	33	in	in	IN
20987	962	34	one	one	CD
20987	962	35	quarter	quarter	NN
20987	962	36	,	,	,
20987	962	37	then	then	RB
20987	962	38	in	in	IN
20987	962	39	another	another	DT
20987	962	40	,	,	,
20987	962	41	unquestionably	unquestionably	RB
20987	962	42	--	--	:
20987	962	43	or	or	CC
20987	962	44	{	{	-LRB-
20987	962	45	p.174	p.174	NN
20987	962	46	}	}	-RRB-
20987	962	47	rather	rather	RB
20987	962	48	evidently	evidently	RB
20987	962	49	--	--	:
20987	962	50	produced	produce	VBD
20987	962	51	an	an	DT
20987	962	52	impression	impression	NN
20987	962	53	and	and	CC
20987	962	54	concentrated	concentrate	VBD
20987	962	55	an	an	DT
20987	962	56	anxiety	anxiety	NN
20987	962	57	that	that	WDT
20987	962	58	contributed	contribute	VBD
20987	962	59	to	to	TO
20987	962	60	divert	divert	VB
20987	962	61	attention	attention	NN
20987	962	62	from	from	IN
20987	962	63	the	the	DT
20987	962	64	preparations	preparation	NNS
20987	962	65	to	to	IN
20987	962	66	the	the	DT
20987	962	67	westward	westward	JJ
20987	962	68	,	,	,
20987	962	69	which	which	WDT
20987	962	70	were	be	VBD
20987	962	71	to	to	TO
20987	962	72	result	result	VB
20987	962	73	in	in	IN
20987	962	74	the	the	DT
20987	962	75	relief	relief	NN
20987	962	76	of	of	IN
20987	962	77	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	962	78	and	and	CC
20987	962	79	the	the	DT
20987	962	80	capture	capture	NN
20987	962	81	of	of	IN
20987	962	82	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	962	83	.	.	.
20987	963	1	In	in	IN
20987	963	2	these	these	DT
20987	963	3	later	later	JJ
20987	963	4	events	event	NNS
20987	963	5	French	French	NNP
20987	963	6	was	be	VBD
20987	963	7	rewarded	reward	VBN
20987	963	8	by	by	IN
20987	963	9	the	the	DT
20987	963	10	conspicuous	conspicuous	JJ
20987	963	11	as	as	RB
20987	963	12	well	well	RB
20987	963	13	as	as	IN
20987	963	14	important	important	JJ
20987	963	15	part	part	NN
20987	963	16	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	963	17	played	play	VBD
20987	963	18	.	.	.
20987	964	1	Reaching	reach	VBG
20987	964	2	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	964	3	Town	Town	NNP
20987	964	4	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	964	5	after	after	IN
20987	964	6	the	the	DT
20987	964	7	investment	investment	NN
20987	964	8	of	of	IN
20987	964	9	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	964	10	,	,	,
20987	964	11	French	French	NNP
20987	964	12	was	be	VBD
20987	964	13	sent	send	VBN
20987	964	14	up	up	RP
20987	964	15	country	country	NN
20987	964	16	by	by	IN
20987	964	17	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	964	18	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	964	19	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	964	20	with	with	IN
20987	964	21	orders	order	NNS
20987	964	22	to	to	TO
20987	964	23	seize	seize	VB
20987	964	24	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	964	25	,	,	,
20987	964	26	then	then	RB
20987	964	27	recently	recently	RB
20987	964	28	evacuated	evacuate	VBD
20987	964	29	,	,	,
20987	964	30	and	and	CC
20987	964	31	whenever	whenever	WRB
20987	964	32	possible	possible	JJ
20987	964	33	to	to	TO
20987	964	34	push	push	VB
20987	964	35	on	on	RP
20987	964	36	and	and	CC
20987	964	37	gain	gain	VB
20987	964	38	Colesberg	Colesberg	NNP
20987	964	39	.	.	.
20987	965	1	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	965	2	was	be	VBD
20987	965	3	reoccupied	reoccupie	VBN
20987	965	4	November	November	NNP
20987	965	5	19	19	CD
20987	965	6	,	,	,
20987	965	7	and	and	CC
20987	965	8	thenceforth	thenceforth	NN
20987	965	9	activity	activity	NN
20987	965	10	was	be	VBD
20987	965	11	incessant	incessant	JJ
20987	965	12	.	.	.
20987	966	1	Advancing	advance	VBG
20987	966	2	,	,	,
20987	966	3	retiring	retire	VBG
20987	966	4	,	,	,
20987	966	5	gaining	gain	VBG
20987	966	6	,	,	,
20987	966	7	losing	losing	NN
20987	966	8	,	,	,
20987	966	9	on	on	IN
20987	966	10	front	front	JJ
20987	966	11	,	,	,
20987	966	12	flank	flank	NN
20987	966	13	,	,	,
20987	966	14	or	or	CC
20987	966	15	rear	rear	JJ
20987	966	16	,	,	,
20987	966	17	of	of	IN
20987	966	18	the	the	DT
20987	966	19	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	966	20	,	,	,
20987	966	21	whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	966	22	else	else	RB
20987	966	23	found	find	VBD
20987	966	24	place	place	NN
20987	966	25	,	,	,
20987	966	26	repose	repose	NNP
20987	966	27	did	do	VBD
20987	966	28	not	not	RB
20987	966	29	.	.	.
20987	967	1	The	the	DT
20987	967	2	report	report	NN
20987	967	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	967	4	a	a	DT
20987	967	5	record	record	NN
20987	967	6	of	of	IN
20987	967	7	unrestingness	unrestingness	NN
20987	967	8	,	,	,
20987	967	9	which	which	WDT
20987	967	10	communicated	communicate	VBD
20987	967	11	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	967	12	to	to	IN
20987	967	13	the	the	DT
20987	967	14	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	967	15	as	as	IN
20987	967	16	uneasiness	uneasiness	NN
20987	967	17	.	.	.
20987	968	1	On	on	IN
20987	968	2	the	the	DT
20987	968	3	16th	16th	NN
20987	968	4	of	of	IN
20987	968	5	December	December	NNP
20987	968	6	Arundel	Arundel	NNP
20987	968	7	,	,	,
20987	968	8	midway	midway	NN
20987	968	9	from	from	IN
20987	968	10	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	968	11	to	to	IN
20987	968	12	Colesberg	Colesberg	NNP
20987	968	13	,	,	,
20987	968	14	was	be	VBD
20987	968	15	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	968	16	as	as	IN
20987	968	17	headquarters	headquarters	NN
20987	968	18	,	,	,
20987	968	19	and	and	CC
20987	968	20	from	from	IN
20987	968	21	that	that	DT
20987	968	22	time	time	NN
20987	968	23	,	,	,
20987	968	24	as	as	IN
20987	968	25	before	before	RB
20987	968	26	,	,	,
20987	968	27	"	"	``
20987	968	28	every	every	DT
20987	968	29	opportunity	opportunity	NN
20987	968	30	was	be	VBD
20987	968	31	taken	take	VBN
20987	968	32	to	to	TO
20987	968	33	worry	worry	VB
20987	968	34	the	the	DT
20987	968	35	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	968	36	and	and	CC
20987	968	37	to	to	TO
20987	968	38	harass	harass	VB
20987	968	39	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	968	40	flanks	flank	NNS
20987	968	41	and	and	CC
20987	968	42	rear	rear	VB
20987	968	43	until	until	IN
20987	968	44	December	December	NNP
20987	968	45	{	{	-LRB-
20987	968	46	p.175	p.175	NNP
20987	968	47	}	}	-RRB-
20987	968	48	29	29	CD
20987	968	49	,	,	,
20987	968	50	when	when	WRB
20987	968	51	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	968	52	finally	finally	RB
20987	968	53	evacuated	evacuate	VBD
20987	968	54	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	968	55	position	position	NN
20987	968	56	in	in	IN
20987	968	57	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	968	58	front	front	NN
20987	968	59	and	and	CC
20987	968	60	retired	retire	VBD
20987	968	61	on	on	IN
20987	968	62	Colesberg	Colesberg	NNP
20987	968	63	.	.	.
20987	969	1	These	these	DT
20987	969	2	operations	operation	NNS
20987	969	3	were	be	VBD
20987	969	4	fully	fully	RB
20987	969	5	reported	report	VBN
20987	969	6	each	each	DT
20987	969	7	night	night	NN
20987	969	8	by	by	IN
20987	969	9	telegraph	telegraph	NN
20987	969	10	.	.	.
20987	969	11	"	"	''
20987	970	1	These	these	DT
20987	970	2	telegrams	telegram	NNS
20987	970	3	journalise	journalise	VBP
20987	970	4	the	the	DT
20987	970	5	restlessness	restlessness	NN
20987	970	6	of	of	IN
20987	970	7	the	the	DT
20987	970	8	skilled	skilled	JJ
20987	970	9	warrior	warrior	NN
20987	970	10	who	who	WP
20987	970	11	looks	look	VBZ
20987	970	12	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	970	13	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	970	14	minor	minor	JJ
20987	970	15	_	_	NNP
20987	970	16	rôle_--beyond	rôle_--beyond	NN
20987	970	17	mere	mere	JJ
20987	970	18	partisan	partisan	JJ
20987	970	19	scurrying	scurrying	NN
20987	970	20	to	to	IN
20987	970	21	and	and	CC
20987	970	22	fro	fro	NNP
20987	970	23	--	--	:
20987	970	24	to	to	IN
20987	970	25	the	the	DT
20987	970	26	great	great	JJ
20987	970	27	something	something	NN
20987	970	28	to	to	TO
20987	970	29	which	which	WDT
20987	970	30	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	970	31	contributes	contribute	VBZ
20987	970	32	.	.	.
20987	971	1	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	971	2	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	971	3	availed	avail	VBD
20987	971	4	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	971	5	ably	ably	RB
20987	971	6	of	of	IN
20987	971	7	the	the	DT
20987	971	8	disquiet	disquiet	NN
20987	971	9	caused	cause	VBN
20987	971	10	by	by	IN
20987	971	11	French	French	NNP
20987	971	12	.	.	.
20987	972	1	As	as	IN
20987	972	2	the	the	DT
20987	972	3	fulness	fulness	NN
20987	972	4	of	of	IN
20987	972	5	time	time	NN
20987	972	6	approached	approach	VBN
20987	972	7	for	for	IN
20987	972	8	the	the	DT
20987	972	9	relief	relief	NN
20987	972	10	of	of	IN
20987	972	11	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	972	12	,	,	,
20987	972	13	the	the	DT
20987	972	14	forces	force	NNS
20987	972	15	about	about	IN
20987	972	16	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	972	17	grew	grow	VBD
20987	972	18	larger	large	JJR
20987	972	19	and	and	CC
20987	972	20	more	more	RBR
20987	972	21	restless	restless	JJ
20987	972	22	than	than	IN
20987	972	23	ever	ever	RB
20987	972	24	.	.	.
20987	973	1	Advance	advance	NN
20987	973	2	in	in	IN
20987	973	3	menacing	menacing	JJ
20987	973	4	force	force	NN
20987	973	5	was	be	VBD
20987	973	6	made	make	VBN
20987	973	7	not	not	RB
20987	973	8	only	only	RB
20987	973	9	toward	toward	IN
20987	973	10	Colesberg	Colesberg	NNP
20987	973	11	,	,	,
20987	973	12	but	but	CC
20987	973	13	to	to	IN
20987	973	14	the	the	DT
20987	973	15	eastward	eastward	JJ
20987	973	16	,	,	,
20987	973	17	along	along	IN
20987	973	18	the	the	DT
20987	973	19	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	973	20	to	to	IN
20987	973	21	Steynsburg	Steynsburg	NNP
20987	973	22	and	and	CC
20987	973	23	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	973	24	.	.	.
20987	974	1	Parties	party	NNS
20987	974	2	of	of	IN
20987	974	3	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	974	4	horse	horse	NN
20987	974	5	crossed	cross	VBD
20987	974	6	the	the	DT
20987	974	7	country	country	NN
20987	974	8	from	from	IN
20987	974	9	Gatacre	Gatacre	NNP
20987	974	10	at	at	IN
20987	974	11	Sterkstrom	Sterkstrom	NNP
20987	974	12	to	to	IN
20987	974	13	French	French	NNP
20987	974	14	and	and	CC
20987	974	15	Kelly	Kelly	NNP
20987	974	16	-	-	HYPH
20987	974	17	Kenny	Kenny	NNP
20987	974	18	at	at	IN
20987	974	19	Steynsburg	Steynsburg	NNP
20987	974	20	and	and	CC
20987	974	21	Arundel	Arundel	NNP
20987	974	22	.	.	.
20987	975	1	A	a	DT
20987	975	2	general	general	JJ
20987	975	3	advance	advance	NN
20987	975	4	in	in	IN
20987	975	5	force	force	NN
20987	975	6	seemed	seem	VBD
20987	975	7	imminent	imminent	JJ
20987	975	8	.	.	.
20987	976	1	On	on	IN
20987	976	2	February	February	NNP
20987	976	3	2	2	CD
20987	976	4	French	French	NNP
20987	976	5	,	,	,
20987	976	6	in	in	IN
20987	976	7	closing	close	VBG
20987	976	8	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	976	9	long	long	JJ
20987	976	10	report	report	NN
20987	976	11	to	to	IN
20987	976	12	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	976	13	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	976	14	detailing	detail	VBG
20987	976	15	the	the	DT
20987	976	16	events	event	NNS
20987	976	17	since	since	IN
20987	976	18	December	December	NNP
20987	976	19	16	16	CD
20987	976	20	,	,	,
20987	976	21	said	say	VBD
20987	976	22	,	,	,
20987	976	23	"	"	``
20987	976	24	In	in	IN
20987	976	25	accordance	accordance	NN
20987	976	26	with	with	IN
20987	976	27	the	the	DT
20987	976	28	instructions	instruction	NNS
20987	976	29	received	receive	VBN
20987	976	30	at	at	IN
20987	976	31	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	976	32	Town	Town	NNP
20987	976	33	from	from	IN
20987	976	34	the	the	DT
20987	976	35	commander	commander	NN
20987	976	36	-	-	HYPH
20987	976	37	in	in	IN
20987	976	38	-	-	HYPH
20987	976	39	chief	chief	NN
20987	976	40	,	,	,
20987	976	41	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	976	42	am	be	VBP
20987	976	43	now	now	RB
20987	976	44	making	make	VBG
20987	976	45	the	the	DT
20987	976	46	arrangements	arrangement	NNS
20987	976	47	ordered	order	VBN
20987	976	48	.	.	.
20987	976	49	"	"	''
20987	977	1	The	the	DT
20987	977	2	explanation	explanation	NN
20987	977	3	{	{	-LRB-
20987	977	4	p.176	p.176	NN
20987	977	5	}	}	-RRB-
20987	977	6	of	of	IN
20987	977	7	this	this	DT
20987	977	8	mysterious	mysterious	JJ
20987	977	9	allusion	allusion	NN
20987	977	10	appeared	appear	VBD
20987	977	11	thirteen	thirteen	CD
20987	977	12	days	day	NNS
20987	977	13	later	later	RB
20987	977	14	,	,	,
20987	977	15	when	when	WRB
20987	977	16	,	,	,
20987	977	17	on	on	IN
20987	977	18	February	February	NNP
20987	977	19	15	15	CD
20987	977	20	,	,	,
20987	977	21	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	977	22	led	lead	VBD
20987	977	23	the	the	DT
20987	977	24	relieving	relieve	VBG
20987	977	25	column	column	NN
20987	977	26	into	into	IN
20987	977	27	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	977	28	,	,	,
20987	977	29	two	two	CD
20987	977	30	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	977	31	miles	mile	NNS
20987	977	32	distant	distant	JJ
20987	977	33	.	.	.
20987	978	1	The	the	DT
20987	978	2	same	same	JJ
20987	978	3	day	day	NN
20987	978	4	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	978	5	former	former	JJ
20987	978	6	command	command	NN
20987	978	7	,	,	,
20987	978	8	weakened	weaken	VBN
20987	978	9	by	by	IN
20987	978	10	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	978	11	own	own	JJ
20987	978	12	withdrawal	withdrawal	NN
20987	978	13	with	with	IN
20987	978	14	the	the	DT
20987	978	15	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	978	16	,	,	,
20987	978	17	and	and	CC
20987	978	18	by	by	IN
20987	978	19	that	that	DT
20987	978	20	of	of	IN
20987	978	21	Kelly	Kelly	NNP
20987	978	22	-	-	HYPH
20987	978	23	Kenny	Kenny	NNP
20987	978	24	's	's	POS
20987	978	25	division	division	NN
20987	978	26	,	,	,
20987	978	27	and	and	CC
20987	978	28	now	now	RB
20987	978	29	under	under	IN
20987	978	30	General	General	NNP
20987	978	31	Clements	Clements	NNP
20987	978	32	,	,	,
20987	978	33	had	have	VBD
20987	978	34	been	be	VBN
20987	978	35	forced	force	VBN
20987	978	36	out	out	IN
20987	978	37	of	of	IN
20987	978	38	Arundel	Arundel	NNP
20987	978	39	by	by	IN
20987	978	40	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	978	41	superior	superior	JJ
20987	978	42	numbers	number	NNS
20987	978	43	;	;	:
20987	978	44	but	but	CC
20987	978	45	to	to	IN
20987	978	46	what	what	WDT
20987	978	47	avail	avail	NN
20987	978	48	?	?	.
20987	979	1	Yet	yet	CC
20987	979	2	in	in	IN
20987	979	3	another	another	DT
20987	979	4	ten	ten	CD
20987	979	5	days	day	NNS
20987	979	6	the	the	DT
20987	979	7	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	979	8	from	from	IN
20987	979	9	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	979	10	to	to	IN
20987	979	11	Colesberg	Colesberg	NNP
20987	979	12	were	be	VBD
20987	979	13	in	in	IN
20987	979	14	full	full	JJ
20987	979	15	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	979	16	,	,	,
20987	979	17	and	and	CC
20987	979	18	on	on	IN
20987	979	19	February	February	NNP
20987	979	20	26	26	CD
20987	979	21	Clements	Clements	NNP
20987	979	22	not	not	RB
20987	979	23	only	only	RB
20987	979	24	had	have	VBD
20987	979	25	regained	regain	VBN
20987	979	26	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	979	27	ground	ground	NN
20987	979	28	,	,	,
20987	979	29	but	but	CC
20987	979	30	had	have	VBD
20987	979	31	entered	enter	VBN
20987	979	32	Colesberg	Colesberg	NNP
20987	979	33	,	,	,
20987	979	34	for	for	IN
20987	979	35	which	which	WDT
20987	979	36	French	French	NNP
20987	979	37	had	have	VBD
20987	979	38	so	so	RB
20987	979	39	long	long	RB
20987	979	40	manoeuvred	manoeuvre	VBN
20987	979	41	in	in	IN
20987	979	42	vain	vain	JJ
20987	979	43	.	.	.
20987	980	1	The	the	DT
20987	980	2	incident	incident	NN
20987	980	3	illustrates	illustrate	VBZ
20987	980	4	happily	happily	RB
20987	980	5	the	the	DT
20987	980	6	far	far	RB
20987	980	7	-	-	HYPH
20987	980	8	reaching	reach	VBG
20987	980	9	effect	effect	NN
20987	980	10	of	of	IN
20987	980	11	a	a	DT
20987	980	12	great	great	JJ
20987	980	13	movement	movement	NN
20987	980	14	in	in	IN
20987	980	15	mass	mass	NNP
20987	980	16	,	,	,
20987	980	17	wisely	wisely	RB
20987	980	18	conceived	conceive	VBN
20987	980	19	,	,	,
20987	980	20	ably	ably	RB
20987	980	21	directed	direct	VBN
20987	980	22	,	,	,
20987	980	23	and	and	CC
20987	980	24	secretly	secretly	RB
20987	980	25	executed	execute	VBN
20987	980	26	.	.	.
20987	981	1	CHAPTER	chapter	NN
20987	981	2	V	V	NNP
20987	981	3	{	{	-LRB-
20987	981	4	p.177	p.177	NN
20987	981	5	}	}	-RRB-
20987	981	6	THE	the	DT
20987	981	7	NATAL	NATAL	NNP
20987	981	8	CAMPAIGN	campaign	NN
20987	981	9	FROM	from	IN
20987	981	10	THE	the	DT
20987	981	11	INVESTMENT	investment	NN
20987	981	12	OF	of	IN
20987	981	13	LADYSMITH	LADYSMITH	NNP
20987	981	14	THROUGH	THROUGH	VBD
20987	981	15	THE	the	DT
20987	981	16	BATTLE	BATTLE	NNP
20987	981	17	OF	of	IN
20987	981	18	COLENSO	COLENSO	NNP
20987	981	19	The	the	DT
20987	981	20	severing	severing	NN
20987	981	21	of	of	IN
20987	981	22	communications	communication	NNS
20987	981	23	,	,	,
20987	981	24	by	by	IN
20987	981	25	rail	rail	NN
20987	981	26	and	and	CC
20987	981	27	telegraph	telegraph	NN
20987	981	28	,	,	,
20987	981	29	between	between	IN
20987	981	30	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	981	31	and	and	CC
20987	981	32	the	the	DT
20987	981	33	outer	outer	JJ
20987	981	34	world	world	NN
20987	981	35	,	,	,
20987	981	36	was	be	VBD
20987	981	37	the	the	DT
20987	981	38	first	first	JJ
20987	981	39	step	step	NN
20987	981	40	in	in	IN
20987	981	41	a	a	DT
20987	981	42	preliminary	preliminary	JJ
20987	981	43	process	process	NN
20987	981	44	of	of	IN
20987	981	45	attack	attack	NN
20987	981	46	and	and	CC
20987	981	47	of	of	IN
20987	981	48	defence	defence	NN
20987	981	49	;	;	:
20987	981	50	after	after	IN
20987	981	51	which	which	WDT
20987	981	52	only	only	RB
20987	981	53	the	the	DT
20987	981	54	opponents	opponent	NNS
20987	981	55	settled	settle	VBD
20987	981	56	down	down	RP
20987	981	57	to	to	IN
20987	981	58	the	the	DT
20987	981	59	relatively	relatively	RB
20987	981	60	permanent	permanent	JJ
20987	981	61	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	981	62	that	that	WDT
20987	981	63	constitute	constitute	VBP
20987	981	64	the	the	DT
20987	981	65	monotonous	monotonous	JJ
20987	981	66	endurance	endurance	NN
20987	981	67	of	of	IN
20987	981	68	a	a	DT
20987	981	69	siege	siege	NN
20987	981	70	.	.	.
20987	982	1	The	the	DT
20987	982	2	British	British	NNPS
20987	982	3	,	,	,
20987	982	4	prior	prior	RB
20987	982	5	to	to	IN
20987	982	6	accepting	accept	VBG
20987	982	7	the	the	DT
20987	982	8	investment	investment	NN
20987	982	9	,	,	,
20987	982	10	struck	strike	VBD
20987	982	11	out	out	RP
20987	982	12	right	right	RB
20987	982	13	and	and	CC
20987	982	14	left	leave	VBD
20987	982	15	from	from	IN
20987	982	16	day	day	NN
20987	982	17	to	to	IN
20987	982	18	day	day	NN
20987	982	19	,	,	,
20987	982	20	by	by	IN
20987	982	21	skirmishing	skirmish	VBG
20987	982	22	and	and	CC
20987	982	23	reconnoitring	reconnoitre	VBG
20987	982	24	parties	party	NNS
20987	982	25	;	;	:
20987	982	26	the	the	DT
20987	982	27	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	982	28	on	on	IN
20987	982	29	the	the	DT
20987	982	30	9th	9th	NN
20987	982	31	of	of	IN
20987	982	32	November	November	NNP
20987	982	33	delivered	deliver	VBD
20987	982	34	an	an	DT
20987	982	35	assault	assault	NN
20987	982	36	described	describe	VBN
20987	982	37	as	as	IN
20987	982	38	determined	determine	VBN
20987	982	39	in	in	IN
20987	982	40	character	character	NN
20987	982	41	,	,	,
20987	982	42	which	which	WDT
20987	982	43	will	will	MD
20987	982	44	be	be	VB
20987	982	45	more	more	RBR
20987	982	46	particularly	particularly	RB
20987	982	47	mentioned	mention	VBN
20987	982	48	later	later	RB
20987	982	49	,	,	,
20987	982	50	but	but	CC
20987	982	51	concerning	concern	VBG
20987	982	52	which	which	WDT
20987	982	53	details	detail	NNS
20987	982	54	are	be	VBP
20987	982	55	singularly	singularly	RB
20987	982	56	meagre	meagre	JJ
20987	982	57	.	.	.
20987	983	1	This	this	DT
20987	983	2	no	no	DT
20987	983	3	doubt	doubt	NN
20987	983	4	is	be	VBZ
20987	983	5	owing	owing	JJ
20987	983	6	,	,	,
20987	983	7	partly	partly	RB
20987	983	8	,	,	,
20987	983	9	to	to	IN
20987	983	10	the	the	DT
20987	983	11	habitual	habitual	JJ
20987	983	12	reticence	reticence	NN
20987	983	13	of	of	IN
20987	983	14	the	the	DT
20987	983	15	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	983	16	concerning	concern	VBG
20987	983	17	{	{	-LRB-
20987	983	18	p.178	p.178	JJ
20987	983	19	}	}	-RRB-
20987	983	20	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	983	21	reverses	reverse	NNS
20987	983	22	,	,	,
20987	983	23	and	and	CC
20987	983	24	partly	partly	RB
20987	983	25	to	to	IN
20987	983	26	the	the	DT
20987	983	27	isolation	isolation	NN
20987	983	28	of	of	IN
20987	983	29	the	the	DT
20987	983	30	British	british	JJ
20987	983	31	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	983	32	and	and	CC
20987	983	33	correspondents	correspondent	NNS
20987	983	34	until	until	IN
20987	983	35	a	a	DT
20987	983	36	time	time	NN
20987	983	37	when	when	WRB
20987	983	38	nearer	nearer	IN
20987	983	39	and	and	CC
20987	983	40	more	more	RBR
20987	983	41	exciting	exciting	JJ
20987	983	42	events	event	NNS
20987	983	43	engrossed	engross	VBD
20987	983	44	the	the	DT
20987	983	45	columns	column	NNS
20987	983	46	of	of	IN
20987	983	47	the	the	DT
20987	983	48	press	press	NN
20987	983	49	,	,	,
20987	983	50	crowding	crowd	VBG
20987	983	51	out	out	RP
20987	983	52	this	this	DT
20987	983	53	affair	affair	NN
20987	983	54	,	,	,
20987	983	55	already	already	RB
20987	983	56	become	become	VBN
20987	983	57	past	past	IN
20987	983	58	history	history	NN
20987	983	59	.	.	.
20987	984	1	Unless	unless	IN
20987	984	2	the	the	DT
20987	984	3	author	author	NN
20987	984	4	has	have	VBZ
20987	984	5	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	984	6	misconceived	misconceive	VBN
20987	984	7	the	the	DT
20987	984	8	general	general	JJ
20987	984	9	utterances	utterance	NNS
20987	984	10	,	,	,
20987	984	11	the	the	DT
20987	984	12	occupation	occupation	NN
20987	984	13	of	of	IN
20987	984	14	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	984	15	has	have	VBZ
20987	984	16	been	be	VBN
20987	984	17	in	in	IN
20987	984	18	popular	popular	JJ
20987	984	19	estimation	estimation	NN
20987	984	20	merely	merely	RB
20987	984	21	an	an	DT
20987	984	22	unfortunate	unfortunate	JJ
20987	984	23	accident	accident	NN
20987	984	24	forced	force	VBN
20987	984	25	upon	upon	IN
20987	984	26	the	the	DT
20987	984	27	British	British	NNP
20987	984	28	as	as	IN
20987	984	29	a	a	DT
20987	984	30	result	result	NN
20987	984	31	of	of	IN
20987	984	32	the	the	DT
20987	984	33	original	original	JJ
20987	984	34	faulty	faulty	JJ
20987	984	35	dispositions	disposition	NNS
20987	984	36	of	of	IN
20987	984	37	the	the	DT
20987	984	38	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	984	39	.	.	.
20987	985	1	This	this	DT
20987	985	2	view	view	NN
20987	985	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	985	4	scarcely	scarcely	RB
20987	985	5	correct	correct	JJ
20987	985	6	;	;	:
20987	985	7	and	and	CC
20987	985	8	even	even	RB
20987	985	9	if	if	IN
20987	985	10	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	985	11	were	be	VBD
20987	985	12	in	in	IN
20987	985	13	part	part	NN
20987	985	14	well	well	RB
20987	985	15	founded	found	VBN
20987	985	16	,	,	,
20987	985	17	the	the	DT
20987	985	18	natural	natural	JJ
20987	985	19	inference	inference	NN
20987	985	20	,	,	,
20987	985	21	that	that	IN
20987	985	22	the	the	DT
20987	985	23	investment	investment	NN
20987	985	24	was	be	VBD
20987	985	25	a	a	DT
20987	985	26	misfortune	misfortune	NN
20987	985	27	,	,	,
20987	985	28	pure	pure	JJ
20987	985	29	and	and	CC
20987	985	30	simple	simple	JJ
20987	985	31	,	,	,
20987	985	32	would	would	MD
20987	985	33	not	not	RB
20987	985	34	follow	follow	VB
20987	985	35	.	.	.
20987	986	1	Probably	probably	RB
20987	986	2	no	no	DT
20987	986	3	single	single	JJ
20987	986	4	incident	incident	NN
20987	986	5	of	of	IN
20987	986	6	the	the	DT
20987	986	7	war	war	NN
20987	986	8	has	have	VBZ
20987	986	9	been	be	VBN
20987	986	10	more	more	RBR
20987	986	11	determinative	determinative	JJ
20987	986	12	of	of	IN
20987	986	13	final	final	JJ
20987	986	14	issues	issue	NNS
20987	986	15	than	than	IN
20987	986	16	the	the	DT
20987	986	17	tenure	tenure	NN
20987	986	18	of	of	IN
20987	986	19	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	986	20	.	.	.
20987	987	1	Therefore	therefore	RB
20987	987	2	,	,	,
20987	987	3	an	an	DT
20987	987	4	examination	examination	NN
20987	987	5	of	of	IN
20987	987	6	the	the	DT
20987	987	7	relation	relation	NN
20987	987	8	borne	bear	VBN
20987	987	9	by	by	IN
20987	987	10	this	this	DT
20987	987	11	single	single	JJ
20987	987	12	factor	factor	NN
20987	987	13	to	to	IN
20987	987	14	the	the	DT
20987	987	15	whole	whole	JJ
20987	987	16	,	,	,
20987	987	17	of	of	IN
20987	987	18	which	which	WDT
20987	987	19	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	987	20	was	be	VBD
20987	987	21	a	a	DT
20987	987	22	part	part	NN
20987	987	23	,	,	,
20987	987	24	may	may	MD
20987	987	25	very	very	RB
20987	987	26	fitly	fitly	RB
20987	987	27	precede	precede	VB
20987	987	28	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	987	29	the	the	DT
20987	987	30	narrative	narrative	NN
20987	987	31	of	of	IN
20987	987	32	the	the	DT
20987	987	33	particular	particular	JJ
20987	987	34	occurrences	occurrence	NNS
20987	987	35	which	which	WDT
20987	987	36	locally	locally	RB
20987	987	37	centred	centre	VBD
20987	987	38	around	around	IN
20987	987	39	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	987	40	.	.	.
20987	988	1	The	the	DT
20987	988	2	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	988	3	of	of	IN
20987	988	4	any	any	DT
20987	988	5	and	and	CC
20987	988	6	every	every	DT
20987	988	7	nature	nature	NN
20987	988	8	which	which	WDT
20987	988	9	made	make	VBD
20987	988	10	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	988	11	a	a	DT
20987	988	12	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	988	13	junction	junction	NN
20987	988	14	,	,	,
20987	988	15	a	a	DT
20987	988	16	cross	cross	NN
20987	988	17	-	-	NNS
20987	988	18	roads	road	NNS
20987	988	19	,	,	,
20987	988	20	at	at	IN
20987	988	21	which	which	WDT
20987	988	22	met	meet	VBD
20987	988	23	three	three	CD
20987	988	24	important	important	JJ
20987	988	25	{	{	-LRB-
20987	988	26	p.179	p.179	NN
20987	988	27	}	}	-RRB-
20987	988	28	lines	line	NNS
20987	988	29	of	of	IN
20987	988	30	communication	communication	NN
20987	988	31	--	--	:
20987	988	32	one	one	CD
20987	988	33	with	with	IN
20987	988	34	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	988	35	,	,	,
20987	988	36	one	one	CD
20987	988	37	with	with	IN
20987	988	38	the	the	DT
20987	988	39	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	988	40	,	,	,
20987	988	41	and	and	CC
20987	988	42	one	one	CD
20987	988	43	with	with	IN
20987	988	44	the	the	DT
20987	988	45	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	988	46	Free	Free	NNP
20987	988	47	State	State	NNP
20987	988	48	--	--	:
20987	988	49	constituted	constitute	VBD
20987	988	50	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	988	51	at	at	IN
20987	988	52	the	the	DT
20987	988	53	same	same	JJ
20987	988	54	time	time	NN
20987	988	55	,	,	,
20987	988	56	necessarily	necessarily	RB
20987	988	57	and	and	CC
20987	988	58	consequently	consequently	RB
20987	988	59	,	,	,
20987	988	60	a	a	DT
20987	988	61	position	position	NN
20987	988	62	of	of	IN
20987	988	63	strategic	strategic	JJ
20987	988	64	importance	importance	NN
20987	988	65	.	.	.
20987	989	1	Even	even	RB
20987	989	2	had	have	VBD
20987	989	3	a	a	DT
20987	989	4	mistake	mistake	NN
20987	989	5	been	be	VBN
20987	989	6	made	make	VBN
20987	989	7	in	in	IN
20987	989	8	selecting	select	VBG
20987	989	9	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	989	10	as	as	IN
20987	989	11	a	a	DT
20987	989	12	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	989	13	centre	centre	NN
20987	989	14	--	--	:
20987	989	15	which	which	WDT
20987	989	16	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	989	17	have	have	VBP
20987	989	18	never	never	RB
20987	989	19	seen	see	VBN
20987	989	20	asserted	assert	VBN
20987	989	21	--	--	:
20987	989	22	the	the	DT
20987	989	23	decision	decision	NN
20987	989	24	alone	alone	RB
20987	989	25	would	would	MD
20987	989	26	have	have	VB
20987	989	27	given	give	VBN
20987	989	28	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	989	29	value	value	NN
20987	989	30	;	;	:
20987	989	31	but	but	CC
20987	989	32	,	,	,
20987	989	33	if	if	IN
20987	989	34	the	the	DT
20987	989	35	choice	choice	NN
20987	989	36	was	be	VBD
20987	989	37	sound	sound	JJ
20987	989	38	,	,	,
20987	989	39	all	all	PDT
20987	989	40	the	the	DT
20987	989	41	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	989	42	which	which	WDT
20987	989	43	dictated	dictate	VBD
20987	989	44	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	989	45	go	go	VB
20987	989	46	to	to	TO
20987	989	47	increase	increase	VB
20987	989	48	that	that	DT
20987	989	49	value	value	NN
20987	989	50	.	.	.
20987	990	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	990	2	does	do	VBZ
20987	990	3	not	not	RB
20987	990	4	follow	follow	VB
20987	990	5	,	,	,
20987	990	6	of	of	IN
20987	990	7	course	course	NN
20987	990	8	,	,	,
20987	990	9	that	that	IN
20987	990	10	such	such	PDT
20987	990	11	a	a	DT
20987	990	12	position	position	NN
20987	990	13	must	must	MD
20987	990	14	under	under	IN
20987	990	15	no	no	DT
20987	990	16	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
20987	990	17	be	be	VB
20987	990	18	abandoned	abandon	VBN
20987	990	19	,	,	,
20987	990	20	that	that	IN
20987	990	21	something	something	NN
20987	990	22	better	well	JJR
20987	990	23	than	than	IN
20987	990	24	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	990	25	tenure	tenure	NN
20987	990	26	might	may	MD
20987	990	27	not	not	RB
20987	990	28	have	have	VB
20987	990	29	been	be	VBN
20987	990	30	done	do	VBN
20987	990	31	for	for	IN
20987	990	32	the	the	DT
20987	990	33	British	british	JJ
20987	990	34	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	990	35	;	;	:
20987	990	36	still	still	RB
20987	990	37	less	less	JJR
20987	990	38	is	be	VBZ
20987	990	39	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	990	40	to	to	TO
20987	990	41	be	be	VB
20987	990	42	concluded	conclude	VBN
20987	990	43	that	that	IN
20987	990	44	the	the	DT
20987	990	45	only	only	JJ
20987	990	46	,	,	,
20987	990	47	or	or	CC
20987	990	48	the	the	DT
20987	990	49	best	good	JJS
20987	990	50	,	,	,
20987	990	51	way	way	NN
20987	990	52	to	to	TO
20987	990	53	hold	hold	VB
20987	990	54	the	the	DT
20987	990	55	place	place	NN
20987	990	56	was	be	VBD
20987	990	57	by	by	IN
20987	990	58	occupying	occupy	VBG
20987	990	59	the	the	DT
20987	990	60	town	town	NN
20987	990	61	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	990	62	,	,	,
20987	990	63	or	or	CC
20987	990	64	the	the	DT
20987	990	65	particular	particular	JJ
20987	990	66	lines	line	NNS
20987	990	67	ultimately	ultimately	RB
20987	990	68	established	establish	VBD
20987	990	69	around	around	IN
20987	990	70	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	990	71	by	by	IN
20987	990	72	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	990	73	George	George	NNP
20987	990	74	White	White	NNP
20987	990	75	.	.	.
20987	991	1	These	these	DT
20987	991	2	are	be	VBP
20987	991	3	questions	question	NNS
20987	991	4	of	of	IN
20987	991	5	detail	detail	NN
20987	991	6	,	,	,
20987	991	7	which	which	WDT
20987	991	8	,	,	,
20987	991	9	however	however	RB
20987	991	10	important	important	JJ
20987	991	11	,	,	,
20987	991	12	are	be	VBP
20987	991	13	separable	separable	JJ
20987	991	14	in	in	IN
20987	991	15	thought	thought	NN
20987	991	16	and	and	CC
20987	991	17	in	in	IN
20987	991	18	decision	decision	NN
20987	991	19	from	from	IN
20987	991	20	the	the	DT
20987	991	21	general	general	JJ
20987	991	22	fact	fact	NN
20987	991	23	stated	state	VBD
20987	991	24	--	--	:
20987	991	25	that	that	IN
20987	991	26	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	991	27	,	,	,
20987	991	28	being	be	VBG
20987	991	29	a	a	DT
20987	991	30	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	991	31	crossing	crossing	NN
20987	991	32	,	,	,
20987	991	33	the	the	DT
20987	991	34	only	only	JJ
20987	991	35	very	very	RB
20987	991	36	important	important	JJ
20987	991	37	one	one	NN
20987	991	38	on	on	IN
20987	991	39	the	the	DT
20987	991	40	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	991	41	theatre	theatre	NN
20987	991	42	of	of	IN
20987	991	43	operations	operation	NNS
20987	991	44	,	,	,
20987	991	45	was	be	VBD
20987	991	46	necessarily	necessarily	RB
20987	991	47	a	a	DT
20987	991	48	strategic	strategic	JJ
20987	991	49	point	point	NN
20987	991	50	not	not	RB
20987	991	51	lightly	lightly	RB
20987	991	52	to	to	TO
20987	991	53	be	be	VB
20987	991	54	surrendered	surrender	VBN
20987	991	55	.	.	.
20987	992	1	Nor	nor	CC
20987	992	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	992	3	p.180	p.180	NN
20987	992	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	992	5	was	be	VBD
20987	992	6	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	992	7	George	George	NNP
20987	992	8	White	White	NNP
20987	992	9	,	,	,
20987	992	10	in	in	IN
20987	992	11	deciding	decide	VBG
20987	992	12	to	to	TO
20987	992	13	hold	hold	VB
20987	992	14	the	the	DT
20987	992	15	place	place	NN
20987	992	16	,	,	,
20987	992	17	constrained	constrain	VBN
20987	992	18	only	only	RB
20987	992	19	by	by	IN
20987	992	20	the	the	DT
20987	992	21	demands	demand	NNS
20987	992	22	of	of	IN
20987	992	23	an	an	DT
20987	992	24	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	992	25	emergency	emergency	NN
20987	992	26	.	.	.
20987	993	1	The	the	DT
20987	993	2	thoughts	thought	NNS
20987	993	3	and	and	CC
20987	993	4	reasonings	reasoning	NNS
20987	993	5	of	of	IN
20987	993	6	that	that	DT
20987	993	7	gallant	gallant	JJ
20987	993	8	and	and	CC
20987	993	9	distinguished	distinguished	JJ
20987	993	10	officer	officer	NN
20987	993	11	have	have	VBP
20987	993	12	been	be	VBN
20987	993	13	sequestrated	sequestrate	VBN
20987	993	14	from	from	IN
20987	993	15	public	public	JJ
20987	993	16	knowledge	knowledge	NN
20987	993	17	by	by	IN
20987	993	18	the	the	DT
20987	993	19	same	same	JJ
20987	993	20	causes	cause	NNS
20987	993	21	that	that	WDT
20987	993	22	obscure	obscure	VBP
20987	993	23	most	most	JJS
20987	993	24	of	of	IN
20987	993	25	the	the	DT
20987	993	26	early	early	JJ
20987	993	27	happenings	happening	NNS
20987	993	28	of	of	IN
20987	993	29	the	the	DT
20987	993	30	siege	siege	NN
20987	993	31	;	;	:
20987	993	32	but	but	CC
20987	993	33	,	,	,
20987	993	34	from	from	IN
20987	993	35	speeches	speech	NNS
20987	993	36	made	make	VBN
20987	993	37	by	by	IN
20987	993	38	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	993	39	shortly	shortly	RB
20987	993	40	after	after	IN
20987	993	41	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	993	42	return	return	NN
20987	993	43	to	to	IN
20987	993	44	England	England	NNP
20987	993	45	,	,	,
20987	993	46	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	993	47	is	be	VBZ
20987	993	48	clearly	clearly	RB
20987	993	49	apparent	apparent	JJ
20987	993	50	that	that	IN
20987	993	51	not	not	RB
20987	993	52	only	only	RB
20987	993	53	a	a	DT
20987	993	54	present	present	JJ
20987	993	55	military	military	JJ
20987	993	56	exigency	exigency	NN
20987	993	57	,	,	,
20987	993	58	but	but	CC
20987	993	59	also	also	RB
20987	993	60	the	the	DT
20987	993	61	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	993	62	above	above	IN
20987	993	63	mentioned	mention	VBN
20987	993	64	,	,	,
20987	993	65	were	be	VBD
20987	993	66	present	present	JJ
20987	993	67	in	in	IN
20987	993	68	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	993	69	mind	mind	NN
20987	993	70	,	,	,
20987	993	71	as	as	IN
20987	993	72	indeed	indeed	RB
20987	993	73	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	993	74	could	could	MD
20987	993	75	not	not	RB
20987	993	76	fail	fail	VB
20987	993	77	to	to	TO
20987	993	78	be	be	VB
20987	993	79	with	with	IN
20987	993	80	any	any	DT
20987	993	81	instructed	instructed	JJ
20987	993	82	and	and	CC
20987	993	83	intelligent	intelligent	JJ
20987	993	84	officer	officer	NN
20987	993	85	.	.	.
20987	994	1	"	"	``
20987	994	2	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	994	3	was	be	VBD
20987	994	4	the	the	DT
20987	994	5	object	object	NN
20987	994	6	on	on	IN
20987	994	7	which	which	WDT
20987	994	8	the	the	DT
20987	994	9	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	994	10	had	have	VBD
20987	994	11	set	set	VBN
20987	994	12	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	994	13	hearts	heart	NNS
20987	994	14	.	.	.
20987	995	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	995	2	was	be	VBD
20987	995	3	not	not	RB
20987	995	4	only	only	RB
20987	995	5	the	the	DT
20987	995	6	actual	actual	JJ
20987	995	7	point	point	NN
20987	995	8	which	which	WDT
20987	995	9	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	995	10	attacked	attack	VBD
20987	995	11	,	,	,
20987	995	12	but	but	CC
20987	995	13	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	995	14	was	be	VBD
20987	995	15	also	also	RB
20987	995	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	995	17	sentimental	sentimental	JJ
20987	995	18	object	object	NN
20987	995	19	.	.	.
20987	996	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	996	2	had	have	VBD
20987	996	3	the	the	DT
20987	996	4	idea	idea	NN
20987	996	5	that	that	IN
20987	996	6	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	996	7	had	have	VBD
20987	996	8	a	a	DT
20987	996	9	right	right	NN
20987	996	10	in	in	IN
20987	996	11	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	996	12	,	,	,
20987	996	13	and	and	CC
20987	996	14	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	996	15	plan	plan	NN
20987	996	16	of	of	IN
20987	996	17	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	996	18	was	be	VBD
20987	996	19	framed	frame	VBN
20987	996	20	from	from	IN
20987	996	21	the	the	DT
20987	996	22	very	very	JJ
20987	996	23	idea	idea	NN
20987	996	24	that	that	IN
20987	996	25	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	996	26	should	should	MD
20987	996	27	have	have	VB
20987	996	28	the	the	DT
20987	996	29	territory	territory	NN
20987	996	30	from	from	IN
20987	996	31	Majuba	Majuba	NNP
20987	996	32	to	to	IN
20987	996	33	the	the	DT
20987	996	34	sea	sea	NN
20987	996	35	.	.	.
20987	997	1	But	but	CC
20987	997	2	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	997	3	stood	stand	VBD
20987	997	4	in	in	IN
20987	997	5	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	997	6	way	way	NN
20987	997	7	,	,	,
20987	997	8	and	and	CC
20987	997	9	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	997	10	might	may	MD
20987	997	11	say	say	VB
20987	997	12	that	that	IN
20987	997	13	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	997	14	was	be	VBD
20987	997	15	a	a	DT
20987	997	16	most	most	RBS
20987	997	17	important	important	JJ
20987	997	18	town	town	NN
20987	997	19	in	in	IN
20987	997	20	northern	northern	JJ
20987	997	21	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	997	22	.	.	.
20987	998	1	From	from	IN
20987	998	2	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	998	3	geographical	geographical	JJ
20987	998	4	position	position	NN
20987	998	5	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	998	6	became	become	VBD
20987	998	7	of	of	IN
20987	998	8	great	great	JJ
20987	998	9	strategical	strategical	JJ
20987	998	10	importance	importance	NN
20987	998	11	.	.	.
20987	999	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	999	2	was	be	VBD
20987	999	3	at	at	IN
20987	999	4	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	999	5	that	that	IN
20987	999	6	{	{	-LRB-
20987	999	7	p.181	p.181	NN
20987	999	8	}	}	-RRB-
20987	999	9	the	the	DT
20987	999	10	forces	force	NNS
20987	999	11	of	of	IN
20987	999	12	the	the	DT
20987	999	13	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	999	14	,	,	,
20987	999	15	pouring	pour	VBG
20987	999	16	over	over	IN
20987	999	17	the	the	DT
20987	999	18	northern	northern	JJ
20987	999	19	and	and	CC
20987	999	20	north	north	JJ
20987	999	21	-	-	HYPH
20987	999	22	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	999	23	passes	pass	NNS
20987	999	24	of	of	IN
20987	999	25	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	999	26	,	,	,
20987	999	27	first	first	RB
20987	999	28	joined	join	VBD
20987	999	29	with	with	IN
20987	999	30	the	the	DT
20987	999	31	forces	force	NNS
20987	999	32	that	that	WDT
20987	999	33	came	come	VBD
20987	999	34	in	in	RP
20987	999	35	from	from	IN
20987	999	36	the	the	DT
20987	999	37	west	west	NNP
20987	999	38	and	and	CC
20987	999	39	the	the	DT
20987	999	40	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	999	41	Free	Free	NNP
20987	999	42	State	State	NNP
20987	999	43	,	,	,
20987	999	44	and	and	CC
20987	999	45	there	there	RB
20987	999	46	the	the	DT
20987	999	47	two	two	CD
20987	999	48	South	South	NNP
20987	999	49	African	African	NNP
20987	999	50	Republics	Republics	NNP
20987	999	51	combined	combine	VBN
20987	999	52	in	in	IN
20987	999	53	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	999	54	strength	strength	NN
20987	999	55	under	under	IN
20987	999	56	the	the	DT
20987	999	57	late	late	JJ
20987	999	58	Commandant	Commandant	NNP
20987	999	59	-	-	HYPH
20987	999	60	General	General	NNP
20987	999	61	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	999	62	--	--	:
20987	999	63	a	a	DT
20987	999	64	man	man	NN
20987	999	65	who	who	WP
20987	999	66	,	,	,
20987	999	67	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	999	68	would	would	MD
20987	999	69	like	like	VB
20987	999	70	to	to	TO
20987	999	71	say	say	VB
20987	999	72	there	there	RB
20987	999	73	,	,	,
20987	999	74	was	be	VBD
20987	999	75	a	a	DT
20987	999	76	brave	brave	NN
20987	999	77	and	and	CC
20987	999	78	a	a	DT
20987	999	79	very	very	RB
20987	999	80	civilised	civilised	JJ
20987	999	81	man	man	NN
20987	999	82	.	.	.
20987	1000	1	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1000	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1000	3	also	also	RB
20987	1000	4	a	a	DT
20987	1000	5	railway	railway	NN
20987	1000	6	centre	centre	NN
20987	1000	7	of	of	IN
20987	1000	8	great	great	JJ
20987	1000	9	importance	importance	NN
20987	1000	10	,	,	,
20987	1000	11	and	and	CC
20987	1000	12	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1000	13	was	be	VBD
20987	1000	14	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1000	15	of	of	IN
20987	1000	16	great	great	JJ
20987	1000	17	value	value	NN
20987	1000	18	to	to	IN
20987	1000	19	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1000	20	to	to	TO
20987	1000	21	keep	keep	VB
20987	1000	22	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1000	23	out	out	IN
20987	1000	24	of	of	IN
20987	1000	25	the	the	DT
20987	1000	26	possession	possession	NN
20987	1000	27	of	of	IN
20987	1000	28	the	the	DT
20987	1000	29	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1000	30	.	.	.
20987	1001	1	"	"	``
20987	1001	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1001	3	14	14	CD
20987	1001	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1001	5	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1001	6	Footnote	footnote	NN
20987	1001	7	14	14	CD
20987	1001	8	:	:	:
20987	1001	9	London	London	NNP
20987	1001	10	_	_	NNP
20987	1001	11	Weekly	Weekly	NNP
20987	1001	12	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1001	13	_	_	NNP
20987	1001	14	,	,	,
20987	1001	15	May	May	NNP
20987	1001	16	18	18	CD
20987	1001	17	.	.	.
20987	1001	18	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1002	1	Nor	nor	CC
20987	1002	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1002	3	this	this	DT
20987	1002	4	all	all	DT
20987	1002	5	,	,	,
20987	1002	6	as	as	IN
20987	1002	7	touching	touch	VBG
20987	1002	8	the	the	DT
20987	1002	9	place	place	NN
20987	1002	10	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1002	11	.	.	.
20987	1003	1	That	that	DT
20987	1003	2	similar	similar	JJ
20987	1003	3	reasonings	reasoning	NNS
20987	1003	4	had	have	VBD
20987	1003	5	led	lead	VBN
20987	1003	6	the	the	DT
20987	1003	7	Imperial	imperial	JJ
20987	1003	8	authorities	authority	NNS
20987	1003	9	,	,	,
20987	1003	10	antecedent	antecedent	NN
20987	1003	11	to	to	IN
20987	1003	12	the	the	DT
20987	1003	13	hostilities	hostility	NNS
20987	1003	14	,	,	,
20987	1003	15	to	to	TO
20987	1003	16	choose	choose	VB
20987	1003	17	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1003	18	as	as	IN
20987	1003	19	a	a	DT
20987	1003	20	depot	depot	NN
20987	1003	21	and	and	CC
20987	1003	22	_	_	NNP
20987	1003	23	place	place	NN
20987	1003	24	d'armes	d'armes	NNP
20987	1003	25	_	_	NNP
20987	1003	26	,	,	,
20987	1003	27	is	be	VBZ
20987	1003	28	shown	show	VBN
20987	1003	29	by	by	IN
20987	1003	30	the	the	DT
20987	1003	31	reproaches	reproach	NNS
20987	1003	32	addressed	address	VBN
20987	1003	33	to	to	IN
20987	1003	34	the	the	DT
20987	1003	35	Government	Government	NNP
20987	1003	36	by	by	IN
20987	1003	37	the	the	DT
20987	1003	38	London	London	NNP
20987	1003	39	_	_	NNP
20987	1003	40	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1003	41	_	_	NNP
20987	1003	42	,	,	,
20987	1003	43	November	November	NNP
20987	1003	44	21	21	CD
20987	1003	45	,	,	,
20987	1003	46	1899	1899	CD
20987	1003	47	:	:	:
20987	1003	48	"	"	``
20987	1003	49	There	there	EX
20987	1003	50	is	be	VBZ
20987	1003	51	no	no	DT
20987	1003	52	need	need	NN
20987	1003	53	to	to	TO
20987	1003	54	inquire	inquire	VB
20987	1003	55	just	just	RB
20987	1003	56	now	now	RB
20987	1003	57	into	into	IN
20987	1003	58	the	the	DT
20987	1003	59	balance	balance	NN
20987	1003	60	of	of	IN
20987	1003	61	political	political	JJ
20987	1003	62	and	and	CC
20987	1003	63	military	military	JJ
20987	1003	64	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	1003	65	which	which	WDT
20987	1003	66	determined	determine	VBD
20987	1003	67	the	the	DT
20987	1003	68	policy	policy	NN
20987	1003	69	of	of	IN
20987	1003	70	making	make	VBG
20987	1003	71	a	a	DT
20987	1003	72	stand	stand	NN
20987	1003	73	at	at	IN
20987	1003	74	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1003	75	.	.	.
20987	1004	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1004	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1004	3	enough	enough	JJ
20987	1004	4	that	that	IN
20987	1004	5	that	that	DT
20987	1004	6	policy	policy	NN
20987	1004	7	was	be	VBD
20987	1004	8	definitely	definitely	RB
20987	1004	9	adopted	adopt	VBN
20987	1004	10	in	in	IN
20987	1004	11	ample	ample	JJ
20987	1004	12	time	time	NN
20987	1004	13	to	to	TO
20987	1004	14	allow	allow	VB
20987	1004	15	of	of	IN
20987	1004	16	providing	provide	VBG
20987	1004	17	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1004	18	with	with	IN
20987	1004	19	the	the	DT
20987	1004	20	long	long	JJ
20987	1004	21	-	-	HYPH
20987	1004	22	range	range	NN
20987	1004	23	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1004	24	which	which	WDT
20987	1004	25	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1004	26	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1004	27	p.182	p.182	NN
20987	1004	28	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1004	29	position	position	NN
20987	1004	30	renders	render	VBZ
20987	1004	31	peculiarly	peculiarly	RB
20987	1004	32	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	1004	33	,	,	,
20987	1004	34	dominated	dominate	VBN
20987	1004	35	as	as	IN
20987	1004	36	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1004	37	is	be	VBZ
20987	1004	38	by	by	IN
20987	1004	39	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1004	40	on	on	IN
20987	1004	41	three	three	CD
20987	1004	42	sides	side	NNS
20987	1004	43	.	.	.
20987	1005	1	Why	why	WRB
20987	1005	2	were	be	VBD
20987	1005	3	such	such	JJ
20987	1005	4	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1005	5	not	not	RB
20987	1005	6	provided	provide	VBN
20987	1005	7	?	?	.
20987	1006	1	Why	why	WRB
20987	1006	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1006	3	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1006	4	left	leave	VBN
20987	1006	5	to	to	TO
20987	1006	6	fortunate	fortunate	VB
20987	1006	7	accident	accident	NN
20987	1006	8	to	to	TO
20987	1006	9	furnish	furnish	VB
20987	1006	10	the	the	DT
20987	1006	11	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1006	12	at	at	IN
20987	1006	13	the	the	DT
20987	1006	14	very	very	RB
20987	1006	15	last	last	JJ
20987	1006	16	moment	moment	NN
20987	1006	17	with	with	IN
20987	1006	18	the	the	DT
20987	1006	19	means	mean	NNS
20987	1006	20	of	of	IN
20987	1006	21	defence"--by	defence"--by	NNP
20987	1006	22	the	the	DT
20987	1006	23	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	1006	24	of	of	IN
20987	1006	25	the	the	DT
20987	1006	26	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1006	27	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1006	28	?	?	.
20987	1007	1	In	in	IN
20987	1007	2	like	like	DT
20987	1007	3	manner	manner	NN
20987	1007	4	the	the	DT
20987	1007	5	prime	prime	JJ
20987	1007	6	minister	minister	NN
20987	1007	7	of	of	IN
20987	1007	8	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1007	9	,	,	,
20987	1007	10	some	some	DT
20987	1007	11	months	month	NNS
20987	1007	12	later	later	RB
20987	1007	13	,	,	,
20987	1007	14	challenged	challenge	VBD
20987	1007	15	the	the	DT
20987	1007	16	following	follow	VBG
20987	1007	17	statement	statement	NN
20987	1007	18	of	of	IN
20987	1007	19	the	the	DT
20987	1007	20	_	_	NNP
20987	1007	21	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1007	22	_	_	NNP
20987	1007	23	in	in	IN
20987	1007	24	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1007	25	issue	issue	NN
20987	1007	26	of	of	IN
20987	1007	27	March	March	NNP
20987	1007	28	2	2	CD
20987	1007	29	,	,	,
20987	1007	30	1900	1900	CD
20987	1007	31	:	:	:
20987	1007	32	"	"	``
20987	1007	33	From	from	IN
20987	1007	34	November	November	NNP
20987	1007	35	2	2	CD
20987	1007	36	,	,	,
20987	1007	37	when	when	WRB
20987	1007	38	,	,	,
20987	1007	39	owing	owe	VBG
20987	1007	40	to	to	IN
20987	1007	41	the	the	DT
20987	1007	42	subordination	subordination	NN
20987	1007	43	of	of	IN
20987	1007	44	military	military	NN
20987	1007	45	to	to	IN
20987	1007	46	local	local	JJ
20987	1007	47	political	political	JJ
20987	1007	48	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	1007	49	,	,	,
20987	1007	50	a	a	DT
20987	1007	51	British	british	JJ
20987	1007	52	force	force	NN
20987	1007	53	of	of	IN
20987	1007	54	10,000	10,000	CD
20987	1007	55	fine	fine	JJ
20987	1007	56	soldiers	soldier	NNS
20987	1007	57	was	be	VBD
20987	1007	58	shut	shut	VBN
20987	1007	59	in	in	IN
20987	1007	60	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1007	61	,	,	,
20987	1007	62	a	a	DT
20987	1007	63	great	great	JJ
20987	1007	64	fear	fear	NN
20987	1007	65	has	have	VBZ
20987	1007	66	hung	hang	VBN
20987	1007	67	over	over	IN
20987	1007	68	us	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1007	69	.	.	.
20987	1007	70	"	"	''
20987	1008	1	Upon	upon	IN
20987	1008	2	this	this	DT
20987	1008	3	the	the	DT
20987	1008	4	premier	premier	NN
20987	1008	5	comments	comment	NNS
20987	1008	6	:	:	:
20987	1008	7	"	"	``
20987	1008	8	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1008	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	1008	10	true	true	JJ
20987	1008	11	that	that	IN
20987	1008	12	the	the	DT
20987	1008	13	Governor	Governor	NNP
20987	1008	14	,	,	,
20987	1008	15	when	when	WRB
20987	1008	16	asked	ask	VBN
20987	1008	17	by	by	IN
20987	1008	18	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1008	19	George	George	NNP
20987	1008	20	White	White	NNP
20987	1008	21	to	to	TO
20987	1008	22	give	give	VB
20987	1008	23	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1008	24	opinion	opinion	NN
20987	1008	25	,	,	,
20987	1008	26	pointed	point	VBD
20987	1008	27	out	out	RP
20987	1008	28	the	the	DT
20987	1008	29	serious	serious	JJ
20987	1008	30	political	political	JJ
20987	1008	31	consequences	consequence	NNS
20987	1008	32	which	which	WDT
20987	1008	33	might	may	MD
20987	1008	34	follow	follow	VB
20987	1008	35	the	the	DT
20987	1008	36	evacuation	evacuation	NN
20987	1008	37	of	of	IN
20987	1008	38	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	1008	39	.	.	.
20987	1009	1	But	but	CC
20987	1009	2	as	as	RB
20987	1009	3	far	far	RB
20987	1009	4	as	as	IN
20987	1009	5	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1009	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1009	7	concerned	concern	VBN
20987	1009	8	the	the	DT
20987	1009	9	abandonment	abandonment	NN
20987	1009	10	or	or	CC
20987	1009	11	evacuation	evacuation	NN
20987	1009	12	of	of	IN
20987	1009	13	that	that	DT
20987	1009	14	town	town	NN
20987	1009	15	was	be	VBD
20987	1009	16	never	never	RB
20987	1009	17	,	,	,
20987	1009	18	to	to	IN
20987	1009	19	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1009	20	knowledge	knowledge	NN
20987	1009	21	,	,	,
20987	1009	22	even	even	RB
20987	1009	23	hinted	hint	VBN
20987	1009	24	at	at	IN
20987	1009	25	.	.	.
20987	1010	1	For	for	IN
20987	1010	2	two	two	CD
20987	1010	3	years	year	NNS
20987	1010	4	or	or	CC
20987	1010	5	more	more	RBR
20987	1010	6	previous	previous	JJ
20987	1010	7	to	to	IN
20987	1010	8	the	the	DT
20987	1010	9	outbreak	outbreak	NN
20987	1010	10	of	of	IN
20987	1010	11	the	the	DT
20987	1010	12	war	war	NN
20987	1010	13	,	,	,
20987	1010	14	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1010	15	had	have	VBD
20987	1010	16	been	be	VBN
20987	1010	17	made	make	VBN
20987	1010	18	the	the	DT
20987	1010	19	principal	principal	JJ
20987	1010	20	military	military	JJ
20987	1010	21	station	station	NN
20987	1010	22	in	in	IN
20987	1010	23	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1010	24	;	;	:
20987	1010	25	large	large	JJ
20987	1010	26	quantities	quantity	NNS
20987	1010	27	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1010	28	p.183	p.183	NN
20987	1010	29	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1010	30	of	of	IN
20987	1010	31	commissariat	commissariat	NN
20987	1010	32	stores	store	NNS
20987	1010	33	and	and	CC
20987	1010	34	ammunition	ammunition	NN
20987	1010	35	had	have	VBD
20987	1010	36	been	be	VBN
20987	1010	37	accumulated	accumulate	VBN
20987	1010	38	there	there	RB
20987	1010	39	;	;	:
20987	1010	40	and	and	CC
20987	1010	41	the	the	DT
20987	1010	42	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1010	43	stationed	station	VBN
20987	1010	44	at	at	IN
20987	1010	45	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1010	46	,	,	,
20987	1010	47	comprising	comprise	VBG
20987	1010	48	the	the	DT
20987	1010	49	larger	large	JJR
20987	1010	50	portion	portion	NN
20987	1010	51	of	of	IN
20987	1010	52	the	the	DT
20987	1010	53	Natal	natal	JJ
20987	1010	54	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1010	55	,	,	,
20987	1010	56	had	have	VBD
20987	1010	57	been	be	VBN
20987	1010	58	permanently	permanently	RB
20987	1010	59	hutted	hutte	VBN
20987	1010	60	instead	instead	RB
20987	1010	61	of	of	IN
20987	1010	62	being	be	VBG
20987	1010	63	retained	retain	VBN
20987	1010	64	under	under	IN
20987	1010	65	canvas	canvas	NN
20987	1010	66	.	.	.
20987	1011	1	Of	of	IN
20987	1011	2	one	one	CD
20987	1011	3	fact	fact	NN
20987	1011	4	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1011	5	am	be	VBP
20987	1011	6	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1011	7	,	,	,
20987	1011	8	and	and	CC
20987	1011	9	that	that	DT
20987	1011	10	is	be	VBZ
20987	1011	11	that	that	IN
20987	1011	12	no	no	DT
20987	1011	13	suggestion	suggestion	NN
20987	1011	14	of	of	IN
20987	1011	15	any	any	DT
20987	1011	16	kind	kind	NN
20987	1011	17	was	be	VBD
20987	1011	18	ever	ever	RB
20987	1011	19	made	make	VBN
20987	1011	20	to	to	IN
20987	1011	21	the	the	DT
20987	1011	22	Government	Government	NNP
20987	1011	23	of	of	IN
20987	1011	24	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1011	25	that	that	WDT
20987	1011	26	,	,	,
20987	1011	27	for	for	IN
20987	1011	28	military	military	NN
20987	1011	29	or	or	CC
20987	1011	30	any	any	DT
20987	1011	31	other	other	JJ
20987	1011	32	reasons	reason	NNS
20987	1011	33	,	,	,
20987	1011	34	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1011	35	was	be	VBD
20987	1011	36	undesirable	undesirable	JJ
20987	1011	37	that	that	IN
20987	1011	38	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1011	39	should	should	MD
20987	1011	40	be	be	VB
20987	1011	41	defended	defend	VBN
20987	1011	42	.	.	.
20987	1011	43	"	"	''
20987	1012	1	Intrinsically	intrinsically	RB
20987	1012	2	,	,	,
20987	1012	3	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1012	4	,	,	,
20987	1012	5	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1012	6	presented	present	VBD
20987	1012	7	strong	strong	JJ
20987	1012	8	claims	claim	NNS
20987	1012	9	,	,	,
20987	1012	10	inherent	inherent	JJ
20987	1012	11	and	and	CC
20987	1012	12	acquired	acquire	VBN
20987	1012	13	,	,	,
20987	1012	14	against	against	IN
20987	1012	15	abandonment	abandonment	NN
20987	1012	16	.	.	.
20987	1013	1	But	but	CC
20987	1013	2	there	there	EX
20987	1013	3	were	be	VBD
20987	1013	4	further	further	JJ
20987	1013	5	reasons	reason	NNS
20987	1013	6	,	,	,
20987	1013	7	exterior	exterior	JJ
20987	1013	8	to	to	IN
20987	1013	9	herself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1013	10	,	,	,
20987	1013	11	to	to	TO
20987	1013	12	be	be	VB
20987	1013	13	found	find	VBN
20987	1013	14	in	in	IN
20987	1013	15	the	the	DT
20987	1013	16	particular	particular	JJ
20987	1013	17	condition	condition	NN
20987	1013	18	of	of	IN
20987	1013	19	the	the	DT
20987	1013	20	military	military	JJ
20987	1013	21	problem	problem	NN
20987	1013	22	.	.	.
20987	1014	1	In	in	IN
20987	1014	2	all	all	DT
20987	1014	3	campaigns	campaign	NNS
20987	1014	4	,	,	,
20987	1014	5	and	and	CC
20987	1014	6	especially	especially	RB
20987	1014	7	in	in	IN
20987	1014	8	those	those	DT
20987	1014	9	which	which	WDT
20987	1014	10	are	be	VBP
20987	1014	11	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	1014	12	in	in	IN
20987	1014	13	character	character	NN
20987	1014	14	,	,	,
20987	1014	15	as	as	IN
20987	1014	16	this	this	DT
20987	1014	17	then	then	RB
20987	1014	18	was	be	VBD
20987	1014	19	,	,	,
20987	1014	20	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1014	21	is	be	VBZ
20987	1014	22	an	an	DT
20987	1014	23	accepted	accepted	JJ
20987	1014	24	principle	principle	NN
20987	1014	25	that	that	IN
20987	1014	26	the	the	DT
20987	1014	27	front	front	NN
20987	1014	28	of	of	IN
20987	1014	29	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1014	30	should	should	MD
20987	1014	31	be	be	VB
20987	1014	32	advanced	advance	VBN
20987	1014	33	,	,	,
20987	1014	34	or	or	CC
20987	1014	35	,	,	,
20987	1014	36	in	in	IN
20987	1014	37	case	case	NN
20987	1014	38	of	of	IN
20987	1014	39	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1014	40	,	,	,
20987	1014	41	should	should	MD
20987	1014	42	be	be	VB
20987	1014	43	maintained	maintain	VBN
20987	1014	44	,	,	,
20987	1014	45	as	as	RB
20987	1014	46	far	far	RB
20987	1014	47	forward	forward	RB
20987	1014	48	as	as	IN
20987	1014	49	is	be	VBZ
20987	1014	50	possible	possible	JJ
20987	1014	51	consistent	consistent	JJ
20987	1014	52	with	with	IN
20987	1014	53	general	general	JJ
20987	1014	54	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	1014	55	of	of	IN
20987	1014	56	safety	safety	NN
20987	1014	57	.	.	.
20987	1015	1	Prominent	prominent	JJ
20987	1015	2	among	among	IN
20987	1015	3	the	the	DT
20987	1015	4	latter	latter	NN
20987	1015	5	is	be	VBZ
20987	1015	6	always	always	RB
20987	1015	7	the	the	DT
20987	1015	8	securing	securing	NN
20987	1015	9	of	of	IN
20987	1015	10	the	the	DT
20987	1015	11	lines	line	NNS
20987	1015	12	of	of	IN
20987	1015	13	communication	communication	NN
20987	1015	14	,	,	,
20987	1015	15	by	by	IN
20987	1015	16	which	which	WDT
20987	1015	17	alone	alone	JJ
20987	1015	18	supplies	supply	NNS
20987	1015	19	and	and	CC
20987	1015	20	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	1015	21	can	can	MD
20987	1015	22	be	be	VB
20987	1015	23	received	receive	VBN
20987	1015	24	,	,	,
20987	1015	25	or	or	CC
20987	1015	26	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1015	27	p.184	p.184	NN
20987	1015	28	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1015	29	further	further	JJ
20987	1015	30	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1015	31	made	make	VBN
20987	1015	32	in	in	IN
20987	1015	33	case	case	NN
20987	1015	34	of	of	IN
20987	1015	35	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	1015	36	.	.	.
20987	1016	1	By	by	IN
20987	1016	2	detaining	detain	VBG
20987	1016	3	the	the	DT
20987	1016	4	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1016	5	in	in	IN
20987	1016	6	such	such	PDT
20987	1016	7	an	an	DT
20987	1016	8	advanced	advanced	JJ
20987	1016	9	position	position	NN
20987	1016	10	,	,	,
20987	1016	11	security	security	NN
20987	1016	12	--	--	:
20987	1016	13	partial	partial	JJ
20987	1016	14	or	or	CC
20987	1016	15	total	total	JJ
20987	1016	16	--	--	:
20987	1016	17	is	be	VBZ
20987	1016	18	obtained	obtain	VBN
20987	1016	19	for	for	IN
20987	1016	20	the	the	DT
20987	1016	21	various	various	JJ
20987	1016	22	interests	interest	NNS
20987	1016	23	in	in	IN
20987	1016	24	the	the	DT
20987	1016	25	rear	rear	NN
20987	1016	26	,	,	,
20987	1016	27	whether	whether	IN
20987	1016	28	public	public	JJ
20987	1016	29	or	or	CC
20987	1016	30	private	private	JJ
20987	1016	31	.	.	.
20987	1017	1	The	the	DT
20987	1017	2	question	question	NN
20987	1017	3	of	of	IN
20987	1017	4	such	such	JJ
20987	1017	5	detention	detention	NN
20987	1017	6	,	,	,
20987	1017	7	however	however	RB
20987	1017	8	,	,	,
20987	1017	9	if	if	IN
20987	1017	10	to	to	TO
20987	1017	11	be	be	VB
20987	1017	12	effected	effect	VBN
20987	1017	13	by	by	IN
20987	1017	14	an	an	DT
20987	1017	15	inferior	inferior	JJ
20987	1017	16	army	army	NN
20987	1017	17	,	,	,
20987	1017	18	is	be	VBZ
20987	1017	19	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	1017	20	and	and	CC
20987	1017	21	complicated	complicated	JJ
20987	1017	22	;	;	:
20987	1017	23	for	for	IN
20987	1017	24	which	which	WDT
20987	1017	25	reason	reason	NN
20987	1017	26	,	,	,
20987	1017	27	as	as	RB
20987	1017	28	well	well	RB
20987	1017	29	as	as	IN
20987	1017	30	because	because	IN
20987	1017	31	of	of	IN
20987	1017	32	other	other	JJ
20987	1017	33	disadvantages	disadvantage	NNS
20987	1017	34	inherent	inherent	JJ
20987	1017	35	in	in	IN
20987	1017	36	inferiority	inferiority	NN
20987	1017	37	,	,	,
20987	1017	38	a	a	DT
20987	1017	39	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	1017	40	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	1017	41	really	really	RB
20987	1017	42	great	great	JJ
20987	1017	43	--	--	:
20987	1017	44	great	great	JJ
20987	1017	45	,	,	,
20987	1017	46	that	that	RB
20987	1017	47	is	is	RB
20987	1017	48	,	,	,
20987	1017	49	in	in	IN
20987	1017	50	a	a	DT
20987	1017	51	military	military	JJ
20987	1017	52	sense	sense	NN
20987	1017	53	--	--	:
20987	1017	54	makes	make	VBZ
20987	1017	55	the	the	DT
20987	1017	56	highest	high	JJS
20987	1017	57	demand	demand	NN
20987	1017	58	upon	upon	IN
20987	1017	59	military	military	JJ
20987	1017	60	skill	skill	NN
20987	1017	61	.	.	.
20987	1018	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1018	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1018	3	the	the	DT
20987	1018	4	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	1018	5	stage	stage	NN
20987	1018	6	of	of	IN
20987	1018	7	Napoleon	Napoleon	NNP
20987	1018	8	's	's	POS
20987	1018	9	Italian	italian	JJ
20987	1018	10	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	1018	11	of	of	IN
20987	1018	12	1796	1796	CD
20987	1018	13	that	that	WDT
20987	1018	14	illustrated	illustrate	VBD
20987	1018	15	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1018	16	greatness	greatness	NN
20987	1018	17	,	,	,
20987	1018	18	even	even	RB
20987	1018	19	more	more	RBR
20987	1018	20	conspicuously	conspicuously	RB
20987	1018	21	than	than	IN
20987	1018	22	the	the	DT
20987	1018	23	offensive	offensive	JJ
20987	1018	24	movements	movement	NNS
20987	1018	25	which	which	WDT
20987	1018	26	preceded	precede	VBD
20987	1018	27	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1018	28	,	,	,
20987	1018	29	extraordinary	extraordinary	JJ
20987	1018	30	exhibitions	exhibition	NNS
20987	1018	31	though	though	IN
20987	1018	32	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1018	33	were	be	VBD
20987	1018	34	of	of	IN
20987	1018	35	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1018	36	military	military	JJ
20987	1018	37	genius	genius	NN
20987	1018	38	;	;	:
20987	1018	39	and	and	CC
20987	1018	40	the	the	DT
20987	1018	41	same	same	JJ
20987	1018	42	distinction	distinction	NN
20987	1018	43	attends	attend	VBZ
20987	1018	44	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1018	45	resistance	resistance	NN
20987	1018	46	of	of	IN
20987	1018	47	the	the	DT
20987	1018	48	allied	ally	VBN
20987	1018	49	invasion	invasion	NN
20987	1018	50	in	in	IN
20987	1018	51	1814	1814	CD
20987	1018	52	.	.	.
20987	1019	1	In	in	IN
20987	1019	2	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1019	3	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1019	4	of	of	IN
20987	1019	5	country	country	NN
20987	1019	6	,	,	,
20987	1019	7	in	in	IN
20987	1019	8	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1019	9	relative	relative	JJ
20987	1019	10	degrees	degree	NNS
20987	1019	11	of	of	IN
20987	1019	12	numerical	numerical	JJ
20987	1019	13	strength	strength	NN
20987	1019	14	,	,	,
20987	1019	15	under	under	IN
20987	1019	16	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1019	17	political	political	JJ
20987	1019	18	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1019	19	--	--	:
20987	1019	20	for	for	IN
20987	1019	21	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1019	22	is	be	VBZ
20987	1019	23	a	a	DT
20987	1019	24	grave	grave	JJ
20987	1019	25	mistake	mistake	NN
20987	1019	26	to	to	TO
20987	1019	27	think	think	VB
20987	1019	28	that	that	IN
20987	1019	29	military	military	JJ
20987	1019	30	and	and	CC
20987	1019	31	political	political	JJ
20987	1019	32	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	1019	33	can	can	MD
20987	1019	34	be	be	VB
20987	1019	35	dissevered	dissever	VBN
20987	1019	36	practically	practically	RB
20987	1019	37	,	,	,
20987	1019	38	as	as	IN
20987	1019	39	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1019	40	can	can	MD
20987	1019	41	logically	logically	RB
20987	1019	42	--	--	:
20987	1019	43	an	an	DT
20987	1019	44	inferior	inferior	JJ
20987	1019	45	force	force	NN
20987	1019	46	can	can	MD
20987	1019	47	contest	contest	VB
20987	1019	48	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1019	49	p.185	p.185	NN
20987	1019	50	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1019	51	step	step	NN
20987	1019	52	by	by	IN
20987	1019	53	step	step	NN
20987	1019	54	,	,	,
20987	1019	55	content	content	NN
20987	1019	56	to	to	TO
20987	1019	57	delay	delay	VB
20987	1019	58	only	only	RB
20987	1019	59	,	,	,
20987	1019	60	not	not	RB
20987	1019	61	to	to	TO
20987	1019	62	arrest	arrest	VB
20987	1019	63	.	.	.
20987	1020	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1020	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1020	3	,	,	,
20987	1020	4	for	for	IN
20987	1020	5	instance	instance	NN
20987	1020	6	,	,	,
20987	1020	7	evident	evident	JJ
20987	1020	8	that	that	IN
20987	1020	9	,	,	,
20987	1020	10	politically	politically	RB
20987	1020	11	,	,	,
20987	1020	12	one	one	PRP
20987	1020	13	may	may	MD
20987	1020	14	more	more	RBR
20987	1020	15	readily	readily	RB
20987	1020	16	thus	thus	RB
20987	1020	17	abandon	abandon	VB
20987	1020	18	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	1020	19	country	country	NN
20987	1020	20	than	than	IN
20987	1020	21	uncover	uncover	VB
20987	1020	22	one	one	PRP
20987	1020	23	's	's	POS
20987	1020	24	own	own	JJ
20987	1020	25	territory	territory	NN
20987	1020	26	--	--	:
20987	1020	27	as	as	IN
20987	1020	28	in	in	IN
20987	1020	29	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1020	30	--	--	:
20987	1020	31	even	even	RB
20987	1020	32	though	though	IN
20987	1020	33	the	the	DT
20987	1020	34	military	military	JJ
20987	1020	35	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1020	36	in	in	IN
20987	1020	37	the	the	DT
20987	1020	38	two	two	CD
20987	1020	39	cases	case	NNS
20987	1020	40	be	be	VB
20987	1020	41	identical	identical	JJ
20987	1020	42	.	.	.
20987	1021	1	But	but	CC
20987	1021	2	,	,	,
20987	1021	3	under	under	IN
20987	1021	4	different	different	JJ
20987	1021	5	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
20987	1021	6	of	of	IN
20987	1021	7	position	position	NN
20987	1021	8	or	or	CC
20987	1021	9	of	of	IN
20987	1021	10	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1021	11	,	,	,
20987	1021	12	such	such	JJ
20987	1021	13	dilatory	dilatory	JJ
20987	1021	14	field	field	NN
20987	1021	15	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1021	16	may	may	MD
20987	1021	17	be	be	VB
20987	1021	18	impracticable	impracticable	JJ
20987	1021	19	.	.	.
20987	1022	1	If	if	IN
20987	1022	2	the	the	DT
20987	1022	3	country	country	NN
20987	1022	4	through	through	IN
20987	1022	5	which	which	WDT
20987	1022	6	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1022	7	is	be	VBZ
20987	1022	8	to	to	TO
20987	1022	9	be	be	VB
20987	1022	10	made	make	VBN
20987	1022	11	be	be	VB
20987	1022	12	open	open	JJ
20987	1022	13	,	,	,
20987	1022	14	if	if	IN
20987	1022	15	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1022	16	be	be	VBP
20987	1022	17	so	so	RB
20987	1022	18	small	small	JJ
20987	1022	19	that	that	IN
20987	1022	20	the	the	DT
20987	1022	21	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1022	22	can	can	MD
20987	1022	23	overlap	overlap	VB
20987	1022	24	--	--	:
20987	1022	25	that	that	DT
20987	1022	26	is	be	VBZ
20987	1022	27	outflank	outflank	NN
20987	1022	28	--	--	:
20987	1022	29	if	if	IN
20987	1022	30	the	the	DT
20987	1022	31	ground	ground	NN
20987	1022	32	does	do	VBZ
20987	1022	33	not	not	RB
20987	1022	34	afford	afford	VB
20987	1022	35	positions	position	NNS
20987	1022	36	where	where	WRB
20987	1022	37	the	the	DT
20987	1022	38	flanks	flank	NNS
20987	1022	39	may	may	MD
20987	1022	40	be	be	VB
20987	1022	41	protected	protect	VBN
20987	1022	42	by	by	IN
20987	1022	43	natural	natural	JJ
20987	1022	44	obstacles	obstacle	NNS
20987	1022	45	that	that	WDT
20987	1022	46	make	make	VBP
20987	1022	47	outflanking	outflank	VBG
20987	1022	48	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	1022	49	or	or	CC
20987	1022	50	exceedingly	exceedingly	RB
20987	1022	51	arduous	arduous	JJ
20987	1022	52	,	,	,
20987	1022	53	if	if	IN
20987	1022	54	the	the	DT
20987	1022	55	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1022	56	be	be	VB
20987	1022	57	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	1022	58	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1022	59	in	in	IN
20987	1022	60	mobility	mobility	NN
20987	1022	61	,	,	,
20987	1022	62	in	in	IN
20987	1022	63	such	such	JJ
20987	1022	64	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1022	65	retreat	retreat	VBP
20987	1022	66	from	from	IN
20987	1022	67	each	each	DT
20987	1022	68	successive	successive	JJ
20987	1022	69	stand	stand	NN
20987	1022	70	is	be	VBZ
20987	1022	71	apt	apt	JJ
20987	1022	72	to	to	TO
20987	1022	73	be	be	VB
20987	1022	74	precipitate	precipitate	NN
20987	1022	75	--	--	:
20987	1022	76	dependent	dependent	JJ
20987	1022	77	less	less	RBR
20987	1022	78	upon	upon	IN
20987	1022	79	one	one	PRP
20987	1022	80	's	's	POS
20987	1022	81	own	own	JJ
20987	1022	82	will	will	NN
20987	1022	83	than	than	IN
20987	1022	84	upon	upon	IN
20987	1022	85	the	the	DT
20987	1022	86	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1022	87	's	's	POS
20987	1022	88	energy	energy	NN
20987	1022	89	--	--	:
20987	1022	90	and	and	CC
20987	1022	91	the	the	DT
20987	1022	92	retiring	retire	VBG
20987	1022	93	army	army	NN
20987	1022	94	may	may	MD
20987	1022	95	reach	reach	VB
20987	1022	96	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1022	97	ultimate	ultimate	JJ
20987	1022	98	goal	goal	NN
20987	1022	99	under	under	IN
20987	1022	100	an	an	DT
20987	1022	101	accumulation	accumulation	NN
20987	1022	102	of	of	IN
20987	1022	103	retrograde	retrograde	NN
20987	1022	104	impulse	impulse	NNP
20987	1022	105	not	not	RB
20987	1022	106	far	far	RB
20987	1022	107	distinguishable	distinguishable	JJ
20987	1022	108	from	from	IN
20987	1022	109	rout	rout	NN
20987	1022	110	,	,	,
20987	1022	111	deteriorated	deteriorate	VBD
20987	1022	112	in	in	IN
20987	1022	113	_	_	NNP
20987	1022	114	morale	morale	NN
20987	1022	115	_	_	NNP
20987	1022	116	and	and	CC
20987	1022	117	diminished	diminish	VBN
20987	1022	118	in	in	IN
20987	1022	119	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1022	120	.	.	.
20987	1023	1	Where	where	WRB
20987	1023	2	such	such	JJ
20987	1023	3	unfavourable	unfavourable	JJ
20987	1023	4	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1023	5	obtain	obtain	VBP
20987	1023	6	,	,	,
20987	1023	7	the	the	DT
20987	1023	8	principle	principle	NN
20987	1023	9	which	which	WDT
20987	1023	10	dominates	dominate	VBZ
20987	1023	11	all	all	DT
20987	1023	12	correct	correct	VBP
20987	1023	13	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	1023	14	action	action	NN
20987	1023	15	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1023	16	p.186	p.186	NNP
20987	1023	17	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1023	18	receives	receive	VBZ
20987	1023	19	a	a	DT
20987	1023	20	special	special	JJ
20987	1023	21	application	application	NN
20987	1023	22	.	.	.
20987	1024	1	The	the	DT
20987	1024	2	principle	principle	NN
20987	1024	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	1024	4	that	that	IN
20987	1024	5	every	every	DT
20987	1024	6	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	1024	7	disposition	disposition	NN
20987	1024	8	should	should	MD
20987	1024	9	look	look	VB
20987	1024	10	to	to	IN
20987	1024	11	offensive	offensive	JJ
20987	1024	12	action	action	NN
20987	1024	13	--	--	:
20987	1024	14	or	or	CC
20987	1024	15	at	at	IN
20987	1024	16	the	the	DT
20987	1024	17	least	least	JJS
20987	1024	18	to	to	IN
20987	1024	19	offensive	offensive	JJ
20987	1024	20	effect	effect	NN
20987	1024	21	.	.	.
20987	1025	1	Mere	mere	JJ
20987	1025	2	defence	defence	NN
20987	1025	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	1025	4	ultimate	ultimate	JJ
20987	1025	5	ruin	ruin	NN
20987	1025	6	.	.	.
20987	1026	1	"	"	``
20987	1026	2	In	in	IN
20987	1026	3	the	the	DT
20987	1026	4	long	long	JJ
20987	1026	5	run	run	NN
20987	1026	6	,	,	,
20987	1026	7	"	"	''
20987	1026	8	said	say	VBD
20987	1026	9	Napoleon	Napoleon	NNP
20987	1026	10	,	,	,
20987	1026	11	"	"	``
20987	1026	12	no	no	DT
20987	1026	13	position	position	NN
20987	1026	14	whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	1026	15	can	can	MD
20987	1026	16	be	be	VB
20987	1026	17	defended	defend	VBN
20987	1026	18	if	if	IN
20987	1026	19	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1026	20	does	do	VBZ
20987	1026	21	not	not	RB
20987	1026	22	threaten	threaten	VB
20987	1026	23	the	the	DT
20987	1026	24	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1026	25	.	.	.
20987	1027	1	"	"	``
20987	1027	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1027	3	15	15	CD
20987	1027	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1027	5	Consequently	consequently	RB
20987	1027	6	,	,	,
20987	1027	7	the	the	DT
20987	1027	8	force	force	NN
20987	1027	9	that	that	IN
20987	1027	10	for	for	IN
20987	1027	11	any	any	DT
20987	1027	12	,	,	,
20987	1027	13	or	or	CC
20987	1027	14	several	several	JJ
20987	1027	15	,	,	,
20987	1027	16	of	of	IN
20987	1027	17	the	the	DT
20987	1027	18	reasons	reason	NNS
20987	1027	19	above	above	IN
20987	1027	20	given	give	VBN
20987	1027	21	can	can	MD
20987	1027	22	not	not	RB
20987	1027	23	safely	safely	RB
20987	1027	24	keep	keep	VB
20987	1027	25	the	the	DT
20987	1027	26	field	field	NN
20987	1027	27	must	must	MD
20987	1027	28	establish	establish	VB
20987	1027	29	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1027	30	solidly	solidly	RB
20987	1027	31	in	in	IN
20987	1027	32	some	some	DT
20987	1027	33	place	place	NN
20987	1027	34	where	where	WRB
20987	1027	35	,	,	,
20987	1027	36	for	for	IN
20987	1027	37	whatsoever	whatsoever	JJ
20987	1027	38	advantages	advantage	NNS
20987	1027	39	,	,	,
20987	1027	40	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1027	41	is	be	VBZ
20987	1027	42	as	as	RB
20987	1027	43	far	far	RB
20987	1027	44	as	as	IN
20987	1027	45	possible	possible	JJ
20987	1027	46	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1027	47	secure	secure	JJ
20987	1027	48	;	;	:
20987	1027	49	but	but	CC
20987	1027	50	whence	whence	NN
20987	1027	51	at	at	IN
20987	1027	52	the	the	DT
20987	1027	53	same	same	JJ
20987	1027	54	time	time	NN
20987	1027	55	--	--	:
20987	1027	56	and	and	CC
20987	1027	57	this	this	DT
20987	1027	58	is	be	VBZ
20987	1027	59	the	the	DT
20987	1027	60	more	more	RBR
20987	1027	61	important	important	JJ
20987	1027	62	of	of	IN
20987	1027	63	the	the	DT
20987	1027	64	two	two	CD
20987	1027	65	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	1027	66	--	--	:
20987	1027	67	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1027	68	most	most	RBS
20987	1027	69	effectually	effectually	RB
20987	1027	70	menaces	menace	VBZ
20987	1027	71	the	the	DT
20987	1027	72	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1027	73	.	.	.
20987	1028	1	This	this	DT
20987	1028	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1028	3	does	do	VBZ
20987	1028	4	by	by	IN
20987	1028	5	applying	apply	VBG
20987	1028	6	again	again	RB
20987	1028	7	,	,	,
20987	1028	8	but	but	CC
20987	1028	9	in	in	IN
20987	1028	10	another	another	DT
20987	1028	11	manner	manner	NN
20987	1028	12	,	,	,
20987	1028	13	the	the	DT
20987	1028	14	flanking	flanking	NN
20987	1028	15	,	,	,
20987	1028	16	or	or	CC
20987	1028	17	turning	turning	NN
20987	1028	18	,	,	,
20987	1028	19	idea	idea	NN
20987	1028	20	--	--	:
20987	1028	21	by	by	IN
20987	1028	22	placing	place	VBG
20987	1028	23	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1028	24	across	across	IN
20987	1028	25	or	or	CC
20987	1028	26	to	to	IN
20987	1028	27	one	one	CD
20987	1028	28	side	side	NN
20987	1028	29	of	of	IN
20987	1028	30	the	the	DT
20987	1028	31	line	line	NN
20987	1028	32	of	of	IN
20987	1028	33	communications	communication	NNS
20987	1028	34	upon	upon	IN
20987	1028	35	which	which	WDT
20987	1028	36	the	the	DT
20987	1028	37	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1028	38	will	will	MD
20987	1028	39	depend	depend	VB
20987	1028	40	,	,	,
20987	1028	41	if	if	IN
20987	1028	42	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1028	43	ventures	venture	VBZ
20987	1028	44	to	to	TO
20987	1028	45	advance	advance	VB
20987	1028	46	in	in	IN
20987	1028	47	the	the	DT
20987	1028	48	direction	direction	NN
20987	1028	49	which	which	WDT
20987	1028	50	the	the	DT
20987	1028	51	defendant	defendant	NN
20987	1028	52	has	have	VBZ
20987	1028	53	not	not	RB
20987	1028	54	felt	feel	VBN
20987	1028	55	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1028	56	strong	strong	JJ
20987	1028	57	enough	enough	RB
20987	1028	58	otherwise	otherwise	RB
20987	1028	59	to	to	TO
20987	1028	60	contest	contest	VB
20987	1028	61	.	.	.
20987	1029	1	Of	of	IN
20987	1029	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1029	3	p.187	p.187	NN
20987	1029	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1029	5	such	such	JJ
20987	1029	6	offensive	offensive	JJ
20987	1029	7	-	-	HYPH
20987	1029	8	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	1029	9	positions	position	NNS
20987	1029	10	there	there	EX
20987	1029	11	are	be	VBP
20987	1029	12	many	many	JJ
20987	1029	13	historical	historical	JJ
20987	1029	14	examples	example	NNS
20987	1029	15	.	.	.
20987	1030	1	Among	among	IN
20987	1030	2	these	these	DT
20987	1030	3	the	the	DT
20987	1030	4	most	most	RBS
20987	1030	5	recently	recently	RB
20987	1030	6	conspicuous	conspicuous	JJ
20987	1030	7	was	be	VBD
20987	1030	8	the	the	DT
20987	1030	9	occupation	occupation	NN
20987	1030	10	of	of	IN
20987	1030	11	Plevna	Plevna	NNP
20987	1030	12	by	by	IN
20987	1030	13	the	the	DT
20987	1030	14	Turks	Turks	NNPS
20987	1030	15	in	in	IN
20987	1030	16	1877	1877	CD
20987	1030	17	,	,	,
20987	1030	18	and	and	CC
20987	1030	19	the	the	DT
20987	1030	20	long	long	JJ
20987	1030	21	consequent	consequent	JJ
20987	1030	22	arrest	arrest	NN
20987	1030	23	of	of	IN
20987	1030	24	the	the	DT
20987	1030	25	Russian	russian	JJ
20987	1030	26	progress	progress	NN
20987	1030	27	;	;	:
20987	1030	28	but	but	CC
20987	1030	29	Mantua	Mantua	NNP
20987	1030	30	,	,	,
20987	1030	31	in	in	IN
20987	1030	32	1796	1796	CD
20987	1030	33	,	,	,
20987	1030	34	in	in	IN
20987	1030	35	like	like	IN
20987	1030	36	manner	manner	NN
20987	1030	37	and	and	CC
20987	1030	38	for	for	IN
20987	1030	39	the	the	DT
20987	1030	40	same	same	JJ
20987	1030	41	reasons	reason	NNS
20987	1030	42	,	,	,
20987	1030	43	effectually	effectually	RB
20987	1030	44	stopped	stop	VBD
20987	1030	45	Bonaparte	Bonaparte	NNP
20987	1030	46	for	for	IN
20987	1030	47	eight	eight	CD
20987	1030	48	months	month	NNS
20987	1030	49	,	,	,
20987	1030	50	and	and	CC
20987	1030	51	Genoa	Genoa	NNP
20987	1030	52	,	,	,
20987	1030	53	in	in	IN
20987	1030	54	1800	1800	CD
20987	1030	55	,	,	,
20987	1030	56	so	so	RB
20987	1030	57	long	long	RB
20987	1030	58	delayed	delay	VBD
20987	1030	59	the	the	DT
20987	1030	60	Austrians	Austrians	NNPS
20987	1030	61	as	as	IN
20987	1030	62	to	to	TO
20987	1030	63	reverse	reverse	VB
20987	1030	64	the	the	DT
20987	1030	65	issues	issue	NNS
20987	1030	66	of	of	IN
20987	1030	67	the	the	DT
20987	1030	68	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	1030	69	signalised	signalise	VBN
20987	1030	70	by	by	IN
20987	1030	71	the	the	DT
20987	1030	72	name	name	NN
20987	1030	73	of	of	IN
20987	1030	74	Marengo	Marengo	NNP
20987	1030	75	.	.	.
20987	1031	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1031	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1031	3	15	15	CD
20987	1031	4	:	:	:
20987	1031	5	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1031	6	should	should	MD
20987	1031	7	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	1031	8	like	like	VB
20987	1031	9	here	here	RB
20987	1031	10	to	to	TO
20987	1031	11	take	take	VB
20987	1031	12	up	up	RP
20987	1031	13	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1031	14	parable	parable	NN
20987	1031	15	against	against	IN
20987	1031	16	those	those	DT
20987	1031	17	who	who	WP
20987	1031	18	base	base	VBP
20987	1031	19	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1031	20	calculations	calculation	NNS
20987	1031	21	for	for	IN
20987	1031	22	the	the	DT
20987	1031	23	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1031	24	and	and	CC
20987	1031	25	kinds	kind	NNS
20987	1031	26	of	of	IN
20987	1031	27	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1031	28	vessels	vessel	NNS
20987	1031	29	upon	upon	IN
20987	1031	30	the	the	DT
20987	1031	31	idea	idea	NN
20987	1031	32	of	of	IN
20987	1031	33	"	"	``
20987	1031	34	a	a	DT
20987	1031	35	navy	navy	NNP
20987	1031	36	for	for	IN
20987	1031	37	defence	defence	NN
20987	1031	38	only	only	RB
20987	1031	39	"	"	''
20987	1031	40	;	;	:
20987	1031	41	but	but	CC
20987	1031	42	space	space	NN
20987	1031	43	and	and	CC
20987	1031	44	relevancy	relevancy	NN
20987	1031	45	both	both	DT
20987	1031	46	forbid	forbid	NN
20987	1031	47	.	.	.
20987	1031	48	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1032	1	From	from	IN
20987	1032	2	the	the	DT
20987	1032	3	simply	simply	RB
20987	1032	4	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	1032	5	point	point	NN
20987	1032	6	of	of	IN
20987	1032	7	view	view	NN
20987	1032	8	,	,	,
20987	1032	9	a	a	DT
20987	1032	10	line	line	NN
20987	1032	11	of	of	IN
20987	1032	12	works	work	NNS
20987	1032	13	arranged	arrange	VBD
20987	1032	14	consecutively	consecutively	RB
20987	1032	15	around	around	IN
20987	1032	16	such	such	PDT
20987	1032	17	a	a	DT
20987	1032	18	stationary	stationary	JJ
20987	1032	19	centre	centre	NN
20987	1032	20	has	have	VBZ
20987	1032	21	no	no	DT
20987	1032	22	flanks	flank	NNS
20987	1032	23	to	to	TO
20987	1032	24	be	be	VB
20987	1032	25	turned	turn	VBN
20987	1032	26	,	,	,
20987	1032	27	but	but	CC
20987	1032	28	resembles	resemble	VBZ
20987	1032	29	a	a	DT
20987	1032	30	circle	circle	NN
20987	1032	31	or	or	CC
20987	1032	32	other	other	JJ
20987	1032	33	continuous	continuous	JJ
20987	1032	34	curve	curve	NN
20987	1032	35	which	which	WDT
20987	1032	36	returns	return	VBZ
20987	1032	37	into	into	IN
20987	1032	38	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1032	39	.	.	.
20987	1033	1	Like	like	IN
20987	1033	2	a	a	DT
20987	1033	3	straight	straight	JJ
20987	1033	4	line	line	NN
20987	1033	5	,	,	,
20987	1033	6	such	such	PDT
20987	1033	7	a	a	DT
20987	1033	8	curve	curve	NN
20987	1033	9	may	may	MD
20987	1033	10	be	be	VB
20987	1033	11	broken	break	VBN
20987	1033	12	by	by	IN
20987	1033	13	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1033	14	force	force	NN
20987	1033	15	;	;	:
20987	1033	16	but	but	CC
20987	1033	17	until	until	IN
20987	1033	18	that	that	DT
20987	1033	19	is	be	VBZ
20987	1033	20	done	do	VBN
20987	1033	21	the	the	DT
20987	1033	22	weakness	weakness	NN
20987	1033	23	of	of	IN
20987	1033	24	flanks	flank	NNS
20987	1033	25	does	do	VBZ
20987	1033	26	not	not	RB
20987	1033	27	exist	exist	VB
20987	1033	28	.	.	.
20987	1034	1	Moreover	moreover	RB
20987	1034	2	,	,	,
20987	1034	3	succour	succour	NN
20987	1034	4	can	can	MD
20987	1034	5	be	be	VB
20987	1034	6	more	more	RBR
20987	1034	7	quickly	quickly	RB
20987	1034	8	sent	send	VBN
20987	1034	9	from	from	IN
20987	1034	10	a	a	DT
20987	1034	11	centre	centre	NN
20987	1034	12	to	to	IN
20987	1034	13	every	every	DT
20987	1034	14	threatened	threaten	VBN
20987	1034	15	point	point	NN
20987	1034	16	of	of	IN
20987	1034	17	the	the	DT
20987	1034	18	circumference	circumference	NN
20987	1034	19	than	than	IN
20987	1034	20	from	from	IN
20987	1034	21	the	the	DT
20987	1034	22	middle	middle	NN
20987	1034	23	of	of	IN
20987	1034	24	a	a	DT
20987	1034	25	line	line	NN
20987	1034	26	of	of	IN
20987	1034	27	equal	equal	JJ
20987	1034	28	length	length	NN
20987	1034	29	to	to	IN
20987	1034	30	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1034	31	extremes	extreme	NNS
20987	1034	32	.	.	.
20987	1035	1	A	a	DT
20987	1035	2	circle	circle	NN
20987	1035	3	,	,	,
20987	1035	4	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1035	5	,	,	,
20987	1035	6	is	be	VBZ
20987	1035	7	the	the	DT
20987	1035	8	most	most	RBS
20987	1035	9	compact	compact	JJ
20987	1035	10	disposition	disposition	NN
20987	1035	11	for	for	IN
20987	1035	12	defence	defence	NN
20987	1035	13	,	,	,
20987	1035	14	and	and	CC
20987	1035	15	so	so	RB
20987	1035	16	most	most	RBS
20987	1035	17	ideal	ideal	JJ
20987	1035	18	for	for	IN
20987	1035	19	smaller	small	JJR
20987	1035	20	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1035	21	.	.	.
20987	1036	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1036	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1036	3	concentration	concentration	NN
20987	1036	4	in	in	IN
20987	1036	5	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1036	6	most	most	RBS
20987	1036	7	effective	effective	JJ
20987	1036	8	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1036	9	p.188	p.188	NN
20987	1036	10	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1036	11	form	form	NN
20987	1036	12	,	,	,
20987	1036	13	while	while	IN
20987	1036	14	sacrificing	sacrifice	VBG
20987	1036	15	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	1036	16	in	in	IN
20987	1036	17	elasticity	elasticity	NN
20987	1036	18	and	and	CC
20987	1036	19	flexibility	flexibility	NN
20987	1036	20	of	of	IN
20987	1036	21	motion	motion	NN
20987	1036	22	.	.	.
20987	1037	1	These	these	DT
20987	1037	2	are	be	VBP
20987	1037	3	the	the	DT
20987	1037	4	intrinsic	intrinsic	JJ
20987	1037	5	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	1037	6	advantages	advantage	NNS
20987	1037	7	--	--	:
20987	1037	8	as	as	IN
20987	1037	9	distinguished	distinguish	VBN
20987	1037	10	from	from	IN
20987	1037	11	the	the	DT
20987	1037	12	offensive	offensive	JJ
20987	1037	13	threat	threat	NN
20987	1037	14	to	to	IN
20987	1037	15	the	the	DT
20987	1037	16	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1037	17	's	's	POS
20987	1037	18	communications	communication	NNS
20987	1037	19	--	--	:
20987	1037	20	secured	secure	VBN
20987	1037	21	to	to	IN
20987	1037	22	the	the	DT
20987	1037	23	weaker	weak	JJR
20987	1037	24	party	party	NN
20987	1037	25	by	by	IN
20987	1037	26	a	a	DT
20987	1037	27	permanent	permanent	JJ
20987	1037	28	position	position	NN
20987	1037	29	,	,	,
20987	1037	30	and	and	CC
20987	1037	31	these	these	DT
20987	1037	32	are	be	VBP
20987	1037	33	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1037	34	compensations	compensation	NNS
20987	1037	35	for	for	IN
20987	1037	36	the	the	DT
20987	1037	37	loss	loss	NN
20987	1037	38	of	of	IN
20987	1037	39	open	open	JJ
20987	1037	40	communications	communication	NNS
20987	1037	41	which	which	WDT
20987	1037	42	have	have	VBP
20987	1037	43	been	be	VBN
20987	1037	44	deliberately	deliberately	RB
20987	1037	45	abandoned	abandon	VBN
20987	1037	46	.	.	.
20987	1038	1	In	in	IN
20987	1038	2	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1038	3	,	,	,
20987	1038	4	at	at	IN
20987	1038	5	the	the	DT
20987	1038	6	end	end	NN
20987	1038	7	of	of	IN
20987	1038	8	October	October	NNP
20987	1038	9	,	,	,
20987	1038	10	1899	1899	CD
20987	1038	11	,	,	,
20987	1038	12	the	the	DT
20987	1038	13	British	british	JJ
20987	1038	14	army	army	NN
20987	1038	15	was	be	VBD
20987	1038	16	much	much	RB
20987	1038	17	inferior	inferior	JJ
20987	1038	18	to	to	IN
20987	1038	19	the	the	DT
20987	1038	20	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1038	21	in	in	IN
20987	1038	22	both	both	DT
20987	1038	23	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1038	24	and	and	CC
20987	1038	25	mobility	mobility	NN
20987	1038	26	;	;	:
20987	1038	27	and	and	CC
20987	1038	28	while	while	IN
20987	1038	29	several	several	JJ
20987	1038	30	lines	line	NNS
20987	1038	31	of	of	IN
20987	1038	32	defence	defence	NN
20987	1038	33	were	be	VBD
20987	1038	34	to	to	TO
20987	1038	35	be	be	VB
20987	1038	36	found	find	VBN
20987	1038	37	in	in	IN
20987	1038	38	the	the	DT
20987	1038	39	region	region	NN
20987	1038	40	behind	behind	RB
20987	1038	41	,	,	,
20987	1038	42	as	as	IN
20987	1038	43	was	be	VBD
20987	1038	44	shown	show	VBN
20987	1038	45	by	by	IN
20987	1038	46	the	the	DT
20987	1038	47	stubborn	stubborn	JJ
20987	1038	48	resistance	resistance	NN
20987	1038	49	which	which	WDT
20987	1038	50	the	the	DT
20987	1038	51	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1038	52	,	,	,
20987	1038	53	when	when	WRB
20987	1038	54	in	in	IN
20987	1038	55	turn	turn	NN
20987	1038	56	outnumbered	outnumber	VBN
20987	1038	57	,	,	,
20987	1038	58	made	make	VBN
20987	1038	59	at	at	IN
20987	1038	60	the	the	DT
20987	1038	61	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1038	62	,	,	,
20987	1038	63	these	these	DT
20987	1038	64	positions	position	NNS
20987	1038	65	were	be	VBD
20987	1038	66	open	open	JJ
20987	1038	67	to	to	IN
20987	1038	68	the	the	DT
20987	1038	69	danger	danger	NN
20987	1038	70	of	of	IN
20987	1038	71	being	be	VBG
20987	1038	72	turned	turn	VBN
20987	1038	73	by	by	IN
20987	1038	74	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1038	75	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1038	76	or	or	CC
20987	1038	77	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1038	78	rapidity	rapidity	NN
20987	1038	79	;	;	:
20987	1038	80	still	still	RB
20987	1038	81	more	more	JJR
20987	1038	82	when	when	WRB
20987	1038	83	these	these	DT
20987	1038	84	two	two	CD
20987	1038	85	were	be	VBD
20987	1038	86	combined	combine	VBN
20987	1038	87	.	.	.
20987	1039	1	In	in	IN
20987	1039	2	fact	fact	NN
20987	1039	3	,	,	,
20987	1039	4	much	much	JJ
20987	1039	5	of	of	IN
20987	1039	6	the	the	DT
20987	1039	7	subsequent	subsequent	JJ
20987	1039	8	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1039	9	success	success	NN
20987	1039	10	in	in	IN
20987	1039	11	defence	defence	NN
20987	1039	12	resulted	result	VBD
20987	1039	13	from	from	IN
20987	1039	14	the	the	DT
20987	1039	15	fact	fact	NN
20987	1039	16	that	that	IN
20987	1039	17	,	,	,
20987	1039	18	acting	act	VBG
20987	1039	19	on	on	IN
20987	1039	20	the	the	DT
20987	1039	21	inside	inside	NN
20987	1039	22	of	of	IN
20987	1039	23	an	an	DT
20987	1039	24	arc	arc	NN
20987	1039	25	,	,	,
20987	1039	26	with	with	IN
20987	1039	27	the	the	DT
20987	1039	28	advantage	advantage	NN
20987	1039	29	of	of	IN
20987	1039	30	interior	interior	NN
20987	1039	31	--	--	:
20987	1039	32	shorter	short	JJR
20987	1039	33	--	--	:
20987	1039	34	lines	line	NNS
20987	1039	35	,	,	,
20987	1039	36	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1039	37	also	also	RB
20987	1039	38	moved	move	VBD
20987	1039	39	over	over	IN
20987	1039	40	the	the	DT
20987	1039	41	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1039	42	with	with	IN
20987	1039	43	greater	great	JJR
20987	1039	44	speed	speed	NN
20987	1039	45	,	,	,
20987	1039	46	owing	owe	VBG
20987	1039	47	to	to	IN
20987	1039	48	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1039	49	distinguishing	distinguish	VBG
20987	1039	50	characteristic	characteristic	NN
20987	1039	51	as	as	IN
20987	1039	52	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	1039	53	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1039	54	.	.	.
20987	1040	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1040	2	had	have	VBD
20987	1040	3	particular	particular	JJ
20987	1040	4	facilities	facility	NNS
20987	1040	5	,	,	,
20987	1040	6	in	in	IN
20987	1040	7	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1040	8	p.189	p.189	NN
20987	1040	9	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1040	10	a	a	DT
20987	1040	11	word	word	NN
20987	1040	12	,	,	,
20987	1040	13	for	for	IN
20987	1040	14	accumulating	accumulate	VBG
20987	1040	15	successful	successful	JJ
20987	1040	16	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1040	17	at	at	IN
20987	1040	18	a	a	DT
20987	1040	19	threatened	threaten	VBN
20987	1040	20	point	point	NN
20987	1040	21	of	of	IN
20987	1040	22	a	a	DT
20987	1040	23	stationary	stationary	JJ
20987	1040	24	defence	defence	NN
20987	1040	25	,	,	,
20987	1040	26	which	which	WDT
20987	1040	27	the	the	DT
20987	1040	28	British	British	NNPS
20987	1040	29	would	would	MD
20987	1040	30	not	not	RB
20987	1040	31	have	have	VB
20987	1040	32	had	have	VBN
20987	1040	33	in	in	IN
20987	1040	34	an	an	DT
20987	1040	35	active	active	JJ
20987	1040	36	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	1040	37	of	of	IN
20987	1040	38	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1040	39	.	.	.
20987	1041	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1041	2	became	become	VBD
20987	1041	3	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1041	4	advisable	advisable	JJ
20987	1041	5	,	,	,
20987	1041	6	if	if	IN
20987	1041	7	not	not	RB
20987	1041	8	imperative	imperative	JJ
20987	1041	9	,	,	,
20987	1041	10	for	for	IN
20987	1041	11	the	the	DT
20987	1041	12	British	british	JJ
20987	1041	13	commander	commander	NN
20987	1041	14	in	in	IN
20987	1041	15	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1041	16	to	to	TO
20987	1041	17	resort	resort	VB
20987	1041	18	to	to	IN
20987	1041	19	a	a	DT
20987	1041	20	stationary	stationary	JJ
20987	1041	21	defence	defence	NN
20987	1041	22	for	for	IN
20987	1041	23	the	the	DT
20987	1041	24	preservation	preservation	NN
20987	1041	25	of	of	IN
20987	1041	26	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1041	27	division	division	NN
20987	1041	28	,	,	,
20987	1041	29	and	and	CC
20987	1041	30	to	to	TO
20987	1041	31	place	place	VB
20987	1041	32	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1041	33	for	for	IN
20987	1041	34	offensive	offensive	JJ
20987	1041	35	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	1041	36	upon	upon	IN
20987	1041	37	the	the	DT
20987	1041	38	flank	flank	NN
20987	1041	39	of	of	IN
20987	1041	40	the	the	DT
20987	1041	41	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1041	42	's	's	POS
20987	1041	43	possible	possible	JJ
20987	1041	44	line	line	NN
20987	1041	45	of	of	IN
20987	1041	46	invasion	invasion	NN
20987	1041	47	,	,	,
20987	1041	48	in	in	IN
20987	1041	49	order	order	NN
20987	1041	50	to	to	TO
20987	1041	51	deter	deter	VB
20987	1041	52	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1041	53	from	from	IN
20987	1041	54	further	further	JJ
20987	1041	55	advance	advance	NN
20987	1041	56	.	.	.
20987	1042	1	As	as	IN
20987	1042	2	to	to	IN
20987	1042	3	situation	situation	NN
20987	1042	4	,	,	,
20987	1042	5	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1042	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1042	7	clearly	clearly	RB
20987	1042	8	indicated	indicate	VBN
20987	1042	9	by	by	IN
20987	1042	10	the	the	DT
20987	1042	11	reasons	reason	NNS
20987	1042	12	before	before	IN
20987	1042	13	stated	state	VBN
20987	1042	14	,	,	,
20987	1042	15	and	and	CC
20987	1042	16	especially	especially	RB
20987	1042	17	because	because	IN
20987	1042	18	there	there	EX
20987	1042	19	was	be	VBD
20987	1042	20	there	there	RB
20987	1042	21	accumulated	accumulate	VBN
20987	1042	22	a	a	DT
20987	1042	23	great	great	JJ
20987	1042	24	quantity	quantity	NN
20987	1042	25	of	of	IN
20987	1042	26	ammunition	ammunition	NN
20987	1042	27	,	,	,
20987	1042	28	provisions	provision	NNS
20987	1042	29	,	,	,
20987	1042	30	and	and	CC
20987	1042	31	other	other	JJ
20987	1042	32	supplies	supply	NNS
20987	1042	33	,	,	,
20987	1042	34	which	which	WDT
20987	1042	35	not	not	RB
20987	1042	36	only	only	RB
20987	1042	37	should	should	MD
20987	1042	38	not	not	RB
20987	1042	39	be	be	VB
20987	1042	40	allowed	allow	VBN
20987	1042	41	to	to	TO
20987	1042	42	fall	fall	VB
20987	1042	43	into	into	IN
20987	1042	44	the	the	DT
20987	1042	45	hands	hand	NNS
20987	1042	46	of	of	IN
20987	1042	47	the	the	DT
20987	1042	48	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1042	49	,	,	,
20987	1042	50	but	but	CC
20987	1042	51	also	also	RB
20987	1042	52	would	would	MD
20987	1042	53	be	be	VB
20987	1042	54	essential	essential	JJ
20987	1042	55	to	to	IN
20987	1042	56	the	the	DT
20987	1042	57	maintenance	maintenance	NN
20987	1042	58	of	of	IN
20987	1042	59	the	the	DT
20987	1042	60	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1042	61	,	,	,
20987	1042	62	if	if	IN
20987	1042	63	relief	relief	NN
20987	1042	64	were	be	VBD
20987	1042	65	long	long	RB
20987	1042	66	delayed	delay	VBN
20987	1042	67	,	,	,
20987	1042	68	as	as	IN
20987	1042	69	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1042	70	proved	prove	VBD
20987	1042	71	to	to	TO
20987	1042	72	be	be	VB
20987	1042	73	.	.	.
20987	1043	1	That	that	IN
20987	1043	2	this	this	DT
20987	1043	3	contingency	contingency	NN
20987	1043	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1043	5	foreseen	foresee	VBN
20987	1043	6	,	,	,
20987	1043	7	and	and	CC
20987	1043	8	as	as	RB
20987	1043	9	far	far	RB
20987	1043	10	as	as	IN
20987	1043	11	possible	possible	JJ
20987	1043	12	provided	provide	VBN
20987	1043	13	for	for	IN
20987	1043	14	,	,	,
20987	1043	15	has	have	VBZ
20987	1043	16	been	be	VBN
20987	1043	17	shown	show	VBN
20987	1043	18	by	by	IN
20987	1043	19	subsequent	subsequent	JJ
20987	1043	20	utterances	utterance	NNS
20987	1043	21	of	of	IN
20987	1043	22	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1043	23	George	George	NNP
20987	1043	24	White	White	NNP
20987	1043	25	.	.	.
20987	1044	1	"	"	``
20987	1044	2	From	from	IN
20987	1044	3	the	the	DT
20987	1044	4	moment	moment	NN
20987	1044	5	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1044	6	saw	see	VBD
20987	1044	7	the	the	DT
20987	1044	8	situation	situation	NN
20987	1044	9	in	in	IN
20987	1044	10	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1044	11	,	,	,
20987	1044	12	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1044	13	was	be	VBD
20987	1044	14	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1044	15	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1044	16	should	should	MD
20987	1044	17	be	be	VB
20987	1044	18	pressed	press	VBN
20987	1044	19	back	back	RB
20987	1044	20	by	by	IN
20987	1044	21	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1044	22	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1044	23	,	,	,
20987	1044	24	and	and	CC
20987	1044	25	have	have	VBP
20987	1044	26	to	to	TO
20987	1044	27	hold	hold	VB
20987	1044	28	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1044	29	,	,	,
20987	1044	30	and	and	CC
20987	1044	31	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1044	32	knew	know	VBD
20987	1044	33	that	that	IN
20987	1044	34	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1044	35	p.190	p.190	NNP
20987	1044	36	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1044	37	the	the	DT
20987	1044	38	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1044	39	had	have	VBD
20987	1044	40	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1044	41	with	with	IN
20987	1044	42	which	which	WDT
20987	1044	43	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1044	44	could	could	MD
20987	1044	45	not	not	RB
20987	1044	46	hope	hope	VB
20987	1044	47	to	to	TO
20987	1044	48	cope	cope	VB
20987	1044	49	with	with	IN
20987	1044	50	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1044	51	15-pounder	15-pounder	CD
20987	1044	52	field	field	NN
20987	1044	53	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1044	54	.	.	.
20987	1045	1	Therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1045	2	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1045	3	telegraphed	telegraph	VBD
20987	1045	4	for	for	IN
20987	1045	5	the	the	DT
20987	1045	6	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1045	7	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1045	8	.	.	.
20987	1046	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1046	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1046	3	a	a	DT
20987	1046	4	question	question	NN
20987	1046	5	of	of	IN
20987	1046	6	a	a	DT
20987	1046	7	race	race	NN
20987	1046	8	for	for	IN
20987	1046	9	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1046	10	,	,	,
20987	1046	11	and	and	CC
20987	1046	12	Captain	Captain	NNP
20987	1046	13	Lambton	Lambton	NNP
20987	1046	14	was	be	VBD
20987	1046	15	the	the	DT
20987	1046	16	right	right	JJ
20987	1046	17	man	man	NN
20987	1046	18	to	to	TO
20987	1046	19	win	win	VB
20987	1046	20	that	that	DT
20987	1046	21	race	race	NN
20987	1046	22	.	.	.
20987	1047	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1047	2	won	win	VBD
20987	1047	3	only	only	RB
20987	1047	4	by	by	IN
20987	1047	5	a	a	DT
20987	1047	6	short	short	JJ
20987	1047	7	head	head	NN
20987	1047	8	.	.	.
20987	1048	1	"	"	``
20987	1048	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1048	3	16	16	CD
20987	1048	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1048	5	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1048	6	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1048	7	16	16	CD
20987	1048	8	:	:	:
20987	1048	9	London	London	NNP
20987	1048	10	_	_	NNP
20987	1048	11	Weekly	Weekly	NNP
20987	1048	12	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1048	13	_	_	NNP
20987	1048	14	,	,	,
20987	1048	15	June	June	NNP
20987	1048	16	1	1	CD
20987	1048	17	,	,	,
20987	1048	18	1900	1900	CD
20987	1048	19	.	.	.
20987	1049	1	Captain	captain	VB
20987	1049	2	the	the	DT
20987	1049	3	Hon	Hon	NNP
20987	1049	4	.	.	.
20987	1050	1	Hedworth	Hedworth	NNP
20987	1050	2	Lambton	Lambton	NNP
20987	1050	3	,	,	,
20987	1050	4	Commander	Commander	NNP
20987	1050	5	of	of	IN
20987	1050	6	the	the	DT
20987	1050	7	"	"	``
20987	1050	8	Powerful	powerful	JJ
20987	1050	9	,	,	,
20987	1050	10	"	"	''
20987	1050	11	accompanied	accompany	VBD
20987	1050	12	the	the	DT
20987	1050	13	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1050	14	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1050	15	to	to	IN
20987	1050	16	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1050	17	,	,	,
20987	1050	18	and	and	CC
20987	1050	19	was	be	VBD
20987	1050	20	there	there	RB
20987	1050	21	throughout	throughout	IN
20987	1050	22	the	the	DT
20987	1050	23	siege	siege	NN
20987	1050	24	.	.	.
20987	1050	25	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1051	1	This	this	DT
20987	1051	2	,	,	,
20987	1051	3	then	then	RB
20987	1051	4	,	,	,
20987	1051	5	was	be	VBD
20987	1051	6	the	the	DT
20987	1051	7	function	function	NN
20987	1051	8	which	which	WDT
20987	1051	9	the	the	DT
20987	1051	10	current	current	NN
20987	1051	11	of	of	IN
20987	1051	12	events	event	NNS
20987	1051	13	assigned	assign	VBN
20987	1051	14	to	to	IN
20987	1051	15	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1051	16	,	,	,
20987	1051	17	and	and	CC
20987	1051	18	the	the	DT
20987	1051	19	part	part	NN
20987	1051	20	which	which	WDT
20987	1051	21	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1051	22	bore	bear	VBD
20987	1051	23	to	to	IN
20987	1051	24	the	the	DT
20987	1051	25	subsequent	subsequent	JJ
20987	1051	26	development	development	NN
20987	1051	27	of	of	IN
20987	1051	28	the	the	DT
20987	1051	29	war	war	NN
20987	1051	30	.	.	.
20987	1052	1	Discussion	discussion	NN
20987	1052	2	has	have	VBZ
20987	1052	3	been	be	VBN
20987	1052	4	thus	thus	RB
20987	1052	5	long	long	JJ
20987	1052	6	because	because	IN
20987	1052	7	,	,	,
20987	1052	8	in	in	IN
20987	1052	9	the	the	DT
20987	1052	10	author	author	NN
20987	1052	11	's	's	POS
20987	1052	12	judgment	judgment	NN
20987	1052	13	,	,	,
20987	1052	14	White	White	NNP
20987	1052	15	's	's	POS
20987	1052	16	action	action	NN
20987	1052	17	in	in	IN
20987	1052	18	shutting	shut	VBG
20987	1052	19	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1052	20	up	up	RP
20987	1052	21	in	in	IN
20987	1052	22	the	the	DT
20987	1052	23	place	place	NN
20987	1052	24	,	,	,
20987	1052	25	and	and	CC
20987	1052	26	the	the	DT
20987	1052	27	admirable	admirable	JJ
20987	1052	28	tenacity	tenacity	NN
20987	1052	29	of	of	IN
20987	1052	30	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1052	31	and	and	CC
20987	1052	32	of	of	IN
20987	1052	33	the	the	DT
20987	1052	34	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1052	35	in	in	IN
20987	1052	36	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1052	37	resistance	resistance	NN
20987	1052	38	,	,	,
20987	1052	39	were	be	VBD
20987	1052	40	the	the	DT
20987	1052	41	shaping	shape	VBG
20987	1052	42	factors	factor	NNS
20987	1052	43	in	in	IN
20987	1052	44	a	a	DT
20987	1052	45	contest	contest	NN
20987	1052	46	the	the	DT
20987	1052	47	ultimate	ultimate	JJ
20987	1052	48	result	result	NN
20987	1052	49	of	of	IN
20987	1052	50	which	which	WDT
20987	1052	51	was	be	VBD
20987	1052	52	probably	probably	RB
20987	1052	53	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1052	54	in	in	IN
20987	1052	55	any	any	DT
20987	1052	56	event	event	NN
20987	1052	57	,	,	,
20987	1052	58	but	but	CC
20987	1052	59	which	which	WDT
20987	1052	60	in	in	IN
20987	1052	61	feature	feature	NN
20987	1052	62	and	and	CC
20987	1052	63	occurrence	occurrence	NN
20987	1052	64	would	would	MD
20987	1052	65	have	have	VB
20987	1052	66	been	be	VBN
20987	1052	67	very	very	RB
20987	1052	68	different	different	JJ
20987	1052	69	had	have	VBD
20987	1052	70	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1052	71	either	either	CC
20987	1052	72	not	not	RB
20987	1052	73	been	be	VBN
20987	1052	74	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	1052	75	or	or	CC
20987	1052	76	proved	prove	VBN
20987	1052	77	incapable	incapable	JJ
20987	1052	78	of	of	IN
20987	1052	79	protracted	protract	VBN
20987	1052	80	resistance	resistance	NN
20987	1052	81	.	.	.
20987	1053	1	As	as	IN
20987	1053	2	so	so	RB
20987	1053	3	often	often	RB
20987	1053	4	markedly	markedly	RB
20987	1053	5	happens	happen	VBZ
20987	1053	6	,	,	,
20987	1053	7	when	when	WRB
20987	1053	8	a	a	DT
20987	1053	9	correct	correct	JJ
20987	1053	10	decision	decision	NN
20987	1053	11	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1053	12	p.191	p.191	NN
20987	1053	13	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1053	14	has	have	VBZ
20987	1053	15	been	be	VBN
20987	1053	16	made	make	VBN
20987	1053	17	,	,	,
20987	1053	18	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
20987	1053	19	seemed	seem	VBD
20987	1053	20	to	to	TO
20987	1053	21	work	work	VB
20987	1053	22	together	together	RB
20987	1053	23	to	to	TO
20987	1053	24	favour	favour	VB
20987	1053	25	the	the	DT
20987	1053	26	consequences	consequence	NNS
20987	1053	27	.	.	.
20987	1054	1	The	the	DT
20987	1054	2	respite	respite	NN
20987	1054	3	given	give	VBN
20987	1054	4	to	to	IN
20987	1054	5	the	the	DT
20987	1054	6	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1054	7	by	by	IN
20987	1054	8	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1054	9	,	,	,
20987	1054	10	who	who	WP
20987	1054	11	did	do	VBD
20987	1054	12	not	not	RB
20987	1054	13	attack	attack	VB
20987	1054	14	until	until	IN
20987	1054	15	November	November	NNP
20987	1054	16	9	9	CD
20987	1054	17	,	,	,
20987	1054	18	allowed	allow	VBD
20987	1054	19	opportunity	opportunity	NN
20987	1054	20	to	to	TO
20987	1054	21	regularize	regularize	VB
20987	1054	22	and	and	CC
20987	1054	23	further	further	RB
20987	1054	24	to	to	TO
20987	1054	25	develop	develop	VB
20987	1054	26	the	the	DT
20987	1054	27	system	system	NN
20987	1054	28	of	of	IN
20987	1054	29	defence	defence	NN
20987	1054	30	,	,	,
20987	1054	31	so	so	IN
20987	1054	32	that	that	IN
20987	1054	33	on	on	IN
20987	1054	34	November	November	NNP
20987	1054	35	6	6	CD
20987	1054	36	a	a	DT
20987	1054	37	press	press	NN
20987	1054	38	censor	censor	NN
20987	1054	39	telegram	telegram	NN
20987	1054	40	,	,	,
20987	1054	41	brought	bring	VBD
20987	1054	42	out	out	RP
20987	1054	43	successfully	successfully	RB
20987	1054	44	by	by	IN
20987	1054	45	a	a	DT
20987	1054	46	Kaffir	Kaffir	NNP
20987	1054	47	runner	runner	NN
20987	1054	48	,	,	,
20987	1054	49	read	read	VB
20987	1054	50	,	,	,
20987	1054	51	"	"	''
20987	1054	52	Position	position	NN
20987	1054	53	here	here	RB
20987	1054	54	now	now	RB
20987	1054	55	believed	believe	VBN
20987	1054	56	to	to	TO
20987	1054	57	be	be	VB
20987	1054	58	entirely	entirely	RB
20987	1054	59	safe	safe	JJ
20987	1054	60	;	;	:
20987	1054	61	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	1054	62	strengthened	strengthen	VBD
20987	1054	63	in	in	IN
20987	1054	64	the	the	DT
20987	1054	65	last	last	JJ
20987	1054	66	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	1054	67	-	-	HYPH
20987	1054	68	four	four	CD
20987	1054	69	hours	hour	NNS
20987	1054	70	.	.	.
20987	1054	71	"	"	''
20987	1055	1	The	the	DT
20987	1055	2	opportune	opportune	JJ
20987	1055	3	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	1055	4	of	of	IN
20987	1055	5	the	the	DT
20987	1055	6	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1055	7	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1055	8	also	also	RB
20987	1055	9	,	,	,
20987	1055	10	though	though	IN
20987	1055	11	by	by	IN
20987	1055	12	so	so	RB
20987	1055	13	narrow	narrow	JJ
20987	1055	14	a	a	DT
20987	1055	15	margin	margin	NN
20987	1055	16	of	of	IN
20987	1055	17	time	time	NN
20987	1055	18	,	,	,
20987	1055	19	decisively	decisively	RB
20987	1055	20	influenced	influence	VBD
20987	1055	21	the	the	DT
20987	1055	22	outcome	outcome	NN
20987	1055	23	.	.	.
20987	1056	1	"	"	``
20987	1056	2	Had	have	VBD
20987	1056	3	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1056	4	not	not	RB
20987	1056	5	been	be	VBN
20987	1056	6	for	for	IN
20987	1056	7	these	these	DT
20987	1056	8	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1056	9	,	,	,
20987	1056	10	"	"	''
20987	1056	11	said	say	VBD
20987	1056	12	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1056	13	George	George	NNP
20987	1056	14	White	White	NNP
20987	1056	15	,	,	,
20987	1056	16	after	after	IN
20987	1056	17	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1056	18	return	return	NN
20987	1056	19	to	to	IN
20987	1056	20	England	England	NNP
20987	1056	21	,	,	,
20987	1056	22	"	"	''
20987	1056	23	the	the	DT
20987	1056	24	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1056	25	of	of	IN
20987	1056	26	the	the	DT
20987	1056	27	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1056	28	would	would	MD
20987	1056	29	have	have	VB
20987	1056	30	been	be	VBN
20987	1056	31	brought	bring	VBN
20987	1056	32	up	up	RP
20987	1056	33	very	very	RB
20987	1056	34	much	much	RB
20987	1056	35	nearer	near	JJR
20987	1056	36	to	to	IN
20987	1056	37	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1056	38	defences	defence	NNS
20987	1056	39	of	of	IN
20987	1056	40	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1056	41	,	,	,
20987	1056	42	and	and	CC
20987	1056	43	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1056	44	would	would	MD
20987	1056	45	enormously	enormously	RB
20987	1056	46	have	have	VB
20987	1056	47	embarrassed	embarrass	VBN
20987	1056	48	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1056	49	powers	power	NNS
20987	1056	50	of	of	IN
20987	1056	51	resistance	resistance	NN
20987	1056	52	and	and	CC
20987	1056	53	would	would	MD
20987	1056	54	have	have	VB
20987	1056	55	added	add	VBN
20987	1056	56	enormously	enormously	RB
20987	1056	57	to	to	IN
20987	1056	58	the	the	DT
20987	1056	59	mortality	mortality	NN
20987	1056	60	of	of	IN
20987	1056	61	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1056	62	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1056	63	.	.	.
20987	1057	1	Not	not	RB
20987	1057	2	once	once	RB
20987	1057	3	or	or	CC
20987	1057	4	twice	twice	RB
20987	1057	5	in	in	IN
20987	1057	6	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1057	7	rough	rough	JJ
20987	1057	8	island	island	NN
20987	1057	9	story	story	NN
20987	1057	10	have	have	VBP
20987	1057	11	the	the	DT
20987	1057	12	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1057	13	officer	officer	NN
20987	1057	14	and	and	CC
20987	1057	15	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1057	16	men	man	NNS
20987	1057	17	come	come	VBP
20987	1057	18	in	in	IN
20987	1057	19	the	the	DT
20987	1057	20	nick	nick	NN
20987	1057	21	of	of	IN
20987	1057	22	time	time	NN
20987	1057	23	,	,	,
20987	1057	24	and	and	CC
20987	1057	25	the	the	DT
20987	1057	26	siege	siege	NN
20987	1057	27	of	of	IN
20987	1057	28	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1057	29	was	be	VBD
20987	1057	30	but	but	CC
20987	1057	31	one	one	CD
20987	1057	32	instance	instance	NN
20987	1057	33	added	add	VBD
20987	1057	34	to	to	IN
20987	1057	35	these	these	DT
20987	1057	36	happy	happy	JJ
20987	1057	37	advents	advent	NNS
20987	1057	38	.	.	.
20987	1057	39	"	"	''
20987	1058	1	As	as	IN
20987	1058	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1058	3	p.192	p.192	NNP
20987	1058	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1058	5	before	before	IN
20987	1058	6	said	say	VBD
20987	1058	7	,	,	,
20987	1058	8	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1058	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	1058	10	surrounded	surround	VBN
20987	1058	11	on	on	IN
20987	1058	12	three	three	CD
20987	1058	13	sides	side	NNS
20987	1058	14	by	by	IN
20987	1058	15	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1058	16	which	which	WDT
20987	1058	17	overtop	overtop	IN
20987	1058	18	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1058	19	;	;	:
20987	1058	20	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1058	21	lines	line	NNS
20987	1058	22	and	and	CC
20987	1058	23	stations	station	NNS
20987	1058	24	,	,	,
20987	1058	25	indeed	indeed	RB
20987	1058	26	,	,	,
20987	1058	27	do	do	VBP
20987	1058	28	not	not	RB
20987	1058	29	commonly	commonly	RB
20987	1058	30	prefer	prefer	VB
20987	1058	31	summits	summit	NNS
20987	1058	32	to	to	IN
20987	1058	33	valleys	valley	NNS
20987	1058	34	.	.	.
20987	1059	1	On	on	IN
20987	1059	2	the	the	DT
20987	1059	3	30th	30th	NN
20987	1059	4	of	of	IN
20987	1059	5	October	October	NNP
20987	1059	6	the	the	DT
20987	1059	7	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1059	8	had	have	VBD
20987	1059	9	already	already	RB
20987	1059	10	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	1059	11	a	a	DT
20987	1059	12	40-pounder	40-pounder	CD
20987	1059	13	gun	gun	NN
20987	1059	14	on	on	IN
20987	1059	15	Peppworth	Peppworth	NNP
20987	1059	16	's	's	POS
20987	1059	17	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1059	18	,	,	,
20987	1059	19	north	north	NN
20987	1059	20	of	of	IN
20987	1059	21	the	the	DT
20987	1059	22	town	town	NN
20987	1059	23	,	,	,
20987	1059	24	with	with	IN
20987	1059	25	which	which	WDT
20987	1059	26	on	on	IN
20987	1059	27	that	that	DT
20987	1059	28	day	day	NN
20987	1059	29	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1059	30	opened	open	VBD
20987	1059	31	fire	fire	NN
20987	1059	32	at	at	IN
20987	1059	33	a	a	DT
20987	1059	34	distance	distance	NN
20987	1059	35	of	of	IN
20987	1059	36	over	over	IN
20987	1059	37	6,000	6,000	CD
20987	1059	38	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1059	39	,	,	,
20987	1059	40	much	much	RB
20987	1059	41	outranging	outrange	VBG
20987	1059	42	the	the	DT
20987	1059	43	army	army	NN
20987	1059	44	field	field	NN
20987	1059	45	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	1059	46	.	.	.
20987	1060	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1060	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1060	3	in	in	IN
20987	1060	4	connection	connection	NN
20987	1060	5	with	with	IN
20987	1060	6	the	the	DT
20987	1060	7	general	general	JJ
20987	1060	8	sortie	sortie	NN
20987	1060	9	of	of	IN
20987	1060	10	the	the	DT
20987	1060	11	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1060	12	to	to	TO
20987	1060	13	seize	seize	VB
20987	1060	14	that	that	DT
20987	1060	15	position	position	NN
20987	1060	16	that	that	IN
20987	1060	17	the	the	DT
20987	1060	18	disaster	disaster	NN
20987	1060	19	of	of	IN
20987	1060	20	Nicholson	Nicholson	NNP
20987	1060	21	's	's	POS
20987	1060	22	Nek	Nek	NNP
20987	1060	23	was	be	VBD
20987	1060	24	incurred	incur	VBN
20987	1060	25	.	.	.
20987	1061	1	This	this	DT
20987	1061	2	first	first	JJ
20987	1061	3	threatening	threatening	JJ
20987	1061	4	outlook	outlook	NN
20987	1061	5	was	be	VBD
20987	1061	6	materially	materially	RB
20987	1061	7	modified	modify	VBN
20987	1061	8	by	by	IN
20987	1061	9	the	the	DT
20987	1061	10	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	1061	11	the	the	DT
20987	1061	12	same	same	JJ
20987	1061	13	day	day	NN
20987	1061	14	of	of	IN
20987	1061	15	the	the	DT
20987	1061	16	six	six	CD
20987	1061	17	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1061	18	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1061	19	from	from	IN
20987	1061	20	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	1061	21	,	,	,
20987	1061	22	two	two	CD
20987	1061	23	of	of	IN
20987	1061	24	which	which	WDT
20987	1061	25	were	be	VBD
20987	1061	26	of	of	IN
20987	1061	27	power	power	NN
20987	1061	28	equal	equal	JJ
20987	1061	29	to	to	IN
20987	1061	30	the	the	DT
20987	1061	31	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1061	32	'	'	POS
20987	1061	33	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1061	34	pieces	piece	NNS
20987	1061	35	,	,	,
20987	1061	36	and	and	CC
20987	1061	37	all	all	DT
20987	1061	38	of	of	IN
20987	1061	39	a	a	DT
20987	1061	40	range	range	NN
20987	1061	41	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1061	42	to	to	IN
20987	1061	43	those	those	DT
20987	1061	44	previously	previously	RB
20987	1061	45	at	at	IN
20987	1061	46	White	White	NNP
20987	1061	47	's	's	POS
20987	1061	48	disposal	disposal	NN
20987	1061	49	.	.	.
20987	1062	1	By	by	IN
20987	1062	2	the	the	DT
20987	1062	3	3rd	3rd	NN
20987	1062	4	of	of	IN
20987	1062	5	November	November	NNP
20987	1062	6	a	a	DT
20987	1062	7	second	second	JJ
20987	1062	8	long	long	JJ
20987	1062	9	gun	gun	NN
20987	1062	10	had	have	VBD
20987	1062	11	been	be	VBN
20987	1062	12	placed	place	VBN
20987	1062	13	by	by	IN
20987	1062	14	the	the	DT
20987	1062	15	besiegers	besieger	NNS
20987	1062	16	some	some	DT
20987	1062	17	8,000	8,000	CD
20987	1062	18	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1062	19	--	--	:
20987	1062	20	between	between	IN
20987	1062	21	four	four	CD
20987	1062	22	and	and	CC
20987	1062	23	five	five	CD
20987	1062	24	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1062	25	--	--	:
20987	1062	26	south	south	JJ
20987	1062	27	-	-	HYPH
20987	1062	28	east	east	NN
20987	1062	29	of	of	IN
20987	1062	30	the	the	DT
20987	1062	31	town	town	NN
20987	1062	32	,	,	,
20987	1062	33	upon	upon	IN
20987	1062	34	Mount	Mount	NNP
20987	1062	35	Umbulwani	Umbulwani	NNP
20987	1062	36	;	;	:
20987	1062	37	from	from	IN
20987	1062	38	which	which	WDT
20987	1062	39	,	,	,
20987	1062	40	and	and	CC
20987	1062	41	from	from	IN
20987	1062	42	an	an	DT
20987	1062	43	eminence	eminence	NN
20987	1062	44	known	know	VBN
20987	1062	45	indifferently	indifferently	RB
20987	1062	46	as	as	IN
20987	1062	47	Lombard	Lombard	NNP
20987	1062	48	's	's	POS
20987	1062	49	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1062	50	and	and	CC
20987	1062	51	as	as	IN
20987	1062	52	Little	Little	NNP
20987	1062	53	Bulwana	Bulwana	NNP
20987	1062	54	,	,	,
20987	1062	55	three	three	CD
20987	1062	56	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1062	57	to	to	IN
20987	1062	58	the	the	DT
20987	1062	59	northward	northward	NN
20987	1062	60	,	,	,
20987	1062	61	and	and	CC
20987	1062	62	also	also	RB
20987	1062	63	east	east	NN
20987	1062	64	of	of	IN
20987	1062	65	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1062	66	p.193	p.193	NN
20987	1062	67	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1062	68	the	the	DT
20987	1062	69	place	place	NN
20987	1062	70	,	,	,
20987	1062	71	the	the	DT
20987	1062	72	worst	bad	JJS
20987	1062	73	of	of	IN
20987	1062	74	the	the	DT
20987	1062	75	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1062	76	gun	gun	NN
20987	1062	77	fire	fire	NN
20987	1062	78	upon	upon	IN
20987	1062	79	the	the	DT
20987	1062	80	town	town	NN
20987	1062	81	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1062	82	,	,	,
20987	1062	83	as	as	IN
20987	1062	84	distinguished	distinguish	VBN
20987	1062	85	from	from	IN
20987	1062	86	the	the	DT
20987	1062	87	lines	line	NNS
20987	1062	88	of	of	IN
20987	1062	89	defence	defence	NN
20987	1062	90	,	,	,
20987	1062	91	seems	seem	VBZ
20987	1062	92	to	to	TO
20987	1062	93	have	have	VB
20987	1062	94	proceeded	proceed	VBN
20987	1062	95	.	.	.
20987	1063	1	On	on	IN
20987	1063	2	the	the	DT
20987	1063	3	28th	28th	NN
20987	1063	4	the	the	DT
20987	1063	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1063	6	had	have	VBD
20987	1063	7	established	establish	VBN
20987	1063	8	within	within	IN
20987	1063	9	5,000	5,000	CD
20987	1063	10	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1063	11	--	--	:
20987	1063	12	less	less	JJR
20987	1063	13	than	than	IN
20987	1063	14	three	three	CD
20987	1063	15	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1063	16	--	--	:
20987	1063	17	of	of	IN
20987	1063	18	the	the	DT
20987	1063	19	western	western	JJ
20987	1063	20	defences	defence	NNS
20987	1063	21	a	a	DT
20987	1063	22	third	third	JJ
20987	1063	23	40-pounder	40-pounder	CD
20987	1063	24	,	,	,
20987	1063	25	to	to	TO
20987	1063	26	which	which	WDT
20987	1063	27	,	,	,
20987	1063	28	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1063	29	learn	learn	VBP
20987	1063	30	from	from	IN
20987	1063	31	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1063	32	's	's	POS
20987	1063	33	despatches	despatch	NNS
20987	1063	34	,	,	,
20987	1063	35	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1063	36	gunners	gunner	NNS
20987	1063	37	with	with	IN
20987	1063	38	grim	grim	JJ
20987	1063	39	military	military	JJ
20987	1063	40	humour	humour	NNP
20987	1063	41	gave	give	VBD
20987	1063	42	the	the	DT
20987	1063	43	name	name	NN
20987	1063	44	of	of	IN
20987	1063	45	"	"	``
20987	1063	46	Franchise"--in	Franchise"--in	NNP
20987	1063	47	mockery	mockery	NN
20987	1063	48	,	,	,
20987	1063	49	doubtless	doubtless	JJ
20987	1063	50	,	,	,
20987	1063	51	of	of	IN
20987	1063	52	the	the	DT
20987	1063	53	British	British	NNP
20987	1063	54	Government	Government	NNP
20987	1063	55	's	's	POS
20987	1063	56	demands	demand	NNS
20987	1063	57	on	on	IN
20987	1063	58	behalf	behalf	NN
20987	1063	59	of	of	IN
20987	1063	60	the	the	DT
20987	1063	61	Uitlanders	Uitlanders	NNPS
20987	1063	62	.	.	.
20987	1064	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1064	2	may	may	MD
20987	1064	3	be	be	VB
20987	1064	4	mentioned	mention	VBN
20987	1064	5	here	here	RB
20987	1064	6	that	that	IN
20987	1064	7	throughout	throughout	IN
20987	1064	8	the	the	DT
20987	1064	9	war	war	NN
20987	1064	10	the	the	DT
20987	1064	11	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1064	12	have	have	VBP
20987	1064	13	shown	show	VBN
20987	1064	14	a	a	DT
20987	1064	15	remarkable	remarkable	JJ
20987	1064	16	facility	facility	NN
20987	1064	17	in	in	IN
20987	1064	18	transporting	transport	VBG
20987	1064	19	these	these	DT
20987	1064	20	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1064	21	cannon	cannon	NN
20987	1064	22	,	,	,
20987	1064	23	placing	place	VBG
20987	1064	24	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1064	25	with	with	IN
20987	1064	26	surprising	surprising	JJ
20987	1064	27	rapidity	rapidity	NN
20987	1064	28	in	in	IN
20987	1064	29	positions	position	NNS
20987	1064	30	unexpected	unexpected	JJ
20987	1064	31	by	by	IN
20987	1064	32	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1064	33	opponents	opponent	NNS
20987	1064	34	.	.	.
20987	1065	1	On	on	IN
20987	1065	2	the	the	DT
20987	1065	3	29th	29th	NN
20987	1065	4	the	the	DT
20987	1065	5	besieged	besiege	VBN
20987	1065	6	could	could	MD
20987	1065	7	count	count	VB
20987	1065	8	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	1065	9	-	-	HYPH
20987	1065	10	six	six	CD
20987	1065	11	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1065	12	in	in	IN
20987	1065	13	place	place	NN
20987	1065	14	upon	upon	IN
20987	1065	15	the	the	DT
20987	1065	16	lines	line	NNS
20987	1065	17	of	of	IN
20987	1065	18	attack	attack	NN
20987	1065	19	;	;	,
20987	1065	20	but	but	CC
20987	1065	21	of	of	IN
20987	1065	22	these	these	DT
20987	1065	23	,	,	,
20987	1065	24	at	at	IN
20987	1065	25	that	that	DT
20987	1065	26	time	time	NN
20987	1065	27	,	,	,
20987	1065	28	only	only	RB
20987	1065	29	the	the	DT
20987	1065	30	three	three	CD
20987	1065	31	specified	specify	VBN
20987	1065	32	were	be	VBD
20987	1065	33	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1065	34	"	"	''
20987	1065	35	of	of	IN
20987	1065	36	position	position	NN
20987	1065	37	,	,	,
20987	1065	38	"	"	''
20987	1065	39	to	to	TO
20987	1065	40	be	be	VB
20987	1065	41	reckoned	reckon	VBN
20987	1065	42	as	as	IN
20987	1065	43	units	unit	NNS
20987	1065	44	of	of	IN
20987	1065	45	a	a	DT
20987	1065	46	siege	siege	NN
20987	1065	47	train	train	NN
20987	1065	48	.	.	.
20987	1066	1	The	the	DT
20987	1066	2	British	british	JJ
20987	1066	3	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	1066	4	works	work	NNS
20987	1066	5	,	,	,
20987	1066	6	when	when	WRB
20987	1066	7	finally	finally	RB
20987	1066	8	established	establish	VBN
20987	1066	9	,	,	,
20987	1066	10	measured	measure	VBN
20987	1066	11	in	in	IN
20987	1066	12	circuit	circuit	NN
20987	1066	13	some	some	DT
20987	1066	14	sixteen	sixteen	CD
20987	1066	15	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1066	16	.	.	.
20987	1067	1	The	the	DT
20987	1067	2	range	range	NN
20987	1067	3	of	of	IN
20987	1067	4	the	the	DT
20987	1067	5	heavier	heavy	JJR
20987	1067	6	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	1067	7	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1067	8	,	,	,
20987	1067	9	as	as	IN
20987	1067	10	revealed	reveal	VBN
20987	1067	11	by	by	IN
20987	1067	12	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1067	13	early	early	JJ
20987	1067	14	practice	practice	NN
20987	1067	15	,	,	,
20987	1067	16	compelled	compel	VBD
20987	1067	17	an	an	DT
20987	1067	18	extension	extension	NN
20987	1067	19	to	to	IN
20987	1067	20	this	this	DT
20987	1067	21	degree	degree	NN
20987	1067	22	,	,	,
20987	1067	23	in	in	IN
20987	1067	24	order	order	NN
20987	1067	25	to	to	TO
20987	1067	26	hold	hold	VB
20987	1067	27	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1067	28	back	back	RB
20987	1067	29	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	1067	30	easy	easy	JJ
20987	1067	31	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1067	32	p.194	p.194	NN
20987	1067	33	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1067	34	command	command	NN
20987	1067	35	of	of	IN
20987	1067	36	the	the	DT
20987	1067	37	town	town	NN
20987	1067	38	.	.	.
20987	1068	1	Fortunately	fortunately	RB
20987	1068	2	this	this	DT
20987	1068	3	perimeter	perimeter	NN
20987	1068	4	,	,	,
20987	1068	5	which	which	WDT
20987	1068	6	would	would	MD
20987	1068	7	indicate	indicate	VB
20987	1068	8	the	the	DT
20987	1068	9	enclosed	enclose	VBN
20987	1068	10	area	area	NN
20987	1068	11	to	to	TO
20987	1068	12	have	have	VB
20987	1068	13	a	a	DT
20987	1068	14	diameter	diameter	NN
20987	1068	15	of	of	IN
20987	1068	16	from	from	IN
20987	1068	17	five	five	CD
20987	1068	18	to	to	TO
20987	1068	19	six	six	CD
20987	1068	20	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1068	21	,	,	,
20987	1068	22	could	could	MD
20987	1068	23	be	be	VB
20987	1068	24	manned	man	VBN
20987	1068	25	without	without	IN
20987	1068	26	overtaxing	overtax	VBG
20987	1068	27	the	the	DT
20987	1068	28	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1068	29	of	of	IN
20987	1068	30	the	the	DT
20987	1068	31	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1068	32	.	.	.
20987	1069	1	At	at	IN
20987	1069	2	the	the	DT
20987	1069	3	moment	moment	NN
20987	1069	4	of	of	IN
20987	1069	5	investment	investment	NN
20987	1069	6	the	the	DT
20987	1069	7	British	british	JJ
20987	1069	8	force	force	NN
20987	1069	9	fit	fit	NN
20987	1069	10	for	for	IN
20987	1069	11	duty	duty	NN
20987	1069	12	was	be	VBD
20987	1069	13	572	572	CD
20987	1069	14	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1069	15	and	and	CC
20987	1069	16	12,924	12,924	CD
20987	1069	17	men	man	NNS
20987	1069	18	;	;	:
20987	1069	19	total	total	JJ
20987	1069	20	,	,	,
20987	1069	21	13,496	13,496	CD
20987	1069	22	.	.	.
20987	1070	1	Of	of	IN
20987	1070	2	these	these	DT
20987	1070	3	,	,	,
20987	1070	4	during	during	IN
20987	1070	5	the	the	DT
20987	1070	6	siege	siege	NN
20987	1070	7	,	,	,
20987	1070	8	88	88	CD
20987	1070	9	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1070	10	and	and	CC
20987	1070	11	732	732	CD
20987	1070	12	men	man	NNS
20987	1070	13	were	be	VBD
20987	1070	14	killed	kill	VBN
20987	1070	15	or	or	CC
20987	1070	16	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	1070	17	;	;	:
20987	1070	18	but	but	CC
20987	1070	19	sickness	sickness	NN
20987	1070	20	and	and	CC
20987	1070	21	want	want	NN
20987	1070	22	of	of	IN
20987	1070	23	food	food	NN
20987	1070	24	had	have	VBD
20987	1070	25	so	so	RB
20987	1070	26	far	far	RB
20987	1070	27	further	further	RB
20987	1070	28	reduced	reduce	VBD
20987	1070	29	the	the	DT
20987	1070	30	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1070	31	that	that	WDT
20987	1070	32	on	on	IN
20987	1070	33	the	the	DT
20987	1070	34	day	day	NN
20987	1070	35	of	of	IN
20987	1070	36	relief	relief	NN
20987	1070	37	there	there	EX
20987	1070	38	were	be	VBD
20987	1070	39	of	of	IN
20987	1070	40	effectives	effective	NNS
20987	1070	41	only	only	RB
20987	1070	42	403	403	CD
20987	1070	43	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1070	44	and	and	CC
20987	1070	45	9,761	9,761	CD
20987	1070	46	men	man	NNS
20987	1070	47	,	,	,
20987	1070	48	and	and	CC
20987	1070	49	of	of	IN
20987	1070	50	these	these	DT
20987	1070	51	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1070	52	was	be	VBD
20987	1070	53	significantly	significantly	RB
20987	1070	54	added	add	VBN
20987	1070	55	that	that	IN
20987	1070	56	"	"	``
20987	1070	57	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1070	58	are	be	VBP
20987	1070	59	the	the	DT
20987	1070	60	only	only	JJ
20987	1070	61	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1070	62	fit	fit	JJ
20987	1070	63	to	to	TO
20987	1070	64	do	do	VB
20987	1070	65	even	even	RB
20987	1070	66	a	a	DT
20987	1070	67	two	two	CD
20987	1070	68	-	-	HYPH
20987	1070	69	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1070	70	march	march	NNP
20987	1070	71	.	.	.
20987	1071	1	"	"	``
20987	1071	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1071	3	17	17	CD
20987	1071	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1071	5	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1071	6	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1071	7	17	17	CD
20987	1071	8	:	:	:
20987	1071	9	London	London	NNP
20987	1071	10	_	_	NNP
20987	1071	11	Weekly	Weekly	NNP
20987	1071	12	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1071	13	_	_	NNP
20987	1071	14	,	,	,
20987	1071	15	April	April	NNP
20987	1071	16	27	27	CD
20987	1071	17	,	,	,
20987	1071	18	1900	1900	CD
20987	1071	19	.	.	.
20987	1072	1	Some	some	DT
20987	1072	2	other	other	JJ
20987	1072	3	interesting	interesting	JJ
20987	1072	4	siege	siege	NN
20987	1072	5	statistics	statistic	NNS
20987	1072	6	will	will	MD
20987	1072	7	be	be	VB
20987	1072	8	found	find	VBN
20987	1072	9	in	in	IN
20987	1072	10	the	the	DT
20987	1072	11	same	same	JJ
20987	1072	12	number	number	NN
20987	1072	13	.	.	.
20987	1072	14	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1073	1	Long	long	RB
20987	1073	2	before	before	IN
20987	1073	3	this	this	DT
20987	1073	4	condition	condition	NN
20987	1073	5	of	of	IN
20987	1073	6	destitution	destitution	NN
20987	1073	7	and	and	CC
20987	1073	8	debility	debility	NN
20987	1073	9	was	be	VBD
20987	1073	10	reached	reach	VBN
20987	1073	11	the	the	DT
20987	1073	12	besiegers	besieger	NNS
20987	1073	13	found	find	VBD
20987	1073	14	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1073	15	hands	hand	NNS
20987	1073	16	so	so	RB
20987	1073	17	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	1073	18	by	by	IN
20987	1073	19	the	the	DT
20987	1073	20	British	british	JJ
20987	1073	21	relieving	relieve	VBG
20987	1073	22	forces	force	NNS
20987	1073	23	that	that	IN
20987	1073	24	the	the	DT
20987	1073	25	besieged	besieged	NNP
20987	1073	26	had	have	VBD
20987	1073	27	little	little	JJ
20987	1073	28	more	more	JJR
20987	1073	29	to	to	TO
20987	1073	30	do	do	VB
20987	1073	31	than	than	IN
20987	1073	32	to	to	TO
20987	1073	33	hold	hold	VB
20987	1073	34	on	on	RP
20987	1073	35	.	.	.
20987	1074	1	When	when	WRB
20987	1074	2	the	the	DT
20987	1074	3	danger	danger	NN
20987	1074	4	to	to	IN
20987	1074	5	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1074	6	had	have	VBD
20987	1074	7	decided	decide	VBN
20987	1074	8	the	the	DT
20987	1074	9	British	british	JJ
20987	1074	10	authorities	authority	NNS
20987	1074	11	to	to	TO
20987	1074	12	depart	depart	VB
20987	1074	13	from	from	IN
20987	1074	14	the	the	DT
20987	1074	15	original	original	JJ
20987	1074	16	plan	plan	NN
20987	1074	17	,	,	,
20987	1074	18	of	of	IN
20987	1074	19	a	a	DT
20987	1074	20	single	single	JJ
20987	1074	21	forward	forward	JJ
20987	1074	22	movement	movement	NN
20987	1074	23	in	in	IN
20987	1074	24	mass	mass	NN
20987	1074	25	through	through	IN
20987	1074	26	the	the	DT
20987	1074	27	Free	Free	NNP
20987	1074	28	State	State	NNP
20987	1074	29	,	,	,
20987	1074	30	and	and	CC
20987	1074	31	to	to	TO
20987	1074	32	organise	organise	VB
20987	1074	33	instead	instead	RB
20987	1074	34	a	a	DT
20987	1074	35	double	double	JJ
20987	1074	36	advance	advance	NN
20987	1074	37	,	,	,
20987	1074	38	with	with	IN
20987	1074	39	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1074	40	p.195	p.195	NN
20987	1074	41	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1074	42	divided	divide	VBN
20987	1074	43	forces	force	NNS
20987	1074	44	,	,	,
20987	1074	45	for	for	IN
20987	1074	46	the	the	DT
20987	1074	47	simultaneous	simultaneous	JJ
20987	1074	48	relief	relief	NN
20987	1074	49	of	of	IN
20987	1074	50	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1074	51	and	and	CC
20987	1074	52	of	of	IN
20987	1074	53	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1074	54	--	--	:
20987	1074	55	as	as	RB
20987	1074	56	well	well	RB
20987	1074	57	as	as	IN
20987	1074	58	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1074	59	other	other	JJ
20987	1074	60	subsidiary	subsidiary	JJ
20987	1074	61	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1074	62	by	by	IN
20987	1074	63	French	French	NNP
20987	1074	64	and	and	CC
20987	1074	65	Gatacre	Gatacre	NNP
20987	1074	66	--	--	:
20987	1074	67	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1074	68	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	1074	69	were	be	VBD
20987	1074	70	at	at	IN
20987	1074	71	once	once	RB
20987	1074	72	directed	direct	VBN
20987	1074	73	upon	upon	IN
20987	1074	74	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1074	75	.	.	.
20987	1075	1	Hildyard	Hildyard	NNP
20987	1075	2	's	's	POS
20987	1075	3	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1075	4	,	,	,
20987	1075	5	which	which	WDT
20987	1075	6	had	have	VBD
20987	1075	7	left	leave	VBN
20987	1075	8	England	England	NNP
20987	1075	9	before	before	IN
20987	1075	10	the	the	DT
20987	1075	11	news	news	NN
20987	1075	12	of	of	IN
20987	1075	13	Talana	Talana	NNP
20987	1075	14	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1075	15	was	be	VBD
20987	1075	16	received	receive	VBN
20987	1075	17	,	,	,
20987	1075	18	went	go	VBD
20987	1075	19	on	on	RP
20987	1075	20	at	at	IN
20987	1075	21	once	once	RB
20987	1075	22	from	from	IN
20987	1075	23	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1075	24	Town	Town	NNP
20987	1075	25	without	without	IN
20987	1075	26	disembarking	disembark	VBG
20987	1075	27	,	,	,
20987	1075	28	reaching	reach	VBG
20987	1075	29	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	1075	30	before	before	IN
20987	1075	31	November	November	NNP
20987	1075	32	17	17	CD
20987	1075	33	.	.	.
20987	1076	1	Lieutenant	Lieutenant	NNP
20987	1076	2	-	-	HYPH
20987	1076	3	General	General	NNP
20987	1076	4	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1076	5	Francis	Francis	NNP
20987	1076	6	Clery	Clery	NNP
20987	1076	7	continued	continue	VBD
20987	1076	8	on	on	IN
20987	1076	9	to	to	IN
20987	1076	10	the	the	DT
20987	1076	11	same	same	JJ
20987	1076	12	port	port	NN
20987	1076	13	from	from	IN
20987	1076	14	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1076	15	original	original	JJ
20987	1076	16	destination	destination	NN
20987	1076	17	,	,	,
20987	1076	18	Port	Port	NNP
20987	1076	19	Elizabeth	Elizabeth	NNP
20987	1076	20	,	,	,
20987	1076	21	and	and	CC
20987	1076	22	upon	upon	IN
20987	1076	23	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	1076	24	,	,	,
20987	1076	25	November	November	NNP
20987	1076	26	18	18	CD
20987	1076	27	,	,	,
20987	1076	28	took	take	VBD
20987	1076	29	command	command	NN
20987	1076	30	of	of	IN
20987	1076	31	all	all	PDT
20987	1076	32	the	the	DT
20987	1076	33	forces	force	NNS
20987	1076	34	in	in	IN
20987	1076	35	the	the	DT
20987	1076	36	colony	colony	NN
20987	1076	37	south	south	RB
20987	1076	38	of	of	IN
20987	1076	39	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1076	40	.	.	.
20987	1077	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1077	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1077	3	followed	follow	VBN
20987	1077	4	exactly	exactly	RB
20987	1077	5	a	a	DT
20987	1077	6	week	week	NN
20987	1077	7	later	later	RB
20987	1077	8	by	by	IN
20987	1077	9	the	the	DT
20987	1077	10	Commander	Commander	NNP
20987	1077	11	-	-	HYPH
20987	1077	12	in	in	IN
20987	1077	13	-	-	HYPH
20987	1077	14	Chief	Chief	NNP
20987	1077	15	,	,	,
20987	1077	16	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1077	17	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1077	18	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1077	19	,	,	,
20987	1077	20	drawn	draw	VBN
20987	1077	21	in	in	IN
20987	1077	22	person	person	NN
20987	1077	23	by	by	IN
20987	1077	24	the	the	DT
20987	1077	25	irresistible	irresistible	JJ
20987	1077	26	logic	logic	NN
20987	1077	27	of	of	IN
20987	1077	28	events	event	NNS
20987	1077	29	to	to	IN
20987	1077	30	the	the	DT
20987	1077	31	scene	scene	NN
20987	1077	32	which	which	WDT
20987	1077	33	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1077	34	own	own	JJ
20987	1077	35	action	action	NN
20987	1077	36	,	,	,
20987	1077	37	or	or	CC
20987	1077	38	that	that	DT
20987	1077	39	of	of	IN
20987	1077	40	the	the	DT
20987	1077	41	Government	Government	NNP
20987	1077	42	,	,	,
20987	1077	43	had	have	VBD
20987	1077	44	determined	determine	VBN
20987	1077	45	to	to	TO
20987	1077	46	be	be	VB
20987	1077	47	the	the	DT
20987	1077	48	chief	chief	NN
20987	1077	49	among	among	IN
20987	1077	50	several	several	JJ
20987	1077	51	centres	centre	NNS
20987	1077	52	of	of	IN
20987	1077	53	active	active	JJ
20987	1077	54	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1077	55	.	.	.
20987	1078	1	Meantime	meantime	RB
20987	1078	2	,	,	,
20987	1078	3	since	since	IN
20987	1078	4	the	the	DT
20987	1078	5	day	day	NN
20987	1078	6	of	of	IN
20987	1078	7	investment	investment	NN
20987	1078	8	,	,	,
20987	1078	9	much	much	JJ
20987	1078	10	had	have	VBD
20987	1078	11	been	be	VBN
20987	1078	12	happening	happen	VBG
20987	1078	13	,	,	,
20987	1078	14	and	and	CC
20987	1078	15	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1078	16	were	be	VBD
20987	1078	17	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	1078	18	taking	take	VBG
20987	1078	19	shape	shape	NN
20987	1078	20	.	.	.
20987	1079	1	Upon	upon	IN
20987	1079	2	the	the	DT
20987	1079	3	9th	9th	NN
20987	1079	4	of	of	IN
20987	1079	5	November	November	NNP
20987	1079	6	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1079	7	directed	direct	VBD
20987	1079	8	an	an	DT
20987	1079	9	attack	attack	NN
20987	1079	10	upon	upon	IN
20987	1079	11	the	the	DT
20987	1079	12	defences	defence	NNS
20987	1079	13	of	of	IN
20987	1079	14	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1079	15	.	.	.
20987	1080	1	This	this	DT
20987	1080	2	delay	delay	NN
20987	1080	3	of	of	IN
20987	1080	4	a	a	DT
20987	1080	5	week	week	NN
20987	1080	6	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1080	7	p.196	p.196	NN
20987	1080	8	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1080	9	has	have	VBZ
20987	1080	10	not	not	RB
20987	1080	11	yet	yet	RB
20987	1080	12	been	be	VBN
20987	1080	13	explained	explain	VBN
20987	1080	14	,	,	,
20987	1080	15	and	and	CC
20987	1080	16	is	be	VBZ
20987	1080	17	to	to	TO
20987	1080	18	be	be	VB
20987	1080	19	justified	justify	VBN
20987	1080	20	only	only	RB
20987	1080	21	upon	upon	IN
20987	1080	22	grounds	ground	NNS
20987	1080	23	of	of	IN
20987	1080	24	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	1080	25	,	,	,
20987	1080	26	in	in	IN
20987	1080	27	the	the	DT
20987	1080	28	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1080	29	commander	commander	NN
20987	1080	30	's	's	POS
20987	1080	31	inability	inability	NN
20987	1080	32	,	,	,
20987	1080	33	however	however	RB
20987	1080	34	occasioned	occasion	VBN
20987	1080	35	,	,	,
20987	1080	36	sooner	soon	RBR
20987	1080	37	to	to	TO
20987	1080	38	get	get	VB
20987	1080	39	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1080	40	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1080	41	together	together	RB
20987	1080	42	,	,	,
20987	1080	43	concentrated	concentrate	VBD
20987	1080	44	and	and	CC
20987	1080	45	disposed	dispose	VBN
20987	1080	46	for	for	IN
20987	1080	47	so	so	RB
20987	1080	48	grave	grave	VB
20987	1080	49	an	an	DT
20987	1080	50	enterprise	enterprise	NN
20987	1080	51	.	.	.
20987	1081	1	The	the	DT
20987	1081	2	solution	solution	NN
20987	1081	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	1081	4	probably	probably	RB
20987	1081	5	to	to	TO
20987	1081	6	be	be	VB
20987	1081	7	found	find	VBN
20987	1081	8	partly	partly	RB
20987	1081	9	in	in	IN
20987	1081	10	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1081	11	own	own	JJ
20987	1081	12	natural	natural	JJ
20987	1081	13	temperament	temperament	NN
20987	1081	14	,	,	,
20987	1081	15	which	which	WDT
20987	1081	16	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1081	17	previous	previous	JJ
20987	1081	18	career	career	NN
20987	1081	19	,	,	,
20987	1081	20	though	though	IN
20987	1081	21	political	political	JJ
20987	1081	22	rather	rather	RB
20987	1081	23	than	than	IN
20987	1081	24	military	military	NN
20987	1081	25	,	,	,
20987	1081	26	indicates	indicate	VBZ
20987	1081	27	to	to	TO
20987	1081	28	have	have	VB
20987	1081	29	been	be	VBN
20987	1081	30	cautious	cautious	JJ
20987	1081	31	,	,	,
20987	1081	32	and	and	CC
20987	1081	33	lacking	lack	VBG
20987	1081	34	in	in	IN
20987	1081	35	the	the	DT
20987	1081	36	aggressive	aggressive	JJ
20987	1081	37	quality	quality	NN
20987	1081	38	that	that	WDT
20987	1081	39	has	have	VBZ
20987	1081	40	given	give	VBN
20987	1081	41	President	President	NNP
20987	1081	42	Kruger	Kruger	NNP
20987	1081	43	,	,	,
20987	1081	44	in	in	IN
20987	1081	45	civic	civic	JJ
20987	1081	46	contests	contest	NNS
20987	1081	47	,	,	,
20987	1081	48	a	a	DT
20987	1081	49	continuous	continuous	JJ
20987	1081	50	triumph	triumph	NN
20987	1081	51	over	over	IN
20987	1081	52	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1081	53	more	more	RBR
20987	1081	54	cultivated	cultivated	JJ
20987	1081	55	and	and	CC
20987	1081	56	progressive	progressive	JJ
20987	1081	57	,	,	,
20987	1081	58	but	but	CC
20987	1081	59	less	less	RBR
20987	1081	60	combative	combative	JJ
20987	1081	61	,	,	,
20987	1081	62	rival	rival	JJ
20987	1081	63	.	.	.
20987	1082	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1082	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1082	3	to	to	IN
20987	1082	4	this	this	DT
20987	1082	5	trait	trait	NN
20987	1082	6	of	of	IN
20987	1082	7	wariness	wariness	NN
20987	1082	8	,	,	,
20987	1082	9	seeking	seek	VBG
20987	1082	10	to	to	TO
20987	1082	11	compass	compass	VB
20987	1082	12	ends	end	NNS
20987	1082	13	by	by	IN
20987	1082	14	indirection	indirection	NN
20987	1082	15	and	and	CC
20987	1082	16	compromise	compromise	NN
20987	1082	17	rather	rather	RB
20987	1082	18	than	than	IN
20987	1082	19	by	by	IN
20987	1082	20	open	open	JJ
20987	1082	21	conflict	conflict	NN
20987	1082	22	,	,	,
20987	1082	23	that	that	IN
20987	1082	24	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1082	25	's	's	POS
20987	1082	26	failure	failure	NN
20987	1082	27	to	to	TO
20987	1082	28	achieve	achieve	VB
20987	1082	29	success	success	NN
20987	1082	30	in	in	IN
20987	1082	31	public	public	JJ
20987	1082	32	life	life	NN
20987	1082	33	has	have	VBZ
20987	1082	34	been	be	VBN
20987	1082	35	plausibly	plausibly	RB
20987	1082	36	attributed	attribute	VBN
20987	1082	37	,	,	,
20987	1082	38	and	and	CC
20987	1082	39	from	from	IN
20987	1082	40	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1082	41	arose	arise	VBD
20987	1082	42	the	the	DT
20987	1082	43	nickname	nickname	NN
20987	1082	44	"	"	``
20987	1082	45	Slim	Slim	NNP
20987	1082	46	(	(	-LRB-
20987	1082	47	crafty	crafty	JJ
20987	1082	48	)	)	-RRB-
20987	1082	49	Piet	Piet	NNP
20987	1082	50	"	"	''
20987	1082	51	attached	attach	VBD
20987	1082	52	to	to	IN
20987	1082	53	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1082	54	by	by	IN
20987	1082	55	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1082	56	countrymen	countryman	NNS
20987	1082	57	.	.	.
20987	1083	1	"	"	``
20987	1083	2	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1083	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1083	4	this	this	DT
20987	1083	5	want	want	NN
20987	1083	6	of	of	IN
20987	1083	7	assertiveness	assertiveness	NN
20987	1083	8	and	and	CC
20987	1083	9	of	of	IN
20987	1083	10	determination	determination	NN
20987	1083	11	in	in	IN
20987	1083	12	following	follow	VBG
20987	1083	13	any	any	DT
20987	1083	14	marked	marked	JJ
20987	1083	15	line	line	NN
20987	1083	16	of	of	IN
20987	1083	17	action	action	NN
20987	1083	18	which	which	WDT
20987	1083	19	prevented	prevent	VBD
20987	1083	20	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1083	21	from	from	IN
20987	1083	22	playing	play	VBG
20987	1083	23	a	a	DT
20987	1083	24	great	great	JJ
20987	1083	25	part	part	NN
20987	1083	26	in	in	IN
20987	1083	27	the	the	DT
20987	1083	28	fortunes	fortune	NNS
20987	1083	29	of	of	IN
20987	1083	30	the	the	DT
20987	1083	31	Republic	Republic	NNP
20987	1083	32	.	.	.
20987	1084	1	Opportunities	opportunity	NNS
20987	1084	2	occurred	occur	VBD
20987	1084	3	again	again	RB
20987	1084	4	and	and	CC
20987	1084	5	again	again	RB
20987	1084	6	after	after	IN
20987	1084	7	the	the	DT
20987	1084	8	advent	advent	NN
20987	1084	9	of	of	IN
20987	1084	10	the	the	DT
20987	1084	11	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1084	12	p.197	p.197	NNP
20987	1084	13	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1084	14	Uitlanders	uitlander	VBZ
20987	1084	15	when	when	WRB
20987	1084	16	a	a	DT
20987	1084	17	vigorous	vigorous	JJ
20987	1084	18	assertion	assertion	NN
20987	1084	19	of	of	IN
20987	1084	20	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1084	21	would	would	MD
20987	1084	22	have	have	VB
20987	1084	23	placed	place	VBN
20987	1084	24	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1084	25	in	in	IN
20987	1084	26	a	a	DT
20987	1084	27	position	position	NN
20987	1084	28	to	to	TO
20987	1084	29	defeat	defeat	VB
20987	1084	30	Mr.	Mr.	NNP
20987	1084	31	Kruger	Kruger	NNP
20987	1084	32	.	.	.
20987	1085	1	But	but	CC
20987	1085	2	the	the	DT
20987	1085	3	habit	habit	NN
20987	1085	4	of	of	IN
20987	1085	5	indolence	indolence	NN
20987	1085	6	,	,	,
20987	1085	7	so	so	RB
20987	1085	8	often	often	RB
20987	1085	9	found	find	VBD
20987	1085	10	associated	associate	VBN
20987	1085	11	with	with	IN
20987	1085	12	a	a	DT
20987	1085	13	big	big	JJ
20987	1085	14	physical	physical	JJ
20987	1085	15	frame	frame	NN
20987	1085	16	,	,	,
20987	1085	17	and	and	CC
20987	1085	18	a	a	DT
20987	1085	19	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1085	20	element	element	NN
20987	1085	21	of	of	IN
20987	1085	22	Scotch	Scotch	NNP
20987	1085	23	'	'	POS
20987	1085	24	canniness	canniness	NN
20987	1085	25	,	,	,
20987	1085	26	'	'	''
20987	1085	27	which	which	WDT
20987	1085	28	led	lead	VBD
20987	1085	29	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1085	30	to	to	TO
20987	1085	31	refuse	refuse	VB
20987	1085	32	to	to	TO
20987	1085	33	accept	accept	VB
20987	1085	34	risks	risk	NNS
20987	1085	35	,	,	,
20987	1085	36	prevented	prevent	VBD
20987	1085	37	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1085	38	offering	offer	VBG
20987	1085	39	serious	serious	JJ
20987	1085	40	opposition	opposition	NN
20987	1085	41	to	to	IN
20987	1085	42	the	the	DT
20987	1085	43	Kruger	Kruger	NNP
20987	1085	44	clique	clique	NN
20987	1085	45	.	.	.
20987	1085	46	"	"	''
20987	1086	1	This	this	DT
20987	1086	2	estimate	estimate	NN
20987	1086	3	of	of	IN
20987	1086	4	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1086	5	's	's	POS
20987	1086	6	characteristics	characteristic	NNS
20987	1086	7	is	be	VBZ
20987	1086	8	recently	recently	RB
20987	1086	9	confirmed	confirm	VBN
20987	1086	10	by	by	IN
20987	1086	11	two	two	CD
20987	1086	12	sympathetic	sympathetic	JJ
20987	1086	13	observers	observer	NNS
20987	1086	14	from	from	IN
20987	1086	15	within	within	IN
20987	1086	16	the	the	DT
20987	1086	17	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1086	18	lines	line	NNS
20987	1086	19	.	.	.
20987	1087	1	"	"	``
20987	1087	2	Mr.	Mr.	NNP
20987	1087	3	Davitt	Davitt	NNP
20987	1087	4	,	,	,
20987	1087	5	in	in	IN
20987	1087	6	a	a	DT
20987	1087	7	letter	letter	NN
20987	1087	8	from	from	IN
20987	1087	9	Kroonstad	Kroonstad	NNP
20987	1087	10	to	to	IN
20987	1087	11	the	the	DT
20987	1087	12	Dublin	Dublin	NNP
20987	1087	13	_	_	NNP
20987	1087	14	Freeman	Freeman	NNP
20987	1087	15	's	's	POS
20987	1087	16	Journal	Journal	NNP
20987	1087	17	_	_	NNP
20987	1087	18	,	,	,
20987	1087	19	declares	declare	VBZ
20987	1087	20	that	that	IN
20987	1087	21	the	the	DT
20987	1087	22	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1087	23	were	be	VBD
20987	1087	24	not	not	RB
20987	1087	25	at	at	RB
20987	1087	26	all	all	RB
20987	1087	27	dismayed	dismay	VBN
20987	1087	28	by	by	IN
20987	1087	29	the	the	DT
20987	1087	30	death	death	NN
20987	1087	31	of	of	IN
20987	1087	32	General	General	NNP
20987	1087	33	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1087	34	,	,	,
20987	1087	35	which	which	WDT
20987	1087	36	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1087	37	agreed	agree	VBD
20987	1087	38	was	be	VBD
20987	1087	39	in	in	IN
20987	1087	40	no	no	DT
20987	1087	41	sense	sense	NN
20987	1087	42	a	a	DT
20987	1087	43	misfortune	misfortune	NN
20987	1087	44	.	.	.
20987	1088	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1088	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1088	3	too	too	RB
20987	1088	4	merciful	merciful	JJ
20987	1088	5	in	in	IN
20987	1088	6	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1088	7	notions	notion	NNS
20987	1088	8	of	of	IN
20987	1088	9	warfare	warfare	NN
20987	1088	10	.	.	.
20987	1089	1	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1089	2	could	could	MD
20987	1089	3	easily	easily	RB
20987	1089	4	have	have	VB
20987	1089	5	been	be	VBN
20987	1089	6	taken	take	VBN
20987	1089	7	on	on	RP
20987	1089	8	more	more	JJR
20987	1089	9	than	than	IN
20987	1089	10	one	one	CD
20987	1089	11	occasion	occasion	NN
20987	1089	12	had	have	VBD
20987	1089	13	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1089	14	not	not	RB
20987	1089	15	vetoed	veto	VBD
20987	1089	16	the	the	DT
20987	1089	17	proposed	propose	VBN
20987	1089	18	assaults	assault	NNS
20987	1089	19	.	.	.
20987	1090	1	"	"	``
20987	1090	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1090	3	18	18	CD
20987	1090	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1090	5	The	the	DT
20987	1090	6	second	second	JJ
20987	1090	7	correspondent	correspondent	NN
20987	1090	8	relates	relate	VBZ
20987	1090	9	that	that	IN
20987	1090	10	General	General	NNP
20987	1090	11	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1090	12	overruled	overrule	VBD
20987	1090	13	the	the	DT
20987	1090	14	desire	desire	NN
20987	1090	15	of	of	IN
20987	1090	16	the	the	DT
20987	1090	17	burghers	burgher	NNS
20987	1090	18	to	to	TO
20987	1090	19	assault	assault	VB
20987	1090	20	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1090	21	,	,	,
20987	1090	22	saying	say	VBG
20987	1090	23	"	"	``
20987	1090	24	at	at	IN
20987	1090	25	a	a	DT
20987	1090	26	War	War	NNP
20987	1090	27	Council	Council	NNP
20987	1090	28	that	that	IN
20987	1090	29	the	the	DT
20987	1090	30	city	city	NN
20987	1090	31	was	be	VBD
20987	1090	32	not	not	RB
20987	1090	33	worth	worth	JJ
20987	1090	34	to	to	IN
20987	1090	35	the	the	DT
20987	1090	36	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1090	37	the	the	DT
20987	1090	38	lives	life	NNS
20987	1090	39	of	of	IN
20987	1090	40	500	500	CD
20987	1090	41	burghers	burgher	NNS
20987	1090	42	.	.	.
20987	1090	43	"	"	''
20987	1091	1	If	if	IN
20987	1091	2	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1091	3	really	really	RB
20987	1091	4	said	say	VBD
20987	1091	5	that	that	IN
20987	1091	6	,	,	,
20987	1091	7	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1091	8	ought	ought	MD
20987	1091	9	unquestionably	unquestionably	RB
20987	1091	10	to	to	IN
20987	1091	11	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1091	12	p.198	p.198	NN
20987	1091	13	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1091	14	have	have	VBP
20987	1091	15	been	be	VBN
20987	1091	16	at	at	IN
20987	1091	17	once	once	RB
20987	1091	18	relieved	relieve	VBN
20987	1091	19	from	from	IN
20987	1091	20	command	command	NN
20987	1091	21	;	;	:
20987	1091	22	but	but	CC
20987	1091	23	as	as	IN
20987	1091	24	the	the	DT
20987	1091	25	incident	incident	NN
20987	1091	26	is	be	VBZ
20987	1091	27	preceded	precede	VBN
20987	1091	28	by	by	IN
20987	1091	29	the	the	DT
20987	1091	30	statement	statement	NN
20987	1091	31	that	that	IN
20987	1091	32	"	"	``
20987	1091	33	the	the	DT
20987	1091	34	burghers	burgher	NNS
20987	1091	35	were	be	VBD
20987	1091	36	confident	confident	JJ
20987	1091	37	of	of	IN
20987	1091	38	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1091	39	ability	ability	NN
20987	1091	40	to	to	TO
20987	1091	41	take	take	VB
20987	1091	42	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1091	43	in	in	IN
20987	1091	44	a	a	DT
20987	1091	45	hand	hand	NN
20987	1091	46	-	-	HYPH
20987	1091	47	to	to	IN
20987	1091	48	-	-	HYPH
20987	1091	49	hand	hand	NN
20987	1091	50	fight	fight	NN
20987	1091	51	,	,	,
20987	1091	52	_	_	NNP
20987	1091	53	notwithstanding	notwithstanding	IN
20987	1091	54	that	that	IN
20987	1091	55	the	the	DT
20987	1091	56	English	English	NNP
20987	1091	57	outnumbered	outnumber	VBD
20987	1091	58	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1091	59	more	more	JJR
20987	1091	60	than	than	IN
20987	1091	61	two	two	CD
20987	1091	62	to	to	IN
20987	1091	63	one_,"[19	one_,"[19	NNP
20987	1091	64	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1091	65	the	the	DT
20987	1091	66	source	source	NN
20987	1091	67	of	of	IN
20987	1091	68	the	the	DT
20987	1091	69	correspondent	correspondent	NN
20987	1091	70	's	's	POS
20987	1091	71	information	information	NN
20987	1091	72	is	be	VBZ
20987	1091	73	open	open	JJ
20987	1091	74	to	to	IN
20987	1091	75	some	some	DT
20987	1091	76	question	question	NN
20987	1091	77	.	.	.
20987	1092	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1092	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1092	3	18	18	CD
20987	1092	4	:	:	:
20987	1092	5	London	London	NNP
20987	1092	6	_	_	NNP
20987	1092	7	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1092	8	_	_	NNP
20987	1092	9	,	,	,
20987	1092	10	June	June	NNP
20987	1092	11	25	25	CD
20987	1092	12	,	,	,
20987	1092	13	1900	1900	CD
20987	1092	14	.	.	.
20987	1092	15	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1093	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1093	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1093	3	19	19	CD
20987	1093	4	:	:	:
20987	1093	5	_	_	NNP
20987	1093	6	Harper	Harper	NNP
20987	1093	7	's	's	POS
20987	1093	8	Monthly	Monthly	NNP
20987	1093	9	Magazine	Magazine	NNP
20987	1093	10	_	_	NNP
20987	1093	11	,	,	,
20987	1093	12	July	July	NNP
20987	1093	13	,	,	,
20987	1093	14	1900	1900	CD
20987	1093	15	,	,	,
20987	1093	16	p.	p.	NN
20987	1094	1	174	174	CD
20987	1094	2	.	.	.
20987	1094	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1095	1	To	to	TO
20987	1095	2	make	make	VB
20987	1095	3	war	war	NN
20987	1095	4	without	without	IN
20987	1095	5	running	run	VBG
20987	1095	6	risks	risk	NNS
20987	1095	7	--	--	:
20987	1095	8	not	not	RB
20987	1095	9	mere	mere	JJ
20987	1095	10	risk	risk	NN
20987	1095	11	of	of	IN
20987	1095	12	personal	personal	JJ
20987	1095	13	danger	danger	NN
20987	1095	14	,	,	,
20987	1095	15	but	but	CC
20987	1095	16	of	of	IN
20987	1095	17	military	military	JJ
20987	1095	18	failure	failure	NN
20987	1095	19	--	--	:
20987	1095	20	has	have	VBZ
20987	1095	21	been	be	VBN
20987	1095	22	declared	declare	VBN
20987	1095	23	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	1095	24	by	by	IN
20987	1095	25	the	the	DT
20987	1095	26	highest	high	JJS
20987	1095	27	authority	authority	NN
20987	1095	28	.	.	.
20987	1096	1	Yet	yet	CC
20987	1096	2	such	such	PDT
20987	1096	3	a	a	DT
20987	1096	4	temperament	temperament	NN
20987	1096	5	,	,	,
20987	1096	6	betrayed	betray	VBN
20987	1096	7	in	in	IN
20987	1096	8	politics	politic	NNS
20987	1096	9	,	,	,
20987	1096	10	being	be	VBG
20987	1096	11	constitutional	constitutional	JJ
20987	1096	12	,	,	,
20987	1096	13	will	will	MD
20987	1096	14	enter	enter	VB
20987	1096	15	into	into	IN
20987	1096	16	all	all	DT
20987	1096	17	actions	action	NNS
20987	1096	18	of	of	IN
20987	1096	19	life	life	NN
20987	1096	20	,	,	,
20987	1096	21	and	and	CC
20987	1096	22	one	one	NN
20987	1096	23	is	be	VBZ
20987	1096	24	not	not	RB
20987	1096	25	surprised	surprised	JJ
20987	1096	26	to	to	TO
20987	1096	27	read	read	VB
20987	1096	28	that	that	IN
20987	1096	29	"	"	``
20987	1096	30	this	this	DT
20987	1096	31	characteristic	characteristic	NN
20987	1096	32	of	of	IN
20987	1096	33	caution	caution	NN
20987	1096	34	was	be	VBD
20987	1096	35	the	the	DT
20987	1096	36	chief	chief	JJ
20987	1096	37	mark	mark	NN
20987	1096	38	of	of	IN
20987	1096	39	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1096	40	's	's	POS
20987	1096	41	conduct	conduct	NN
20987	1096	42	in	in	IN
20987	1096	43	the	the	DT
20987	1096	44	field	field	NN
20987	1096	45	as	as	IN
20987	1096	46	a	a	DT
20987	1096	47	military	military	JJ
20987	1096	48	commander	commander	NN
20987	1096	49	.	.	.
20987	1097	1	His	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1097	2	idea	idea	NN
20987	1097	3	of	of	IN
20987	1097	4	warfare	warfare	NN
20987	1097	5	was	be	VBD
20987	1097	6	to	to	TO
20987	1097	7	act	act	VB
20987	1097	8	ever	ever	RB
20987	1097	9	on	on	IN
20987	1097	10	the	the	DT
20987	1097	11	defensive	defensive	NN
20987	1097	12	.	.	.
20987	1097	13	"	"	''
20987	1098	1	Let	let	VB
20987	1098	2	this	this	DT
20987	1098	3	be	be	VB
20987	1098	4	qualified	qualified	JJ
20987	1098	5	so	so	RB
20987	1098	6	far	far	RB
20987	1098	7	as	as	IN
20987	1098	8	to	to	TO
20987	1098	9	say	say	VB
20987	1098	10	that	that	IN
20987	1098	11	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1098	12	idea	idea	NN
20987	1098	13	appears	appear	VBZ
20987	1098	14	always	always	RB
20987	1098	15	to	to	TO
20987	1098	16	have	have	VB
20987	1098	17	been	be	VBN
20987	1098	18	to	to	TO
20987	1098	19	act	act	VB
20987	1098	20	within	within	IN
20987	1098	21	limits	limit	NNS
20987	1098	22	of	of	IN
20987	1098	23	safety	safety	NN
20987	1098	24	,	,	,
20987	1098	25	to	to	TO
20987	1098	26	consider	consider	VB
20987	1098	27	self	self	NN
20987	1098	28	-	-	HYPH
20987	1098	29	preservation	preservation	NN
20987	1098	30	--	--	:
20987	1098	31	the	the	DT
20987	1098	32	preservation	preservation	NN
20987	1098	33	,	,	,
20987	1098	34	that	that	RB
20987	1098	35	is	is	RB
20987	1098	36	,	,	,
20987	1098	37	of	of	IN
20987	1098	38	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1098	39	own	own	JJ
20987	1098	40	forces	force	NNS
20987	1098	41	--	--	:
20987	1098	42	more	more	RBR
20987	1098	43	important	important	JJ
20987	1098	44	than	than	IN
20987	1098	45	the	the	DT
20987	1098	46	destruction	destruction	NN
20987	1098	47	of	of	IN
20987	1098	48	the	the	DT
20987	1098	49	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1098	50	,	,	,
20987	1098	51	and	and	CC
20987	1098	52	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1098	53	have	have	VBP
20987	1098	54	a	a	DT
20987	1098	55	view	view	NN
20987	1098	56	,	,	,
20987	1098	57	not	not	RB
20987	1098	58	of	of	IN
20987	1098	59	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1098	60	only	only	RB
20987	1098	61	,	,	,
20987	1098	62	but	but	CC
20987	1098	63	of	of	IN
20987	1098	64	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1098	65	race	race	NN
20987	1098	66	,	,	,
20987	1098	67	which	which	WDT
20987	1098	68	goes	go	VBZ
20987	1098	69	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1098	70	p.199	p.199	NN
20987	1098	71	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1098	72	far	far	RB
20987	1098	73	to	to	TO
20987	1098	74	explain	explain	VB
20987	1098	75	the	the	DT
20987	1098	76	failures	failure	NNS
20987	1098	77	at	at	IN
20987	1098	78	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1098	79	,	,	,
20987	1098	80	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1098	81	,	,	,
20987	1098	82	and	and	CC
20987	1098	83	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	1098	84	,	,	,
20987	1098	85	and	and	CC
20987	1098	86	likewise	likewise	RB
20987	1098	87	the	the	DT
20987	1098	88	inefficient	inefficient	JJ
20987	1098	89	action	action	NN
20987	1098	90	at	at	IN
20987	1098	91	that	that	DT
20987	1098	92	early	early	JJ
20987	1098	93	period	period	NN
20987	1098	94	of	of	IN
20987	1098	95	the	the	DT
20987	1098	96	war	war	NN
20987	1098	97	when	when	WRB
20987	1098	98	alone	alone	JJ
20987	1098	99	success	success	NN
20987	1098	100	was	be	VBD
20987	1098	101	locally	locally	RB
20987	1098	102	possible	possible	JJ
20987	1098	103	,	,	,
20987	1098	104	and	and	CC
20987	1098	105	,	,	,
20987	1098	106	if	if	IN
20987	1098	107	locally	locally	RB
20987	1098	108	attained	attain	VBN
20987	1098	109	,	,	,
20987	1098	110	might	may	MD
20987	1098	111	have	have	VB
20987	1098	112	even	even	RB
20987	1098	113	compassed	compass	VBN
20987	1098	114	an	an	DT
20987	1098	115	ultimate	ultimate	JJ
20987	1098	116	victory	victory	NN
20987	1098	117	.	.	.
20987	1099	1	If	if	IN
20987	1099	2	to	to	IN
20987	1099	3	this	this	DT
20987	1099	4	idea	idea	NN
20987	1099	5	be	be	VB
20987	1099	6	linked	link	VBN
20987	1099	7	that	that	IN
20987	1099	8	which	which	WDT
20987	1099	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	1099	10	closely	closely	RB
20987	1099	11	akin	akin	JJ
20987	1099	12	to	to	IN
20987	1099	13	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1099	14	--	--	:
20987	1099	15	of	of	IN
20987	1099	16	attaining	attain	VBG
20987	1099	17	results	result	NNS
20987	1099	18	,	,	,
20987	1099	19	not	not	RB
20987	1099	20	by	by	IN
20987	1099	21	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1099	22	dexterity	dexterity	NN
20987	1099	23	in	in	IN
20987	1099	24	the	the	DT
20987	1099	25	use	use	NN
20987	1099	26	of	of	IN
20987	1099	27	means	mean	NNS
20987	1099	28	,	,	,
20987	1099	29	but	but	CC
20987	1099	30	by	by	IN
20987	1099	31	subtlety	subtlety	NN
20987	1099	32	and	and	CC
20987	1099	33	ambush	ambush	NNP
20987	1099	34	--	--	:
20987	1099	35	and	and	CC
20987	1099	36	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1099	37	have	have	VBP
20987	1099	38	the	the	DT
20987	1099	39	explanation	explanation	NN
20987	1099	40	both	both	DT
20987	1099	41	of	of	IN
20987	1099	42	the	the	DT
20987	1099	43	numerous	numerous	JJ
20987	1099	44	artful	artful	JJ
20987	1099	45	traps	trap	NNS
20987	1099	46	into	into	IN
20987	1099	47	which	which	WDT
20987	1099	48	British	british	JJ
20987	1099	49	detachments	detachment	NNS
20987	1099	50	were	be	VBD
20987	1099	51	led	lead	VBN
20987	1099	52	,	,	,
20987	1099	53	like	like	IN
20987	1099	54	game	game	NN
20987	1099	55	into	into	IN
20987	1099	56	the	the	DT
20987	1099	57	snare	snare	NN
20987	1099	58	of	of	IN
20987	1099	59	the	the	DT
20987	1099	60	hunter	hunter	NN
20987	1099	61	,	,	,
20987	1099	62	and	and	CC
20987	1099	63	yet	yet	RB
20987	1099	64	also	also	RB
20987	1099	65	of	of	IN
20987	1099	66	the	the	DT
20987	1099	67	sure	sure	JJ
20987	1099	68	failure	failure	NN
20987	1099	69	to	to	TO
20987	1099	70	achieve	achieve	VB
20987	1099	71	success	success	NN
20987	1099	72	in	in	IN
20987	1099	73	war	war	NN
20987	1099	74	,	,	,
20987	1099	75	for	for	IN
20987	1099	76	the	the	DT
20987	1099	77	craft	craft	NN
20987	1099	78	of	of	IN
20987	1099	79	the	the	DT
20987	1099	80	hunter	hunter	NN
20987	1099	81	is	be	VBZ
20987	1099	82	not	not	RB
20987	1099	83	the	the	DT
20987	1099	84	skill	skill	NN
20987	1099	85	of	of	IN
20987	1099	86	the	the	DT
20987	1099	87	warrior	warrior	NN
20987	1099	88	.	.	.
20987	1100	1	The	the	DT
20987	1100	2	cognate	cognate	NN
20987	1100	3	words	word	NNS
20987	1100	4	"	"	``
20987	1100	5	stratagem	stratagem	JJ
20987	1100	6	"	"	''
20987	1100	7	and	and	CC
20987	1100	8	"	"	``
20987	1100	9	strategist	strategist	NN
20987	1100	10	"	"	''
20987	1100	11	sufficiently	sufficiently	RB
20987	1100	12	indicate	indicate	VBP
20987	1100	13	that	that	IN
20987	1100	14	craft	craft	NN
20987	1100	15	and	and	CC
20987	1100	16	wile	wile	NN
20987	1100	17	are	be	VBP
20987	1100	18	part	part	NN
20987	1100	19	of	of	IN
20987	1100	20	the	the	DT
20987	1100	21	professional	professional	JJ
20987	1100	22	equipment	equipment	NN
20987	1100	23	of	of	IN
20987	1100	24	great	great	JJ
20987	1100	25	warriors	warrior	NNS
20987	1100	26	,	,	,
20987	1100	27	but	but	CC
20987	1100	28	with	with	IN
20987	1100	29	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1100	30	these	these	DT
20987	1100	31	are	be	VBP
20987	1100	32	not	not	RB
20987	1100	33	,	,	,
20987	1100	34	and	and	CC
20987	1100	35	can	can	MD
20987	1100	36	not	not	RB
20987	1100	37	be	be	VB
20987	1100	38	,	,	,
20987	1100	39	predominant	predominant	JJ
20987	1100	40	.	.	.
20987	1101	1	Their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1101	2	skill	skill	NN
20987	1101	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	1101	4	not	not	RB
20987	1101	5	so	so	RB
20987	1101	6	much	much	JJ
20987	1101	7	to	to	TO
20987	1101	8	contrive	contrive	JJ
20987	1101	9	success	success	NN
20987	1101	10	by	by	IN
20987	1101	11	deceiving	deceive	VBG
20987	1101	12	an	an	DT
20987	1101	13	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1101	14	as	as	IN
20987	1101	15	to	to	TO
20987	1101	16	command	command	VB
20987	1101	17	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1101	18	by	by	IN
20987	1101	19	local	local	JJ
20987	1101	20	superiority	superiority	NN
20987	1101	21	of	of	IN
20987	1101	22	force	force	NN
20987	1101	23	,	,	,
20987	1101	24	either	either	CC
20987	1101	25	exerted	exert	VBN
20987	1101	26	in	in	IN
20987	1101	27	violence	violence	NN
20987	1101	28	,	,	,
20987	1101	29	or	or	CC
20987	1101	30	imposing	impose	VBG
20987	1101	31	submission	submission	NN
20987	1101	32	by	by	IN
20987	1101	33	mere	mere	JJ
20987	1101	34	evidence	evidence	NN
20987	1101	35	of	of	IN
20987	1101	36	overpowerment	overpowerment	NN
20987	1101	37	.	.	.
20987	1102	1	Circumvention	circumvention	NN
20987	1102	2	with	with	IN
20987	1102	3	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1102	4	aims	aim	VBZ
20987	1102	5	at	at	IN
20987	1102	6	permanent	permanent	JJ
20987	1102	7	results	result	NNS
20987	1102	8	which	which	WDT
20987	1102	9	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1102	10	alone	alone	RB
20987	1102	11	can	can	MD
20987	1102	12	not	not	RB
20987	1102	13	obtain	obtain	VB
20987	1102	14	.	.	.
20987	1103	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1103	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1103	3	p.200	p.200	NN
20987	1103	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1103	5	is	be	VBZ
20987	1103	6	but	but	CC
20987	1103	7	a	a	DT
20987	1103	8	means	means	NN
20987	1103	9	to	to	IN
20987	1103	10	the	the	DT
20987	1103	11	end	end	NN
20987	1103	12	,	,	,
20987	1103	13	which	which	WDT
20987	1103	14	is	be	VBZ
20987	1103	15	the	the	DT
20987	1103	16	crushing	crushing	NN
20987	1103	17	,	,	,
20987	1103	18	the	the	DT
20987	1103	19	military	military	JJ
20987	1103	20	annihilation	annihilation	NN
20987	1103	21	,	,	,
20987	1103	22	of	of	IN
20987	1103	23	the	the	DT
20987	1103	24	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1103	25	.	.	.
20987	1104	1	That	that	DT
20987	1104	2	can	can	MD
20987	1104	3	be	be	VB
20987	1104	4	accomplished	accomplish	VBN
20987	1104	5	only	only	RB
20987	1104	6	by	by	IN
20987	1104	7	force	force	NN
20987	1104	8	,	,	,
20987	1104	9	not	not	RB
20987	1104	10	by	by	IN
20987	1104	11	mere	mere	JJ
20987	1104	12	guile	guile	NN
20987	1104	13	.	.	.
20987	1105	1	In	in	IN
20987	1105	2	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1105	3	temperament	temperament	NN
20987	1105	4	,	,	,
20987	1105	5	as	as	IN
20987	1105	6	shown	show	VBN
20987	1105	7	by	by	IN
20987	1105	8	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1105	9	action	action	NN
20987	1105	10	,	,	,
20987	1105	11	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1105	12	reflected	reflect	VBD
20987	1105	13	the	the	DT
20987	1105	14	fighting	fight	VBG
20987	1105	15	characteristics	characteristic	NNS
20987	1105	16	of	of	IN
20987	1105	17	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1105	18	people	people	NNS
20987	1105	19	,	,	,
20987	1105	20	of	of	IN
20987	1105	21	whom	whom	WP
20987	1105	22	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1105	23	has	have	VBZ
20987	1105	24	been	be	VBN
20987	1105	25	the	the	DT
20987	1105	26	most	most	RBS
20987	1105	27	conspicuous	conspicuous	JJ
20987	1105	28	military	military	JJ
20987	1105	29	representative	representative	NN
20987	1105	30	,	,	,
20987	1105	31	honoured	honour	VBN
20987	1105	32	by	by	IN
20987	1105	33	friend	friend	NN
20987	1105	34	and	and	CC
20987	1105	35	foe	foe	VB
20987	1105	36	alike	alike	RB
20987	1105	37	for	for	IN
20987	1105	38	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1105	39	fearlessness	fearlessness	NN
20987	1105	40	,	,	,
20987	1105	41	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1105	42	intelligence	intelligence	NN
20987	1105	43	,	,	,
20987	1105	44	and	and	CC
20987	1105	45	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1105	46	humanity	humanity	NN
20987	1105	47	.	.	.
20987	1106	1	Courage	courage	NN
20987	1106	2	of	of	IN
20987	1106	3	the	the	DT
20987	1106	4	highest	high	JJS
20987	1106	5	proof	proof	NN
20987	1106	6	as	as	IN
20987	1106	7	regards	regard	VBZ
20987	1106	8	personal	personal	JJ
20987	1106	9	danger	danger	NN
20987	1106	10	,	,	,
20987	1106	11	but	but	CC
20987	1106	12	not	not	RB
20987	1106	13	the	the	DT
20987	1106	14	courage	courage	NN
20987	1106	15	that	that	WDT
20987	1106	16	throws	throw	VBZ
20987	1106	17	away	away	RB
20987	1106	18	the	the	DT
20987	1106	19	scabbard	scabbard	NN
20987	1106	20	,	,	,
20987	1106	21	much	much	RB
20987	1106	22	less	less	JJR
20987	1106	23	that	that	IN
20987	1106	24	which	which	WDT
20987	1106	25	burns	burn	VBZ
20987	1106	26	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1106	27	ships	ship	NNS
20987	1106	28	.	.	.
20987	1107	1	The	the	DT
20987	1107	2	hunter	hunter	NN
20987	1107	3	,	,	,
20987	1107	4	meeting	meet	VBG
20987	1107	5	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1107	6	strength	strength	NN
20987	1107	7	with	with	IN
20987	1107	8	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1107	9	cunning	cunning	NN
20987	1107	10	,	,	,
20987	1107	11	without	without	IN
20987	1107	12	even	even	RB
20987	1107	13	the	the	DT
20987	1107	14	very	very	RB
20987	1107	15	least	least	JJS
20987	1107	16	willingness	willingness	NN
20987	1107	17	to	to	TO
20987	1107	18	lose	lose	VB
20987	1107	19	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1107	20	life	life	NN
20987	1107	21	in	in	IN
20987	1107	22	order	order	NN
20987	1107	23	to	to	TO
20987	1107	24	carry	carry	VB
20987	1107	25	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1107	26	end	end	NN
20987	1107	27	,	,	,
20987	1107	28	may	may	MD
20987	1107	29	be	be	VB
20987	1107	30	brave	brave	JJ
20987	1107	31	even	even	RB
20987	1107	32	to	to	IN
20987	1107	33	recklessness	recklessness	NN
20987	1107	34	;	;	:
20987	1107	35	but	but	CC
20987	1107	36	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1107	37	rejects	reject	VBZ
20987	1107	38	habitually	habitually	RB
20987	1107	39	the	the	DT
20987	1107	40	tone	tone	NN
20987	1107	41	of	of	IN
20987	1107	42	mind	mind	NN
20987	1107	43	distinctive	distinctive	JJ
20987	1107	44	of	of	IN
20987	1107	45	the	the	DT
20987	1107	46	soldier	soldier	NN
20987	1107	47	,	,	,
20987	1107	48	who	who	WP
20987	1107	49	counts	count	VBZ
20987	1107	50	life	life	NN
20987	1107	51	naught	naught	IN
20987	1107	52	if	if	IN
20987	1107	53	only	only	RB
20987	1107	54	by	by	IN
20987	1107	55	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1107	56	sacrifice	sacrifice	NN
20987	1107	57	the	the	DT
20987	1107	58	end	end	NN
20987	1107	59	may	may	MD
20987	1107	60	be	be	VB
20987	1107	61	attained	attain	VBN
20987	1107	62	,	,	,
20987	1107	63	or	or	CC
20987	1107	64	honour	honour	NN
20987	1107	65	preserved	preserve	VBN
20987	1107	66	.	.	.
20987	1108	1	In	in	IN
20987	1108	2	so	so	RB
20987	1108	3	far	far	RB
20987	1108	4	,	,	,
20987	1108	5	that	that	DT
20987	1108	6	element	element	NN
20987	1108	7	of	of	IN
20987	1108	8	stupidity	stupidity	NN
20987	1108	9	which	which	WDT
20987	1108	10	has	have	VBZ
20987	1108	11	been	be	VBN
20987	1108	12	somewhat	somewhat	RB
20987	1108	13	lavishly	lavishly	RB
20987	1108	14	attributed	attribute	VBN
20987	1108	15	to	to	IN
20987	1108	16	the	the	DT
20987	1108	17	British	british	JJ
20987	1108	18	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1108	19	'	'	POS
20987	1108	20	too	too	RB
20987	1108	21	single	single	JJ
20987	1108	22	-	-	HYPH
20987	1108	23	minded	minded	JJ
20987	1108	24	attention	attention	NN
20987	1108	25	to	to	IN
20987	1108	26	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1108	27	end	end	NN
20987	1108	28	,	,	,
20987	1108	29	to	to	IN
20987	1108	30	the	the	DT
20987	1108	31	exclusion	exclusion	NN
20987	1108	32	of	of	IN
20987	1108	33	care	care	NN
20987	1108	34	for	for	IN
20987	1108	35	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1108	36	own	own	JJ
20987	1108	37	persons	person	NNS
20987	1108	38	and	and	CC
20987	1108	39	those	those	DT
20987	1108	40	of	of	IN
20987	1108	41	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1108	42	men	man	NNS
20987	1108	43	,	,	,
20987	1108	44	has	have	VBZ
20987	1108	45	a	a	DT
20987	1108	46	military	military	JJ
20987	1108	47	value	value	NN
20987	1108	48	not	not	RB
20987	1108	49	only	only	RB
20987	1108	50	great	great	JJ
20987	1108	51	,	,	,
20987	1108	52	but	but	CC
20987	1108	53	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	1108	54	.	.	.
20987	1109	1	The	the	DT
20987	1109	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1109	3	p.201	p.201	JJ
20987	1109	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1109	5	quality	quality	NN
20987	1109	6	needs	need	VBZ
20987	1109	7	direction	direction	NN
20987	1109	8	and	and	CC
20987	1109	9	control	control	NN
20987	1109	10	,	,	,
20987	1109	11	certainly	certainly	RB
20987	1109	12	;	;	:
20987	1109	13	but	but	CC
20987	1109	14	,	,	,
20987	1109	15	having	have	VBG
20987	1109	16	been	be	VBN
20987	1109	17	reproached	reproach	VBN
20987	1109	18	for	for	IN
20987	1109	19	now	now	RB
20987	1109	20	two	two	CD
20987	1109	21	centuries	century	NNS
20987	1109	22	,	,	,
20987	1109	23	the	the	DT
20987	1109	24	question	question	NN
20987	1109	25	is	be	VBZ
20987	1109	26	apt	apt	JJ
20987	1109	27	--	--	:
20987	1109	28	Where	where	WRB
20987	1109	29	has	have	VBZ
20987	1109	30	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1109	31	placed	place	VBN
20987	1109	32	Great	Great	NNP
20987	1109	33	Britain	Britain	NNP
20987	1109	34	among	among	IN
20987	1109	35	the	the	DT
20987	1109	36	nations	nation	NNS
20987	1109	37	of	of	IN
20987	1109	38	the	the	DT
20987	1109	39	earth	earth	NN
20987	1109	40	?	?	.
20987	1110	1	The	the	DT
20987	1110	2	assault	assault	NN
20987	1110	3	of	of	IN
20987	1110	4	November	November	NNP
20987	1110	5	9	9	CD
20987	1110	6	began	begin	VBD
20987	1110	7	,	,	,
20987	1110	8	as	as	IN
20987	1110	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	1110	10	usual	usual	JJ
20987	1110	11	in	in	IN
20987	1110	12	such	such	JJ
20987	1110	13	cases	case	NNS
20987	1110	14	,	,	,
20987	1110	15	with	with	IN
20987	1110	16	a	a	DT
20987	1110	17	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1110	18	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	1110	19	fire	fire	NN
20987	1110	20	,	,	,
20987	1110	21	intended	intend	VBN
20987	1110	22	to	to	TO
20987	1110	23	shake	shake	VB
20987	1110	24	the	the	DT
20987	1110	25	endurance	endurance	NN
20987	1110	26	of	of	IN
20987	1110	27	those	those	DT
20987	1110	28	subjected	subject	VBN
20987	1110	29	to	to	IN
20987	1110	30	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1110	31	.	.	.
20987	1111	1	The	the	DT
20987	1111	2	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1111	3	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1111	4	opened	open	VBD
20987	1111	5	at	at	IN
20987	1111	6	4	4	CD
20987	1111	7	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1111	8	,	,	,
20987	1111	9	and	and	CC
20987	1111	10	under	under	IN
20987	1111	11	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1111	12	cover	cover	NN
20987	1111	13	the	the	DT
20987	1111	14	assailants	assailant	NNS
20987	1111	15	moved	move	VBN
20987	1111	16	forward	forward	RB
20987	1111	17	.	.	.
20987	1112	1	The	the	DT
20987	1112	2	attack	attack	NN
20987	1112	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1112	4	made	make	VBN
20987	1112	5	from	from	IN
20987	1112	6	all	all	DT
20987	1112	7	sides	side	NNS
20987	1112	8	,	,	,
20987	1112	9	but	but	CC
20987	1112	10	the	the	DT
20987	1112	11	principal	principal	JJ
20987	1112	12	effort	effort	NN
20987	1112	13	came	come	VBD
20987	1112	14	from	from	IN
20987	1112	15	the	the	DT
20987	1112	16	northward	northward	NN
20987	1112	17	,	,	,
20987	1112	18	between	between	IN
20987	1112	19	the	the	DT
20987	1112	20	railroads	railroad	NNS
20987	1112	21	leading	lead	VBG
20987	1112	22	north	north	NN
20987	1112	23	-	-	HYPH
20987	1112	24	east	east	NN
20987	1112	25	to	to	IN
20987	1112	26	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	1112	27	and	and	CC
20987	1112	28	north	north	NN
20987	1112	29	-	-	HYPH
20987	1112	30	west	west	NN
20987	1112	31	to	to	IN
20987	1112	32	the	the	DT
20987	1112	33	Free	Free	NNP
20987	1112	34	State	State	NNP
20987	1112	35	.	.	.
20987	1113	1	As	as	IN
20987	1113	2	before	before	IN
20987	1113	3	said	say	VBD
20987	1113	4	,	,	,
20987	1113	5	particulars	particular	NNS
20987	1113	6	are	be	VBP
20987	1113	7	wanting	want	VBG
20987	1113	8	;	;	:
20987	1113	9	but	but	CC
20987	1113	10	the	the	DT
20987	1113	11	British	British	NNPS
20987	1113	12	had	have	VBD
20987	1113	13	only	only	RB
20987	1113	14	to	to	TO
20987	1113	15	hold	hold	VB
20987	1113	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1113	17	own	own	JJ
20987	1113	18	,	,	,
20987	1113	19	except	except	IN
20987	1113	20	when	when	WRB
20987	1113	21	by	by	IN
20987	1113	22	a	a	DT
20987	1113	23	rush	rush	NN
20987	1113	24	,	,	,
20987	1113	25	after	after	IN
20987	1113	26	a	a	DT
20987	1113	27	repulse	repulse	NN
20987	1113	28	of	of	IN
20987	1113	29	the	the	DT
20987	1113	30	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1113	31	,	,	,
20987	1113	32	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1113	33	gained	gain	VBD
20987	1113	34	ground	ground	NN
20987	1113	35	over	over	IN
20987	1113	36	which	which	WDT
20987	1113	37	the	the	DT
20987	1113	38	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1113	39	had	have	VBD
20987	1113	40	passed	pass	VBN
20987	1113	41	;	;	:
20987	1113	42	whereas	whereas	IN
20987	1113	43	the	the	DT
20987	1113	44	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1113	45	,	,	,
20987	1113	46	having	have	VBG
20987	1113	47	to	to	TO
20987	1113	48	break	break	VB
20987	1113	49	cover	cover	NN
20987	1113	50	frequently	frequently	RB
20987	1113	51	in	in	IN
20987	1113	52	order	order	NN
20987	1113	53	to	to	TO
20987	1113	54	advance	advance	VB
20987	1113	55	,	,	,
20987	1113	56	underwent	undergo	VBD
20987	1113	57	necessarily	necessarily	RB
20987	1113	58	the	the	DT
20987	1113	59	greater	great	JJR
20987	1113	60	burden	burden	NN
20987	1113	61	of	of	IN
20987	1113	62	exposure	exposure	NN
20987	1113	63	and	and	CC
20987	1113	64	of	of	IN
20987	1113	65	loss	loss	NN
20987	1113	66	.	.	.
20987	1114	1	How	how	WRB
20987	1114	2	large	large	JJ
20987	1114	3	this	this	DT
20987	1114	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1114	5	is	be	VBZ
20987	1114	6	still	still	RB
20987	1114	7	uncertain	uncertain	JJ
20987	1114	8	.	.	.
20987	1115	1	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1115	2	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1115	3	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1115	4	,	,	,
20987	1115	5	on	on	IN
20987	1115	6	the	the	DT
20987	1115	7	5th	5th	JJ
20987	1115	8	December	December	NNP
20987	1115	9	,	,	,
20987	1115	10	telegraphed	telegraph	VBD
20987	1115	11	to	to	IN
20987	1115	12	the	the	DT
20987	1115	13	War	War	NNP
20987	1115	14	Office	Office	NNP
20987	1115	15	that	that	IN
20987	1115	16	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1115	17	was	be	VBD
20987	1115	18	"	"	``
20987	1115	19	very	very	RB
20987	1115	20	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	1115	21	to	to	TO
20987	1115	22	make	make	VB
20987	1115	23	any	any	DT
20987	1115	24	statement	statement	NN
20987	1115	25	as	as	IN
20987	1115	26	to	to	IN
20987	1115	27	the	the	DT
20987	1115	28	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1115	29	p.202	p.202	NN
20987	1115	30	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1115	31	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1115	32	's	's	POS
20987	1115	33	losses	loss	NNS
20987	1115	34	.	.	.
20987	1116	1	For	for	IN
20987	1116	2	instance	instance	NN
20987	1116	3	,	,	,
20987	1116	4	at	at	IN
20987	1116	5	Belmont	Belmont	NNP
20987	1116	6	,	,	,
20987	1116	7	81	81	CD
20987	1116	8	of	of	IN
20987	1116	9	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1116	10	dead	dead	JJ
20987	1116	11	were	be	VBD
20987	1116	12	accounted	account	VBN
20987	1116	13	for	for	IN
20987	1116	14	;	;	:
20987	1116	15	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1116	16	gave	give	VBD
20987	1116	17	15	15	CD
20987	1116	18	as	as	IN
20987	1116	19	the	the	DT
20987	1116	20	number	number	NN
20987	1116	21	of	of	IN
20987	1116	22	killed	kill	VBN
20987	1116	23	.	.	.
20987	1117	1	There	there	EX
20987	1117	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1117	3	every	every	DT
20987	1117	4	reason	reason	NN
20987	1117	5	to	to	TO
20987	1117	6	believe	believe	VB
20987	1117	7	that	that	IN
20987	1117	8	in	in	IN
20987	1117	9	the	the	DT
20987	1117	10	fight	fight	NN
20987	1117	11	at	at	IN
20987	1117	12	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1117	13	,	,	,
20987	1117	14	on	on	IN
20987	1117	15	November	November	NNP
20987	1117	16	9	9	CD
20987	1117	17	,	,	,
20987	1117	18	the	the	DT
20987	1117	19	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1117	20	's	's	POS
20987	1117	21	loss	loss	NN
20987	1117	22	was	be	VBD
20987	1117	23	over	over	IN
20987	1117	24	800	800	CD
20987	1117	25	killed	kill	VBN
20987	1117	26	and	and	CC
20987	1117	27	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	1117	28	.	.	.
20987	1117	29	"	"	''
20987	1118	1	The	the	DT
20987	1118	2	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1118	3	practice	practice	NN
20987	1118	4	of	of	IN
20987	1118	5	removing	remove	VBG
20987	1118	6	or	or	CC
20987	1118	7	concealing	conceal	VBG
20987	1118	8	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1118	9	slain	slain	NN
20987	1118	10	has	have	VBZ
20987	1118	11	already	already	RB
20987	1118	12	been	be	VBN
20987	1118	13	noted	note	VBN
20987	1118	14	.	.	.
20987	1119	1	The	the	DT
20987	1119	2	British	british	JJ
20987	1119	3	casualties	casualty	NNS
20987	1119	4	on	on	IN
20987	1119	5	this	this	DT
20987	1119	6	occasion	occasion	NN
20987	1119	7	were	be	VBD
20987	1119	8	at	at	IN
20987	1119	9	the	the	DT
20987	1119	10	time	time	NN
20987	1119	11	reckoned	reckon	VBD
20987	1119	12	at	at	IN
20987	1119	13	about	about	RB
20987	1119	14	100	100	CD
20987	1119	15	.	.	.
20987	1120	1	Whether	whether	IN
20987	1120	2	subsequent	subsequent	JJ
20987	1120	3	estimates	estimate	NNS
20987	1120	4	materially	materially	RB
20987	1120	5	changed	change	VBD
20987	1120	6	this	this	DT
20987	1120	7	figure	figure	NN
20987	1120	8	is	be	VBZ
20987	1120	9	not	not	RB
20987	1120	10	particularised	particularise	VBN
20987	1120	11	;	;	:
20987	1120	12	but	but	CC
20987	1120	13	probably	probably	RB
20987	1120	14	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1120	15	is	be	VBZ
20987	1120	16	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	1120	17	correct	correct	JJ
20987	1120	18	,	,	,
20987	1120	19	for	for	IN
20987	1120	20	the	the	DT
20987	1120	21	total	total	JJ
20987	1120	22	losses	loss	NNS
20987	1120	23	during	during	IN
20987	1120	24	the	the	DT
20987	1120	25	investment	investment	NN
20987	1120	26	,	,	,
20987	1120	27	exclusive	exclusive	JJ
20987	1120	28	of	of	IN
20987	1120	29	the	the	DT
20987	1120	30	great	great	JJ
20987	1120	31	assault	assault	NN
20987	1120	32	of	of	IN
20987	1120	33	January	January	NNP
20987	1120	34	6	6	CD
20987	1120	35	,	,	,
20987	1120	36	were	be	VBD
20987	1120	37	only	only	RB
20987	1120	38	355	355	CD
20987	1120	39	.	.	.
20987	1121	1	The	the	DT
20987	1121	2	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1121	3	were	be	VBD
20987	1121	4	effectually	effectually	RB
20987	1121	5	repulsed	repulse	VBN
20987	1121	6	all	all	RB
20987	1121	7	along	along	IN
20987	1121	8	the	the	DT
20987	1121	9	line	line	NN
20987	1121	10	,	,	,
20987	1121	11	and	and	CC
20987	1121	12	the	the	DT
20987	1121	13	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	1121	14	was	be	VBD
20987	1121	15	mostly	mostly	RB
20987	1121	16	over	over	RB
20987	1121	17	by	by	IN
20987	1121	18	11	11	CD
20987	1121	19	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1121	20	At	at	IN
20987	1121	21	noon	noon	NN
20987	1121	22	a	a	DT
20987	1121	23	salute	salute	NN
20987	1121	24	was	be	VBD
20987	1121	25	fired	fire	VBN
20987	1121	26	,	,	,
20987	1121	27	in	in	IN
20987	1121	28	honour	honour	NN
20987	1121	29	primarily	primarily	RB
20987	1121	30	of	of	IN
20987	1121	31	the	the	DT
20987	1121	32	Prince	Prince	NNP
20987	1121	33	of	of	IN
20987	1121	34	Wales	Wales	NNP
20987	1121	35	's	's	POS
20987	1121	36	birthday	birthday	NN
20987	1121	37	;	;	:
20987	1121	38	but	but	CC
20987	1121	39	,	,	,
20987	1121	40	incidentally	incidentally	RB
20987	1121	41	,	,	,
20987	1121	42	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	1121	43	,	,	,
20987	1121	44	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1121	45	expressed	express	VBD
20987	1121	46	exultation	exultation	NN
20987	1121	47	over	over	IN
20987	1121	48	the	the	DT
20987	1121	49	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1121	50	's	's	POS
20987	1121	51	own	own	JJ
20987	1121	52	achievement	achievement	NN
20987	1121	53	.	.	.
20987	1122	1	Nearly	nearly	RB
20987	1122	2	two	two	CD
20987	1122	3	months	month	NNS
20987	1122	4	elapsed	elapse	VBN
20987	1122	5	before	before	IN
20987	1122	6	the	the	DT
20987	1122	7	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	1122	8	to	to	TO
20987	1122	9	carry	carry	VB
20987	1122	10	the	the	DT
20987	1122	11	works	work	NNS
20987	1122	12	by	by	IN
20987	1122	13	storm	storm	NN
20987	1122	14	was	be	VBD
20987	1122	15	renewed	renew	VBN
20987	1122	16	,	,	,
20987	1122	17	and	and	CC
20987	1122	18	then	then	RB
20987	1122	19	,	,	,
20987	1122	20	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	1122	21	,	,	,
20987	1122	22	because	because	IN
20987	1122	23	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1122	24	had	have	VBD
20987	1122	25	been	be	VBN
20987	1122	26	recognised	recognise	VBN
20987	1122	27	that	that	IN
20987	1122	28	there	there	EX
20987	1122	29	was	be	VBD
20987	1122	30	at	at	IN
20987	1122	31	least	least	JJS
20987	1122	32	a	a	DT
20987	1122	33	dangerous	dangerous	JJ
20987	1122	34	probability	probability	NN
20987	1122	35	that	that	WDT
20987	1122	36	the	the	DT
20987	1122	37	place	place	NN
20987	1122	38	might	may	MD
20987	1122	39	hold	hold	VB
20987	1122	40	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1122	41	p.203	p.203	NN
20987	1122	42	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1122	43	out	out	RB
20987	1122	44	,	,	,
20987	1122	45	until	until	IN
20987	1122	46	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1122	47	was	be	VBD
20987	1122	48	relieved	relieve	VBN
20987	1122	49	by	by	IN
20987	1122	50	the	the	DT
20987	1122	51	immense	immense	JJ
20987	1122	52	forces	force	NNS
20987	1122	53	known	know	VBN
20987	1122	54	to	to	TO
20987	1122	55	be	be	VB
20987	1122	56	accumulating	accumulate	VBG
20987	1122	57	.	.	.
20987	1123	1	But	but	CC
20987	1123	2	the	the	DT
20987	1123	3	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	1123	4	result	result	NN
20987	1123	5	of	of	IN
20987	1123	6	the	the	DT
20987	1123	7	failure	failure	NN
20987	1123	8	of	of	IN
20987	1123	9	the	the	DT
20987	1123	10	9th	9th	NN
20987	1123	11	was	be	VBD
20987	1123	12	to	to	TO
20987	1123	13	dispose	dispose	VB
20987	1123	14	the	the	DT
20987	1123	15	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1123	16	authorities	authority	NNS
20987	1123	17	not	not	RB
20987	1123	18	to	to	TO
20987	1123	19	risk	risk	VB
20987	1123	20	further	further	JJ
20987	1123	21	slaughter	slaughter	NN
20987	1123	22	,	,	,
20987	1123	23	but	but	CC
20987	1123	24	to	to	TO
20987	1123	25	trust	trust	VB
20987	1123	26	rather	rather	RB
20987	1123	27	to	to	IN
20987	1123	28	the	the	DT
20987	1123	29	slow	slow	JJ
20987	1123	30	process	process	NN
20987	1123	31	of	of	IN
20987	1123	32	famine	famine	NN
20987	1123	33	for	for	IN
20987	1123	34	overcoming	overcome	VBG
20987	1123	35	an	an	DT
20987	1123	36	endurance	endurance	NN
20987	1123	37	which	which	WDT
20987	1123	38	neither	neither	CC
20987	1123	39	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1123	40	,	,	,
20987	1123	41	nor	nor	CC
20987	1123	42	probably	probably	RB
20987	1123	43	the	the	DT
20987	1123	44	British	british	JJ
20987	1123	45	outside	outside	NN
20987	1123	46	,	,	,
20987	1123	47	then	then	RB
20987	1123	48	thought	thought	NN
20987	1123	49	could	could	MD
20987	1123	50	be	be	VB
20987	1123	51	so	so	RB
20987	1123	52	long	long	RB
20987	1123	53	protracted	protract	VBN
20987	1123	54	.	.	.
20987	1124	1	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1124	2	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1124	3	settled	settle	VBD
20987	1124	4	down	down	RP
20987	1124	5	to	to	IN
20987	1124	6	an	an	DT
20987	1124	7	investment	investment	NN
20987	1124	8	and	and	CC
20987	1124	9	bombardment	bombardment	NN
20987	1124	10	.	.	.
20987	1125	1	Immediately	immediately	RB
20987	1125	2	following	follow	VBG
20987	1125	3	this	this	DT
20987	1125	4	determination	determination	NN
20987	1125	5	,	,	,
20987	1125	6	and	and	CC
20987	1125	7	probably	probably	RB
20987	1125	8	consequent	consequent	JJ
20987	1125	9	upon	upon	IN
20987	1125	10	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1125	11	,	,	,
20987	1125	12	there	there	EX
20987	1125	13	were	be	VBD
20987	1125	14	organised	organise	VBN
20987	1125	15	a	a	DT
20987	1125	16	number	number	NN
20987	1125	17	of	of	IN
20987	1125	18	raids	raid	NNS
20987	1125	19	upon	upon	IN
20987	1125	20	the	the	DT
20987	1125	21	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1125	22	territory	territory	NN
20987	1125	23	to	to	IN
20987	1125	24	the	the	DT
20987	1125	25	southward	southward	NN
20987	1125	26	.	.	.
20987	1126	1	These	these	DT
20987	1126	2	,	,	,
20987	1126	3	though	though	IN
20987	1126	4	simultaneous	simultaneous	JJ
20987	1126	5	in	in	IN
20987	1126	6	execution	execution	NN
20987	1126	7	,	,	,
20987	1126	8	and	and	CC
20987	1126	9	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1126	10	mutually	mutually	RB
20987	1126	11	supporting	support	VBG
20987	1126	12	,	,	,
20987	1126	13	were	be	VBD
20987	1126	14	made	make	VBN
20987	1126	15	by	by	IN
20987	1126	16	bodies	body	NNS
20987	1126	17	apparently	apparently	RB
20987	1126	18	individually	individually	RB
20987	1126	19	independent	independent	JJ
20987	1126	20	;	;	:
20987	1126	21	sharing	share	VBG
20987	1126	22	in	in	IN
20987	1126	23	this	this	DT
20987	1126	24	a	a	DT
20987	1126	25	characteristic	characteristic	NN
20987	1126	26	commonly	commonly	RB
20987	1126	27	met	meet	VBN
20987	1126	28	in	in	IN
20987	1126	29	the	the	DT
20987	1126	30	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1126	31	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1126	32	,	,	,
20987	1126	33	and	and	CC
20987	1126	34	facilitated	facilitate	VBN
20987	1126	35	at	at	IN
20987	1126	36	once	once	RB
20987	1126	37	by	by	IN
20987	1126	38	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1126	39	individualistic	individualistic	JJ
20987	1126	40	habits	habit	NNS
20987	1126	41	of	of	IN
20987	1126	42	life	life	NN
20987	1126	43	,	,	,
20987	1126	44	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1126	45	knowledge	knowledge	NN
20987	1126	46	of	of	IN
20987	1126	47	the	the	DT
20987	1126	48	country	country	NN
20987	1126	49	,	,	,
20987	1126	50	and	and	CC
20987	1126	51	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1126	52	freedom	freedom	NN
20987	1126	53	from	from	IN
20987	1126	54	the	the	DT
20987	1126	55	organic	organic	JJ
20987	1126	56	interdependence	interdependence	NN
20987	1126	57	which	which	WDT
20987	1126	58	to	to	IN
20987	1126	59	regular	regular	JJ
20987	1126	60	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1126	61	becomes	become	VBZ
20987	1126	62	a	a	DT
20987	1126	63	second	second	JJ
20987	1126	64	nature	nature	NN
20987	1126	65	.	.	.
20987	1127	1	Every	every	DT
20987	1127	2	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1127	3	organisation	organisation	NN
20987	1127	4	seems	seem	VBZ
20987	1127	5	susceptible	susceptible	JJ
20987	1127	6	of	of	IN
20987	1127	7	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	1127	8	dissolution	dissolution	NN
20987	1127	9	into	into	IN
20987	1127	10	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1127	11	component	component	NN
20987	1127	12	units	unit	NNS
20987	1127	13	,	,	,
20987	1127	14	each	each	DT
20987	1127	15	of	of	IN
20987	1127	16	independent	independent	JJ
20987	1127	17	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1127	18	p.204	p.204	JJ
20987	1127	19	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1127	20	vitality	vitality	NN
20987	1127	21	,	,	,
20987	1127	22	and	and	CC
20987	1127	23	of	of	IN
20987	1127	24	subsequent	subsequent	JJ
20987	1127	25	reunion	reunion	NN
20987	1127	26	in	in	IN
20987	1127	27	some	some	DT
20987	1127	28	assigned	assigned	JJ
20987	1127	29	place	place	NN
20987	1127	30	;	;	:
20987	1127	31	the	the	DT
20987	1127	32	individuals	individual	NNS
20987	1127	33	passing	pass	VBG
20987	1127	34	easily	easily	RB
20987	1127	35	as	as	IN
20987	1127	36	innocent	innocent	JJ
20987	1127	37	wayfarers	wayfarer	NNS
20987	1127	38	or	or	CC
20987	1127	39	peasants	peasant	NNS
20987	1127	40	among	among	IN
20987	1127	41	the	the	DT
20987	1127	42	population	population	NN
20987	1127	43	,	,	,
20987	1127	44	with	with	IN
20987	1127	45	which	which	WDT
20987	1127	46	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1127	47	readily	readily	RB
20987	1127	48	blend	blend	VBP
20987	1127	49	.	.	.
20987	1128	1	The	the	DT
20987	1128	2	quality	quality	NN
20987	1128	3	has	have	VBZ
20987	1128	4	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1128	5	strength	strength	NN
20987	1128	6	;	;	:
20987	1128	7	but	but	CC
20987	1128	8	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1128	9	has	have	VBZ
20987	1128	10	also	also	RB
20987	1128	11	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1128	12	weakness	weakness	NN
20987	1128	13	,	,	,
20987	1128	14	and	and	CC
20987	1128	15	the	the	DT
20987	1128	16	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1128	17	exceeds	exceed	VBZ
20987	1128	18	.	.	.
20987	1129	1	This	this	DT
20987	1129	2	capacity	capacity	NN
20987	1129	3	for	for	IN
20987	1129	4	undergoing	undergo	VBG
20987	1129	5	multifold	multifold	JJ
20987	1129	6	subdivision	subdivision	NN
20987	1129	7	,	,	,
20987	1129	8	with	with	IN
20987	1129	9	retention	retention	NN
20987	1129	10	of	of	IN
20987	1129	11	function	function	NN
20987	1129	12	by	by	IN
20987	1129	13	the	the	DT
20987	1129	14	several	several	JJ
20987	1129	15	parts	part	NNS
20987	1129	16	,	,	,
20987	1129	17	is	be	VBZ
20987	1129	18	characteristic	characteristic	JJ
20987	1129	19	,	,	,
20987	1129	20	in	in	IN
20987	1129	21	fact	fact	NN
20987	1129	22	,	,	,
20987	1129	23	of	of	IN
20987	1129	24	the	the	DT
20987	1129	25	simpler	simple	JJR
20987	1129	26	and	and	CC
20987	1129	27	lower	low	JJR
20987	1129	28	forms	form	NNS
20987	1129	29	of	of	IN
20987	1129	30	life	life	NN
20987	1129	31	,	,	,
20987	1129	32	and	and	CC
20987	1129	33	disappears	disappear	VBZ
20987	1129	34	gradually	gradually	RB
20987	1129	35	as	as	IN
20987	1129	36	evolution	evolution	NN
20987	1129	37	progresses	progress	VBZ
20987	1129	38	to	to	IN
20987	1129	39	higher	high	JJR
20987	1129	40	orders	order	NNS
20987	1129	41	.	.	.
20987	1130	1	In	in	IN
20987	1130	2	all	all	DT
20987	1130	3	military	military	JJ
20987	1130	4	performance	performance	NN
20987	1130	5	,	,	,
20987	1130	6	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1130	7	is	be	VBZ
20987	1130	8	not	not	RB
20987	1130	9	the	the	DT
20987	1130	10	faculty	faculty	NN
20987	1130	11	for	for	IN
20987	1130	12	segregation	segregation	NN
20987	1130	13	that	that	WDT
20987	1130	14	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	1130	15	tells	tell	VBZ
20987	1130	16	.	.	.
20987	1131	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1131	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1131	3	the	the	DT
20987	1131	4	predisposition	predisposition	NN
20987	1131	5	to	to	IN
20987	1131	6	united	united	NNP
20987	1131	7	action	action	NNP
20987	1131	8	,	,	,
20987	1131	9	the	the	DT
20987	1131	10	habit	habit	NN
20987	1131	11	of	of	IN
20987	1131	12	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	1131	13	concert	concert	NN
20987	1131	14	and	and	CC
20987	1131	15	reliance	reliance	NN
20987	1131	16	.	.	.
20987	1132	1	By	by	IN
20987	1132	2	this	this	DT
20987	1132	3	,	,	,
20987	1132	4	concentration	concentration	NN
20987	1132	5	of	of	IN
20987	1132	6	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	1132	7	,	,	,
20987	1132	8	subordination	subordination	NN
20987	1132	9	to	to	IN
20987	1132	10	a	a	DT
20987	1132	11	common	common	JJ
20987	1132	12	impulse	impulse	NN
20987	1132	13	,	,	,
20987	1132	14	ceases	cease	VBZ
20987	1132	15	to	to	TO
20987	1132	16	be	be	VB
20987	1132	17	an	an	DT
20987	1132	18	effort	effort	NN
20987	1132	19	,	,	,
20987	1132	20	becoming	become	VBG
20987	1132	21	the	the	DT
20987	1132	22	second	second	JJ
20987	1132	23	nature	nature	NN
20987	1132	24	of	of	IN
20987	1132	25	the	the	DT
20987	1132	26	man	man	NN
20987	1132	27	;	;	:
20987	1132	28	and	and	CC
20987	1132	29	concentration	concentration	NN
20987	1132	30	of	of	IN
20987	1132	31	action	action	NN
20987	1132	32	,	,	,
20987	1132	33	not	not	RB
20987	1132	34	merely	merely	RB
20987	1132	35	in	in	IN
20987	1132	36	great	great	JJ
20987	1132	37	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1132	38	but	but	CC
20987	1132	39	in	in	IN
20987	1132	40	the	the	DT
20987	1132	41	inner	inner	JJ
20987	1132	42	spirit	spirit	NN
20987	1132	43	,	,	,
20987	1132	44	is	be	VBZ
20987	1132	45	the	the	DT
20987	1132	46	secret	secret	NN
20987	1132	47	of	of	IN
20987	1132	48	success	success	NN
20987	1132	49	in	in	IN
20987	1132	50	war	war	NN
20987	1132	51	.	.	.
20987	1133	1	Individual	individual	JJ
20987	1133	2	,	,	,
20987	1133	3	intelligent	intelligent	JJ
20987	1133	4	self	self	NN
20987	1133	5	-	-	HYPH
20987	1133	6	direction	direction	NN
20987	1133	7	is	be	VBZ
20987	1133	8	not	not	RB
20987	1133	9	,	,	,
20987	1133	10	however	however	RB
20987	1133	11	,	,	,
20987	1133	12	thereby	thereby	RB
20987	1133	13	excluded	exclude	VBN
20987	1133	14	.	.	.
20987	1134	1	The	the	DT
20987	1134	2	two	two	CD
20987	1134	3	are	be	VBP
20987	1134	4	complementary	complementary	JJ
20987	1134	5	elements	element	NNS
20987	1134	6	of	of	IN
20987	1134	7	the	the	DT
20987	1134	8	highest	high	JJS
20987	1134	9	personal	personal	JJ
20987	1134	10	efficiency	efficiency	NN
20987	1134	11	;	;	:
20987	1134	12	but	but	CC
20987	1134	13	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1134	14	must	must	MD
20987	1134	15	be	be	VB
20987	1134	16	regarded	regard	VBN
20987	1134	17	in	in	IN
20987	1134	18	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1134	19	due	due	JJ
20987	1134	20	relations	relation	NNS
20987	1134	21	and	and	CC
20987	1134	22	proportions	proportion	NNS
20987	1134	23	.	.	.
20987	1135	1	The	the	DT
20987	1135	2	individualistic	individualistic	JJ
20987	1135	3	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1135	4	p.205	p.205	NNP
20987	1135	5	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1135	6	tendency	tendency	NN
20987	1135	7	is	be	VBZ
20987	1135	8	that	that	DT
20987	1135	9	of	of	IN
20987	1135	10	the	the	DT
20987	1135	11	natural	natural	JJ
20987	1135	12	man	man	NN
20987	1135	13	,	,	,
20987	1135	14	of	of	IN
20987	1135	15	the	the	DT
20987	1135	16	raw	raw	JJ
20987	1135	17	material	material	NN
20987	1135	18	,	,	,
20987	1135	19	of	of	IN
20987	1135	20	the	the	DT
20987	1135	21	irregular	irregular	JJ
20987	1135	22	trooper	trooper	NN
20987	1135	23	.	.	.
20987	1136	1	Educated	educate	VBN
20987	1136	2	in	in	IN
20987	1136	3	the	the	DT
20987	1136	4	trained	train	VBN
20987	1136	5	soldier	soldier	NN
20987	1136	6	into	into	IN
20987	1136	7	due	due	JJ
20987	1136	8	subordination	subordination	NN
20987	1136	9	to	to	IN
20987	1136	10	the	the	DT
20987	1136	11	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1136	12	demands	demand	NNS
20987	1136	13	of	of	IN
20987	1136	14	military	military	JJ
20987	1136	15	concert	concert	NN
20987	1136	16	,	,	,
20987	1136	17	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1136	18	remains	remain	VBZ
20987	1136	19	an	an	DT
20987	1136	20	invaluable	invaluable	JJ
20987	1136	21	constituent	constituent	NN
20987	1136	22	of	of	IN
20987	1136	23	military	military	JJ
20987	1136	24	character	character	NN
20987	1136	25	;	;	,
20987	1136	26	but	but	CC
20987	1136	27	where	where	WRB
20987	1136	28	existing	exist	VBG
20987	1136	29	in	in	IN
20987	1136	30	excess	excess	NN
20987	1136	31	,	,	,
20987	1136	32	as	as	IN
20987	1136	33	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1136	34	does	do	VBZ
20987	1136	35	prior	prior	RB
20987	1136	36	to	to	IN
20987	1136	37	training	training	NN
20987	1136	38	,	,	,
20987	1136	39	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1136	40	is	be	VBZ
20987	1136	41	far	far	RB
20987	1136	42	more	more	RBR
20987	1136	43	harmful	harmful	JJ
20987	1136	44	than	than	IN
20987	1136	45	beneficial	beneficial	JJ
20987	1136	46	.	.	.
20987	1137	1	In	in	IN
20987	1137	2	considering	consider	VBG
20987	1137	3	the	the	DT
20987	1137	4	experiences	experience	NNS
20987	1137	5	of	of	IN
20987	1137	6	a	a	DT
20987	1137	7	war	war	NN
20987	1137	8	of	of	IN
20987	1137	9	the	the	DT
20987	1137	10	kind	kind	NN
20987	1137	11	before	before	IN
20987	1137	12	us	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1137	13	,	,	,
20987	1137	14	these	these	DT
20987	1137	15	facts	fact	NNS
20987	1137	16	should	should	MD
20987	1137	17	be	be	VB
20987	1137	18	kept	keep	VBN
20987	1137	19	clearly	clearly	RB
20987	1137	20	in	in	IN
20987	1137	21	mind	mind	NN
20987	1137	22	;	;	,
20987	1137	23	for	for	IN
20987	1137	24	under	under	IN
20987	1137	25	the	the	DT
20987	1137	26	peculiar	peculiar	JJ
20987	1137	27	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1137	28	of	of	IN
20987	1137	29	countries	country	NNS
20987	1137	30	partly	partly	RB
20987	1137	31	or	or	CC
20987	1137	32	wholly	wholly	RB
20987	1137	33	unredeemed	unredeemed	JJ
20987	1137	34	,	,	,
20987	1137	35	as	as	IN
20987	1137	36	the	the	DT
20987	1137	37	American	american	JJ
20987	1137	38	wilderness	wilderness	NN
20987	1137	39	of	of	IN
20987	1137	40	a	a	DT
20987	1137	41	century	century	NN
20987	1137	42	or	or	CC
20987	1137	43	so	so	RB
20987	1137	44	ago	ago	RB
20987	1137	45	,	,	,
20987	1137	46	or	or	CC
20987	1137	47	South	South	NNP
20987	1137	48	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	1137	49	to	to	IN
20987	1137	50	-	-	HYPH
20987	1137	51	day	day	NN
20987	1137	52	,	,	,
20987	1137	53	the	the	DT
20987	1137	54	special	special	JJ
20987	1137	55	experience	experience	NN
20987	1137	56	of	of	IN
20987	1137	57	the	the	DT
20987	1137	58	inhabitant	inhabitant	NN
20987	1137	59	confers	confer	VBZ
20987	1137	60	local	local	JJ
20987	1137	61	aptitudes	aptitude	NNS
20987	1137	62	which	which	WDT
20987	1137	63	the	the	DT
20987	1137	64	trained	train	VBN
20987	1137	65	soldier	soldier	NN
20987	1137	66	needs	need	VBZ
20987	1137	67	to	to	TO
20987	1137	68	acquire	acquire	VB
20987	1137	69	,	,	,
20987	1137	70	which	which	WDT
20987	1137	71	place	place	VBP
20987	1137	72	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1137	73	for	for	IN
20987	1137	74	the	the	DT
20987	1137	75	moment	moment	NN
20987	1137	76	,	,	,
20987	1137	77	and	and	CC
20987	1137	78	in	in	IN
20987	1137	79	so	so	RB
20987	1137	80	far	far	RB
20987	1137	81	,	,	,
20987	1137	82	in	in	IN
20987	1137	83	a	a	DT
20987	1137	84	position	position	NN
20987	1137	85	of	of	IN
20987	1137	86	inferiority	inferiority	NN
20987	1137	87	,	,	,
20987	1137	88	and	and	CC
20987	1137	89	in	in	IN
20987	1137	90	consequence	consequence	NN
20987	1137	91	of	of	IN
20987	1137	92	which	which	WDT
20987	1137	93	hasty	hasty	NNP
20987	1137	94	impression	impression	NN
20987	1137	95	lightly	lightly	RB
20987	1137	96	reaches	reach	VBZ
20987	1137	97	the	the	DT
20987	1137	98	erroneous	erroneous	JJ
20987	1137	99	conclusion	conclusion	NN
20987	1137	100	that	that	IN
20987	1137	101	greater	great	JJR
20987	1137	102	military	military	JJ
20987	1137	103	efficiency	efficiency	NN
20987	1137	104	resides	reside	VBZ
20987	1137	105	in	in	IN
20987	1137	106	individual	individual	JJ
20987	1137	107	liberty	liberty	NN
20987	1137	108	of	of	IN
20987	1137	109	action	action	NN
20987	1137	110	,	,	,
20987	1137	111	than	than	IN
20987	1137	112	in	in	IN
20987	1137	113	imposed	impose	VBN
20987	1137	114	habits	habit	NNS
20987	1137	115	of	of	IN
20987	1137	116	subordination	subordination	NN
20987	1137	117	and	and	CC
20987	1137	118	concert	concert	NN
20987	1137	119	of	of	IN
20987	1137	120	movement	movement	NN
20987	1137	121	.	.	.
20987	1138	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1138	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1138	3	not	not	RB
20987	1138	4	so	so	RB
20987	1138	5	.	.	.
20987	1139	1	The	the	DT
20987	1139	2	exception	exception	NN
20987	1139	3	should	should	MD
20987	1139	4	not	not	RB
20987	1139	5	be	be	VB
20987	1139	6	mistaken	mistaken	JJ
20987	1139	7	for	for	IN
20987	1139	8	the	the	DT
20987	1139	9	rule	rule	NN
20987	1139	10	,	,	,
20987	1139	11	nor	nor	CC
20987	1139	12	the	the	DT
20987	1139	13	occasional	occasional	NN
20987	1139	14	for	for	IN
20987	1139	15	the	the	DT
20987	1139	16	permanent	permanent	JJ
20987	1139	17	.	.	.
20987	1140	1	Incidentally	incidentally	RB
20987	1140	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1140	3	p.206	p.206	NN
20987	1140	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1140	5	to	to	IN
20987	1140	6	the	the	DT
20987	1140	7	process	process	NN
20987	1140	8	of	of	IN
20987	1140	9	investment	investment	NN
20987	1140	10	,	,	,
20987	1140	11	the	the	DT
20987	1140	12	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1140	13	had	have	VBD
20987	1140	14	already	already	RB
20987	1140	15	moved	move	VBN
20987	1140	16	in	in	IN
20987	1140	17	considerable	considerable	JJ
20987	1140	18	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1140	19	south	south	RB
20987	1140	20	of	of	IN
20987	1140	21	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1140	22	,	,	,
20987	1140	23	and	and	CC
20987	1140	24	had	have	VBD
20987	1140	25	established	establish	VBN
20987	1140	26	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1140	27	on	on	IN
20987	1140	28	Grobler	Grobler	NNP
20987	1140	29	's	's	POS
20987	1140	30	Kloof	Kloof	NNP
20987	1140	31	,	,	,
20987	1140	32	a	a	DT
20987	1140	33	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	1140	34	two	two	CD
20987	1140	35	or	or	CC
20987	1140	36	three	three	CD
20987	1140	37	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1140	38	west	west	RB
20987	1140	39	of	of	IN
20987	1140	40	the	the	DT
20987	1140	41	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1140	42	,	,	,
20987	1140	43	overlooking	overlook	VBG
20987	1140	44	the	the	DT
20987	1140	45	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1140	46	from	from	IN
20987	1140	47	the	the	DT
20987	1140	48	north	north	NN
20987	1140	49	.	.	.
20987	1141	1	Thence	thence	NN
20987	1141	2	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1141	3	had	have	VBD
20987	1141	4	opened	open	VBN
20987	1141	5	fire	fire	NN
20987	1141	6	on	on	IN
20987	1141	7	the	the	DT
20987	1141	8	2nd	2nd	NN
20987	1141	9	of	of	IN
20987	1141	10	November	November	NNP
20987	1141	11	against	against	IN
20987	1141	12	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1141	13	,	,	,
20987	1141	14	the	the	DT
20987	1141	15	town	town	NN
20987	1141	16	and	and	CC
20987	1141	17	railway	railway	NN
20987	1141	18	station	station	NN
20987	1141	19	upon	upon	IN
20987	1141	20	the	the	DT
20987	1141	21	southern	southern	JJ
20987	1141	22	bank	bank	NN
20987	1141	23	,	,	,
20987	1141	24	and	and	CC
20987	1141	25	against	against	IN
20987	1141	26	Fort	Fort	NNP
20987	1141	27	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1141	28	,	,	,
20987	1141	29	upon	upon	IN
20987	1141	30	the	the	DT
20987	1141	31	northern	northern	JJ
20987	1141	32	,	,	,
20987	1141	33	just	just	RB
20987	1141	34	to	to	IN
20987	1141	35	the	the	DT
20987	1141	36	east	east	NN
20987	1141	37	of	of	IN
20987	1141	38	the	the	DT
20987	1141	39	road	road	NN
20987	1141	40	.	.	.
20987	1142	1	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1142	2	and	and	CC
20987	1142	3	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1142	4	were	be	VBD
20987	1142	5	consequently	consequently	RB
20987	1142	6	evacuated	evacuate	VBN
20987	1142	7	by	by	IN
20987	1142	8	the	the	DT
20987	1142	9	small	small	JJ
20987	1142	10	British	british	JJ
20987	1142	11	forces	force	NNS
20987	1142	12	there	there	RB
20987	1142	13	present	present	JJ
20987	1142	14	,	,	,
20987	1142	15	and	and	CC
20987	1142	16	on	on	IN
20987	1142	17	the	the	DT
20987	1142	18	4th	4th	NN
20987	1142	19	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1142	20	was	be	VBD
20987	1142	21	announced	announce	VBN
20987	1142	22	officially	officially	RB
20987	1142	23	that	that	IN
20987	1142	24	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1142	25	had	have	VBD
20987	1142	26	retired	retire	VBN
20987	1142	27	to	to	IN
20987	1142	28	Estcourt	Estcourt	NNP
20987	1142	29	,	,	,
20987	1142	30	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	1142	31	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1142	32	to	to	IN
20987	1142	33	the	the	DT
20987	1142	34	southward	southward	JJ
20987	1142	35	--	--	:
20987	1142	36	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	1142	37	-	-	HYPH
20987	1142	38	seven	seven	CD
20987	1142	39	by	by	IN
20987	1142	40	the	the	DT
20987	1142	41	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1142	42	.	.	.
20987	1143	1	This	this	DT
20987	1143	2	marked	mark	VBD
20987	1143	3	the	the	DT
20987	1143	4	furthest	furth	JJS
20987	1143	5	point	point	NN
20987	1143	6	of	of	IN
20987	1143	7	the	the	DT
20987	1143	8	British	british	JJ
20987	1143	9	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1143	10	;	;	:
20987	1143	11	but	but	CC
20987	1143	12	the	the	DT
20987	1143	13	fewness	fewness	NN
20987	1143	14	of	of	IN
20987	1143	15	the	the	DT
20987	1143	16	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1143	17	that	that	WDT
20987	1143	18	there	there	EX
20987	1143	19	made	make	VBD
20987	1143	20	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1143	21	stand	stand	NN
20987	1143	22	exposed	expose	VBD
20987	1143	23	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1143	24	for	for	IN
20987	1143	25	some	some	DT
20987	1143	26	days	day	NNS
20987	1143	27	to	to	IN
20987	1143	28	very	very	RB
20987	1143	29	serious	serious	JJ
20987	1143	30	danger	danger	NN
20987	1143	31	,	,	,
20987	1143	32	had	have	VBD
20987	1143	33	the	the	DT
20987	1143	34	object	object	NN
20987	1143	35	of	of	IN
20987	1143	36	the	the	DT
20987	1143	37	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1143	38	been	be	VBN
20987	1143	39	,	,	,
20987	1143	40	as	as	IN
20987	1143	41	was	be	VBD
20987	1143	42	by	by	IN
20987	1143	43	some	some	DT
20987	1143	44	alleged	allege	VBN
20987	1143	45	,	,	,
20987	1143	46	with	with	IN
20987	1143	47	firm	firm	JJ
20987	1143	48	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	1143	49	to	to	TO
20987	1143	50	destroy	destroy	VB
20987	1143	51	whatsoever	whatsoever	RB
20987	1143	52	of	of	IN
20987	1143	53	force	force	NN
20987	1143	54	or	or	CC
20987	1143	55	of	of	IN
20987	1143	56	facilities	facility	NNS
20987	1143	57	existed	exist	VBD
20987	1143	58	to	to	IN
20987	1143	59	further	further	RB
20987	1143	60	the	the	DT
20987	1143	61	advance	advance	NN
20987	1143	62	of	of	IN
20987	1143	63	relief	relief	NN
20987	1143	64	to	to	IN
20987	1143	65	the	the	DT
20987	1143	66	invested	invest	VBN
20987	1143	67	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1143	68	,	,	,
20987	1143	69	and	and	CC
20987	1143	70	not	not	RB
20987	1143	71	merely	merely	RB
20987	1143	72	raiding	raid	VBG
20987	1143	73	with	with	IN
20987	1143	74	a	a	DT
20987	1143	75	view	view	NN
20987	1143	76	to	to	TO
20987	1143	77	increase	increase	VB
20987	1143	78	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1143	79	resources	resource	NNS
20987	1143	80	in	in	IN
20987	1143	81	the	the	DT
20987	1143	82	positions	position	NNS
20987	1143	83	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1143	84	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1143	85	p.207	p.207	NN
20987	1143	86	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1143	87	had	have	VBD
20987	1143	88	determined	determine	VBN
20987	1143	89	to	to	TO
20987	1143	90	hold	hold	VB
20987	1143	91	,	,	,
20987	1143	92	around	around	IN
20987	1143	93	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1143	94	and	and	CC
20987	1143	95	on	on	IN
20987	1143	96	the	the	DT
20987	1143	97	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1143	98	.	.	.
20987	1144	1	Up	up	IN
20987	1144	2	to	to	IN
20987	1144	3	the	the	DT
20987	1144	4	15th	15th	NN
20987	1144	5	of	of	IN
20987	1144	6	November	November	NNP
20987	1144	7	an	an	DT
20987	1144	8	armoured	armoured	JJ
20987	1144	9	train	train	NN
20987	1144	10	was	be	VBD
20987	1144	11	sent	send	VBN
20987	1144	12	out	out	RP
20987	1144	13	daily	daily	RB
20987	1144	14	from	from	IN
20987	1144	15	Estcourt	Estcourt	NNP
20987	1144	16	to	to	IN
20987	1144	17	reconnoitre	reconnoitre	NN
20987	1144	18	,	,	,
20987	1144	19	but	but	CC
20987	1144	20	on	on	IN
20987	1144	21	that	that	DT
20987	1144	22	day	day	NN
20987	1144	23	,	,	,
20987	1144	24	having	have	VBG
20987	1144	25	pushed	push	VBN
20987	1144	26	too	too	RB
20987	1144	27	far	far	RB
20987	1144	28	north	north	RB
20987	1144	29	,	,	,
20987	1144	30	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1144	31	was	be	VBD
20987	1144	32	intercepted	intercept	VBN
20987	1144	33	on	on	IN
20987	1144	34	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1144	35	return	return	NN
20987	1144	36	by	by	IN
20987	1144	37	an	an	DT
20987	1144	38	advanced	advanced	JJ
20987	1144	39	party	party	NN
20987	1144	40	of	of	IN
20987	1144	41	the	the	DT
20987	1144	42	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1144	43	,	,	,
20987	1144	44	who	who	WP
20987	1144	45	,	,	,
20987	1144	46	by	by	IN
20987	1144	47	loosening	loosen	VBG
20987	1144	48	a	a	DT
20987	1144	49	rail	rail	NN
20987	1144	50	,	,	,
20987	1144	51	threw	throw	VBD
20987	1144	52	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1144	53	off	off	IN
20987	1144	54	the	the	DT
20987	1144	55	track	track	NN
20987	1144	56	.	.	.
20987	1145	1	A	a	DT
20987	1145	2	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	1145	3	British	british	JJ
20987	1145	4	,	,	,
20987	1145	5	more	more	RBR
20987	1145	6	or	or	CC
20987	1145	7	less	less	RBR
20987	1145	8	,	,	,
20987	1145	9	were	be	VBD
20987	1145	10	here	here	RB
20987	1145	11	captured	capture	VBN
20987	1145	12	;	;	:
20987	1145	13	among	among	IN
20987	1145	14	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1145	15	Mr.	Mr.	NNP
20987	1145	16	Winston	Winston	NNP
20987	1145	17	Churchill	Churchill	NNP
20987	1145	18	,	,	,
20987	1145	19	a	a	DT
20987	1145	20	war	war	NN
20987	1145	21	correspondent	correspondent	NN
20987	1145	22	.	.	.
20987	1146	1	Three	three	CD
20987	1146	2	days	day	NNS
20987	1146	3	later	later	RBR
20987	1146	4	,	,	,
20987	1146	5	November	November	NNP
20987	1146	6	18	18	CD
20987	1146	7	,	,	,
20987	1146	8	there	there	EX
20987	1146	9	were	be	VBD
20987	1146	10	seen	see	VBN
20987	1146	11	from	from	IN
20987	1146	12	Estcourt	Estcourt	NNP
20987	1146	13	the	the	DT
20987	1146	14	advanced	advanced	JJ
20987	1146	15	patrols	patrol	NNS
20987	1146	16	of	of	IN
20987	1146	17	the	the	DT
20987	1146	18	various	various	JJ
20987	1146	19	raiding	raiding	JJ
20987	1146	20	parties	party	NNS
20987	1146	21	,	,	,
20987	1146	22	who	who	WP
20987	1146	23	were	be	VBD
20987	1146	24	sweeping	sweep	VBG
20987	1146	25	the	the	DT
20987	1146	26	country	country	NN
20987	1146	27	on	on	IN
20987	1146	28	both	both	DT
20987	1146	29	sides	side	NNS
20987	1146	30	of	of	IN
20987	1146	31	the	the	DT
20987	1146	32	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1146	33	over	over	IN
20987	1146	34	a	a	DT
20987	1146	35	front	front	NN
20987	1146	36	of	of	IN
20987	1146	37	thirty	thirty	CD
20987	1146	38	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1146	39	or	or	CC
20987	1146	40	more	more	JJR
20987	1146	41	,	,	,
20987	1146	42	from	from	IN
20987	1146	43	Weenen	Weenen	NNP
20987	1146	44	on	on	IN
20987	1146	45	the	the	DT
20987	1146	46	east	east	NN
20987	1146	47	to	to	IN
20987	1146	48	Ulundi	Ulundi	NNP
20987	1146	49	on	on	IN
20987	1146	50	the	the	DT
20987	1146	51	west	west	NN
20987	1146	52	.	.	.
20987	1147	1	On	on	IN
20987	1147	2	the	the	DT
20987	1147	3	21st	21st	NN
20987	1147	4	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1147	5	were	be	VBD
20987	1147	6	reported	report	VBN
20987	1147	7	in	in	IN
20987	1147	8	the	the	DT
20987	1147	9	direction	direction	NN
20987	1147	10	of	of	IN
20987	1147	11	Greytown	Greytown	NNP
20987	1147	12	,	,	,
20987	1147	13	forty	forty	CD
20987	1147	14	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1147	15	east	east	RB
20987	1147	16	of	of	IN
20987	1147	17	Estcourt	Estcourt	NNP
20987	1147	18	and	and	CC
20987	1147	19	the	the	DT
20987	1147	20	same	same	JJ
20987	1147	21	distance	distance	NN
20987	1147	22	from	from	IN
20987	1147	23	the	the	DT
20987	1147	24	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1147	25	,	,	,
20987	1147	26	which	which	WDT
20987	1147	27	here	here	RB
20987	1147	28	runs	run	VBZ
20987	1147	29	south	south	JJ
20987	1147	30	-	-	HYPH
20987	1147	31	east	east	NN
20987	1147	32	,	,	,
20987	1147	33	and	and	CC
20987	1147	34	also	also	RB
20987	1147	35	at	at	IN
20987	1147	36	Impendhla	Impendhla	NNP
20987	1147	37	,	,	,
20987	1147	38	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	1147	39	-	-	HYPH
20987	1147	40	five	five	CD
20987	1147	41	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1147	42	west	west	RB
20987	1147	43	of	of	IN
20987	1147	44	the	the	DT
20987	1147	45	road	road	NN
20987	1147	46	.	.	.
20987	1148	1	Their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1148	2	advance	advance	NN
20987	1148	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1148	4	pushed	push	VBN
20987	1148	5	close	close	RB
20987	1148	6	to	to	IN
20987	1148	7	the	the	DT
20987	1148	8	Mooi	Mooi	NNP
20987	1148	9	River	River	NNP
20987	1148	10	,	,	,
20987	1148	11	which	which	WDT
20987	1148	12	the	the	DT
20987	1148	13	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1148	14	crosses	cross	VBZ
20987	1148	15	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	1148	16	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1148	17	to	to	IN
20987	1148	18	the	the	DT
20987	1148	19	southward	southward	NN
20987	1148	20	of	of	IN
20987	1148	21	Estcourt	Estcourt	NNP
20987	1148	22	,	,	,
20987	1148	23	and	and	CC
20987	1148	24	there	there	EX
20987	1148	25	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	1148	26	shots	shot	NNS
20987	1148	27	were	be	VBD
20987	1148	28	exchanged	exchange	VBN
20987	1148	29	with	with	IN
20987	1148	30	the	the	DT
20987	1148	31	camp	camp	NN
20987	1148	32	where	where	WRB
20987	1148	33	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1148	34	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1148	35	p.208	p.208	NNP
20987	1148	36	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1148	37	Francis	Francis	NNP
20987	1148	38	Clery	Clery	NNP
20987	1148	39	was	be	VBD
20987	1148	40	assembling	assemble	VBG
20987	1148	41	the	the	DT
20987	1148	42	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	1148	43	arriving	arrive	VBG
20987	1148	44	at	at	IN
20987	1148	45	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	1148	46	--	--	:
20987	1148	47	the	the	DT
20987	1148	48	beginnings	beginning	NNS
20987	1148	49	of	of	IN
20987	1148	50	the	the	DT
20987	1148	51	force	force	NN
20987	1148	52	destined	destine	VBN
20987	1148	53	to	to	IN
20987	1148	54	the	the	DT
20987	1148	55	relief	relief	NN
20987	1148	56	of	of	IN
20987	1148	57	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1148	58	.	.	.
20987	1149	1	Communication	communication	NN
20987	1149	2	of	of	IN
20987	1149	3	Estcourt	Estcourt	NNP
20987	1149	4	with	with	IN
20987	1149	5	Mooi	Mooi	NNP
20987	1149	6	River	River	NNP
20987	1149	7	was	be	VBD
20987	1149	8	for	for	IN
20987	1149	9	a	a	DT
20987	1149	10	short	short	JJ
20987	1149	11	while	while	NN
20987	1149	12	interrupted	interrupt	VBN
20987	1149	13	,	,	,
20987	1149	14	both	both	CC
20987	1149	15	by	by	IN
20987	1149	16	rail	rail	NN
20987	1149	17	and	and	CC
20987	1149	18	by	by	IN
20987	1149	19	telegraph	telegraph	NN
20987	1149	20	,	,	,
20987	1149	21	the	the	DT
20987	1149	22	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1149	23	occupying	occupy	VBG
20987	1149	24	Highlands	Highlands	NNP
20987	1149	25	Station	Station	NNP
20987	1149	26	,	,	,
20987	1149	27	thirteen	thirteen	CD
20987	1149	28	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1149	29	to	to	IN
20987	1149	30	the	the	DT
20987	1149	31	southward	southward	NNP
20987	1149	32	,	,	,
20987	1149	33	on	on	IN
20987	1149	34	the	the	DT
20987	1149	35	20th	20th	NN
20987	1149	36	,	,	,
20987	1149	37	and	and	CC
20987	1149	38	also	also	RB
20987	1149	39	a	a	DT
20987	1149	40	position	position	NN
20987	1149	41	commanding	command	VBG
20987	1149	42	Willow	Willow	NNP
20987	1149	43	Grange	Grange	NNP
20987	1149	44	,	,	,
20987	1149	45	midway	midway	NN
20987	1149	46	between	between	IN
20987	1149	47	Highlands	Highlands	NNPS
20987	1149	48	and	and	CC
20987	1149	49	Estcourt	Estcourt	NNP
20987	1149	50	.	.	.
20987	1150	1	At	at	IN
20987	1150	2	no	no	DT
20987	1150	3	time	time	NN
20987	1150	4	,	,	,
20987	1150	5	however	however	RB
20987	1150	6	,	,	,
20987	1150	7	did	do	VBD
20987	1150	8	the	the	DT
20987	1150	9	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1150	10	make	make	VB
20987	1150	11	any	any	DT
20987	1150	12	serious	serious	JJ
20987	1150	13	demonstration	demonstration	NN
20987	1150	14	,	,	,
20987	1150	15	looking	look	VBG
20987	1150	16	towards	towards	IN
20987	1150	17	the	the	DT
20987	1150	18	permanent	permanent	JJ
20987	1150	19	isolation	isolation	NN
20987	1150	20	of	of	IN
20987	1150	21	the	the	DT
20987	1150	22	place	place	NN
20987	1150	23	;	;	:
20987	1150	24	nor	nor	CC
20987	1150	25	was	be	VBD
20987	1150	26	there	there	EX
20987	1150	27	any	any	DT
20987	1150	28	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	1150	29	to	to	TO
20987	1150	30	capture	capture	VB
20987	1150	31	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1150	32	.	.	.
20987	1151	1	The	the	DT
20987	1151	2	whole	whole	JJ
20987	1151	3	movement	movement	NN
20987	1151	4	,	,	,
20987	1151	5	as	as	IN
20987	1151	6	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1151	7	resulted	result	VBD
20987	1151	8	,	,	,
20987	1151	9	was	be	VBD
20987	1151	10	simply	simply	RB
20987	1151	11	a	a	DT
20987	1151	12	raid	raid	NN
20987	1151	13	,	,	,
20987	1151	14	and	and	CC
20987	1151	15	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	1151	16	more	more	JJR
20987	1151	17	,	,	,
20987	1151	18	with	with	IN
20987	1151	19	no	no	DT
20987	1151	20	apparent	apparent	JJ
20987	1151	21	objects	object	NNS
20987	1151	22	except	except	IN
20987	1151	23	to	to	TO
20987	1151	24	secure	secure	VB
20987	1151	25	supplies	supply	NNS
20987	1151	26	,	,	,
20987	1151	27	and	and	CC
20987	1151	28	,	,	,
20987	1151	29	while	while	IN
20987	1151	30	so	so	RB
20987	1151	31	engaged	engaged	JJ
20987	1151	32	,	,	,
20987	1151	33	to	to	TO
20987	1151	34	insure	insure	VB
20987	1151	35	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1151	36	own	own	JJ
20987	1151	37	safety	safety	NN
20987	1151	38	from	from	IN
20987	1151	39	molestation	molestation	NN
20987	1151	40	by	by	IN
20987	1151	41	occupying	occupy	VBG
20987	1151	42	positions	position	NNS
20987	1151	43	of	of	IN
20987	1151	44	command	command	NN
20987	1151	45	,	,	,
20987	1151	46	which	which	WDT
20987	1151	47	facilitated	facilitate	VBD
20987	1151	48	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1151	49	defence	defence	NN
20987	1151	50	and	and	CC
20987	1151	51	--	--	:
20987	1151	52	by	by	IN
20987	1151	53	menace	menace	NN
20987	1151	54	or	or	CC
20987	1151	55	otherwise	otherwise	RB
20987	1151	56	--	--	:
20987	1151	57	imposed	impose	VBN
20987	1151	58	obstacles	obstacle	NNS
20987	1151	59	upon	upon	IN
20987	1151	60	the	the	DT
20987	1151	61	movements	movement	NNS
20987	1151	62	of	of	IN
20987	1151	63	the	the	DT
20987	1151	64	British	British	NNPS
20987	1151	65	.	.	.
20987	1152	1	A	a	DT
20987	1152	2	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1152	3	amount	amount	NN
20987	1152	4	of	of	IN
20987	1152	5	outpost	outpost	NN
20987	1152	6	skirmishing	skirmishing	NN
20987	1152	7	of	of	IN
20987	1152	8	course	course	NN
20987	1152	9	occurred	occur	VBD
20987	1152	10	,	,	,
20987	1152	11	and	and	CC
20987	1152	12	on	on	IN
20987	1152	13	the	the	DT
20987	1152	14	night	night	NN
20987	1152	15	of	of	IN
20987	1152	16	the	the	DT
20987	1152	17	22nd	22nd	NN
20987	1152	18	some	some	DT
20987	1152	19	4,000	4,000	CD
20987	1152	20	British	british	JJ
20987	1152	21	,	,	,
20987	1152	22	under	under	IN
20987	1152	23	General	General	NNP
20987	1152	24	Hildyard	Hildyard	NNP
20987	1152	25	,	,	,
20987	1152	26	moved	move	VBD
20987	1152	27	,	,	,
20987	1152	28	by	by	IN
20987	1152	29	way	way	NN
20987	1152	30	of	of	IN
20987	1152	31	Willow	Willow	NNP
20987	1152	32	Grange	Grange	NNP
20987	1152	33	,	,	,
20987	1152	34	to	to	TO
20987	1152	35	attack	attack	VB
20987	1152	36	Beacon	Beacon	NNP
20987	1152	37	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1152	38	,	,	,
20987	1152	39	which	which	WDT
20987	1152	40	overlooks	overlook	VBZ
20987	1152	41	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1152	42	p.209	p.209	NNP
20987	1152	43	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1152	44	Estcourt	Estcourt	NNP
20987	1152	45	from	from	IN
20987	1152	46	the	the	DT
20987	1152	47	west	west	NN
20987	1152	48	.	.	.
20987	1153	1	The	the	DT
20987	1153	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1153	3	were	be	VBD
20987	1153	4	in	in	IN
20987	1153	5	force	force	NN
20987	1153	6	there	there	RB
20987	1153	7	,	,	,
20987	1153	8	and	and	CC
20987	1153	9	upon	upon	IN
20987	1153	10	still	still	RB
20987	1153	11	higher	high	JJR
20987	1153	12	ridges	ridge	NNS
20987	1153	13	farther	farther	RB
20987	1153	14	to	to	IN
20987	1153	15	the	the	DT
20987	1153	16	westward	westward	NN
20987	1153	17	.	.	.
20987	1154	1	A	a	DT
20987	1154	2	sharp	sharp	JJ
20987	1154	3	engagement	engagement	NN
20987	1154	4	took	take	VBD
20987	1154	5	place	place	NN
20987	1154	6	that	that	DT
20987	1154	7	night	night	NN
20987	1154	8	,	,	,
20987	1154	9	in	in	IN
20987	1154	10	which	which	WDT
20987	1154	11	the	the	DT
20987	1154	12	British	British	NNPS
20987	1154	13	first	first	RB
20987	1154	14	carried	carry	VBD
20987	1154	15	the	the	DT
20987	1154	16	position	position	NN
20987	1154	17	,	,	,
20987	1154	18	but	but	CC
20987	1154	19	afterwards	afterwards	RB
20987	1154	20	retired	retire	VBN
20987	1154	21	,	,	,
20987	1154	22	leaving	leave	VBG
20987	1154	23	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1154	24	to	to	TO
20987	1154	25	be	be	VB
20987	1154	26	reoccupied	reoccupie	VBN
20987	1154	27	by	by	IN
20987	1154	28	the	the	DT
20987	1154	29	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1154	30	.	.	.
20987	1155	1	The	the	DT
20987	1155	2	movement	movement	NN
20987	1155	3	on	on	IN
20987	1155	4	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1155	5	part	part	NN
20987	1155	6	seems	seem	VBZ
20987	1155	7	to	to	TO
20987	1155	8	have	have	VB
20987	1155	9	been	be	VBN
20987	1155	10	simply	simply	RB
20987	1155	11	precautionary	precautionary	JJ
20987	1155	12	,	,	,
20987	1155	13	a	a	DT
20987	1155	14	sharp	sharp	JJ
20987	1155	15	rap	rap	NN
20987	1155	16	to	to	TO
20987	1155	17	check	check	VB
20987	1155	18	the	the	DT
20987	1155	19	over	over	NN
20987	1155	20	-	-	HYPH
20987	1155	21	confidence	confidence	NN
20987	1155	22	of	of	IN
20987	1155	23	the	the	DT
20987	1155	24	opponent	opponent	NN
20987	1155	25	,	,	,
20987	1155	26	and	and	CC
20987	1155	27	to	to	TO
20987	1155	28	deter	deter	VB
20987	1155	29	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1155	30	from	from	IN
20987	1155	31	pushing	push	VBG
20987	1155	32	attacks	attack	NNS
20987	1155	33	upon	upon	IN
20987	1155	34	the	the	DT
20987	1155	35	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1155	36	,	,	,
20987	1155	37	which	which	WDT
20987	1155	38	for	for	IN
20987	1155	39	the	the	DT
20987	1155	40	time	time	NN
20987	1155	41	being	being	NN
20987	1155	42	might	may	MD
20987	1155	43	be	be	VB
20987	1155	44	inconveniently	inconveniently	RB
20987	1155	45	successful	successful	JJ
20987	1155	46	;	;	:
20987	1155	47	the	the	DT
20987	1155	48	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	1155	49	from	from	IN
20987	1155	50	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	1155	51	having	have	VBG
20987	1155	52	as	as	RB
20987	1155	53	yet	yet	RB
20987	1155	54	only	only	RB
20987	1155	55	partially	partially	RB
20987	1155	56	come	come	VB
20987	1155	57	up	up	RP
20987	1155	58	,	,	,
20987	1155	59	and	and	CC
20987	1155	60	the	the	DT
20987	1155	61	organisation	organisation	NN
20987	1155	62	for	for	IN
20987	1155	63	advance	advance	NN
20987	1155	64	being	be	VBG
20987	1155	65	still	still	RB
20987	1155	66	incomplete	incomplete	JJ
20987	1155	67	.	.	.
20987	1156	1	The	the	DT
20987	1156	2	British	british	JJ
20987	1156	3	loss	loss	NN
20987	1156	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1156	5	11	11	CD
20987	1156	6	killed	kill	VBN
20987	1156	7	,	,	,
20987	1156	8	67	67	CD
20987	1156	9	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	1156	10	.	.	.
20987	1157	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1157	2	20	20	CD
20987	1157	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1157	4	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1157	5	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1157	6	20	20	CD
20987	1157	7	:	:	:
20987	1157	8	The	the	DT
20987	1157	9	latest	late	JJS
20987	1157	10	revised	revised	JJ
20987	1157	11	official	official	JJ
20987	1157	12	returns	return	NNS
20987	1157	13	of	of	IN
20987	1157	14	casualties	casualty	NNS
20987	1157	15	now	now	RB
20987	1157	16	(	(	-LRB-
20987	1157	17	July	July	NNP
20987	1157	18	18	18	CD
20987	1157	19	)	)	-RRB-
20987	1157	20	accessible	accessible	JJ
20987	1157	21	to	to	IN
20987	1157	22	the	the	DT
20987	1157	23	author	author	NN
20987	1157	24	are	be	VBP
20987	1157	25	to	to	TO
20987	1157	26	be	be	VB
20987	1157	27	found	find	VBN
20987	1157	28	in	in	IN
20987	1157	29	the	the	DT
20987	1157	30	London	London	NNP
20987	1157	31	_	_	NNP
20987	1157	32	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1157	33	_	_	NNP
20987	1157	34	of	of	IN
20987	1157	35	July	July	NNP
20987	1157	36	4	4	CD
20987	1157	37	,	,	,
20987	1157	38	and	and	CC
20987	1157	39	are	be	VBP
20987	1157	40	complete	complete	JJ
20987	1157	41	to	to	IN
20987	1157	42	June	June	NNP
20987	1157	43	30	30	CD
20987	1157	44	.	.	.
20987	1157	45	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1158	1	No	no	DT
20987	1158	2	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	1158	3	on	on	IN
20987	1158	4	a	a	DT
20987	1158	5	large	large	JJ
20987	1158	6	scale	scale	NN
20987	1158	7	was	be	VBD
20987	1158	8	made	make	VBN
20987	1158	9	to	to	TO
20987	1158	10	arrest	arrest	VB
20987	1158	11	the	the	DT
20987	1158	12	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1158	13	raiding	raid	VBG
20987	1158	14	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1158	15	.	.	.
20987	1159	1	From	from	IN
20987	1159	2	this	this	DT
20987	1159	3	,	,	,
20987	1159	4	and	and	CC
20987	1159	5	from	from	IN
20987	1159	6	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1159	7	mutually	mutually	RB
20987	1159	8	independent	independent	JJ
20987	1159	9	character	character	NN
20987	1159	10	,	,	,
20987	1159	11	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1159	12	has	have	VBZ
20987	1159	13	resulted	result	VBN
20987	1159	14	that	that	IN
20987	1159	15	the	the	DT
20987	1159	16	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1159	17	engaged	engage	VBN
20987	1159	18	in	in	IN
20987	1159	19	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1159	20	have	have	VBP
20987	1159	21	remained	remain	VBN
20987	1159	22	very	very	RB
20987	1159	23	uncertain	uncertain	JJ
20987	1159	24	,	,	,
20987	1159	25	not	not	RB
20987	1159	26	having	have	VBG
20987	1159	27	been	be	VBN
20987	1159	28	observed	observe	VBN
20987	1159	29	or	or	CC
20987	1159	30	tested	test	VBN
20987	1159	31	by	by	IN
20987	1159	32	the	the	DT
20987	1159	33	usual	usual	JJ
20987	1159	34	military	military	JJ
20987	1159	35	methods	method	NNS
20987	1159	36	.	.	.
20987	1160	1	By	by	IN
20987	1160	2	one	one	CD
20987	1160	3	correspondent	correspondent	NN
20987	1160	4	on	on	IN
20987	1160	5	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1160	6	p.210	p.210	NNP
20987	1160	7	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1160	8	the	the	DT
20987	1160	9	spot	spot	NN
20987	1160	10	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1160	11	were	be	VBD
20987	1160	12	estimated	estimate	VBN
20987	1160	13	at	at	IN
20987	1160	14	not	not	RB
20987	1160	15	over	over	IN
20987	1160	16	5,000;[21	5,000;[21	CD
20987	1160	17	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1160	18	by	by	IN
20987	1160	19	another	another	DT
20987	1160	20	,	,	,
20987	1160	21	equally	equally	RB
20987	1160	22	present	present	JJ
20987	1160	23	,	,	,
20987	1160	24	at	at	IN
20987	1160	25	from	from	IN
20987	1160	26	7,000	7,000	CD
20987	1160	27	to	to	TO
20987	1160	28	12,000	12,000	CD
20987	1160	29	.	.	.
20987	1161	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1161	2	22	22	CD
20987	1161	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1161	4	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1161	5	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1161	6	21	21	CD
20987	1161	7	:	:	:
20987	1161	8	Atkins	Atkins	NNP
20987	1161	9	,	,	,
20987	1161	10	"	"	``
20987	1161	11	Relief	Relief	NNP
20987	1161	12	of	of	IN
20987	1161	13	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1161	14	,	,	,
20987	1161	15	"	"	''
20987	1161	16	p.	p.	NN
20987	1162	1	117	117	CD
20987	1162	2	.	.	.
20987	1162	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1163	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1163	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1163	3	22	22	CD
20987	1163	4	:	:	:
20987	1163	5	Burleigh	burleigh	NN
20987	1163	6	,	,	,
20987	1163	7	"	"	''
20987	1163	8	Natal	natal	JJ
20987	1163	9	Campaign	Campaign	NNP
20987	1163	10	,	,	,
20987	1163	11	"	"	''
20987	1163	12	p.	p.	NN
20987	1164	1	127	127	CD
20987	1164	2	.	.	.
20987	1164	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1165	1	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1165	2	Francis	Francis	NNP
20987	1165	3	Clery	Clery	NNP
20987	1165	4	had	have	VBD
20987	1165	5	apparently	apparently	RB
20987	1165	6	determined	determine	VBN
20987	1165	7	to	to	TO
20987	1165	8	concentrate	concentrate	VB
20987	1165	9	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1165	10	entire	entire	JJ
20987	1165	11	effort	effort	NN
20987	1165	12	upon	upon	IN
20987	1165	13	organising	organise	VBG
20987	1165	14	the	the	DT
20987	1165	15	relief	relief	NN
20987	1165	16	of	of	IN
20987	1165	17	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1165	18	,	,	,
20987	1165	19	and	and	CC
20987	1165	20	was	be	VBD
20987	1165	21	not	not	RB
20987	1165	22	to	to	TO
20987	1165	23	be	be	VB
20987	1165	24	drawn	draw	VBN
20987	1165	25	off	off	RP
20987	1165	26	by	by	IN
20987	1165	27	side	side	JJ
20987	1165	28	events	event	NNS
20987	1165	29	,	,	,
20987	1165	30	however	however	RB
20987	1165	31	disastrous	disastrous	JJ
20987	1165	32	to	to	IN
20987	1165	33	local	local	JJ
20987	1165	34	interests	interest	NNS
20987	1165	35	.	.	.
20987	1166	1	The	the	DT
20987	1166	2	British	british	JJ
20987	1166	3	force	force	NN
20987	1166	4	at	at	IN
20987	1166	5	Estcourt	Estcourt	NNP
20987	1166	6	and	and	CC
20987	1166	7	at	at	IN
20987	1166	8	Mooi	Mooi	NNP
20987	1166	9	River	River	NNP
20987	1166	10	were	be	VBD
20987	1166	11	considered	consider	VBN
20987	1166	12	safe	safe	JJ
20987	1166	13	,	,	,
20987	1166	14	and	and	CC
20987	1166	15	the	the	DT
20987	1166	16	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1166	17	's	's	POS
20987	1166	18	advance	advance	NN
20987	1166	19	in	in	IN
20987	1166	20	fact	fact	NN
20987	1166	21	did	do	VBD
20987	1166	22	not	not	RB
20987	1166	23	extend	extend	VB
20987	1166	24	in	in	IN
20987	1166	25	any	any	DT
20987	1166	26	force	force	NN
20987	1166	27	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	1166	28	the	the	DT
20987	1166	29	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1166	30	.	.	.
20987	1167	1	Very	very	RB
20987	1167	2	shortly	shortly	RB
20987	1167	3	after	after	IN
20987	1167	4	the	the	DT
20987	1167	5	affair	affair	NN
20987	1167	6	at	at	IN
20987	1167	7	Willow	Willow	NNP
20987	1167	8	Grange	Grange	NNP
20987	1167	9	the	the	DT
20987	1167	10	tide	tide	NN
20987	1167	11	began	begin	VBD
20987	1167	12	to	to	TO
20987	1167	13	ebb	ebb	VB
20987	1167	14	.	.	.
20987	1168	1	The	the	DT
20987	1168	2	precise	precise	JJ
20987	1168	3	cause	cause	NN
20987	1168	4	for	for	IN
20987	1168	5	this	this	DT
20987	1168	6	is	be	VBZ
20987	1168	7	still	still	RB
20987	1168	8	a	a	DT
20987	1168	9	matter	matter	NN
20987	1168	10	of	of	IN
20987	1168	11	surmise	surmise	NN
20987	1168	12	.	.	.
20987	1169	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1169	2	may	may	MD
20987	1169	3	be	be	VB
20987	1169	4	that	that	IN
20987	1169	5	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1169	6	considered	consider	VBD
20987	1169	7	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1169	8	had	have	VBD
20987	1169	9	gathered	gather	VBN
20987	1169	10	in	in	IN
20987	1169	11	all	all	DT
20987	1169	12	that	that	WDT
20987	1169	13	was	be	VBD
20987	1169	14	needed	need	VBN
20987	1169	15	to	to	TO
20987	1169	16	supply	supply	VB
20987	1169	17	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1169	18	positions	position	NNS
20987	1169	19	around	around	IN
20987	1169	20	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1169	21	and	and	CC
20987	1169	22	behind	behind	IN
20987	1169	23	the	the	DT
20987	1169	24	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1169	25	;	;	:
20987	1169	26	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1169	27	was	be	VBD
20987	1169	28	reported	report	VBN
20987	1169	29	at	at	IN
20987	1169	30	the	the	DT
20987	1169	31	time	time	NN
20987	1169	32	that	that	IN
20987	1169	33	12,000	12,000	CD
20987	1169	34	head	head	NN
20987	1169	35	of	of	IN
20987	1169	36	cattle	cattle	NNS
20987	1169	37	were	be	VBD
20987	1169	38	among	among	IN
20987	1169	39	the	the	DT
20987	1169	40	spoils	spoil	NNS
20987	1169	41	.	.	.
20987	1170	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1170	2	may	may	MD
20987	1170	3	be	be	VB
20987	1170	4	that	that	IN
20987	1170	5	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1170	6	found	find	VBD
20987	1170	7	the	the	DT
20987	1170	8	British	british	JJ
20987	1170	9	force	force	NN
20987	1170	10	,	,	,
20987	1170	11	although	although	IN
20987	1170	12	yet	yet	RB
20987	1170	13	only	only	RB
20987	1170	14	partially	partially	RB
20987	1170	15	concentrated	concentrated	JJ
20987	1170	16	and	and	CC
20987	1170	17	organised	organise	VBD
20987	1170	18	,	,	,
20987	1170	19	too	too	RB
20987	1170	20	strong	strong	JJ
20987	1170	21	to	to	TO
20987	1170	22	justify	justify	VB
20987	1170	23	a	a	DT
20987	1170	24	more	more	RBR
20987	1170	25	extended	extended	JJ
20987	1170	26	movement	movement	NN
20987	1170	27	.	.	.
20987	1171	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1171	2	had	have	VBD
20987	1171	3	been	be	VBN
20987	1171	4	rumoured	rumour	VBN
20987	1171	5	that	that	IN
20987	1171	6	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1171	7	purposed	purpose	VBD
20987	1171	8	to	to	TO
20987	1171	9	capture	capture	VB
20987	1171	10	,	,	,
20987	1171	11	if	if	IN
20987	1171	12	possible	possible	JJ
20987	1171	13	,	,	,
20987	1171	14	Estcourt	Estcourt	NNP
20987	1171	15	and	and	CC
20987	1171	16	Mooi	Mooi	NNP
20987	1171	17	River	River	NNP
20987	1171	18	,	,	,
20987	1171	19	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1171	20	p.211	p.211	NNP
20987	1171	21	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1171	22	and	and	CC
20987	1171	23	even	even	RB
20987	1171	24	to	to	TO
20987	1171	25	push	push	VB
20987	1171	26	on	on	RP
20987	1171	27	to	to	IN
20987	1171	28	Pietermaritzburg	Pietermaritzburg	NNP
20987	1171	29	,	,	,
20987	1171	30	with	with	IN
20987	1171	31	the	the	DT
20987	1171	32	view	view	NN
20987	1171	33	of	of	IN
20987	1171	34	stopping	stop	VBG
20987	1171	35	the	the	DT
20987	1171	36	relief	relief	NN
20987	1171	37	column	column	NN
20987	1171	38	as	as	RB
20987	1171	39	far	far	RB
20987	1171	40	as	as	IN
20987	1171	41	possible	possible	JJ
20987	1171	42	from	from	IN
20987	1171	43	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1171	44	point	point	NN
20987	1171	45	of	of	IN
20987	1171	46	destination	destination	NN
20987	1171	47	.	.	.
20987	1172	1	Such	such	PDT
20987	1172	2	an	an	DT
20987	1172	3	effort	effort	NN
20987	1172	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1172	5	strictly	strictly	RB
20987	1172	6	accurate	accurate	JJ
20987	1172	7	from	from	IN
20987	1172	8	the	the	DT
20987	1172	9	strategic	strategic	JJ
20987	1172	10	standpoint	standpoint	NN
20987	1172	11	,	,	,
20987	1172	12	and	and	CC
20987	1172	13	accordingly	accordingly	RB
20987	1172	14	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1172	15	whole	whole	JJ
20987	1172	16	movement	movement	NN
20987	1172	17	may	may	MD
20987	1172	18	have	have	VB
20987	1172	19	been	be	VBN
20987	1172	20	of	of	IN
20987	1172	21	the	the	DT
20987	1172	22	nature	nature	NN
20987	1172	23	of	of	IN
20987	1172	24	a	a	DT
20987	1172	25	reconnaissance	reconnaissance	NN
20987	1172	26	in	in	IN
20987	1172	27	force	force	NN
20987	1172	28	,	,	,
20987	1172	29	to	to	TO
20987	1172	30	receive	receive	VB
20987	1172	31	greater	great	JJR
20987	1172	32	development	development	NN
20987	1172	33	if	if	IN
20987	1172	34	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
20987	1172	35	favoured	favour	VBD
20987	1172	36	,	,	,
20987	1172	37	and	and	CC
20987	1172	38	in	in	IN
20987	1172	39	any	any	DT
20987	1172	40	event	event	NN
20987	1172	41	to	to	TO
20987	1172	42	impose	impose	VB
20987	1172	43	delay	delay	NN
20987	1172	44	by	by	IN
20987	1172	45	destroying	destroy	VBG
20987	1172	46	the	the	DT
20987	1172	47	roads	road	NNS
20987	1172	48	.	.	.
20987	1173	1	To	to	IN
20987	1173	2	this	this	DT
20987	1173	3	,	,	,
20987	1173	4	however	however	RB
20987	1173	5	,	,	,
20987	1173	6	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1173	7	must	must	MD
20987	1173	8	be	be	VB
20987	1173	9	replied	reply	VBN
20987	1173	10	,	,	,
20987	1173	11	even	even	RB
20987	1173	12	in	in	IN
20987	1173	13	the	the	DT
20987	1173	14	ground	ground	NN
20987	1173	15	covered	cover	VBN
20987	1173	16	,	,	,
20987	1173	17	the	the	DT
20987	1173	18	injury	injury	NN
20987	1173	19	to	to	IN
20987	1173	20	the	the	DT
20987	1173	21	rail	rail	NN
20987	1173	22	,	,	,
20987	1173	23	though	though	IN
20987	1173	24	often	often	RB
20987	1173	25	attempted	attempt	VBN
20987	1173	26	was	be	VBD
20987	1173	27	nowhere	nowhere	RB
20987	1173	28	serious	serious	JJ
20987	1173	29	,	,	,
20987	1173	30	except	except	IN
20987	1173	31	where	where	WRB
20987	1173	32	culverts	culvert	NNS
20987	1173	33	or	or	CC
20987	1173	34	bridges	bridge	NNS
20987	1173	35	offered	offer	VBD
20987	1173	36	vulnerable	vulnerable	JJ
20987	1173	37	points	point	NNS
20987	1173	38	.	.	.
20987	1174	1	Another	another	DT
20987	1174	2	interesting	interesting	JJ
20987	1174	3	and	and	CC
20987	1174	4	far	far	RB
20987	1174	5	from	from	IN
20987	1174	6	improbable	improbable	JJ
20987	1174	7	story	story	NN
20987	1174	8	was	be	VBD
20987	1174	9	current	current	JJ
20987	1174	10	at	at	IN
20987	1174	11	the	the	DT
20987	1174	12	time	time	NN
20987	1174	13	,	,	,
20987	1174	14	that	that	IN
20987	1174	15	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1174	16	's	's	POS
20987	1174	17	retirement	retirement	NN
20987	1174	18	was	be	VBD
20987	1174	19	due	due	JJ
20987	1174	20	to	to	IN
20987	1174	21	peremptory	peremptory	JJ
20987	1174	22	orders	order	NNS
20987	1174	23	from	from	IN
20987	1174	24	Pretoria	Pretoria	NNP
20987	1174	25	,	,	,
20987	1174	26	elicited	elicit	VBN
20987	1174	27	by	by	IN
20987	1174	28	the	the	DT
20987	1174	29	progress	progress	NN
20987	1174	30	of	of	IN
20987	1174	31	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	1174	32	,	,	,
20987	1174	33	the	the	DT
20987	1174	34	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1174	35	around	around	IN
20987	1174	36	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	1174	37	,	,	,
20987	1174	38	and	and	CC
20987	1174	39	the	the	DT
20987	1174	40	increase	increase	NN
20987	1174	41	of	of	IN
20987	1174	42	British	british	JJ
20987	1174	43	force	force	NN
20987	1174	44	in	in	IN
20987	1174	45	that	that	DT
20987	1174	46	central	central	JJ
20987	1174	47	region	region	NN
20987	1174	48	which	which	WDT
20987	1174	49	French	French	NNP
20987	1174	50	's	's	POS
20987	1174	51	movements	movement	NNS
20987	1174	52	,	,	,
20987	1174	53	and	and	CC
20987	1174	54	those	those	DT
20987	1174	55	of	of	IN
20987	1174	56	Gatacre	Gatacre	NNP
20987	1174	57	before	before	IN
20987	1174	58	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	1174	59	,	,	,
20987	1174	60	seemed	seem	VBD
20987	1174	61	to	to	TO
20987	1174	62	indicate	indicate	VB
20987	1174	63	.	.	.
20987	1175	1	This	this	DT
20987	1175	2	report	report	NN
20987	1175	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	1175	4	mentioned	mention	VBN
20987	1175	5	by	by	IN
20987	1175	6	two	two	CD
20987	1175	7	correspondents	correspondent	NNS
20987	1175	8	then	then	RB
20987	1175	9	at	at	IN
20987	1175	10	Estcourt,[23	Estcourt,[23	NNP
20987	1175	11	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1175	12	as	as	IN
20987	1175	13	based	base	VBN
20987	1175	14	upon	upon	IN
20987	1175	15	despatches	despatch	NNS
20987	1175	16	captured	capture	VBN
20987	1175	17	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1175	18	p.212	p.212	NN
20987	1175	19	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1175	20	on	on	IN
20987	1175	21	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1175	22	couriers	courier	NNS
20987	1175	23	on	on	IN
20987	1175	24	November	November	NNP
20987	1175	25	25	25	CD
20987	1175	26	,	,	,
20987	1175	27	directing	direct	VBG
20987	1175	28	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1175	29	to	to	TO
20987	1175	30	return	return	VB
20987	1175	31	at	at	IN
20987	1175	32	once	once	RB
20987	1175	33	to	to	IN
20987	1175	34	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1175	35	,	,	,
20987	1175	36	and	and	CC
20987	1175	37	even	even	RB
20987	1175	38	to	to	TO
20987	1175	39	prepare	prepare	VB
20987	1175	40	for	for	IN
20987	1175	41	moving	move	VBG
20987	1175	42	homeward	homeward	RB
20987	1175	43	.	.	.
20987	1176	1	An	an	DT
20987	1176	2	official	official	JJ
20987	1176	3	synopsis	synopsis	NN
20987	1176	4	of	of	IN
20987	1176	5	the	the	DT
20987	1176	6	papers,[24	papers,[24	CD
20987	1176	7	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1176	8	then	then	RB
20987	1176	9	given	give	VBN
20987	1176	10	to	to	IN
20987	1176	11	the	the	DT
20987	1176	12	press	press	NN
20987	1176	13	by	by	IN
20987	1176	14	the	the	DT
20987	1176	15	military	military	JJ
20987	1176	16	authorities	authority	NNS
20987	1176	17	,	,	,
20987	1176	18	does	do	VBZ
20987	1176	19	not	not	RB
20987	1176	20	fully	fully	RB
20987	1176	21	establish	establish	VB
20987	1176	22	the	the	DT
20987	1176	23	truth	truth	NN
20987	1176	24	of	of	IN
20987	1176	25	the	the	DT
20987	1176	26	rumour	rumour	NN
20987	1176	27	,	,	,
20987	1176	28	but	but	CC
20987	1176	29	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1176	30	does	do	VBZ
20987	1176	31	give	give	VB
20987	1176	32	fair	fair	JJ
20987	1176	33	ground	ground	NN
20987	1176	34	to	to	TO
20987	1176	35	infer	infer	VB
20987	1176	36	that	that	IN
20987	1176	37	such	such	PDT
20987	1176	38	an	an	DT
20987	1176	39	influence	influence	NN
20987	1176	40	was	be	VBD
20987	1176	41	exerted	exert	VBN
20987	1176	42	upon	upon	IN
20987	1176	43	the	the	DT
20987	1176	44	counsels	counsel	NNS
20987	1176	45	of	of	IN
20987	1176	46	Pretoria	Pretoria	NNP
20987	1176	47	by	by	IN
20987	1176	48	the	the	DT
20987	1176	49	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1176	50	in	in	IN
20987	1176	51	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1176	52	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	1176	53	;	;	:
20987	1176	54	notably	notably	RB
20987	1176	55	by	by	IN
20987	1176	56	the	the	DT
20987	1176	57	battle	battle	NN
20987	1176	58	of	of	IN
20987	1176	59	Belmont	Belmont	NNP
20987	1176	60	,	,	,
20987	1176	61	November	November	NNP
20987	1176	62	24	24	CD
20987	1176	63	,	,	,
20987	1176	64	and	and	CC
20987	1176	65	the	the	DT
20987	1176	66	consequent	consequent	JJ
20987	1176	67	demoralisation	demoralisation	NN
20987	1176	68	among	among	IN
20987	1176	69	the	the	DT
20987	1176	70	Free	Free	NNP
20987	1176	71	State	State	NNP
20987	1176	72	burghers	burgher	NNS
20987	1176	73	.	.	.
20987	1177	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1177	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1177	3	23	23	CD
20987	1177	4	:	:	:
20987	1177	5	Burleigh	Burleigh	NNP
20987	1177	6	,	,	,
20987	1177	7	"	"	''
20987	1177	8	Natal	natal	JJ
20987	1177	9	Campaign	Campaign	NNP
20987	1177	10	,	,	,
20987	1177	11	"	"	''
20987	1177	12	p.	p.	NN
20987	1177	13	128	128	CD
20987	1177	14	,	,	,
20987	1177	15	129	129	CD
20987	1177	16	.	.	.
20987	1178	1	Atkins	Atkins	NNP
20987	1178	2	,	,	,
20987	1178	3	"	"	``
20987	1178	4	Relief	Relief	NNP
20987	1178	5	of	of	IN
20987	1178	6	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1178	7	,	,	,
20987	1178	8	"	"	''
20987	1178	9	p.	p.	NN
20987	1179	1	116	116	CD
20987	1179	2	.	.	.
20987	1179	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1180	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1180	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1180	3	24	24	CD
20987	1180	4	:	:	:
20987	1180	5	Burleigh	burleigh	NN
20987	1180	6	,	,	,
20987	1180	7	"	"	''
20987	1180	8	Natal	natal	JJ
20987	1180	9	Campaign	Campaign	NNP
20987	1180	10	,	,	,
20987	1180	11	"	"	''
20987	1180	12	p.	p.	NN
20987	1181	1	129	129	CD
20987	1181	2	.	.	.
20987	1181	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1182	1	Whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	1182	2	foundation	foundation	NN
20987	1182	3	of	of	IN
20987	1182	4	truth	truth	NN
20987	1182	5	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1182	6	may	may	MD
20987	1182	7	have	have	VB
20987	1182	8	,	,	,
20987	1182	9	the	the	DT
20987	1182	10	incident	incident	NN
20987	1182	11	irresistibly	irresistibly	RB
20987	1182	12	suggests	suggest	VBZ
20987	1182	13	,	,	,
20987	1182	14	though	though	IN
20987	1182	15	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1182	16	does	do	VBZ
20987	1182	17	not	not	RB
20987	1182	18	certainly	certainly	RB
20987	1182	19	demonstrate	demonstrate	VB
20987	1182	20	,	,	,
20987	1182	21	the	the	DT
20987	1182	22	advantage	advantage	NN
20987	1182	23	of	of	IN
20987	1182	24	adhering	adhere	VBG
20987	1182	25	to	to	IN
20987	1182	26	the	the	DT
20987	1182	27	original	original	JJ
20987	1182	28	plan	plan	NN
20987	1182	29	of	of	IN
20987	1182	30	advance	advance	NN
20987	1182	31	by	by	IN
20987	1182	32	the	the	DT
20987	1182	33	Free	Free	NNP
20987	1182	34	State	State	NNP
20987	1182	35	line	line	NN
20987	1182	36	.	.	.
20987	1183	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1183	2	has	have	VBZ
20987	1183	3	been	be	VBN
20987	1183	4	stated	state	VBN
20987	1183	5	that	that	IN
20987	1183	6	,	,	,
20987	1183	7	"	"	``
20987	1183	8	On	on	IN
20987	1183	9	all	all	DT
20987	1183	10	sides	side	NNS
20987	1183	11	in	in	IN
20987	1183	12	Germany	Germany	NNP
20987	1183	13	the	the	DT
20987	1183	14	opinion	opinion	NN
20987	1183	15	is	be	VBZ
20987	1183	16	expressed	express	VBN
20987	1183	17	that	that	IN
20987	1183	18	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1183	19	,	,	,
20987	1183	20	and	and	CC
20987	1183	21	even	even	RB
20987	1183	22	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1183	23	,	,	,
20987	1183	24	ought	ought	MD
20987	1183	25	to	to	TO
20987	1183	26	have	have	VB
20987	1183	27	been	be	VBN
20987	1183	28	erased	erase	VBN
20987	1183	29	as	as	IN
20987	1183	30	primary	primary	JJ
20987	1183	31	factors	factor	NNS
20987	1183	32	in	in	IN
20987	1183	33	the	the	DT
20987	1183	34	calculations	calculation	NNS
20987	1183	35	of	of	IN
20987	1183	36	those	those	DT
20987	1183	37	responsible	responsible	JJ
20987	1183	38	for	for	IN
20987	1183	39	the	the	DT
20987	1183	40	plan	plan	NN
20987	1183	41	of	of	IN
20987	1183	42	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1183	43	.	.	.
20987	1184	1	A	a	DT
20987	1184	2	strong	strong	JJ
20987	1184	3	British	british	JJ
20987	1184	4	army	army	NN
20987	1184	5	advancing	advance	VBG
20987	1184	6	towards	towards	IN
20987	1184	7	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1184	8	,	,	,
20987	1184	9	and	and	CC
20987	1184	10	turning	turn	VBG
20987	1184	11	neither	neither	CC
20987	1184	12	to	to	IN
20987	1184	13	the	the	DT
20987	1184	14	left	left	NN
20987	1184	15	nor	nor	CC
20987	1184	16	to	to	IN
20987	1184	17	the	the	DT
20987	1184	18	right	right	NN
20987	1184	19	,	,	,
20987	1184	20	would	would	MD
20987	1184	21	have	have	VB
20987	1184	22	attracted	attract	VBN
20987	1184	23	the	the	DT
20987	1184	24	attention	attention	NN
20987	1184	25	of	of	IN
20987	1184	26	all	all	PDT
20987	1184	27	the	the	DT
20987	1184	28	available	available	JJ
20987	1184	29	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1184	30	p.213	p.213	JJ
20987	1184	31	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1184	32	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1184	33	forces	force	NNS
20987	1184	34	,	,	,
20987	1184	35	and	and	CC
20987	1184	36	would	would	MD
20987	1184	37	indirectly	indirectly	RB
20987	1184	38	,	,	,
20987	1184	39	but	but	CC
20987	1184	40	none	none	NN
20987	1184	41	the	the	DT
20987	1184	42	less	less	RBR
20987	1184	43	speedily	speedily	RB
20987	1184	44	,	,	,
20987	1184	45	have	have	VBP
20987	1184	46	relieved	relieve	VBN
20987	1184	47	the	the	DT
20987	1184	48	pressure	pressure	NN
20987	1184	49	on	on	IN
20987	1184	50	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1184	51	and	and	CC
20987	1184	52	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1184	53	....	....	.
20987	1184	54	War	War	NNP
20987	1184	55	is	be	VBZ
20987	1184	56	a	a	DT
20987	1184	57	hard	hard	JJ
20987	1184	58	trade	trade	NN
20987	1184	59	,	,	,
20987	1184	60	and	and	CC
20987	1184	61	must	must	MD
20987	1184	62	be	be	VB
20987	1184	63	waged	wage	VBN
20987	1184	64	independently	independently	RB
20987	1184	65	of	of	IN
20987	1184	66	minor	minor	JJ
20987	1184	67	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	1184	68	and	and	CC
20987	1184	69	of	of	IN
20987	1184	70	many	many	JJ
20987	1184	71	human	human	JJ
20987	1184	72	sympathies	sympathy	NNS
20987	1184	73	.	.	.
20987	1185	1	"	"	``
20987	1185	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1185	3	25	25	CD
20987	1185	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1185	5	Would	Would	MD
20987	1185	6	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1185	7	not	not	RB
20987	1185	8	be	be	VB
20987	1185	9	juster	juster	NN
20987	1185	10	to	to	TO
20987	1185	11	say	say	VB
20987	1185	12	,	,	,
20987	1185	13	war	war	NN
20987	1185	14	must	must	MD
20987	1185	15	be	be	VB
20987	1185	16	waged	wage	VBN
20987	1185	17	in	in	IN
20987	1185	18	the	the	DT
20987	1185	19	spirit	spirit	NN
20987	1185	20	of	of	IN
20987	1185	21	fortitude	fortitude	NN
20987	1185	22	,	,	,
20987	1185	23	that	that	WDT
20987	1185	24	endures	endure	VBZ
20987	1185	25	the	the	DT
20987	1185	26	strain	strain	NN
20987	1185	27	of	of	IN
20987	1185	28	even	even	RB
20987	1185	29	a	a	DT
20987	1185	30	very	very	RB
20987	1185	31	great	great	JJ
20987	1185	32	risk	risk	NN
20987	1185	33	,	,	,
20987	1185	34	incurred	incur	VBN
20987	1185	35	by	by	IN
20987	1185	36	persisting	persist	VBG
20987	1185	37	in	in	IN
20987	1185	38	a	a	DT
20987	1185	39	course	course	NN
20987	1185	40	of	of	IN
20987	1185	41	action	action	NN
20987	1185	42	demonstrably	demonstrably	RB
20987	1185	43	correct	correct	JJ
20987	1185	44	?	?	.
20987	1186	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1186	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1186	3	25	25	CD
20987	1186	4	:	:	:
20987	1186	5	London	London	NNP
20987	1186	6	_	_	NNP
20987	1186	7	Weekly	Weekly	NNP
20987	1186	8	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1186	9	_	_	NNP
20987	1186	10	,	,	,
20987	1186	11	December	December	NNP
20987	1186	12	22	22	CD
20987	1186	13	,	,	,
20987	1186	14	1899	1899	CD
20987	1186	15	.	.	.
20987	1186	16	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1187	1	Uttered	utter	VBN
20987	1187	2	in	in	IN
20987	1187	3	the	the	DT
20987	1187	4	week	week	NN
20987	1187	5	following	follow	VBG
20987	1187	6	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	1187	7	and	and	CC
20987	1187	8	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1187	9	,	,	,
20987	1187	10	the	the	DT
20987	1187	11	opinions	opinion	NNS
20987	1187	12	just	just	RB
20987	1187	13	quoted	quote	VBN
20987	1187	14	are	be	VBP
20987	1187	15	certainly	certainly	RB
20987	1187	16	open	open	JJ
20987	1187	17	to	to	IN
20987	1187	18	the	the	DT
20987	1187	19	charge	charge	NN
20987	1187	20	of	of	IN
20987	1187	21	being	be	VBG
20987	1187	22	wise	wise	JJ
20987	1187	23	after	after	IN
20987	1187	24	the	the	DT
20987	1187	25	event	event	NN
20987	1187	26	;	;	:
20987	1187	27	nevertheless	nevertheless	RB
20987	1187	28	,	,	,
20987	1187	29	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1187	30	is	be	VBZ
20987	1187	31	indisputable	indisputable	JJ
20987	1187	32	that	that	IN
20987	1187	33	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1187	34	express	express	VBP
20987	1187	35	a	a	DT
20987	1187	36	fundamental	fundamental	JJ
20987	1187	37	military	military	JJ
20987	1187	38	truth	truth	NN
20987	1187	39	.	.	.
20987	1188	1	A	a	DT
20987	1188	2	really	really	RB
20987	1188	3	strong	strong	JJ
20987	1188	4	military	military	JJ
20987	1188	5	conception	conception	NN
20987	1188	6	would	would	MD
20987	1188	7	have	have	VB
20987	1188	8	been	be	VBN
20987	1188	9	to	to	TO
20987	1188	10	concentrate	concentrate	VB
20987	1188	11	for	for	IN
20987	1188	12	an	an	DT
20987	1188	13	advance	advance	NN
20987	1188	14	,	,	,
20987	1188	15	such	such	JJ
20987	1188	16	as	as	IN
20987	1188	17	here	here	RB
20987	1188	18	suggested	suggest	VBN
20987	1188	19	,	,	,
20987	1188	20	notifying	notify	VBG
20987	1188	21	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1188	22	George	George	NNP
20987	1188	23	White	White	NNP
20987	1188	24	that	that	IN
20987	1188	25	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1188	26	could	could	MD
20987	1188	27	not	not	RB
20987	1188	28	expect	expect	VB
20987	1188	29	direct	direct	JJ
20987	1188	30	relief	relief	NN
20987	1188	31	,	,	,
20987	1188	32	but	but	CC
20987	1188	33	must	must	MD
20987	1188	34	plan	plan	VB
20987	1188	35	for	for	IN
20987	1188	36	a	a	DT
20987	1188	37	resistance	resistance	NN
20987	1188	38	protracted	protract	VBN
20987	1188	39	to	to	IN
20987	1188	40	the	the	DT
20987	1188	41	farthest	farth	JJS
20987	1188	42	,	,	,
20987	1188	43	in	in	IN
20987	1188	44	order	order	NN
20987	1188	45	that	that	IN
20987	1188	46	upon	upon	IN
20987	1188	47	the	the	DT
20987	1188	48	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1188	49	might	may	MD
20987	1188	50	be	be	VB
20987	1188	51	thrown	throw	VBN
20987	1188	52	the	the	DT
20987	1188	53	dilemma	dilemma	NN
20987	1188	54	of	of	IN
20987	1188	55	dividing	divide	VBG
20987	1188	56	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1188	57	forces	force	NNS
20987	1188	58	,	,	,
20987	1188	59	thus	thus	RB
20987	1188	60	facilitating	facilitate	VBG
20987	1188	61	the	the	DT
20987	1188	62	advance	advance	NN
20987	1188	63	of	of	IN
20987	1188	64	the	the	DT
20987	1188	65	British	british	JJ
20987	1188	66	central	central	JJ
20987	1188	67	column	column	NN
20987	1188	68	,	,	,
20987	1188	69	or	or	CC
20987	1188	70	else	else	RB
20987	1188	71	,	,	,
20987	1188	72	in	in	IN
20987	1188	73	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1188	74	p.214	p.214	NN
20987	1188	75	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1188	76	order	order	NN
20987	1188	77	to	to	TO
20987	1188	78	oppose	oppose	VB
20987	1188	79	this	this	DT
20987	1188	80	,	,	,
20987	1188	81	to	to	TO
20987	1188	82	drop	drop	VB
20987	1188	83	the	the	DT
20987	1188	84	eagerly	eagerly	RB
20987	1188	85	-	-	HYPH
20987	1188	86	coveted	covet	VBN
20987	1188	87	prize	prize	NN
20987	1188	88	at	at	IN
20987	1188	89	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1188	90	.	.	.
20987	1189	1	Divided	divide	VBN
20987	1189	2	as	as	IN
20987	1189	3	the	the	DT
20987	1189	4	total	total	JJ
20987	1189	5	British	british	JJ
20987	1189	6	force	force	NN
20987	1189	7	already	already	RB
20987	1189	8	was	be	VBD
20987	1189	9	by	by	IN
20987	1189	10	the	the	DT
20987	1189	11	isolation	isolation	NN
20987	1189	12	of	of	IN
20987	1189	13	the	the	DT
20987	1189	14	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1189	15	,	,	,
20987	1189	16	the	the	DT
20987	1189	17	great	great	JJ
20987	1189	18	resolve	resolve	NN
20987	1189	19	would	would	MD
20987	1189	20	have	have	VB
20987	1189	21	been	be	VBN
20987	1189	22	,	,	,
20987	1189	23	"	"	``
20987	1189	24	Let	let	VB
20987	1189	25	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1189	26	fall	fall	VB
20987	1189	27	,	,	,
20987	1189	28	if	if	IN
20987	1189	29	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1189	30	ultimately	ultimately	RB
20987	1189	31	must	must	MD
20987	1189	32	,	,	,
20987	1189	33	if	if	IN
20987	1189	34	only	only	RB
20987	1189	35	by	by	IN
20987	1189	36	endurance	endurance	NN
20987	1189	37	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1189	38	prolongs	prolong	VBZ
20987	1189	39	to	to	IN
20987	1189	40	the	the	DT
20987	1189	41	latest	late	JJS
20987	1189	42	moment	moment	NN
20987	1189	43	the	the	DT
20987	1189	44	dissemination	dissemination	NN
20987	1189	45	of	of	IN
20987	1189	46	the	the	DT
20987	1189	47	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1189	48	's	's	POS
20987	1189	49	armies	army	NNS
20987	1189	50	.	.	.
20987	1189	51	"	"	''
20987	1190	1	One	one	CD
20987	1190	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1190	3	forcibly	forcibly	RB
20987	1190	4	reminded	remind	VBN
20987	1190	5	of	of	IN
20987	1190	6	the	the	DT
20987	1190	7	charge	charge	NN
20987	1190	8	of	of	IN
20987	1190	9	the	the	DT
20987	1190	10	Archduke	Archduke	NNP
20987	1190	11	Charles	Charles	NNP
20987	1190	12	to	to	IN
20987	1190	13	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1190	14	subordinate	subordinate	NN
20987	1190	15	at	at	IN
20987	1190	16	the	the	DT
20987	1190	17	critical	critical	JJ
20987	1190	18	moment	moment	NN
20987	1190	19	of	of	IN
20987	1190	20	1796	1796	CD
20987	1190	21	,	,	,
20987	1190	22	which	which	WDT
20987	1190	23	Jomini	Jomini	NNP
20987	1190	24	singles	single	NNS
20987	1190	25	out	out	RP
20987	1190	26	for	for	IN
20987	1190	27	conspicuous	conspicuous	JJ
20987	1190	28	eulogium	eulogium	NN
20987	1190	29	:	:	:
20987	1190	30	"	"	``
20987	1190	31	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1190	32	matters	matter	VBZ
20987	1190	33	not	not	RB
20987	1190	34	if	if	IN
20987	1190	35	Moreau	Moreau	NNP
20987	1190	36	gets	get	VBZ
20987	1190	37	to	to	IN
20987	1190	38	Vienna	Vienna	NNP
20987	1190	39	,	,	,
20987	1190	40	provided	provide	VBN
20987	1190	41	you	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1190	42	keep	keep	VB
20987	1190	43	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1190	44	occupied	occupied	JJ
20987	1190	45	till	till	IN
20987	1190	46	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1190	47	am	be	VBP
20987	1190	48	done	do	VBN
20987	1190	49	with	with	IN
20987	1190	50	Jourdan	Jourdan	NNP
20987	1190	51	.	.	.
20987	1190	52	"	"	''
20987	1191	1	Reasonings	reasoning	NNS
20987	1191	2	like	like	IN
20987	1191	3	these	these	DT
20987	1191	4	are	be	VBP
20987	1191	5	strictly	strictly	RB
20987	1191	6	general	general	JJ
20987	1191	7	in	in	IN
20987	1191	8	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1191	9	bearing	bearing	NN
20987	1191	10	,	,	,
20987	1191	11	liable	liable	JJ
20987	1191	12	to	to	IN
20987	1191	13	refutation	refutation	NN
20987	1191	14	by	by	IN
20987	1191	15	the	the	DT
20987	1191	16	special	special	JJ
20987	1191	17	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
20987	1191	18	controlling	control	VBG
20987	1191	19	a	a	DT
20987	1191	20	particular	particular	JJ
20987	1191	21	action	action	NN
20987	1191	22	;	;	:
20987	1191	23	and	and	CC
20987	1191	24	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1191	25	may	may	MD
20987	1191	26	perfectly	perfectly	RB
20987	1191	27	well	well	RB
20987	1191	28	be	be	VB
20987	1191	29	that	that	IN
20987	1191	30	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	1191	31	of	of	IN
20987	1191	32	urgency	urgency	NN
20987	1191	33	,	,	,
20987	1191	34	amounting	amount	VBG
20987	1191	35	even	even	RB
20987	1191	36	to	to	IN
20987	1191	37	impossibility	impossibility	NN
20987	1191	38	,	,	,
20987	1191	39	make	make	VB
20987	1191	40	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1191	41	inapplicable	inapplicable	JJ
20987	1191	42	to	to	IN
20987	1191	43	the	the	DT
20987	1191	44	case	case	NN
20987	1191	45	before	before	IN
20987	1191	46	us	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1191	47	.	.	.
20987	1192	1	Nevertheless	nevertheless	RB
20987	1192	2	,	,	,
20987	1192	3	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1192	4	can	can	MD
20987	1192	5	scarcely	scarcely	RB
20987	1192	6	fail	fail	VB
20987	1192	7	that	that	IN
20987	1192	8	,	,	,
20987	1192	9	till	till	IN
20987	1192	10	such	such	JJ
20987	1192	11	special	special	JJ
20987	1192	12	considerations	consideration	NNS
20987	1192	13	are	be	VBP
20987	1192	14	known	know	VBN
20987	1192	15	,	,	,
20987	1192	16	and	and	CC
20987	1192	17	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1192	18	validity	validity	NN
20987	1192	19	admitted	admit	VBD
20987	1192	20	,	,	,
20987	1192	21	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1192	22	is	be	VBZ
20987	1192	23	to	to	IN
20987	1192	24	this	this	DT
20987	1192	25	point	point	NN
20987	1192	26	that	that	IN
20987	1192	27	military	military	JJ
20987	1192	28	scrutiny	scrutiny	NN
20987	1192	29	and	and	CC
20987	1192	30	inquiry	inquiry	NN
20987	1192	31	will	will	MD
20987	1192	32	be	be	VB
20987	1192	33	irresistibly	irresistibly	RB
20987	1192	34	drawn	draw	VBN
20987	1192	35	.	.	.
20987	1193	1	Whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	1193	2	the	the	DT
20987	1193	3	cause	cause	NN
20987	1193	4	of	of	IN
20987	1193	5	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1193	6	's	's	POS
20987	1193	7	retirement	retirement	NN
20987	1193	8	,	,	,
20987	1193	9	the	the	DT
20987	1193	10	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1193	11	p.215	p.215	NN
20987	1193	12	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1193	13	fact	fact	NN
20987	1193	14	was	be	VBD
20987	1193	15	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	1193	16	doubt	doubt	NN
20987	1193	17	on	on	IN
20987	1193	18	the	the	DT
20987	1193	19	evening	evening	NN
20987	1193	20	of	of	IN
20987	1193	21	November	November	NNP
20987	1193	22	25	25	CD
20987	1193	23	,	,	,
20987	1193	24	and	and	CC
20987	1193	25	on	on	IN
20987	1193	26	the	the	DT
20987	1193	27	26th	26th	JJ
20987	1193	28	Hildyard	Hildyard	NNP
20987	1193	29	had	have	VBD
20987	1193	30	advanced	advance	VBN
20987	1193	31	a	a	DT
20987	1193	32	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	1193	33	twelve	twelve	CD
20987	1193	34	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1193	35	,	,	,
20987	1193	36	to	to	IN
20987	1193	37	Frere	Frere	NNP
20987	1193	38	,	,	,
20987	1193	39	hoping	hope	VBG
20987	1193	40	thence	thence	NN
20987	1193	41	to	to	TO
20987	1193	42	act	act	VB
20987	1193	43	upon	upon	IN
20987	1193	44	the	the	DT
20987	1193	45	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1193	46	's	's	POS
20987	1193	47	line	line	NN
20987	1193	48	of	of	IN
20987	1193	49	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1193	50	.	.	.
20987	1194	1	Herein	Herein	NNP
20987	1194	2	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1194	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1194	4	disappointed	disappoint	VBN
20987	1194	5	,	,	,
20987	1194	6	but	but	CC
20987	1194	7	with	with	IN
20987	1194	8	this	this	DT
20987	1194	9	began	begin	VBD
20987	1194	10	the	the	DT
20987	1194	11	general	general	JJ
20987	1194	12	advance	advance	NN
20987	1194	13	of	of	IN
20987	1194	14	the	the	DT
20987	1194	15	British	british	JJ
20987	1194	16	forces	force	NNS
20987	1194	17	in	in	IN
20987	1194	18	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1194	19	,	,	,
20987	1194	20	which	which	WDT
20987	1194	21	a	a	DT
20987	1194	22	fortnight	fortnight	NN
20987	1194	23	later	later	RB
20987	1194	24	brought	bring	VBD
20987	1194	25	the	the	DT
20987	1194	26	adversaries	adversary	NNS
20987	1194	27	confronting	confront	VBG
20987	1194	28	one	one	CD
20987	1194	29	another	another	DT
20987	1194	30	on	on	IN
20987	1194	31	the	the	DT
20987	1194	32	opposite	opposite	JJ
20987	1194	33	banks	bank	NNS
20987	1194	34	of	of	IN
20987	1194	35	the	the	DT
20987	1194	36	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1194	37	.	.	.
20987	1195	1	During	during	IN
20987	1195	2	this	this	DT
20987	1195	3	period	period	NN
20987	1195	4	White	White	NNP
20987	1195	5	also	also	RB
20987	1195	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1195	7	not	not	RB
20987	1195	8	idle	idle	JJ
20987	1195	9	.	.	.
20987	1196	1	Two	two	CD
20987	1196	2	well	well	RB
20987	1196	3	-	-	HYPH
20987	1196	4	planned	plan	VBN
20987	1196	5	and	and	CC
20987	1196	6	energetic	energetic	JJ
20987	1196	7	night	night	NN
20987	1196	8	attacks	attack	NNS
20987	1196	9	were	be	VBD
20987	1196	10	made	make	VBN
20987	1196	11	upon	upon	IN
20987	1196	12	the	the	DT
20987	1196	13	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1196	14	's	's	POS
20987	1196	15	siege	siege	NN
20987	1196	16	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1196	17	--	--	:
20987	1196	18	on	on	IN
20987	1196	19	the	the	DT
20987	1196	20	8th	8th	NN
20987	1196	21	of	of	IN
20987	1196	22	December	December	NNP
20987	1196	23	at	at	IN
20987	1196	24	Gun	Gun	NNP
20987	1196	25	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1196	26	,	,	,
20987	1196	27	a	a	DT
20987	1196	28	kopje	kopje	NNP
20987	1196	29	pertaining	pertain	VBG
20987	1196	30	to	to	IN
20987	1196	31	Lombard	Lombard	NNP
20987	1196	32	's	's	POS
20987	1196	33	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1196	34	,	,	,
20987	1196	35	and	and	CC
20987	1196	36	on	on	IN
20987	1196	37	the	the	DT
20987	1196	38	10th	10th	NN
20987	1196	39	at	at	IN
20987	1196	40	Surprise	Surprise	NNP
20987	1196	41	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1196	42	,	,	,
20987	1196	43	north	north	NN
20987	1196	44	of	of	IN
20987	1196	45	the	the	DT
20987	1196	46	town	town	NN
20987	1196	47	,	,	,
20987	1196	48	towards	towards	IN
20987	1196	49	Nicholson	Nicholson	NNP
20987	1196	50	's	's	POS
20987	1196	51	Nek	Nek	NNP
20987	1196	52	.	.	.
20987	1197	1	The	the	DT
20987	1197	2	former	former	JJ
20987	1197	3	,	,	,
20987	1197	4	executed	execute	VBN
20987	1197	5	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	1197	6	by	by	IN
20987	1197	7	Natal	natal	JJ
20987	1197	8	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	1197	9	forces	force	NNS
20987	1197	10	,	,	,
20987	1197	11	resulted	result	VBD
20987	1197	12	in	in	IN
20987	1197	13	destroying	destroy	VBG
20987	1197	14	a	a	DT
20987	1197	15	6-inch	6-inch	CD
20987	1197	16	gun	gun	NN
20987	1197	17	and	and	CC
20987	1197	18	a	a	DT
20987	1197	19	4.7-inch	4.7-inch	CD
20987	1197	20	howitzer	howitzer	NN
20987	1197	21	.	.	.
20987	1198	1	The	the	DT
20987	1198	2	second	second	JJ
20987	1198	3	,	,	,
20987	1198	4	by	by	IN
20987	1198	5	Imperial	imperial	JJ
20987	1198	6	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1198	7	,	,	,
20987	1198	8	destroyed	destroy	VBD
20987	1198	9	another	another	DT
20987	1198	10	howitzer	howitzer	NN
20987	1198	11	of	of	IN
20987	1198	12	the	the	DT
20987	1198	13	same	same	JJ
20987	1198	14	size	size	NN
20987	1198	15	.	.	.
20987	1199	1	Like	like	IN
20987	1199	2	the	the	DT
20987	1199	3	sorties	sortie	NNS
20987	1199	4	of	of	IN
20987	1199	5	Kekewich	Kekewich	NNP
20987	1199	6	from	from	IN
20987	1199	7	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1199	8	,	,	,
20987	1199	9	these	these	DT
20987	1199	10	,	,	,
20987	1199	11	by	by	IN
20987	1199	12	compelling	compel	VBG
20987	1199	13	the	the	DT
20987	1199	14	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1199	15	's	's	POS
20987	1199	16	attention	attention	NN
20987	1199	17	to	to	IN
20987	1199	18	the	the	DT
20987	1199	19	place	place	NN
20987	1199	20	,	,	,
20987	1199	21	contributed	contribute	VBD
20987	1199	22	to	to	IN
20987	1199	23	further	further	RB
20987	1199	24	the	the	DT
20987	1199	25	movements	movement	NNS
20987	1199	26	of	of	IN
20987	1199	27	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1199	28	,	,	,
20987	1199	29	between	between	IN
20987	1199	30	whom	whom	WP
20987	1199	31	and	and	CC
20987	1199	32	the	the	DT
20987	1199	33	garrison	garrison	NNP
20987	1199	34	communication	communication	NN
20987	1199	35	,	,	,
20987	1199	36	hitherto	hitherto	NNP
20987	1199	37	dependent	dependent	JJ
20987	1199	38	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1199	39	p.216	p.216	NN
20987	1199	40	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1199	41	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	1199	42	upon	upon	IN
20987	1199	43	runners	runner	NNS
20987	1199	44	,	,	,
20987	1199	45	had	have	VBD
20987	1199	46	now	now	RB
20987	1199	47	been	be	VBN
20987	1199	48	opened	open	VBN
20987	1199	49	by	by	IN
20987	1199	50	heliograph	heliograph	NN
20987	1199	51	and	and	CC
20987	1199	52	electric	electric	JJ
20987	1199	53	-	-	HYPH
20987	1199	54	light	light	NN
20987	1199	55	signals	signal	NNS
20987	1199	56	.	.	.
20987	1200	1	Frere	Frere	NNP
20987	1200	2	had	have	VBD
20987	1200	3	now	now	RB
20987	1200	4	become	become	VBN
20987	1200	5	the	the	DT
20987	1200	6	British	british	JJ
20987	1200	7	point	point	NN
20987	1200	8	of	of	IN
20987	1200	9	assembly	assembly	NN
20987	1200	10	.	.	.
20987	1201	1	On	on	IN
20987	1201	2	the	the	DT
20987	1201	3	8th	8th	NN
20987	1201	4	of	of	IN
20987	1201	5	December	December	NNP
20987	1201	6	there	there	EX
20987	1201	7	were	be	VBD
20987	1201	8	there	there	RB
20987	1201	9	concentrated	concentrated	JJ
20987	1201	10	four	four	CD
20987	1201	11	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1201	12	brigades	brigade	NNS
20987	1201	13	,	,	,
20987	1201	14	designated	designate	VBN
20987	1201	15	numerically	numerically	RB
20987	1201	16	as	as	IN
20987	1201	17	the	the	DT
20987	1201	18	2nd	2nd	JJ
20987	1201	19	,	,	,
20987	1201	20	4th	4th	JJ
20987	1201	21	,	,	,
20987	1201	22	5th	5th	JJ
20987	1201	23	and	and	CC
20987	1201	24	6th	6th	JJ
20987	1201	25	,	,	,
20987	1201	26	as	as	RB
20987	1201	27	well	well	RB
20987	1201	28	as	as	IN
20987	1201	29	the	the	DT
20987	1201	30	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	1201	31	and	and	CC
20987	1201	32	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	1201	33	,	,	,
20987	1201	34	which	which	WDT
20987	1201	35	a	a	DT
20987	1201	36	week	week	NN
20987	1201	37	later	later	RB
20987	1201	38	took	take	VBD
20987	1201	39	part	part	NN
20987	1201	40	in	in	IN
20987	1201	41	the	the	DT
20987	1201	42	battle	battle	NN
20987	1201	43	of	of	IN
20987	1201	44	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1201	45	.	.	.
20987	1202	1	The	the	DT
20987	1202	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1202	3	on	on	IN
20987	1202	4	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1202	5	side	side	NN
20987	1202	6	had	have	VBD
20987	1202	7	taken	take	VBN
20987	1202	8	advantage	advantage	NN
20987	1202	9	of	of	IN
20987	1202	10	the	the	DT
20987	1202	11	interior	interior	JJ
20987	1202	12	position	position	NN
20987	1202	13	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1202	14	held	hold	VBD
20987	1202	15	,	,	,
20987	1202	16	between	between	IN
20987	1202	17	the	the	DT
20987	1202	18	relieving	relieve	VBG
20987	1202	19	column	column	NN
20987	1202	20	and	and	CC
20987	1202	21	the	the	DT
20987	1202	22	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1202	23	,	,	,
20987	1202	24	and	and	CC
20987	1202	25	of	of	IN
20987	1202	26	the	the	DT
20987	1202	27	fact	fact	NN
20987	1202	28	that	that	IN
20987	1202	29	the	the	DT
20987	1202	30	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1202	31	could	could	MD
20987	1202	32	scarcely	scarcely	RB
20987	1202	33	attempt	attempt	VB
20987	1202	34	to	to	TO
20987	1202	35	break	break	VB
20987	1202	36	out	out	RP
20987	1202	37	to	to	IN
20987	1202	38	the	the	DT
20987	1202	39	north	north	NN
20987	1202	40	,	,	,
20987	1202	41	to	to	TO
20987	1202	42	withdraw	withdraw	VB
20987	1202	43	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1202	44	forces	force	NNS
20987	1202	45	in	in	IN
20987	1202	46	great	great	JJ
20987	1202	47	measure	measure	NN
20987	1202	48	from	from	IN
20987	1202	49	the	the	DT
20987	1202	50	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1202	51	quarter	quarter	NN
20987	1202	52	,	,	,
20987	1202	53	disposing	dispose	VBG
20987	1202	54	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1202	55	between	between	IN
20987	1202	56	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1202	57	and	and	CC
20987	1202	58	the	the	DT
20987	1202	59	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1202	60	in	in	IN
20987	1202	61	such	such	JJ
20987	1202	62	wise	wise	JJ
20987	1202	63	that	that	IN
20987	1202	64	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1202	65	might	may	MD
20987	1202	66	most	most	RBS
20987	1202	67	easily	easily	RB
20987	1202	68	be	be	VB
20987	1202	69	concentrated	concentrate	VBN
20987	1202	70	upon	upon	IN
20987	1202	71	the	the	DT
20987	1202	72	centre	centre	NN
20987	1202	73	,	,	,
20987	1202	74	should	should	MD
20987	1202	75	the	the	DT
20987	1202	76	British	british	JJ
20987	1202	77	attack	attack	NN
20987	1202	78	be	be	VB
20987	1202	79	made	make	VBN
20987	1202	80	there	there	RB
20987	1202	81	,	,	,
20987	1202	82	as	as	IN
20987	1202	83	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1202	84	first	first	RB
20987	1202	85	was	be	VBD
20987	1202	86	,	,	,
20987	1202	87	or	or	CC
20987	1202	88	upon	upon	IN
20987	1202	89	either	either	DT
20987	1202	90	flank	flank	NN
20987	1202	91	should	should	MD
20987	1202	92	a	a	DT
20987	1202	93	turning	turning	NN
20987	1202	94	manoeuvre	manoeuvre	NNS
20987	1202	95	be	be	VB
20987	1202	96	attempted	attempt	VBN
20987	1202	97	.	.	.
20987	1203	1	Their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1203	2	arrangements	arrangement	NNS
20987	1203	3	for	for	IN
20987	1203	4	such	such	JJ
20987	1203	5	action	action	NN
20987	1203	6	appear	appear	VBP
20987	1203	7	to	to	TO
20987	1203	8	have	have	VB
20987	1203	9	been	be	VBN
20987	1203	10	sagaciously	sagaciously	RB
20987	1203	11	made	make	VBN
20987	1203	12	,	,	,
20987	1203	13	as	as	IN
20987	1203	14	were	be	VBD
20987	1203	15	also	also	RB
20987	1203	16	the	the	DT
20987	1203	17	preparations	preparation	NNS
20987	1203	18	for	for	IN
20987	1203	19	contesting	contest	VBG
20987	1203	20	the	the	DT
20987	1203	21	passage	passage	NN
20987	1203	22	of	of	IN
20987	1203	23	the	the	DT
20987	1203	24	river	river	NN
20987	1203	25	at	at	IN
20987	1203	26	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1203	27	.	.	.
20987	1204	1	On	on	IN
20987	1204	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1204	3	p.217	p.217	NN
20987	1204	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1204	5	December	December	NNP
20987	1204	6	12	12	CD
20987	1204	7	the	the	DT
20987	1204	8	final	final	JJ
20987	1204	9	British	british	JJ
20987	1204	10	movement	movement	NN
20987	1204	11	began	begin	VBD
20987	1204	12	by	by	IN
20987	1204	13	the	the	DT
20987	1204	14	advance	advance	NN
20987	1204	15	to	to	IN
20987	1204	16	Chieveley	Chieveley	NNP
20987	1204	17	of	of	IN
20987	1204	18	the	the	DT
20987	1204	19	6th	6th	JJ
20987	1204	20	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1204	21	,	,	,
20987	1204	22	styled	style	VBN
20987	1204	23	also	also	RB
20987	1204	24	the	the	DT
20987	1204	25	Fusilier	Fusilier	NNP
20987	1204	26	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1204	27	,	,	,
20987	1204	28	under	under	IN
20987	1204	29	Major	Major	NNP
20987	1204	30	-	-	HYPH
20987	1204	31	General	General	NNP
20987	1204	32	Barton	Barton	NNP
20987	1204	33	,	,	,
20987	1204	34	with	with	IN
20987	1204	35	1,000	1,000	CD
20987	1204	36	colonial	colonial	NNP
20987	1204	37	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	1204	38	,	,	,
20987	1204	39	three	three	CD
20987	1204	40	field	field	NN
20987	1204	41	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1204	42	--	--	:
20987	1204	43	eighteen	eighteen	CD
20987	1204	44	pieces	piece	NNS
20987	1204	45	--	--	:
20987	1204	46	and	and	CC
20987	1204	47	a	a	DT
20987	1204	48	number	number	NN
20987	1204	49	of	of	IN
20987	1204	50	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1204	51	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1204	52	,	,	,
20987	1204	53	of	of	IN
20987	1204	54	which	which	WDT
20987	1204	55	two	two	CD
20987	1204	56	were	be	VBD
20987	1204	57	of	of	IN
20987	1204	58	4.7-inches	4.7-inches	CD
20987	1204	59	calibre	calibre	NNS
20987	1204	60	,	,	,
20987	1204	61	and	and	CC
20987	1204	62	fourteen	fourteen	CD
20987	1204	63	were	be	VBD
20987	1204	64	long	long	JJ
20987	1204	65	-	-	HYPH
20987	1204	66	range	range	NN
20987	1204	67	12-pounders	12-pounders	CD
20987	1204	68	.	.	.
20987	1205	1	These	these	DT
20987	1205	2	were	be	VBD
20987	1205	3	drawn	draw	VBN
20987	1205	4	by	by	IN
20987	1205	5	oxen	oxen	NN
20987	1205	6	,	,	,
20987	1205	7	even	even	RB
20987	1205	8	when	when	WRB
20987	1205	9	going	go	VBG
20987	1205	10	into	into	IN
20987	1205	11	action	action	NN
20987	1205	12	;	;	:
20987	1205	13	the	the	DT
20987	1205	14	two	two	CD
20987	1205	15	heavier	heavy	JJR
20987	1205	16	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1205	17	requiring	require	VBG
20987	1205	18	each	each	DT
20987	1205	19	fourteen	fourteen	CD
20987	1205	20	yoke	yoke	NN
20987	1205	21	.	.	.
20987	1206	1	These	these	DT
20987	1206	2	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1206	3	were	be	VBD
20987	1206	4	manned	man	VBN
20987	1206	5	by	by	IN
20987	1206	6	254	254	CD
20987	1206	7	seamen	seaman	NNS
20987	1206	8	,	,	,
20987	1206	9	under	under	IN
20987	1206	10	the	the	DT
20987	1206	11	command	command	NN
20987	1206	12	of	of	IN
20987	1206	13	Captain	Captain	NNP
20987	1206	14	Jones	Jones	NNP
20987	1206	15	,	,	,
20987	1206	16	of	of	IN
20987	1206	17	the	the	DT
20987	1206	18	cruiser	cruiser	NN
20987	1206	19	"	"	``
20987	1206	20	Forte	Forte	NNP
20987	1206	21	.	.	.
20987	1206	22	"	"	''
20987	1207	1	The	the	DT
20987	1207	2	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	1207	3	thus	thus	RB
20987	1207	4	composed	compose	VBN
20987	1207	5	settled	settle	VBD
20987	1207	6	down	down	RP
20987	1207	7	a	a	DT
20987	1207	8	little	little	JJ
20987	1207	9	in	in	IN
20987	1207	10	advance	advance	NN
20987	1207	11	of	of	IN
20987	1207	12	Chieveley	Chieveley	NNP
20987	1207	13	,	,	,
20987	1207	14	just	just	RB
20987	1207	15	east	east	RB
20987	1207	16	of	of	IN
20987	1207	17	the	the	DT
20987	1207	18	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1207	19	line	line	NN
20987	1207	20	,	,	,
20987	1207	21	about	about	RB
20987	1207	22	three	three	CD
20987	1207	23	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1207	24	from	from	IN
20987	1207	25	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1207	26	and	and	CC
20987	1207	27	four	four	CD
20987	1207	28	from	from	IN
20987	1207	29	the	the	DT
20987	1207	30	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	1207	31	on	on	IN
20987	1207	32	the	the	DT
20987	1207	33	far	far	JJ
20987	1207	34	side	side	NN
20987	1207	35	of	of	IN
20987	1207	36	the	the	DT
20987	1207	37	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1207	38	overlooking	overlook	VBG
20987	1207	39	the	the	DT
20987	1207	40	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1207	41	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	1207	42	,	,	,
20987	1207	43	upon	upon	IN
20987	1207	44	the	the	DT
20987	1207	45	nearest	near	JJS
20987	1207	46	of	of	IN
20987	1207	47	which	which	WDT
20987	1207	48	stands	stand	VBZ
20987	1207	49	Fort	Fort	NNP
20987	1207	50	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1207	51	.	.	.
20987	1208	1	The	the	DT
20987	1208	2	exact	exact	JJ
20987	1208	3	range	range	NN
20987	1208	4	to	to	IN
20987	1208	5	the	the	DT
20987	1208	6	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1208	7	,	,	,
20987	1208	8	as	as	IN
20987	1208	9	determined	determine	VBN
20987	1208	10	the	the	DT
20987	1208	11	next	next	JJ
20987	1208	12	day	day	NN
20987	1208	13	,	,	,
20987	1208	14	was	be	VBD
20987	1208	15	7,200	7,200	CD
20987	1208	16	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1208	17	.	.	.
20987	1209	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1209	2	26	26	CD
20987	1209	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1209	4	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1209	5	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1209	6	26	26	CD
20987	1209	7	:	:	:
20987	1209	8	Four	four	CD
20987	1209	9	statute	statute	NN
20987	1209	10	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1209	11	equal	equal	VBP
20987	1209	12	7,040	7,040	CD
20987	1209	13	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1209	14	.	.	.
20987	1209	15	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1210	1	The	the	DT
20987	1210	2	following	follow	VBG
20987	1210	3	morning	morning	NN
20987	1210	4	,	,	,
20987	1210	5	Wednesday	Wednesday	NNP
20987	1210	6	,	,	,
20987	1210	7	December	December	NNP
20987	1210	8	13	13	CD
20987	1210	9	,	,	,
20987	1210	10	at	at	IN
20987	1210	11	7	7	CD
20987	1210	12	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1210	13	,	,	,
20987	1210	14	the	the	DT
20987	1210	15	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1210	16	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1210	17	began	begin	VBD
20987	1210	18	a	a	DT
20987	1210	19	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1210	20	bombardment	bombardment	NN
20987	1210	21	upon	upon	IN
20987	1210	22	the	the	DT
20987	1210	23	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	1210	24	last	last	JJ
20987	1210	25	mentioned	mention	VBD
20987	1210	26	,	,	,
20987	1210	27	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1210	28	p.218	p.218	UH
20987	1210	29	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1210	30	which	which	WDT
20987	1210	31	lie	lie	VBP
20987	1210	32	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	1210	33	due	due	JJ
20987	1210	34	north	north	RB
20987	1210	35	of	of	IN
20987	1210	36	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1210	37	,	,	,
20987	1210	38	and	and	CC
20987	1210	39	upon	upon	IN
20987	1210	40	which	which	WDT
20987	1210	41	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1210	42	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1210	43	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1210	44	intended	intend	VBD
20987	1210	45	to	to	TO
20987	1210	46	make	make	VB
20987	1210	47	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1210	48	main	main	JJ
20987	1210	49	attack	attack	NN
20987	1210	50	.	.	.
20987	1211	1	The	the	DT
20987	1211	2	firing	firing	NN
20987	1211	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1211	4	maintained	maintain	VBN
20987	1211	5	for	for	IN
20987	1211	6	six	six	CD
20987	1211	7	hours	hour	NNS
20987	1211	8	,	,	,
20987	1211	9	and	and	CC
20987	1211	10	did	do	VBD
20987	1211	11	in	in	IN
20987	1211	12	places	place	NNS
20987	1211	13	considerable	considerable	JJ
20987	1211	14	damage	damage	NN
20987	1211	15	to	to	IN
20987	1211	16	such	such	JJ
20987	1211	17	works	work	NNS
20987	1211	18	as	as	IN
20987	1211	19	could	could	MD
20987	1211	20	be	be	VB
20987	1211	21	discerned	discern	VBN
20987	1211	22	;	;	:
20987	1211	23	the	the	DT
20987	1211	24	4.7-inch	4.7-inch	CD
20987	1211	25	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1211	26	using	use	VBG
20987	1211	27	lyddite	lyddite	JJ
20987	1211	28	shells	shell	NNS
20987	1211	29	,	,	,
20987	1211	30	the	the	DT
20987	1211	31	bursting	burst	VBG
20987	1211	32	effect	effect	NN
20987	1211	33	of	of	IN
20987	1211	34	which	which	WDT
20987	1211	35	is	be	VBZ
20987	1211	36	extremely	extremely	RB
20987	1211	37	violent	violent	JJ
20987	1211	38	.	.	.
20987	1212	1	Despite	despite	IN
20987	1212	2	the	the	DT
20987	1212	3	severity	severity	NN
20987	1212	4	of	of	IN
20987	1212	5	the	the	DT
20987	1212	6	test	test	NN
20987	1212	7	to	to	TO
20987	1212	8	which	which	WDT
20987	1212	9	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1212	10	were	be	VBD
20987	1212	11	thus	thus	RB
20987	1212	12	subjected	subject	VBN
20987	1212	13	,	,	,
20987	1212	14	the	the	DT
20987	1212	15	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1212	16	with	with	IN
20987	1212	17	admirable	admirable	JJ
20987	1212	18	self	self	NN
20987	1212	19	-	-	HYPH
20987	1212	20	control	control	NN
20987	1212	21	refrained	refrain	VBN
20987	1212	22	from	from	IN
20987	1212	23	any	any	DT
20987	1212	24	reply	reply	NN
20987	1212	25	,	,	,
20987	1212	26	and	and	CC
20987	1212	27	so	so	RB
20987	1212	28	preserved	preserve	VBN
20987	1212	29	in	in	IN
20987	1212	30	great	great	JJ
20987	1212	31	part	part	NN
20987	1212	32	the	the	DT
20987	1212	33	secret	secret	NN
20987	1212	34	of	of	IN
20987	1212	35	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1212	36	dispositions	disposition	NNS
20987	1212	37	from	from	IN
20987	1212	38	detection	detection	NN
20987	1212	39	by	by	IN
20987	1212	40	the	the	DT
20987	1212	41	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1212	42	.	.	.
20987	1213	1	Next	next	JJ
20987	1213	2	day	day	NN
20987	1213	3	,	,	,
20987	1213	4	Thursday	Thursday	NNP
20987	1213	5	the	the	DT
20987	1213	6	14th	14th	NN
20987	1213	7	,	,	,
20987	1213	8	the	the	DT
20987	1213	9	remaining	remain	VBG
20987	1213	10	British	british	JJ
20987	1213	11	force	force	NN
20987	1213	12	marched	march	VBD
20987	1213	13	out	out	IN
20987	1213	14	of	of	IN
20987	1213	15	Frere	Frere	NNP
20987	1213	16	camp	camp	NN
20987	1213	17	at	at	IN
20987	1213	18	4.30	4.30	CD
20987	1213	19	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1213	20	for	for	IN
20987	1213	21	Chieveley	Chieveley	NNP
20987	1213	22	.	.	.
20987	1214	1	The	the	DT
20987	1214	2	extreme	extreme	JJ
20987	1214	3	heat	heat	NN
20987	1214	4	of	of	IN
20987	1214	5	the	the	DT
20987	1214	6	days	day	NNS
20987	1214	7	,	,	,
20987	1214	8	summer	summer	NN
20987	1214	9	being	be	VBG
20987	1214	10	then	then	RB
20987	1214	11	well	well	RB
20987	1214	12	begun	begin	VBN
20987	1214	13	,	,	,
20987	1214	14	combine	combine	VB
20987	1214	15	with	with	IN
20987	1214	16	the	the	DT
20987	1214	17	usual	usual	JJ
20987	1214	18	advantages	advantage	NNS
20987	1214	19	of	of	IN
20987	1214	20	timely	timely	RB
20987	1214	21	starting	start	VBG
20987	1214	22	to	to	TO
20987	1214	23	determine	determine	VB
20987	1214	24	early	early	JJ
20987	1214	25	movements	movement	NNS
20987	1214	26	in	in	IN
20987	1214	27	South	South	NNP
20987	1214	28	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	1214	29	.	.	.
20987	1215	1	The	the	DT
20987	1215	2	last	last	JJ
20987	1215	3	comers	comer	NNS
20987	1215	4	pitched	pitch	VBD
20987	1215	5	camp	camp	NN
20987	1215	6	west	west	NN
20987	1215	7	of	of	IN
20987	1215	8	the	the	DT
20987	1215	9	rail	rail	NN
20987	1215	10	,	,	,
20987	1215	11	and	and	CC
20987	1215	12	about	about	RB
20987	1215	13	a	a	DT
20987	1215	14	mile	mile	NN
20987	1215	15	nearer	nearer	IN
20987	1215	16	the	the	DT
20987	1215	17	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1215	18	than	than	IN
20987	1215	19	the	the	DT
20987	1215	20	6th	6th	JJ
20987	1215	21	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1215	22	.	.	.
20987	1216	1	The	the	DT
20987	1216	2	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1216	3	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1216	4	also	also	RB
20987	1216	5	moved	move	VBD
20987	1216	6	forward	forward	RB
20987	1216	7	three	three	CD
20987	1216	8	-	-	HYPH
20987	1216	9	quarters	quarter	NNS
20987	1216	10	of	of	IN
20987	1216	11	a	a	DT
20987	1216	12	mile	mile	NN
20987	1216	13	,	,	,
20987	1216	14	and	and	CC
20987	1216	15	resumed	resume	VBD
20987	1216	16	the	the	DT
20987	1216	17	bombardment	bombardment	NN
20987	1216	18	.	.	.
20987	1217	1	The	the	DT
20987	1217	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1217	3	again	again	RB
20987	1217	4	making	make	VBG
20987	1217	5	no	no	DT
20987	1217	6	reply	reply	NN
20987	1217	7	,	,	,
20987	1217	8	the	the	DT
20987	1217	9	disappointment	disappointment	NN
20987	1217	10	of	of	IN
20987	1217	11	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1217	12	p.219	p.219	NNP
20987	1217	13	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1217	14	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1217	15	opponents	opponent	NNS
20987	1217	16	at	at	IN
20987	1217	17	failing	fail	VBG
20987	1217	18	to	to	TO
20987	1217	19	uncover	uncover	VB
20987	1217	20	the	the	DT
20987	1217	21	position	position	NN
20987	1217	22	of	of	IN
20987	1217	23	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1217	24	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1217	25	began	begin	VBD
20987	1217	26	to	to	TO
20987	1217	27	yield	yield	VB
20987	1217	28	to	to	IN
20987	1217	29	an	an	DT
20987	1217	30	impression	impression	NN
20987	1217	31	that	that	IN
20987	1217	32	these	these	DT
20987	1217	33	had	have	VBD
20987	1217	34	been	be	VBN
20987	1217	35	withdrawn	withdraw	VBN
20987	1217	36	,	,	,
20987	1217	37	and	and	CC
20987	1217	38	even	even	RB
20987	1217	39	that	that	DT
20987	1217	40	possibly	possibly	RB
20987	1217	41	the	the	DT
20987	1217	42	passage	passage	NN
20987	1217	43	would	would	MD
20987	1217	44	not	not	RB
20987	1217	45	be	be	VB
20987	1217	46	contested	contest	VBN
20987	1217	47	.	.	.
20987	1218	1	The	the	DT
20987	1218	2	total	total	JJ
20987	1218	3	British	british	JJ
20987	1218	4	armament	armament	NN
20987	1218	5	now	now	RB
20987	1218	6	gathered	gather	VBN
20987	1218	7	on	on	IN
20987	1218	8	the	the	DT
20987	1218	9	south	south	JJ
20987	1218	10	side	side	NN
20987	1218	11	of	of	IN
20987	1218	12	the	the	DT
20987	1218	13	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1218	14	has	have	VBZ
20987	1218	15	been	be	VBN
20987	1218	16	variously	variously	RB
20987	1218	17	stated	state	VBN
20987	1218	18	at	at	IN
20987	1218	19	from	from	IN
20987	1218	20	20,000	20,000	CD
20987	1218	21	to	to	TO
20987	1218	22	23,000	23,000	CD
20987	1218	23	of	of	IN
20987	1218	24	all	all	DT
20987	1218	25	arms	arm	NNS
20987	1218	26	.	.	.
20987	1219	1	The	the	DT
20987	1219	2	smaller	small	JJR
20987	1219	3	figure	figure	NN
20987	1219	4	seems	seem	VBZ
20987	1219	5	the	the	DT
20987	1219	6	more	more	RBR
20987	1219	7	probable	probable	JJ
20987	1219	8	.	.	.
20987	1220	1	As	as	IN
20987	1220	2	regards	regard	VBZ
20987	1220	3	the	the	DT
20987	1220	4	number	number	NN
20987	1220	5	of	of	IN
20987	1220	6	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1220	7	opponents	opponent	NNS
20987	1220	8	,	,	,
20987	1220	9	there	there	EX
20987	1220	10	is	be	VBZ
20987	1220	11	no	no	DT
20987	1220	12	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1220	13	information	information	NN
20987	1220	14	.	.	.
20987	1221	1	Nothing	nothing	NN
20987	1221	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1221	3	known	know	VBN
20987	1221	4	,	,	,
20987	1221	5	however	however	RB
20987	1221	6	,	,	,
20987	1221	7	to	to	TO
20987	1221	8	reduce	reduce	VB
20987	1221	9	the	the	DT
20987	1221	10	estimate	estimate	NN
20987	1221	11	previously	previously	RB
20987	1221	12	given--30,000	given--30,000	CD
20987	1221	13	.	.	.
20987	1222	1	Allowing	allow	VBG
20987	1222	2	for	for	IN
20987	1222	3	the	the	DT
20987	1222	4	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	1222	5	of	of	IN
20987	1222	6	holding	hold	VBG
20987	1222	7	in	in	IN
20987	1222	8	check	check	NN
20987	1222	9	the	the	DT
20987	1222	10	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1222	11	at	at	IN
20987	1222	12	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1222	13	,	,	,
20987	1222	14	the	the	DT
20987	1222	15	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1222	16	could	could	MD
20987	1222	17	very	very	RB
20987	1222	18	well	well	RB
20987	1222	19	meet	meet	VB
20987	1222	20	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1222	21	in	in	IN
20987	1222	22	force	force	NN
20987	1222	23	numerically	numerically	RB
20987	1222	24	equal	equal	JJ
20987	1222	25	,	,	,
20987	1222	26	without	without	IN
20987	1222	27	taking	take	VBG
20987	1222	28	account	account	NN
20987	1222	29	of	of	IN
20987	1222	30	the	the	DT
20987	1222	31	passive	passive	JJ
20987	1222	32	advantages	advantage	NNS
20987	1222	33	of	of	IN
20987	1222	34	a	a	DT
20987	1222	35	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	1222	36	position	position	NN
20987	1222	37	unusually	unusually	RB
20987	1222	38	strong	strong	JJ
20987	1222	39	.	.	.
20987	1223	1	That	that	DT
20987	1223	2	night	night	NN
20987	1223	3	were	be	VBD
20987	1223	4	distributed	distribute	VBN
20987	1223	5	the	the	DT
20987	1223	6	British	british	JJ
20987	1223	7	orders	order	NNS
20987	1223	8	for	for	IN
20987	1223	9	forcing	force	VBG
20987	1223	10	the	the	DT
20987	1223	11	passage	passage	NN
20987	1223	12	of	of	IN
20987	1223	13	the	the	DT
20987	1223	14	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1223	15	.	.	.
20987	1224	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1224	2	were	be	VBD
20987	1224	3	issued	issue	VBN
20987	1224	4	by	by	IN
20987	1224	5	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1224	6	Francis	Francis	NNP
20987	1224	7	Clery	Clery	NNP
20987	1224	8	,	,	,
20987	1224	9	as	as	IN
20987	1224	10	commanding	command	VBG
20987	1224	11	the	the	DT
20987	1224	12	South	South	NNP
20987	1224	13	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1224	14	Field	Field	NNP
20987	1224	15	Forces	Forces	NNPS
20987	1224	16	;	;	:
20987	1224	17	but	but	CC
20987	1224	18	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1224	19	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1224	20	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1224	21	,	,	,
20987	1224	22	by	by	IN
20987	1224	23	the	the	DT
20987	1224	24	language	language	NN
20987	1224	25	of	of	IN
20987	1224	26	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1224	27	subsequent	subsequent	JJ
20987	1224	28	report	report	NN
20987	1224	29	,	,	,
20987	1224	30	has	have	VBZ
20987	1224	31	left	leave	VBN
20987	1224	32	no	no	DT
20987	1224	33	doubt	doubt	NN
20987	1224	34	that	that	IN
20987	1224	35	the	the	DT
20987	1224	36	plan	plan	NN
20987	1224	37	embodied	embody	VBD
20987	1224	38	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1224	39	own	own	JJ
20987	1224	40	ideas	idea	NNS
20987	1224	41	,	,	,
20987	1224	42	as	as	IN
20987	1224	43	Commander	Commander	NNP
20987	1224	44	-	-	HYPH
20987	1224	45	in	in	IN
20987	1224	46	-	-	HYPH
20987	1224	47	Chief	chief	NN
20987	1224	48	in	in	IN
20987	1224	49	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1224	50	p.220	p.220	NN
20987	1224	51	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1224	52	South	South	NNP
20987	1224	53	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	1224	54	generally	generally	RB
20987	1224	55	,	,	,
20987	1224	56	but	but	CC
20987	1224	57	present	present	JJ
20987	1224	58	on	on	IN
20987	1224	59	this	this	DT
20987	1224	60	scene	scene	NN
20987	1224	61	.	.	.
20987	1225	1	This	this	DT
20987	1225	2	report	report	NN
20987	1225	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	1225	4	the	the	DT
20987	1225	5	guide	guide	NN
20987	1225	6	in	in	IN
20987	1225	7	the	the	DT
20987	1225	8	following	following	JJ
20987	1225	9	account	account	NN
20987	1225	10	,	,	,
20987	1225	11	the	the	DT
20987	1225	12	narratives	narrative	NNS
20987	1225	13	of	of	IN
20987	1225	14	others	other	NNS
20987	1225	15	having	have	VBG
20987	1225	16	been	be	VBN
20987	1225	17	by	by	IN
20987	1225	18	the	the	DT
20987	1225	19	writer	writer	NN
20987	1225	20	used	use	VBN
20987	1225	21	to	to	TO
20987	1225	22	supplement	supplement	VB
20987	1225	23	or	or	CC
20987	1225	24	,	,	,
20987	1225	25	where	where	WRB
20987	1225	26	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	1225	27	,	,	,
20987	1225	28	to	to	TO
20987	1225	29	elucidate	elucidate	VB
20987	1225	30	.	.	.
20987	1226	1	The	the	DT
20987	1226	2	general	general	JJ
20987	1226	3	line	line	NN
20987	1226	4	of	of	IN
20987	1226	5	the	the	DT
20987	1226	6	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1226	7	,	,	,
20987	1226	8	for	for	IN
20987	1226	9	a	a	DT
20987	1226	10	half	half	JJ
20987	1226	11	-	-	HYPH
20987	1226	12	dozen	dozen	NN
20987	1226	13	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1226	14	above	above	IN
20987	1226	15	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1226	16	,	,	,
20987	1226	17	is	be	VBZ
20987	1226	18	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	1226	19	due	due	JJ
20987	1226	20	east	east	NN
20987	1226	21	,	,	,
20987	1226	22	but	but	CC
20987	1226	23	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1226	24	course	course	NN
20987	1226	25	is	be	VBZ
20987	1226	26	extremely	extremely	RB
20987	1226	27	winding	winding	JJ
20987	1226	28	.	.	.
20987	1227	1	In	in	IN
20987	1227	2	this	this	DT
20987	1227	3	section	section	NN
20987	1227	4	two	two	CD
20987	1227	5	or	or	CC
20987	1227	6	three	three	CD
20987	1227	7	bends	bend	NNS
20987	1227	8	of	of	IN
20987	1227	9	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	1227	10	a	a	DT
20987	1227	11	mile	mile	NN
20987	1227	12	in	in	IN
20987	1227	13	bulge	bulge	NN
20987	1227	14	occur	occur	VBP
20987	1227	15	,	,	,
20987	1227	16	one	one	CD
20987	1227	17	of	of	IN
20987	1227	18	which	which	WDT
20987	1227	19	had	have	VBD
20987	1227	20	quite	quite	PDT
20987	1227	21	an	an	DT
20987	1227	22	influence	influence	NN
20987	1227	23	in	in	IN
20987	1227	24	the	the	DT
20987	1227	25	action	action	NN
20987	1227	26	.	.	.
20987	1228	1	The	the	DT
20987	1228	2	town	town	NN
20987	1228	3	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1228	4	lies	lie	VBZ
20987	1228	5	in	in	IN
20987	1228	6	a	a	DT
20987	1228	7	bight	bight	NN
20987	1228	8	of	of	IN
20987	1228	9	this	this	DT
20987	1228	10	kind	kind	NN
20987	1228	11	,	,	,
20987	1228	12	just	just	RB
20987	1228	13	west	west	RB
20987	1228	14	of	of	IN
20987	1228	15	the	the	DT
20987	1228	16	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1228	17	,	,	,
20987	1228	18	which	which	WDT
20987	1228	19	crosses	cross	VBZ
20987	1228	20	the	the	DT
20987	1228	21	river	river	NN
20987	1228	22	by	by	IN
20987	1228	23	a	a	DT
20987	1228	24	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	1228	25	,	,	,
20987	1228	26	at	at	IN
20987	1228	27	that	that	DT
20987	1228	28	time	time	NN
20987	1228	29	destroyed	destroy	VBD
20987	1228	30	.	.	.
20987	1229	1	Immediately	immediately	RB
20987	1229	2	above	above	IN
20987	1229	3	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1229	4	,	,	,
20987	1229	5	however	however	RB
20987	1229	6	,	,	,
20987	1229	7	an	an	DT
20987	1229	8	iron	iron	NN
20987	1229	9	road	road	NN
20987	1229	10	-	-	HYPH
20987	1229	11	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	1229	12	still	still	RB
20987	1229	13	remained	remain	VBD
20987	1229	14	.	.	.
20987	1230	1	The	the	DT
20987	1230	2	latter	latter	NN
20987	1230	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	1230	4	the	the	DT
20987	1230	5	centre	centre	NN
20987	1230	6	of	of	IN
20987	1230	7	a	a	DT
20987	1230	8	semicircle	semicircle	NN
20987	1230	9	of	of	IN
20987	1230	10	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1230	11	,	,	,
20987	1230	12	which	which	WDT
20987	1230	13	surround	surround	VBP
20987	1230	14	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1230	15	to	to	IN
20987	1230	16	the	the	DT
20987	1230	17	northward	northward	NN
20987	1230	18	,	,	,
20987	1230	19	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1230	20	crests	crest	NNS
20987	1230	21	being	be	VBG
20987	1230	22	on	on	IN
20987	1230	23	an	an	DT
20987	1230	24	average	average	NN
20987	1230	25	some	some	DT
20987	1230	26	1,400	1,400	CD
20987	1230	27	feet	foot	NNS
20987	1230	28	high	high	JJ
20987	1230	29	and	and	CC
20987	1230	30	distant	distant	JJ
20987	1230	31	four	four	CD
20987	1230	32	and	and	CC
20987	1230	33	a	a	DT
20987	1230	34	half	half	NN
20987	1230	35	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1230	36	.	.	.
20987	1231	1	The	the	DT
20987	1231	2	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	1231	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1231	4	also	also	RB
20987	1231	5	the	the	DT
20987	1231	6	centre	centre	NN
20987	1231	7	of	of	IN
20987	1231	8	battle	battle	NN
20987	1231	9	,	,	,
20987	1231	10	as	as	IN
20987	1231	11	planned	plan	VBN
20987	1231	12	by	by	IN
20987	1231	13	the	the	DT
20987	1231	14	British	British	NNPS
20987	1231	15	.	.	.
20987	1232	1	Near	near	IN
20987	1232	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1232	3	,	,	,
20987	1232	4	on	on	IN
20987	1232	5	the	the	DT
20987	1232	6	north	north	NN
20987	1232	7	side	side	NN
20987	1232	8	,	,	,
20987	1232	9	are	be	VBP
20987	1232	10	"	"	``
20987	1232	11	four	four	CD
20987	1232	12	small	small	JJ
20987	1232	13	,	,	,
20987	1232	14	lozenge	lozenge	JJ
20987	1232	15	-	-	HYPH
20987	1232	16	shaped	shaped	JJ
20987	1232	17	,	,	,
20987	1232	18	steep	steep	JJ
20987	1232	19	-	-	HYPH
20987	1232	20	sided	sided	JJ
20987	1232	21	,	,	,
20987	1232	22	hog	hog	NN
20987	1232	23	-	-	HYPH
20987	1232	24	backed	back	VBN
20987	1232	25	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1232	26	,	,	,
20987	1232	27	"	"	''
20987	1232	28	the	the	DT
20987	1232	29	one	one	NN
20987	1232	30	nearest	near	JJS
20987	1232	31	the	the	DT
20987	1232	32	water	water	NN
20987	1232	33	,	,	,
20987	1232	34	on	on	IN
20987	1232	35	which	which	WDT
20987	1232	36	Fort	Fort	NNP
20987	1232	37	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1232	38	stands	stand	VBZ
20987	1232	39	,	,	,
20987	1232	40	being	be	VBG
20987	1232	41	the	the	DT
20987	1232	42	lowest	low	JJS
20987	1232	43	,	,	,
20987	1232	44	the	the	DT
20987	1232	45	others	other	NNS
20987	1232	46	rising	rise	VBG
20987	1232	47	in	in	IN
20987	1232	48	succession	succession	NN
20987	1232	49	behind	behind	RB
20987	1232	50	.	.	.
20987	1233	1	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1233	2	p.221	p.221	NN
20987	1233	3	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1233	4	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1233	5	were	be	VBD
20987	1233	6	all	all	RB
20987	1233	7	"	"	``
20987	1233	8	strongly	strongly	RB
20987	1233	9	entrenched	entrenched	JJ
20987	1233	10	,	,	,
20987	1233	11	with	with	IN
20987	1233	12	well	well	RB
20987	1233	13	-	-	HYPH
20987	1233	14	built	build	VBN
20987	1233	15	,	,	,
20987	1233	16	rough	rough	JJ
20987	1233	17	stone	stone	NN
20987	1233	18	walls	wall	NNS
20987	1233	19	along	along	IN
20987	1233	20	every	every	DT
20987	1233	21	crest	crest	NN
20987	1233	22	that	that	WDT
20987	1233	23	offered	offer	VBD
20987	1233	24	,	,	,
20987	1233	25	there	there	EX
20987	1233	26	being	be	VBG
20987	1233	27	in	in	IN
20987	1233	28	some	some	DT
20987	1233	29	cases	case	NNS
20987	1233	30	three	three	CD
20987	1233	31	tiers	tier	NNS
20987	1233	32	.	.	.
20987	1233	33	"	"	''
20987	1234	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1234	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1234	3	upon	upon	IN
20987	1234	4	these	these	DT
20987	1234	5	that	that	IN
20987	1234	6	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1234	7	designed	design	VBD
20987	1234	8	to	to	TO
20987	1234	9	make	make	VB
20987	1234	10	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1234	11	principal	principal	JJ
20987	1234	12	effort	effort	NN
20987	1234	13	.	.	.
20987	1235	1	"	"	``
20987	1235	2	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1235	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1235	4	a	a	DT
20987	1235	5	very	very	RB
20987	1235	6	awkward	awkward	JJ
20987	1235	7	position	position	NN
20987	1235	8	to	to	TO
20987	1235	9	attack	attack	VB
20987	1235	10	,	,	,
20987	1235	11	"	"	''
20987	1235	12	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1235	13	says	say	VBZ
20987	1235	14	,	,	,
20987	1235	15	"	"	``
20987	1235	16	but	but	CC
20987	1235	17	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1235	18	thought	think	VBD
20987	1235	19	that	that	IN
20987	1235	20	if	if	IN
20987	1235	21	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1235	22	could	could	MD
20987	1235	23	effect	effect	VB
20987	1235	24	a	a	DT
20987	1235	25	lodgment	lodgment	NN
20987	1235	26	under	under	IN
20987	1235	27	cover	cover	NN
20987	1235	28	of	of	IN
20987	1235	29	Fort	Fort	NNP
20987	1235	30	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1235	31	the	the	DT
20987	1235	32	other	other	JJ
20987	1235	33	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1235	34	would	would	MD
20987	1235	35	to	to	IN
20987	1235	36	a	a	DT
20987	1235	37	great	great	JJ
20987	1235	38	extent	extent	NN
20987	1235	39	mask	mask	NN
20987	1235	40	each	each	DT
20987	1235	41	other	other	JJ
20987	1235	42	,	,	,
20987	1235	43	and	and	CC
20987	1235	44	shell	shell	NN
20987	1235	45	-	-	HYPH
20987	1235	46	fire	fire	NN
20987	1235	47	and	and	CC
20987	1235	48	want	want	NN
20987	1235	49	of	of	IN
20987	1235	50	water	water	NN
20987	1235	51	would	would	MD
20987	1235	52	clear	clear	VB
20987	1235	53	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1235	54	out	out	RP
20987	1235	55	in	in	IN
20987	1235	56	time	time	NN
20987	1235	57	.	.	.
20987	1235	58	"	"	''
20987	1236	1	The	the	DT
20987	1236	2	report	report	NN
20987	1236	3	of	of	IN
20987	1236	4	the	the	DT
20987	1236	5	Commander	Commander	NNP
20987	1236	6	-	-	HYPH
20987	1236	7	in	in	IN
20987	1236	8	-	-	HYPH
20987	1236	9	Chief	chief	NN
20987	1236	10	,	,	,
20987	1236	11	dealing	deal	VBG
20987	1236	12	almost	almost	RB
20987	1236	13	exclusively	exclusively	RB
20987	1236	14	with	with	IN
20987	1236	15	the	the	DT
20987	1236	16	course	course	NN
20987	1236	17	of	of	IN
20987	1236	18	events	event	NNS
20987	1236	19	as	as	IN
20987	1236	20	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1236	21	happened	happen	VBD
20987	1236	22	,	,	,
20987	1236	23	does	do	VBZ
20987	1236	24	not	not	RB
20987	1236	25	particularly	particularly	RB
20987	1236	26	describe	describe	VB
20987	1236	27	the	the	DT
20987	1236	28	remaining	remain	VBG
20987	1236	29	features	feature	NNS
20987	1236	30	of	of	IN
20987	1236	31	the	the	DT
20987	1236	32	field	field	NN
20987	1236	33	.	.	.
20987	1237	1	These	these	DT
20987	1237	2	must	must	MD
20987	1237	3	be	be	VB
20987	1237	4	supplied	supply	VBN
20987	1237	5	from	from	IN
20987	1237	6	other	other	JJ
20987	1237	7	sources	source	NNS
20987	1237	8	.	.	.
20987	1238	1	Above	above	IN
20987	1238	2	--	--	:
20987	1238	3	west	west	NN
20987	1238	4	of	of	IN
20987	1238	5	--	--	:
20987	1238	6	Fort	Fort	NNP
20987	1238	7	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1238	8	,	,	,
20987	1238	9	on	on	IN
20987	1238	10	the	the	DT
20987	1238	11	north	north	NN
20987	1238	12	side	side	NN
20987	1238	13	,	,	,
20987	1238	14	the	the	DT
20987	1238	15	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1238	16	recede	recede	VBZ
20987	1238	17	somewhat	somewhat	RB
20987	1238	18	from	from	IN
20987	1238	19	the	the	DT
20987	1238	20	river	river	NN
20987	1238	21	and	and	CC
20987	1238	22	rise	rise	VB
20987	1238	23	to	to	IN
20987	1238	24	one	one	CD
20987	1238	25	of	of	IN
20987	1238	26	the	the	DT
20987	1238	27	crests	crest	NNS
20987	1238	28	mentioned	mention	VBN
20987	1238	29	by	by	IN
20987	1238	30	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1238	31	,	,	,
20987	1238	32	known	know	VBN
20987	1238	33	as	as	IN
20987	1238	34	Grobler	Grobler	NNP
20987	1238	35	's	's	POS
20987	1238	36	Kloof	Kloof	NNP
20987	1238	37	.	.	.
20987	1239	1	This	this	DT
20987	1239	2	also	also	RB
20987	1239	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1239	4	heavily	heavily	RB
20987	1239	5	fortified	fortify	VBN
20987	1239	6	,	,	,
20987	1239	7	commanding	commanding	NN
20987	1239	8	,	,	,
20987	1239	9	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1239	10	is	be	VBZ
20987	1239	11	said	say	VBN
20987	1239	12	,	,	,
20987	1239	13	Fort	Fort	NNP
20987	1239	14	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1239	15	and	and	CC
20987	1239	16	the	the	DT
20987	1239	17	neighbouring	neighbour	VBG
20987	1239	18	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1239	19	.	.	.
20987	1240	1	If	if	IN
20987	1240	2	this	this	DT
20987	1240	3	be	be	NN
20987	1240	4	so	so	RB
20987	1240	5	,	,	,
20987	1240	6	success	success	NN
20987	1240	7	at	at	IN
20987	1240	8	the	the	DT
20987	1240	9	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1240	10	,	,	,
20987	1240	11	had	have	VBD
20987	1240	12	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1240	13	been	be	VBN
20987	1240	14	achieved	achieve	VBN
20987	1240	15	,	,	,
20987	1240	16	would	would	MD
20987	1240	17	quickly	quickly	RB
20987	1240	18	have	have	VB
20987	1240	19	elicited	elicit	VBN
20987	1240	20	proof	proof	NN
20987	1240	21	of	of	IN
20987	1240	22	the	the	DT
20987	1240	23	fact	fact	NN
20987	1240	24	.	.	.
20987	1241	1	Under	under	IN
20987	1241	2	Grobler	Grobler	NNP
20987	1241	3	's	's	POS
20987	1241	4	Kloof	Kloof	NNP
20987	1241	5	,	,	,
20987	1241	6	some	some	DT
20987	1241	7	two	two	CD
20987	1241	8	or	or	CC
20987	1241	9	three	three	CD
20987	1241	10	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1241	11	up	up	IN
20987	1241	12	the	the	DT
20987	1241	13	river	river	NN
20987	1241	14	,	,	,
20987	1241	15	was	be	VBD
20987	1241	16	a	a	DT
20987	1241	17	drift	drift	NN
20987	1241	18	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1241	19	p.222	p.222	NN
20987	1241	20	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1241	21	or	or	CC
20987	1241	22	ford	ford	NNP
20987	1241	23	,	,	,
20987	1241	24	over	over	IN
20987	1241	25	which	which	WDT
20987	1241	26	the	the	DT
20987	1241	27	plan	plan	NN
20987	1241	28	of	of	IN
20987	1241	29	attack	attack	NN
20987	1241	30	proposed	propose	VBN
20987	1241	31	to	to	TO
20987	1241	32	pass	pass	VB
20987	1241	33	the	the	DT
20987	1241	34	5th	5th	JJ
20987	1241	35	or	or	CC
20987	1241	36	Irish	Irish	NNP
20987	1241	37	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1241	38	,	,	,
20987	1241	39	commanded	command	VBN
20987	1241	40	by	by	IN
20987	1241	41	Major	Major	NNP
20987	1241	42	-	-	HYPH
20987	1241	43	General	General	NNP
20987	1241	44	Hart	Hart	NNP
20987	1241	45	,	,	,
20987	1241	46	forming	form	VBG
20987	1241	47	the	the	DT
20987	1241	48	left	left	JJ
20987	1241	49	flank	flank	NN
20987	1241	50	of	of	IN
20987	1241	51	the	the	DT
20987	1241	52	British	british	JJ
20987	1241	53	line	line	NN
20987	1241	54	.	.	.
20987	1242	1	This	this	DT
20987	1242	2	done	do	VBN
20987	1242	3	,	,	,
20987	1242	4	the	the	DT
20987	1242	5	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1242	6	would	would	MD
20987	1242	7	move	move	VB
20987	1242	8	down	down	RP
20987	1242	9	stream	stream	NN
20987	1242	10	to	to	TO
20987	1242	11	reinforce	reinforce	VB
20987	1242	12	the	the	DT
20987	1242	13	main	main	JJ
20987	1242	14	attack	attack	NN
20987	1242	15	on	on	IN
20987	1242	16	the	the	DT
20987	1242	17	Fort	Fort	NNP
20987	1242	18	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1242	19	kopjes	kopjes	NNP
20987	1242	20	.	.	.
20987	1243	1	Below	below	IN
20987	1243	2	Fort	Fort	NNP
20987	1243	3	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1243	4	the	the	DT
20987	1243	5	river	river	NN
20987	1243	6	continued	continue	VBD
20987	1243	7	south	south	RB
20987	1243	8	-	-	HYPH
20987	1243	9	easterly	easterly	RB
20987	1243	10	for	for	IN
20987	1243	11	something	something	NN
20987	1243	12	less	less	JJR
20987	1243	13	than	than	IN
20987	1243	14	a	a	DT
20987	1243	15	mile	mile	NN
20987	1243	16	.	.	.
20987	1244	1	Then	then	RB
20987	1244	2	with	with	IN
20987	1244	3	a	a	DT
20987	1244	4	bold	bold	JJ
20987	1244	5	sweep	sweep	NN
20987	1244	6	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1244	7	curves	curve	VBZ
20987	1244	8	north	north	RB
20987	1244	9	,	,	,
20987	1244	10	and	and	CC
20987	1244	11	round	round	JJ
20987	1244	12	west	west	NNP
20987	1244	13	,	,	,
20987	1244	14	to	to	IN
20987	1244	15	a	a	DT
20987	1244	16	point	point	NN
20987	1244	17	half	half	PDT
20987	1244	18	a	a	DT
20987	1244	19	mile	mile	NN
20987	1244	20	north	north	NN
20987	1244	21	-	-	HYPH
20987	1244	22	east	east	NN
20987	1244	23	of	of	IN
20987	1244	24	the	the	DT
20987	1244	25	fort	fort	NN
20987	1244	26	,	,	,
20987	1244	27	when	when	WRB
20987	1244	28	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1244	29	again	again	RB
20987	1244	30	flows	flow	VBZ
20987	1244	31	due	due	JJ
20987	1244	32	north	north	RB
20987	1244	33	for	for	IN
20987	1244	34	a	a	DT
20987	1244	35	couple	couple	NN
20987	1244	36	of	of	IN
20987	1244	37	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1244	38	.	.	.
20987	1245	1	From	from	IN
20987	1245	2	this	this	DT
20987	1245	3	formation	formation	NN
20987	1245	4	results	result	VBZ
20987	1245	5	a	a	DT
20987	1245	6	tongue	tongue	NN
20987	1245	7	of	of	IN
20987	1245	8	land	land	NN
20987	1245	9	,	,	,
20987	1245	10	embraced	embrace	VBN
20987	1245	11	in	in	IN
20987	1245	12	the	the	DT
20987	1245	13	curve	curve	NN
20987	1245	14	,	,	,
20987	1245	15	projecting	project	VBG
20987	1245	16	to	to	IN
20987	1245	17	the	the	DT
20987	1245	18	south	south	JJ
20987	1245	19	-	-	HYPH
20987	1245	20	east	east	NN
20987	1245	21	,	,	,
20987	1245	22	and	and	CC
20987	1245	23	much	much	RB
20987	1245	24	resembling	resemble	VBG
20987	1245	25	a	a	DT
20987	1245	26	bastion	bastion	NN
20987	1245	27	,	,	,
20987	1245	28	to	to	TO
20987	1245	29	which	which	WDT
20987	1245	30	the	the	DT
20987	1245	31	subsequent	subsequent	JJ
20987	1245	32	northern	northern	JJ
20987	1245	33	stretch	stretch	NN
20987	1245	34	serves	serve	VBZ
20987	1245	35	as	as	IN
20987	1245	36	a	a	DT
20987	1245	37	curtain	curtain	NN
20987	1245	38	.	.	.
20987	1246	1	In	in	IN
20987	1246	2	general	general	JJ
20987	1246	3	effect	effect	NN
20987	1246	4	,	,	,
20987	1246	5	however	however	RB
20987	1246	6	,	,	,
20987	1246	7	the	the	DT
20987	1246	8	river	river	NN
20987	1246	9	may	may	MD
20987	1246	10	be	be	VB
20987	1246	11	broadly	broadly	RB
20987	1246	12	said	say	VBN
20987	1246	13	to	to	TO
20987	1246	14	make	make	VB
20987	1246	15	below	below	IN
20987	1246	16	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1246	17	a	a	DT
20987	1246	18	sharp	sharp	JJ
20987	1246	19	turn	turn	NN
20987	1246	20	to	to	IN
20987	1246	21	the	the	DT
20987	1246	22	north	north	NN
20987	1246	23	,	,	,
20987	1246	24	running	run	VBG
20987	1246	25	that	that	DT
20987	1246	26	way	way	NN
20987	1246	27	for	for	IN
20987	1246	28	two	two	CD
20987	1246	29	or	or	CC
20987	1246	30	three	three	CD
20987	1246	31	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1246	32	,	,	,
20987	1246	33	after	after	IN
20987	1246	34	which	which	WDT
20987	1246	35	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1246	36	resumes	resume	VBZ
20987	1246	37	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1246	38	general	general	JJ
20987	1246	39	easterly	easterly	JJ
20987	1246	40	course	course	NN
20987	1246	41	towards	towards	IN
20987	1246	42	the	the	DT
20987	1246	43	sea	sea	NN
20987	1246	44	.	.	.
20987	1247	1	The	the	DT
20987	1247	2	point	point	NN
20987	1247	3	where	where	WRB
20987	1247	4	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1247	5	thus	thus	RB
20987	1247	6	resumes	resume	VBZ
20987	1247	7	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1247	8	direction	direction	NN
20987	1247	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	1247	10	well	well	RB
20987	1247	11	to	to	IN
20987	1247	12	the	the	DT
20987	1247	13	north	north	NN
20987	1247	14	--	--	:
20987	1247	15	rear	rear	JJ
20987	1247	16	--	--	:
20987	1247	17	of	of	IN
20987	1247	18	the	the	DT
20987	1247	19	line	line	NN
20987	1247	20	of	of	IN
20987	1247	21	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1247	22	entrenchments	entrenchment	NNS
20987	1247	23	,	,	,
20987	1247	24	between	between	IN
20987	1247	25	Grobler	Grobler	NNP
20987	1247	26	's	's	POS
20987	1247	27	and	and	CC
20987	1247	28	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1247	29	,	,	,
20987	1247	30	so	so	IN
20987	1247	31	that	that	IN
20987	1247	32	,	,	,
20987	1247	33	if	if	IN
20987	1247	34	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1247	35	positions	position	NNS
20987	1247	36	were	be	VBD
20987	1247	37	prolonged	prolong	VBN
20987	1247	38	on	on	IN
20987	1247	39	that	that	DT
20987	1247	40	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1247	41	p.223	p.223	NN
20987	1247	42	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1247	43	same	same	JJ
20987	1247	44	line	line	NN
20987	1247	45	,	,	,
20987	1247	46	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1247	47	would	would	MD
20987	1247	48	be	be	VB
20987	1247	49	separated	separate	VBN
20987	1247	50	by	by	IN
20987	1247	51	the	the	DT
20987	1247	52	river	river	NN
20987	1247	53	.	.	.
20987	1248	1	If	if	IN
20987	1248	2	,	,	,
20987	1248	3	on	on	IN
20987	1248	4	the	the	DT
20987	1248	5	other	other	JJ
20987	1248	6	hand	hand	NN
20987	1248	7	,	,	,
20987	1248	8	instead	instead	RB
20987	1248	9	of	of	IN
20987	1248	10	so	so	RB
20987	1248	11	continuing	continue	VBG
20987	1248	12	,	,	,
20987	1248	13	the	the	DT
20987	1248	14	entrenched	entrenched	JJ
20987	1248	15	works	work	NNS
20987	1248	16	were	be	VBD
20987	1248	17	made	make	VBN
20987	1248	18	to	to	TO
20987	1248	19	follow	follow	VB
20987	1248	20	the	the	DT
20987	1248	21	river	river	NN
20987	1248	22	course	course	NN
20987	1248	23	north	north	RB
20987	1248	24	,	,	,
20987	1248	25	keeping	keep	VBG
20987	1248	26	always	always	RB
20987	1248	27	on	on	IN
20987	1248	28	the	the	DT
20987	1248	29	same	same	JJ
20987	1248	30	side	side	NN
20987	1248	31	of	of	IN
20987	1248	32	the	the	DT
20987	1248	33	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1248	34	,	,	,
20987	1248	35	the	the	DT
20987	1248	36	main	main	JJ
20987	1248	37	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1248	38	positions	position	NNS
20987	1248	39	,	,	,
20987	1248	40	confronting	confront	VBG
20987	1248	41	the	the	DT
20987	1248	42	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	1248	43	,	,	,
20987	1248	44	would	would	MD
20987	1248	45	be	be	VB
20987	1248	46	open	open	JJ
20987	1248	47	to	to	IN
20987	1248	48	enfilading	enfilade	VBG
20987	1248	49	fire	fire	NN
20987	1248	50	from	from	IN
20987	1248	51	the	the	DT
20987	1248	52	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	1248	53	hills	hills	NNP
20987	1248	54	on	on	IN
20987	1248	55	the	the	DT
20987	1248	56	opposite	opposite	JJ
20987	1248	57	side	side	NN
20987	1248	58	below	below	IN
20987	1248	59	the	the	DT
20987	1248	60	bend	bend	NN
20987	1248	61	.	.	.
20987	1249	1	Such	such	JJ
20987	1249	2	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1249	3	would	would	MD
20987	1249	4	seem	seem	VB
20987	1249	5	to	to	TO
20987	1249	6	make	make	VB
20987	1249	7	this	this	DT
20987	1249	8	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	1249	9	part	part	NN
20987	1249	10	of	of	IN
20987	1249	11	the	the	DT
20987	1249	12	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1249	13	'	'	POS
20987	1249	14	position	position	NN
20987	1249	15	--	--	:
20987	1249	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1249	17	left	left	JJ
20987	1249	18	flank	flank	NN
20987	1249	19	--	--	:
20987	1249	20	the	the	DT
20987	1249	21	weakest	weak	JJS
20987	1249	22	.	.	.
20987	1250	1	The	the	DT
20987	1250	2	outcome	outcome	NN
20987	1250	3	of	of	IN
20987	1250	4	the	the	DT
20987	1250	5	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	1250	6	tends	tend	VBZ
20987	1250	7	to	to	TO
20987	1250	8	confirm	confirm	VB
20987	1250	9	this	this	DT
20987	1250	10	conclusion	conclusion	NN
20987	1250	11	,	,	,
20987	1250	12	which	which	WDT
20987	1250	13	the	the	DT
20987	1250	14	author	author	NN
20987	1250	15	has	have	VBZ
20987	1250	16	been	be	VBN
20987	1250	17	interested	interested	JJ
20987	1250	18	to	to	TO
20987	1250	19	find	find	VB
20987	1250	20	also	also	RB
20987	1250	21	in	in	IN
20987	1250	22	a	a	DT
20987	1250	23	letter	letter	NN
20987	1250	24	,	,	,
20987	1250	25	not	not	RB
20987	1250	26	only	only	RB
20987	1250	27	composed	compose	VBN
20987	1250	28	,	,	,
20987	1250	29	but	but	CC
20987	1250	30	published	publish	VBN
20987	1250	31	,	,	,
20987	1250	32	before	before	IN
20987	1250	33	the	the	DT
20987	1250	34	abortive	abortive	JJ
20987	1250	35	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	1250	36	to	to	TO
20987	1250	37	turn	turn	VB
20987	1250	38	the	the	DT
20987	1250	39	west	west	NNP
20987	1250	40	flank	flank	NNP
20987	1250	41	at	at	IN
20987	1250	42	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	1250	43	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1250	44	.	.	.
20987	1251	1	"	"	``
20987	1251	2	To	to	IN
20987	1251	3	the	the	DT
20987	1251	4	east	east	NN
20987	1251	5	of	of	IN
20987	1251	6	Fort	Fort	NNP
20987	1251	7	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1251	8	,	,	,
20987	1251	9	"	"	''
20987	1251	10	wrote	write	VBD
20987	1251	11	a	a	DT
20987	1251	12	correspondent	correspondent	NN
20987	1251	13	of	of	IN
20987	1251	14	the	the	DT
20987	1251	15	London	London	NNP
20987	1251	16	_	_	NNP
20987	1251	17	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1251	18	_	_	NNP
20987	1251	19	on	on	IN
20987	1251	20	December	December	NNP
20987	1251	21	21	21	CD
20987	1251	22	,	,	,
20987	1251	23	"	"	''
20987	1251	24	the	the	DT
20987	1251	25	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1251	26	bends	bend	NNS
20987	1251	27	sharply	sharply	RB
20987	1251	28	northward	northward	RB
20987	1251	29	,	,	,
20987	1251	30	and	and	CC
20987	1251	31	here	here	RB
20987	1251	32	the	the	DT
20987	1251	33	left	left	JJ
20987	1251	34	flank	flank	NN
20987	1251	35	of	of	IN
20987	1251	36	the	the	DT
20987	1251	37	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1251	38	position	position	NN
20987	1251	39	is	be	VBZ
20987	1251	40	on	on	IN
20987	1251	41	the	the	DT
20987	1251	42	south	south	JJ
20987	1251	43	sides	side	NNS
20987	1251	44	of	of	IN
20987	1251	45	the	the	DT
20987	1251	46	river	river	NN
20987	1251	47	,	,	,
20987	1251	48	on	on	IN
20987	1251	49	a	a	DT
20987	1251	50	solitary	solitary	JJ
20987	1251	51	hill	hill	NN
20987	1251	52	called	call	VBN
20987	1251	53	Hlangwane	Hlangwane	NNP
20987	1251	54	.	.	.
20987	1252	1	This	this	DT
20987	1252	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1252	3	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	1252	4	the	the	DT
20987	1252	5	weakest	weak	JJS
20987	1252	6	spot	spot	NN
20987	1252	7	in	in	IN
20987	1252	8	the	the	DT
20987	1252	9	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1252	10	position	position	NN
20987	1252	11	,	,	,
20987	1252	12	for	for	IN
20987	1252	13	if	if	IN
20987	1252	14	an	an	DT
20987	1252	15	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1252	16	could	could	MD
20987	1252	17	take	take	VB
20987	1252	18	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1252	19	by	by	IN
20987	1252	20	storm	storm	NN
20987	1252	21	or	or	CC
20987	1252	22	otherwise	otherwise	RB
20987	1252	23	,	,	,
20987	1252	24	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1252	25	could	could	MD
20987	1252	26	render	render	VB
20987	1252	27	the	the	DT
20987	1252	28	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	1252	29	north	north	RB
20987	1252	30	of	of	IN
20987	1252	31	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1252	32	untenable	untenable	JJ
20987	1252	33	.	.	.
20987	1253	1	"	"	``
20987	1253	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1253	3	27	27	CD
20987	1253	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1253	5	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1253	6	p.224	p.224	NN
20987	1253	7	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1253	8	This	this	DT
20987	1253	9	shows	show	VBZ
20987	1253	10	that	that	IN
20987	1253	11	the	the	DT
20987	1253	12	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1253	13	preferred	prefer	VBD
20987	1253	14	to	to	TO
20987	1253	15	have	have	VB
20987	1253	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1253	17	lines	line	NNS
20987	1253	18	divided	divide	VBN
20987	1253	19	by	by	IN
20987	1253	20	a	a	DT
20987	1253	21	river	river	NN
20987	1253	22	fordable	fordable	NN
20987	1253	23	only	only	RB
20987	1253	24	in	in	IN
20987	1253	25	places	place	NNS
20987	1253	26	,	,	,
20987	1253	27	and	and	CC
20987	1253	28	at	at	IN
20987	1253	29	times	time	NNS
20987	1253	30	impassable	impassable	JJ
20987	1253	31	through	through	IN
20987	1253	32	floods	flood	NNS
20987	1253	33	,	,	,
20987	1253	34	rather	rather	RB
20987	1253	35	than	than	IN
20987	1253	36	leave	leave	VB
20987	1253	37	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1253	38	flank	flank	NN
20987	1253	39	uncovered	uncover	VBN
20987	1253	40	to	to	IN
20987	1253	41	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	1253	42	,	,	,
20987	1253	43	a	a	DT
20987	1253	44	decision	decision	NN
20987	1253	45	probably	probably	RB
20987	1253	46	correct	correct	JJ
20987	1253	47	.	.	.
20987	1254	1	As	as	IN
20987	1254	2	shown	show	VBN
20987	1254	3	by	by	IN
20987	1254	4	the	the	DT
20987	1254	5	plans	plan	NNS
20987	1254	6	,	,	,
20987	1254	7	Hlangwane	Hlangwane	NNP
20987	1254	8	,	,	,
20987	1254	9	as	as	IN
20987	1254	10	an	an	DT
20987	1254	11	eminence	eminence	NN
20987	1254	12	,	,	,
20987	1254	13	stood	stand	VBD
20987	1254	14	by	by	IN
20987	1254	15	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1254	16	;	;	:
20987	1254	17	a	a	DT
20987	1254	18	mile	mile	NN
20987	1254	19	and	and	CC
20987	1254	20	a	a	DT
20987	1254	21	half	half	NN
20987	1254	22	to	to	IN
20987	1254	23	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1254	24	east	east	NN
20987	1254	25	and	and	CC
20987	1254	26	rear	rear	NNP
20987	1254	27	was	be	VBD
20987	1254	28	another	another	DT
20987	1254	29	height	height	NN
20987	1254	30	named	name	VBN
20987	1254	31	Monte	Monte	NNP
20987	1254	32	Cristo	Cristo	NNP
20987	1254	33	,	,	,
20987	1254	34	and	and	CC
20987	1254	35	again	again	RB
20987	1254	36	to	to	IN
20987	1254	37	the	the	DT
20987	1254	38	westward	westward	JJ
20987	1254	39	a	a	DT
20987	1254	40	range	range	NN
20987	1254	41	called	call	VBN
20987	1254	42	Inhlawe	Inhlawe	NNP
20987	1254	43	Mountain	Mountain	NNP
20987	1254	44	.	.	.
20987	1255	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1255	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1255	3	27	27	CD
20987	1255	4	:	:	:
20987	1255	5	London	London	NNP
20987	1255	6	_	_	NNP
20987	1255	7	Weekly	Weekly	NNP
20987	1255	8	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1255	9	_	_	NNP
20987	1255	10	,	,	,
20987	1255	11	January	January	NNP
20987	1255	12	19	19	CD
20987	1255	13	,	,	,
20987	1255	14	1900	1900	CD
20987	1255	15	.	.	.
20987	1256	1	On	on	IN
20987	1256	2	the	the	DT
20987	1256	3	other	other	JJ
20987	1256	4	hand	hand	NN
20987	1256	5	,	,	,
20987	1256	6	another	another	DT
20987	1256	7	correspondent	correspondent	NN
20987	1256	8	who	who	WP
20987	1256	9	shared	share	VBD
20987	1256	10	this	this	DT
20987	1256	11	view	view	NN
20987	1256	12	has	have	VBZ
20987	1256	13	said	say	VBD
20987	1256	14	,	,	,
20987	1256	15	"	"	``
20987	1256	16	The	the	DT
20987	1256	17	consensus	consensus	NN
20987	1256	18	of	of	IN
20987	1256	19	military	military	JJ
20987	1256	20	opinion	opinion	NN
20987	1256	21	seems	seem	VBZ
20987	1256	22	to	to	TO
20987	1256	23	be	be	VB
20987	1256	24	that	that	IN
20987	1256	25	the	the	DT
20987	1256	26	ground	ground	NN
20987	1256	27	being	be	VBG
20987	1256	28	too	too	RB
20987	1256	29	rough	rough	JJ
20987	1256	30	and	and	CC
20987	1256	31	broken	break	VBN
20987	1256	32	to	to	IN
20987	1256	33	the	the	DT
20987	1256	34	eastward	eastward	JJ
20987	1256	35	,	,	,
20987	1256	36	the	the	DT
20987	1256	37	chief	chief	JJ
20987	1256	38	column	column	NN
20987	1256	39	will	will	MD
20987	1256	40	try	try	VB
20987	1256	41	and	and	CC
20987	1256	42	effect	effect	VB
20987	1256	43	a	a	DT
20987	1256	44	crossing	crossing	NN
20987	1256	45	far	far	RB
20987	1256	46	to	to	IN
20987	1256	47	the	the	DT
20987	1256	48	westward	westward	NN
20987	1256	49	of	of	IN
20987	1256	50	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1256	51	.	.	.
20987	1256	52	"	"	''
20987	1257	1	(	(	-LRB-
20987	1257	2	Burleigh	Burleigh	NNP
20987	1257	3	--	--	:
20987	1257	4	p	p	NN
20987	1257	5	.	.	.
20987	1258	1	155	155	CD
20987	1258	2	)	)	-RRB-
20987	1258	3	.	.	.
20987	1258	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1259	1	Of	of	IN
20987	1259	2	the	the	DT
20987	1259	3	features	feature	NNS
20987	1259	4	mentioned	mention	VBN
20987	1259	5	,	,	,
20987	1259	6	the	the	DT
20987	1259	7	Bridle	Bridle	NNP
20987	1259	8	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1259	9	on	on	IN
20987	1259	10	the	the	DT
20987	1259	11	west	west	NN
20987	1259	12	,	,	,
20987	1259	13	the	the	DT
20987	1259	14	iron	iron	NN
20987	1259	15	road	road	NN
20987	1259	16	-	-	HYPH
20987	1259	17	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	1259	18	in	in	IN
20987	1259	19	the	the	DT
20987	1259	20	centre	centre	NN
20987	1259	21	,	,	,
20987	1259	22	and	and	CC
20987	1259	23	Hlangwane	Hlangwane	NNP
20987	1259	24	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1259	25	on	on	IN
20987	1259	26	the	the	DT
20987	1259	27	east	east	NN
20987	1259	28	,	,	,
20987	1259	29	are	be	VBP
20987	1259	30	the	the	DT
20987	1259	31	principal	principal	JJ
20987	1259	32	points	point	NNS
20987	1259	33	to	to	TO
20987	1259	34	remember	remember	VB
20987	1259	35	.	.	.
20987	1260	1	On	on	IN
20987	1260	2	the	the	DT
20987	1260	3	British	british	JJ
20987	1260	4	side	side	NN
20987	1260	5	of	of	IN
20987	1260	6	the	the	DT
20987	1260	7	river	river	NN
20987	1260	8	,	,	,
20987	1260	9	a	a	DT
20987	1260	10	plain	plain	NN
20987	1260	11	sloped	slope	VBN
20987	1260	12	gradually	gradually	RB
20987	1260	13	down	down	IN
20987	1260	14	to	to	IN
20987	1260	15	the	the	DT
20987	1260	16	southern	southern	JJ
20987	1260	17	bank	bank	NN
20987	1260	18	from	from	IN
20987	1260	19	a	a	DT
20987	1260	20	distance	distance	NN
20987	1260	21	of	of	IN
20987	1260	22	two	two	CD
20987	1260	23	or	or	CC
20987	1260	24	three	three	CD
20987	1260	25	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1260	26	.	.	.
20987	1261	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1261	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1261	3	divided	divide	VBN
20987	1261	4	north	north	NN
20987	1261	5	and	and	CC
20987	1261	6	south	south	NN
20987	1261	7	by	by	IN
20987	1261	8	a	a	DT
20987	1261	9	slight	slight	JJ
20987	1261	10	swell	swell	NN
20987	1261	11	in	in	IN
20987	1261	12	the	the	DT
20987	1261	13	ground	ground	NN
20987	1261	14	,	,	,
20987	1261	15	flat	flat	JJ
20987	1261	16	-	-	HYPH
20987	1261	17	topped	top	VBN
20987	1261	18	,	,	,
20987	1261	19	of	of	IN
20987	1261	20	height	height	NN
20987	1261	21	just	just	RB
20987	1261	22	sufficient	sufficient	JJ
20987	1261	23	to	to	TO
20987	1261	24	conceal	conceal	VB
20987	1261	25	men	man	NNS
20987	1261	26	on	on	IN
20987	1261	27	one	one	CD
20987	1261	28	side	side	NN
20987	1261	29	of	of	IN
20987	1261	30	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1261	31	from	from	IN
20987	1261	32	those	those	DT
20987	1261	33	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1261	34	p.225	p.225	NN
20987	1261	35	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1261	36	on	on	IN
20987	1261	37	the	the	DT
20987	1261	38	other	other	JJ
20987	1261	39	.	.	.
20987	1262	1	On	on	IN
20987	1262	2	the	the	DT
20987	1262	3	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	1262	4	edge	edge	NN
20987	1262	5	of	of	IN
20987	1262	6	this	this	DT
20987	1262	7	rise	rise	NN
20987	1262	8	,	,	,
20987	1262	9	the	the	DT
20987	1262	10	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1262	11	track	track	NN
20987	1262	12	ran	run	VBD
20987	1262	13	north	north	RB
20987	1262	14	to	to	IN
20987	1262	15	the	the	DT
20987	1262	16	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	1262	17	.	.	.
20987	1263	1	On	on	IN
20987	1263	2	the	the	DT
20987	1263	3	western	western	JJ
20987	1263	4	side	side	NN
20987	1263	5	,	,	,
20987	1263	6	and	and	CC
20987	1263	7	between	between	IN
20987	1263	8	3000	3000	CD
20987	1263	9	and	and	CC
20987	1263	10	4000	4000	CD
20987	1263	11	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1263	12	from	from	IN
20987	1263	13	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1263	14	,	,	,
20987	1263	15	was	be	VBD
20987	1263	16	placed	place	VBN
20987	1263	17	the	the	DT
20987	1263	18	chief	chief	JJ
20987	1263	19	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1263	20	battery	battery	NN
20987	1263	21	,	,	,
20987	1263	22	the	the	DT
20987	1263	23	two	two	CD
20987	1263	24	4.7-inch	4.7-inch	CD
20987	1263	25	and	and	CC
20987	1263	26	four	four	CD
20987	1263	27	12-pounders	12-pounders	CD
20987	1263	28	.	.	.
20987	1264	1	Between	between	IN
20987	1264	2	these	these	DT
20987	1264	3	and	and	CC
20987	1264	4	the	the	DT
20987	1264	5	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1264	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1264	7	to	to	TO
20987	1264	8	advance	advance	VB
20987	1264	9	the	the	DT
20987	1264	10	central	central	JJ
20987	1264	11	column	column	NN
20987	1264	12	of	of	IN
20987	1264	13	attack	attack	NN
20987	1264	14	,	,	,
20987	1264	15	the	the	DT
20987	1264	16	2nd	2nd	JJ
20987	1264	17	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1264	18	under	under	IN
20987	1264	19	General	General	NNP
20987	1264	20	Hildyard	Hildyard	NNP
20987	1264	21	.	.	.
20987	1265	1	To	to	IN
20987	1265	2	the	the	DT
20987	1265	3	left	left	JJ
20987	1265	4	rear	rear	NN
20987	1265	5	of	of	IN
20987	1265	6	this	this	DT
20987	1265	7	,	,	,
20987	1265	8	between	between	IN
20987	1265	9	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1265	10	and	and	CC
20987	1265	11	the	the	DT
20987	1265	12	5th	5th	JJ
20987	1265	13	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1265	14	--	--	:
20987	1265	15	which	which	WDT
20987	1265	16	,	,	,
20987	1265	17	as	as	IN
20987	1265	18	before	before	IN
20987	1265	19	said	say	VBD
20987	1265	20	,	,	,
20987	1265	21	was	be	VBD
20987	1265	22	directed	direct	VBN
20987	1265	23	upon	upon	IN
20987	1265	24	the	the	DT
20987	1265	25	Bridle	Bridle	NNP
20987	1265	26	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1265	27	--	--	:
20987	1265	28	was	be	VBD
20987	1265	29	placed	place	VBN
20987	1265	30	the	the	DT
20987	1265	31	4th	4th	NN
20987	1265	32	,	,	,
20987	1265	33	under	under	IN
20987	1265	34	Major	Major	NNP
20987	1265	35	General	General	NNP
20987	1265	36	Lyttelton	Lyttelton	NNP
20987	1265	37	,	,	,
20987	1265	38	charged	charge	VBN
20987	1265	39	with	with	IN
20987	1265	40	the	the	DT
20987	1265	41	duty	duty	NN
20987	1265	42	of	of	IN
20987	1265	43	reinforcing	reinforce	VBG
20987	1265	44	either	either	CC
20987	1265	45	the	the	DT
20987	1265	46	2nd	2nd	NN
20987	1265	47	or	or	CC
20987	1265	48	the	the	DT
20987	1265	49	5th	5th	NN
20987	1265	50	,	,	,
20987	1265	51	as	as	IN
20987	1265	52	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
20987	1265	53	might	may	MD
20987	1265	54	demand	demand	VB
20987	1265	55	during	during	IN
20987	1265	56	the	the	DT
20987	1265	57	progress	progress	NN
20987	1265	58	of	of	IN
20987	1265	59	the	the	DT
20987	1265	60	fight	fight	NN
20987	1265	61	.	.	.
20987	1266	1	The	the	DT
20987	1266	2	6th	6th	JJ
20987	1266	3	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1266	4	--	--	:
20987	1266	5	Major	Major	NNP
20987	1266	6	-	-	HYPH
20987	1266	7	General	General	NNP
20987	1266	8	Barton	Barton	NNP
20987	1266	9	--	--	:
20987	1266	10	was	be	VBD
20987	1266	11	to	to	TO
20987	1266	12	advance	advance	VB
20987	1266	13	on	on	IN
20987	1266	14	the	the	DT
20987	1266	15	east	east	NN
20987	1266	16	of	of	IN
20987	1266	17	the	the	DT
20987	1266	18	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1266	19	,	,	,
20987	1266	20	in	in	IN
20987	1266	21	general	general	JJ
20987	1266	22	support	support	NN
20987	1266	23	of	of	IN
20987	1266	24	Hildyard	Hildyard	NNP
20987	1266	25	.	.	.
20987	1267	1	On	on	IN
20987	1267	2	this	this	DT
20987	1267	3	part	part	NN
20987	1267	4	of	of	IN
20987	1267	5	the	the	DT
20987	1267	6	field	field	NN
20987	1267	7	the	the	DT
20987	1267	8	ground	ground	NN
20987	1267	9	was	be	VBD
20987	1267	10	flat	flat	JJ
20987	1267	11	,	,	,
20987	1267	12	but	but	CC
20987	1267	13	intersected	intersect	VBN
20987	1267	14	by	by	IN
20987	1267	15	several	several	JJ
20987	1267	16	dongas	dongas	NN
20987	1267	17	.	.	.
20987	1268	1	Each	each	DT
20987	1268	2	extreme	extreme	NN
20987	1268	3	of	of	IN
20987	1268	4	the	the	DT
20987	1268	5	line	line	NN
20987	1268	6	of	of	IN
20987	1268	7	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1268	8	formed	form	VBN
20987	1268	9	by	by	IN
20987	1268	10	the	the	DT
20987	1268	11	four	four	CD
20987	1268	12	brigades	brigade	NNS
20987	1268	13	was	be	VBD
20987	1268	14	covered	cover	VBN
20987	1268	15	as	as	IN
20987	1268	16	usual	usual	JJ
20987	1268	17	by	by	IN
20987	1268	18	a	a	DT
20987	1268	19	flanking	flank	VBG
20987	1268	20	force	force	NN
20987	1268	21	,	,	,
20987	1268	22	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	1268	23	of	of	IN
20987	1268	24	horse	horse	NN
20987	1268	25	;	;	:
20987	1268	26	but	but	CC
20987	1268	27	while	while	IN
20987	1268	28	that	that	DT
20987	1268	29	on	on	IN
20987	1268	30	the	the	DT
20987	1268	31	British	british	JJ
20987	1268	32	left	left	NN
20987	1268	33	had	have	VBD
20987	1268	34	this	this	DT
20987	1268	35	function	function	NN
20987	1268	36	only	only	RB
20987	1268	37	,	,	,
20987	1268	38	that	that	IN
20987	1268	39	on	on	IN
20987	1268	40	the	the	DT
20987	1268	41	right	right	NN
20987	1268	42	,	,	,
20987	1268	43	the	the	DT
20987	1268	44	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	1268	45	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1268	46	,	,	,
20987	1268	47	with	with	IN
20987	1268	48	one	one	CD
20987	1268	49	battery	battery	NN
20987	1268	50	--	--	:
20987	1268	51	six	six	CD
20987	1268	52	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1268	53	--	--	:
20987	1268	54	was	be	VBD
20987	1268	55	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1268	56	p.226	p.226	NN
20987	1268	57	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1268	58	to	to	TO
20987	1268	59	attempt	attempt	VB
20987	1268	60	Hlangwane	Hlangwane	NNP
20987	1268	61	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1268	62	.	.	.
20987	1269	1	If	if	IN
20987	1269	2	successful	successful	JJ
20987	1269	3	,	,	,
20987	1269	4	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1269	5	was	be	VBD
20987	1269	6	to	to	TO
20987	1269	7	enfilade	enfilade	VB
20987	1269	8	the	the	DT
20987	1269	9	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1269	10	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	1269	11	from	from	IN
20987	1269	12	that	that	DT
20987	1269	13	position	position	NN
20987	1269	14	.	.	.
20987	1270	1	The	the	DT
20987	1270	2	remaining	remain	VBG
20987	1270	3	four	four	CD
20987	1270	4	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1270	5	of	of	IN
20987	1270	6	field	field	NN
20987	1270	7	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	1270	8	were	be	VBD
20987	1270	9	intended	intend	VBN
20987	1270	10	at	at	IN
20987	1270	11	the	the	DT
20987	1270	12	proper	proper	JJ
20987	1270	13	moment	moment	NN
20987	1270	14	to	to	TO
20987	1270	15	concentrate	concentrate	VB
20987	1270	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1270	17	fire	fire	NN
20987	1270	18	upon	upon	IN
20987	1270	19	the	the	DT
20987	1270	20	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1270	21	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	1270	22	,	,	,
20987	1270	23	preparing	prepare	VBG
20987	1270	24	the	the	DT
20987	1270	25	way	way	NN
20987	1270	26	for	for	IN
20987	1270	27	the	the	DT
20987	1270	28	crucial	crucial	JJ
20987	1270	29	charge	charge	NN
20987	1270	30	of	of	IN
20987	1270	31	the	the	DT
20987	1270	32	2nd	2nd	JJ
20987	1270	33	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1270	34	.	.	.
20987	1271	1	For	for	IN
20987	1271	2	this	this	DT
20987	1271	3	object	object	NN
20987	1271	4	,	,	,
20987	1271	5	two	two	CD
20987	1271	6	followed	follow	VBD
20987	1271	7	Lyttelton	Lyttelton	NNP
20987	1271	8	's	's	POS
20987	1271	9	4th	4th	JJ
20987	1271	10	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1271	11	,	,	,
20987	1271	12	and	and	CC
20987	1271	13	two	two	CD
20987	1271	14	the	the	DT
20987	1271	15	6th	6th	NN
20987	1271	16	;	;	:
20987	1271	17	the	the	DT
20987	1271	18	last	last	JJ
20987	1271	19	,	,	,
20987	1271	20	under	under	IN
20987	1271	21	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1271	22	Long	Long	NNP
20987	1271	23	,	,	,
20987	1271	24	being	be	VBG
20987	1271	25	accompanied	accompany	VBN
20987	1271	26	by	by	IN
20987	1271	27	six	six	CD
20987	1271	28	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1271	29	12-pounders	12-pounders	CD
20987	1271	30	.	.	.
20987	1272	1	From	from	IN
20987	1272	2	these	these	DT
20987	1272	3	dispositions	disposition	NNS
20987	1272	4	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1272	5	appears	appear	VBZ
20987	1272	6	,	,	,
20987	1272	7	as	as	IN
20987	1272	8	is	be	VBZ
20987	1272	9	clearly	clearly	RB
20987	1272	10	stated	state	VBN
20987	1272	11	by	by	IN
20987	1272	12	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1272	13	in	in	IN
20987	1272	14	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1272	15	report	report	NN
20987	1272	16	,	,	,
20987	1272	17	that	that	IN
20987	1272	18	all	all	PDT
20987	1272	19	the	the	DT
20987	1272	20	differing	differ	VBG
20987	1272	21	factors	factor	NNS
20987	1272	22	in	in	IN
20987	1272	23	the	the	DT
20987	1272	24	attack	attack	NN
20987	1272	25	were	be	VBD
20987	1272	26	to	to	TO
20987	1272	27	converge	converge	VB
20987	1272	28	for	for	IN
20987	1272	29	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1272	30	object	object	NN
20987	1272	31	,	,	,
20987	1272	32	and	and	CC
20987	1272	33	according	accord	VBG
20987	1272	34	to	to	IN
20987	1272	35	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1272	36	respective	respective	JJ
20987	1272	37	qualities	quality	NNS
20987	1272	38	,	,	,
20987	1272	39	upon	upon	IN
20987	1272	40	"	"	``
20987	1272	41	the	the	DT
20987	1272	42	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	1272	43	north	north	NN
20987	1272	44	of	of	IN
20987	1272	45	the	the	DT
20987	1272	46	iron	iron	NN
20987	1272	47	bridge"--to	bridge"--to	NNP
20987	1272	48	use	use	NN
20987	1272	49	Clery	Clery	NNP
20987	1272	50	's	's	POS
20987	1272	51	expression	expression	NN
20987	1272	52	in	in	IN
20987	1272	53	the	the	DT
20987	1272	54	orders	order	NNS
20987	1272	55	for	for	IN
20987	1272	56	battle	battle	NN
20987	1272	57	.	.	.
20987	1273	1	The	the	DT
20987	1273	2	2nd	2nd	JJ
20987	1273	3	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1273	4	marched	march	VBD
20987	1273	5	upon	upon	IN
20987	1273	6	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1273	7	direct	direct	RB
20987	1273	8	;	;	:
20987	1273	9	the	the	DT
20987	1273	10	5th	5th	NN
20987	1273	11	approached	approach	VBD
20987	1273	12	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1273	13	right	right	JJ
20987	1273	14	flank	flank	NN
20987	1273	15	by	by	IN
20987	1273	16	way	way	NN
20987	1273	17	of	of	IN
20987	1273	18	the	the	DT
20987	1273	19	Bridle	Bridle	NNP
20987	1273	20	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1273	21	;	;	:
20987	1273	22	the	the	DT
20987	1273	23	4th	4th	JJ
20987	1273	24	and	and	CC
20987	1273	25	6th	6th	NN
20987	1273	26	reinforced	reinforce	VBN
20987	1273	27	,	,	,
20987	1273	28	as	as	IN
20987	1273	29	required	require	VBN
20987	1273	30	,	,	,
20987	1273	31	each	each	DT
20987	1273	32	of	of	IN
20987	1273	33	the	the	DT
20987	1273	34	others	other	NNS
20987	1273	35	;	;	:
20987	1273	36	the	the	DT
20987	1273	37	four	four	CD
20987	1273	38	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1273	39	--	--	:
20987	1273	40	two	two	CD
20987	1273	41	on	on	IN
20987	1273	42	either	either	DT
20987	1273	43	side	side	NN
20987	1273	44	--	--	:
20987	1273	45	brought	bring	VBD
20987	1273	46	a	a	DT
20987	1273	47	cross	cross	JJ
20987	1273	48	-	-	JJ
20987	1273	49	fire	fire	NN
20987	1273	50	upon	upon	IN
20987	1273	51	the	the	DT
20987	1273	52	same	same	JJ
20987	1273	53	objects	object	NNS
20987	1273	54	;	;	:
20987	1273	55	while	while	IN
20987	1273	56	the	the	DT
20987	1273	57	flanking	flank	VBG
20987	1273	58	force	force	NN
20987	1273	59	on	on	IN
20987	1273	60	the	the	DT
20987	1273	61	British	british	JJ
20987	1273	62	right	right	NN
20987	1273	63	was	be	VBD
20987	1273	64	to	to	TO
20987	1273	65	assist	assist	VB
20987	1273	66	by	by	IN
20987	1273	67	an	an	DT
20987	1273	68	enfilading	enfilade	VBG
20987	1273	69	fire	fire	NN
20987	1273	70	from	from	IN
20987	1273	71	Hlangwane	Hlangwane	NNP
20987	1273	72	.	.	.
20987	1274	1	To	to	TO
20987	1274	2	combine	combine	VB
20987	1274	3	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1274	4	p.227	p.227	NN
20987	1274	5	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1274	6	several	several	JJ
20987	1274	7	separate	separate	JJ
20987	1274	8	efforts	effort	NNS
20987	1274	9	,	,	,
20987	1274	10	so	so	IN
20987	1274	11	that	that	IN
20987	1274	12	by	by	IN
20987	1274	13	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	1274	14	support	support	NN
20987	1274	15	and	and	CC
20987	1274	16	effect	effect	VB
20987	1274	17	each	each	DT
20987	1274	18	at	at	IN
20987	1274	19	the	the	DT
20987	1274	20	critical	critical	JJ
20987	1274	21	moments	moment	NNS
20987	1274	22	contributes	contribute	VBZ
20987	1274	23	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1274	24	due	due	JJ
20987	1274	25	share	share	NN
20987	1274	26	to	to	IN
20987	1274	27	the	the	DT
20987	1274	28	one	one	CD
20987	1274	29	main	main	JJ
20987	1274	30	exertion	exertion	NN
20987	1274	31	,	,	,
20987	1274	32	is	be	VBZ
20987	1274	33	always	always	RB
20987	1274	34	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	1274	35	.	.	.
20987	1275	1	Failure	failure	NN
20987	1275	2	may	may	MD
20987	1275	3	ensue	ensue	VB
20987	1275	4	from	from	IN
20987	1275	5	lack	lack	NN
20987	1275	6	of	of	IN
20987	1275	7	the	the	DT
20987	1275	8	nicest	nice	JJS
20987	1275	9	attention	attention	NN
20987	1275	10	on	on	IN
20987	1275	11	the	the	DT
20987	1275	12	part	part	NN
20987	1275	13	of	of	IN
20987	1275	14	any	any	DT
20987	1275	15	one	one	CD
20987	1275	16	subordinate	subordinate	JJ
20987	1275	17	,	,	,
20987	1275	18	or	or	CC
20987	1275	19	from	from	IN
20987	1275	20	those	those	DT
20987	1275	21	chances	chance	NNS
20987	1275	22	which	which	WDT
20987	1275	23	must	must	MD
20987	1275	24	always	always	RB
20987	1275	25	be	be	VB
20987	1275	26	allowed	allow	VBN
20987	1275	27	for	for	IN
20987	1275	28	in	in	IN
20987	1275	29	war	war	NN
20987	1275	30	.	.	.
20987	1276	1	The	the	DT
20987	1276	2	British	British	NNPS
20987	1276	3	at	at	IN
20987	1276	4	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1276	5	suffered	suffer	VBD
20987	1276	6	from	from	IN
20987	1276	7	both	both	DT
20987	1276	8	causes	cause	NNS
20987	1276	9	.	.	.
20987	1277	1	Hart	Hart	NNP
20987	1277	2	,	,	,
20987	1277	3	on	on	IN
20987	1277	4	the	the	DT
20987	1277	5	left	left	NN
20987	1277	6	,	,	,
20987	1277	7	having	have	VBG
20987	1277	8	the	the	DT
20987	1277	9	longest	long	JJS
20987	1277	10	road	road	NN
20987	1277	11	to	to	TO
20987	1277	12	reach	reach	VB
20987	1277	13	the	the	DT
20987	1277	14	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	1277	15	,	,	,
20987	1277	16	moved	move	VBD
20987	1277	17	first	first	RB
20987	1277	18	.	.	.
20987	1278	1	The	the	DT
20987	1278	2	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1278	3	reached	reach	VBD
20987	1278	4	the	the	DT
20987	1278	5	river	river	NN
20987	1278	6	,	,	,
20987	1278	7	but	but	CC
20987	1278	8	missed	miss	VBD
20987	1278	9	the	the	DT
20987	1278	10	ford	ford	NNP
20987	1278	11	.	.	.
20987	1279	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1279	2	has	have	VBZ
20987	1279	3	been	be	VBN
20987	1279	4	said	say	VBN
20987	1279	5	that	that	IN
20987	1279	6	the	the	DT
20987	1279	7	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1279	8	,	,	,
20987	1279	9	by	by	IN
20987	1279	10	building	build	VBG
20987	1279	11	a	a	DT
20987	1279	12	dam	dam	NN
20987	1279	13	below	below	RB
20987	1279	14	,	,	,
20987	1279	15	had	have	VBD
20987	1279	16	raised	raise	VBN
20987	1279	17	the	the	DT
20987	1279	18	water	water	NN
20987	1279	19	to	to	IN
20987	1279	20	seven	seven	CD
20987	1279	21	feet	foot	NNS
20987	1279	22	.	.	.
20987	1280	1	Be	be	VB
20987	1280	2	that	that	DT
20987	1280	3	as	as	IN
20987	1280	4	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1280	5	may	may	MD
20987	1280	6	,	,	,
20987	1280	7	a	a	DT
20987	1280	8	few	few	JJ
20987	1280	9	venturing	venture	VBG
20987	1280	10	in	in	RP
20987	1280	11	with	with	IN
20987	1280	12	musket	musket	NN
20987	1280	13	and	and	CC
20987	1280	14	ammunition	ammunition	NN
20987	1280	15	belts	belt	NNS
20987	1280	16	were	be	VBD
20987	1280	17	drowned	drown	VBN
20987	1280	18	.	.	.
20987	1281	1	Groping	grope	VBG
20987	1281	2	for	for	IN
20987	1281	3	the	the	DT
20987	1281	4	way	way	NN
20987	1281	5	,	,	,
20987	1281	6	and	and	CC
20987	1281	7	apparently	apparently	RB
20987	1281	8	confused	confuse	VBN
20987	1281	9	between	between	IN
20987	1281	10	the	the	DT
20987	1281	11	tortuous	tortuous	JJ
20987	1281	12	courses	course	NNS
20987	1281	13	of	of	IN
20987	1281	14	the	the	DT
20987	1281	15	river	river	NN
20987	1281	16	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1281	17	and	and	CC
20987	1281	18	a	a	DT
20987	1281	19	tributary	tributary	NN
20987	1281	20	which	which	WDT
20987	1281	21	enters	enter	VBZ
20987	1281	22	near	near	IN
20987	1281	23	by	by	RB
20987	1281	24	,	,	,
20987	1281	25	the	the	DT
20987	1281	26	mass	mass	NN
20987	1281	27	of	of	IN
20987	1281	28	the	the	DT
20987	1281	29	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1281	30	blundered	blunder	VBD
20987	1281	31	into	into	IN
20987	1281	32	a	a	DT
20987	1281	33	sharp	sharp	JJ
20987	1281	34	bend	bend	NN
20987	1281	35	curving	curve	VBG
20987	1281	36	to	to	IN
20987	1281	37	the	the	DT
20987	1281	38	northward	northward	NN
20987	1281	39	,	,	,
20987	1281	40	thus	thus	RB
20987	1281	41	coming	come	VBG
20987	1281	42	under	under	IN
20987	1281	43	a	a	DT
20987	1281	44	cross	cross	NN
20987	1281	45	fire	fire	NN
20987	1281	46	from	from	IN
20987	1281	47	the	the	DT
20987	1281	48	two	two	CD
20987	1281	49	enclosing	enclose	VBG
20987	1281	50	banks	bank	NNS
20987	1281	51	.	.	.
20987	1282	1	Here	here	RB
20987	1282	2	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1282	3	became	become	VBD
20987	1282	4	heavily	heavily	RB
20987	1282	5	engaged	engaged	JJ
20987	1282	6	,	,	,
20987	1282	7	and	and	CC
20987	1282	8	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1282	9	,	,	,
20987	1282	10	seeing	see	VBG
20987	1282	11	the	the	DT
20987	1282	12	hopelessness	hopelessness	NN
20987	1282	13	of	of	IN
20987	1282	14	the	the	DT
20987	1282	15	position	position	NN
20987	1282	16	,	,	,
20987	1282	17	recalled	recall	VBD
20987	1282	18	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1282	19	.	.	.
20987	1283	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1283	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1283	3	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	1283	4	,	,	,
20987	1283	5	however	however	RB
20987	1283	6	,	,	,
20987	1283	7	to	to	TO
20987	1283	8	send	send	VB
20987	1283	9	two	two	CD
20987	1283	10	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1283	11	p.228	p.228	NN
20987	1283	12	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1283	13	of	of	IN
20987	1283	14	Lyttelton	Lyttelton	NNP
20987	1283	15	's	's	POS
20987	1283	16	battalions	battalion	NNS
20987	1283	17	and	and	CC
20987	1283	18	two	two	CD
20987	1283	19	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1283	20	to	to	TO
20987	1283	21	extricate	extricate	VB
20987	1283	22	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1283	23	.	.	.
20987	1284	1	Hart	Hart	NNP
20987	1284	2	's	's	POS
20987	1284	3	attack	attack	NN
20987	1284	4	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1284	5	had	have	VBD
20987	1284	6	failed	fail	VBN
20987	1284	7	,	,	,
20987	1284	8	and	and	CC
20987	1284	9	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1284	10	division	division	NN
20987	1284	11	contributed	contribute	VBD
20987	1284	12	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	1284	13	further	further	RB
20987	1284	14	except	except	IN
20987	1284	15	the	the	DT
20987	1284	16	menace	menace	NN
20987	1284	17	of	of	IN
20987	1284	18	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1284	19	presence	presence	NN
20987	1284	20	,	,	,
20987	1284	21	which	which	WDT
20987	1284	22	must	must	MD
20987	1284	23	retain	retain	VB
20987	1284	24	some	some	DT
20987	1284	25	of	of	IN
20987	1284	26	the	the	DT
20987	1284	27	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1284	28	to	to	TO
20987	1284	29	resist	resist	VB
20987	1284	30	a	a	DT
20987	1284	31	possible	possible	JJ
20987	1284	32	renewal	renewal	NN
20987	1284	33	.	.	.
20987	1285	1	A	a	DT
20987	1285	2	yet	yet	RB
20987	1285	3	more	more	RBR
20987	1285	4	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	1285	5	mishap	mishap	NN
20987	1285	6	meanwhile	meanwhile	RB
20987	1285	7	had	have	VBD
20987	1285	8	occurred	occur	VBN
20987	1285	9	in	in	IN
20987	1285	10	another	another	DT
20987	1285	11	part	part	NN
20987	1285	12	of	of	IN
20987	1285	13	the	the	DT
20987	1285	14	field	field	NN
20987	1285	15	.	.	.
20987	1286	1	Reckoning	reckon	VBG
20987	1286	2	that	that	IN
20987	1286	3	Hart	Hart	NNP
20987	1286	4	and	and	CC
20987	1286	5	Hildyard	Hildyard	NNP
20987	1286	6	were	be	VBD
20987	1286	7	to	to	TO
20987	1286	8	attack	attack	VB
20987	1286	9	in	in	IN
20987	1286	10	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	1286	11	support	support	NN
20987	1286	12	,	,	,
20987	1286	13	the	the	DT
20987	1286	14	time	time	NN
20987	1286	15	had	have	VBD
20987	1286	16	come	come	VBN
20987	1286	17	for	for	IN
20987	1286	18	the	the	DT
20987	1286	19	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1286	20	to	to	TO
20987	1286	21	advance	advance	VB
20987	1286	22	,	,	,
20987	1286	23	and	and	CC
20987	1286	24	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1286	25	had	have	VBD
20987	1286	26	done	do	VBN
20987	1286	27	so	so	RB
20987	1286	28	.	.	.
20987	1287	1	The	the	DT
20987	1287	2	beginning	beginning	NN
20987	1287	3	of	of	IN
20987	1287	4	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1287	5	movement	movement	NN
20987	1287	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1287	7	to	to	TO
20987	1287	8	have	have	VB
20987	1287	9	been	be	VBN
20987	1287	10	covered	cover	VBN
20987	1287	11	by	by	IN
20987	1287	12	the	the	DT
20987	1287	13	six	six	CD
20987	1287	14	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1287	15	12-pounders	12-pounders	CD
20987	1287	16	accompanying	accompany	VBG
20987	1287	17	Long	Long	NNP
20987	1287	18	's	's	POS
20987	1287	19	two	two	CD
20987	1287	20	field	field	NN
20987	1287	21	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1287	22	,	,	,
20987	1287	23	and	and	CC
20987	1287	24	a	a	DT
20987	1287	25	position	position	NN
20987	1287	26	had	have	VBD
20987	1287	27	been	be	VBN
20987	1287	28	appointed	appoint	VBN
20987	1287	29	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1287	30	to	to	IN
20987	1287	31	that	that	DT
20987	1287	32	effect	effect	NN
20987	1287	33	;	;	:
20987	1287	34	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1287	35	being	be	VBG
20987	1287	36	intended	intend	VBN
20987	1287	37	apparently	apparently	RB
20987	1287	38	that	that	IN
20987	1287	39	the	the	DT
20987	1287	40	army	army	NN
20987	1287	41	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1287	42	should	should	MD
20987	1287	43	not	not	RB
20987	1287	44	come	come	VB
20987	1287	45	into	into	IN
20987	1287	46	action	action	NN
20987	1287	47	till	till	IN
20987	1287	48	later	later	RB
20987	1287	49	,	,	,
20987	1287	50	when	when	WRB
20987	1287	51	the	the	DT
20987	1287	52	development	development	NN
20987	1287	53	of	of	IN
20987	1287	54	Hildyard	Hildyard	NNP
20987	1287	55	's	's	POS
20987	1287	56	movement	movement	NN
20987	1287	57	would	would	MD
20987	1287	58	permit	permit	VB
20987	1287	59	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1287	60	to	to	TO
20987	1287	61	approach	approach	VB
20987	1287	62	the	the	DT
20987	1287	63	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1287	64	within	within	IN
20987	1287	65	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1287	66	shorter	short	JJR
20987	1287	67	range	range	NN
20987	1287	68	without	without	IN
20987	1287	69	losing	lose	VBG
20987	1287	70	the	the	DT
20987	1287	71	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	1287	72	support	support	NN
20987	1287	73	of	of	IN
20987	1287	74	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1287	75	fire,--directly	fire,--directly	RB
20987	1287	76	by	by	IN
20987	1287	77	the	the	DT
20987	1287	78	6th	6th	JJ
20987	1287	79	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1287	80	,	,	,
20987	1287	81	specifically	specifically	RB
20987	1287	82	charged	charge	VBN
20987	1287	83	with	with	IN
20987	1287	84	that	that	DT
20987	1287	85	duty	duty	NN
20987	1287	86	,	,	,
20987	1287	87	and	and	CC
20987	1287	88	indirectly	indirectly	RB
20987	1287	89	by	by	IN
20987	1287	90	the	the	DT
20987	1287	91	occupation	occupation	NN
20987	1287	92	which	which	WDT
20987	1287	93	Hildyard	Hildyard	NNP
20987	1287	94	's	's	POS
20987	1287	95	attack	attack	NN
20987	1287	96	would	would	MD
20987	1287	97	necessarily	necessarily	RB
20987	1287	98	give	give	VB
20987	1287	99	the	the	DT
20987	1287	100	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1287	101	.	.	.
20987	1288	1	Instead	instead	RB
20987	1288	2	,	,	,
20987	1288	3	however	however	RB
20987	1288	4	,	,	,
20987	1288	5	of	of	IN
20987	1288	6	attending	attend	VBG
20987	1288	7	closely	closely	RB
20987	1288	8	to	to	IN
20987	1288	9	the	the	DT
20987	1288	10	requirements	requirement	NNS
20987	1288	11	of	of	IN
20987	1288	12	a	a	DT
20987	1288	13	movement	movement	NN
20987	1288	14	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1288	15	p.229	p.229	NN
20987	1288	16	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1288	17	where	where	WRB
20987	1288	18	a	a	DT
20987	1288	19	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1288	20	exactness	exactness	NN
20987	1288	21	of	of	IN
20987	1288	22	touch	touch	NN
20987	1288	23	was	be	VBD
20987	1288	24	evidently	evidently	RB
20987	1288	25	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	1288	26	,	,	,
20987	1288	27	Long	Long	NNP
20987	1288	28	's	's	POS
20987	1288	29	two	two	CD
20987	1288	30	field	field	NN
20987	1288	31	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1288	32	,	,	,
20987	1288	33	leaving	leave	VBG
20987	1288	34	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1288	35	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1288	36	escort	escort	NN
20987	1288	37	behind	behind	RB
20987	1288	38	,	,	,
20987	1288	39	galloped	gallop	VBD
20987	1288	40	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	1288	41	forward	forward	RB
20987	1288	42	on	on	IN
20987	1288	43	the	the	DT
20987	1288	44	east	east	JJ
20987	1288	45	side	side	NN
20987	1288	46	of	of	IN
20987	1288	47	the	the	DT
20987	1288	48	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1288	49	and	and	CC
20987	1288	50	came	come	VBD
20987	1288	51	into	into	IN
20987	1288	52	action	action	NN
20987	1288	53	1200	1200	CD
20987	1288	54	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1288	55	from	from	IN
20987	1288	56	Fort	Fort	NNP
20987	1288	57	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1288	58	,	,	,
20987	1288	59	and	and	CC
20987	1288	60	,	,	,
20987	1288	61	as	as	IN
20987	1288	62	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1288	63	judged	judge	VBD
20987	1288	64	,	,	,
20987	1288	65	only	only	RB
20987	1288	66	300[28	300[28	CD
20987	1288	67	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1288	68	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1288	69	from	from	IN
20987	1288	70	the	the	DT
20987	1288	71	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1288	72	's	's	POS
20987	1288	73	rifle	rifle	NN
20987	1288	74	pits	pit	NNS
20987	1288	75	.	.	.
20987	1289	1	The	the	DT
20987	1289	2	slow	slow	RB
20987	1289	3	-	-	HYPH
20987	1289	4	moving	move	VBG
20987	1289	5	oxen	oxen	NN
20987	1289	6	fortunately	fortunately	RB
20987	1289	7	were	be	VBD
20987	1289	8	unable	unable	JJ
20987	1289	9	to	to	TO
20987	1289	10	drag	drag	VB
20987	1289	11	the	the	DT
20987	1289	12	heavier	heavy	JJR
20987	1289	13	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1289	14	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1289	15	to	to	IN
20987	1289	16	the	the	DT
20987	1289	17	same	same	JJ
20987	1289	18	position	position	NN
20987	1289	19	to	to	TO
20987	1289	20	share	share	VB
20987	1289	21	the	the	DT
20987	1289	22	fate	fate	NN
20987	1289	23	that	that	WDT
20987	1289	24	quickly	quickly	RB
20987	1289	25	befell	befell	NNP
20987	1289	26	.	.	.
20987	1290	1	A	a	DT
20987	1290	2	very	very	RB
20987	1290	3	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1290	4	fire	fire	NN
20987	1290	5	was	be	VBD
20987	1290	6	opened	open	VBN
20987	1290	7	from	from	IN
20987	1290	8	the	the	DT
20987	1290	9	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1290	10	rifle	rifle	NN
20987	1290	11	pits	pit	NNS
20987	1290	12	,	,	,
20987	1290	13	and	and	CC
20987	1290	14	although	although	IN
20987	1290	15	the	the	DT
20987	1290	16	gunners	gunner	NNS
20987	1290	17	stuck	stick	VBD
20987	1290	18	manfully	manfully	RB
20987	1290	19	to	to	IN
20987	1290	20	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1290	21	pieces	piece	NNS
20987	1290	22	until	until	IN
20987	1290	23	the	the	DT
20987	1290	24	ammunition	ammunition	NN
20987	1290	25	in	in	IN
20987	1290	26	the	the	DT
20987	1290	27	limbers	limber	NNS
20987	1290	28	was	be	VBD
20987	1290	29	exhausted	exhaust	VBN
20987	1290	30	,	,	,
20987	1290	31	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1290	32	were	be	VBD
20987	1290	33	compelled	compel	VBN
20987	1290	34	then	then	RB
20987	1290	35	to	to	TO
20987	1290	36	leave	leave	VB
20987	1290	37	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1290	38	on	on	IN
20987	1290	39	the	the	DT
20987	1290	40	plain	plain	NN
20987	1290	41	,	,	,
20987	1290	42	retreating	retreat	VBG
20987	1290	43	for	for	IN
20987	1290	44	shelter	shelter	NN
20987	1290	45	to	to	IN
20987	1290	46	a	a	DT
20987	1290	47	donga	donga	NN
20987	1290	48	.	.	.
20987	1291	1	The	the	DT
20987	1291	2	breech	breech	NN
20987	1291	3	-	-	HYPH
20987	1291	4	blocks	block	NNS
20987	1291	5	,	,	,
20987	1291	6	even	even	RB
20987	1291	7	,	,	,
20987	1291	8	were	be	VBD
20987	1291	9	not	not	RB
20987	1291	10	carried	carry	VBN
20987	1291	11	away	away	RB
20987	1291	12	;	;	:
20987	1291	13	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1291	14	is	be	VBZ
20987	1291	15	said	say	VBN
20987	1291	16	because	because	IN
20987	1291	17	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1291	18	expected	expect	VBD
20987	1291	19	to	to	TO
20987	1291	20	return	return	VB
20987	1291	21	again	again	RB
20987	1291	22	to	to	IN
20987	1291	23	action	action	NN
20987	1291	24	.	.	.
20987	1292	1	The	the	DT
20987	1292	2	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1292	3	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	1292	4	,	,	,
20987	1292	5	300	300	CD
20987	1292	6	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1292	7	further	further	RB
20987	1292	8	back	back	RB
20987	1292	9	,	,	,
20987	1292	10	were	be	VBD
20987	1292	11	exposed	expose	VBN
20987	1292	12	to	to	IN
20987	1292	13	the	the	DT
20987	1292	14	same	same	JJ
20987	1292	15	fire	fire	NN
20987	1292	16	,	,	,
20987	1292	17	but	but	CC
20987	1292	18	received	receive	VBD
20987	1292	19	only	only	RB
20987	1292	20	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1292	21	outer	outer	JJ
20987	1292	22	fringe	fringe	NN
20987	1292	23	.	.	.
20987	1293	1	The	the	DT
20987	1293	2	native	native	JJ
20987	1293	3	drivers	driver	NNS
20987	1293	4	bolted	bolt	VBD
20987	1293	5	,	,	,
20987	1293	6	and	and	CC
20987	1293	7	many	many	JJ
20987	1293	8	of	of	IN
20987	1293	9	the	the	DT
20987	1293	10	oxen	oxen	NN
20987	1293	11	were	be	VBD
20987	1293	12	killed	kill	VBN
20987	1293	13	or	or	CC
20987	1293	14	stampeded	stampede	VBN
20987	1293	15	;	;	:
20987	1293	16	but	but	CC
20987	1293	17	the	the	DT
20987	1293	18	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1293	19	p.230	p.230	NNP
20987	1293	20	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1293	21	seamen	seaman	NNS
20987	1293	22	contrived	contrive	VBD
20987	1293	23	to	to	TO
20987	1293	24	drag	drag	VB
20987	1293	25	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1293	26	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1293	27	out	out	IN
20987	1293	28	of	of	IN
20987	1293	29	range	range	NN
20987	1293	30	.	.	.
20987	1294	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1294	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1294	3	28	28	CD
20987	1294	4	:	:	:
20987	1294	5	This	this	DT
20987	1294	6	"	"	``
20987	1294	7	3	3	CD
20987	1294	8	"	"	''
20987	1294	9	in	in	IN
20987	1294	10	the	the	DT
20987	1294	11	copy	copy	NN
20987	1294	12	before	before	IN
20987	1294	13	me	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1294	14	may	may	MD
20987	1294	15	be	be	VB
20987	1294	16	a	a	DT
20987	1294	17	misprint	misprint	NN
20987	1294	18	for	for	IN
20987	1294	19	"	"	``
20987	1294	20	8	8	CD
20987	1294	21	.	.	.
20987	1294	22	"	"	''
20987	1295	1	The	the	DT
20987	1295	2	London	London	NNP
20987	1295	3	_	_	NNP
20987	1295	4	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1295	5	_	_	NNP
20987	1295	6	correspondent	correspondent	NN
20987	1295	7	gives	give	VBZ
20987	1295	8	800	800	CD
20987	1295	9	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1295	10	for	for	IN
20987	1295	11	the	the	DT
20987	1295	12	rifle	rifle	NN
20987	1295	13	fire	fire	NN
20987	1295	14	.	.	.
20987	1295	15	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1296	1	News	news	NN
20987	1296	2	of	of	IN
20987	1296	3	this	this	DT
20987	1296	4	mishap	mishap	NN
20987	1296	5	reached	reach	VBD
20987	1296	6	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1296	7	as	as	IN
20987	1296	8	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1296	9	was	be	VBD
20987	1296	10	returning	return	VBG
20987	1296	11	from	from	IN
20987	1296	12	witnessing	witness	VBG
20987	1296	13	Hart	Hart	NNP
20987	1296	14	's	's	POS
20987	1296	15	discomfiture	discomfiture	NN
20987	1296	16	.	.	.
20987	1297	1	Hildyard	Hildyard	NNP
20987	1297	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1297	3	directed	direct	VBN
20987	1297	4	to	to	TO
20987	1297	5	move	move	VB
20987	1297	6	two	two	CD
20987	1297	7	regiments	regiment	NNS
20987	1297	8	of	of	IN
20987	1297	9	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1297	10	advancing	advance	VBG
20987	1297	11	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1297	12	to	to	IN
20987	1297	13	the	the	DT
20987	1297	14	right	right	NN
20987	1297	15	to	to	TO
20987	1297	16	save	save	VB
20987	1297	17	the	the	DT
20987	1297	18	pieces	piece	NNS
20987	1297	19	;	;	:
20987	1297	20	but	but	CC
20987	1297	21	,	,	,
20987	1297	22	though	though	IN
20987	1297	23	the	the	DT
20987	1297	24	order	order	NN
20987	1297	25	was	be	VBD
20987	1297	26	steadily	steadily	RB
20987	1297	27	executed	execute	VBN
20987	1297	28	,	,	,
20987	1297	29	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1297	30	was	be	VBD
20987	1297	31	found	find	VBN
20987	1297	32	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	1297	33	to	to	TO
20987	1297	34	keep	keep	VB
20987	1297	35	the	the	DT
20987	1297	36	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1297	37	out	out	IN
20987	1297	38	of	of	IN
20987	1297	39	cover	cover	NN
20987	1297	40	under	under	IN
20987	1297	41	the	the	DT
20987	1297	42	fire	fire	NN
20987	1297	43	of	of	IN
20987	1297	44	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1297	45	,	,	,
20987	1297	46	which	which	WDT
20987	1297	47	had	have	VBD
20987	1297	48	been	be	VBN
20987	1297	49	momentarily	momentarily	RB
20987	1297	50	silenced	silence	VBN
20987	1297	51	by	by	IN
20987	1297	52	Long	Long	NNP
20987	1297	53	's	's	POS
20987	1297	54	impetuous	impetuous	JJ
20987	1297	55	attack	attack	NN
20987	1297	56	,	,	,
20987	1297	57	but	but	CC
20987	1297	58	had	have	VBD
20987	1297	59	now	now	RB
20987	1297	60	opened	open	VBN
20987	1297	61	again	again	RB
20987	1297	62	.	.	.
20987	1298	1	The	the	DT
20987	1298	2	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1298	3	had	have	VBD
20987	1298	4	failed	fail	VBN
20987	1298	5	by	by	IN
20987	1298	6	preceding	precede	VBG
20987	1298	7	,	,	,
20987	1298	8	and	and	CC
20987	1298	9	so	so	RB
20987	1298	10	losing	lose	VBG
20987	1298	11	,	,	,
20987	1298	12	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1298	13	support	support	NN
20987	1298	14	;	;	:
20987	1298	15	the	the	DT
20987	1298	16	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1298	17	in	in	IN
20987	1298	18	turn	turn	NN
20987	1298	19	failed	fail	VBD
20987	1298	20	because	because	IN
20987	1298	21	the	the	DT
20987	1298	22	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1298	23	were	be	VBD
20987	1298	24	powerless	powerless	JJ
20987	1298	25	.	.	.
20987	1299	1	A	a	DT
20987	1299	2	sudden	sudden	JJ
20987	1299	3	and	and	CC
20987	1299	4	desperate	desperate	JJ
20987	1299	5	rush	rush	NN
20987	1299	6	with	with	IN
20987	1299	7	harnessed	harness	VBN
20987	1299	8	teams	team	NNS
20987	1299	9	succeeded	succeed	VBN
20987	1299	10	in	in	IN
20987	1299	11	withdrawing	withdraw	VBG
20987	1299	12	two	two	CD
20987	1299	13	of	of	IN
20987	1299	14	the	the	DT
20987	1299	15	twelve	twelve	CD
20987	1299	16	abandoned	abandon	VBN
20987	1299	17	pieces	piece	NNS
20987	1299	18	,	,	,
20987	1299	19	in	in	IN
20987	1299	20	performing	perform	VBG
20987	1299	21	which	which	WDT
20987	1299	22	service	service	NN
20987	1299	23	the	the	DT
20987	1299	24	son	son	NN
20987	1299	25	of	of	IN
20987	1299	26	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1299	27	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1299	28	lost	lose	VBD
20987	1299	29	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1299	30	life	life	NN
20987	1299	31	.	.	.
20987	1300	1	But	but	CC
20987	1300	2	a	a	DT
20987	1300	3	second	second	JJ
20987	1300	4	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	1300	5	found	find	VBD
20987	1300	6	the	the	DT
20987	1300	7	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1300	8	on	on	IN
20987	1300	9	guard	guard	NN
20987	1300	10	again	again	RB
20987	1300	11	,	,	,
20987	1300	12	and	and	CC
20987	1300	13	out	out	IN
20987	1300	14	of	of	IN
20987	1300	15	22	22	CD
20987	1300	16	horses	horse	NNS
20987	1300	17	that	that	WDT
20987	1300	18	started	start	VBD
20987	1300	19	13	13	CD
20987	1300	20	were	be	VBD
20987	1300	21	killed	kill	VBN
20987	1300	22	before	before	IN
20987	1300	23	half	half	JJ
20987	1300	24	-	-	HYPH
20987	1300	25	way	way	NN
20987	1300	26	to	to	IN
20987	1300	27	the	the	DT
20987	1300	28	spot	spot	NN
20987	1300	29	.	.	.
20987	1301	1	The	the	DT
20987	1301	2	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1301	3	12-pounder	12-pounder	CD
20987	1301	4	accompanying	accompany	VBG
20987	1301	5	Long	long	RB
20987	1301	6	having	have	VBG
20987	1301	7	been	be	VBN
20987	1301	8	rendered	render	VBN
20987	1301	9	immobile	immobile	JJ
20987	1301	10	for	for	IN
20987	1301	11	the	the	DT
20987	1301	12	day	day	NN
20987	1301	13	,	,	,
20987	1301	14	and	and	CC
20987	1301	15	the	the	DT
20987	1301	16	two	two	CD
20987	1301	17	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1301	18	sacrificed	sacrifice	VBD
20987	1301	19	,	,	,
20987	1301	20	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1301	21	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1301	22	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1301	23	decided	decide	VBD
20987	1301	24	that	that	IN
20987	1301	25	without	without	IN
20987	1301	26	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1301	27	support	support	NN
20987	1301	28	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1301	29	would	would	MD
20987	1301	30	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1301	31	p.231	p.231	VB
20987	1301	32	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1301	33	be	be	VB
20987	1301	34	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	1301	35	to	to	TO
20987	1301	36	force	force	VB
20987	1301	37	the	the	DT
20987	1301	38	passage	passage	NN
20987	1301	39	.	.	.
20987	1302	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1302	2	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1302	3	directed	direct	VBD
20987	1302	4	a	a	DT
20987	1302	5	general	general	JJ
20987	1302	6	withdrawal	withdrawal	NN
20987	1302	7	to	to	IN
20987	1302	8	the	the	DT
20987	1302	9	camp	camp	NN
20987	1302	10	.	.	.
20987	1303	1	The	the	DT
20987	1303	2	abandoned	abandon	VBN
20987	1303	3	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1303	4	were	be	VBD
20987	1303	5	left	leave	VBN
20987	1303	6	in	in	IN
20987	1303	7	the	the	DT
20987	1303	8	open	open	NN
20987	1303	9	,	,	,
20987	1303	10	where	where	WRB
20987	1303	11	,	,	,
20987	1303	12	together	together	RB
20987	1303	13	with	with	IN
20987	1303	14	the	the	DT
20987	1303	15	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	1303	16	men	man	NNS
20987	1303	17	and	and	CC
20987	1303	18	some	some	DT
20987	1303	19	of	of	IN
20987	1303	20	the	the	DT
20987	1303	21	supports	support	NNS
20987	1303	22	sent	send	VBN
20987	1303	23	in	in	RP
20987	1303	24	by	by	IN
20987	1303	25	Hildyard	Hildyard	NNP
20987	1303	26	,	,	,
20987	1303	27	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1303	28	were	be	VBD
20987	1303	29	taken	take	VBN
20987	1303	30	by	by	IN
20987	1303	31	the	the	DT
20987	1303	32	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1303	33	.	.	.
20987	1304	1	The	the	DT
20987	1304	2	British	british	JJ
20987	1304	3	loss	loss	NN
20987	1304	4	in	in	IN
20987	1304	5	missing	missing	NN
20987	1304	6	and	and	CC
20987	1304	7	prisoners	prisoner	NNS
20987	1304	8	was	be	VBD
20987	1304	9	21	21	CD
20987	1304	10	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1304	11	and	and	CC
20987	1304	12	207	207	CD
20987	1304	13	men	man	NNS
20987	1304	14	.	.	.
20987	1305	1	There	there	EX
20987	1305	2	were	be	VBD
20987	1305	3	killed	kill	VBN
20987	1305	4	135	135	CD
20987	1305	5	,	,	,
20987	1305	6	and	and	CC
20987	1305	7	wounded	wound	VBD
20987	1305	8	762	762	CD
20987	1305	9	.	.	.
20987	1306	1	The	the	DT
20987	1306	2	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1306	3	remained	remain	VBD
20987	1306	4	unshaken	unshaken	JJ
20987	1306	5	in	in	IN
20987	1306	6	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1306	7	positions	position	NNS
20987	1306	8	.	.	.
20987	1307	1	This	this	DT
20987	1307	2	mortifying	mortifying	NN
20987	1307	3	reverse	reverse	NN
20987	1307	4	,	,	,
20987	1307	5	following	follow	VBG
20987	1307	6	sharply	sharply	RB
20987	1307	7	upon	upon	IN
20987	1307	8	the	the	DT
20987	1307	9	heels	heel	NNS
20987	1307	10	of	of	IN
20987	1307	11	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	1307	12	and	and	CC
20987	1307	13	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	1307	14	,	,	,
20987	1307	15	thoroughly	thoroughly	RB
20987	1307	16	aroused	arouse	VBD
20987	1307	17	the	the	DT
20987	1307	18	British	british	JJ
20987	1307	19	people	people	NNS
20987	1307	20	,	,	,
20987	1307	21	who	who	WP
20987	1307	22	neither	neither	CC
20987	1307	23	at	at	IN
20987	1307	24	home	home	NN
20987	1307	25	nor	nor	CC
20987	1307	26	on	on	IN
20987	1307	27	the	the	DT
20987	1307	28	field	field	NN
20987	1307	29	were	be	VBD
20987	1307	30	prepared	prepare	VBN
20987	1307	31	for	for	IN
20987	1307	32	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1307	33	.	.	.
20987	1308	1	The	the	DT
20987	1308	2	day	day	NN
20987	1308	3	after	after	IN
20987	1308	4	the	the	DT
20987	1308	5	receipt	receipt	NN
20987	1308	6	of	of	IN
20987	1308	7	the	the	DT
20987	1308	8	news	news	NN
20987	1308	9	,	,	,
20987	1308	10	Saturday	Saturday	NNP
20987	1308	11	,	,	,
20987	1308	12	December	December	NNP
20987	1308	13	16th	16th	NN
20987	1308	14	,	,	,
20987	1308	15	a	a	DT
20987	1308	16	Cabinet	Cabinet	NNP
20987	1308	17	meeting	meeting	NN
20987	1308	18	was	be	VBD
20987	1308	19	held	hold	VBN
20987	1308	20	,	,	,
20987	1308	21	and	and	CC
20987	1308	22	the	the	DT
20987	1308	23	next	next	JJ
20987	1308	24	evening	evening	NN
20987	1308	25	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1308	26	was	be	VBD
20987	1308	27	announced	announce	VBN
20987	1308	28	that	that	IN
20987	1308	29	,	,	,
20987	1308	30	as	as	IN
20987	1308	31	the	the	DT
20987	1308	32	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	1308	33	in	in	IN
20987	1308	34	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1308	35	was	be	VBD
20987	1308	36	likely	likely	JJ
20987	1308	37	to	to	TO
20987	1308	38	require	require	VB
20987	1308	39	the	the	DT
20987	1308	40	undivided	undivided	JJ
20987	1308	41	attention	attention	NN
20987	1308	42	of	of	IN
20987	1308	43	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1308	44	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1308	45	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1308	46	,	,	,
20987	1308	47	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1308	48	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1308	49	would	would	MD
20987	1308	50	be	be	VB
20987	1308	51	sent	send	VBN
20987	1308	52	to	to	IN
20987	1308	53	South	South	NNP
20987	1308	54	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	1308	55	as	as	IN
20987	1308	56	Commander	Commander	NNP
20987	1308	57	-	-	HYPH
20987	1308	58	in	in	IN
20987	1308	59	-	-	HYPH
20987	1308	60	Chief	chief	NN
20987	1308	61	,	,	,
20987	1308	62	and	and	CC
20987	1308	63	would	would	MD
20987	1308	64	be	be	VB
20987	1308	65	accompanied	accompany	VBN
20987	1308	66	by	by	IN
20987	1308	67	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1308	68	Kitchener	Kitchener	NNP
20987	1308	69	as	as	IN
20987	1308	70	Chief	Chief	NNP
20987	1308	71	of	of	IN
20987	1308	72	Staff	Staff	NNP
20987	1308	73	.	.	.
20987	1309	1	At	at	IN
20987	1309	2	the	the	DT
20987	1309	3	same	same	JJ
20987	1309	4	time	time	NN
20987	1309	5	the	the	DT
20987	1309	6	rest	rest	NN
20987	1309	7	of	of	IN
20987	1309	8	the	the	DT
20987	1309	9	Army	Army	NNP
20987	1309	10	Reserve	Reserve	NNP
20987	1309	11	was	be	VBD
20987	1309	12	called	call	VBN
20987	1309	13	out	out	RP
20987	1309	14	,	,	,
20987	1309	15	and	and	CC
20987	1309	16	further	further	JJ
20987	1309	17	measures	measure	NNS
20987	1309	18	taken	take	VBN
20987	1309	19	which	which	WDT
20987	1309	20	carried	carry	VBD
20987	1309	21	the	the	DT
20987	1309	22	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1309	23	employed	employ	VBN
20987	1309	24	in	in	IN
20987	1309	25	South	South	NNP
20987	1309	26	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	1309	27	to	to	IN
20987	1309	28	,	,	,
20987	1309	29	and	and	CC
20987	1309	30	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	1309	31	,	,	,
20987	1309	32	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1309	33	p.232	p.232	NN
20987	1309	34	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1309	35	the	the	DT
20987	1309	36	large	large	JJ
20987	1309	37	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1309	38	already	already	RB
20987	1309	39	quoted	quote	VBN
20987	1309	40	as	as	IN
20987	1309	41	despatched	despatch	VBN
20987	1309	42	by	by	IN
20987	1309	43	the	the	DT
20987	1309	44	end	end	NN
20987	1309	45	of	of	IN
20987	1309	46	the	the	DT
20987	1309	47	following	follow	VBG
20987	1309	48	March	March	NNP
20987	1309	49	.	.	.
20987	1310	1	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1310	2	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1310	3	sailed	sail	VBD
20987	1310	4	from	from	IN
20987	1310	5	England	England	NNP
20987	1310	6	December	December	NNP
20987	1310	7	23rd	23rd	NN
20987	1310	8	.	.	.
20987	1311	1	On	on	IN
20987	1311	2	the	the	DT
20987	1311	3	26th	26th	NN
20987	1311	4	,	,	,
20987	1311	5	at	at	IN
20987	1311	6	Gibraltar	Gibraltar	NNP
20987	1311	7	,	,	,
20987	1311	8	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1311	9	picked	pick	VBD
20987	1311	10	up	up	RP
20987	1311	11	Kitchener	Kitchener	NNP
20987	1311	12	,	,	,
20987	1311	13	who	who	WP
20987	1311	14	had	have	VBD
20987	1311	15	been	be	VBN
20987	1311	16	brought	bring	VBN
20987	1311	17	there	there	RB
20987	1311	18	by	by	IN
20987	1311	19	a	a	DT
20987	1311	20	swift	swift	JJ
20987	1311	21	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1311	22	cruiser	cruiser	NN
20987	1311	23	,	,	,
20987	1311	24	and	and	CC
20987	1311	25	on	on	IN
20987	1311	26	the	the	DT
20987	1311	27	10th	10th	NN
20987	1311	28	of	of	IN
20987	1311	29	January	January	NNP
20987	1311	30	,	,	,
20987	1311	31	1900	1900	CD
20987	1311	32	,	,	,
20987	1311	33	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1311	34	landed	land	VBD
20987	1311	35	at	at	IN
20987	1311	36	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1311	37	Town	Town	NNP
20987	1311	38	.	.	.
20987	1312	1	CHAPTER	CHAPTER	NNP
20987	1312	2	VI	VI	NNP
20987	1312	3	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1312	4	p.233	p.233	NN
20987	1312	5	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1312	6	THE	the	DT
20987	1312	7	NATAL	NATAL	NNP
20987	1312	8	CAMPAIGN	CAMPAIGN	NNS
20987	1312	9	.	.	.
20987	1313	1	BRITISH	BRITISH	NNP
20987	1313	2	PREPARE	PREPARE	NNP
20987	1313	3	FOR	for	IN
20987	1313	4	A	a	DT
20987	1313	5	FLANKING	flank	VBG
20987	1313	6	ATTACK	ATTACK	NNS
20987	1313	7	UPON	upon	IN
20987	1313	8	THE	the	DT
20987	1313	9	BOERS	boer	NNS
20987	1313	10	'	'	POS
20987	1313	11	RIGHT	right	NN
20987	1313	12	AT	at	IN
20987	1313	13	THE	the	DT
20987	1313	14	TUGELA	TUGELA	NNP
20987	1313	15	.	.	.
20987	1314	1	THE	the	DT
20987	1314	2	BOER	BOER	NNP
20987	1314	3	ASSAULT	ASSAULT	NNP
20987	1314	4	ON	on	IN
20987	1314	5	LADYSMITH	LADYSMITH	NNP
20987	1314	6	,	,	,
20987	1314	7	JANUARY	JANUARY	NNP
20987	1314	8	6TH	6th	CD
20987	1314	9	.	.	.
20987	1315	1	After	after	IN
20987	1315	2	the	the	DT
20987	1315	3	reverse	reverse	NN
20987	1315	4	at	at	IN
20987	1315	5	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1315	6	,	,	,
20987	1315	7	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	1315	8	four	four	CD
20987	1315	9	weeks	week	NNS
20987	1315	10	elapsed	elapse	VBN
20987	1315	11	before	before	IN
20987	1315	12	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1315	13	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1315	14	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1315	15	was	be	VBD
20987	1315	16	ready	ready	JJ
20987	1315	17	to	to	TO
20987	1315	18	move	move	VB
20987	1315	19	again	again	RB
20987	1315	20	for	for	IN
20987	1315	21	the	the	DT
20987	1315	22	relief	relief	NN
20987	1315	23	of	of	IN
20987	1315	24	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1315	25	.	.	.
20987	1316	1	The	the	DT
20987	1316	2	interval	interval	NN
20987	1316	3	passed	pass	VBD
20987	1316	4	in	in	IN
20987	1316	5	receiving	receive	VBG
20987	1316	6	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	1316	7	,	,	,
20987	1316	8	and	and	CC
20987	1316	9	in	in	IN
20987	1316	10	accumulating	accumulate	VBG
20987	1316	11	a	a	DT
20987	1316	12	transport	transport	NN
20987	1316	13	service	service	NN
20987	1316	14	which	which	WDT
20987	1316	15	should	should	MD
20987	1316	16	enable	enable	VB
20987	1316	17	the	the	DT
20987	1316	18	army	army	NN
20987	1316	19	to	to	TO
20987	1316	20	perform	perform	VB
20987	1316	21	a	a	DT
20987	1316	22	long	long	JJ
20987	1316	23	flanking	flanking	NN
20987	1316	24	march	march	NN
20987	1316	25	,	,	,
20987	1316	26	for	for	IN
20987	1316	27	,	,	,
20987	1316	28	the	the	DT
20987	1316	29	frontal	frontal	JJ
20987	1316	30	attack	attack	NN
20987	1316	31	upon	upon	IN
20987	1316	32	the	the	DT
20987	1316	33	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1316	34	centre	centre	NN
20987	1316	35	having	have	VBG
20987	1316	36	failed	fail	VBN
20987	1316	37	,	,	,
20987	1316	38	and	and	CC
20987	1316	39	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1316	40	difficulties	difficulty	NNS
20987	1316	41	been	be	VBN
20987	1316	42	not	not	RB
20987	1316	43	only	only	RB
20987	1316	44	recognised	recognise	VBN
20987	1316	45	but	but	CC
20987	1316	46	demonstrated	demonstrate	VBN
20987	1316	47	,	,	,
20987	1316	48	the	the	DT
20987	1316	49	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	1316	50	was	be	VBD
20987	1316	51	now	now	RB
20987	1316	52	to	to	TO
20987	1316	53	turn	turn	VB
20987	1316	54	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1316	55	right	right	JJ
20987	1316	56	flank	flank	NN
20987	1316	57	by	by	IN
20987	1316	58	way	way	NN
20987	1316	59	of	of	IN
20987	1316	60	Springfield	Springfield	NNP
20987	1316	61	,	,	,
20987	1316	62	some	some	DT
20987	1316	63	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	1316	64	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1316	65	to	to	IN
20987	1316	66	the	the	DT
20987	1316	67	north	north	NN
20987	1316	68	-	-	HYPH
20987	1316	69	east	east	NN
20987	1316	70	of	of	IN
20987	1316	71	Frere	Frere	NNP
20987	1316	72	,	,	,
20987	1316	73	crossing	cross	VBG
20987	1316	74	thence	thence	NN
20987	1316	75	the	the	DT
20987	1316	76	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1316	77	by	by	IN
20987	1316	78	a	a	DT
20987	1316	79	ford	ford	NNP
20987	1316	80	six	six	CD
20987	1316	81	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1316	82	distant	distant	JJ
20987	1316	83	,	,	,
20987	1316	84	known	know	VBN
20987	1316	85	as	as	IN
20987	1316	86	Trichardt	Trichardt	NNP
20987	1316	87	's	's	POS
20987	1316	88	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1316	89	,	,	,
20987	1316	90	and	and	CC
20987	1316	91	following	follow	VBG
20987	1316	92	the	the	DT
20987	1316	93	Acton	Acton	NNP
20987	1316	94	Homes	Homes	NNPS
20987	1316	95	road	road	NN
20987	1316	96	.	.	.
20987	1317	1	The	the	DT
20987	1317	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1317	3	p.234	p.234	NN
20987	1317	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1317	5	army	army	NN
20987	1317	6	would	would	MD
20987	1317	7	thus	thus	RB
20987	1317	8	pass	pass	VB
20987	1317	9	round	round	RB
20987	1317	10	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	1317	11	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1317	12	and	and	CC
20987	1317	13	gain	gain	VB
20987	1317	14	the	the	DT
20987	1317	15	open	open	JJ
20987	1317	16	plain	plain	JJ
20987	1317	17	north	north	NN
20987	1317	18	of	of	IN
20987	1317	19	the	the	DT
20987	1317	20	mountain	mountain	NN
20987	1317	21	thus	thus	RB
20987	1317	22	named	name	VBN
20987	1317	23	.	.	.
20987	1318	1	While	while	IN
20987	1318	2	this	this	DT
20987	1318	3	movement	movement	NN
20987	1318	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1318	5	in	in	IN
20987	1318	6	progress	progress	NN
20987	1318	7	,	,	,
20987	1318	8	but	but	CC
20987	1318	9	before	before	IN
20987	1318	10	crossing	cross	VBG
20987	1318	11	the	the	DT
20987	1318	12	river	river	NN
20987	1318	13	,	,	,
20987	1318	14	a	a	DT
20987	1318	15	reserve	reserve	NN
20987	1318	16	supply	supply	NN
20987	1318	17	for	for	IN
20987	1318	18	seventeen	seventeen	CD
20987	1318	19	days	day	NNS
20987	1318	20	was	be	VBD
20987	1318	21	accumulated	accumulate	VBN
20987	1318	22	at	at	IN
20987	1318	23	Springfield	Springfield	NNP
20987	1318	24	.	.	.
20987	1319	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1319	2	may	may	MD
20987	1319	3	be	be	VB
20987	1319	4	assumed	assume	VBN
20987	1319	5	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1319	6	that	that	IN
20987	1319	7	this	this	DT
20987	1319	8	represents	represent	VBZ
20987	1319	9	the	the	DT
20987	1319	10	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1319	11	which	which	WDT
20987	1319	12	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1319	13	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1319	14	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1319	15	thought	think	VBD
20987	1319	16	requisite	requisite	RB
20987	1319	17	to	to	IN
20987	1319	18	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1319	19	projected	project	VBN
20987	1319	20	operation	operation	NN
20987	1319	21	.	.	.
20987	1320	1	The	the	DT
20987	1320	2	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	1320	3	of	of	IN
20987	1320	4	depending	depend	VBG
20987	1320	5	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	1320	6	upon	upon	IN
20987	1320	7	the	the	DT
20987	1320	8	slow	slow	RB
20987	1320	9	-	-	HYPH
20987	1320	10	moving	move	VBG
20987	1320	11	ox	ox	NN
20987	1320	12	-	-	HYPH
20987	1320	13	wagons	wagon	NNS
20987	1320	14	,	,	,
20987	1320	15	and	and	CC
20987	1320	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1320	17	comparatively	comparatively	RB
20987	1320	18	small	small	JJ
20987	1320	19	capacity	capacity	NN
20987	1320	20	,	,	,
20987	1320	21	made	make	VBD
20987	1320	22	the	the	DT
20987	1320	23	organising	organising	NN
20987	1320	24	of	of	IN
20987	1320	25	the	the	DT
20987	1320	26	train	train	NN
20987	1320	27	tedious	tedious	JJ
20987	1320	28	and	and	CC
20987	1320	29	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	1320	30	.	.	.
20987	1321	1	"	"	``
20987	1321	2	To	to	TO
20987	1321	3	forward	forward	RB
20987	1321	4	supply	supply	VB
20987	1321	5	alone	alone	RB
20987	1321	6	,	,	,
20987	1321	7	"	"	''
20987	1321	8	wrote	write	VBD
20987	1321	9	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1321	10	,	,	,
20987	1321	11	"	"	''
20987	1321	12	took	take	VBD
20987	1321	13	650	650	CD
20987	1321	14	ox	ox	NN
20987	1321	15	-	-	HYPH
20987	1321	16	wagons	wagon	NNS
20987	1321	17	,	,	,
20987	1321	18	and	and	CC
20987	1321	19	as	as	IN
20987	1321	20	between	between	IN
20987	1321	21	Frere	Frere	NNP
20987	1321	22	and	and	CC
20987	1321	23	Springfield	Springfield	NNP
20987	1321	24	there	there	EX
20987	1321	25	are	be	VBP
20987	1321	26	three	three	CD
20987	1321	27	places	place	NNS
20987	1321	28	where	where	WRB
20987	1321	29	all	all	PDT
20987	1321	30	the	the	DT
20987	1321	31	wagons	wagon	NNS
20987	1321	32	had	have	VBD
20987	1321	33	to	to	TO
20987	1321	34	be	be	VB
20987	1321	35	double	double	RB
20987	1321	36	-	-	HYPH
20987	1321	37	spanned	spanned	JJ
20987	1321	38	,	,	,
20987	1321	39	and	and	CC
20987	1321	40	some	some	DT
20987	1321	41	required	require	VBD
20987	1321	42	three	three	CD
20987	1321	43	spans	span	NNS
20987	1321	44	,	,	,
20987	1321	45	some	some	DT
20987	1321	46	idea	idea	NN
20987	1321	47	of	of	IN
20987	1321	48	the	the	DT
20987	1321	49	difficulties	difficulty	NNS
20987	1321	50	may	may	MD
20987	1321	51	be	be	VB
20987	1321	52	formed	form	VBN
20987	1321	53	.	.	.
20987	1321	54	"	"	''
20987	1322	1	A	a	DT
20987	1322	2	correspondent	correspondent	NN
20987	1322	3	with	with	IN
20987	1322	4	the	the	DT
20987	1322	5	army	army	NN
20987	1322	6	states	state	VBZ
20987	1322	7	that	that	IN
20987	1322	8	the	the	DT
20987	1322	9	wagons	wagon	NNS
20987	1322	10	"	"	``
20987	1322	11	can	can	MD
20987	1322	12	only	only	RB
20987	1322	13	be	be	VB
20987	1322	14	depended	depend	VBN
20987	1322	15	upon	upon	IN
20987	1322	16	to	to	TO
20987	1322	17	haul	haul	VB
20987	1322	18	not	not	RB
20987	1322	19	more	more	JJR
20987	1322	20	than	than	IN
20987	1322	21	600	600	CD
20987	1322	22	pounds	pound	NNS
20987	1322	23	each	each	DT
20987	1322	24	.	.	.
20987	1322	25	"	"	''
20987	1323	1	To	to	TO
20987	1323	2	lessen	lessen	VB
20987	1323	3	this	this	DT
20987	1323	4	great	great	JJ
20987	1323	5	inconvenience	inconvenience	NN
20987	1323	6	road	road	NN
20987	1323	7	traction	traction	NN
20987	1323	8	-	-	HYPH
20987	1323	9	engines	engine	NNS
20987	1323	10	were	be	VBD
20987	1323	11	employed	employ	VBN
20987	1323	12	with	with	IN
20987	1323	13	success	success	NN
20987	1323	14	.	.	.
20987	1324	1	The	the	DT
20987	1324	2	same	same	JJ
20987	1324	3	writer	writer	NN
20987	1324	4	says	say	VBZ
20987	1324	5	of	of	IN
20987	1324	6	these	these	DT
20987	1324	7	that	that	IN
20987	1324	8	"	"	``
20987	1324	9	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1324	10	can	can	MD
20987	1324	11	easily	easily	RB
20987	1324	12	haul	haul	VB
20987	1324	13	twelve	twelve	CD
20987	1324	14	tons	ton	NNS
20987	1324	15	,	,	,
20987	1324	16	and	and	CC
20987	1324	17	on	on	IN
20987	1324	18	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1324	19	p.235	p.235	NN
20987	1324	20	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1324	21	a	a	DT
20987	1324	22	flat	flat	JJ
20987	1324	23	,	,	,
20987	1324	24	dry	dry	JJ
20987	1324	25	veldt	veldt	NNP
20987	1324	26	strip	strip	NN
20987	1324	27	along	along	IN
20987	1324	28	at	at	IN
20987	1324	29	a	a	DT
20987	1324	30	brisk	brisk	JJ
20987	1324	31	eight	eight	CD
20987	1324	32	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1324	33	an	an	DT
20987	1324	34	hour	hour	NN
20987	1324	35	.	.	.
20987	1325	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1325	2	leisurely	leisurely	RB
20987	1325	3	descend	descend	VBP
20987	1325	4	into	into	IN
20987	1325	5	spruits	spruit	NNS
20987	1325	6	--	--	:
20987	1325	7	beds	bed	NNS
20987	1325	8	of	of	IN
20987	1325	9	streams	stream	NNS
20987	1325	10	--	--	:
20987	1325	11	roll	roll	VB
20987	1325	12	across	across	RP
20987	1325	13	,	,	,
20987	1325	14	and	and	CC
20987	1325	15	wheel	wheel	VB
20987	1325	16	up	up	RP
20987	1325	17	stiff	stiff	JJ
20987	1325	18	long	long	JJ
20987	1325	19	climbs	climb	NNS
20987	1325	20	like	like	IN
20987	1325	21	flies	fly	NNS
20987	1325	22	walking	walk	VBG
20987	1325	23	up	up	IN
20987	1325	24	a	a	DT
20987	1325	25	wall	wall	NN
20987	1325	26	.	.	.
20987	1326	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1326	2	are	be	VBP
20987	1326	3	not	not	RB
20987	1326	4	quite	quite	RB
20987	1326	5	helpless	helpless	JJ
20987	1326	6	,	,	,
20987	1326	7	even	even	RB
20987	1326	8	when	when	WRB
20987	1326	9	the	the	DT
20987	1326	10	ground	ground	NN
20987	1326	11	has	have	VBZ
20987	1326	12	been	be	VBN
20987	1326	13	soaked	soak	VBN
20987	1326	14	by	by	IN
20987	1326	15	rain	rain	NN
20987	1326	16	.	.	.
20987	1327	1	"	"	``
20987	1327	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1327	3	29	29	CD
20987	1327	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1327	5	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1327	6	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1327	7	29	29	CD
20987	1327	8	:	:	:
20987	1327	9	Burleigh	burleigh	NN
20987	1327	10	,	,	,
20987	1327	11	"	"	''
20987	1327	12	Natal	natal	JJ
20987	1327	13	Campaign	Campaign	NNP
20987	1327	14	,	,	,
20987	1327	15	"	"	''
20987	1327	16	p.	p.	NN
20987	1328	1	240	240	LS
20987	1328	2	.	.	.
20987	1328	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1329	1	While	while	IN
20987	1329	2	these	these	DT
20987	1329	3	preparations	preparation	NNS
20987	1329	4	were	be	VBD
20987	1329	5	making	make	VBG
20987	1329	6	,	,	,
20987	1329	7	the	the	DT
20987	1329	8	besieged	besieged	NN
20987	1329	9	had	have	VBD
20987	1329	10	to	to	TO
20987	1329	11	resign	resign	VB
20987	1329	12	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1329	13	to	to	IN
20987	1329	14	further	further	JJ
20987	1329	15	weary	weary	JJ
20987	1329	16	endurance	endurance	NN
20987	1329	17	.	.	.
20987	1330	1	"	"	``
20987	1330	2	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1330	3	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1330	4	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1330	5	,	,	,
20987	1330	6	"	"	''
20987	1330	7	writes	write	VBZ
20987	1330	8	a	a	DT
20987	1330	9	correspondent	correspondent	NN
20987	1330	10	within	within	IN
20987	1330	11	,	,	,
20987	1330	12	"	"	``
20987	1330	13	has	have	VBZ
20987	1330	14	sent	send	VBN
20987	1330	15	a	a	DT
20987	1330	16	heliograph	heliograph	NN
20987	1330	17	message	message	NN
20987	1330	18	bidding	bid	VBG
20987	1330	19	us	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1330	20	wait	wait	VB
20987	1330	21	in	in	IN
20987	1330	22	patience	patience	NN
20987	1330	23	for	for	IN
20987	1330	24	another	another	DT
20987	1330	25	month	month	NN
20987	1330	26	until	until	IN
20987	1330	27	siege	siege	NN
20987	1330	28	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	1330	29	can	can	MD
20987	1330	30	reach	reach	VB
20987	1330	31	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1330	32	.	.	.
20987	1330	33	"	"	''
20987	1331	1	The	the	DT
20987	1331	2	bombardment	bombardment	NN
20987	1331	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1331	4	maintained	maintain	VBN
20987	1331	5	by	by	IN
20987	1331	6	the	the	DT
20987	1331	7	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1331	8	with	with	IN
20987	1331	9	increased	increased	JJ
20987	1331	10	but	but	CC
20987	1331	11	monotonous	monotonous	JJ
20987	1331	12	regularity	regularity	NN
20987	1331	13	,	,	,
20987	1331	14	intensified	intensify	VBN
20987	1331	15	from	from	IN
20987	1331	16	time	time	NN
20987	1331	17	to	to	IN
20987	1331	18	time	time	NN
20987	1331	19	as	as	IN
20987	1331	20	movements	movement	NNS
20987	1331	21	among	among	IN
20987	1331	22	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1331	23	's	's	POS
20987	1331	24	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1331	25	led	lead	VBD
20987	1331	26	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1331	27	to	to	TO
20987	1331	28	strengthen	strengthen	VB
20987	1331	29	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1331	30	forces	force	NNS
20987	1331	31	upon	upon	IN
20987	1331	32	the	the	DT
20987	1331	33	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1331	34	,	,	,
20987	1331	35	with	with	IN
20987	1331	36	a	a	DT
20987	1331	37	consequent	consequent	JJ
20987	1331	38	weakening	weakening	NN
20987	1331	39	of	of	IN
20987	1331	40	those	those	DT
20987	1331	41	of	of	IN
20987	1331	42	investment	investment	NN
20987	1331	43	.	.	.
20987	1332	1	The	the	DT
20987	1332	2	firm	firm	NN
20987	1332	3	resolve	resolve	NN
20987	1332	4	manifested	manifest	VBN
20987	1332	5	by	by	IN
20987	1332	6	the	the	DT
20987	1332	7	British	british	JJ
20987	1332	8	Government	Government	NNP
20987	1332	9	and	and	CC
20987	1332	10	people	people	NNS
20987	1332	11	after	after	IN
20987	1332	12	the	the	DT
20987	1332	13	repulse	repulse	NN
20987	1332	14	at	at	IN
20987	1332	15	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1332	16	,	,	,
20987	1332	17	and	and	CC
20987	1332	18	the	the	DT
20987	1332	19	enlargement	enlargement	NN
20987	1332	20	at	at	IN
20987	1332	21	once	once	RB
20987	1332	22	given	give	VBN
20987	1332	23	to	to	IN
20987	1332	24	the	the	DT
20987	1332	25	scale	scale	NN
20987	1332	26	of	of	IN
20987	1332	27	the	the	DT
20987	1332	28	war	war	NN
20987	1332	29	and	and	CC
20987	1332	30	to	to	IN
20987	1332	31	the	the	DT
20987	1332	32	contemplated	contemplate	VBN
20987	1332	33	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	1332	34	,	,	,
20987	1332	35	showed	show	VBD
20987	1332	36	that	that	IN
20987	1332	37	,	,	,
20987	1332	38	unless	unless	IN
20987	1332	39	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1332	40	p.236	p.236	NN
20987	1332	41	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1332	42	the	the	DT
20987	1332	43	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1332	44	was	be	VBD
20987	1332	45	speedily	speedily	RB
20987	1332	46	reduced	reduce	VBN
20987	1332	47	,	,	,
20987	1332	48	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1332	49	would	would	MD
20987	1332	50	probably	probably	RB
20987	1332	51	be	be	VB
20987	1332	52	relieved	relieve	VBN
20987	1332	53	by	by	IN
20987	1332	54	sheer	sheer	JJ
20987	1332	55	weight	weight	NN
20987	1332	56	of	of	IN
20987	1332	57	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1332	58	.	.	.
20987	1333	1	In	in	IN
20987	1333	2	short	short	JJ
20987	1333	3	,	,	,
20987	1333	4	the	the	DT
20987	1333	5	opportunity	opportunity	NN
20987	1333	6	for	for	IN
20987	1333	7	a	a	DT
20987	1333	8	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	1333	9	blow	blow	NN
20987	1333	10	possibly	possibly	RB
20987	1333	11	now	now	RB
20987	1333	12	existed	exist	VBN
20987	1333	13	,	,	,
20987	1333	14	but	but	CC
20987	1333	15	,	,	,
20987	1333	16	if	if	IN
20987	1333	17	not	not	RB
20987	1333	18	quickly	quickly	RB
20987	1333	19	improved	improve	VBN
20987	1333	20	,	,	,
20987	1333	21	would	would	MD
20987	1333	22	certainly	certainly	RB
20987	1333	23	pass	pass	VB
20987	1333	24	away	away	RB
20987	1333	25	for	for	IN
20987	1333	26	ever	ever	RB
20987	1333	27	.	.	.
20987	1334	1	The	the	DT
20987	1334	2	motive	motive	NN
20987	1334	3	for	for	IN
20987	1334	4	the	the	DT
20987	1334	5	assault	assault	NN
20987	1334	6	that	that	WDT
20987	1334	7	soon	soon	RB
20987	1334	8	followed	follow	VBD
20987	1334	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	1334	10	not	not	RB
20987	1334	11	positively	positively	RB
20987	1334	12	known	know	VBN
20987	1334	13	;	;	:
20987	1334	14	but	but	CC
20987	1334	15	,	,	,
20987	1334	16	if	if	IN
20987	1334	17	the	the	DT
20987	1334	18	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1334	19	information	information	NN
20987	1334	20	of	of	IN
20987	1334	21	the	the	DT
20987	1334	22	damage	damage	NN
20987	1334	23	done	do	VBN
20987	1334	24	by	by	IN
20987	1334	25	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1334	26	shells	shell	NNS
20987	1334	27	,	,	,
20987	1334	28	and	and	CC
20987	1334	29	of	of	IN
20987	1334	30	the	the	DT
20987	1334	31	food	food	NN
20987	1334	32	and	and	CC
20987	1334	33	ammunition	ammunition	NN
20987	1334	34	supply	supply	NN
20987	1334	35	in	in	IN
20987	1334	36	the	the	DT
20987	1334	37	town	town	NN
20987	1334	38	,	,	,
20987	1334	39	was	be	VBD
20987	1334	40	as	as	RB
20987	1334	41	accurate	accurate	JJ
20987	1334	42	as	as	IN
20987	1334	43	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1334	44	is	be	VBZ
20987	1334	45	believed	believe	VBN
20987	1334	46	to	to	TO
20987	1334	47	have	have	VB
20987	1334	48	been	be	VBN
20987	1334	49	,	,	,
20987	1334	50	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1334	51	knew	know	VBD
20987	1334	52	that	that	IN
20987	1334	53	neither	neither	CC
20987	1334	54	bombardment	bombardment	NN
20987	1334	55	nor	nor	CC
20987	1334	56	hunger	hunger	NN
20987	1334	57	could	could	MD
20987	1334	58	reduce	reduce	VB
20987	1334	59	the	the	DT
20987	1334	60	place	place	NN
20987	1334	61	before	before	IN
20987	1334	62	the	the	DT
20987	1334	63	dreaded	dreaded	JJ
20987	1334	64	power	power	NN
20987	1334	65	of	of	IN
20987	1334	66	the	the	DT
20987	1334	67	outside	outside	JJ
20987	1334	68	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1334	69	received	receive	VBD
20987	1334	70	full	full	JJ
20987	1334	71	development	development	NN
20987	1334	72	.	.	.
20987	1335	1	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1335	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1335	3	to	to	IN
20987	1335	4	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1335	5	like	like	IN
20987	1335	6	a	a	DT
20987	1335	7	dead	dead	JJ
20987	1335	8	weight	weight	NN
20987	1335	9	round	round	IN
20987	1335	10	the	the	DT
20987	1335	11	neck	neck	NN
20987	1335	12	of	of	IN
20987	1335	13	a	a	DT
20987	1335	14	swimmer	swimmer	NN
20987	1335	15	struggling	struggle	VBG
20987	1335	16	for	for	IN
20987	1335	17	life	life	NN
20987	1335	18	under	under	IN
20987	1335	19	other	other	JJ
20987	1335	20	disadvantages	disadvantage	NNS
20987	1335	21	.	.	.
20987	1336	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1336	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1336	3	unnecessary	unnecessary	JJ
20987	1336	4	to	to	TO
20987	1336	5	seek	seek	VB
20987	1336	6	any	any	DT
20987	1336	7	further	further	JJ
20987	1336	8	reason	reason	NN
20987	1336	9	for	for	IN
20987	1336	10	the	the	DT
20987	1336	11	assault	assault	NN
20987	1336	12	of	of	IN
20987	1336	13	January	January	NNP
20987	1336	14	6	6	CD
20987	1336	15	,	,	,
20987	1336	16	by	by	IN
20987	1336	17	whomsoever	whomsoever	NN
20987	1336	18	first	first	RB
20987	1336	19	commanded	command	VBN
20987	1336	20	.	.	.
20987	1337	1	The	the	DT
20987	1337	2	words	word	NNS
20987	1337	3	attributed	attribute	VBN
20987	1337	4	to	to	IN
20987	1337	5	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1337	6	's	's	POS
20987	1337	7	order	order	NN
20987	1337	8	,	,	,
20987	1337	9	"	"	``
20987	1337	10	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1337	11	must	must	MD
20987	1337	12	be	be	VB
20987	1337	13	taken	take	VBN
20987	1337	14	before	before	IN
20987	1337	15	Wednesday"--the	wednesday"--the	DT
20987	1337	16	faint	faint	JJ
20987	1337	17	echo	echo	NN
20987	1337	18	,	,	,
20987	1337	19	perhaps	perhaps	RB
20987	1337	20	,	,	,
20987	1337	21	of	of	IN
20987	1337	22	Wellington	Wellington	NNP
20987	1337	23	's	's	POS
20987	1337	24	"	"	``
20987	1337	25	Ciudad	Ciudad	NNP
20987	1337	26	Rodrigo	Rodrigo	NNP
20987	1337	27	_	_	NNP
20987	1337	28	must	must	MD
20987	1337	29	_	_	NNP
20987	1337	30	be	be	VB
20987	1337	31	stormed	storm	VBN
20987	1337	32	this	this	DT
20987	1337	33	evening"--needed	evening"--neede	VBN
20987	1337	34	only	only	RB
20987	1337	35	to	to	TO
20987	1337	36	be	be	VB
20987	1337	37	supplemented	supplement	VBN
20987	1337	38	by	by	IN
20987	1337	39	the	the	DT
20987	1337	40	words	word	NNS
20987	1337	41	,	,	,
20987	1337	42	"	"	''
20987	1337	43	or	or	CC
20987	1337	44	never	never	RB
20987	1337	45	,	,	,
20987	1337	46	"	"	''
20987	1337	47	to	to	TO
20987	1337	48	express	express	VB
20987	1337	49	a	a	DT
20987	1337	50	military	military	JJ
20987	1337	51	argument	argument	NN
20987	1337	52	to	to	TO
20987	1337	53	which	which	WDT
20987	1337	54	no	no	DT
20987	1337	55	valid	valid	JJ
20987	1337	56	reply	reply	NN
20987	1337	57	could	could	MD
20987	1337	58	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1337	59	p.237	p.237	NN
20987	1337	60	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1337	61	be	be	VB
20987	1337	62	made	make	VBN
20987	1337	63	.	.	.
20987	1338	1	As	as	IN
20987	1338	2	the	the	DT
20987	1338	3	commander	commander	NN
20987	1338	4	of	of	IN
20987	1338	5	the	the	DT
20987	1338	6	New	New	NNP
20987	1338	7	Orleans	Orleans	NNP
20987	1338	8	forts	fort	NNS
20987	1338	9	said	say	VBD
20987	1338	10	,	,	,
20987	1338	11	"	"	``
20987	1338	12	There	there	EX
20987	1338	13	will	will	MD
20987	1338	14	be	be	VB
20987	1338	15	no	no	DT
20987	1338	16	to	to	TO
20987	1338	17	-	-	HYPH
20987	1338	18	morrow	morrow	VB
20987	1338	19	unless	unless	IN
20987	1338	20	so	so	RB
20987	1338	21	and	and	CC
20987	1338	22	so	so	RB
20987	1338	23	is	be	VBZ
20987	1338	24	done	do	VBN
20987	1338	25	_	_	NNP
20987	1338	26	at	at	IN
20987	1338	27	once	once	RB
20987	1338	28	_	_	NNP
20987	1338	29	.	.	.
20987	1338	30	"	"	''
20987	1339	1	Reluctant	reluctant	JJ
20987	1339	2	,	,	,
20987	1339	3	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1339	4	,	,	,
20987	1339	5	though	though	IN
20987	1339	6	the	the	DT
20987	1339	7	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1339	8	as	as	IN
20987	1339	9	a	a	DT
20987	1339	10	race	race	NN
20987	1339	11	have	have	VBP
20987	1339	12	shown	show	VBN
20987	1339	13	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1339	14	to	to	IN
20987	1339	15	offensive	offensive	JJ
20987	1339	16	tactics	tactic	NNS
20987	1339	17	and	and	CC
20987	1339	18	to	to	TO
20987	1339	19	assault	assault	VB
20987	1339	20	,	,	,
20987	1339	21	the	the	DT
20987	1339	22	necessities	necessity	NNS
20987	1339	23	of	of	IN
20987	1339	24	the	the	DT
20987	1339	25	case	case	NN
20987	1339	26	compelled	compel	VBD
20987	1339	27	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1339	28	.	.	.
20987	1340	1	In	in	IN
20987	1340	2	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1340	3	plan	plan	NN
20987	1340	4	,	,	,
20987	1340	5	and	and	CC
20987	1340	6	in	in	IN
20987	1340	7	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1340	8	execution	execution	NN
20987	1340	9	,	,	,
20987	1340	10	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1340	11	showed	show	VBD
20987	1340	12	all	all	PDT
20987	1340	13	the	the	DT
20987	1340	14	courage	courage	NN
20987	1340	15	,	,	,
20987	1340	16	all	all	PDT
20987	1340	17	the	the	DT
20987	1340	18	tenacity	tenacity	NN
20987	1340	19	,	,	,
20987	1340	20	heretofore	heretofore	RB
20987	1340	21	displayed	display	VBD
20987	1340	22	in	in	IN
20987	1340	23	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1340	24	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	1340	25	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1340	26	,	,	,
20987	1340	27	as	as	RB
20987	1340	28	well	well	RB
20987	1340	29	as	as	IN
20987	1340	30	the	the	DT
20987	1340	31	peculiar	peculiar	JJ
20987	1340	32	,	,	,
20987	1340	33	stealthy	stealthy	JJ
20987	1340	34	rockcraft	rockcraft	NN
20987	1340	35	of	of	IN
20987	1340	36	a	a	DT
20987	1340	37	nation	nation	NN
20987	1340	38	of	of	IN
20987	1340	39	hunters	hunter	NNS
20987	1340	40	,	,	,
20987	1340	41	which	which	WDT
20987	1340	42	has	have	VBZ
20987	1340	43	equally	equally	RB
20987	1340	44	characterised	characterise	VBN
20987	1340	45	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1340	46	.	.	.
20987	1341	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1341	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1341	3	not	not	RB
20987	1341	4	,	,	,
20987	1341	5	however	however	RB
20987	1341	6	,	,	,
20987	1341	7	too	too	RB
20987	1341	8	much	much	JJ
20987	1341	9	to	to	TO
20987	1341	10	add	add	VB
20987	1341	11	that	that	DT
20987	1341	12	at	at	IN
20987	1341	13	the	the	DT
20987	1341	14	supreme	supreme	NNP
20987	1341	15	moment	moment	NNP
20987	1341	16	,	,	,
20987	1341	17	when	when	WRB
20987	1341	18	man	man	NN
20987	1341	19	stands	stand	VBZ
20987	1341	20	foot	foot	NN
20987	1341	21	to	to	TO
20987	1341	22	foot	foot	NN
20987	1341	23	and	and	CC
20987	1341	24	eye	eye	NN
20987	1341	25	to	to	IN
20987	1341	26	eye	eye	NN
20987	1341	27	,	,	,
20987	1341	28	and	and	CC
20987	1341	29	when	when	WRB
20987	1341	30	the	the	DT
20987	1341	31	issue	issue	NN
20987	1341	32	depends	depend	VBZ
20987	1341	33	upon	upon	IN
20987	1341	34	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1341	35	aggressive	aggressive	JJ
20987	1341	36	momentum	momentum	NN
20987	1341	37	of	of	IN
20987	1341	38	temperament	temperament	NN
20987	1341	39	,	,	,
20987	1341	40	the	the	DT
20987	1341	41	national	national	JJ
20987	1341	42	trait	trait	NNP
20987	1341	43	,	,	,
20987	1341	44	whether	whether	IN
20987	1341	45	original	original	JJ
20987	1341	46	or	or	CC
20987	1341	47	acquired	acquire	VBN
20987	1341	48	,	,	,
20987	1341	49	asserted	assert	VBD
20987	1341	50	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1341	51	;	;	:
20987	1341	52	and	and	CC
20987	1341	53	the	the	DT
20987	1341	54	heroes	hero	NNS
20987	1341	55	who	who	WP
20987	1341	56	had	have	VBD
20987	1341	57	scaled	scale	VBN
20987	1341	58	the	the	DT
20987	1341	59	heights	height	NNS
20987	1341	60	barefoot	barefoot	RB
20987	1341	61	,	,	,
20987	1341	62	and	and	CC
20987	1341	63	clung	cling	VBN
20987	1341	64	with	with	IN
20987	1341	65	undying	undye	VBG
20987	1341	66	resolution	resolution	NN
20987	1341	67	to	to	IN
20987	1341	68	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1341	69	rocky	rocky	JJ
20987	1341	70	cover	cover	NN
20987	1341	71	,	,	,
20987	1341	72	exchanging	exchange	VBG
20987	1341	73	shots	shot	NNS
20987	1341	74	almost	almost	RB
20987	1341	75	muzzle	muzzle	VBP
20987	1341	76	to	to	IN
20987	1341	77	muzzle	muzzle	NNP
20987	1341	78	,	,	,
20987	1341	79	did	do	VBD
20987	1341	80	not	not	RB
20987	1341	81	muster	muster	VB
20987	1341	82	the	the	DT
20987	1341	83	resolution	resolution	NN
20987	1341	84	which	which	WDT
20987	1341	85	might	may	MD
20987	1341	86	,	,	,
20987	1341	87	or	or	CC
20987	1341	88	might	may	MD
20987	1341	89	not	not	RB
20987	1341	90	--	--	:
20987	1341	91	the	the	DT
20987	1341	92	true	true	JJ
20987	1341	93	soldier	soldier	NN
20987	1341	94	recks	reck	VBZ
20987	1341	95	not	not	RB
20987	1341	96	which	which	WDT
20987	1341	97	at	at	IN
20987	1341	98	such	such	PDT
20987	1341	99	an	an	DT
20987	1341	100	hour	hour	NN
20987	1341	101	--	--	:
20987	1341	102	have	have	VBP
20987	1341	103	carried	carry	VBN
20987	1341	104	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1341	105	,	,	,
20987	1341	106	more	more	RBR
20987	1341	107	than	than	IN
20987	1341	108	decimated	decimate	VBN
20987	1341	109	,	,	,
20987	1341	110	but	but	CC
20987	1341	111	triumphant	triumphant	NN
20987	1341	112	,	,	,
20987	1341	113	across	across	IN
20987	1341	114	the	the	DT
20987	1341	115	belt	belt	NN
20987	1341	116	of	of	IN
20987	1341	117	withering	wither	VBG
20987	1341	118	fire	fire	NN
20987	1341	119	to	to	IN
20987	1341	120	victory	victory	NN
20987	1341	121	.	.	.
20987	1342	1	The	the	DT
20987	1342	2	reply	reply	NN
20987	1342	3	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1342	4	p.238	p.238	NN
20987	1342	5	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1342	6	of	of	IN
20987	1342	7	the	the	DT
20987	1342	8	British	british	JJ
20987	1342	9	colonel	colonel	NN
20987	1342	10	on	on	IN
20987	1342	11	the	the	DT
20987	1342	12	other	other	JJ
20987	1342	13	side	side	NN
20987	1342	14	of	of	IN
20987	1342	15	the	the	DT
20987	1342	16	sixty	sixty	CD
20987	1342	17	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1342	18	of	of	IN
20987	1342	19	plateau	plateau	NN
20987	1342	20	that	that	WDT
20987	1342	21	separated	separate	VBD
20987	1342	22	the	the	DT
20987	1342	23	opponents	opponent	NNS
20987	1342	24	,	,	,
20987	1342	25	"	"	``
20987	1342	26	We	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1342	27	will	will	MD
20987	1342	28	try"--a	try"--a	NNS
20987	1342	29	phrase	phrase	VB
20987	1342	30	which	which	WDT
20987	1342	31	Americans	Americans	NNPS
20987	1342	32	will	will	MD
20987	1342	33	remember	remember	VB
20987	1342	34	fell	fall	VBD
20987	1342	35	in	in	IN
20987	1342	36	the	the	DT
20987	1342	37	same	same	JJ
20987	1342	38	tongue	tongue	NN
20987	1342	39	from	from	IN
20987	1342	40	the	the	DT
20987	1342	41	lips	lip	NNS
20987	1342	42	of	of	IN
20987	1342	43	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1342	44	own	own	JJ
20987	1342	45	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1342	46	Miller	Miller	NNP
20987	1342	47	at	at	IN
20987	1342	48	Lundy	Lundy	NNP
20987	1342	49	's	's	POS
20987	1342	50	Lane	Lane	NNP
20987	1342	51	--	--	:
20987	1342	52	expressed	express	VBD
20987	1342	53	just	just	RB
20987	1342	54	the	the	DT
20987	1342	55	difference	difference	NN
20987	1342	56	.	.	.
20987	1343	1	Of	of	IN
20987	1343	2	the	the	DT
20987	1343	3	three	three	CD
20987	1343	4	companies	company	NNS
20987	1343	5	who	who	WP
20987	1343	6	then	then	RB
20987	1343	7	rose	rise	VBD
20987	1343	8	to	to	IN
20987	1343	9	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1343	10	feet	foot	NNS
20987	1343	11	on	on	IN
20987	1343	12	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1343	13	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1343	14	and	and	CC
20987	1343	15	rushed	rush	VBD
20987	1343	16	,	,	,
20987	1343	17	every	every	DT
20987	1343	18	officer	officer	NN
20987	1343	19	fell	fall	VBD
20987	1343	20	and	and	CC
20987	1343	21	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	1343	22	-	-	HYPH
20987	1343	23	five	five	CD
20987	1343	24	of	of	IN
20987	1343	25	the	the	DT
20987	1343	26	men	man	NNS
20987	1343	27	;	;	:
20987	1343	28	but	but	CC
20987	1343	29	the	the	DT
20987	1343	30	bayonets	bayonet	NNS
20987	1343	31	of	of	IN
20987	1343	32	the	the	DT
20987	1343	33	survivors	survivor	NNS
20987	1343	34	reached	reach	VBD
20987	1343	35	the	the	DT
20987	1343	36	other	other	JJ
20987	1343	37	side	side	NN
20987	1343	38	,	,	,
20987	1343	39	and	and	CC
20987	1343	40	there	there	EX
20987	1343	41	followed	follow	VBD
20987	1343	42	the	the	DT
20987	1343	43	inevitable	inevitable	JJ
20987	1343	44	result	result	NN
20987	1343	45	.	.	.
20987	1344	1	The	the	DT
20987	1344	2	men	man	NNS
20987	1344	3	that	that	WDT
20987	1344	4	would	would	MD
20987	1344	5	not	not	RB
20987	1344	6	charge	charge	VB
20987	1344	7	fled	flee	VBN
20987	1344	8	.	.	.
20987	1345	1	Of	of	IN
20987	1345	2	this	this	DT
20987	1345	3	affair	affair	NN
20987	1345	4	,	,	,
20987	1345	5	in	in	IN
20987	1345	6	which	which	WDT
20987	1345	7	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1345	8	most	most	RBS
20987	1345	9	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	1345	10	touched	touch	VBD
20987	1345	11	ruin	ruin	NN
20987	1345	12	,	,	,
20987	1345	13	the	the	DT
20987	1345	14	salient	salient	NN
20987	1345	15	details	detail	NNS
20987	1345	16	only	only	RB
20987	1345	17	must	must	MD
20987	1345	18	be	be	VB
20987	1345	19	briefly	briefly	RB
20987	1345	20	told	tell	VBN
20987	1345	21	.	.	.
20987	1346	1	The	the	DT
20987	1346	2	part	part	NN
20987	1346	3	of	of	IN
20987	1346	4	the	the	DT
20987	1346	5	British	british	JJ
20987	1346	6	defences	defence	NNS
20987	1346	7	chosen	choose	VBN
20987	1346	8	for	for	IN
20987	1346	9	the	the	DT
20987	1346	10	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1346	11	assault	assault	NN
20987	1346	12	was	be	VBD
20987	1346	13	a	a	DT
20987	1346	14	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	1346	15	two	two	CD
20987	1346	16	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1346	17	south	south	RB
20987	1346	18	of	of	IN
20987	1346	19	the	the	DT
20987	1346	20	town	town	NN
20987	1346	21	,	,	,
20987	1346	22	in	in	IN
20987	1346	23	length	length	NN
20987	1346	24	some	some	DT
20987	1346	25	4,500	4,500	CD
20987	1346	26	yards,--over	yards,--over	NNP
20987	1346	27	two	two	CD
20987	1346	28	and	and	CC
20987	1346	29	a	a	DT
20987	1346	30	half	half	NN
20987	1346	31	miles,--and	miles,--and	NNP
20987	1346	32	600	600	CD
20987	1346	33	feet	foot	NNS
20987	1346	34	high	high	JJ
20987	1346	35	.	.	.
20987	1347	1	Its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1347	2	general	general	JJ
20987	1347	3	direction	direction	NN
20987	1347	4	is	be	VBZ
20987	1347	5	east	east	NNP
20987	1347	6	and	and	CC
20987	1347	7	west	west	NNP
20987	1347	8	,	,	,
20987	1347	9	but	but	CC
20987	1347	10	in	in	IN
20987	1347	11	contour	contour	NN
20987	1347	12	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1347	13	is	be	VBZ
20987	1347	14	slightly	slightly	RB
20987	1347	15	concave	concave	JJ
20987	1347	16	towards	towards	IN
20987	1347	17	the	the	DT
20987	1347	18	south	south	NN
20987	1347	19	,	,	,
20987	1347	20	whence	whence	NN
20987	1347	21	the	the	DT
20987	1347	22	assailants	assailant	NNS
20987	1347	23	came	come	VBD
20987	1347	24	.	.	.
20987	1348	1	In	in	IN
20987	1348	2	the	the	DT
20987	1348	3	centre	centre	NN
20987	1348	4	,	,	,
20987	1348	5	this	this	DT
20987	1348	6	crescent	crescent	NN
20987	1348	7	,	,	,
20987	1348	8	having	have	VBG
20987	1348	9	a	a	DT
20987	1348	10	comparatively	comparatively	RB
20987	1348	11	easy	easy	JJ
20987	1348	12	incline	incline	NN
20987	1348	13	,	,	,
20987	1348	14	is	be	VBZ
20987	1348	15	more	more	RBR
20987	1348	16	readily	readily	RB
20987	1348	17	swept	sweep	VBN
20987	1348	18	by	by	IN
20987	1348	19	fire	fire	NN
20987	1348	20	,	,	,
20987	1348	21	and	and	CC
20987	1348	22	approach	approach	NN
20987	1348	23	is	be	VBZ
20987	1348	24	more	more	RBR
20987	1348	25	easily	easily	RB
20987	1348	26	seen	see	VBN
20987	1348	27	.	.	.
20987	1349	1	The	the	DT
20987	1349	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1349	3	consequently	consequently	RB
20987	1349	4	chose	choose	VBD
20987	1349	5	to	to	TO
20987	1349	6	ascend	ascend	VB
20987	1349	7	by	by	IN
20987	1349	8	the	the	DT
20987	1349	9	horns	horn	NNS
20987	1349	10	,	,	,
20987	1349	11	which	which	WDT
20987	1349	12	are	be	VBP
20987	1349	13	very	very	RB
20987	1349	14	precipitous	precipitous	JJ
20987	1349	15	,	,	,
20987	1349	16	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1349	17	p.239	p.239	NNP
20987	1349	18	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1349	19	and	and	CC
20987	1349	20	where	where	WRB
20987	1349	21	,	,	,
20987	1349	22	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1349	23	,	,	,
20987	1349	24	if	if	IN
20987	1349	25	no	no	DT
20987	1349	26	noise	noise	NN
20987	1349	27	is	be	VBZ
20987	1349	28	made	make	VBN
20987	1349	29	,	,	,
20987	1349	30	detection	detection	NN
20987	1349	31	is	be	VBZ
20987	1349	32	not	not	RB
20987	1349	33	easy	easy	JJ
20987	1349	34	and	and	CC
20987	1349	35	aim	aim	VB
20987	1349	36	is	be	VBZ
20987	1349	37	extremely	extremely	RB
20987	1349	38	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	1349	39	.	.	.
20987	1350	1	Above	above	IN
20987	1350	2	the	the	DT
20987	1350	3	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	1350	4	thus	thus	RB
20987	1350	5	described	describe	VBD
20987	1350	6	rose	rise	VBD
20987	1350	7	three	three	CD
20987	1350	8	eminences	eminence	NNS
20987	1350	9	,	,	,
20987	1350	10	of	of	IN
20987	1350	11	100	100	CD
20987	1350	12	feet	foot	NNS
20987	1350	13	or	or	CC
20987	1350	14	more	more	JJR
20987	1350	15	.	.	.
20987	1351	1	That	that	IN
20987	1351	2	on	on	IN
20987	1351	3	the	the	DT
20987	1351	4	east	east	NN
20987	1351	5	was	be	VBD
20987	1351	6	Cæsar	Cæsar	NNP
20987	1351	7	's	's	POS
20987	1351	8	Camp	Camp	NNP
20987	1351	9	,	,	,
20987	1351	10	about	about	RB
20987	1351	11	1,500	1,500	CD
20987	1351	12	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1351	13	long	long	RB
20987	1351	14	by	by	IN
20987	1351	15	700	700	CD
20987	1351	16	wide	wide	RB
20987	1351	17	;	;	:
20987	1351	18	next	next	RB
20987	1351	19	,	,	,
20987	1351	20	and	and	CC
20987	1351	21	400	400	CD
20987	1351	22	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1351	23	distant	distant	JJ
20987	1351	24	,	,	,
20987	1351	25	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1351	26	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1351	27	,	,	,
20987	1351	28	two	two	CD
20987	1351	29	-	-	HYPH
20987	1351	30	thirds	third	NNS
20987	1351	31	the	the	DT
20987	1351	32	size	size	NN
20987	1351	33	;	;	:
20987	1351	34	and	and	CC
20987	1351	35	close	close	RB
20987	1351	36	to	to	IN
20987	1351	37	this	this	DT
20987	1351	38	,	,	,
20987	1351	39	and	and	CC
20987	1351	40	at	at	IN
20987	1351	41	the	the	DT
20987	1351	42	extreme	extreme	JJ
20987	1351	43	west	west	NN
20987	1351	44	,	,	,
20987	1351	45	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1351	46	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1351	47	West	West	NNP
20987	1351	48	,	,	,
20987	1351	49	scarcely	scarcely	RB
20987	1351	50	more	more	JJR
20987	1351	51	than	than	IN
20987	1351	52	a	a	DT
20987	1351	53	knob	knob	NN
20987	1351	54	,	,	,
20987	1351	55	but	but	CC
20987	1351	56	very	very	RB
20987	1351	57	steep	steep	JJ
20987	1351	58	.	.	.
20987	1352	1	The	the	DT
20987	1352	2	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1352	3	plan	plan	NN
20987	1352	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1352	5	to	to	TO
20987	1352	6	seize	seize	VB
20987	1352	7	the	the	DT
20987	1352	8	two	two	CD
20987	1352	9	extremities	extremity	NNS
20987	1352	10	by	by	IN
20987	1352	11	a	a	DT
20987	1352	12	night	night	NN
20987	1352	13	attack	attack	NN
20987	1352	14	of	of	IN
20987	1352	15	picked	pick	VBN
20987	1352	16	men	man	NNS
20987	1352	17	,	,	,
20987	1352	18	who	who	WP
20987	1352	19	,	,	,
20987	1352	20	when	when	WRB
20987	1352	21	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1352	22	had	have	VBD
20987	1352	23	made	make	VBN
20987	1352	24	good	good	JJ
20987	1352	25	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1352	26	hold	hold	NN
20987	1352	27	,	,	,
20987	1352	28	would	would	MD
20987	1352	29	be	be	VB
20987	1352	30	reinforced	reinforce	VBN
20987	1352	31	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	1352	32	from	from	IN
20987	1352	33	a	a	DT
20987	1352	34	main	main	JJ
20987	1352	35	body	body	NN
20987	1352	36	assembled	assemble	VBN
20987	1352	37	behind	behind	IN
20987	1352	38	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1352	39	some	some	DT
20987	1352	40	two	two	CD
20987	1352	41	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1352	42	south	south	RB
20987	1352	43	.	.	.
20987	1353	1	Against	against	IN
20987	1353	2	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1353	3	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1353	4	went	go	VBD
20987	1353	5	300	300	CD
20987	1353	6	men	man	NNS
20987	1353	7	,	,	,
20987	1353	8	who	who	WP
20987	1353	9	,	,	,
20987	1353	10	on	on	IN
20987	1353	11	reaching	reach	VBG
20987	1353	12	the	the	DT
20987	1353	13	foot	foot	NN
20987	1353	14	,	,	,
20987	1353	15	took	take	VBD
20987	1353	16	off	off	RP
20987	1353	17	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1353	18	shoes	shoe	NNS
20987	1353	19	and	and	CC
20987	1353	20	divided	divide	VBN
20987	1353	21	into	into	IN
20987	1353	22	two	two	CD
20987	1353	23	parties	party	NNS
20987	1353	24	,	,	,
20987	1353	25	one	one	CD
20987	1353	26	of	of	IN
20987	1353	27	which	which	WDT
20987	1353	28	climbed	climb	VBD
20987	1353	29	noiselessly	noiselessly	RB
20987	1353	30	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1353	31	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1353	32	,	,	,
20987	1353	33	the	the	DT
20987	1353	34	other	other	JJ
20987	1353	35	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1353	36	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1353	37	West	West	NNP
20987	1353	38	.	.	.
20987	1354	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1354	2	came	come	VBD
20987	1354	3	as	as	IN
20987	1354	4	a	a	DT
20987	1354	5	complete	complete	JJ
20987	1354	6	surprise	surprise	NN
20987	1354	7	upon	upon	IN
20987	1354	8	the	the	DT
20987	1354	9	British	british	JJ
20987	1354	10	outposts	outpost	NNS
20987	1354	11	.	.	.
20987	1355	1	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1355	2	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1355	3	West	West	NNP
20987	1355	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1355	5	held	hold	VBN
20987	1355	6	by	by	IN
20987	1355	7	two	two	CD
20987	1355	8	squadrons	squadron	NNS
20987	1355	9	,	,	,
20987	1355	10	about	about	RB
20987	1355	11	70	70	CD
20987	1355	12	men	man	NNS
20987	1355	13	,	,	,
20987	1355	14	of	of	IN
20987	1355	15	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1355	16	troopers	trooper	NNS
20987	1355	17	--	--	:
20987	1355	18	the	the	DT
20987	1355	19	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	1355	20	Light	Light	NNP
20987	1355	21	Horse	Horse	NNP
20987	1355	22	;	;	:
20987	1355	23	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1355	24	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1355	25	proper	proper	JJ
20987	1355	26	by	by	IN
20987	1355	27	a	a	DT
20987	1355	28	half	half	JJ
20987	1355	29	-	-	HYPH
20987	1355	30	battalion	battalion	NN
20987	1355	31	of	of	IN
20987	1355	32	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1355	33	.	.	.
20987	1356	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1356	2	happened	happen	VBD
20987	1356	3	,	,	,
20987	1356	4	however	however	RB
20987	1356	5	,	,	,
20987	1356	6	by	by	IN
20987	1356	7	fortunate	fortunate	JJ
20987	1356	8	coincidence	coincidence	NN
20987	1356	9	,	,	,
20987	1356	10	that	that	IN
20987	1356	11	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1356	12	had	have	VBD
20987	1356	13	been	be	VBN
20987	1356	14	decided	decide	VBN
20987	1356	15	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1356	16	p.240	p.240	NNP
20987	1356	17	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1356	18	to	to	TO
20987	1356	19	mount	mount	VB
20987	1356	20	that	that	DT
20987	1356	21	night	night	NN
20987	1356	22	a	a	DT
20987	1356	23	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1356	24	gun	gun	NN
20987	1356	25	upon	upon	IN
20987	1356	26	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1356	27	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1356	28	West	West	NNP
20987	1356	29	.	.	.
20987	1357	1	This	this	DT
20987	1357	2	,	,	,
20987	1357	3	with	with	IN
20987	1357	4	an	an	DT
20987	1357	5	escort	escort	NN
20987	1357	6	of	of	IN
20987	1357	7	engineer	engineer	NN
20987	1357	8	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1357	9	,	,	,
20987	1357	10	a	a	DT
20987	1357	11	half	half	JJ
20987	1357	12	company	company	NN
20987	1357	13	of	of	IN
20987	1357	14	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1357	15	,	,	,
20987	1357	16	and	and	CC
20987	1357	17	some	some	DT
20987	1357	18	seamen	seaman	NNS
20987	1357	19	--	--	:
20987	1357	20	in	in	IN
20987	1357	21	all	all	DT
20987	1357	22	sixty	sixty	CD
20987	1357	23	rifles	rifle	NNS
20987	1357	24	--	--	:
20987	1357	25	had	have	VBD
20987	1357	26	reached	reach	VBN
20987	1357	27	the	the	DT
20987	1357	28	foot	foot	NN
20987	1357	29	of	of	IN
20987	1357	30	the	the	DT
20987	1357	31	hill	hill	NN
20987	1357	32	by	by	IN
20987	1357	33	2.30	2.30	CD
20987	1357	34	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1357	35	,	,	,
20987	1357	36	the	the	DT
20987	1357	37	hour	hour	NN
20987	1357	38	the	the	DT
20987	1357	39	attack	attack	NN
20987	1357	40	was	be	VBD
20987	1357	41	made	make	VBN
20987	1357	42	.	.	.
20987	1358	1	Alarm	alarm	NN
20987	1358	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1358	3	taken	take	VBN
20987	1358	4	only	only	RB
20987	1358	5	an	an	DT
20987	1358	6	instant	instant	NN
20987	1358	7	before	before	IN
20987	1358	8	the	the	DT
20987	1358	9	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1358	10	were	be	VBD
20987	1358	11	upon	upon	IN
20987	1358	12	the	the	DT
20987	1358	13	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1358	14	.	.	.
20987	1359	1	The	the	DT
20987	1359	2	rush	rush	NN
20987	1359	3	and	and	CC
20987	1359	4	fire	fire	NN
20987	1359	5	followed	follow	VBD
20987	1359	6	so	so	RB
20987	1359	7	instantly	instantly	RB
20987	1359	8	that	that	IN
20987	1359	9	the	the	DT
20987	1359	10	defenders	defender	NNS
20987	1359	11	were	be	VBD
20987	1359	12	driven	drive	VBN
20987	1359	13	in	in	IN
20987	1359	14	disorder	disorder	NN
20987	1359	15	over	over	IN
20987	1359	16	the	the	DT
20987	1359	17	crest	crest	NN
20987	1359	18	,	,	,
20987	1359	19	leaving	leave	VBG
20987	1359	20	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1359	21	in	in	IN
20987	1359	22	the	the	DT
20987	1359	23	hands	hand	NNS
20987	1359	24	of	of	IN
20987	1359	25	the	the	DT
20987	1359	26	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1359	27	,	,	,
20987	1359	28	who	who	WP
20987	1359	29	captured	capture	VBD
20987	1359	30	a	a	DT
20987	1359	31	lieutenant	lieutenant	NN
20987	1359	32	and	and	CC
20987	1359	33	sixteen	sixteen	CD
20987	1359	34	men	man	NNS
20987	1359	35	--	--	:
20987	1359	36	thirteen	thirteen	CD
20987	1359	37	of	of	IN
20987	1359	38	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1359	39	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	1359	40	.	.	.
20987	1360	1	Amid	amid	IN
20987	1360	2	the	the	DT
20987	1360	3	surprise	surprise	NN
20987	1360	4	and	and	CC
20987	1360	5	confusion	confusion	NN
20987	1360	6	,	,	,
20987	1360	7	and	and	CC
20987	1360	8	the	the	DT
20987	1360	9	black	black	JJ
20987	1360	10	darkness	darkness	NN
20987	1360	11	,	,	,
20987	1360	12	the	the	DT
20987	1360	13	gun	gun	NN
20987	1360	14	escort	escort	NN
20987	1360	15	,	,	,
20987	1360	16	under	under	IN
20987	1360	17	two	two	CD
20987	1360	18	young	young	JJ
20987	1360	19	lieutenants	lieutenant	NNS
20987	1360	20	of	of	IN
20987	1360	21	engineers	engineer	NNS
20987	1360	22	,	,	,
20987	1360	23	held	hold	VBD
20987	1360	24	firm	firm	NN
20987	1360	25	,	,	,
20987	1360	26	affording	afford	VBG
20987	1360	27	a	a	DT
20987	1360	28	rallying	rallying	NN
20987	1360	29	point	point	NN
20987	1360	30	for	for	IN
20987	1360	31	the	the	DT
20987	1360	32	routed	routed	JJ
20987	1360	33	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1360	34	;	;	:
20987	1360	35	and	and	CC
20987	1360	36	this	this	DT
20987	1360	37	mixed	mixed	JJ
20987	1360	38	body	body	NN
20987	1360	39	,	,	,
20987	1360	40	steadying	steady	VBG
20987	1360	41	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1360	42	under	under	IN
20987	1360	43	cover	cover	NN
20987	1360	44	on	on	IN
20987	1360	45	the	the	DT
20987	1360	46	reverse	reverse	JJ
20987	1360	47	side	side	NN
20987	1360	48	of	of	IN
20987	1360	49	the	the	DT
20987	1360	50	hill	hill	NN
20987	1360	51	,	,	,
20987	1360	52	stood	stand	VBD
20987	1360	53	fast	fast	RB
20987	1360	54	and	and	CC
20987	1360	55	waited	wait	VBD
20987	1360	56	events	event	NNS
20987	1360	57	.	.	.
20987	1361	1	The	the	DT
20987	1361	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1361	3	,	,	,
20987	1361	4	also	also	RB
20987	1361	5	expectant	expectant	JJ
20987	1361	6	,	,	,
20987	1361	7	instead	instead	RB
20987	1361	8	of	of	IN
20987	1361	9	pursuing	pursue	VBG
20987	1361	10	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1361	11	success	success	NN
20987	1361	12	,	,	,
20987	1361	13	retired	retire	VBN
20987	1361	14	and	and	CC
20987	1361	15	sought	seek	VBD
20987	1361	16	cover	cover	NN
20987	1361	17	on	on	IN
20987	1361	18	the	the	DT
20987	1361	19	outer	outer	JJ
20987	1361	20	slope	slope	NN
20987	1361	21	;	;	:
20987	1361	22	a	a	DT
20987	1361	23	narrow	narrow	JJ
20987	1361	24	sixty	sixty	CD
20987	1361	25	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1361	26	of	of	IN
20987	1361	27	summit	summit	NN
20987	1361	28	alone	alone	RB
20987	1361	29	separating	separate	VBG
20987	1361	30	the	the	DT
20987	1361	31	opponents	opponent	NNS
20987	1361	32	.	.	.
20987	1362	1	Somewhat	somewhat	RB
20987	1362	2	less	less	JJR
20987	1362	3	of	of	IN
20987	1362	4	success	success	NN
20987	1362	5	attended	attend	VBD
20987	1362	6	the	the	DT
20987	1362	7	surprise	surprise	NN
20987	1362	8	on	on	IN
20987	1362	9	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1362	10	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1362	11	proper	proper	NN
20987	1362	12	.	.	.
20987	1363	1	Nevertheless	nevertheless	RB
20987	1363	2	,	,	,
20987	1363	3	there	there	EX
20987	1363	4	also	also	RB
20987	1363	5	the	the	DT
20987	1363	6	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1363	7	effected	effect	VBD
20987	1363	8	a	a	DT
20987	1363	9	lodgment	lodgment	NN
20987	1363	10	on	on	IN
20987	1363	11	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1363	12	p.241	p.241	NN
20987	1363	13	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1363	14	the	the	DT
20987	1363	15	plateau	plateau	NN
20987	1363	16	,	,	,
20987	1363	17	and	and	CC
20987	1363	18	along	along	IN
20987	1363	19	the	the	DT
20987	1363	20	nek	nek	NNP
20987	1363	21	connecting	connect	VBG
20987	1363	22	with	with	IN
20987	1363	23	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1363	24	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1363	25	West	West	NNP
20987	1363	26	.	.	.
20987	1364	1	A	a	DT
20987	1364	2	group	group	NN
20987	1364	3	of	of	IN
20987	1364	4	stragglers	straggler	NNS
20987	1364	5	,	,	,
20987	1364	6	from	from	IN
20987	1364	7	the	the	DT
20987	1364	8	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	1364	9	Light	Light	NNP
20987	1364	10	Horse	Horse	NNP
20987	1364	11	and	and	CC
20987	1364	12	the	the	DT
20987	1364	13	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1364	14	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1364	15	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1364	16	,	,	,
20987	1364	17	had	have	VBD
20987	1364	18	got	get	VBN
20987	1364	19	together	together	RB
20987	1364	20	among	among	IN
20987	1364	21	the	the	DT
20987	1364	22	boulders	boulder	NNS
20987	1364	23	of	of	IN
20987	1364	24	a	a	DT
20987	1364	25	knoll	knoll	NN
20987	1364	26	off	off	IN
20987	1364	27	the	the	DT
20987	1364	28	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1364	29	hill	hill	NNP
20987	1364	30	,	,	,
20987	1364	31	near	near	IN
20987	1364	32	the	the	DT
20987	1364	33	nek	nek	NNP
20987	1364	34	,	,	,
20987	1364	35	and	and	CC
20987	1364	36	thence	thence	NN
20987	1364	37	kept	keep	VBD
20987	1364	38	up	up	RP
20987	1364	39	a	a	DT
20987	1364	40	cross	cross	NN
20987	1364	41	-	-	NN
20987	1364	42	fire	fire	NN
20987	1364	43	on	on	IN
20987	1364	44	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1364	45	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1364	46	West	West	NNP
20987	1364	47	.	.	.
20987	1365	1	The	the	DT
20987	1365	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1365	3	doing	do	VBG
20987	1365	4	the	the	DT
20987	1365	5	same	same	JJ
20987	1365	6	from	from	IN
20987	1365	7	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1365	8	side	side	NN
20987	1365	9	,	,	,
20987	1365	10	that	that	DT
20987	1365	11	summit	summit	NN
20987	1365	12	was	be	VBD
20987	1365	13	untenable	untenable	JJ
20987	1365	14	to	to	IN
20987	1365	15	either	either	DT
20987	1365	16	party	party	NN
20987	1365	17	.	.	.
20987	1366	1	Here	here	RB
20987	1366	2	,	,	,
20987	1366	3	at	at	IN
20987	1366	4	the	the	DT
20987	1366	5	west	west	JJ
20987	1366	6	end	end	NN
20987	1366	7	of	of	IN
20987	1366	8	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1366	9	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1366	10	,	,	,
20987	1366	11	the	the	DT
20987	1366	12	two	two	CD
20987	1366	13	lines	line	NNS
20987	1366	14	were	be	VBD
20987	1366	15	but	but	CC
20987	1366	16	30	30	CD
20987	1366	17	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1366	18	apart	apart	RB
20987	1366	19	.	.	.
20987	1367	1	To	to	IN
20987	1367	2	the	the	DT
20987	1367	3	eastward	eastward	JJ
20987	1367	4	,	,	,
20987	1367	5	towards	towards	IN
20987	1367	6	Cæsar	Cæsar	NNP
20987	1367	7	's	's	POS
20987	1367	8	Camp	Camp	NNP
20987	1367	9	,	,	,
20987	1367	10	as	as	IN
20987	1367	11	the	the	DT
20987	1367	12	plateau	plateau	NN
20987	1367	13	widened	widen	VBD
20987	1367	14	,	,	,
20987	1367	15	the	the	DT
20987	1367	16	space	space	NN
20987	1367	17	increased	increase	VBD
20987	1367	18	to	to	IN
20987	1367	19	100	100	CD
20987	1367	20	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1367	21	.	.	.
20987	1368	1	The	the	DT
20987	1368	2	danger	danger	NN
20987	1368	3	to	to	IN
20987	1368	4	the	the	DT
20987	1368	5	British	British	NNPS
20987	1368	6	in	in	IN
20987	1368	7	this	this	DT
20987	1368	8	situation	situation	NN
20987	1368	9	was	be	VBD
20987	1368	10	,	,	,
20987	1368	11	that	that	IN
20987	1368	12	if	if	IN
20987	1368	13	the	the	DT
20987	1368	14	knoll	knoll	NN
20987	1368	15	were	be	VBD
20987	1368	16	lost	lose	VBN
20987	1368	17	,	,	,
20987	1368	18	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1368	19	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1368	20	West	West	NNP
20987	1368	21	,	,	,
20987	1368	22	losing	lose	VBG
20987	1368	23	the	the	DT
20987	1368	24	support	support	NN
20987	1368	25	of	of	IN
20987	1368	26	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1368	27	fire	fire	NN
20987	1368	28	,	,	,
20987	1368	29	would	would	MD
20987	1368	30	probably	probably	RB
20987	1368	31	fall	fall	VB
20987	1368	32	with	with	IN
20987	1368	33	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1368	34	.	.	.
20987	1369	1	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1369	2	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1369	3	proper	proper	JJ
20987	1369	4	would	would	MD
20987	1369	5	then	then	RB
20987	1369	6	be	be	VB
20987	1369	7	taken	take	VBN
20987	1369	8	in	in	IN
20987	1369	9	flank	flank	NN
20987	1369	10	as	as	RB
20987	1369	11	well	well	RB
20987	1369	12	as	as	IN
20987	1369	13	in	in	IN
20987	1369	14	front	front	NN
20987	1369	15	,	,	,
20987	1369	16	and	and	CC
20987	1369	17	so	so	RB
20987	1369	18	rendered	render	VBN
20987	1369	19	untenable	untenable	JJ
20987	1369	20	;	;	:
20987	1369	21	while	while	IN
20987	1369	22	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1369	23	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1369	24	once	once	RB
20987	1369	25	gone	go	VBN
20987	1369	26	,	,	,
20987	1369	27	Cæsar	Cæsar	NNP
20987	1369	28	's	's	POS
20987	1369	29	Camp	Camp	NNP
20987	1369	30	would	would	MD
20987	1369	31	be	be	VB
20987	1369	32	exposed	expose	VBN
20987	1369	33	to	to	IN
20987	1369	34	a	a	DT
20987	1369	35	like	like	JJ
20987	1369	36	concentration	concentration	NN
20987	1369	37	and	and	CC
20987	1369	38	probably	probably	RB
20987	1369	39	to	to	IN
20987	1369	40	the	the	DT
20987	1369	41	same	same	JJ
20987	1369	42	fate	fate	NN
20987	1369	43	.	.	.
20987	1370	1	Deprived	deprive	VBN
20987	1370	2	of	of	IN
20987	1370	3	the	the	DT
20987	1370	4	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	1370	5	,	,	,
20987	1370	6	the	the	DT
20987	1370	7	British	british	JJ
20987	1370	8	line	line	NN
20987	1370	9	of	of	IN
20987	1370	10	defences	defence	NNS
20987	1370	11	would	would	MD
20987	1370	12	be	be	VB
20987	1370	13	broken	break	VBN
20987	1370	14	and	and	CC
20987	1370	15	the	the	DT
20987	1370	16	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1370	17	established	establish	VBN
20987	1370	18	on	on	IN
20987	1370	19	a	a	DT
20987	1370	20	commanding	commanding	JJ
20987	1370	21	height	height	NN
20987	1370	22	in	in	IN
20987	1370	23	easy	easy	NNP
20987	1370	24	range--5,000	range--5,000	NNP
20987	1370	25	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1370	26	--	--	:
20987	1370	27	of	of	IN
20987	1370	28	the	the	DT
20987	1370	29	town	town	NN
20987	1370	30	.	.	.
20987	1371	1	Two	two	CD
20987	1371	2	or	or	CC
20987	1371	3	three	three	CD
20987	1371	4	desperate	desperate	JJ
20987	1371	5	attempts	attempt	NNS
20987	1371	6	to	to	TO
20987	1371	7	reinforce	reinforce	VB
20987	1371	8	the	the	DT
20987	1371	9	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1371	10	p.242	p.242	NN
20987	1371	11	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1371	12	knoll	knoll	NN
20987	1371	13	by	by	IN
20987	1371	14	crossing	cross	VBG
20987	1371	15	the	the	DT
20987	1371	16	open	open	JJ
20987	1371	17	were	be	VBD
20987	1371	18	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1371	19	made	make	VBN
20987	1371	20	by	by	IN
20987	1371	21	small	small	JJ
20987	1371	22	parties	party	NNS
20987	1371	23	,	,	,
20987	1371	24	but	but	CC
20987	1371	25	these	these	DT
20987	1371	26	were	be	VBD
20987	1371	27	cut	cut	VBN
20987	1371	28	down	down	RP
20987	1371	29	,	,	,
20987	1371	30	the	the	DT
20987	1371	31	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1371	32	leading	lead	VBG
20987	1371	33	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1371	34	being	be	VBG
20987	1371	35	killed	kill	VBN
20987	1371	36	.	.	.
20987	1372	1	At	at	IN
20987	1372	2	this	this	DT
20987	1372	3	time	time	NN
20987	1372	4	the	the	DT
20987	1372	5	colonel	colonel	NN
20987	1372	6	,	,	,
20987	1372	7	two	two	CD
20987	1372	8	majors	major	NNS
20987	1372	9	,	,	,
20987	1372	10	and	and	CC
20987	1372	11	four	four	CD
20987	1372	12	other	other	JJ
20987	1372	13	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1372	14	of	of	IN
20987	1372	15	the	the	DT
20987	1372	16	Light	light	JJ
20987	1372	17	Horse	Horse	NNP
20987	1372	18	were	be	VBD
20987	1372	19	hit	hit	VBN
20987	1372	20	.	.	.
20987	1373	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1373	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1373	3	to	to	IN
20987	1373	4	this	this	DT
20987	1373	5	resolute	resolute	JJ
20987	1373	6	tenure	tenure	NN
20987	1373	7	of	of	IN
20987	1373	8	the	the	DT
20987	1373	9	key	key	NN
20987	1373	10	of	of	IN
20987	1373	11	the	the	DT
20987	1373	12	situation	situation	NN
20987	1373	13	by	by	IN
20987	1373	14	a	a	DT
20987	1373	15	handful	handful	NN
20987	1373	16	of	of	IN
20987	1373	17	men	man	NNS
20987	1373	18	that	that	IN
20987	1373	19	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1373	20	George	George	NNP
20987	1373	21	White	White	NNP
20987	1373	22	referred	refer	VBD
20987	1373	23	in	in	IN
20987	1373	24	a	a	DT
20987	1373	25	speech	speech	NN
20987	1373	26	at	at	IN
20987	1373	27	Belfast	Belfast	NNP
20987	1373	28	.	.	.
20987	1374	1	"	"	``
20987	1374	2	On	on	IN
20987	1374	3	January	January	NNP
20987	1374	4	6th	6th	NN
20987	1374	5	,	,	,
20987	1374	6	which	which	WDT
20987	1374	7	has	have	VBZ
20987	1374	8	been	be	VBN
20987	1374	9	alluded	allude	VBN
20987	1374	10	to	to	IN
20987	1374	11	as	as	IN
20987	1374	12	a	a	DT
20987	1374	13	tight	tight	JJ
20987	1374	14	day	day	NN
20987	1374	15	,	,	,
20987	1374	16	had	have	VBD
20987	1374	17	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1374	18	not	not	RB
20987	1374	19	been	be	VBN
20987	1374	20	for	for	IN
20987	1374	21	the	the	DT
20987	1374	22	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	1374	23	Light	Light	NNP
20987	1374	24	Horse	Horse	NNP
20987	1374	25	,	,	,
20987	1374	26	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1374	27	might	may	MD
20987	1374	28	have	have	VB
20987	1374	29	been	be	VBN
20987	1374	30	spending	spend	VBG
20987	1374	31	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1374	32	Sunday	Sunday	NNP
20987	1374	33	(	(	-LRB-
20987	1374	34	January	January	NNP
20987	1374	35	7	7	CD
20987	1374	36	)	)	-RRB-
20987	1374	37	where	where	WRB
20987	1374	38	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1374	39	spent	spend	VBD
20987	1374	40	mine	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1374	41	.	.	.
20987	1375	1	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1375	2	think	think	VBP
20987	1375	3	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1375	4	may	may	MD
20987	1375	5	say	say	VB
20987	1375	6	of	of	IN
20987	1375	7	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1375	8	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1375	9	were	be	VBD
20987	1375	10	the	the	DT
20987	1375	11	bravest	brave	JJS
20987	1375	12	men	man	NNS
20987	1375	13	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1375	14	ever	ever	RB
20987	1375	15	had	have	VBD
20987	1375	16	under	under	IN
20987	1375	17	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1375	18	command	command	NN
20987	1375	19	.	.	.
20987	1375	20	"	"	''
20987	1376	1	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1376	2	Ian	Ian	NNP
20987	1376	3	Hamilton	Hamilton	NNP
20987	1376	4	,	,	,
20987	1376	5	the	the	DT
20987	1376	6	brigadier	brigadier	NN
20987	1376	7	in	in	IN
20987	1376	8	command	command	NN
20987	1376	9	on	on	IN
20987	1376	10	the	the	DT
20987	1376	11	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	1376	12	,	,	,
20987	1376	13	also	also	RB
20987	1376	14	wrote	write	VBD
20987	1376	15	of	of	IN
20987	1376	16	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1376	17	,	,	,
20987	1376	18	"	"	``
20987	1376	19	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1376	20	will	will	MD
20987	1376	21	be	be	VB
20987	1376	22	made	make	VBN
20987	1376	23	quite	quite	RB
20987	1376	24	clear	clear	JJ
20987	1376	25	in	in	IN
20987	1376	26	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1376	27	despatch	despatch	NN
20987	1376	28	that	that	IN
20987	1376	29	the	the	DT
20987	1376	30	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	1376	31	Light	Light	NNP
20987	1376	32	Horse	Horse	NNP
20987	1376	33	were	be	VBD
20987	1376	34	second	second	JJ
20987	1376	35	to	to	IN
20987	1376	36	none	none	NN
20987	1376	37	.	.	.
20987	1377	1	No	no	DT
20987	1377	2	one	one	NN
20987	1377	3	realizes	realize	VBZ
20987	1377	4	more	more	RBR
20987	1377	5	clearly	clearly	RB
20987	1377	6	than	than	IN
20987	1377	7	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1377	8	do	do	VBP
20987	1377	9	that	that	IN
20987	1377	10	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1377	11	were	be	VBD
20987	1377	12	the	the	DT
20987	1377	13	backbone	backbone	NN
20987	1377	14	of	of	IN
20987	1377	15	the	the	DT
20987	1377	16	defence	defence	NN
20987	1377	17	during	during	IN
20987	1377	18	that	that	DT
20987	1377	19	long	long	JJ
20987	1377	20	day	day	NN
20987	1377	21	's	's	POS
20987	1377	22	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	1377	23	.	.	.
20987	1378	1	"	"	``
20987	1378	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1378	3	30	30	CD
20987	1378	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1378	5	In	in	IN
20987	1378	6	other	other	JJ
20987	1378	7	parts	part	NNS
20987	1378	8	of	of	IN
20987	1378	9	the	the	DT
20987	1378	10	field	field	NN
20987	1378	11	also	also	RB
20987	1378	12	the	the	DT
20987	1378	13	British	british	JJ
20987	1378	14	loss	loss	NN
20987	1378	15	of	of	IN
20987	1378	16	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1378	17	at	at	IN
20987	1378	18	this	this	DT
20987	1378	19	moment	moment	NN
20987	1378	20	was	be	VBD
20987	1378	21	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1378	22	.	.	.
20987	1379	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1379	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1379	3	30	30	CD
20987	1379	4	:	:	:
20987	1379	5	Burleigh	Burleigh	NNP
20987	1379	6	's	's	POS
20987	1379	7	"	"	``
20987	1379	8	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1379	9	Campaign	Campaign	NNP
20987	1379	10	,	,	,
20987	1379	11	"	"	''
20987	1379	12	p.	p.	NN
20987	1380	1	410	410	CD
20987	1380	2	.	.	.
20987	1380	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1381	1	At	at	IN
20987	1381	2	dawn	dawn	NN
20987	1381	3	the	the	DT
20987	1381	4	lines	line	NNS
20987	1381	5	lay	lie	VBD
20987	1381	6	as	as	IN
20987	1381	7	described	describe	VBN
20987	1381	8	,	,	,
20987	1381	9	but	but	CC
20987	1381	10	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	1381	11	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1381	12	p.243	p.243	NN
20987	1381	13	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1381	14	were	be	VBD
20987	1381	15	being	be	VBG
20987	1381	16	hurried	hurry	VBN
20987	1381	17	to	to	IN
20987	1381	18	the	the	DT
20987	1381	19	British	British	NNP
20987	1381	20	,	,	,
20987	1381	21	the	the	DT
20987	1381	22	greater	great	JJR
20987	1381	23	part	part	NN
20987	1381	24	directed	direct	VBN
20987	1381	25	on	on	IN
20987	1381	26	Cæsar	Cæsar	NNP
20987	1381	27	's	's	POS
20987	1381	28	Camp	Camp	NNP
20987	1381	29	.	.	.
20987	1382	1	The	the	DT
20987	1382	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1382	3	did	do	VBD
20987	1382	4	not	not	RB
20987	1382	5	move	move	VB
20987	1382	6	during	during	IN
20987	1382	7	this	this	DT
20987	1382	8	critical	critical	JJ
20987	1382	9	period	period	NN
20987	1382	10	,	,	,
20987	1382	11	relying	rely	VBG
20987	1382	12	upon	upon	IN
20987	1382	13	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1382	14	deadly	deadly	JJ
20987	1382	15	fire	fire	NN
20987	1382	16	,	,	,
20987	1382	17	maintained	maintain	VBN
20987	1382	18	by	by	IN
20987	1382	19	veterans	veteran	NNS
20987	1382	20	in	in	IN
20987	1382	21	cover	cover	NN
20987	1382	22	-	-	HYPH
20987	1382	23	taking	taking	NN
20987	1382	24	and	and	CC
20987	1382	25	marksmanship	marksmanship	NN
20987	1382	26	.	.	.
20987	1383	1	More	More	JJR
20987	1383	2	than	than	IN
20987	1383	3	this	this	DT
20987	1383	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1383	5	needed	need	VBN
20987	1383	6	.	.	.
20987	1384	1	In	in	IN
20987	1384	2	such	such	PDT
20987	1384	3	a	a	DT
20987	1384	4	state	state	NN
20987	1384	5	of	of	IN
20987	1384	6	the	the	DT
20987	1384	7	national	national	JJ
20987	1384	8	cause	cause	NN
20987	1384	9	,	,	,
20987	1384	10	the	the	DT
20987	1384	11	crests	crest	NNS
20987	1384	12	should	should	MD
20987	1384	13	have	have	VB
20987	1384	14	been	be	VBN
20987	1384	15	attempted	attempt	VBN
20987	1384	16	at	at	IN
20987	1384	17	all	all	DT
20987	1384	18	risks	risk	NNS
20987	1384	19	;	;	:
20987	1384	20	and	and	CC
20987	1384	21	at	at	IN
20987	1384	22	all	all	DT
20987	1384	23	risks	risk	NNS
20987	1384	24	the	the	DT
20987	1384	25	forlorn	forlorn	JJ
20987	1384	26	hopes	hope	NNS
20987	1384	27	should	should	MD
20987	1384	28	have	have	VB
20987	1384	29	received	receive	VBN
20987	1384	30	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	1384	31	substantial	substantial	JJ
20987	1384	32	support	support	NN
20987	1384	33	.	.	.
20987	1385	1	In	in	IN
20987	1385	2	cases	case	NNS
20987	1385	3	like	like	IN
20987	1385	4	this	this	DT
20987	1385	5	,	,	,
20987	1385	6	national	national	JJ
20987	1385	7	temperament	temperament	NN
20987	1385	8	tells	tell	VBZ
20987	1385	9	;	;	:
20987	1385	10	there	there	EX
20987	1385	11	was	be	VBD
20987	1385	12	by	by	IN
20987	1385	13	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1385	14	no	no	DT
20987	1385	15	such	such	JJ
20987	1385	16	rush	rush	NN
20987	1385	17	as	as	IN
20987	1385	18	those	those	DT
20987	1385	19	in	in	IN
20987	1385	20	which	which	WDT
20987	1385	21	the	the	DT
20987	1385	22	British	british	JJ
20987	1385	23	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1385	24	had	have	VBD
20987	1385	25	dared	dare	VBN
20987	1385	26	to	to	TO
20987	1385	27	fail	fail	VB
20987	1385	28	.	.	.
20987	1386	1	By	by	IN
20987	1386	2	8	8	CD
20987	1386	3	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1386	4	,	,	,
20987	1386	5	more	more	RBR
20987	1386	6	or	or	CC
20987	1386	7	less	less	RBR
20987	1386	8	,	,	,
20987	1386	9	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1386	10	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1386	11	and	and	CC
20987	1386	12	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1386	13	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1386	14	West	West	NNP
20987	1386	15	had	have	VBD
20987	1386	16	received	receive	VBN
20987	1386	17	,	,	,
20987	1386	18	or	or	CC
20987	1386	19	saw	see	VBD
20987	1386	20	coming	come	VBG
20987	1386	21	,	,	,
20987	1386	22	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	1386	23	of	of	IN
20987	1386	24	a	a	DT
20987	1386	25	half	half	JJ
20987	1386	26	battalion	battalion	NN
20987	1386	27	of	of	IN
20987	1386	28	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1386	29	and	and	CC
20987	1386	30	two	two	CD
20987	1386	31	fresh	fresh	JJ
20987	1386	32	squadrons	squadron	NNS
20987	1386	33	of	of	IN
20987	1386	34	the	the	DT
20987	1386	35	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	1386	36	Light	Light	NNP
20987	1386	37	Horse	Horse	NNP
20987	1386	38	.	.	.
20987	1387	1	The	the	DT
20987	1387	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1387	3	,	,	,
20987	1387	4	however	however	RB
20987	1387	5	,	,	,
20987	1387	6	were	be	VBD
20987	1387	7	also	also	RB
20987	1387	8	pushing	push	VBG
20987	1387	9	men	man	NNS
20987	1387	10	up	up	RP
20987	1387	11	.	.	.
20987	1388	1	Under	under	IN
20987	1388	2	these	these	DT
20987	1388	3	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1388	4	no	no	DT
20987	1388	5	further	far	RBR
20987	1388	6	advance	advance	NN
20987	1388	7	was	be	VBD
20987	1388	8	tried	try	VBN
20987	1388	9	from	from	IN
20987	1388	10	either	either	DT
20987	1388	11	line	line	NN
20987	1388	12	,	,	,
20987	1388	13	but	but	CC
20987	1388	14	the	the	DT
20987	1388	15	firing	fire	VBG
20987	1388	16	continued	continued	JJ
20987	1388	17	incessant	incessant	NN
20987	1388	18	and	and	CC
20987	1388	19	unpitying	unpitying	NN
20987	1388	20	.	.	.
20987	1389	1	By	by	IN
20987	1389	2	10	10	CD
20987	1389	3	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1389	4	the	the	DT
20987	1389	5	British	british	JJ
20987	1389	6	force	force	NN
20987	1389	7	had	have	VBD
20987	1389	8	so	so	RB
20987	1389	9	increased	increase	VBN
20987	1389	10	that	that	IN
20987	1389	11	the	the	DT
20987	1389	12	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1389	13	fire	fire	NN
20987	1389	14	was	be	VBD
20987	1389	15	considerably	considerably	RB
20987	1389	16	slackened	slacken	VBN
20987	1389	17	.	.	.
20987	1390	1	While	while	IN
20987	1390	2	these	these	DT
20987	1390	3	things	thing	NNS
20987	1390	4	were	be	VBD
20987	1390	5	happening	happen	VBG
20987	1390	6	on	on	IN
20987	1390	7	the	the	DT
20987	1390	8	west	west	NN
20987	1390	9	,	,	,
20987	1390	10	Cæsar	Cæsar	NNP
20987	1390	11	's	's	POS
20987	1390	12	Camp	Camp	NNP
20987	1390	13	had	have	VBD
20987	1390	14	been	be	VBN
20987	1390	15	also	also	RB
20987	1390	16	the	the	DT
20987	1390	17	scene	scene	NN
20987	1390	18	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1390	19	p.244	p.244	NN
20987	1390	20	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1390	21	of	of	IN
20987	1390	22	a	a	DT
20987	1390	23	contest	contest	NN
20987	1390	24	--	--	:
20987	1390	25	serious	serious	JJ
20987	1390	26	,	,	,
20987	1390	27	and	and	CC
20987	1390	28	for	for	IN
20987	1390	29	a	a	DT
20987	1390	30	moment	moment	NN
20987	1390	31	apparently	apparently	RB
20987	1390	32	doubtful	doubtful	JJ
20987	1390	33	.	.	.
20987	1391	1	At	at	IN
20987	1391	2	no	no	DT
20987	1391	3	time	time	NN
20987	1391	4	,	,	,
20987	1391	5	however	however	RB
20987	1391	6	,	,	,
20987	1391	7	was	be	VBD
20987	1391	8	the	the	DT
20987	1391	9	peril	peril	NN
20987	1391	10	here	here	RB
20987	1391	11	as	as	RB
20987	1391	12	great	great	JJ
20987	1391	13	as	as	IN
20987	1391	14	on	on	IN
20987	1391	15	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1391	16	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1391	17	.	.	.
20987	1392	1	There	there	RB
20987	1392	2	the	the	DT
20987	1392	3	fight	fight	NN
20987	1392	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1392	5	lost	lose	VBN
20987	1392	6	,	,	,
20987	1392	7	and	and	CC
20987	1392	8	there	there	EX
20987	1392	9	won	win	VBD
20987	1392	10	.	.	.
20987	1393	1	Meantime	meantime	RB
20987	1393	2	the	the	DT
20987	1393	3	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1393	4	siege	siege	NN
20987	1393	5	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1393	6	had	have	VBD
20987	1393	7	opened	open	VBN
20987	1393	8	upon	upon	IN
20987	1393	9	the	the	DT
20987	1393	10	field	field	NN
20987	1393	11	of	of	IN
20987	1393	12	action	action	NN
20987	1393	13	with	with	IN
20987	1393	14	great	great	JJ
20987	1393	15	effect	effect	NN
20987	1393	16	,	,	,
20987	1393	17	maintaining	maintain	VBG
20987	1393	18	a	a	DT
20987	1393	19	vigorous	vigorous	JJ
20987	1393	20	fire	fire	NN
20987	1393	21	throughout	throughout	IN
20987	1393	22	;	;	:
20987	1393	23	and	and	CC
20987	1393	24	the	the	DT
20987	1393	25	British	british	JJ
20987	1393	26	on	on	IN
20987	1393	27	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1393	28	side	side	NN
20987	1393	29	had	have	VBD
20987	1393	30	advanced	advanced	JJ
20987	1393	31	field	field	NN
20987	1393	32	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1393	33	in	in	IN
20987	1393	34	the	the	DT
20987	1393	35	plain	plain	NN
20987	1393	36	,	,	,
20987	1393	37	to	to	TO
20987	1393	38	sweep	sweep	VB
20987	1393	39	either	either	DT
20987	1393	40	flank	flank	NN
20987	1393	41	of	of	IN
20987	1393	42	the	the	DT
20987	1393	43	threatened	threatened	JJ
20987	1393	44	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	1393	45	,	,	,
20987	1393	46	a	a	DT
20987	1393	47	measure	measure	NN
20987	1393	48	which	which	WDT
20987	1393	49	markedly	markedly	RB
20987	1393	50	curtailed	curtail	VBD
20987	1393	51	the	the	DT
20987	1393	52	power	power	NN
20987	1393	53	of	of	IN
20987	1393	54	the	the	DT
20987	1393	55	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1393	56	to	to	TO
20987	1393	57	send	send	VB
20987	1393	58	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	1393	59	to	to	IN
20987	1393	60	those	those	DT
20987	1393	61	already	already	RB
20987	1393	62	engaged	engage	VBN
20987	1393	63	on	on	IN
20987	1393	64	the	the	DT
20987	1393	65	heights	height	NNS
20987	1393	66	.	.	.
20987	1394	1	The	the	DT
20987	1394	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1394	3	had	have	VBD
20987	1394	4	also	also	RB
20987	1394	5	developed	develop	VBN
20987	1394	6	attacks	attack	NNS
20987	1394	7	upon	upon	IN
20987	1394	8	the	the	DT
20987	1394	9	north	north	NN
20987	1394	10	and	and	CC
20987	1394	11	north	north	NN
20987	1394	12	-	-	HYPH
20987	1394	13	east	east	NN
20987	1394	14	of	of	IN
20987	1394	15	the	the	DT
20987	1394	16	town	town	NN
20987	1394	17	;	;	:
20987	1394	18	but	but	CC
20987	1394	19	these	these	DT
20987	1394	20	,	,	,
20987	1394	21	however	however	RB
20987	1394	22	intended	intend	VBN
20987	1394	23	,	,	,
20987	1394	24	did	do	VBD
20987	1394	25	not	not	RB
20987	1394	26	proceed	proceed	VB
20987	1394	27	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	1394	28	mere	mere	JJ
20987	1394	29	demonstrations	demonstration	NNS
20987	1394	30	.	.	.
20987	1395	1	At	at	IN
20987	1395	2	2	2	CD
20987	1395	3	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	1395	4	,	,	,
20987	1395	5	on	on	IN
20987	1395	6	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1395	7	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1395	8	West	West	NNP
20987	1395	9	,	,	,
20987	1395	10	a	a	DT
20987	1395	11	few	few	JJ
20987	1395	12	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1395	13	at	at	IN
20987	1395	14	last	last	RB
20987	1395	15	attempted	attempt	VBD
20987	1395	16	what	what	WDT
20987	1395	17	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1395	18	should	should	MD
20987	1395	19	have	have	VB
20987	1395	20	tried	try	VBN
20987	1395	21	hours	hour	NNS
20987	1395	22	before	before	RB
20987	1395	23	.	.	.
20987	1396	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1396	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1396	3	trite	trite	VBN
20987	1396	4	to	to	TO
20987	1396	5	say	say	VB
20987	1396	6	that	that	IN
20987	1396	7	at	at	IN
20987	1396	8	such	such	PDT
20987	1396	9	a	a	DT
20987	1396	10	crisis	crisis	NN
20987	1396	11	proverbial	proverbial	JJ
20987	1396	12	truths	truth	NNS
20987	1396	13	receive	receive	VBP
20987	1396	14	double	double	JJ
20987	1396	15	emphasis	emphasis	NN
20987	1396	16	.	.	.
20987	1397	1	"	"	``
20987	1397	2	Not	not	RB
20987	1397	3	to	to	TO
20987	1397	4	gain	gain	VB
20987	1397	5	ground	ground	NN
20987	1397	6	is	be	VBZ
20987	1397	7	to	to	TO
20987	1397	8	lose	lose	VB
20987	1397	9	ground	ground	NN
20987	1397	10	.	.	.
20987	1397	11	"	"	''
20987	1398	1	"	"	``
20987	1398	2	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1398	3	who	who	WP
20987	1398	4	hesitates	hesitate	VBZ
20987	1398	5	is	be	VBZ
20987	1398	6	lost	lose	VBN
20987	1398	7	.	.	.
20987	1398	8	"	"	''
20987	1399	1	At	at	IN
20987	1399	2	the	the	DT
20987	1399	3	hour	hour	NN
20987	1399	4	named	name	VBN
20987	1399	5	,	,	,
20987	1399	6	a	a	DT
20987	1399	7	number	number	NN
20987	1399	8	--	--	:
20987	1399	9	eight	eight	CD
20987	1399	10	,	,	,
20987	1399	11	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1399	12	is	be	VBZ
20987	1399	13	said	say	VBN
20987	1399	14	--	--	:
20987	1399	15	at	at	IN
20987	1399	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1399	17	head	head	NN
20987	1399	18	De	De	NNP
20987	1399	19	Villiers	Villiers	NNP
20987	1399	20	,	,	,
20987	1399	21	a	a	DT
20987	1399	22	Free	Free	NNP
20987	1399	23	State	State	NNP
20987	1399	24	commander	commander	NN
20987	1399	25	,	,	,
20987	1399	26	rose	rise	VBD
20987	1399	27	suddenly	suddenly	RB
20987	1399	28	to	to	IN
20987	1399	29	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1399	30	feet	foot	NNS
20987	1399	31	.	.	.
20987	1400	1	The	the	DT
20987	1400	2	action	action	NN
20987	1400	3	,	,	,
20987	1400	4	unexpected	unexpected	JJ
20987	1400	5	after	after	IN
20987	1400	6	so	so	RB
20987	1400	7	many	many	JJ
20987	1400	8	passive	passive	JJ
20987	1400	9	hours	hour	NNS
20987	1400	10	,	,	,
20987	1400	11	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1400	12	p.245	p.245	NN
20987	1400	13	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1400	14	shook	shake	VBD
20987	1400	15	the	the	DT
20987	1400	16	steadiness	steadiness	NN
20987	1400	17	of	of	IN
20987	1400	18	the	the	DT
20987	1400	19	British	british	JJ
20987	1400	20	opposite	opposite	NN
20987	1400	21	.	.	.
20987	1401	1	Some	some	DT
20987	1401	2	turned	turn	VBD
20987	1401	3	and	and	CC
20987	1401	4	ran	run	VBD
20987	1401	5	down	down	RP
20987	1401	6	hill	hill	NN
20987	1401	7	,	,	,
20987	1401	8	but	but	CC
20987	1401	9	the	the	DT
20987	1401	10	Engineer	Engineer	NNP
20987	1401	11	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	1401	12	stood	stand	VBD
20987	1401	13	fast	fast	RB
20987	1401	14	with	with	IN
20987	1401	15	fixed	fix	VBN
20987	1401	16	bayonets	bayonet	NNS
20987	1401	17	.	.	.
20987	1402	1	An	an	DT
20987	1402	2	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1402	3	major	major	NN
20987	1402	4	beside	beside	IN
20987	1402	5	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1402	6	fell	fall	VBD
20987	1402	7	,	,	,
20987	1402	8	shot	shoot	VBD
20987	1402	9	dead	dead	JJ
20987	1402	10	,	,	,
20987	1402	11	but	but	CC
20987	1402	12	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1402	13	own	own	JJ
20987	1402	14	lieutenant	lieutenant	NN
20987	1402	15	,	,	,
20987	1402	16	Digby	Digby	NNP
20987	1402	17	Jones	Jones	NNP
20987	1402	18	,	,	,
20987	1402	19	a	a	DT
20987	1402	20	youth	youth	NN
20987	1402	21	in	in	IN
20987	1402	22	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1402	23	twenties	twenty	NNS
20987	1402	24	,	,	,
20987	1402	25	led	lead	VBD
20987	1402	26	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1402	27	forward	forward	RB
20987	1402	28	to	to	IN
20987	1402	29	the	the	DT
20987	1402	30	encounter	encounter	NN
20987	1402	31	.	.	.
20987	1403	1	The	the	DT
20987	1403	2	parties	party	NNS
20987	1403	3	met	meet	VBD
20987	1403	4	midway	midway	RB
20987	1403	5	,	,	,
20987	1403	6	but	but	CC
20987	1403	7	only	only	RB
20987	1403	8	one	one	CD
20987	1403	9	follower	follower	NN
20987	1403	10	had	have	VBD
20987	1403	11	kept	keep	VBN
20987	1403	12	on	on	RP
20987	1403	13	with	with	IN
20987	1403	14	Villiers	Villiers	NNPS
20987	1403	15	.	.	.
20987	1404	1	The	the	DT
20987	1404	2	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1404	3	leader	leader	NN
20987	1404	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1404	5	killed	kill	VBN
20987	1404	6	by	by	IN
20987	1404	7	Jones	Jones	NNP
20987	1404	8	,	,	,
20987	1404	9	who	who	WP
20987	1404	10	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1404	11	dropped	drop	VBD
20987	1404	12	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	1404	13	after	after	IN
20987	1404	14	.	.	.
20987	1405	1	His	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1405	2	junior	junior	NN
20987	1405	3	,	,	,
20987	1405	4	Denniss	Denniss	NNP
20987	1405	5	,	,	,
20987	1405	6	went	go	VBD
20987	1405	7	out	out	RP
20987	1405	8	to	to	TO
20987	1405	9	look	look	VB
20987	1405	10	for	for	IN
20987	1405	11	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1405	12	,	,	,
20987	1405	13	and	and	CC
20987	1405	14	quickly	quickly	RB
20987	1405	15	shared	share	VBD
20987	1405	16	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1405	17	fate	fate	NN
20987	1405	18	.	.	.
20987	1406	1	So	so	RB
20987	1406	2	,	,	,
20987	1406	3	after	after	IN
20987	1406	4	hours	hour	NNS
20987	1406	5	of	of	IN
20987	1406	6	steadfast	steadfast	JJ
20987	1406	7	bearing	bearing	NN
20987	1406	8	,	,	,
20987	1406	9	died	die	VBD
20987	1406	10	these	these	DT
20987	1406	11	gallant	gallant	JJ
20987	1406	12	lads	lad	NNS
20987	1406	13	--	--	:
20987	1406	14	not	not	RB
20987	1406	15	in	in	IN
20987	1406	16	vain	vain	JJ
20987	1406	17	.	.	.
20987	1407	1	With	with	IN
20987	1407	2	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1407	3	fell	fall	VBD
20987	1407	4	also	also	RB
20987	1407	5	fifteen	fifteen	CD
20987	1407	6	out	out	IN
20987	1407	7	of	of	IN
20987	1407	8	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1407	9	thirty	thirty	CD
20987	1407	10	sappers	sapper	NNS
20987	1407	11	,	,	,
20987	1407	12	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	1407	13	,	,	,
20987	1407	14	but	but	CC
20987	1407	15	not	not	RB
20987	1407	16	all	all	DT
20987	1407	17	slain	slain	VBP
20987	1407	18	.	.	.
20987	1408	1	At	at	IN
20987	1408	2	4	4	CD
20987	1408	3	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	1408	4	a	a	DT
20987	1408	5	rain	rain	NN
20987	1408	6	-	-	HYPH
20987	1408	7	storm	storm	NN
20987	1408	8	of	of	IN
20987	1408	9	exceptional	exceptional	JJ
20987	1408	10	violence	violence	NN
20987	1408	11	,	,	,
20987	1408	12	even	even	RB
20987	1408	13	for	for	IN
20987	1408	14	South	South	NNP
20987	1408	15	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	1408	16	,	,	,
20987	1408	17	burst	burst	VBN
20987	1408	18	over	over	IN
20987	1408	19	the	the	DT
20987	1408	20	ridge	ridge	NN
20987	1408	21	.	.	.
20987	1409	1	In	in	IN
20987	1409	2	the	the	DT
20987	1409	3	midst	midst	NN
20987	1409	4	of	of	IN
20987	1409	5	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1409	6	the	the	DT
20987	1409	7	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1409	8	on	on	IN
20987	1409	9	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1409	10	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1409	11	West	West	NNP
20987	1409	12	,	,	,
20987	1409	13	whose	whose	WP$
20987	1409	14	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1409	15	had	have	VBD
20987	1409	16	increased	increase	VBN
20987	1409	17	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	1409	18	the	the	DT
20987	1409	19	British	british	JJ
20987	1409	20	knowledge	knowledge	NN
20987	1409	21	,	,	,
20987	1409	22	again	again	RB
20987	1409	23	attempted	attempt	VBD
20987	1409	24	a	a	DT
20987	1409	25	forward	forward	JJ
20987	1409	26	movement	movement	NN
20987	1409	27	;	;	:
20987	1409	28	again	again	RB
20987	1409	29	,	,	,
20987	1409	30	so	so	RB
20987	1409	31	the	the	DT
20987	1409	32	accounts	account	NNS
20987	1409	33	say	say	VBP
20987	1409	34	,	,	,
20987	1409	35	waverers	waverer	NNS
20987	1409	36	were	be	VBD
20987	1409	37	found	find	VBN
20987	1409	38	on	on	IN
20987	1409	39	the	the	DT
20987	1409	40	British	british	JJ
20987	1409	41	side	side	NN
20987	1409	42	;	;	:
20987	1409	43	again	again	RB
20987	1409	44	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1409	45	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1409	46	called	call	VBD
20987	1409	47	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1409	48	together	together	RB
20987	1409	49	;	;	:
20987	1409	50	charge	charge	NN
20987	1409	51	threatened	threaten	VBD
20987	1409	52	was	be	VBD
20987	1409	53	met	meet	VBN
20987	1409	54	with	with	IN
20987	1409	55	charge	charge	NN
20987	1409	56	effected	effect	VBN
20987	1409	57	,	,	,
20987	1409	58	and	and	CC
20987	1409	59	for	for	IN
20987	1409	60	the	the	DT
20987	1409	61	last	last	JJ
20987	1409	62	time	time	NN
20987	1409	63	.	.	.
20987	1410	1	Before	before	IN
20987	1410	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1410	3	p.246	p.246	NN
20987	1410	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1410	5	the	the	DT
20987	1410	6	levelled	levelled	JJ
20987	1410	7	bayonets	bayonet	NNS
20987	1410	8	the	the	DT
20987	1410	9	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1410	10	turned	turn	VBD
20987	1410	11	and	and	CC
20987	1410	12	fled	flee	VBD
20987	1410	13	down	down	RP
20987	1410	14	hill	hill	NN
20987	1410	15	to	to	TO
20987	1410	16	return	return	VB
20987	1410	17	no	no	DT
20987	1410	18	more	more	JJR
20987	1410	19	.	.	.
20987	1411	1	The	the	DT
20987	1411	2	same	same	JJ
20987	1411	3	opportunity	opportunity	NN
20987	1411	4	of	of	IN
20987	1411	5	tempest	tempest	NN
20987	1411	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1411	7	taken	take	VBN
20987	1411	8	by	by	IN
20987	1411	9	the	the	DT
20987	1411	10	assailants	assailant	NNS
20987	1411	11	on	on	IN
20987	1411	12	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	1411	13	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1411	14	to	to	TO
20987	1411	15	mass	mass	VB
20987	1411	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1411	17	forces	force	NNS
20987	1411	18	.	.	.
20987	1412	1	Then	then	RB
20987	1412	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1412	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1412	4	that	that	IN
20987	1412	5	the	the	DT
20987	1412	6	British	british	JJ
20987	1412	7	commander	commander	NN
20987	1412	8	on	on	IN
20987	1412	9	the	the	DT
20987	1412	10	spot	spot	NN
20987	1412	11	asked	ask	VBD
20987	1412	12	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1412	13	Park	Park	NNP
20987	1412	14	whether	whether	IN
20987	1412	15	,	,	,
20987	1412	16	with	with	IN
20987	1412	17	the	the	DT
20987	1412	18	three	three	CD
20987	1412	19	companies	company	NNS
20987	1412	20	of	of	IN
20987	1412	21	the	the	DT
20987	1412	22	Devonshire	Devonshire	NNP
20987	1412	23	Regiment	Regiment	NNP
20987	1412	24	in	in	IN
20987	1412	25	reserve	reserve	NN
20987	1412	26	,	,	,
20987	1412	27	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1412	28	could	could	MD
20987	1412	29	clear	clear	VB
20987	1412	30	the	the	DT
20987	1412	31	hill	hill	NN
20987	1412	32	.	.	.
20987	1413	1	"	"	``
20987	1413	2	We	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1413	3	will	will	MD
20987	1413	4	try	try	VB
20987	1413	5	,	,	,
20987	1413	6	"	"	``
20987	1413	7	was	be	VBD
20987	1413	8	the	the	DT
20987	1413	9	reply	reply	NN
20987	1413	10	.	.	.
20987	1414	1	The	the	DT
20987	1414	2	companies	company	NNS
20987	1414	3	deployed	deploy	VBD
20987	1414	4	in	in	IN
20987	1414	5	three	three	CD
20987	1414	6	lines	line	NNS
20987	1414	7	,	,	,
20987	1414	8	in	in	IN
20987	1414	9	extended	extended	JJ
20987	1414	10	order	order	NN
20987	1414	11	--	--	:
20987	1414	12	six	six	CD
20987	1414	13	to	to	TO
20987	1414	14	eight	eight	CD
20987	1414	15	paces	pace	NNS
20987	1414	16	between	between	IN
20987	1414	17	the	the	DT
20987	1414	18	men	man	NNS
20987	1414	19	--	--	:
20987	1414	20	and	and	CC
20987	1414	21	fixed	fix	VBN
20987	1414	22	bayonets	bayonet	NNS
20987	1414	23	.	.	.
20987	1415	1	The	the	DT
20987	1415	2	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1415	3	knew	know	VBD
20987	1415	4	not	not	RB
20987	1415	5	what	what	WP
20987	1415	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1415	7	coming	come	VBG
20987	1415	8	,	,	,
20987	1415	9	but	but	CC
20987	1415	10	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1415	11	watch	watch	NN
20987	1415	12	was	be	VBD
20987	1415	13	untiring	untire	VBG
20987	1415	14	.	.	.
20987	1416	1	When	when	WRB
20987	1416	2	ready	ready	JJ
20987	1416	3	,	,	,
20987	1416	4	"	"	``
20987	1416	5	The	the	DT
20987	1416	6	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1416	7	rose	rise	VBD
20987	1416	8	to	to	IN
20987	1416	9	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1416	10	feet	foot	NNS
20987	1416	11	,	,	,
20987	1416	12	and	and	CC
20987	1416	13	the	the	DT
20987	1416	14	three	three	CD
20987	1416	15	companies	company	NNS
20987	1416	16	rose	rise	VBD
20987	1416	17	with	with	IN
20987	1416	18	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1416	19	as	as	IN
20987	1416	20	one	one	CD
20987	1416	21	man	man	NN
20987	1416	22	.	.	.
20987	1417	1	With	with	IN
20987	1417	2	a	a	DT
20987	1417	3	cheer	cheer	NN
20987	1417	4	that	that	WDT
20987	1417	5	foretold	foretold	VBP
20987	1417	6	success	success	NN
20987	1417	7	,	,	,
20987	1417	8	the	the	DT
20987	1417	9	Devons	Devons	NNPS
20987	1417	10	dashed	dash	VBD
20987	1417	11	into	into	IN
20987	1417	12	the	the	DT
20987	1417	13	open	open	NN
20987	1417	14	.	.	.
20987	1418	1	The	the	DT
20987	1418	2	fire	fire	NN
20987	1418	3	with	with	IN
20987	1418	4	which	which	WDT
20987	1418	5	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1418	6	were	be	VBD
20987	1418	7	received	receive	VBN
20987	1418	8	was	be	VBD
20987	1418	9	simply	simply	RB
20987	1418	10	awful	awful	JJ
20987	1418	11	;	;	:
20987	1418	12	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1418	13	might	may	MD
20987	1418	14	have	have	VB
20987	1418	15	staggered	stagger	VBN
20987	1418	16	any	any	DT
20987	1418	17	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1418	18	.	.	.
20987	1419	1	Leaving	leave	VBG
20987	1419	2	the	the	DT
20987	1419	3	cover	cover	NN
20987	1419	4	of	of	IN
20987	1419	5	the	the	DT
20987	1419	6	stones	stone	NNS
20987	1419	7	,	,	,
20987	1419	8	the	the	DT
20987	1419	9	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1419	10	stood	stand	VBD
20987	1419	11	upright	upright	JJ
20987	1419	12	and	and	CC
20987	1419	13	emptied	empty	VBD
20987	1419	14	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1419	15	magazines	magazine	NNS
20987	1419	16	into	into	IN
20987	1419	17	the	the	DT
20987	1419	18	advancing	advance	VBG
20987	1419	19	line	line	NN
20987	1419	20	.	.	.
20987	1420	1	But	but	CC
20987	1420	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1420	3	never	never	RB
20987	1420	4	wavered	waver	VBD
20987	1420	5	,	,	,
20987	1420	6	never	never	RB
20987	1420	7	checked	check	VBN
20987	1420	8	,	,	,
20987	1420	9	though	though	IN
20987	1420	10	the	the	DT
20987	1420	11	ranks	rank	NNS
20987	1420	12	were	be	VBD
20987	1420	13	sadly	sadly	RB
20987	1420	14	thinned	thin	VBN
20987	1420	15	.	.	.
20987	1421	1	The	the	DT
20987	1421	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1421	3	fled	flee	VBD
20987	1421	4	from	from	IN
20987	1421	5	the	the	DT
20987	1421	6	boulders	boulder	NNS
20987	1421	7	which	which	WDT
20987	1421	8	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1421	9	had	have	VBD
20987	1421	10	held	hold	VBN
20987	1421	11	with	with	IN
20987	1421	12	such	such	JJ
20987	1421	13	tenacity	tenacity	NN
20987	1421	14	throughout	throughout	IN
20987	1421	15	the	the	DT
20987	1421	16	day	day	NN
20987	1421	17	,	,	,
20987	1421	18	and	and	CC
20987	1421	19	turned	turn	VBD
20987	1421	20	at	at	IN
20987	1421	21	bay	bay	NN
20987	1421	22	upon	upon	IN
20987	1421	23	the	the	DT
20987	1421	24	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1421	25	p.247	p.247	NN
20987	1421	26	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1421	27	edge	edge	NN
20987	1421	28	of	of	IN
20987	1421	29	the	the	DT
20987	1421	30	crest	crest	NN
20987	1421	31	,	,	,
20987	1421	32	hoping	hope	VBG
20987	1421	33	yet	yet	RB
20987	1421	34	to	to	TO
20987	1421	35	stay	stay	VB
20987	1421	36	the	the	DT
20987	1421	37	deadly	deadly	JJ
20987	1421	38	rush	rush	NN
20987	1421	39	of	of	IN
20987	1421	40	steel	steel	NN
20987	1421	41	.	.	.
20987	1422	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1422	2	were	be	VBD
20987	1422	3	augmented	augment	VBN
20987	1422	4	from	from	IN
20987	1422	5	below	below	RB
20987	1422	6	,	,	,
20987	1422	7	but	but	CC
20987	1422	8	the	the	DT
20987	1422	9	stand	stand	NN
20987	1422	10	was	be	VBD
20987	1422	11	of	of	IN
20987	1422	12	no	no	DT
20987	1422	13	avail	avail	NN
20987	1422	14	.	.	.
20987	1423	1	Though	though	IN
20987	1423	2	charging	charge	VBG
20987	1423	3	,	,	,
20987	1423	4	the	the	DT
20987	1423	5	Devons	Devons	NNPS
20987	1423	6	steadily	steadily	RB
20987	1423	7	changed	change	VBD
20987	1423	8	front	front	NN
20987	1423	9	and	and	CC
20987	1423	10	bore	bear	VBD
20987	1423	11	down	down	RP
20987	1423	12	upon	upon	IN
20987	1423	13	the	the	DT
20987	1423	14	hillside	hillside	NN
20987	1423	15	.	.	.
20987	1424	1	The	the	DT
20987	1424	2	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1424	3	broke	break	VBD
20987	1424	4	and	and	CC
20987	1424	5	fled	flee	VBD
20987	1424	6	headlong	headlong	RB
20987	1424	7	down	down	RB
20987	1424	8	.	.	.
20987	1425	1	The	the	DT
20987	1425	2	day	day	NN
20987	1425	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1425	4	won	win	VBN
20987	1425	5	.	.	.
20987	1426	1	Such	such	JJ
20987	1426	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1426	3	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1426	4	dread	dread	NN
20987	1426	5	of	of	IN
20987	1426	6	the	the	DT
20987	1426	7	bayonet	bayonet	NN
20987	1426	8	,	,	,
20987	1426	9	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1426	10	did	do	VBD
20987	1426	11	not	not	RB
20987	1426	12	even	even	RB
20987	1426	13	attempt	attempt	VB
20987	1426	14	to	to	TO
20987	1426	15	rally	rally	VB
20987	1426	16	in	in	IN
20987	1426	17	the	the	DT
20987	1426	18	spruits	spruit	NNS
20987	1426	19	below	below	RB
20987	1426	20	,	,	,
20987	1426	21	but	but	CC
20987	1426	22	,	,	,
20987	1426	23	leaving	leave	VBG
20987	1426	24	prisoners	prisoner	NNS
20987	1426	25	and	and	CC
20987	1426	26	ammunition	ammunition	NN
20987	1426	27	behind	behind	RB
20987	1426	28	,	,	,
20987	1426	29	without	without	IN
20987	1426	30	turning	turn	VBG
20987	1426	31	,	,	,
20987	1426	32	made	make	VBD
20987	1426	33	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1426	34	way	way	NN
20987	1426	35	to	to	IN
20987	1426	36	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1426	37	horses	horse	NNS
20987	1426	38	.	.	.
20987	1427	1	"	"	``
20987	1427	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1427	3	31	31	CD
20987	1427	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1427	5	A	a	DT
20987	1427	6	bayonet	bayonet	NN
20987	1427	7	charge	charge	NN
20987	1427	8	rarely	rarely	RB
20987	1427	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	1427	10	awaited	await	VBN
20987	1427	11	.	.	.
20987	1428	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1428	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1428	3	31	31	CD
20987	1428	4	:	:	:
20987	1428	5	London	London	NNP
20987	1428	6	_	_	NNP
20987	1428	7	Weekly	Weekly	NNP
20987	1428	8	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1428	9	_	_	NNP
20987	1428	10	,	,	,
20987	1428	11	February	February	NNP
20987	1428	12	23	23	CD
20987	1428	13	,	,	,
20987	1428	14	1900	1900	CD
20987	1428	15	.	.	.
20987	1429	1	In	in	IN
20987	1429	2	default	default	NN
20987	1429	3	of	of	IN
20987	1429	4	official	official	JJ
20987	1429	5	reports	report	NNS
20987	1429	6	,	,	,
20987	1429	7	the	the	DT
20987	1429	8	author	author	NN
20987	1429	9	has	have	VBZ
20987	1429	10	depended	depend	VBN
20987	1429	11	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	1429	12	upon	upon	IN
20987	1429	13	the	the	DT
20987	1429	14	_	_	NNP
20987	1429	15	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1429	16	_	_	NNP
20987	1429	17	correspondence	correspondence	NN
20987	1429	18	,	,	,
20987	1429	19	and	and	CC
20987	1429	20	upon	upon	IN
20987	1429	21	"	"	``
20987	1429	22	Four	Four	NNP
20987	1429	23	Months	month	NNS
20987	1429	24	Besieged	besiege	VBN
20987	1429	25	,	,	,
20987	1429	26	"	"	''
20987	1429	27	by	by	IN
20987	1429	28	Mr.	Mr.	NNP
20987	1429	29	H.	H.	NNP
20987	1429	30	H.	H.	NNP
20987	1429	31	Pearse	Pearse	NNP
20987	1429	32	,	,	,
20987	1429	33	correspondent	correspondent	NN
20987	1429	34	of	of	IN
20987	1429	35	the	the	DT
20987	1429	36	_	_	NNP
20987	1429	37	Daily	Daily	NNP
20987	1429	38	News	News	NNP
20987	1429	39	_	_	NNP
20987	1429	40	.	.	.
20987	1429	41	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1430	1	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1430	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1430	3	saved	save	VBN
20987	1430	4	,	,	,
20987	1430	5	but	but	CC
20987	1430	6	at	at	IN
20987	1430	7	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1430	8	cost	cost	NN
20987	1430	9	.	.	.
20987	1431	1	The	the	DT
20987	1431	2	British	british	JJ
20987	1431	3	loss	loss	NN
20987	1431	4	in	in	IN
20987	1431	5	killed	kill	VBN
20987	1431	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1431	7	--	--	:
20987	1431	8	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1431	9	,	,	,
20987	1431	10	14	14	CD
20987	1431	11	;	;	:
20987	1431	12	private	private	JJ
20987	1431	13	men	man	NNS
20987	1431	14	,	,	,
20987	1431	15	164	164	CD
20987	1431	16	;	;	:
20987	1431	17	wounded	wounded	JJ
20987	1431	18	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1431	19	,	,	,
20987	1431	20	33	33	CD
20987	1431	21	;	;	:
20987	1431	22	privates	private	NNS
20987	1431	23	,	,	,
20987	1431	24	287	287	CD
20987	1431	25	;	;	:
20987	1431	26	of	of	IN
20987	1431	27	the	the	DT
20987	1431	28	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1431	29	,	,	,
20987	1431	30	4	4	CD
20987	1431	31	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1431	32	and	and	CC
20987	1431	33	25	25	CD
20987	1431	34	men	man	NNS
20987	1431	35	died	die	VBD
20987	1431	36	of	of	IN
20987	1431	37	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1431	38	wounds	wound	NNS
20987	1431	39	.	.	.
20987	1432	1	The	the	DT
20987	1432	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1432	3	'	'	POS
20987	1432	4	loss	loss	NN
20987	1432	5	is	be	VBZ
20987	1432	6	not	not	RB
20987	1432	7	accurately	accurately	RB
20987	1432	8	known	know	VBN
20987	1432	9	.	.	.
20987	1433	1	A	a	DT
20987	1433	2	correspondent	correspondent	NN
20987	1433	3	in	in	IN
20987	1433	4	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1433	5	has	have	VBZ
20987	1433	6	stated	state	VBN
20987	1433	7	that	that	IN
20987	1433	8	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1433	9	George	George	NNP
20987	1433	10	White	White	NNP
20987	1433	11	,	,	,
20987	1433	12	having	have	VBG
20987	1433	13	undertaken	undertake	VBN
20987	1433	14	to	to	TO
20987	1433	15	deliver	deliver	VB
20987	1433	16	the	the	DT
20987	1433	17	bodies	body	NNS
20987	1433	18	of	of	IN
20987	1433	19	those	those	DT
20987	1433	20	who	who	WP
20987	1433	21	fell	fall	VBD
20987	1433	22	within	within	IN
20987	1433	23	the	the	DT
20987	1433	24	British	british	JJ
20987	1433	25	lines	line	NNS
20987	1433	26	,	,	,
20987	1433	27	133	133	CD
20987	1433	28	were	be	VBD
20987	1433	29	so	so	RB
20987	1433	30	handed	hand	VBN
20987	1433	31	over	over	RP
20987	1433	32	from	from	IN
20987	1433	33	the	the	DT
20987	1433	34	top	top	NN
20987	1433	35	of	of	IN
20987	1433	36	the	the	DT
20987	1433	37	hill	hill	NN
20987	1433	38	.	.	.
20987	1434	1	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1434	2	p.248	p.248	NN
20987	1434	3	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1434	4	This	this	DT
20987	1434	5	number	number	NN
20987	1434	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1434	7	believed	believe	VBN
20987	1434	8	to	to	TO
20987	1434	9	be	be	VB
20987	1434	10	small	small	JJ
20987	1434	11	compared	compare	VBN
20987	1434	12	to	to	IN
20987	1434	13	those	those	DT
20987	1434	14	slain	slain	NN
20987	1434	15	on	on	IN
20987	1434	16	the	the	DT
20987	1434	17	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1434	18	,	,	,
20987	1434	19	on	on	IN
20987	1434	20	the	the	DT
20987	1434	21	slopes	slope	NNS
20987	1434	22	,	,	,
20987	1434	23	and	and	CC
20987	1434	24	in	in	IN
20987	1434	25	the	the	DT
20987	1434	26	brush	brush	NN
20987	1434	27	below	below	RB
20987	1434	28	.	.	.
20987	1435	1	The	the	DT
20987	1435	2	streams	stream	NNS
20987	1435	3	being	be	VBG
20987	1435	4	in	in	IN
20987	1435	5	flood	flood	NN
20987	1435	6	from	from	IN
20987	1435	7	the	the	DT
20987	1435	8	rain	rain	NN
20987	1435	9	,	,	,
20987	1435	10	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1435	11	was	be	VBD
20987	1435	12	thought	think	VBN
20987	1435	13	that	that	IN
20987	1435	14	many	many	JJ
20987	1435	15	more	more	RBR
20987	1435	16	were	be	VBD
20987	1435	17	drowned	drown	VBN
20987	1435	18	.	.	.
20987	1436	1	In	in	IN
20987	1436	2	estimating	estimate	VBG
20987	1436	3	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	1436	4	losses	loss	NNS
20987	1436	5	,	,	,
20987	1436	6	however	however	RB
20987	1436	7	,	,	,
20987	1436	8	there	there	EX
20987	1436	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	1436	10	usually	usually	RB
20987	1436	11	a	a	DT
20987	1436	12	tendency	tendency	NN
20987	1436	13	to	to	TO
20987	1436	14	exaggerate	exaggerate	VB
20987	1436	15	.	.	.
20987	1437	1	The	the	DT
20987	1437	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1437	3	never	never	RB
20987	1437	4	again	again	RB
20987	1437	5	attempted	attempt	VBD
20987	1437	6	assault	assault	NN
20987	1437	7	.	.	.
20987	1438	1	CHAPTER	CHAPTER	NNP
20987	1438	2	VII	VII	NNP
20987	1438	3	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1438	4	p.249	p.249	NN
20987	1438	5	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1438	6	NATAL	NATAL	NNP
20987	1438	7	CAMPAIGN	CAMPAIGN	NNS
20987	1438	8	.	.	.
20987	1439	1	THE	the	DT
20987	1439	2	UNSUCCESSFUL	unsuccessful	JJ
20987	1439	3	BRITISH	BRITISH	NNS
20987	1439	4	ATTEMPTS	attempt	NNS
20987	1439	5	TO	to	TO
20987	1439	6	TURN	turn	VB
20987	1439	7	THE	the	DT
20987	1439	8	BOERS	boer	NNS
20987	1439	9	'	'	POS
20987	1439	10	RIGHT	RIGHT	NNP
20987	1439	11	FLANK	FLANK	NNP
20987	1439	12	AT	at	IN
20987	1439	13	SPION	spion	NN
20987	1439	14	KOP	KOP	NNP
20987	1439	15	AND	and	CC
20987	1439	16	AT	AT	NNP
20987	1439	17	VAAL	vaal	JJ
20987	1439	18	KRANTZ	KRANTZ	NNP
20987	1439	19	On	on	IN
20987	1439	20	the	the	DT
20987	1439	21	9th	9th	NN
20987	1439	22	of	of	IN
20987	1439	23	January	January	NNP
20987	1439	24	,	,	,
20987	1439	25	1900	1900	CD
20987	1439	26	,	,	,
20987	1439	27	the	the	DT
20987	1439	28	Fifth	Fifth	NNP
20987	1439	29	Division	Division	NNP
20987	1439	30	of	of	IN
20987	1439	31	the	the	DT
20987	1439	32	British	British	NNP
20987	1439	33	Army	Army	NNP
20987	1439	34	,	,	,
20987	1439	35	which	which	WDT
20987	1439	36	,	,	,
20987	1439	37	under	under	IN
20987	1439	38	Lieut.-General	Lieut.-General	NNP
20987	1439	39	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1439	40	Charles	Charles	NNP
20987	1439	41	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1439	42	,	,	,
20987	1439	43	had	have	VBD
20987	1439	44	been	be	VBN
20987	1439	45	assembling	assemble	VBG
20987	1439	46	at	at	IN
20987	1439	47	Estcourt	Estcourt	NNP
20987	1439	48	,	,	,
20987	1439	49	marched	march	VBD
20987	1439	50	out	out	RP
20987	1439	51	for	for	IN
20987	1439	52	Frere	Frere	NNP
20987	1439	53	,	,	,
20987	1439	54	where	where	WRB
20987	1439	55	General	General	NNP
20987	1439	56	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1439	57	's	's	POS
20987	1439	58	headquarters	headquarters	NN
20987	1439	59	had	have	VBD
20987	1439	60	been	be	VBN
20987	1439	61	established	establish	VBN
20987	1439	62	after	after	IN
20987	1439	63	the	the	DT
20987	1439	64	battle	battle	NN
20987	1439	65	of	of	IN
20987	1439	66	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1439	67	.	.	.
20987	1440	1	Arriving	arrive	VBG
20987	1440	2	the	the	DT
20987	1440	3	same	same	JJ
20987	1440	4	evening	evening	NN
20987	1440	5	,	,	,
20987	1440	6	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1440	7	started	start	VBD
20987	1440	8	the	the	DT
20987	1440	9	next	next	JJ
20987	1440	10	day	day	NN
20987	1440	11	for	for	IN
20987	1440	12	Springfield	Springfield	NNP
20987	1440	13	,	,	,
20987	1440	14	the	the	DT
20987	1440	15	movement	movement	NN
20987	1440	16	being	be	VBG
20987	1440	17	followed	follow	VBN
20987	1440	18	by	by	IN
20987	1440	19	the	the	DT
20987	1440	20	whole	whole	JJ
20987	1440	21	army	army	NN
20987	1440	22	,	,	,
20987	1440	23	except	except	IN
20987	1440	24	the	the	DT
20987	1440	25	6th	6th	JJ
20987	1440	26	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1440	27	,	,	,
20987	1440	28	left	leave	VBD
20987	1440	29	at	at	IN
20987	1440	30	Chieveley	Chieveley	NNP
20987	1440	31	,	,	,
20987	1440	32	and	and	CC
20987	1440	33	such	such	JJ
20987	1440	34	other	other	JJ
20987	1440	35	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1440	36	as	as	IN
20987	1440	37	were	be	VBD
20987	1440	38	needed	need	VBN
20987	1440	39	to	to	TO
20987	1440	40	protect	protect	VB
20987	1440	41	the	the	DT
20987	1440	42	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1440	43	to	to	IN
20987	1440	44	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	1440	45	against	against	IN
20987	1440	46	raids	raid	NNS
20987	1440	47	.	.	.
20987	1441	1	To	to	TO
20987	1441	2	control	control	VB
20987	1441	3	the	the	DT
20987	1441	4	action	action	NN
20987	1441	5	of	of	IN
20987	1441	6	the	the	DT
20987	1441	7	mass	mass	NN
20987	1441	8	of	of	IN
20987	1441	9	the	the	DT
20987	1441	10	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1441	11	,	,	,
20987	1441	12	dependence	dependence	NN
20987	1441	13	could	could	MD
20987	1441	14	be	be	VB
20987	1441	15	placed	place	VBN
20987	1441	16	upon	upon	IN
20987	1441	17	the	the	DT
20987	1441	18	operation	operation	NN
20987	1441	19	in	in	IN
20987	1441	20	progress	progress	NN
20987	1441	21	for	for	IN
20987	1441	22	turning	turn	VBG
20987	1441	23	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1441	24	right	right	JJ
20987	1441	25	flank	flank	NN
20987	1441	26	,	,	,
20987	1441	27	to	to	TO
20987	1441	28	resist	resist	VB
20987	1441	29	which	which	WDT
20987	1441	30	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1441	31	p.250	p.250	NNP
20987	1441	32	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1441	33	and	and	CC
20987	1441	34	to	to	TO
20987	1441	35	maintain	maintain	VB
20987	1441	36	the	the	DT
20987	1441	37	siege	siege	NN
20987	1441	38	of	of	IN
20987	1441	39	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1441	40	would	would	MD
20987	1441	41	require	require	VB
20987	1441	42	all	all	PDT
20987	1441	43	the	the	DT
20987	1441	44	force	force	NN
20987	1441	45	at	at	IN
20987	1441	46	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1441	47	disposal	disposal	NN
20987	1441	48	.	.	.
20987	1442	1	The	the	DT
20987	1442	2	abortive	abortive	JJ
20987	1442	3	issue	issue	NN
20987	1442	4	of	of	IN
20987	1442	5	this	this	DT
20987	1442	6	British	british	JJ
20987	1442	7	undertaking	undertaking	NN
20987	1442	8	,	,	,
20987	1442	9	and	and	CC
20987	1442	10	of	of	IN
20987	1442	11	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1442	12	sequent	sequent	JJ
20987	1442	13	operation	operation	NN
20987	1442	14	against	against	IN
20987	1442	15	Vaal	Vaal	NNP
20987	1442	16	Krantz	Krantz	NNP
20987	1442	17	in	in	IN
20987	1442	18	the	the	DT
20987	1442	19	same	same	JJ
20987	1442	20	quarter	quarter	NN
20987	1442	21	,	,	,
20987	1442	22	removes	remove	VBZ
20987	1442	23	the	the	DT
20987	1442	24	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	1442	25	of	of	IN
20987	1442	26	giving	give	VBG
20987	1442	27	minute	minute	NN
20987	1442	28	details	detail	NNS
20987	1442	29	in	in	IN
20987	1442	30	a	a	DT
20987	1442	31	narrative	narrative	NN
20987	1442	32	which	which	WDT
20987	1442	33	does	do	VBZ
20987	1442	34	not	not	RB
20987	1442	35	profess	profess	VB
20987	1442	36	to	to	TO
20987	1442	37	be	be	VB
20987	1442	38	a	a	DT
20987	1442	39	critical	critical	JJ
20987	1442	40	military	military	JJ
20987	1442	41	study	study	NN
20987	1442	42	,	,	,
20987	1442	43	but	but	CC
20987	1442	44	merely	merely	RB
20987	1442	45	seeks	seek	VBZ
20987	1442	46	to	to	TO
20987	1442	47	present	present	VB
20987	1442	48	a	a	DT
20987	1442	49	clear	clear	JJ
20987	1442	50	analytical	analytical	JJ
20987	1442	51	account	account	NN
20987	1442	52	of	of	IN
20987	1442	53	the	the	DT
20987	1442	54	various	various	JJ
20987	1442	55	transactions	transaction	NNS
20987	1442	56	.	.	.
20987	1443	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1443	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1443	3	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	1443	4	first	first	RB
20987	1443	5	to	to	TO
20987	1443	6	understand	understand	VB
20987	1443	7	the	the	DT
20987	1443	8	principal	principal	JJ
20987	1443	9	features	feature	NNS
20987	1443	10	of	of	IN
20987	1443	11	the	the	DT
20987	1443	12	country	country	NN
20987	1443	13	.	.	.
20987	1444	1	In	in	IN
20987	1444	2	general	general	JJ
20987	1444	3	directions	direction	NNS
20987	1444	4	,	,	,
20987	1444	5	as	as	RB
20987	1444	6	far	far	RB
20987	1444	7	as	as	IN
20987	1444	8	effective	effective	JJ
20987	1444	9	,	,	,
20987	1444	10	the	the	DT
20987	1444	11	movement	movement	NN
20987	1444	12	followed	follow	VBD
20987	1444	13	the	the	DT
20987	1444	14	valley	valley	NN
20987	1444	15	of	of	IN
20987	1444	16	the	the	DT
20987	1444	17	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1444	18	.	.	.
20987	1445	1	In	in	IN
20987	1445	2	this	this	DT
20987	1445	3	,	,	,
20987	1445	4	ten	ten	CD
20987	1445	5	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1445	6	west	west	RB
20987	1445	7	of	of	IN
20987	1445	8	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1445	9	,	,	,
20987	1445	10	there	there	EX
20987	1445	11	is	be	VBZ
20987	1445	12	a	a	DT
20987	1445	13	sharp	sharp	JJ
20987	1445	14	bend	bend	NN
20987	1445	15	at	at	IN
20987	1445	16	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	1445	17	right	right	JJ
20987	1445	18	angles	angle	NNS
20987	1445	19	.	.	.
20987	1446	1	There	there	RB
20987	1446	2	the	the	DT
20987	1446	3	stream	stream	NN
20987	1446	4	for	for	IN
20987	1446	5	a	a	DT
20987	1446	6	stretch	stretch	NN
20987	1446	7	of	of	IN
20987	1446	8	six	six	CD
20987	1446	9	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1446	10	has	have	VBZ
20987	1446	11	run	run	VBN
20987	1446	12	south	south	RB
20987	1446	13	by	by	IN
20987	1446	14	east	east	NNP
20987	1446	15	,	,	,
20987	1446	16	while	while	IN
20987	1446	17	above	above	IN
20987	1446	18	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1446	19	the	the	DT
20987	1446	20	river	river	NN
20987	1446	21	bed	bed	NN
20987	1446	22	again	again	RB
20987	1446	23	,	,	,
20987	1446	24	as	as	IN
20987	1446	25	below	below	RB
20987	1446	26	,	,	,
20987	1446	27	lies	lie	VBZ
20987	1446	28	east	east	NNP
20987	1446	29	and	and	CC
20987	1446	30	west	west	NNP
20987	1446	31	,	,	,
20987	1446	32	but	but	CC
20987	1446	33	is	be	VBZ
20987	1446	34	excessively	excessively	RB
20987	1446	35	tortuous	tortuous	JJ
20987	1446	36	,	,	,
20987	1446	37	winding	wind	VBG
20987	1446	38	back	back	RB
20987	1446	39	and	and	CC
20987	1446	40	forth	forth	RB
20987	1446	41	among	among	IN
20987	1446	42	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1446	43	which	which	WDT
20987	1446	44	on	on	IN
20987	1446	45	one	one	CD
20987	1446	46	side	side	NN
20987	1446	47	or	or	CC
20987	1446	48	the	the	DT
20987	1446	49	other	other	JJ
20987	1446	50	come	come	VB
20987	1446	51	down	down	RB
20987	1446	52	close	close	RB
20987	1446	53	to	to	IN
20987	1446	54	the	the	DT
20987	1446	55	water	water	NN
20987	1446	56	's	's	POS
20987	1446	57	edge	edge	NN
20987	1446	58	.	.	.
20987	1447	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1447	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1447	3	at	at	IN
20987	1447	4	Trichardt	Trichardt	NNP
20987	1447	5	's	's	POS
20987	1447	6	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1447	7	,	,	,
20987	1447	8	about	about	RB
20987	1447	9	seven	seven	CD
20987	1447	10	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1447	11	above	above	RB
20987	1447	12	--	--	:
20987	1447	13	west	west	NN
20987	1447	14	of	of	IN
20987	1447	15	--	--	:
20987	1447	16	this	this	DT
20987	1447	17	north	north	NN
20987	1447	18	and	and	CC
20987	1447	19	south	south	JJ
20987	1447	20	stretch	stretch	NNP
20987	1447	21	,	,	,
20987	1447	22	that	that	IN
20987	1447	23	the	the	DT
20987	1447	24	British	british	JJ
20987	1447	25	army	army	NN
20987	1447	26	was	be	VBD
20987	1447	27	to	to	TO
20987	1447	28	make	make	VB
20987	1447	29	,	,	,
20987	1447	30	and	and	CC
20987	1447	31	did	do	VBD
20987	1447	32	make	make	VB
20987	1447	33	,	,	,
20987	1447	34	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1447	35	crossing	crossing	NN
20987	1447	36	;	;	:
20987	1447	37	purposing	purpose	VBG
20987	1447	38	thereby	thereby	RB
20987	1447	39	to	to	TO
20987	1447	40	turn	turn	VB
20987	1447	41	the	the	DT
20987	1447	42	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1447	43	p.251	p.251	NN
20987	1447	44	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1447	45	flanks	flank	NNS
20987	1447	46	of	of	IN
20987	1447	47	the	the	DT
20987	1447	48	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1447	49	positions	position	NNS
20987	1447	50	,	,	,
20987	1447	51	which	which	WDT
20987	1447	52	in	in	IN
20987	1447	53	a	a	DT
20987	1447	54	general	general	JJ
20987	1447	55	sense	sense	NN
20987	1447	56	followed	follow	VBD
20987	1447	57	the	the	DT
20987	1447	58	north	north	NNP
20987	1447	59	bank	bank	NN
20987	1447	60	of	of	IN
20987	1447	61	the	the	DT
20987	1447	62	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1447	63	.	.	.
20987	1448	1	The	the	DT
20987	1448	2	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1448	3	leading	lead	VBG
20987	1448	4	to	to	IN
20987	1448	5	the	the	DT
20987	1448	6	choice	choice	NN
20987	1448	7	of	of	IN
20987	1448	8	this	this	DT
20987	1448	9	point	point	NN
20987	1448	10	appear	appear	VBP
20987	1448	11	to	to	TO
20987	1448	12	have	have	VB
20987	1448	13	been	be	VBN
20987	1448	14	as	as	IN
20987	1448	15	follows	follow	VBZ
20987	1448	16	.	.	.
20987	1449	1	Eastward	eastward	RB
20987	1449	2	of	of	IN
20987	1449	3	the	the	DT
20987	1449	4	north	north	NN
20987	1449	5	and	and	CC
20987	1449	6	south	south	NN
20987	1449	7	stretch	stretch	NN
20987	1449	8	just	just	RB
20987	1449	9	specified	specify	VBD
20987	1449	10	,	,	,
20987	1449	11	and	and	CC
20987	1449	12	as	as	RB
20987	1449	13	far	far	RB
20987	1449	14	as	as	IN
20987	1449	15	to	to	IN
20987	1449	16	the	the	DT
20987	1449	17	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1449	18	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1449	19	,	,	,
20987	1449	20	the	the	DT
20987	1449	21	mountain	mountain	NN
20987	1449	22	ranges	range	VBZ
20987	1449	23	north	north	RB
20987	1449	24	of	of	IN
20987	1449	25	the	the	DT
20987	1449	26	river	river	NN
20987	1449	27	are	be	VBP
20987	1449	28	not	not	RB
20987	1449	29	only	only	RB
20987	1449	30	high	high	JJ
20987	1449	31	,	,	,
20987	1449	32	but	but	CC
20987	1449	33	wide	wide	JJ
20987	1449	34	,	,	,
20987	1449	35	broken	break	VBN
20987	1449	36	,	,	,
20987	1449	37	and	and	CC
20987	1449	38	intricate	intricate	JJ
20987	1449	39	,	,	,
20987	1449	40	ending	end	VBG
20987	1449	41	in	in	IN
20987	1449	42	Grobler	Grobler	NNP
20987	1449	43	's	's	POS
20987	1449	44	Kloof	Kloof	NNP
20987	1449	45	and	and	CC
20987	1449	46	the	the	DT
20987	1449	47	other	other	JJ
20987	1449	48	kopjes	kopje	NNS
20987	1449	49	mentioned	mention	VBN
20987	1449	50	in	in	IN
20987	1449	51	describing	describe	VBG
20987	1449	52	the	the	DT
20987	1449	53	positions	position	NNS
20987	1449	54	at	at	IN
20987	1449	55	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1449	56	.	.	.
20987	1450	1	The	the	DT
20987	1450	2	reverse	reverse	JJ
20987	1450	3	slopes	slope	NNS
20987	1450	4	of	of	IN
20987	1450	5	this	this	DT
20987	1450	6	broken	broken	JJ
20987	1450	7	region	region	NN
20987	1450	8	are	be	VBP
20987	1450	9	full	full	JJ
20987	1450	10	six	six	CD
20987	1450	11	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1450	12	north	north	RB
20987	1450	13	of	of	IN
20987	1450	14	the	the	DT
20987	1450	15	river	river	NN
20987	1450	16	's	's	POS
20987	1450	17	course	course	NN
20987	1450	18	.	.	.
20987	1451	1	The	the	DT
20987	1451	2	map	map	NN
20987	1451	3	shows	show	VBZ
20987	1451	4	the	the	DT
20987	1451	5	district	district	NN
20987	1451	6	almost	almost	RB
20987	1451	7	wholly	wholly	RB
20987	1451	8	bare	bare	JJ
20987	1451	9	of	of	IN
20987	1451	10	roads	road	NNS
20987	1451	11	,	,	,
20987	1451	12	an	an	DT
20987	1451	13	indication	indication	NN
20987	1451	14	that	that	IN
20987	1451	15	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1451	16	is	be	VBZ
20987	1451	17	unsuited	unsuited	JJ
20987	1451	18	to	to	IN
20987	1451	19	large	large	JJ
20987	1451	20	military	military	JJ
20987	1451	21	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1451	22	.	.	.
20987	1452	1	Upstream	Upstream	NNP
20987	1452	2	of	of	IN
20987	1452	3	the	the	DT
20987	1452	4	stretch	stretch	NN
20987	1452	5	,	,	,
20987	1452	6	the	the	DT
20987	1452	7	ranges	range	NNS
20987	1452	8	,	,	,
20987	1452	9	though	though	IN
20987	1452	10	steep	steep	JJ
20987	1452	11	and	and	CC
20987	1452	12	broken	broken	JJ
20987	1452	13	,	,	,
20987	1452	14	are	be	VBP
20987	1452	15	very	very	RB
20987	1452	16	much	much	RB
20987	1452	17	narrower	narrow	JJR
20987	1452	18	.	.	.
20987	1453	1	Three	three	CD
20987	1453	2	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1453	3	west	west	RB
20987	1453	4	of	of	IN
20987	1453	5	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1453	6	,	,	,
20987	1453	7	at	at	IN
20987	1453	8	Potgieter	Potgieter	NNP
20987	1453	9	's	's	POS
20987	1453	10	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1453	11	,	,	,
20987	1453	12	a	a	DT
20987	1453	13	road	road	NN
20987	1453	14	passes	pass	VBZ
20987	1453	15	through	through	RP
20987	1453	16	from	from	IN
20987	1453	17	Springfield	Springfield	NNP
20987	1453	18	to	to	IN
20987	1453	19	the	the	DT
20987	1453	20	plain	plain	NN
20987	1453	21	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	1453	22	at	at	IN
20987	1453	23	Brakfontein	Brakfontein	NNP
20987	1453	24	,	,	,
20987	1453	25	showing	show	VBG
20987	1453	26	a	a	DT
20987	1453	27	considerable	considerable	JJ
20987	1453	28	depression	depression	NN
20987	1453	29	at	at	IN
20987	1453	30	this	this	DT
20987	1453	31	point	point	NN
20987	1453	32	.	.	.
20987	1454	1	By	by	IN
20987	1454	2	this	this	DT
20987	1454	3	road	road	NN
20987	1454	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1454	5	made	make	VBN
20987	1454	6	the	the	DT
20987	1454	7	second	second	JJ
20987	1454	8	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	JJ
20987	1454	9	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	1454	10	of	of	IN
20987	1454	11	the	the	DT
20987	1454	12	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	1454	13	,	,	,
20987	1454	14	towards	towards	IN
20987	1454	15	Vaal	Vaal	NNP
20987	1454	16	Krantz	Krantz	NNP
20987	1454	17	.	.	.
20987	1455	1	Four	four	CD
20987	1455	2	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1455	3	higher	higher	RBR
20987	1455	4	up	up	RB
20987	1455	5	,	,	,
20987	1455	6	at	at	IN
20987	1455	7	Trichardt	Trichardt	NNP
20987	1455	8	's	's	POS
20987	1455	9	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1455	10	the	the	DT
20987	1455	11	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1455	12	p.252	p.252	NN
20987	1455	13	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1455	14	chain	chain	NN
20987	1455	15	leaves	leave	VBZ
20987	1455	16	the	the	DT
20987	1455	17	river	river	NN
20987	1455	18	,	,	,
20987	1455	19	trending	trend	VBG
20987	1455	20	north	north	NN
20987	1455	21	-	-	HYPH
20987	1455	22	north	north	NN
20987	1455	23	-	-	HYPH
20987	1455	24	west	west	NN
20987	1455	25	for	for	IN
20987	1455	26	eight	eight	CD
20987	1455	27	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1455	28	,	,	,
20987	1455	29	with	with	IN
20987	1455	30	a	a	DT
20987	1455	31	breadth	breadth	NN
20987	1455	32	which	which	WDT
20987	1455	33	,	,	,
20987	1455	34	beginning	begin	VBG
20987	1455	35	with	with	IN
20987	1455	36	three	three	CD
20987	1455	37	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1455	38	at	at	IN
20987	1455	39	the	the	DT
20987	1455	40	south	south	NN
20987	1455	41	,	,	,
20987	1455	42	narrows	narrow	VBZ
20987	1455	43	to	to	IN
20987	1455	44	one	one	CD
20987	1455	45	and	and	CC
20987	1455	46	a	a	DT
20987	1455	47	half	half	NN
20987	1455	48	,	,	,
20987	1455	49	with	with	IN
20987	1455	50	lessening	lessening	NN
20987	1455	51	elevation	elevation	NN
20987	1455	52	,	,	,
20987	1455	53	towards	towards	IN
20987	1455	54	the	the	DT
20987	1455	55	north	north	JJ
20987	1455	56	end	end	NN
20987	1455	57	,	,	,
20987	1455	58	where	where	WRB
20987	1455	59	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1455	60	drops	drop	VBZ
20987	1455	61	to	to	IN
20987	1455	62	the	the	DT
20987	1455	63	plain	plain	NN
20987	1455	64	.	.	.
20987	1456	1	The	the	DT
20987	1456	2	western	western	JJ
20987	1456	3	slope	slope	NN
20987	1456	4	of	of	IN
20987	1456	5	this	this	DT
20987	1456	6	eight	eight	CD
20987	1456	7	mile	mile	NN
20987	1456	8	spur	spur	NN
20987	1456	9	,	,	,
20987	1456	10	over	over	IN
20987	1456	11	the	the	DT
20987	1456	12	southern	southern	JJ
20987	1456	13	part	part	NN
20987	1456	14	of	of	IN
20987	1456	15	which	which	WDT
20987	1456	16	,	,	,
20987	1456	17	contrary	contrary	JJ
20987	1456	18	to	to	IN
20987	1456	19	first	first	JJ
20987	1456	20	intention	intention	NN
20987	1456	21	,	,	,
20987	1456	22	the	the	DT
20987	1456	23	British	british	JJ
20987	1456	24	attack	attack	NN
20987	1456	25	was	be	VBD
20987	1456	26	actually	actually	RB
20987	1456	27	made	make	VBN
20987	1456	28	,	,	,
20987	1456	29	is	be	VBZ
20987	1456	30	precipitous	precipitous	JJ
20987	1456	31	near	near	IN
20987	1456	32	the	the	DT
20987	1456	33	summit	summit	NN
20987	1456	34	;	;	:
20987	1456	35	lower	low	JJR
20987	1456	36	down	down	RP
20987	1456	37	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1456	38	is	be	VBZ
20987	1456	39	more	more	RBR
20987	1456	40	gradual	gradual	JJ
20987	1456	41	,	,	,
20987	1456	42	but	but	CC
20987	1456	43	still	still	RB
20987	1456	44	steep	steep	JJ
20987	1456	45	.	.	.
20987	1457	1	A	a	DT
20987	1457	2	mile	mile	NN
20987	1457	3	from	from	IN
20987	1457	4	the	the	DT
20987	1457	5	foot	foot	NN
20987	1457	6	of	of	IN
20987	1457	7	the	the	DT
20987	1457	8	spur	spur	NN
20987	1457	9	,	,	,
20987	1457	10	and	and	CC
20987	1457	11	parallel	parallel	NN
20987	1457	12	to	to	IN
20987	1457	13	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1457	14	,	,	,
20987	1457	15	runs	run	VBZ
20987	1457	16	a	a	DT
20987	1457	17	stream	stream	NN
20987	1457	18	called	call	VBN
20987	1457	19	Venter	Venter	NNP
20987	1457	20	's	's	POS
20987	1457	21	Spruit	Spruit	NNP
20987	1457	22	,	,	,
20987	1457	23	which	which	WDT
20987	1457	24	enters	enter	VBZ
20987	1457	25	the	the	DT
20987	1457	26	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1457	27	from	from	IN
20987	1457	28	the	the	DT
20987	1457	29	north	north	NN
20987	1457	30	-	-	HYPH
20987	1457	31	west	west	NN
20987	1457	32	a	a	DT
20987	1457	33	little	little	JJ
20987	1457	34	above	above	IN
20987	1457	35	Trichardt	Trichardt	NNP
20987	1457	36	's	's	POS
20987	1457	37	.	.	.
20987	1458	1	Six	six	CD
20987	1458	2	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1458	3	from	from	IN
20987	1458	4	the	the	DT
20987	1458	5	ford	ford	NNP
20987	1458	6	,	,	,
20987	1458	7	between	between	IN
20987	1458	8	spur	spur	NN
20987	1458	9	and	and	CC
20987	1458	10	spruit	spruit	NN
20987	1458	11	,	,	,
20987	1458	12	is	be	VBZ
20987	1458	13	Acton	Acton	NNP
20987	1458	14	Homes	Homes	NNP
20987	1458	15	,	,	,
20987	1458	16	the	the	DT
20987	1458	17	point	point	NN
20987	1458	18	designated	designate	VBN
20987	1458	19	by	by	IN
20987	1458	20	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1458	21	as	as	IN
20987	1458	22	the	the	DT
20987	1458	23	first	first	JJ
20987	1458	24	objective	objective	NN
20987	1458	25	of	of	IN
20987	1458	26	the	the	DT
20987	1458	27	army	army	NN
20987	1458	28	,	,	,
20987	1458	29	whence	whence	NN
20987	1458	30	the	the	DT
20987	1458	31	range	range	NN
20987	1458	32	was	be	VBD
20987	1458	33	to	to	TO
20987	1458	34	be	be	VB
20987	1458	35	crossed	cross	VBN
20987	1458	36	.	.	.
20987	1459	1	The	the	DT
20987	1459	2	change	change	NN
20987	1459	3	of	of	IN
20987	1459	4	direction	direction	NN
20987	1459	5	noted	note	VBN
20987	1459	6	at	at	IN
20987	1459	7	Trichardt	Trichardt	NNP
20987	1459	8	's	's	POS
20987	1459	9	gives	give	NNS
20987	1459	10	to	to	IN
20987	1459	11	the	the	DT
20987	1459	12	whole	whole	JJ
20987	1459	13	range	range	NN
20987	1459	14	,	,	,
20987	1459	15	from	from	IN
20987	1459	16	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1459	17	to	to	IN
20987	1459	18	Acton	Acton	NNP
20987	1459	19	Homes	Homes	NNPS
20987	1459	20	,	,	,
20987	1459	21	the	the	DT
20987	1459	22	character	character	NN
20987	1459	23	of	of	IN
20987	1459	24	an	an	DT
20987	1459	25	arc	arc	NN
20987	1459	26	of	of	IN
20987	1459	27	a	a	DT
20987	1459	28	circle	circle	NN
20987	1459	29	,	,	,
20987	1459	30	on	on	IN
20987	1459	31	the	the	DT
20987	1459	32	interior	interior	NN
20987	1459	33	of	of	IN
20987	1459	34	which	which	WDT
20987	1459	35	,	,	,
20987	1459	36	considered	consider	VBD
20987	1459	37	as	as	IN
20987	1459	38	a	a	DT
20987	1459	39	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	1459	40	position	position	NN
20987	1459	41	,	,	,
20987	1459	42	the	the	DT
20987	1459	43	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1459	44	moved	move	VBD
20987	1459	45	,	,	,
20987	1459	46	with	with	IN
20987	1459	47	the	the	DT
20987	1459	48	additional	additional	JJ
20987	1459	49	advantage	advantage	NN
20987	1459	50	of	of	IN
20987	1459	51	being	be	VBG
20987	1459	52	all	all	DT
20987	1459	53	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	1459	54	men	man	NNS
20987	1459	55	.	.	.
20987	1460	1	Near	near	IN
20987	1460	2	the	the	DT
20987	1460	3	southern	southern	JJ
20987	1460	4	end	end	NN
20987	1460	5	of	of	IN
20987	1460	6	the	the	DT
20987	1460	7	spur	spur	NN
20987	1460	8	,	,	,
20987	1460	9	but	but	CC
20987	1460	10	well	well	RB
20987	1460	11	to	to	IN
20987	1460	12	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1460	13	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	1460	14	edge	edge	NN
20987	1460	15	,	,	,
20987	1460	16	is	be	VBZ
20987	1460	17	the	the	DT
20987	1460	18	lofty	lofty	JJ
20987	1460	19	eminence	eminence	NN
20987	1460	20	called	call	VBD
20987	1460	21	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1460	22	p.253	p.253	NNP
20987	1460	23	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1460	24	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	1460	25	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1460	26	,	,	,
20987	1460	27	which	which	WDT
20987	1460	28	played	play	VBD
20987	1460	29	so	so	RB
20987	1460	30	important	important	JJ
20987	1460	31	a	a	DT
20987	1460	32	part	part	NN
20987	1460	33	in	in	IN
20987	1460	34	the	the	DT
20987	1460	35	operation	operation	NN
20987	1460	36	as	as	IN
20987	1460	37	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1460	38	ultimately	ultimately	RB
20987	1460	39	developed	develop	VBD
20987	1460	40	.	.	.
20987	1461	1	At	at	IN
20987	1461	2	Acton	Acton	NNP
20987	1461	3	Homes	Homes	NNP
20987	1461	4	roads	road	NNS
20987	1461	5	meet	meet	VBP
20987	1461	6	from	from	IN
20987	1461	7	north	north	NN
20987	1461	8	,	,	,
20987	1461	9	south	south	NNP
20987	1461	10	,	,	,
20987	1461	11	east	east	NNP
20987	1461	12	and	and	CC
20987	1461	13	west	west	NNP
20987	1461	14	;	;	:
20987	1461	15	a	a	DT
20987	1461	16	fact	fact	NN
20987	1461	17	which	which	WDT
20987	1461	18	sufficiently	sufficiently	RB
20987	1461	19	indicates	indicate	VBZ
20987	1461	20	the	the	DT
20987	1461	21	importance	importance	NN
20987	1461	22	of	of	IN
20987	1461	23	the	the	DT
20987	1461	24	point	point	NN
20987	1461	25	and	and	CC
20987	1461	26	the	the	DT
20987	1461	27	comparatively	comparatively	RB
20987	1461	28	favourable	favourable	JJ
20987	1461	29	nature	nature	NN
20987	1461	30	of	of	IN
20987	1461	31	the	the	DT
20987	1461	32	surroundings	surrounding	NNS
20987	1461	33	for	for	IN
20987	1461	34	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1461	35	--	--	:
20987	1461	36	for	for	IN
20987	1461	37	roads	road	NNS
20987	1461	38	usually	usually	RB
20987	1461	39	seek	seek	VBP
20987	1461	40	the	the	DT
20987	1461	41	easiest	easy	JJS
20987	1461	42	ground	ground	NN
20987	1461	43	.	.	.
20987	1462	1	From	from	IN
20987	1462	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1462	3	two	two	CD
20987	1462	4	start	start	VB
20987	1462	5	east	east	NN
20987	1462	6	for	for	IN
20987	1462	7	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1462	8	,	,	,
20987	1462	9	crossing	cross	VBG
20987	1462	10	the	the	DT
20987	1462	11	spur	spur	NN
20987	1462	12	by	by	IN
20987	1462	13	different	different	JJ
20987	1462	14	ways	way	NNS
20987	1462	15	,	,	,
20987	1462	16	and	and	CC
20987	1462	17	uniting	unite	VBG
20987	1462	18	some	some	DT
20987	1462	19	eight	eight	CD
20987	1462	20	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1462	21	beyond	beyond	RB
20987	1462	22	in	in	IN
20987	1462	23	the	the	DT
20987	1462	24	plain	plain	NN
20987	1462	25	lying	lie	VBG
20987	1462	26	west	west	NN
20987	1462	27	of	of	IN
20987	1462	28	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1462	29	,	,	,
20987	1462	30	where	where	WRB
20987	1462	31	the	the	DT
20987	1462	32	network	network	NN
20987	1462	33	of	of	IN
20987	1462	34	communications	communication	NNS
20987	1462	35	shows	show	VBZ
20987	1462	36	the	the	DT
20987	1462	37	relatively	relatively	RB
20987	1462	38	open	open	JJ
20987	1462	39	character	character	NN
20987	1462	40	of	of	IN
20987	1462	41	the	the	DT
20987	1462	42	country	country	NN
20987	1462	43	.	.	.
20987	1463	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1463	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1463	3	by	by	IN
20987	1463	4	one	one	CD
20987	1463	5	or	or	CC
20987	1463	6	both	both	DT
20987	1463	7	of	of	IN
20987	1463	8	these	these	DT
20987	1463	9	roads	road	NNS
20987	1463	10	that	that	WDT
20987	1463	11	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1463	12	purposed	purpose	VBD
20987	1463	13	to	to	TO
20987	1463	14	advance	advance	VB
20987	1463	15	.	.	.
20987	1464	1	On	on	IN
20987	1464	2	the	the	DT
20987	1464	3	12th	12th	NN
20987	1464	4	of	of	IN
20987	1464	5	January	January	NNP
20987	1464	6	the	the	DT
20987	1464	7	5th	5th	JJ
20987	1464	8	Division	Division	NNP
20987	1464	9	reached	reach	VBD
20987	1464	10	Springfield	Springfield	NNP
20987	1464	11	,	,	,
20987	1464	12	and	and	CC
20987	1464	13	on	on	IN
20987	1464	14	the	the	DT
20987	1464	15	13th	13th	NN
20987	1464	16	the	the	DT
20987	1464	17	whole	whole	JJ
20987	1464	18	army	army	NN
20987	1464	19	was	be	VBD
20987	1464	20	assembled	assemble	VBN
20987	1464	21	there	there	RB
20987	1464	22	or	or	CC
20987	1464	23	at	at	IN
20987	1464	24	Spearman	Spearman	NNP
20987	1464	25	's	's	POS
20987	1464	26	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1464	27	,	,	,
20987	1464	28	near	near	IN
20987	1464	29	Potgieter	Potgieter	NNP
20987	1464	30	's	's	POS
20987	1464	31	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1464	32	,	,	,
20987	1464	33	where	where	WRB
20987	1464	34	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1464	35	established	establish	VBD
20987	1464	36	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1464	37	headquarters	headquarters	NN
20987	1464	38	.	.	.
20987	1465	1	The	the	DT
20987	1465	2	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1465	3	there	there	RB
20987	1465	4	on	on	IN
20987	1465	5	the	the	DT
20987	1465	6	south	south	JJ
20987	1465	7	side	side	NN
20987	1465	8	of	of	IN
20987	1465	9	the	the	DT
20987	1465	10	river	river	NN
20987	1465	11	were	be	VBD
20987	1465	12	fortunately	fortunately	RB
20987	1465	13	secured	secure	VBN
20987	1465	14	,	,	,
20987	1465	15	and	and	CC
20987	1465	16	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1465	17	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1465	18	placed	place	VBN
20987	1465	19	upon	upon	IN
20987	1465	20	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1465	21	commanding	command	VBG
20987	1465	22	the	the	DT
20987	1465	23	opposite	opposite	JJ
20987	1465	24	heights	height	NNS
20987	1465	25	.	.	.
20987	1466	1	The	the	DT
20987	1466	2	turning	turning	NN
20987	1466	3	movement	movement	NN
20987	1466	4	by	by	IN
20987	1466	5	way	way	NN
20987	1466	6	of	of	IN
20987	1466	7	Acton	Acton	NNP
20987	1466	8	Homes	Homes	NNPS
20987	1466	9	was	be	VBD
20987	1466	10	then	then	RB
20987	1466	11	committed	commit	VBN
20987	1466	12	by	by	IN
20987	1466	13	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1466	14	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1466	15	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1466	16	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1466	17	p.254	p.254	NN
20987	1466	18	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1466	19	to	to	IN
20987	1466	20	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1466	21	Charles	Charles	NNP
20987	1466	22	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1466	23	,	,	,
20987	1466	24	who	who	WP
20987	1466	25	on	on	IN
20987	1466	26	the	the	DT
20987	1466	27	15th	15th	NN
20987	1466	28	of	of	IN
20987	1466	29	January	January	NNP
20987	1466	30	received	receive	VBD
20987	1466	31	--	--	:
20987	1466	32	to	to	TO
20987	1466	33	quote	quote	VB
20987	1466	34	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1466	35	own	own	JJ
20987	1466	36	words--"secret	words--"secret	NN
20987	1466	37	instructions	instruction	NNS
20987	1466	38	to	to	TO
20987	1466	39	command	command	VB
20987	1466	40	a	a	DT
20987	1466	41	force	force	NN
20987	1466	42	to	to	TO
20987	1466	43	proceed	proceed	VB
20987	1466	44	across	across	IN
20987	1466	45	the	the	DT
20987	1466	46	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1466	47	,	,	,
20987	1466	48	near	near	IN
20987	1466	49	Trichardt	Trichardt	NNP
20987	1466	50	's	's	POS
20987	1466	51	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1466	52	,	,	,
20987	1466	53	to	to	IN
20987	1466	54	the	the	DT
20987	1466	55	west	west	NN
20987	1466	56	of	of	IN
20987	1466	57	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	1466	58	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1466	59	,	,	,
20987	1466	60	recommending	recommend	VBG
20987	1466	61	me	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1466	62	to	to	TO
20987	1466	63	proceed	proceed	VB
20987	1466	64	forward	forward	RB
20987	1466	65	,	,	,
20987	1466	66	refusing	refuse	VBG
20987	1466	67	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1466	68	right	right	NN
20987	1466	69	(	(	-LRB-
20987	1466	70	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	1466	71	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1466	72	)	)	-RRB-
20987	1466	73	,	,	,
20987	1466	74	and	and	CC
20987	1466	75	bringing	bring	VBG
20987	1466	76	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1466	77	left	left	NN
20987	1466	78	forward	forward	RB
20987	1466	79	to	to	TO
20987	1466	80	gain	gain	VB
20987	1466	81	the	the	DT
20987	1466	82	open	open	JJ
20987	1466	83	plain	plain	JJ
20987	1466	84	north	north	NN
20987	1466	85	of	of	IN
20987	1466	86	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	1466	87	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1466	88	...	...	:
20987	1467	1	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1467	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1467	3	provided	provide	VBN
20987	1467	4	with	with	IN
20987	1467	5	four	four	CD
20987	1467	6	days	day	NNS
20987	1467	7	'	'	POS
20987	1467	8	rations	ration	NNS
20987	1467	9	,	,	,
20987	1467	10	with	with	IN
20987	1467	11	which	which	WDT
20987	1467	12	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1467	13	was	be	VBD
20987	1467	14	to	to	TO
20987	1467	15	cross	cross	VB
20987	1467	16	the	the	DT
20987	1467	17	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1467	18	,	,	,
20987	1467	19	fight	fight	VB
20987	1467	20	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1467	21	way	way	NN
20987	1467	22	round	round	RB
20987	1467	23	to	to	IN
20987	1467	24	north	north	NN
20987	1467	25	of	of	IN
20987	1467	26	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	1467	27	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1467	28	,	,	,
20987	1467	29	and	and	CC
20987	1467	30	join	join	VB
20987	1467	31	your	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1467	32	column	column	NN
20987	1467	33	opposite	opposite	IN
20987	1467	34	Potgieter	Potgieter	NNP
20987	1467	35	's	's	POS
20987	1467	36	.	.	.
20987	1467	37	"	"	''
20987	1468	1	This	this	DT
20987	1468	2	,	,	,
20987	1468	3	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1468	4	,	,	,
20987	1468	5	was	be	VBD
20987	1468	6	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1468	7	's	's	POS
20987	1468	8	plan	plan	NN
20987	1468	9	;	;	:
20987	1468	10	the	the	DT
20987	1468	11	spur	spur	NN
20987	1468	12	was	be	VBD
20987	1468	13	to	to	TO
20987	1468	14	be	be	VB
20987	1468	15	turned	turn	VBN
20987	1468	16	rather	rather	RB
20987	1468	17	than	than	IN
20987	1468	18	forced	force	VBN
20987	1468	19	.	.	.
20987	1469	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1469	2	appears	appear	VBZ
20987	1469	3	to	to	TO
20987	1469	4	have	have	VB
20987	1469	5	been	be	VBN
20987	1469	6	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1469	7	sustained	sustained	JJ
20987	1469	8	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	1469	9	to	to	TO
20987	1469	10	leave	leave	VB
20987	1469	11	the	the	DT
20987	1469	12	execution	execution	NN
20987	1469	13	to	to	IN
20987	1469	14	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1469	15	,	,	,
20987	1469	16	interfering	interfere	VBG
20987	1469	17	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1469	18	not	not	RB
20987	1469	19	at	at	RB
20987	1469	20	all	all	RB
20987	1469	21	or	or	CC
20987	1469	22	the	the	DT
20987	1469	23	very	very	RB
20987	1469	24	least	least	JJS
20987	1469	25	possible	possible	JJ
20987	1469	26	.	.	.
20987	1470	1	The	the	DT
20987	1470	2	force	force	NN
20987	1470	3	employed	employ	VBN
20987	1470	4	on	on	IN
20987	1470	5	the	the	DT
20987	1470	6	expedition	expedition	NN
20987	1470	7	has	have	VBZ
20987	1470	8	been	be	VBN
20987	1470	9	nowhere	nowhere	RB
20987	1470	10	found	find	VBN
20987	1470	11	officially	officially	RB
20987	1470	12	stated	state	VBN
20987	1470	13	.	.	.
20987	1471	1	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1471	2	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1471	3	says	say	VBZ
20987	1471	4	that	that	IN
20987	1471	5	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1471	6	own	own	JJ
20987	1471	7	command	command	NN
20987	1471	8	"	"	''
20987	1471	9	amounted	amount	VBD
20987	1471	10	to	to	IN
20987	1471	11	an	an	DT
20987	1471	12	army	army	NN
20987	1471	13	corps	corps	FW
20987	1471	14	less	less	RBR
20987	1471	15	one	one	CD
20987	1471	16	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1471	17	,	,	,
20987	1471	18	"	"	''
20987	1471	19	which	which	WDT
20987	1471	20	,	,	,
20987	1471	21	including	include	VBG
20987	1471	22	all	all	DT
20987	1471	23	arms	arm	NNS
20987	1471	24	and	and	CC
20987	1471	25	the	the	DT
20987	1471	26	medical	medical	JJ
20987	1471	27	and	and	CC
20987	1471	28	supply	supply	NN
20987	1471	29	services	service	NNS
20987	1471	30	,	,	,
20987	1471	31	would	would	MD
20987	1471	32	be	be	VB
20987	1471	33	about	about	RB
20987	1471	34	30,000	30,000	CD
20987	1471	35	men	man	NNS
20987	1471	36	--	--	:
20987	1471	37	an	an	DT
20987	1471	38	estimate	estimate	NN
20987	1471	39	that	that	WDT
20987	1471	40	appears	appear	VBZ
20987	1471	41	rather	rather	RB
20987	1471	42	too	too	RB
20987	1471	43	high	high	JJ
20987	1471	44	.	.	.
20987	1472	1	The	the	DT
20987	1472	2	one	one	CD
20987	1472	3	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1472	4	remained	remain	VBD
20987	1472	5	with	with	IN
20987	1472	6	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1472	7	at	at	IN
20987	1472	8	Spearman	Spearman	NNP
20987	1472	9	's	's	POS
20987	1472	10	Camp	Camp	NNP
20987	1472	11	.	.	.
20987	1473	1	On	on	IN
20987	1473	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1473	3	p.255	p.255	NNP
20987	1473	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1473	5	the	the	DT
20987	1473	6	evening	evening	NN
20987	1473	7	of	of	IN
20987	1473	8	January	January	NNP
20987	1473	9	16	16	CD
20987	1473	10	this	this	DT
20987	1473	11	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1473	12	,	,	,
20987	1473	13	the	the	DT
20987	1473	14	4th	4th	NN
20987	1473	15	,	,	,
20987	1473	16	under	under	IN
20987	1473	17	Lyttelton	Lyttelton	NNP
20987	1473	18	,	,	,
20987	1473	19	covered	cover	VBN
20987	1473	20	by	by	IN
20987	1473	21	the	the	DT
20987	1473	22	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1473	23	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1473	24	,	,	,
20987	1473	25	crossed	cross	VBD
20987	1473	26	at	at	IN
20987	1473	27	Potgieter	Potgieter	NNP
20987	1473	28	's	's	POS
20987	1473	29	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1473	30	,	,	,
20987	1473	31	and	and	CC
20987	1473	32	established	establish	VBD
20987	1473	33	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1473	34	in	in	IN
20987	1473	35	kopjes	kopjes	NNP
20987	1473	36	a	a	DT
20987	1473	37	mile	mile	NN
20987	1473	38	north	north	NN
20987	1473	39	of	of	IN
20987	1473	40	the	the	DT
20987	1473	41	river	river	NN
20987	1473	42	.	.	.
20987	1474	1	The	the	DT
20987	1474	2	movement	movement	NN
20987	1474	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1474	4	a	a	DT
20987	1474	5	feint	feint	NN
20987	1474	6	on	on	IN
20987	1474	7	the	the	DT
20987	1474	8	Brakfontein	Brakfontein	NNP
20987	1474	9	Road	Road	NNP
20987	1474	10	,	,	,
20987	1474	11	and	and	CC
20987	1474	12	was	be	VBD
20987	1474	13	continued	continue	VBN
20987	1474	14	the	the	DT
20987	1474	15	following	follow	VBG
20987	1474	16	days	day	NNS
20987	1474	17	to	to	TO
20987	1474	18	draw	draw	VB
20987	1474	19	attention	attention	NN
20987	1474	20	from	from	IN
20987	1474	21	the	the	DT
20987	1474	22	true	true	JJ
20987	1474	23	attack	attack	NN
20987	1474	24	by	by	IN
20987	1474	25	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1474	26	.	.	.
20987	1475	1	The	the	DT
20987	1475	2	latter	latter	NN
20987	1475	3	crossed	cross	VBD
20987	1475	4	on	on	IN
20987	1475	5	the	the	DT
20987	1475	6	17th	17th	NN
20987	1475	7	at	at	IN
20987	1475	8	Trichardt	Trichardt	NNP
20987	1475	9	's	's	POS
20987	1475	10	,	,	,
20987	1475	11	occupied	occupy	VBD
20987	1475	12	the	the	DT
20987	1475	13	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1475	14	on	on	IN
20987	1475	15	the	the	DT
20987	1475	16	north	north	NN
20987	1475	17	side	side	NN
20987	1475	18	commanding	command	VBG
20987	1475	19	the	the	DT
20987	1475	20	ford	ford	NNP
20987	1475	21	,	,	,
20987	1475	22	and	and	CC
20987	1475	23	pushed	push	VBD
20987	1475	24	the	the	DT
20987	1475	25	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	1475	26	as	as	RB
20987	1475	27	far	far	RB
20987	1475	28	as	as	IN
20987	1475	29	Acton	Acton	NNP
20987	1475	30	Homes	Homes	NNP
20987	1475	31	,	,	,
20987	1475	32	which	which	WDT
20987	1475	33	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1475	34	entered	enter	VBD
20987	1475	35	without	without	IN
20987	1475	36	serious	serious	JJ
20987	1475	37	opposition	opposition	NN
20987	1475	38	,	,	,
20987	1475	39	but	but	CC
20987	1475	40	were	be	VBD
20987	1475	41	soon	soon	RB
20987	1475	42	after	after	IN
20987	1475	43	withdrawn	withdraw	VBN
20987	1475	44	.	.	.
20987	1476	1	That	that	DT
20987	1476	2	night	night	NN
20987	1476	3	and	and	CC
20987	1476	4	the	the	DT
20987	1476	5	18th	18th	NN
20987	1476	6	the	the	DT
20987	1476	7	wagon	wagon	NN
20987	1476	8	train	train	NN
20987	1476	9	passed	pass	VBD
20987	1476	10	over	over	RP
20987	1476	11	,	,	,
20987	1476	12	and	and	CC
20987	1476	13	on	on	IN
20987	1476	14	the	the	DT
20987	1476	15	19th	19th	JJ
20987	1476	16	two	two	CD
20987	1476	17	brigades	brigade	NNS
20987	1476	18	advanced	advance	VBN
20987	1476	19	farther	farther	RB
20987	1476	20	and	and	CC
20987	1476	21	occupied	occupy	VBD
20987	1476	22	some	some	DT
20987	1476	23	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1476	24	on	on	IN
20987	1476	25	the	the	DT
20987	1476	26	right	right	NN
20987	1476	27	.	.	.
20987	1477	1	During	during	IN
20987	1477	2	the	the	DT
20987	1477	3	19th	19th	JJ
20987	1477	4	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1477	5	made	make	VBD
20987	1477	6	up	up	RP
20987	1477	7	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1477	8	mind	mind	NN
20987	1477	9	that	that	IN
20987	1477	10	the	the	DT
20987	1477	11	plan	plan	NN
20987	1477	12	"	"	``
20987	1477	13	recommended	recommend	VBD
20987	1477	14	"	"	''
20987	1477	15	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1477	16	was	be	VBD
20987	1477	17	not	not	RB
20987	1477	18	practicable	practicable	JJ
20987	1477	19	without	without	IN
20987	1477	20	modification	modification	NN
20987	1477	21	,	,	,
20987	1477	22	and	and	CC
20987	1477	23	,	,	,
20987	1477	24	after	after	IN
20987	1477	25	consulting	consult	VBG
20987	1477	26	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1477	27	principal	principal	JJ
20987	1477	28	subordinates	subordinate	NNS
20987	1477	29	,	,	,
20987	1477	30	telegraphed	telegraph	VBD
20987	1477	31	that	that	DT
20987	1477	32	evening	evening	NN
20987	1477	33	to	to	IN
20987	1477	34	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1477	35	as	as	IN
20987	1477	36	follows	follow	VBZ
20987	1477	37	:	:	:
20987	1477	38	"	"	``
20987	1477	39	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1477	40	find	find	VBP
20987	1477	41	there	there	EX
20987	1477	42	are	be	VBP
20987	1477	43	only	only	RB
20987	1477	44	two	two	CD
20987	1477	45	roads	road	NNS
20987	1477	46	north	north	RB
20987	1477	47	of	of	IN
20987	1477	48	the	the	DT
20987	1477	49	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1477	50	by	by	IN
20987	1477	51	which	which	WDT
20987	1477	52	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1477	53	could	could	MD
20987	1477	54	possibly	possibly	RB
20987	1477	55	get	get	VB
20987	1477	56	from	from	IN
20987	1477	57	Trichardt	Trichardt	NNP
20987	1477	58	's	's	POS
20987	1477	59	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1477	60	to	to	IN
20987	1477	61	Potgieter's	Potgieter's	NNP
20987	1477	62	--	--	:
20987	1477	63	one	one	CD
20987	1477	64	by	by	IN
20987	1477	65	Acton	Acton	NNP
20987	1477	66	Homes	Homes	NNP
20987	1477	67	,	,	,
20987	1477	68	the	the	DT
20987	1477	69	other	other	JJ
20987	1477	70	by	by	IN
20987	1477	71	Fair	Fair	NNP
20987	1477	72	View	View	NNP
20987	1477	73	and	and	CC
20987	1477	74	Rosalie	Rosalie	NNP
20987	1477	75	.	.	.
20987	1478	1	The	the	DT
20987	1478	2	first	first	JJ
20987	1478	3	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1478	4	reject	reject	VBP
20987	1478	5	as	as	IN
20987	1478	6	too	too	RB
20987	1478	7	long	long	RB
20987	1478	8	;	;	:
20987	1478	9	the	the	DT
20987	1478	10	second	second	JJ
20987	1478	11	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1478	12	p.256	p.256	NNP
20987	1478	13	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1478	14	is	be	VBZ
20987	1478	15	a	a	DT
20987	1478	16	very	very	RB
20987	1478	17	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	1478	18	road	road	NN
20987	1478	19	for	for	IN
20987	1478	20	a	a	DT
20987	1478	21	large	large	JJ
20987	1478	22	number	number	NN
20987	1478	23	of	of	IN
20987	1478	24	wagons	wagon	NNS
20987	1478	25	unless	unless	IN
20987	1478	26	the	the	DT
20987	1478	27	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1478	28	is	be	VBZ
20987	1478	29	thoroughly	thoroughly	RB
20987	1478	30	cleared	clear	VBN
20987	1478	31	out	out	RP
20987	1478	32	.	.	.
20987	1479	1	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1479	2	am	be	VBP
20987	1479	3	,	,	,
20987	1479	4	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1479	5	,	,	,
20987	1479	6	going	go	VBG
20987	1479	7	to	to	TO
20987	1479	8	adopt	adopt	VB
20987	1479	9	some	some	DT
20987	1479	10	special	special	JJ
20987	1479	11	arrangement	arrangement	NN
20987	1479	12	which	which	WDT
20987	1479	13	will	will	MD
20987	1479	14	involve	involve	VB
20987	1479	15	my	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1479	16	stay	stay	NN
20987	1479	17	at	at	IN
20987	1479	18	Venter	Venter	NNP
20987	1479	19	's	's	POS
20987	1479	20	Laager	Laager	NNP
20987	1479	21	for	for	IN
20987	1479	22	two	two	CD
20987	1479	23	or	or	CC
20987	1479	24	three	three	CD
20987	1479	25	days	day	NNS
20987	1479	26	.	.	.
20987	1480	1	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1480	2	will	will	MD
20987	1480	3	send	send	VB
20987	1480	4	in	in	RB
20987	1480	5	for	for	IN
20987	1480	6	further	further	JJ
20987	1480	7	supplies	supply	NNS
20987	1480	8	and	and	CC
20987	1480	9	report	report	VB
20987	1480	10	progress	progress	NN
20987	1480	11	.	.	.
20987	1480	12	"	"	''
20987	1481	1	Explained	explain	VBN
20987	1481	2	by	by	IN
20987	1481	3	other	other	JJ
20987	1481	4	remarks	remark	NNS
20987	1481	5	of	of	IN
20987	1481	6	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1481	7	's	's	POS
20987	1481	8	in	in	IN
20987	1481	9	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1481	10	despatches	despatch	NNS
20987	1481	11	,	,	,
20987	1481	12	this	this	DT
20987	1481	13	appears	appear	VBZ
20987	1481	14	to	to	TO
20987	1481	15	mean	mean	VB
20987	1481	16	that	that	IN
20987	1481	17	the	the	DT
20987	1481	18	easier	easy	JJR
20987	1481	19	road	road	NN
20987	1481	20	by	by	IN
20987	1481	21	Acton	Acton	NNP
20987	1481	22	Homes	Homes	NNP
20987	1481	23	was	be	VBD
20987	1481	24	thought	think	VBN
20987	1481	25	by	by	IN
20987	1481	26	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1481	27	too	too	RB
20987	1481	28	long	long	JJ
20987	1481	29	for	for	IN
20987	1481	30	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1481	31	division	division	NN
20987	1481	32	to	to	TO
20987	1481	33	traverse	traverse	VB
20987	1481	34	with	with	IN
20987	1481	35	the	the	DT
20987	1481	36	food	food	NN
20987	1481	37	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1481	38	could	could	MD
20987	1481	39	carry	carry	VB
20987	1481	40	in	in	RP
20987	1481	41	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1481	42	haversacks	haversack	NNS
20987	1481	43	,	,	,
20987	1481	44	and	and	CC
20987	1481	45	that	that	IN
20987	1481	46	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1481	47	was	be	VBD
20987	1481	48	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1481	49	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	1481	50	to	to	TO
20987	1481	51	take	take	VB
20987	1481	52	the	the	DT
20987	1481	53	shorter	short	JJR
20987	1481	54	,	,	,
20987	1481	55	which	which	WDT
20987	1481	56	leaves	leave	VBZ
20987	1481	57	the	the	DT
20987	1481	58	main	main	JJ
20987	1481	59	road	road	NN
20987	1481	60	three	three	CD
20987	1481	61	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1481	62	from	from	IN
20987	1481	63	Trichardt	Trichardt	NNP
20987	1481	64	's	's	POS
20987	1481	65	,	,	,
20987	1481	66	and	and	CC
20987	1481	67	strikes	strike	NNS
20987	1481	68	directly	directly	RB
20987	1481	69	over	over	IN
20987	1481	70	the	the	DT
20987	1481	71	range	range	NN
20987	1481	72	,	,	,
20987	1481	73	passing	pass	VBG
20987	1481	74	north	north	NN
20987	1481	75	,	,	,
20987	1481	76	and	and	CC
20987	1481	77	within	within	IN
20987	1481	78	three	three	CD
20987	1481	79	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1481	80	,	,	,
20987	1481	81	of	of	IN
20987	1481	82	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	1481	83	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1481	84	.	.	.
20987	1482	1	To	to	TO
20987	1482	2	do	do	VB
20987	1482	3	this	this	DT
20987	1482	4	the	the	DT
20987	1482	5	men	man	NNS
20987	1482	6	would	would	MD
20987	1482	7	carry	carry	VB
20987	1482	8	four	four	CD
20987	1482	9	days	day	NNS
20987	1482	10	'	'	POS
20987	1482	11	rations	ration	NNS
20987	1482	12	,	,	,
20987	1482	13	and	and	CC
20987	1482	14	the	the	DT
20987	1482	15	wagons	wagon	NNS
20987	1482	16	be	be	VB
20987	1482	17	returned	return	VBN
20987	1482	18	south	south	RB
20987	1482	19	of	of	IN
20987	1482	20	the	the	DT
20987	1482	21	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1482	22	.	.	.
20987	1483	1	First	first	RB
20987	1483	2	of	of	IN
20987	1483	3	all	all	DT
20987	1483	4	,	,	,
20987	1483	5	however	however	RB
20987	1483	6	,	,	,
20987	1483	7	the	the	DT
20987	1483	8	positions	position	NNS
20987	1483	9	in	in	IN
20987	1483	10	front	front	NN
20987	1483	11	must	must	MD
20987	1483	12	be	be	VB
20987	1483	13	captured	capture	VBN
20987	1483	14	,	,	,
20987	1483	15	including	include	VBG
20987	1483	16	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	1483	17	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1483	18	.	.	.
20987	1484	1	The	the	DT
20987	1484	2	above	above	JJ
20987	1484	3	telegram	telegram	NN
20987	1484	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1484	5	the	the	DT
20987	1484	6	only	only	JJ
20987	1484	7	report	report	NN
20987	1484	8	made	make	VBN
20987	1484	9	at	at	IN
20987	1484	10	this	this	DT
20987	1484	11	period	period	NN
20987	1484	12	by	by	IN
20987	1484	13	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1484	14	to	to	IN
20987	1484	15	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1484	16	superior	superior	NN
20987	1484	17	.	.	.
20987	1485	1	Various	various	JJ
20987	1485	2	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1485	3	went	go	VBD
20987	1485	4	on	on	RP
20987	1485	5	during	during	IN
20987	1485	6	the	the	DT
20987	1485	7	next	next	JJ
20987	1485	8	three	three	CD
20987	1485	9	days	day	NNS
20987	1485	10	,	,	,
20987	1485	11	presumably	presumably	RB
20987	1485	12	pursuant	pursuant	JJ
20987	1485	13	of	of	IN
20987	1485	14	the	the	DT
20987	1485	15	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	1485	16	stated	state	VBN
20987	1485	17	in	in	IN
20987	1485	18	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1485	19	's	's	POS
20987	1485	20	subsequent	subsequent	JJ
20987	1485	21	account	account	NN
20987	1485	22	of	of	IN
20987	1485	23	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1485	24	p.257	p.257	NN
20987	1485	25	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1485	26	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1485	27	proceedings--"We	proceedings--"we	NN
20987	1485	28	must	must	MD
20987	1485	29	first	first	RB
20987	1485	30	capture	capture	VB
20987	1485	31	the	the	DT
20987	1485	32	position	position	NN
20987	1485	33	in	in	IN
20987	1485	34	front	front	NN
20987	1485	35	of	of	IN
20987	1485	36	us	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1485	37	.	.	.
20987	1485	38	"	"	''
20987	1486	1	The	the	DT
20987	1486	2	estimate	estimate	NN
20987	1486	3	of	of	IN
20987	1486	4	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1486	5	effect	effect	NN
20987	1486	6	by	by	IN
20987	1486	7	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1486	8	,	,	,
20987	1486	9	who	who	WP
20987	1486	10	was	be	VBD
20987	1486	11	at	at	IN
20987	1486	12	the	the	DT
20987	1486	13	scene	scene	NN
20987	1486	14	on	on	IN
20987	1486	15	the	the	DT
20987	1486	16	21st	21st	JJ
20987	1486	17	and	and	CC
20987	1486	18	22nd	22nd	NN
20987	1486	19	,	,	,
20987	1486	20	is	be	VBZ
20987	1486	21	best	well	RBS
20987	1486	22	given	give	VBN
20987	1486	23	in	in	IN
20987	1486	24	the	the	DT
20987	1486	25	words	word	NNS
20987	1486	26	of	of	IN
20987	1486	27	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1486	28	report	report	NN
20987	1486	29	to	to	IN
20987	1486	30	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1486	31	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1486	32	.	.	.
20987	1487	1	"	"	``
20987	1487	2	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1487	3	went	go	VBD
20987	1487	4	over	over	RB
20987	1487	5	to	to	IN
20987	1487	6	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1487	7	C.	C.	NNP
20987	1487	8	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1487	9	on	on	IN
20987	1487	10	the	the	DT
20987	1487	11	23rd	23rd	NN
20987	1487	12	.	.	.
20987	1488	1	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1488	2	pointed	point	VBD
20987	1488	3	out	out	RP
20987	1488	4	to	to	IN
20987	1488	5	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1488	6	that	that	IN
20987	1488	7	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1488	8	had	have	VBD
20987	1488	9	no	no	DT
20987	1488	10	further	further	JJ
20987	1488	11	report	report	NN
20987	1488	12	and	and	CC
20987	1488	13	no	no	DT
20987	1488	14	intimation	intimation	NN
20987	1488	15	of	of	IN
20987	1488	16	the	the	DT
20987	1488	17	special	special	JJ
20987	1488	18	arrangements	arrangement	NNS
20987	1488	19	foreshadowed	foreshadow	VBN
20987	1488	20	by	by	IN
20987	1488	21	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1488	22	telegram	telegram	NN
20987	1488	23	of	of	IN
20987	1488	24	the	the	DT
20987	1488	25	19th	19th	NN
20987	1488	26	,	,	,
20987	1488	27	that	that	IN
20987	1488	28	for	for	IN
20987	1488	29	four	four	CD
20987	1488	30	days	day	NNS
20987	1488	31	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1488	32	had	have	VBD
20987	1488	33	kept	keep	VBN
20987	1488	34	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1488	35	men	man	NNS
20987	1488	36	exposed	expose	VBN
20987	1488	37	to	to	IN
20987	1488	38	shell	shell	NNP
20987	1488	39	and	and	CC
20987	1488	40	rifle	rifle	VB
20987	1488	41	fire	fire	NN
20987	1488	42	,	,	,
20987	1488	43	perched	perch	VBN
20987	1488	44	on	on	IN
20987	1488	45	the	the	DT
20987	1488	46	edge	edge	NN
20987	1488	47	of	of	IN
20987	1488	48	an	an	DT
20987	1488	49	almost	almost	RB
20987	1488	50	precipitous	precipitous	JJ
20987	1488	51	hill	hill	NN
20987	1488	52	,	,	,
20987	1488	53	that	that	IN
20987	1488	54	the	the	DT
20987	1488	55	position	position	NN
20987	1488	56	admitted	admit	VBD
20987	1488	57	of	of	IN
20987	1488	58	no	no	DT
20987	1488	59	second	second	JJ
20987	1488	60	line	line	NN
20987	1488	61	,	,	,
20987	1488	62	and	and	CC
20987	1488	63	the	the	DT
20987	1488	64	supports	support	NNS
20987	1488	65	were	be	VBD
20987	1488	66	massed	mass	VBN
20987	1488	67	close	close	RB
20987	1488	68	behind	behind	IN
20987	1488	69	the	the	DT
20987	1488	70	firing	firing	NN
20987	1488	71	line	line	NN
20987	1488	72	in	in	IN
20987	1488	73	indefensible	indefensible	JJ
20987	1488	74	formations	formation	NNS
20987	1488	75	,	,	,
20987	1488	76	and	and	CC
20987	1488	77	that	that	IN
20987	1488	78	a	a	DT
20987	1488	79	panic	panic	NN
20987	1488	80	or	or	CC
20987	1488	81	sudden	sudden	JJ
20987	1488	82	charge	charge	NN
20987	1488	83	might	may	MD
20987	1488	84	send	send	VB
20987	1488	85	the	the	DT
20987	1488	86	whole	whole	JJ
20987	1488	87	lot	lot	NN
20987	1488	88	in	in	IN
20987	1488	89	disorder	disorder	NN
20987	1488	90	down	down	IN
20987	1488	91	the	the	DT
20987	1488	92	hill	hill	NN
20987	1488	93	at	at	IN
20987	1488	94	any	any	DT
20987	1488	95	moment	moment	NN
20987	1488	96	.	.	.
20987	1489	1	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1489	2	said	say	VBD
20987	1489	3	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1489	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1489	5	too	too	RB
20987	1489	6	dangerous	dangerous	JJ
20987	1489	7	a	a	DT
20987	1489	8	situation	situation	NN
20987	1489	9	to	to	TO
20987	1489	10	be	be	VB
20987	1489	11	prolonged	prolong	VBN
20987	1489	12	,	,	,
20987	1489	13	and	and	CC
20987	1489	14	that	that	IN
20987	1489	15	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1489	16	must	must	MD
20987	1489	17	either	either	CC
20987	1489	18	attack	attack	VB
20987	1489	19	or	or	CC
20987	1489	20	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1489	21	should	should	MD
20987	1489	22	withdraw	withdraw	VB
20987	1489	23	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1489	24	force	force	NN
20987	1489	25	.	.	.
20987	1490	1	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1490	2	advocated	advocate	VBD
20987	1490	3	,	,	,
20987	1490	4	as	as	IN
20987	1490	5	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1490	6	had	have	VBD
20987	1490	7	previously	previously	RB
20987	1490	8	done	do	VBN
20987	1490	9	,	,	,
20987	1490	10	an	an	DT
20987	1490	11	advance	advance	NN
20987	1490	12	from	from	IN
20987	1490	13	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1490	14	left	left	NN
20987	1490	15	.	.	.
20987	1490	16	"	"	''
20987	1491	1	This	this	DT
20987	1491	2	last	last	JJ
20987	1491	3	phrase	phrase	NN
20987	1491	4	does	do	VBZ
20987	1491	5	not	not	RB
20987	1491	6	make	make	VB
20987	1491	7	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1491	8	whether	whether	IN
20987	1491	9	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1491	10	's	's	POS
20987	1491	11	judgment	judgment	NN
20987	1491	12	coincided	coincide	VBN
20987	1491	13	with	with	IN
20987	1491	14	that	that	DT
20987	1491	15	of	of	IN
20987	1491	16	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1491	17	concerning	concern	VBG
20987	1491	18	the	the	DT
20987	1491	19	impracticability	impracticability	NN
20987	1491	20	of	of	IN
20987	1491	21	the	the	DT
20987	1491	22	Acton	Acton	NNP
20987	1491	23	Homes	Homes	NNPS
20987	1491	24	route	route	NN
20987	1491	25	,	,	,
20987	1491	26	but	but	CC
20987	1491	27	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1491	28	seems	seem	VBZ
20987	1491	29	to	to	TO
20987	1491	30	indicate	indicate	VB
20987	1491	31	that	that	IN
20987	1491	32	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1491	33	did	do	VBD
20987	1491	34	not	not	RB
20987	1491	35	.	.	.
20987	1492	1	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1492	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1492	3	p.258	p.258	NN
20987	1492	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1492	5	replied	reply	VBD
20987	1492	6	that	that	IN
20987	1492	7	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1492	8	had	have	VBD
20987	1492	9	intended	intend	VBN
20987	1492	10	to	to	TO
20987	1492	11	assault	assault	VB
20987	1492	12	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	1492	13	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1492	14	the	the	DT
20987	1492	15	night	night	NN
20987	1492	16	before	before	RB
20987	1492	17	,	,	,
20987	1492	18	but	but	CC
20987	1492	19	had	have	VBD
20987	1492	20	not	not	RB
20987	1492	21	done	do	VBN
20987	1492	22	so	so	RB
20987	1492	23	because	because	IN
20987	1492	24	the	the	DT
20987	1492	25	general	general	NN
20987	1492	26	told	tell	VBD
20987	1492	27	off	off	RP
20987	1492	28	for	for	IN
20987	1492	29	the	the	DT
20987	1492	30	work	work	NN
20987	1492	31	wished	wish	VBD
20987	1492	32	first	first	RB
20987	1492	33	to	to	IN
20987	1492	34	reconnoitre	reconnoitre	VB
20987	1492	35	the	the	DT
20987	1492	36	ground	ground	NN
20987	1492	37	.	.	.
20987	1493	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1493	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1493	3	decided	decide	VBN
20987	1493	4	that	that	IN
20987	1493	5	the	the	DT
20987	1493	6	attack	attack	NN
20987	1493	7	should	should	MD
20987	1493	8	be	be	VB
20987	1493	9	made	make	VBN
20987	1493	10	that	that	DT
20987	1493	11	night	night	NN
20987	1493	12	,	,	,
20987	1493	13	and	and	CC
20987	1493	14	General	General	NNP
20987	1493	15	Woodgate	Woodgate	NNP
20987	1493	16	was	be	VBD
20987	1493	17	detailed	detail	VBN
20987	1493	18	for	for	IN
20987	1493	19	the	the	DT
20987	1493	20	command	command	NN
20987	1493	21	at	at	IN
20987	1493	22	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1493	23	's	's	POS
20987	1493	24	"	"	``
20987	1493	25	suggestion"--or	suggestion"--or	NNP
20987	1493	26	,	,	,
20987	1493	27	to	to	TO
20987	1493	28	use	use	VB
20987	1493	29	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1493	30	's	's	POS
20987	1493	31	words	word	NNS
20987	1493	32	,	,	,
20987	1493	33	"	"	''
20987	1493	34	the	the	DT
20987	1493	35	Commander	Commander	NNP
20987	1493	36	-	-	HYPH
20987	1493	37	in	in	IN
20987	1493	38	-	-	HYPH
20987	1493	39	Chief	chief	NN
20987	1493	40	desired	desired	NN
20987	1493	41	.	.	.
20987	1493	42	"	"	''
20987	1494	1	The	the	DT
20987	1494	2	assault	assault	NN
20987	1494	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1494	4	made	make	VBN
20987	1494	5	that	that	DT
20987	1494	6	night	night	NN
20987	1494	7	and	and	CC
20987	1494	8	was	be	VBD
20987	1494	9	entirely	entirely	RB
20987	1494	10	successful	successful	JJ
20987	1494	11	,	,	,
20987	1494	12	the	the	DT
20987	1494	13	British	british	JJ
20987	1494	14	gaining	gain	VBG
20987	1494	15	possession	possession	NN
20987	1494	16	of	of	IN
20987	1494	17	the	the	DT
20987	1494	18	summit	summit	NN
20987	1494	19	and	and	CC
20987	1494	20	remaining	remain	VBG
20987	1494	21	there	there	RB
20987	1494	22	all	all	DT
20987	1494	23	next	next	JJ
20987	1494	24	day	day	NN
20987	1494	25	.	.	.
20987	1495	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1495	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1495	3	found	find	VBN
20987	1495	4	,	,	,
20987	1495	5	however	however	RB
20987	1495	6	,	,	,
20987	1495	7	that	that	IN
20987	1495	8	the	the	DT
20987	1495	9	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1495	10	had	have	VBD
20987	1495	11	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1495	12	in	in	IN
20987	1495	13	position	position	NN
20987	1495	14	on	on	IN
20987	1495	15	neighbouring	neighbour	VBG
20987	1495	16	heights	height	NNS
20987	1495	17	within	within	IN
20987	1495	18	effective	effective	JJ
20987	1495	19	range	range	NN
20987	1495	20	.	.	.
20987	1496	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1496	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1496	3	possible	possible	JJ
20987	1496	4	also	also	RB
20987	1496	5	for	for	IN
20987	1496	6	the	the	DT
20987	1496	7	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1496	8	riflemen	rifleman	NNS
20987	1496	9	,	,	,
20987	1496	10	with	with	IN
20987	1496	11	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1496	12	extraordinary	extraordinary	JJ
20987	1496	13	aptitudes	aptitude	NNS
20987	1496	14	for	for	IN
20987	1496	15	stalking	stalking	NN
20987	1496	16	,	,	,
20987	1496	17	to	to	TO
20987	1496	18	maintain	maintain	VB
20987	1496	19	a	a	DT
20987	1496	20	perpetual	perpetual	JJ
20987	1496	21	fire	fire	NN
20987	1496	22	from	from	IN
20987	1496	23	well	well	RB
20987	1496	24	-	-	HYPH
20987	1496	25	covered	cover	VBN
20987	1496	26	positions	position	NNS
20987	1496	27	;	;	:
20987	1496	28	whereas	whereas	IN
20987	1496	29	,	,	,
20987	1496	30	to	to	IN
20987	1496	31	whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	1496	32	cause	cause	VB
20987	1496	33	attributable	attributable	JJ
20987	1496	34	,	,	,
20987	1496	35	there	there	EX
20987	1496	36	does	do	VBZ
20987	1496	37	not	not	RB
20987	1496	38	seem	seem	VB
20987	1496	39	to	to	TO
20987	1496	40	have	have	VB
20987	1496	41	been	be	VBN
20987	1496	42	a	a	DT
20987	1496	43	well	well	RB
20987	1496	44	-	-	HYPH
20987	1496	45	organised	organise	VBN
20987	1496	46	plan	plan	NN
20987	1496	47	to	to	TO
20987	1496	48	provide	provide	VB
20987	1496	49	artificially	artificially	RB
20987	1496	50	and	and	CC
20987	1496	51	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	1496	52	the	the	DT
20987	1496	53	shelter	shelter	NN
20987	1496	54	which	which	WDT
20987	1496	55	the	the	DT
20987	1496	56	flat	flat	JJ
20987	1496	57	bare	bare	JJ
20987	1496	58	tops	top	NNS
20987	1496	59	of	of	IN
20987	1496	60	South	south	JJ
20987	1496	61	African	african	JJ
20987	1496	62	mountains	mountain	NNS
20987	1496	63	do	do	VBP
20987	1496	64	not	not	RB
20987	1496	65	naturally	naturally	RB
20987	1496	66	extend	extend	VB
20987	1496	67	.	.	.
20987	1497	1	General	General	NNP
20987	1497	2	Woodgate	Woodgate	NNP
20987	1497	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1497	4	mortally	mortally	RB
20987	1497	5	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	1497	6	at	at	IN
20987	1497	7	10	10	CD
20987	1497	8	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1497	9	Reinforcements	Reinforcements	NNPS
20987	1497	10	were	be	VBD
20987	1497	11	then	then	RB
20987	1497	12	on	on	IN
20987	1497	13	the	the	DT
20987	1497	14	way	way	NN
20987	1497	15	,	,	,
20987	1497	16	and	and	CC
20987	1497	17	when	when	WRB
20987	1497	18	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1497	19	fall	fall	NN
20987	1497	20	was	be	VBD
20987	1497	21	reported	report	VBN
20987	1497	22	,	,	,
20987	1497	23	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1497	24	p.259	p.259	NNP
20987	1497	25	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1497	26	General	General	NNP
20987	1497	27	Coke	Coke	NNP
20987	1497	28	,	,	,
20987	1497	29	with	with	IN
20987	1497	30	two	two	CD
20987	1497	31	fresh	fresh	JJ
20987	1497	32	regiments	regiment	NNS
20987	1497	33	,	,	,
20987	1497	34	was	be	VBD
20987	1497	35	sent	send	VBN
20987	1497	36	to	to	TO
20987	1497	37	assume	assume	VB
20987	1497	38	command	command	NN
20987	1497	39	.	.	.
20987	1498	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1498	2	heliographed	heliograph	VBD
20987	1498	3	down	down	RP
20987	1498	4	at	at	IN
20987	1498	5	2	2	CD
20987	1498	6	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	1498	7	that	that	DT
20987	1498	8	unless	unless	IN
20987	1498	9	the	the	DT
20987	1498	10	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1498	11	's	's	POS
20987	1498	12	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1498	13	could	could	MD
20987	1498	14	be	be	VB
20987	1498	15	silenced	silence	VBN
20987	1498	16	the	the	DT
20987	1498	17	men	man	NNS
20987	1498	18	could	could	MD
20987	1498	19	not	not	RB
20987	1498	20	hold	hold	VB
20987	1498	21	the	the	DT
20987	1498	22	place	place	NN
20987	1498	23	under	under	IN
20987	1498	24	another	another	DT
20987	1498	25	day	day	NN
20987	1498	26	's	's	POS
20987	1498	27	shelling	shelling	NN
20987	1498	28	.	.	.
20987	1499	1	Some	some	DT
20987	1499	2	hours	hour	NNS
20987	1499	3	later	later	RB
20987	1499	4	,	,	,
20987	1499	5	at	at	IN
20987	1499	6	9.30	9.30	CD
20987	1499	7	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	1499	8	,	,	,
20987	1499	9	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1499	10	was	be	VBD
20987	1499	11	called	call	VBN
20987	1499	12	down	down	RP
20987	1499	13	to	to	TO
20987	1499	14	make	make	VB
20987	1499	15	a	a	DT
20987	1499	16	personal	personal	JJ
20987	1499	17	report	report	NN
20987	1499	18	of	of	IN
20987	1499	19	the	the	DT
20987	1499	20	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1499	21	.	.	.
20987	1500	1	Towards	towards	IN
20987	1500	2	nightfall	nightfall	NN
20987	1500	3	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1500	4	made	make	VBD
20987	1500	5	arrangements	arrangement	NNS
20987	1500	6	to	to	TO
20987	1500	7	send	send	VB
20987	1500	8	up	up	RP
20987	1500	9	two	two	CD
20987	1500	10	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1500	11	12-pounders	12-pounders	CD
20987	1500	12	,	,	,
20987	1500	13	a	a	DT
20987	1500	14	mountain	mountain	NN
20987	1500	15	battery	battery	NN
20987	1500	16	,	,	,
20987	1500	17	and	and	CC
20987	1500	18	a	a	DT
20987	1500	19	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1500	20	working	working	NN
20987	1500	21	party	party	NN
20987	1500	22	under	under	IN
20987	1500	23	engineer	engineer	NN
20987	1500	24	direction	direction	NN
20987	1500	25	to	to	TO
20987	1500	26	organise	organise	VB
20987	1500	27	field	field	NN
20987	1500	28	protection	protection	NN
20987	1500	29	--	--	:
20987	1500	30	a	a	DT
20987	1500	31	provision	provision	NN
20987	1500	32	that	that	WDT
20987	1500	33	should	should	MD
20987	1500	34	have	have	VB
20987	1500	35	formed	form	VBN
20987	1500	36	part	part	NN
20987	1500	37	of	of	IN
20987	1500	38	the	the	DT
20987	1500	39	original	original	JJ
20987	1500	40	plan	plan	NN
20987	1500	41	--	--	:
20987	1500	42	elaborated	elaborate	VBN
20987	1500	43	through	through	IN
20987	1500	44	four	four	CD
20987	1500	45	days	day	NNS
20987	1500	46	of	of	IN
20987	1500	47	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1500	48	.	.	.
20987	1501	1	Before	before	IN
20987	1501	2	these	these	DT
20987	1501	3	reached	reach	VBD
20987	1501	4	the	the	DT
20987	1501	5	summit	summit	NN
20987	1501	6	,	,	,
20987	1501	7	and	and	CC
20987	1501	8	in	in	IN
20987	1501	9	ignorance	ignorance	NN
20987	1501	10	that	that	IN
20987	1501	11	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1501	12	were	be	VBD
20987	1501	13	on	on	IN
20987	1501	14	the	the	DT
20987	1501	15	way	way	NN
20987	1501	16	,	,	,
20987	1501	17	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1501	18	Thorneycroft	Thorneycroft	NNP
20987	1501	19	,	,	,
20987	1501	20	left	leave	VBN
20987	1501	21	in	in	IN
20987	1501	22	command	command	NN
20987	1501	23	by	by	IN
20987	1501	24	Coke	Coke	NNP
20987	1501	25	's	's	POS
20987	1501	26	departure	departure	NN
20987	1501	27	,	,	,
20987	1501	28	decided	decide	VBD
20987	1501	29	that	that	IN
20987	1501	30	the	the	DT
20987	1501	31	position	position	NN
20987	1501	32	was	be	VBD
20987	1501	33	untenable	untenable	JJ
20987	1501	34	,	,	,
20987	1501	35	and	and	CC
20987	1501	36	soon	soon	RB
20987	1501	37	after	after	IN
20987	1501	38	9.30	9.30	CD
20987	1501	39	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	1501	40	evacuated	evacuate	VBD
20987	1501	41	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1501	42	.	.	.
20987	1502	1	Upon	upon	IN
20987	1502	2	this	this	DT
20987	1502	3	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1502	4	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1502	5	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1502	6	commented	comment	VBD
20987	1502	7	:	:	:
20987	1502	8	"	"	``
20987	1502	9	Preparations	preparation	NNS
20987	1502	10	for	for	IN
20987	1502	11	the	the	DT
20987	1502	12	second	second	JJ
20987	1502	13	day	day	NN
20987	1502	14	's	's	POS
20987	1502	15	defence	defence	NN
20987	1502	16	should	should	MD
20987	1502	17	have	have	VB
20987	1502	18	been	be	VBN
20987	1502	19	organised	organise	VBN
20987	1502	20	during	during	IN
20987	1502	21	the	the	DT
20987	1502	22	day	day	NN
20987	1502	23	,	,	,
20987	1502	24	and	and	CC
20987	1502	25	have	have	VBP
20987	1502	26	been	be	VBN
20987	1502	27	commenced	commence	VBN
20987	1502	28	at	at	IN
20987	1502	29	nightfall	nightfall	NN
20987	1502	30	.	.	.
20987	1503	1	As	as	IN
20987	1503	2	this	this	DT
20987	1503	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1503	4	not	not	RB
20987	1503	5	done	do	VBN
20987	1503	6	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1503	7	think	think	VBP
20987	1503	8	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1503	9	Thorneycroft	Thorneycroft	NNP
20987	1503	10	exercised	exercise	VBD
20987	1503	11	a	a	DT
20987	1503	12	wise	wise	JJ
20987	1503	13	discretion	discretion	NN
20987	1503	14	.	.	.
20987	1503	15	"	"	''
20987	1504	1	From	from	IN
20987	1504	2	this	this	DT
20987	1504	3	judgment	judgment	NN
20987	1504	4	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1504	5	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1504	6	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1504	7	p.260	p.260	NN
20987	1504	8	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1504	9	dissented	dissent	VBN
20987	1504	10	vigorously	vigorously	RB
20987	1504	11	.	.	.
20987	1505	1	"	"	``
20987	1505	2	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1505	3	am	be	VBP
20987	1505	4	of	of	IN
20987	1505	5	opinion	opinion	NN
20987	1505	6	that	that	IN
20987	1505	7	Lieut.-Colonel	Lieut.-Colonel	NNP
20987	1505	8	Thorneycroft	Thorneycroft	NNP
20987	1505	9	's	's	POS
20987	1505	10	assumption	assumption	NN
20987	1505	11	of	of	IN
20987	1505	12	responsibility	responsibility	NN
20987	1505	13	and	and	CC
20987	1505	14	authority	authority	NN
20987	1505	15	was	be	VBD
20987	1505	16	wholly	wholly	RB
20987	1505	17	inexcusable	inexcusable	JJ
20987	1505	18	.	.	.
20987	1506	1	During	during	IN
20987	1506	2	the	the	DT
20987	1506	3	night	night	NN
20987	1506	4	the	the	DT
20987	1506	5	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1506	6	's	's	POS
20987	1506	7	fire	fire	NN
20987	1506	8	could	could	MD
20987	1506	9	not	not	RB
20987	1506	10	have	have	VB
20987	1506	11	been	be	VBN
20987	1506	12	formidable	formidable	JJ
20987	1506	13	,	,	,
20987	1506	14	and	and	CC
20987	1506	15	...	...	NFP
20987	1506	16	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1506	17	would	would	MD
20987	1506	18	not	not	RB
20987	1506	19	have	have	VB
20987	1506	20	taken	take	VBN
20987	1506	21	more	more	JJR
20987	1506	22	than	than	IN
20987	1506	23	two	two	CD
20987	1506	24	or	or	CC
20987	1506	25	three	three	CD
20987	1506	26	hours	hour	NNS
20987	1506	27	at	at	IN
20987	1506	28	most	most	RBS
20987	1506	29	to	to	TO
20987	1506	30	communicate	communicate	VB
20987	1506	31	by	by	IN
20987	1506	32	messenger	messenger	NN
20987	1506	33	with	with	IN
20987	1506	34	General	General	NNP
20987	1506	35	Coke	Coke	NNP
20987	1506	36	or	or	CC
20987	1506	37	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1506	38	C.	C.	NNP
20987	1506	39	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1506	40	,	,	,
20987	1506	41	and	and	CC
20987	1506	42	to	to	TO
20987	1506	43	receive	receive	VB
20987	1506	44	a	a	DT
20987	1506	45	reply	reply	NN
20987	1506	46	.	.	.
20987	1507	1	General	General	NNP
20987	1507	2	Coke	Coke	NNP
20987	1507	3	appears	appear	VBZ
20987	1507	4	to	to	TO
20987	1507	5	have	have	VB
20987	1507	6	left	leave	VBN
20987	1507	7	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	1507	8	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1507	9	at	at	IN
20987	1507	10	9.30	9.30	CD
20987	1507	11	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	1507	12	for	for	IN
20987	1507	13	the	the	DT
20987	1507	14	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	1507	15	of	of	IN
20987	1507	16	consulting	consult	VBG
20987	1507	17	with	with	IN
20987	1507	18	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1507	19	Charles	Charles	NNP
20987	1507	20	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1507	21	,	,	,
20987	1507	22	and	and	CC
20987	1507	23	up	up	IN
20987	1507	24	to	to	IN
20987	1507	25	that	that	DT
20987	1507	26	hour	hour	NN
20987	1507	27	the	the	DT
20987	1507	28	idea	idea	NN
20987	1507	29	of	of	IN
20987	1507	30	a	a	DT
20987	1507	31	withdrawal	withdrawal	NN
20987	1507	32	had	have	VBD
20987	1507	33	not	not	RB
20987	1507	34	been	be	VBN
20987	1507	35	entertained	entertain	VBN
20987	1507	36	.	.	.
20987	1508	1	Yet	yet	RB
20987	1508	2	,	,	,
20987	1508	3	almost	almost	RB
20987	1508	4	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	1508	5	after	after	IN
20987	1508	6	General	General	NNP
20987	1508	7	Coke	Coke	NNP
20987	1508	8	's	's	POS
20987	1508	9	departure	departure	NN
20987	1508	10	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1508	11	Thorneycroft	Thorneycroft	NNP
20987	1508	12	issued	issue	VBD
20987	1508	13	an	an	DT
20987	1508	14	order	order	NN
20987	1508	15	,	,	,
20987	1508	16	without	without	IN
20987	1508	17	reference	reference	NN
20987	1508	18	to	to	IN
20987	1508	19	superior	superior	NNP
20987	1508	20	authority	authority	NNP
20987	1508	21	,	,	,
20987	1508	22	which	which	WDT
20987	1508	23	upset	upset	VBD
20987	1508	24	the	the	DT
20987	1508	25	whole	whole	JJ
20987	1508	26	plan	plan	NN
20987	1508	27	of	of	IN
20987	1508	28	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1508	29	,	,	,
20987	1508	30	and	and	CC
20987	1508	31	rendered	render	VBD
20987	1508	32	unavailing	unavaile	VBG
20987	1508	33	the	the	DT
20987	1508	34	sacrifices	sacrifice	NNS
20987	1508	35	which	which	WDT
20987	1508	36	had	have	VBD
20987	1508	37	already	already	RB
20987	1508	38	been	be	VBN
20987	1508	39	made	make	VBN
20987	1508	40	to	to	TO
20987	1508	41	carry	carry	VB
20987	1508	42	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1508	43	into	into	IN
20987	1508	44	effect	effect	NN
20987	1508	45	.	.	.
20987	1508	46	"	"	''
20987	1509	1	In	in	IN
20987	1509	2	face	face	NN
20987	1509	3	of	of	IN
20987	1509	4	this	this	DT
20987	1509	5	severe	severe	JJ
20987	1509	6	,	,	,
20987	1509	7	and	and	CC
20987	1509	8	in	in	IN
20987	1509	9	the	the	DT
20987	1509	10	author	author	NN
20987	1509	11	's	's	POS
20987	1509	12	judgment	judgment	NN
20987	1509	13	merited	merit	VBN
20987	1509	14	,	,	,
20987	1509	15	condemnation	condemnation	NN
20987	1509	16	,	,	,
20987	1509	17	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1509	18	would	would	MD
20987	1509	19	be	be	VB
20987	1509	20	less	less	JJR
20987	1509	21	than	than	IN
20987	1509	22	just	just	RB
20987	1509	23	not	not	RB
20987	1509	24	to	to	TO
20987	1509	25	quote	quote	VB
20987	1509	26	also	also	RB
20987	1509	27	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1509	28	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1509	29	'	'	POS
20987	1509	30	further	further	JJ
20987	1509	31	words	word	NNS
20987	1509	32	.	.	.
20987	1510	1	"	"	``
20987	1510	2	Lieut.-Colonel	Lieut.-Colonel	NNP
20987	1510	3	Thorneycroft	Thorneycroft	NNP
20987	1510	4	appears	appear	VBZ
20987	1510	5	to	to	TO
20987	1510	6	have	have	VB
20987	1510	7	behaved	behave	VBN
20987	1510	8	in	in	IN
20987	1510	9	a	a	DT
20987	1510	10	very	very	RB
20987	1510	11	gallant	gallant	JJ
20987	1510	12	manner	manner	NN
20987	1510	13	throughout	throughout	IN
20987	1510	14	the	the	DT
20987	1510	15	day	day	NN
20987	1510	16	,	,	,
20987	1510	17	and	and	CC
20987	1510	18	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1510	19	was	be	VBD
20987	1510	20	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	1510	21	due	due	JJ
20987	1510	22	in	in	IN
20987	1510	23	great	great	JJ
20987	1510	24	measure	measure	NN
20987	1510	25	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1510	26	p.261	p.261	NNS
20987	1510	27	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1510	28	to	to	IN
20987	1510	29	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1510	30	exertions	exertion	NNS
20987	1510	31	and	and	CC
20987	1510	32	example	example	NN
20987	1510	33	that	that	IN
20987	1510	34	the	the	DT
20987	1510	35	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1510	36	continued	continue	VBD
20987	1510	37	to	to	TO
20987	1510	38	hold	hold	VB
20987	1510	39	the	the	DT
20987	1510	40	summit	summit	NN
20987	1510	41	until	until	IN
20987	1510	42	directed	direct	VBN
20987	1510	43	to	to	TO
20987	1510	44	retire	retire	VB
20987	1510	45	.	.	.
20987	1510	46	"	"	''
20987	1511	1	On	on	IN
20987	1511	2	the	the	DT
20987	1511	3	morning	morning	NN
20987	1511	4	of	of	IN
20987	1511	5	the	the	DT
20987	1511	6	25th	25th	NN
20987	1511	7	,	,	,
20987	1511	8	seeing	see	VBG
20987	1511	9	that	that	IN
20987	1511	10	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	1511	11	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1511	12	was	be	VBD
20987	1511	13	no	no	RB
20987	1511	14	longer	long	RBR
20987	1511	15	held	hold	VBN
20987	1511	16	,	,	,
20987	1511	17	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1511	18	assumed	assume	VBD
20987	1511	19	command	command	NN
20987	1511	20	in	in	IN
20987	1511	21	person	person	NN
20987	1511	22	,	,	,
20987	1511	23	and	and	CC
20987	1511	24	began	begin	VBD
20987	1511	25	to	to	TO
20987	1511	26	withdraw	withdraw	VB
20987	1511	27	to	to	IN
20987	1511	28	the	the	DT
20987	1511	29	south	south	NN
20987	1511	30	of	of	IN
20987	1511	31	the	the	DT
20987	1511	32	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1511	33	.	.	.
20987	1512	1	This	this	DT
20987	1512	2	movement	movement	NN
20987	1512	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1512	4	completed	complete	VBN
20987	1512	5	on	on	IN
20987	1512	6	the	the	DT
20987	1512	7	27th	27th	NN
20987	1512	8	,	,	,
20987	1512	9	the	the	DT
20987	1512	10	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1512	11	reaching	reach	VBG
20987	1512	12	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1512	13	new	new	JJ
20987	1512	14	camps	camp	NNS
20987	1512	15	by	by	IN
20987	1512	16	10	10	CD
20987	1512	17	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1512	18	of	of	IN
20987	1512	19	that	that	DT
20987	1512	20	day	day	NN
20987	1512	21	.	.	.
20987	1513	1	Thus	thus	RB
20987	1513	2	,	,	,
20987	1513	3	unfortunately	unfortunately	RB
20987	1513	4	,	,	,
20987	1513	5	ended	end	VBD
20987	1513	6	in	in	IN
20987	1513	7	failure	failure	NN
20987	1513	8	an	an	DT
20987	1513	9	expedition	expedition	NN
20987	1513	10	concerning	concern	VBG
20987	1513	11	which	which	WDT
20987	1513	12	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1513	13	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1513	14	wrote	write	VBD
20987	1513	15	,	,	,
20987	1513	16	"	"	``
20987	1513	17	The	the	DT
20987	1513	18	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	1513	19	was	be	VBD
20987	1513	20	well	well	RB
20987	1513	21	devised	devise	VBN
20987	1513	22	,	,	,
20987	1513	23	and	and	CC
20987	1513	24	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1513	25	agree	agree	VBP
20987	1513	26	with	with	IN
20987	1513	27	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1513	28	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1513	29	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1513	30	in	in	IN
20987	1513	31	thinking	think	VBG
20987	1513	32	that	that	IN
20987	1513	33	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1513	34	ought	ought	MD
20987	1513	35	to	to	TO
20987	1513	36	have	have	VB
20987	1513	37	succeeded	succeed	VBN
20987	1513	38	.	.	.
20987	1513	39	"	"	''
20987	1514	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1514	2	continues	continue	VBZ
20987	1514	3	,	,	,
20987	1514	4	"	"	``
20987	1514	5	That	that	IN
20987	1514	6	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1514	7	failed	fail	VBD
20987	1514	8	may	may	MD
20987	1514	9	,	,	,
20987	1514	10	in	in	IN
20987	1514	11	some	some	DT
20987	1514	12	measure	measure	NN
20987	1514	13	,	,	,
20987	1514	14	be	be	VB
20987	1514	15	due	due	IN
20987	1514	16	to	to	IN
20987	1514	17	the	the	DT
20987	1514	18	difficulties	difficulty	NNS
20987	1514	19	of	of	IN
20987	1514	20	the	the	DT
20987	1514	21	ground	ground	NN
20987	1514	22	,	,	,
20987	1514	23	and	and	CC
20987	1514	24	the	the	DT
20987	1514	25	commanding	command	VBG
20987	1514	26	positions	position	NNS
20987	1514	27	held	hold	VBN
20987	1514	28	by	by	IN
20987	1514	29	the	the	DT
20987	1514	30	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1514	31	,	,	,
20987	1514	32	probably	probably	RB
20987	1514	33	also	also	RB
20987	1514	34	to	to	IN
20987	1514	35	errors	error	NNS
20987	1514	36	of	of	IN
20987	1514	37	judgment	judgment	NN
20987	1514	38	and	and	CC
20987	1514	39	want	want	VBP
20987	1514	40	of	of	IN
20987	1514	41	administrative	administrative	JJ
20987	1514	42	capacity	capacity	NN
20987	1514	43	on	on	IN
20987	1514	44	the	the	DT
20987	1514	45	part	part	NN
20987	1514	46	of	of	IN
20987	1514	47	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1514	48	Charles	Charles	NNP
20987	1514	49	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1514	50	.	.	.
20987	1515	1	But	but	CC
20987	1515	2	,	,	,
20987	1515	3	whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	1515	4	faults	fault	VBZ
20987	1515	5	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1515	6	Charles	Charles	NNP
20987	1515	7	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1515	8	may	may	MD
20987	1515	9	have	have	VB
20987	1515	10	committed	commit	VBN
20987	1515	11	,	,	,
20987	1515	12	the	the	DT
20987	1515	13	failure	failure	NN
20987	1515	14	must	must	MD
20987	1515	15	also	also	RB
20987	1515	16	be	be	VB
20987	1515	17	ascribed	ascribe	VBN
20987	1515	18	to	to	IN
20987	1515	19	the	the	DT
20987	1515	20	disinclination	disinclination	NN
20987	1515	21	of	of	IN
20987	1515	22	the	the	DT
20987	1515	23	officer	officer	NN
20987	1515	24	in	in	IN
20987	1515	25	supreme	supreme	NNP
20987	1515	26	command	command	NNP
20987	1515	27	to	to	TO
20987	1515	28	assert	assert	VB
20987	1515	29	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1515	30	authority	authority	NN
20987	1515	31	and	and	CC
20987	1515	32	see	see	VB
20987	1515	33	that	that	DT
20987	1515	34	what	what	WP
20987	1515	35	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1515	36	thought	think	VBD
20987	1515	37	best	well	RBS
20987	1515	38	was	be	VBD
20987	1515	39	done	do	VBN
20987	1515	40	,	,	,
20987	1515	41	and	and	CC
20987	1515	42	also	also	RB
20987	1515	43	to	to	IN
20987	1515	44	the	the	DT
20987	1515	45	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1515	46	p.262	p.262	NNS
20987	1515	47	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1515	48	unwarrantable	unwarrantable	JJ
20987	1515	49	and	and	CC
20987	1515	50	needless	needless	JJ
20987	1515	51	assumption	assumption	NN
20987	1515	52	of	of	IN
20987	1515	53	responsibility	responsibility	NN
20987	1515	54	by	by	IN
20987	1515	55	a	a	DT
20987	1515	56	subordinate	subordinate	JJ
20987	1515	57	officer	officer	NN
20987	1515	58	.	.	.
20987	1515	59	"	"	''
20987	1516	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1516	2	would	would	MD
20987	1516	3	be	be	VB
20987	1516	4	presumptuous	presumptuous	JJ
20987	1516	5	and	and	CC
20987	1516	6	unbecoming	unbecoming	JJ
20987	1516	7	in	in	IN
20987	1516	8	an	an	DT
20987	1516	9	officer	officer	NN
20987	1516	10	not	not	RB
20987	1516	11	of	of	IN
20987	1516	12	the	the	DT
20987	1516	13	land	land	NN
20987	1516	14	service	service	NN
20987	1516	15	to	to	TO
20987	1516	16	express	express	VB
20987	1516	17	an	an	DT
20987	1516	18	opinion	opinion	NN
20987	1516	19	upon	upon	IN
20987	1516	20	the	the	DT
20987	1516	21	difficulties	difficulty	NNS
20987	1516	22	of	of	IN
20987	1516	23	detail	detail	NN
20987	1516	24	encountered	encounter	VBN
20987	1516	25	in	in	IN
20987	1516	26	the	the	DT
20987	1516	27	various	various	JJ
20987	1516	28	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1516	29	of	of	IN
20987	1516	30	this	this	DT
20987	1516	31	week	week	NN
20987	1516	32	's	's	POS
20987	1516	33	work	work	NN
20987	1516	34	.	.	.
20987	1517	1	But	but	CC
20987	1517	2	the	the	DT
20987	1517	3	points	point	NNS
20987	1517	4	selected	select	VBN
20987	1517	5	for	for	IN
20987	1517	6	criticism	criticism	NN
20987	1517	7	in	in	IN
20987	1517	8	the	the	DT
20987	1517	9	expressions	expression	NNS
20987	1517	10	of	of	IN
20987	1517	11	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1517	12	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1517	13	just	just	RB
20987	1517	14	quoted	quote	VBN
20987	1517	15	belong	belong	VBP
20987	1517	16	to	to	IN
20987	1517	17	the	the	DT
20987	1517	18	fundamentals	fundamental	NNS
20987	1517	19	,	,	,
20987	1517	20	common	common	JJ
20987	1517	21	to	to	IN
20987	1517	22	both	both	DT
20987	1517	23	military	military	JJ
20987	1517	24	professions	profession	NNS
20987	1517	25	.	.	.
20987	1518	1	The	the	DT
20987	1518	2	generous	generous	JJ
20987	1518	3	wish	wish	NN
20987	1518	4	of	of	IN
20987	1518	5	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1518	6	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1518	7	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1518	8	to	to	TO
20987	1518	9	leave	leave	VB
20987	1518	10	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1518	11	subordinate	subordinate	JJ
20987	1518	12	untrammelled	untrammelled	JJ
20987	1518	13	discretion	discretion	NN
20987	1518	14	in	in	IN
20987	1518	15	the	the	DT
20987	1518	16	management	management	NN
20987	1518	17	of	of	IN
20987	1518	18	an	an	DT
20987	1518	19	operation	operation	NN
20987	1518	20	intrusted	intrust	VBN
20987	1518	21	to	to	IN
20987	1518	22	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1518	23	,	,	,
20987	1518	24	was	be	VBD
20987	1518	25	pushed	push	VBN
20987	1518	26	to	to	IN
20987	1518	27	an	an	DT
20987	1518	28	extreme	extreme	NN
20987	1518	29	,	,	,
20987	1518	30	and	and	CC
20987	1518	31	was	be	VBD
20987	1518	32	maintained	maintain	VBN
20987	1518	33	,	,	,
20987	1518	34	as	as	IN
20987	1518	35	is	be	VBZ
20987	1518	36	plainly	plainly	RB
20987	1518	37	evidenced	evidence	VBN
20987	1518	38	by	by	IN
20987	1518	39	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1518	40	own	own	JJ
20987	1518	41	dispatch	dispatch	NN
20987	1518	42	,	,	,
20987	1518	43	after	after	IN
20987	1518	44	confidence	confidence	NN
20987	1518	45	was	be	VBD
20987	1518	46	shaken	shake	VBN
20987	1518	47	.	.	.
20987	1519	1	The	the	DT
20987	1519	2	situation	situation	NN
20987	1519	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1519	4	one	one	CD
20987	1519	5	familiar	familiar	JJ
20987	1519	6	,	,	,
20987	1519	7	on	on	IN
20987	1519	8	a	a	DT
20987	1519	9	smaller	small	JJR
20987	1519	10	scale	scale	NN
20987	1519	11	,	,	,
20987	1519	12	to	to	IN
20987	1519	13	every	every	DT
20987	1519	14	officer	officer	NN
20987	1519	15	who	who	WP
20987	1519	16	has	have	VBZ
20987	1519	17	ever	ever	RB
20987	1519	18	had	have	VBN
20987	1519	19	command	command	NN
20987	1519	20	.	.	.
20987	1520	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1520	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1520	3	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	1520	4	at	at	IN
20987	1520	5	times	time	NNS
20987	1520	6	to	to	TO
20987	1520	7	draw	draw	VB
20987	1520	8	the	the	DT
20987	1520	9	line	line	NN
20987	1520	10	between	between	IN
20987	1520	11	fussy	fussy	NN
20987	1520	12	interference	interference	NN
20987	1520	13	and	and	CC
20987	1520	14	reasonable	reasonable	JJ
20987	1520	15	superintendence	superintendence	NN
20987	1520	16	;	;	:
20987	1520	17	yet	yet	CC
20987	1520	18	more	more	RBR
20987	1520	19	difficult	difficult	JJ
20987	1520	20	to	to	TO
20987	1520	21	determine	determine	VB
20987	1520	22	the	the	DT
20987	1520	23	moment	moment	NN
20987	1520	24	when	when	WRB
20987	1520	25	a	a	DT
20987	1520	26	subordinate	subordinate	NN
20987	1520	27	must	must	MD
20987	1520	28	be	be	VB
20987	1520	29	subjected	subject	VBN
20987	1520	30	to	to	IN
20987	1520	31	the	the	DT
20987	1520	32	mortification	mortification	NN
20987	1520	33	of	of	IN
20987	1520	34	virtual	virtual	JJ
20987	1520	35	supersession	supersession	NN
20987	1520	36	in	in	IN
20987	1520	37	the	the	DT
20987	1520	38	control	control	NN
20987	1520	39	of	of	IN
20987	1520	40	a	a	DT
20987	1520	41	matter	matter	NN
20987	1520	42	that	that	WDT
20987	1520	43	has	have	VBZ
20987	1520	44	been	be	VBN
20987	1520	45	committed	commit	VBN
20987	1520	46	to	to	IN
20987	1520	47	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1520	48	.	.	.
20987	1521	1	But	but	CC
20987	1521	2	these	these	DT
20987	1521	3	are	be	VBP
20987	1521	4	,	,	,
20987	1521	5	after	after	RB
20987	1521	6	all	all	RB
20987	1521	7	,	,	,
20987	1521	8	only	only	RB
20987	1521	9	instances	instance	NNS
20987	1521	10	of	of	IN
20987	1521	11	embarrassments	embarrassment	NNS
20987	1521	12	common	common	JJ
20987	1521	13	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1521	14	p.263	p.263	NN
20987	1521	15	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1521	16	to	to	IN
20987	1521	17	life	life	NN
20987	1521	18	,	,	,
20987	1521	19	which	which	WDT
20987	1521	20	increase	increase	VBP
20987	1521	21	in	in	IN
20987	1521	22	degree	degree	NN
20987	1521	23	and	and	CC
20987	1521	24	in	in	IN
20987	1521	25	number	number	NN
20987	1521	26	as	as	IN
20987	1521	27	one	one	CD
20987	1521	28	mounts	mount	VBZ
20987	1521	29	the	the	DT
20987	1521	30	ladder	ladder	NN
20987	1521	31	.	.	.
20987	1522	1	Whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	1522	2	may	may	MD
20987	1522	3	be	be	VB
20987	1522	4	said	say	VBN
20987	1522	5	in	in	IN
20987	1522	6	favour	favour	NN
20987	1522	7	of	of	IN
20987	1522	8	the	the	DT
20987	1522	9	fullest	full	JJS
20987	1522	10	discretion	discretion	NN
20987	1522	11	to	to	IN
20987	1522	12	a	a	DT
20987	1522	13	subordinate	subordinate	NN
20987	1522	14	out	out	IN
20987	1522	15	of	of	IN
20987	1522	16	signal	signal	JJ
20987	1522	17	distance	distance	NN
20987	1522	18	--	--	:
20987	1522	19	and	and	CC
20987	1522	20	very	very	RB
20987	1522	21	much	much	RB
20987	1522	22	indeed	indeed	RB
20987	1522	23	must	must	MD
20987	1522	24	be	be	VB
20987	1522	25	said	say	VBN
20987	1522	26	for	for	IN
20987	1522	27	this	this	DT
20987	1522	28	--	--	:
20987	1522	29	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	1522	30	can	can	MD
20987	1522	31	relieve	relieve	VB
20987	1522	32	a	a	DT
20987	1522	33	commander	commander	NN
20987	1522	34	-	-	HYPH
20987	1522	35	in	in	IN
20987	1522	36	-	-	HYPH
20987	1522	37	chief	chief	NN
20987	1522	38	only	only	RB
20987	1522	39	four	four	CD
20987	1522	40	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1522	41	distant	distant	JJ
20987	1522	42	of	of	IN
20987	1522	43	the	the	DT
20987	1522	44	responsibility	responsibility	NN
20987	1522	45	,	,	,
20987	1522	46	not	not	RB
20987	1522	47	for	for	IN
20987	1522	48	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1522	49	own	own	JJ
20987	1522	50	reputation	reputation	NN
20987	1522	51	--	--	:
20987	1522	52	a	a	DT
20987	1522	53	small	small	JJ
20987	1522	54	matter	matter	NN
20987	1522	55	--	--	:
20987	1522	56	but	but	CC
20987	1522	57	for	for	IN
20987	1522	58	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1522	59	country	country	NN
20987	1522	60	's	's	POS
20987	1522	61	interests	interest	NNS
20987	1522	62	,	,	,
20987	1522	63	in	in	IN
20987	1522	64	directing	direct	VBG
20987	1522	65	according	accord	VBG
20987	1522	66	to	to	IN
20987	1522	67	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1522	68	own	own	JJ
20987	1522	69	judgment	judgment	NN
20987	1522	70	the	the	DT
20987	1522	71	great	great	JJ
20987	1522	72	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1522	73	of	of	IN
20987	1522	74	a	a	DT
20987	1522	75	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	1522	76	.	.	.
20987	1523	1	However	however	WRB
20987	1523	2	honourable	honourable	JJ
20987	1523	3	to	to	IN
20987	1523	4	generosity	generosity	NN
20987	1523	5	,	,	,
20987	1523	6	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1523	7	is	be	VBZ
20987	1523	8	certainly	certainly	RB
20987	1523	9	carrying	carry	VBG
20987	1523	10	self	self	NN
20987	1523	11	-	-	HYPH
20987	1523	12	abnegation	abnegation	NN
20987	1523	13	to	to	IN
20987	1523	14	an	an	DT
20987	1523	15	indefensible	indefensible	JJ
20987	1523	16	extreme	extreme	NN
20987	1523	17	to	to	TO
20987	1523	18	leave	leave	VB
20987	1523	19	the	the	DT
20987	1523	20	decision	decision	NN
20987	1523	21	of	of	IN
20987	1523	22	attack	attack	NN
20987	1523	23	or	or	CC
20987	1523	24	withdrawal	withdrawal	NN
20987	1523	25	,	,	,
20987	1523	26	of	of	IN
20987	1523	27	movement	movement	NN
20987	1523	28	by	by	IN
20987	1523	29	direct	direct	JJ
20987	1523	30	attack	attack	NN
20987	1523	31	or	or	CC
20987	1523	32	by	by	IN
20987	1523	33	flanking--"by	flanking--"by	JJ
20987	1523	34	the	the	DT
20987	1523	35	left"--to	left"--to	NNP
20987	1523	36	a	a	DT
20987	1523	37	junior	junior	NN
20987	1523	38	,	,	,
20987	1523	39	when	when	WRB
20987	1523	40	one	one	PRP
20987	1523	41	's	's	POS
20987	1523	42	self	self	NN
20987	1523	43	is	be	VBZ
20987	1523	44	on	on	IN
20987	1523	45	the	the	DT
20987	1523	46	spot	spot	NN
20987	1523	47	,	,	,
20987	1523	48	in	in	IN
20987	1523	49	actual	actual	JJ
20987	1523	50	conversation	conversation	NN
20987	1523	51	.	.	.
20987	1524	1	The	the	DT
20987	1524	2	action	action	NN
20987	1524	3	of	of	IN
20987	1524	4	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1524	5	Thorneycroft	Thorneycroft	NNP
20987	1524	6	in	in	IN
20987	1524	7	withdrawing	withdraw	VBG
20987	1524	8	raises	raise	NNS
20987	1524	9	also	also	RB
20987	1524	10	the	the	DT
20987	1524	11	mooted	mooted	JJ
20987	1524	12	question	question	NN
20987	1524	13	of	of	IN
20987	1524	14	when	when	WRB
20987	1524	15	and	and	CC
20987	1524	16	how	how	WRB
20987	1524	17	the	the	DT
20987	1524	18	assumption	assumption	NN
20987	1524	19	of	of	IN
20987	1524	20	responsibility	responsibility	NN
20987	1524	21	in	in	IN
20987	1524	22	disobeying	disobey	VBG
20987	1524	23	orders	order	NNS
20987	1524	24	--	--	:
20987	1524	25	express	express	VB
20987	1524	26	or	or	CC
20987	1524	27	implied	implied	JJ
20987	1524	28	,	,	,
20987	1524	29	general	general	JJ
20987	1524	30	or	or	CC
20987	1524	31	particular	particular	JJ
20987	1524	32	--	--	:
20987	1524	33	is	be	VBZ
20987	1524	34	to	to	TO
20987	1524	35	be	be	VB
20987	1524	36	justified	justify	VBN
20987	1524	37	;	;	:
20987	1524	38	a	a	DT
20987	1524	39	matter	matter	NN
20987	1524	40	on	on	IN
20987	1524	41	which	which	WDT
20987	1524	42	much	much	JJ
20987	1524	43	unenlightened	unenlightened	JJ
20987	1524	44	nonsense	nonsense	NN
20987	1524	45	has	have	VBZ
20987	1524	46	lately	lately	RB
20987	1524	47	been	be	VBN
20987	1524	48	spoken	speak	VBN
20987	1524	49	and	and	CC
20987	1524	50	written	write	VBN
20987	1524	51	in	in	IN
20987	1524	52	the	the	DT
20987	1524	53	United	United	NNP
20987	1524	54	States	States	NNP
20987	1524	55	.	.	.
20987	1525	1	No	no	DT
20987	1525	2	general	general	JJ
20987	1525	3	rule	rule	NN
20987	1525	4	,	,	,
20987	1525	5	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1525	6	p.264	p.264	NN
20987	1525	7	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1525	8	indeed	indeed	RB
20987	1525	9	,	,	,
20987	1525	10	can	can	MD
20987	1525	11	be	be	VB
20987	1525	12	laid	lay	VBN
20987	1525	13	down	down	RP
20987	1525	14	,	,	,
20987	1525	15	but	but	CC
20987	1525	16	this	this	DT
20987	1525	17	much	much	JJ
20987	1525	18	may	may	MD
20987	1525	19	surely	surely	RB
20987	1525	20	be	be	VB
20987	1525	21	re	re	VBN
20987	1525	22	-	-	VBN
20987	1525	23	affirmed	affirmed	JJ
20987	1525	24	--	--	:
20987	1525	25	that	that	IN
20987	1525	26	the	the	DT
20987	1525	27	justification	justification	NN
20987	1525	28	of	of	IN
20987	1525	29	so	so	RB
20987	1525	30	serious	serious	JJ
20987	1525	31	a	a	DT
20987	1525	32	step	step	NN
20987	1525	33	must	must	MD
20987	1525	34	ever	ever	RB
20987	1525	35	rest	rest	VB
20987	1525	36	,	,	,
20987	1525	37	not	not	RB
20987	1525	38	on	on	IN
20987	1525	39	the	the	DT
20987	1525	40	officer	officer	NN
20987	1525	41	's	's	POS
20987	1525	42	_	_	NNP
20987	1525	43	opinion	opinion	NN
20987	1525	44	_	_	IN
20987	1525	45	that	that	IN
20987	1525	46	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1525	47	was	be	VBD
20987	1525	48	doing	do	VBG
20987	1525	49	right	right	NN
20987	1525	50	,	,	,
20987	1525	51	but	but	CC
20987	1525	52	upon	upon	IN
20987	1525	53	the	the	DT
20987	1525	54	fact	fact	NN
20987	1525	55	,	,	,
20987	1525	56	demonstrated	demonstrate	VBD
20987	1525	57	to	to	IN
20987	1525	58	military	military	JJ
20987	1525	59	judgment	judgment	NN
20987	1525	60	by	by	IN
20987	1525	61	the	the	DT
20987	1525	62	existing	exist	VBG
20987	1525	63	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1525	64	,	,	,
20987	1525	65	that	that	IN
20987	1525	66	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1525	67	_	_	NNP
20987	1525	68	was	be	VBD
20987	1525	69	_	_	NNP
20987	1525	70	right	right	UH
20987	1525	71	.	.	.
20987	1526	1	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1526	2	Thorneycroft	Thorneycroft	NNP
20987	1526	3	's	's	POS
20987	1526	4	intentions	intention	NNS
20987	1526	5	were	be	VBD
20987	1526	6	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	1526	7	of	of	IN
20987	1526	8	the	the	DT
20987	1526	9	best	good	JJS
20987	1526	10	;	;	:
20987	1526	11	the	the	DT
20987	1526	12	writer	writer	NN
20987	1526	13	can	can	MD
20987	1526	14	not	not	RB
20987	1526	15	but	but	RB
20987	1526	16	believe	believe	VB
20987	1526	17	that	that	IN
20987	1526	18	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1526	19	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1526	20	's	's	POS
20987	1526	21	sentence	sentence	NN
20987	1526	22	will	will	MD
20987	1526	23	be	be	VB
20987	1526	24	endorsed	endorse	VBN
20987	1526	25	by	by	IN
20987	1526	26	the	the	DT
20987	1526	27	professions	profession	NNS
20987	1526	28	,	,	,
20987	1526	29	for	for	IN
20987	1526	30	the	the	DT
20987	1526	31	reasons	reason	NNS
20987	1526	32	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1526	33	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1526	34	gives	give	VBZ
20987	1526	35	.	.	.
20987	1527	1	After	after	IN
20987	1527	2	the	the	DT
20987	1527	3	withdrawal	withdrawal	NN
20987	1527	4	across	across	IN
20987	1527	5	Trichardt	Trichardt	NNP
20987	1527	6	's	's	POS
20987	1527	7	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1527	8	,	,	,
20987	1527	9	a	a	DT
20987	1527	10	week	week	NN
20987	1527	11	was	be	VBD
20987	1527	12	allowed	allow	VBN
20987	1527	13	for	for	IN
20987	1527	14	repose	repose	JJ
20987	1527	15	after	after	IN
20987	1527	16	the	the	DT
20987	1527	17	seven	seven	CD
20987	1527	18	days	day	NNS
20987	1527	19	'	'	POS
20987	1527	20	fighting	fight	VBG
20987	1527	21	just	just	RB
20987	1527	22	undergone	undergone	JJ
20987	1527	23	.	.	.
20987	1528	1	The	the	DT
20987	1528	2	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	1528	3	to	to	TO
20987	1528	4	reach	reach	VB
20987	1528	5	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1528	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1528	7	then	then	RB
20987	1528	8	renewed	renew	VBN
20987	1528	9	,	,	,
20987	1528	10	taking	take	VBG
20987	1528	11	the	the	DT
20987	1528	12	road	road	NN
20987	1528	13	by	by	IN
20987	1528	14	Potgieter	Potgieter	NNP
20987	1528	15	's	's	POS
20987	1528	16	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1528	17	to	to	IN
20987	1528	18	Brakfontein	Brakfontein	NNP
20987	1528	19	.	.	.
20987	1529	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1529	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1529	3	decided	decide	VBN
20987	1529	4	first	first	RB
20987	1529	5	to	to	TO
20987	1529	6	get	get	VB
20987	1529	7	possession	possession	NN
20987	1529	8	of	of	IN
20987	1529	9	Vaal	Vaal	NNP
20987	1529	10	Krantz	Krantz	NNP
20987	1529	11	,	,	,
20987	1529	12	a	a	DT
20987	1529	13	height	height	NN
20987	1529	14	three	three	CD
20987	1529	15	or	or	CC
20987	1529	16	four	four	CD
20987	1529	17	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1529	18	east	east	RB
20987	1529	19	of	of	IN
20987	1529	20	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	1529	21	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1529	22	,	,	,
20987	1529	23	to	to	IN
20987	1529	24	the	the	DT
20987	1529	25	right	right	NN
20987	1529	26	of	of	IN
20987	1529	27	the	the	DT
20987	1529	28	road	road	NN
20987	1529	29	.	.	.
20987	1530	1	The	the	DT
20987	1530	2	movement	movement	NN
20987	1530	3	began	begin	VBD
20987	1530	4	on	on	IN
20987	1530	5	February	February	NNP
20987	1530	6	5th	5th	NN
20987	1530	7	,	,	,
20987	1530	8	under	under	IN
20987	1530	9	the	the	DT
20987	1530	10	immediate	immediate	JJ
20987	1530	11	direction	direction	NN
20987	1530	12	of	of	IN
20987	1530	13	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1530	14	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1530	15	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1530	16	.	.	.
20987	1531	1	The	the	DT
20987	1531	2	same	same	JJ
20987	1531	3	day	day	NN
20987	1531	4	Vaal	Vaal	NNP
20987	1531	5	Krantz	Krantz	NNP
20987	1531	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1531	7	carried	carry	VBN
20987	1531	8	and	and	CC
20987	1531	9	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	1531	10	;	;	:
20987	1531	11	but	but	CC
20987	1531	12	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1531	13	was	be	VBD
20987	1531	14	disappointed	disappoint	VBN
20987	1531	15	in	in	IN
20987	1531	16	the	the	DT
20987	1531	17	advantage	advantage	NN
20987	1531	18	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1531	19	hoped	hope	VBD
20987	1531	20	from	from	IN
20987	1531	21	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1531	22	.	.	.
20987	1532	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1532	2	reported	report	VBD
20987	1532	3	that	that	IN
20987	1532	4	"	"	``
20987	1532	5	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1532	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1532	7	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	1532	8	after	after	IN
20987	1532	9	seizing	seize	VBG
20987	1532	10	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1532	11	p.265	p.265	NN
20987	1532	12	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1532	13	Vaal	Vaal	NNP
20987	1532	14	Krantz	Krantz	NNP
20987	1532	15	to	to	TO
20987	1532	16	entrench	entrench	VB
20987	1532	17	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1532	18	as	as	IN
20987	1532	19	the	the	DT
20987	1532	20	pivot	pivot	NN
20987	1532	21	of	of	IN
20987	1532	22	further	further	JJ
20987	1532	23	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1532	24	,	,	,
20987	1532	25	but	but	CC
20987	1532	26	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1532	27	found	find	VBD
20987	1532	28	after	after	IN
20987	1532	29	trying	try	VBG
20987	1532	30	for	for	IN
20987	1532	31	two	two	CD
20987	1532	32	days	day	NNS
20987	1532	33	that	that	WDT
20987	1532	34	,	,	,
20987	1532	35	owing	owe	VBG
20987	1532	36	to	to	IN
20987	1532	37	the	the	DT
20987	1532	38	nature	nature	NN
20987	1532	39	of	of	IN
20987	1532	40	the	the	DT
20987	1532	41	ground	ground	NN
20987	1532	42	,	,	,
20987	1532	43	this	this	DT
20987	1532	44	was	be	VBD
20987	1532	45	not	not	RB
20987	1532	46	practicable	practicable	JJ
20987	1532	47	;	;	:
20987	1532	48	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1532	49	was	be	VBD
20987	1532	50	also	also	RB
20987	1532	51	exposed	expose	VBN
20987	1532	52	to	to	IN
20987	1532	53	fire	fire	NN
20987	1532	54	from	from	IN
20987	1532	55	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1532	56	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1532	57	which	which	WDT
20987	1532	58	fired	fire	VBD
20987	1532	59	from	from	IN
20987	1532	60	positions	position	NNS
20987	1532	61	by	by	IN
20987	1532	62	which	which	WDT
20987	1532	63	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1532	64	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	1532	65	was	be	VBD
20987	1532	66	dominated	dominate	VBN
20987	1532	67	.	.	.
20987	1532	68	"	"	''
20987	1533	1	As	as	IN
20987	1533	2	the	the	DT
20987	1533	3	projected	project	VBN
20987	1533	4	advance	advance	NN
20987	1533	5	depended	depend	VBD
20987	1533	6	upon	upon	IN
20987	1533	7	the	the	DT
20987	1533	8	tenure	tenure	NN
20987	1533	9	of	of	IN
20987	1533	10	Vaal	Vaal	NNP
20987	1533	11	Krantz	Krantz	NNP
20987	1533	12	,	,	,
20987	1533	13	and	and	CC
20987	1533	14	this	this	DT
20987	1533	15	could	could	MD
20987	1533	16	not	not	RB
20987	1533	17	be	be	VB
20987	1533	18	assured	assure	VBN
20987	1533	19	under	under	IN
20987	1533	20	the	the	DT
20987	1533	21	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
20987	1533	22	,	,	,
20987	1533	23	the	the	DT
20987	1533	24	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	1533	25	had	have	VBD
20987	1533	26	to	to	TO
20987	1533	27	be	be	VB
20987	1533	28	abandoned	abandon	VBN
20987	1533	29	.	.	.
20987	1534	1	On	on	IN
20987	1534	2	the	the	DT
20987	1534	3	evening	evening	NN
20987	1534	4	of	of	IN
20987	1534	5	February	February	NNP
20987	1534	6	7	7	CD
20987	1534	7	the	the	DT
20987	1534	8	British	british	JJ
20987	1534	9	army	army	NN
20987	1534	10	again	again	RB
20987	1534	11	retired	retire	VBD
20987	1534	12	south	south	RB
20987	1534	13	of	of	IN
20987	1534	14	the	the	DT
20987	1534	15	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1534	16	,	,	,
20987	1534	17	and	and	CC
20987	1534	18	thence	thence	NN
20987	1534	19	returned	return	VBD
20987	1534	20	to	to	IN
20987	1534	21	the	the	DT
20987	1534	22	camps	camp	NNS
20987	1534	23	at	at	IN
20987	1534	24	Chieveley	Chieveley	NNP
20987	1534	25	,	,	,
20987	1534	26	facing	face	VBG
20987	1534	27	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1534	28	.	.	.
20987	1535	1	In	in	IN
20987	1535	2	the	the	DT
20987	1535	3	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1535	4	about	about	IN
20987	1535	5	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	1535	6	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1535	7	from	from	IN
20987	1535	8	January	January	NNP
20987	1535	9	17	17	CD
20987	1535	10	-	-	SYM
20987	1535	11	24	24	CD
20987	1535	12	,	,	,
20987	1535	13	the	the	DT
20987	1535	14	British	british	JJ
20987	1535	15	losses	loss	NNS
20987	1535	16	were	be	VBD
20987	1535	17	:	:	:
20987	1535	18	killed	kill	VBN
20987	1535	19	,	,	,
20987	1535	20	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1535	21	27	27	CD
20987	1535	22	,	,	,
20987	1535	23	men	man	NNS
20987	1535	24	245	245	CD
20987	1535	25	;	;	:
20987	1535	26	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	1535	27	,	,	,
20987	1535	28	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1535	29	53	53	CD
20987	1535	30	,	,	,
20987	1535	31	men	man	NNS
20987	1535	32	1,050	1,050	CD
20987	1535	33	;	;	:
20987	1535	34	missing	missing	JJ
20987	1535	35	and	and	CC
20987	1535	36	prisoners	prisoner	NNS
20987	1535	37	,	,	,
20987	1535	38	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1535	39	7	7	CD
20987	1535	40	,	,	,
20987	1535	41	men	man	NNS
20987	1535	42	351	351	CD
20987	1535	43	.	.	.
20987	1536	1	Total	total	JJ
20987	1536	2	,	,	,
20987	1536	3	87	87	CD
20987	1536	4	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1536	5	,	,	,
20987	1536	6	1646	1646	CD
20987	1536	7	men	man	NNS
20987	1536	8	.	.	.
20987	1537	1	At	at	IN
20987	1537	2	Vaal	Vaal	NNP
20987	1537	3	Krantz	Krantz	NNP
20987	1537	4	,	,	,
20987	1537	5	February	February	NNP
20987	1537	6	5	5	CD
20987	1537	7	-	-	SYM
20987	1537	8	7	7	CD
20987	1537	9	,	,	,
20987	1537	10	the	the	DT
20987	1537	11	losses	loss	NNS
20987	1537	12	were	be	VBD
20987	1537	13	:	:	:
20987	1537	14	killed	kill	VBN
20987	1537	15	,	,	,
20987	1537	16	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1537	17	2	2	CD
20987	1537	18	,	,	,
20987	1537	19	men	man	NNS
20987	1537	20	23	23	CD
20987	1537	21	;	;	:
20987	1537	22	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	1537	23	,	,	,
20987	1537	24	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1537	25	18	18	CD
20987	1537	26	,	,	,
20987	1537	27	men	man	NNS
20987	1537	28	326	326	CD
20987	1537	29	;	;	:
20987	1537	30	missing	miss	VBG
20987	1537	31	,	,	,
20987	1537	32	men	man	NNS
20987	1537	33	5	5	CD
20987	1537	34	.	.	.
20987	1538	1	Total	total	JJ
20987	1538	2	,	,	,
20987	1538	3	20	20	CD
20987	1538	4	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1538	5	,	,	,
20987	1538	6	354	354	CD
20987	1538	7	men	man	NNS
20987	1538	8	.	.	.
20987	1539	1	CHAPTER	chapter	NN
20987	1539	2	VIII	viii	NN
20987	1539	3	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1539	4	p.266	p.266	NN
20987	1539	5	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1539	6	THE	the	DT
20987	1539	7	RELIEF	RELIEF	NNP
20987	1539	8	OF	of	IN
20987	1539	9	KIMBERLEY	KIMBERLEY	NNP
20987	1539	10	AND	and	CC
20987	1539	11	OF	of	IN
20987	1539	12	LADYSMITH	LADYSMITH	NNP
20987	1539	13	,	,	,
20987	1539	14	AND	and	CC
20987	1539	15	THE	the	DT
20987	1539	16	SURRENDER	SURRENDER	NNP
20987	1539	17	OF	of	IN
20987	1539	18	CRONJE	CRONJE	NNP
20987	1539	19	The	the	DT
20987	1539	20	month	month	NN
20987	1539	21	of	of	IN
20987	1539	22	February	February	NNP
20987	1539	23	,	,	,
20987	1539	24	1900	1900	CD
20987	1539	25	,	,	,
20987	1539	26	which	which	WDT
20987	1539	27	opened	open	VBD
20987	1539	28	with	with	IN
20987	1539	29	the	the	DT
20987	1539	30	reverse	reverse	NN
20987	1539	31	at	at	IN
20987	1539	32	Vaal	Vaal	NNP
20987	1539	33	Krantz	Krantz	NNP
20987	1539	34	,	,	,
20987	1539	35	proved	prove	VBD
20987	1539	36	to	to	TO
20987	1539	37	be	be	VB
20987	1539	38	the	the	DT
20987	1539	39	culminating	culminate	VBG
20987	1539	40	period	period	NN
20987	1539	41	of	of	IN
20987	1539	42	the	the	DT
20987	1539	43	war	war	NN
20987	1539	44	.	.	.
20987	1540	1	During	during	IN
20987	1540	2	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1540	3	course	course	NN
20987	1540	4	,	,	,
20987	1540	5	the	the	DT
20987	1540	6	tide	tide	NN
20987	1540	7	,	,	,
20987	1540	8	which	which	WDT
20987	1540	9	had	have	VBD
20987	1540	10	been	be	VBN
20987	1540	11	running	run	VBG
20987	1540	12	strongly	strongly	RB
20987	1540	13	against	against	IN
20987	1540	14	the	the	DT
20987	1540	15	British	British	NNPS
20987	1540	16	,	,	,
20987	1540	17	turned	turn	VBD
20987	1540	18	decisively	decisively	RB
20987	1540	19	in	in	IN
20987	1540	20	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1540	21	favour	favour	NN
20987	1540	22	.	.	.
20987	1541	1	Before	before	IN
20987	1541	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1541	3	closed	close	VBD
20987	1541	4	,	,	,
20987	1541	5	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1541	6	and	and	CC
20987	1541	7	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1541	8	had	have	VBD
20987	1541	9	been	be	VBN
20987	1541	10	relieved	relieve	VBN
20987	1541	11	and	and	CC
20987	1541	12	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1541	13	forced	force	VBD
20987	1541	14	to	to	TO
20987	1541	15	surrender	surrender	VB
20987	1541	16	.	.	.
20987	1542	1	After	after	IN
20987	1542	2	the	the	DT
20987	1542	3	affair	affair	NN
20987	1542	4	at	at	IN
20987	1542	5	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	1542	6	,	,	,
20987	1542	7	December	December	NNP
20987	1542	8	11	11	CD
20987	1542	9	,	,	,
20987	1542	10	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	1542	11	and	and	CC
20987	1542	12	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1542	13	remained	remain	VBD
20987	1542	14	confronting	confront	VBG
20987	1542	15	one	one	CD
20987	1542	16	another	another	DT
20987	1542	17	.	.	.
20987	1543	1	The	the	DT
20987	1543	2	British	British	NNPS
20987	1543	3	strengthened	strengthen	VBD
20987	1543	4	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1543	5	upon	upon	IN
20987	1543	6	the	the	DT
20987	1543	7	line	line	NN
20987	1543	8	of	of	IN
20987	1543	9	the	the	DT
20987	1543	10	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1543	11	,	,	,
20987	1543	12	by	by	IN
20987	1543	13	the	the	DT
20987	1543	14	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1543	15	;	;	:
20987	1543	16	the	the	DT
20987	1543	17	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1543	18	,	,	,
20987	1543	19	from	from	IN
20987	1543	20	the	the	DT
20987	1543	21	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	1543	22	of	of	IN
20987	1543	23	Spytfontein	Spytfontein	NNP
20987	1543	24	,	,	,
20987	1543	25	some	some	DT
20987	1543	26	three	three	CD
20987	1543	27	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1543	28	to	to	IN
20987	1543	29	the	the	DT
20987	1543	30	northward	northward	NN
20987	1543	31	,	,	,
20987	1543	32	gradually	gradually	RB
20987	1543	33	extended	extend	VBD
20987	1543	34	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1543	35	works	work	NNS
20987	1543	36	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1543	37	p.267	p.267	NNP
20987	1543	38	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1543	39	east	east	NN
20987	1543	40	and	and	CC
20987	1543	41	west	west	NN
20987	1543	42	until	until	IN
20987	1543	43	in	in	IN
20987	1543	44	both	both	DT
20987	1543	45	directions	direction	NNS
20987	1543	46	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1543	47	flanks	flank	NNS
20987	1543	48	rested	rest	VBD
20987	1543	49	upon	upon	IN
20987	1543	50	the	the	DT
20987	1543	51	river	river	NN
20987	1543	52	.	.	.
20987	1544	1	Shelling	shell	VBG
20987	1544	2	by	by	IN
20987	1544	3	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1544	4	of	of	IN
20987	1544	5	long	long	JJ
20987	1544	6	range	range	NN
20987	1544	7	was	be	VBD
20987	1544	8	carried	carry	VBN
20987	1544	9	on	on	RP
20987	1544	10	intermittingly	intermittingly	RB
20987	1544	11	by	by	IN
20987	1544	12	both	both	DT
20987	1544	13	parties	party	NNS
20987	1544	14	,	,	,
20987	1544	15	and	and	CC
20987	1544	16	there	there	EX
20987	1544	17	were	be	VBD
20987	1544	18	small	small	JJ
20987	1544	19	affairs	affair	NNS
20987	1544	20	from	from	IN
20987	1544	21	time	time	NN
20987	1544	22	to	to	IN
20987	1544	23	time	time	NN
20987	1544	24	,	,	,
20987	1544	25	but	but	CC
20987	1544	26	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	1544	27	on	on	IN
20987	1544	28	a	a	DT
20987	1544	29	large	large	JJ
20987	1544	30	scale	scale	NN
20987	1544	31	occurred	occur	VBD
20987	1544	32	.	.	.
20987	1545	1	After	after	IN
20987	1545	2	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1545	3	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	1545	4	on	on	IN
20987	1545	5	January	January	NNP
20987	1545	6	10	10	CD
20987	1545	7	,	,	,
20987	1545	8	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1545	9	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1545	10	spent	spend	VBD
20987	1545	11	three	three	CD
20987	1545	12	weeks	week	NNS
20987	1545	13	in	in	IN
20987	1545	14	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1545	15	Town	Town	NNP
20987	1545	16	arranging	arranging	NN
20987	1545	17	for	for	IN
20987	1545	18	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1545	19	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	1545	20	.	.	.
20987	1546	1	On	on	IN
20987	1546	2	the	the	DT
20987	1546	3	6th	6th	NN
20987	1546	4	of	of	IN
20987	1546	5	February	February	NNP
20987	1546	6	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1546	7	left	leave	VBD
20987	1546	8	,	,	,
20987	1546	9	accompanied	accompany	VBN
20987	1546	10	by	by	IN
20987	1546	11	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1546	12	Kitchener	Kitchener	NNP
20987	1546	13	,	,	,
20987	1546	14	and	and	CC
20987	1546	15	on	on	IN
20987	1546	16	the	the	DT
20987	1546	17	9th	9th	NN
20987	1546	18	was	be	VBD
20987	1546	19	at	at	IN
20987	1546	20	the	the	DT
20987	1546	21	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1546	22	Camp	Camp	NNP
20987	1546	23	.	.	.
20987	1547	1	On	on	IN
20987	1547	2	the	the	DT
20987	1547	3	11th	11th	NN
20987	1547	4	began	begin	VBD
20987	1547	5	the	the	DT
20987	1547	6	movement	movement	NN
20987	1547	7	which	which	WDT
20987	1547	8	resulted	result	VBD
20987	1547	9	four	four	CD
20987	1547	10	days	day	NNS
20987	1547	11	later	later	RB
20987	1547	12	in	in	IN
20987	1547	13	the	the	DT
20987	1547	14	relief	relief	NN
20987	1547	15	of	of	IN
20987	1547	16	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1547	17	,	,	,
20987	1547	18	and	and	CC
20987	1547	19	on	on	IN
20987	1547	20	the	the	DT
20987	1547	21	27th	27th	NN
20987	1547	22	of	of	IN
20987	1547	23	the	the	DT
20987	1547	24	month	month	NN
20987	1547	25	in	in	IN
20987	1547	26	the	the	DT
20987	1547	27	surrender	surrender	NN
20987	1547	28	of	of	IN
20987	1547	29	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1547	30	.	.	.
20987	1548	1	For	for	IN
20987	1548	2	these	these	DT
20987	1548	3	objects	object	NNS
20987	1548	4	,	,	,
20987	1548	5	and	and	CC
20987	1548	6	at	at	IN
20987	1548	7	this	this	DT
20987	1548	8	time	time	NN
20987	1548	9	,	,	,
20987	1548	10	44,000	44,000	CD
20987	1548	11	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1548	12	of	of	IN
20987	1548	13	all	all	DT
20987	1548	14	arms	arm	NNS
20987	1548	15	had	have	VBD
20987	1548	16	been	be	VBN
20987	1548	17	collected	collect	VBN
20987	1548	18	near	near	IN
20987	1548	19	the	the	DT
20987	1548	20	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1548	21	.	.	.
20987	1549	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1549	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1549	3	needless	needless	JJ
20987	1549	4	to	to	TO
20987	1549	5	say	say	VB
20987	1549	6	that	that	IN
20987	1549	7	preparation	preparation	NN
20987	1549	8	had	have	VBD
20987	1549	9	preceded	precede	VBN
20987	1549	10	execution	execution	NN
20987	1549	11	by	by	IN
20987	1549	12	more	more	JJR
20987	1549	13	than	than	IN
20987	1549	14	the	the	DT
20987	1549	15	two	two	CD
20987	1549	16	or	or	CC
20987	1549	17	three	three	CD
20987	1549	18	days	day	NNS
20987	1549	19	elapsing	elapsing	JJ
20987	1549	20	between	between	IN
20987	1549	21	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1549	22	'	'	POS
20987	1549	23	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	1549	24	and	and	CC
20987	1549	25	the	the	DT
20987	1549	26	start	start	NN
20987	1549	27	.	.	.
20987	1550	1	At	at	IN
20987	1550	2	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1550	3	Town	Town	NNP
20987	1550	4	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1550	5	had	have	VBD
20987	1550	6	had	have	VBN
20987	1550	7	interviews	interview	NNS
20987	1550	8	with	with	IN
20987	1550	9	General	General	NNP
20987	1550	10	French	French	NNP
20987	1550	11	,	,	,
20987	1550	12	summoned	summon	VBN
20987	1550	13	there	there	RB
20987	1550	14	for	for	IN
20987	1550	15	that	that	DT
20987	1550	16	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	1550	17	.	.	.
20987	1551	1	During	during	IN
20987	1551	2	January	January	NNP
20987	1551	3	the	the	DT
20987	1551	4	constant	constant	JJ
20987	1551	5	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	1551	6	of	of	IN
20987	1551	7	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1551	8	from	from	IN
20987	1551	9	all	all	DT
20987	1551	10	quarters	quarter	NNS
20987	1551	11	at	at	IN
20987	1551	12	the	the	DT
20987	1551	13	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1551	14	Camp	Camp	NNP
20987	1551	15	gave	give	VBD
20987	1551	16	the	the	DT
20987	1551	17	impression	impression	NN
20987	1551	18	of	of	IN
20987	1551	19	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1551	20	p.268	p.268	JJ
20987	1551	21	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1551	22	a	a	DT
20987	1551	23	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	1551	24	to	to	TO
20987	1551	25	resume	resume	VB
20987	1551	26	the	the	DT
20987	1551	27	frontal	frontal	JJ
20987	1551	28	attack	attack	NN
20987	1551	29	and	and	CC
20987	1551	30	to	to	TO
20987	1551	31	force	force	VB
20987	1551	32	the	the	DT
20987	1551	33	way	way	NN
20987	1551	34	to	to	IN
20987	1551	35	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1551	36	through	through	IN
20987	1551	37	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	1551	38	;	;	:
20987	1551	39	an	an	DT
20987	1551	40	impression	impression	NN
20987	1551	41	which	which	WDT
20987	1551	42	,	,	,
20987	1551	43	produced	produce	VBN
20987	1551	44	on	on	IN
20987	1551	45	the	the	DT
20987	1551	46	mind	mind	NN
20987	1551	47	of	of	IN
20987	1551	48	the	the	DT
20987	1551	49	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1551	50	leader	leader	NN
20987	1551	51	,	,	,
20987	1551	52	was	be	VBD
20987	1551	53	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1551	54	part	part	NN
20987	1551	55	of	of	IN
20987	1551	56	the	the	DT
20987	1551	57	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	1551	58	preparation	preparation	NN
20987	1551	59	.	.	.
20987	1552	1	On	on	IN
20987	1552	2	the	the	DT
20987	1552	3	3rd	3rd	NN
20987	1552	4	of	of	IN
20987	1552	5	February	February	NNP
20987	1552	6	,	,	,
20987	1552	7	General	General	NNP
20987	1552	8	Hector	Hector	NNP
20987	1552	9	MacDonald	MacDonald	NNP
20987	1552	10	,	,	,
20987	1552	11	with	with	IN
20987	1552	12	a	a	DT
20987	1552	13	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1552	14	of	of	IN
20987	1552	15	Highlanders	Highlanders	NNP
20987	1552	16	,	,	,
20987	1552	17	had	have	VBD
20987	1552	18	moved	move	VBN
20987	1552	19	north	north	NN
20987	1552	20	-	-	HYPH
20987	1552	21	west	west	NN
20987	1552	22	,	,	,
20987	1552	23	towards	towards	IN
20987	1552	24	Koodoosberg	Koodoosberg	NNP
20987	1552	25	,	,	,
20987	1552	26	where	where	WRB
20987	1552	27	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1552	28	arrived	arrive	VBD
20987	1552	29	on	on	IN
20987	1552	30	the	the	DT
20987	1552	31	7th	7th	NN
20987	1552	32	.	.	.
20987	1553	1	The	the	DT
20987	1553	2	movement	movement	NN
20987	1553	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1553	4	in	in	IN
20987	1553	5	sufficient	sufficient	JJ
20987	1553	6	force	force	NN
20987	1553	7	to	to	TO
20987	1553	8	attract	attract	VB
20987	1553	9	the	the	DT
20987	1553	10	attention	attention	NN
20987	1553	11	of	of	IN
20987	1553	12	the	the	DT
20987	1553	13	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1553	14	,	,	,
20987	1553	15	and	and	CC
20987	1553	16	appeared	appear	VBD
20987	1553	17	the	the	DT
20987	1553	18	more	more	RBR
20987	1553	19	plausible	plausible	JJ
20987	1553	20	because	because	IN
20987	1553	21	of	of	IN
20987	1553	22	the	the	DT
20987	1553	23	disturbed	disturbed	JJ
20987	1553	24	condition	condition	NN
20987	1553	25	of	of	IN
20987	1553	26	the	the	DT
20987	1553	27	district	district	NN
20987	1553	28	;	;	:
20987	1553	29	which	which	WDT
20987	1553	30	,	,	,
20987	1553	31	although	although	IN
20987	1553	32	British	British	NNP
20987	1553	33	,	,	,
20987	1553	34	was	be	VBD
20987	1553	35	full	full	JJ
20987	1553	36	of	of	IN
20987	1553	37	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1553	38	partisans	partisan	NNS
20987	1553	39	showing	show	VBG
20987	1553	40	signs	sign	NNS
20987	1553	41	of	of	IN
20987	1553	42	restlessness	restlessness	NN
20987	1553	43	.	.	.
20987	1554	1	A	a	DT
20987	1554	2	similar	similar	JJ
20987	1554	3	expedition	expedition	NN
20987	1554	4	,	,	,
20987	1554	5	but	but	CC
20987	1554	6	less	less	RBR
20987	1554	7	numerous	numerous	JJ
20987	1554	8	,	,	,
20987	1554	9	under	under	IN
20987	1554	10	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1554	11	Pilcher	Pilcher	NNP
20987	1554	12	,	,	,
20987	1554	13	had	have	VBD
20987	1554	14	gone	go	VBN
20987	1554	15	out	out	RB
20987	1554	16	early	early	RB
20987	1554	17	in	in	IN
20987	1554	18	January	January	NNP
20987	1554	19	,	,	,
20987	1554	20	capturing	capture	VBG
20987	1554	21	forty	forty	CD
20987	1554	22	rebels	rebel	NNS
20987	1554	23	.	.	.
20987	1555	1	While	while	IN
20987	1555	2	otherwise	otherwise	RB
20987	1555	3	useful	useful	JJ
20987	1555	4	,	,	,
20987	1555	5	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1555	6	seems	seem	VBZ
20987	1555	7	probably	probably	RB
20987	1555	8	that	that	IN
20987	1555	9	MacDonald	MacDonald	NNP
20987	1555	10	's	's	POS
20987	1555	11	enterprise	enterprise	NN
20987	1555	12	was	be	VBD
20987	1555	13	intended	intend	VBN
20987	1555	14	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	1555	15	to	to	TO
20987	1555	16	fasten	fasten	VB
20987	1555	17	the	the	DT
20987	1555	18	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1555	19	's	's	POS
20987	1555	20	attention	attention	NN
20987	1555	21	in	in	IN
20987	1555	22	a	a	DT
20987	1555	23	false	false	JJ
20987	1555	24	direction	direction	NN
20987	1555	25	.	.	.
20987	1556	1	On	on	IN
20987	1556	2	the	the	DT
20987	1556	3	8th	8th	NN
20987	1556	4	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1556	5	was	be	VBD
20987	1556	6	recalled	recall	VBN
20987	1556	7	by	by	IN
20987	1556	8	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	1556	9	,	,	,
20987	1556	10	acting	act	VBG
20987	1556	11	under	under	IN
20987	1556	12	orders	order	NNS
20987	1556	13	from	from	IN
20987	1556	14	headquarters	headquarters	NN
20987	1556	15	.	.	.
20987	1557	1	The	the	DT
20987	1557	2	great	great	JJ
20987	1557	3	projected	project	VBN
20987	1557	4	operation	operation	NN
20987	1557	5	was	be	VBD
20987	1557	6	to	to	TO
20987	1557	7	turn	turn	VB
20987	1557	8	the	the	DT
20987	1557	9	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	1557	10	left	leave	VBN
20987	1557	11	flank	flank	NN
20987	1557	12	of	of	IN
20987	1557	13	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1557	14	's	's	POS
20987	1557	15	position	position	NN
20987	1557	16	,	,	,
20987	1557	17	seizing	seize	VBG
20987	1557	18	important	important	JJ
20987	1557	19	drifts	drift	NNS
20987	1557	20	,	,	,
20987	1557	21	or	or	CC
20987	1557	22	fords	ford	NNS
20987	1557	23	,	,	,
20987	1557	24	on	on	IN
20987	1557	25	the	the	DT
20987	1557	26	Riet	Riet	NNP
20987	1557	27	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1557	28	p.269	p.269	NN
20987	1557	29	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1557	30	and	and	CC
20987	1557	31	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1557	32	Rivers	Rivers	NNPS
20987	1557	33	by	by	IN
20987	1557	34	a	a	DT
20987	1557	35	secret	secret	JJ
20987	1557	36	and	and	CC
20987	1557	37	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	1557	38	circuit	circuit	NN
20987	1557	39	of	of	IN
20987	1557	40	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	1557	41	,	,	,
20987	1557	42	which	which	WDT
20987	1557	43	should	should	MD
20987	1557	44	hold	hold	VB
20987	1557	45	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1557	46	until	until	IN
20987	1557	47	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1557	48	were	be	VBD
20987	1557	49	secured	secure	VBN
20987	1557	50	by	by	IN
20987	1557	51	slower	slow	JJR
20987	1557	52	moving	move	VBG
20987	1557	53	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1557	54	following	follow	VBG
20987	1557	55	on	on	IN
20987	1557	56	the	the	DT
20987	1557	57	track	track	NN
20987	1557	58	.	.	.
20987	1558	1	When	when	WRB
20987	1558	2	the	the	DT
20987	1558	3	last	last	JJ
20987	1558	4	and	and	CC
20987	1558	5	chief	chief	NN
20987	1558	6	of	of	IN
20987	1558	7	these	these	DT
20987	1558	8	,	,	,
20987	1558	9	Klip	Klip	NNP
20987	1558	10	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1558	11	on	on	IN
20987	1558	12	the	the	DT
20987	1558	13	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1558	14	,	,	,
20987	1558	15	some	some	DT
20987	1558	16	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	1558	17	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1558	18	east	east	RB
20987	1558	19	of	of	IN
20987	1558	20	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	1558	21	,	,	,
20987	1558	22	was	be	VBD
20987	1558	23	held	hold	VBN
20987	1558	24	by	by	IN
20987	1558	25	an	an	DT
20987	1558	26	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1558	27	division	division	NN
20987	1558	28	,	,	,
20987	1558	29	the	the	DT
20987	1558	30	cavalry	cavalry	NNP
20987	1558	31	's	's	POS
20987	1558	32	flank	flank	NN
20987	1558	33	would	would	MD
20987	1558	34	be	be	VB
20987	1558	35	secured	secure	VBN
20987	1558	36	and	and	CC
20987	1558	37	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1558	38	advance	advance	NN
20987	1558	39	would	would	MD
20987	1558	40	then	then	RB
20987	1558	41	be	be	VB
20987	1558	42	pressed	press	VBN
20987	1558	43	to	to	IN
20987	1558	44	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1558	45	.	.	.
20987	1559	1	While	while	IN
20987	1559	2	the	the	DT
20987	1559	3	movement	movement	NN
20987	1559	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1559	5	in	in	IN
20987	1559	6	progress	progress	NN
20987	1559	7	,	,	,
20987	1559	8	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	1559	9	in	in	IN
20987	1559	10	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1559	11	old	old	JJ
20987	1559	12	lines	line	NNS
20987	1559	13	on	on	IN
20987	1559	14	the	the	DT
20987	1559	15	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1559	16	would	would	MD
20987	1559	17	hold	hold	VB
20987	1559	18	the	the	DT
20987	1559	19	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1559	20	in	in	IN
20987	1559	21	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1559	22	positions	position	NNS
20987	1559	23	by	by	IN
20987	1559	24	a	a	DT
20987	1559	25	demonstration	demonstration	NN
20987	1559	26	of	of	IN
20987	1559	27	force	force	NN
20987	1559	28	seemingly	seemingly	RB
20987	1559	29	not	not	RB
20987	1559	30	reduced	reduce	VBN
20987	1559	31	.	.	.
20987	1560	1	If	if	IN
20987	1560	2	the	the	DT
20987	1560	3	undertaking	undertaking	NN
20987	1560	4	were	be	VBD
20987	1560	5	successful	successful	JJ
20987	1560	6	,	,	,
20987	1560	7	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1560	8	British	british	JJ
20987	1560	9	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1560	10	would	would	MD
20987	1560	11	be	be	VB
20987	1560	12	planted	plant	VBN
20987	1560	13	across	across	IN
20987	1560	14	the	the	DT
20987	1560	15	line	line	NN
20987	1560	16	of	of	IN
20987	1560	17	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1560	18	's	's	POS
20987	1560	19	communications	communication	NNS
20987	1560	20	with	with	IN
20987	1560	21	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1560	22	,	,	,
20987	1560	23	and	and	CC
20987	1560	24	the	the	DT
20987	1560	25	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	1560	26	on	on	IN
20987	1560	27	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1560	28	rear	rear	NN
20987	1560	29	to	to	TO
20987	1560	30	intercept	intercept	VB
20987	1560	31	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1560	32	in	in	IN
20987	1560	33	mass	mass	NN
20987	1560	34	to	to	IN
20987	1560	35	the	the	DT
20987	1560	36	north	north	NN
20987	1560	37	.	.	.
20987	1561	1	To	to	IN
20987	1561	2	this	this	DT
20987	1561	3	turning	turn	VBG
20987	1561	4	operation	operation	NN
20987	1561	5	were	be	VBD
20987	1561	6	assigned	assign	VBN
20987	1561	7	three	three	CD
20987	1561	8	divisions	division	NNS
20987	1561	9	of	of	IN
20987	1561	10	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1561	11	and	and	CC
20987	1561	12	one	one	CD
20987	1561	13	of	of	IN
20987	1561	14	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	1561	15	;	;	:
20987	1561	16	the	the	DT
20987	1561	17	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1561	18	was	be	VBD
20987	1561	19	under	under	IN
20987	1561	20	General	General	NNP
20987	1561	21	French	French	NNP
20987	1561	22	,	,	,
20987	1561	23	called	call	VBD
20987	1561	24	from	from	IN
20987	1561	25	the	the	DT
20987	1561	26	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	1561	27	district	district	NN
20987	1561	28	for	for	IN
20987	1561	29	this	this	DT
20987	1561	30	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	1561	31	.	.	.
20987	1562	1	The	the	DT
20987	1562	2	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1562	3	divisions	division	NNS
20987	1562	4	were	be	VBD
20987	1562	5	the	the	DT
20987	1562	6	6th	6th	NN
20987	1562	7	,	,	,
20987	1562	8	General	General	NNP
20987	1562	9	Kelly	Kelly	NNP
20987	1562	10	-	-	HYPH
20987	1562	11	Kenny	Kenny	NNP
20987	1562	12	;	;	:
20987	1562	13	the	the	DT
20987	1562	14	7th	7th	NN
20987	1562	15	,	,	,
20987	1562	16	General	General	NNP
20987	1562	17	Tucker	Tucker	NNP
20987	1562	18	;	;	:
20987	1562	19	and	and	CC
20987	1562	20	the	the	DT
20987	1562	21	9th	9th	NN
20987	1562	22	,	,	,
20987	1562	23	General	General	NNP
20987	1562	24	Colvile	Colvile	NNP
20987	1562	25	.	.	.
20987	1563	1	The	the	DT
20987	1563	2	total	total	JJ
20987	1563	3	force	force	NN
20987	1563	4	thus	thus	RB
20987	1563	5	engaged	engage	VBN
20987	1563	6	in	in	IN
20987	1563	7	the	the	DT
20987	1563	8	invasion	invasion	NN
20987	1563	9	of	of	IN
20987	1563	10	the	the	DT
20987	1563	11	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	1563	12	Free	Free	NNP
20987	1563	13	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1563	14	p.270	p.270	NN
20987	1563	15	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1563	16	State	state	NN
20987	1563	17	was	be	VBD
20987	1563	18	34,000	34,000	CD
20987	1563	19	;	;	:
20987	1563	20	23,000	23,000	CD
20987	1563	21	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1563	22	and	and	CC
20987	1563	23	11,000	11,000	CD
20987	1563	24	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	1563	25	men	man	NNS
20987	1563	26	.	.	.
20987	1564	1	They	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1564	2	were	be	VBD
20987	1564	3	accompanied	accompany	VBN
20987	1564	4	by	by	IN
20987	1564	5	98	98	CD
20987	1564	6	pieces	piece	NNS
20987	1564	7	of	of	IN
20987	1564	8	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	1564	9	,	,	,
20987	1564	10	and	and	CC
20987	1564	11	by	by	IN
20987	1564	12	supplies	supply	NNS
20987	1564	13	in	in	IN
20987	1564	14	700	700	CD
20987	1564	15	wagons	wagon	NNS
20987	1564	16	,	,	,
20987	1564	17	drawn	draw	VBN
20987	1564	18	by	by	IN
20987	1564	19	9,000	9,000	CD
20987	1564	20	mules	mule	NNS
20987	1564	21	and	and	CC
20987	1564	22	oxen	oxen	NN
20987	1564	23	.	.	.
20987	1565	1	French	French	NNP
20987	1565	2	's	's	POS
20987	1565	3	division	division	NN
20987	1565	4	,	,	,
20987	1565	5	three	three	CD
20987	1565	6	brigades	brigade	NNS
20987	1565	7	,	,	,
20987	1565	8	4,800	4,800	CD
20987	1565	9	men	man	NNS
20987	1565	10	,	,	,
20987	1565	11	accompanied	accompany	VBN
20987	1565	12	by	by	IN
20987	1565	13	seven	seven	CD
20987	1565	14	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1565	15	of	of	IN
20987	1565	16	horse	horse	NN
20987	1565	17	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	1565	18	,	,	,
20987	1565	19	left	leave	VBD
20987	1565	20	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1565	21	River	River	NNP
20987	1565	22	Camp	Camp	NNP
20987	1565	23	at	at	IN
20987	1565	24	3	3	CD
20987	1565	25	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1565	26	Sunday	Sunday	NNP
20987	1565	27	,	,	,
20987	1565	28	February	February	NNP
20987	1565	29	11th	11th	NN
20987	1565	30	.	.	.
20987	1566	1	Diverging	diverge	VBG
20987	1566	2	slightly	slightly	RB
20987	1566	3	from	from	IN
20987	1566	4	the	the	DT
20987	1566	5	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1566	6	,	,	,
20987	1566	7	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1566	8	marched	march	VBD
20987	1566	9	due	due	JJ
20987	1566	10	south	south	RB
20987	1566	11	--	--	:
20987	1566	12	away	away	RB
20987	1566	13	from	from	IN
20987	1566	14	the	the	DT
20987	1566	15	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1566	16	--	--	:
20987	1566	17	seventeen	seventeen	CD
20987	1566	18	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1566	19	to	to	IN
20987	1566	20	Ramdam	Ramdam	NNP
20987	1566	21	,	,	,
20987	1566	22	which	which	WDT
20987	1566	23	is	be	VBZ
20987	1566	24	about	about	RB
20987	1566	25	ten	ten	CD
20987	1566	26	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1566	27	east	east	RB
20987	1566	28	of	of	IN
20987	1566	29	Graspan	Graspan	NNP
20987	1566	30	Station	Station	NNP
20987	1566	31	.	.	.
20987	1567	1	At	at	IN
20987	1567	2	sunrise	sunrise	NN
20987	1567	3	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1567	4	were	be	VBD
20987	1567	5	out	out	IN
20987	1567	6	of	of	IN
20987	1567	7	sight	sight	NN
20987	1567	8	of	of	IN
20987	1567	9	the	the	DT
20987	1567	10	empty	empty	JJ
20987	1567	11	tents	tent	NNS
20987	1567	12	,	,	,
20987	1567	13	standing	stand	VBG
20987	1567	14	deceitfully	deceitfully	RB
20987	1567	15	behind	behind	IN
20987	1567	16	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1567	17	.	.	.
20987	1568	1	At	at	IN
20987	1568	2	noon	noon	NN
20987	1568	3	Ramdam	Ramdam	NNP
20987	1568	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1568	5	reached	reach	VBN
20987	1568	6	,	,	,
20987	1568	7	and	and	CC
20987	1568	8	the	the	DT
20987	1568	9	division	division	NN
20987	1568	10	halted	halt	VBN
20987	1568	11	till	till	IN
20987	1568	12	3	3	CD
20987	1568	13	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1568	14	of	of	IN
20987	1568	15	the	the	DT
20987	1568	16	12th	12th	NN
20987	1568	17	,	,	,
20987	1568	18	when	when	WRB
20987	1568	19	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1568	20	again	again	RB
20987	1568	21	marched	march	VBD
20987	1568	22	due	due	JJ
20987	1568	23	east	east	NNP
20987	1568	24	for	for	IN
20987	1568	25	a	a	DT
20987	1568	26	ford	ford	NN
20987	1568	27	called	call	VBN
20987	1568	28	Waterval	Waterval	NNP
20987	1568	29	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1568	30	,	,	,
20987	1568	31	on	on	IN
20987	1568	32	the	the	DT
20987	1568	33	Riet	Riet	NNP
20987	1568	34	River	River	NNP
20987	1568	35	,	,	,
20987	1568	36	which	which	WDT
20987	1568	37	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1568	38	will	will	MD
20987	1568	39	be	be	VB
20987	1568	40	remembered	remember	VBN
20987	1568	41	is	be	VBZ
20987	1568	42	a	a	DT
20987	1568	43	tributary	tributary	NN
20987	1568	44	of	of	IN
20987	1568	45	the	the	DT
20987	1568	46	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1568	47	,	,	,
20987	1568	48	flowing	flow	VBG
20987	1568	49	from	from	IN
20987	1568	50	south	south	JJ
20987	1568	51	-	-	HYPH
20987	1568	52	east	east	NN
20987	1568	53	to	to	IN
20987	1568	54	north	north	NN
20987	1568	55	-	-	HYPH
20987	1568	56	west	west	NN
20987	1568	57	.	.	.
20987	1569	1	Reaching	reach	VBG
20987	1569	2	there	there	RB
20987	1569	3	soon	soon	RB
20987	1569	4	after	after	IN
20987	1569	5	sunrise	sunrise	NN
20987	1569	6	,	,	,
20987	1569	7	the	the	DT
20987	1569	8	ford	ford	NNP
20987	1569	9	was	be	VBD
20987	1569	10	found	find	VBN
20987	1569	11	to	to	TO
20987	1569	12	be	be	VB
20987	1569	13	held	hold	VBN
20987	1569	14	by	by	IN
20987	1569	15	a	a	DT
20987	1569	16	party	party	NN
20987	1569	17	of	of	IN
20987	1569	18	the	the	DT
20987	1569	19	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1569	20	.	.	.
20987	1570	1	Covering	cover	VBG
20987	1570	2	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1570	3	change	change	NN
20987	1570	4	of	of	IN
20987	1570	5	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	1570	6	by	by	IN
20987	1570	7	a	a	DT
20987	1570	8	feint	feint	NN
20987	1570	9	upon	upon	IN
20987	1570	10	this	this	DT
20987	1570	11	position	position	NN
20987	1570	12	,	,	,
20987	1570	13	French	French	NNP
20987	1570	14	swung	swing	VBD
20987	1570	15	the	the	DT
20987	1570	16	rest	rest	NN
20987	1570	17	of	of	IN
20987	1570	18	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1570	19	division	division	NN
20987	1570	20	to	to	IN
20987	1570	21	the	the	DT
20987	1570	22	right	right	NN
20987	1570	23	,	,	,
20987	1570	24	and	and	CC
20987	1570	25	with	with	IN
20987	1570	26	slight	slight	JJ
20987	1570	27	loss	loss	NN
20987	1570	28	forced	force	VBD
20987	1570	29	a	a	DT
20987	1570	30	passage	passage	NN
20987	1570	31	at	at	IN
20987	1570	32	De	De	NNP
20987	1570	33	Kiel	Kiel	NNP
20987	1570	34	's	's	POS
20987	1570	35	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1570	36	,	,	,
20987	1570	37	apparently	apparently	RB
20987	1570	38	somewhat	somewhat	RB
20987	1570	39	higher	high	JJR
20987	1570	40	up	up	RP
20987	1570	41	.	.	.
20987	1571	1	That	that	DT
20987	1571	2	evening	evening	NN
20987	1571	3	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1571	4	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1571	5	p.271	p.271	NN
20987	1571	6	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1571	7	held	hold	VBD
20987	1571	8	both	both	DT
20987	1571	9	sides	side	NNS
20987	1571	10	of	of	IN
20987	1571	11	the	the	DT
20987	1571	12	Riet	Riet	NNP
20987	1571	13	,	,	,
20987	1571	14	the	the	DT
20987	1571	15	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1571	16	having	have	VBG
20987	1571	17	retreated	retreat	VBN
20987	1571	18	.	.	.
20987	1572	1	During	during	IN
20987	1572	2	the	the	DT
20987	1572	3	night	night	NN
20987	1572	4	Kitchener	Kitchener	NNP
20987	1572	5	came	come	VBD
20987	1572	6	up	up	RP
20987	1572	7	with	with	IN
20987	1572	8	a	a	DT
20987	1572	9	division	division	NN
20987	1572	10	of	of	IN
20987	1572	11	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1572	12	which	which	WDT
20987	1572	13	had	have	VBD
20987	1572	14	made	make	VBN
20987	1572	15	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1572	16	journey	journey	NN
20987	1572	17	in	in	IN
20987	1572	18	part	part	NN
20987	1572	19	by	by	IN
20987	1572	20	rail	rail	NN
20987	1572	21	,	,	,
20987	1572	22	and	and	CC
20987	1572	23	with	with	IN
20987	1572	24	which	which	WDT
20987	1572	25	arrived	arrive	VBD
20987	1572	26	also	also	RB
20987	1572	27	supply	supply	VBP
20987	1572	28	trains	train	NNS
20987	1572	29	,	,	,
20987	1572	30	whose	whose	WP$
20987	1572	31	slow	slow	JJ
20987	1572	32	movement	movement	NN
20987	1572	33	would	would	MD
20987	1572	34	have	have	VB
20987	1572	35	delayed	delay	VBN
20987	1572	36	unduly	unduly	RB
20987	1572	37	the	the	DT
20987	1572	38	progress	progress	NN
20987	1572	39	of	of	IN
20987	1572	40	the	the	DT
20987	1572	41	horse	horse	NN
20987	1572	42	division	division	NN
20987	1572	43	.	.	.
20987	1573	1	Owing	owe	VBG
20987	1573	2	to	to	IN
20987	1573	3	delays	delay	NNS
20987	1573	4	in	in	IN
20987	1573	5	distributing	distribute	VBG
20987	1573	6	provisions	provision	NNS
20987	1573	7	and	and	CC
20987	1573	8	fodder	fodder	NN
20987	1573	9	,	,	,
20987	1573	10	French	French	NNP
20987	1573	11	could	could	MD
20987	1573	12	not	not	RB
20987	1573	13	start	start	VB
20987	1573	14	again	again	RB
20987	1573	15	until	until	IN
20987	1573	16	11.30	11.30	CD
20987	1573	17	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1574	1	The	the	DT
20987	1574	2	loss	loss	NN
20987	1574	3	of	of	IN
20987	1574	4	the	the	DT
20987	1574	5	five	five	CD
20987	1574	6	early	early	JJ
20987	1574	7	hours	hour	NNS
20987	1574	8	,	,	,
20987	1574	9	says	say	VBZ
20987	1574	10	an	an	DT
20987	1574	11	eye	eye	NN
20987	1574	12	-	-	HYPH
20987	1574	13	witness	witness	NN
20987	1574	14	,	,	,
20987	1574	15	cost	cost	VBD
20987	1574	16	100	100	CD
20987	1574	17	horses	horse	NNS
20987	1574	18	,	,	,
20987	1574	19	which	which	WDT
20987	1574	20	died	die	VBD
20987	1574	21	or	or	CC
20987	1574	22	failed	fail	VBD
20987	1574	23	in	in	IN
20987	1574	24	the	the	DT
20987	1574	25	march	march	NNP
20987	1574	26	that	that	DT
20987	1574	27	day	day	NN
20987	1574	28	.	.	.
20987	1575	1	The	the	DT
20987	1575	2	goal	goal	NN
20987	1575	3	now	now	RB
20987	1575	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1575	5	Klip	Klip	NNP
20987	1575	6	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1575	7	,	,	,
20987	1575	8	about	about	RB
20987	1575	9	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	1575	10	-	-	HYPH
20987	1575	11	five	five	CD
20987	1575	12	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1575	13	distant	distant	JJ
20987	1575	14	.	.	.
20987	1576	1	Passing	pass	VBG
20987	1576	2	well	well	RB
20987	1576	3	east	east	NN
20987	1576	4	of	of	IN
20987	1576	5	Jacobsdal	Jacobsdal	NNP
20987	1576	6	,	,	,
20987	1576	7	suffering	suffer	VBG
20987	1576	8	intensely	intensely	RB
20987	1576	9	from	from	IN
20987	1576	10	heat	heat	NN
20987	1576	11	and	and	CC
20987	1576	12	thirst	thirst	NN
20987	1576	13	,	,	,
20987	1576	14	the	the	DT
20987	1576	15	division	division	NN
20987	1576	16	sighted	sight	VBD
20987	1576	17	the	the	DT
20987	1576	18	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1576	19	when	when	WRB
20987	1576	20	still	still	RB
20987	1576	21	eight	eight	CD
20987	1576	22	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1576	23	away	away	RB
20987	1576	24	.	.	.
20987	1577	1	All	all	DT
20987	1577	2	were	be	VBD
20987	1577	3	much	much	RB
20987	1577	4	spent	spend	VBN
20987	1577	5	,	,	,
20987	1577	6	the	the	DT
20987	1577	7	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	1577	8	horses	horse	NNS
20987	1577	9	could	could	MD
20987	1577	10	scarcely	scarcely	RB
20987	1577	11	drag	drag	VB
20987	1577	12	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1577	13	pieces	piece	NNS
20987	1577	14	,	,	,
20987	1577	15	and	and	CC
20987	1577	16	there	there	EX
20987	1577	17	was	be	VBD
20987	1577	18	a	a	DT
20987	1577	19	showing	showing	NN
20987	1577	20	of	of	IN
20987	1577	21	opposition	opposition	NN
20987	1577	22	on	on	IN
20987	1577	23	the	the	DT
20987	1577	24	right	right	JJ
20987	1577	25	front	front	NN
20987	1577	26	;	;	:
20987	1577	27	but	but	CC
20987	1577	28	French	French	NNP
20987	1577	29	,	,	,
20987	1577	30	despite	despite	IN
20987	1577	31	the	the	DT
20987	1577	32	general	general	JJ
20987	1577	33	exhaustion	exhaustion	NN
20987	1577	34	,	,	,
20987	1577	35	decided	decide	VBD
20987	1577	36	to	to	TO
20987	1577	37	drive	drive	VB
20987	1577	38	on	on	RP
20987	1577	39	without	without	IN
20987	1577	40	halting	halt	VBG
20987	1577	41	,	,	,
20987	1577	42	lest	lest	IN
20987	1577	43	the	the	DT
20987	1577	44	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1577	45	,	,	,
20987	1577	46	recovering	recover	VBG
20987	1577	47	from	from	IN
20987	1577	48	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1577	49	surprise	surprise	NN
20987	1577	50	,	,	,
20987	1577	51	should	should	MD
20987	1577	52	concentrate	concentrate	VB
20987	1577	53	to	to	TO
20987	1577	54	oppose	oppose	VB
20987	1577	55	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1577	56	passage	passage	NN
20987	1577	57	.	.	.
20987	1578	1	Thus	thus	RB
20987	1578	2	hastening	hasten	VBG
20987	1578	3	,	,	,
20987	1578	4	the	the	DT
20987	1578	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1578	6	,	,	,
20987	1578	7	taken	take	VBN
20987	1578	8	unready	unready	JJ
20987	1578	9	,	,	,
20987	1578	10	were	be	VBD
20987	1578	11	routed	route	VBN
20987	1578	12	.	.	.
20987	1579	1	At	at	IN
20987	1579	2	5.35	5.35	CD
20987	1579	3	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	1579	4	French	French	NNP
20987	1579	5	reported	report	VBD
20987	1579	6	back	back	RB
20987	1579	7	to	to	IN
20987	1579	8	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1579	9	,	,	,
20987	1579	10	who	who	WP
20987	1579	11	received	receive	VBD
20987	1579	12	the	the	DT
20987	1579	13	message	message	NN
20987	1579	14	at	at	IN
20987	1579	15	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1579	16	p.272	p.272	NN
20987	1579	17	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1579	18	De	De	NNP
20987	1579	19	Kiel	Kiel	NNP
20987	1579	20	's	's	POS
20987	1579	21	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1579	22	,	,	,
20987	1579	23	that	that	IN
20987	1579	24	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1579	25	had	have	VBD
20987	1579	26	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	1579	27	the	the	DT
20987	1579	28	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1579	29	on	on	IN
20987	1579	30	the	the	DT
20987	1579	31	north	north	NN
20987	1579	32	of	of	IN
20987	1579	33	the	the	DT
20987	1579	34	river	river	NN
20987	1579	35	,	,	,
20987	1579	36	capturing	capture	VBG
20987	1579	37	three	three	CD
20987	1579	38	of	of	IN
20987	1579	39	the	the	DT
20987	1579	40	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1579	41	's	's	POS
20987	1579	42	laagers	laager	NNS
20987	1579	43	with	with	IN
20987	1579	44	supplies	supply	NNS
20987	1579	45	,	,	,
20987	1579	46	while	while	IN
20987	1579	47	Gordon	Gordon	NNP
20987	1579	48	with	with	IN
20987	1579	49	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1579	50	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1579	51	had	have	VBD
20987	1579	52	seized	seize	VBN
20987	1579	53	Rondeval	Rondeval	NNP
20987	1579	54	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1579	55	,	,	,
20987	1579	56	four	four	CD
20987	1579	57	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1579	58	west	west	RB
20987	1579	59	,	,	,
20987	1579	60	with	with	IN
20987	1579	61	a	a	DT
20987	1579	62	second	second	JJ
20987	1579	63	drift	drift	NN
20987	1579	64	between	between	IN
20987	1579	65	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1579	66	and	and	CC
20987	1579	67	Klip	Klip	NNP
20987	1579	68	,	,	,
20987	1579	69	and	and	CC
20987	1579	70	two	two	CD
20987	1579	71	more	more	JJR
20987	1579	72	laagers	laager	NNS
20987	1579	73	.	.	.
20987	1580	1	Control	control	NN
20987	1580	2	of	of	IN
20987	1580	3	both	both	DT
20987	1580	4	sides	side	NNS
20987	1580	5	of	of	IN
20987	1580	6	the	the	DT
20987	1580	7	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1580	8	,	,	,
20987	1580	9	and	and	CC
20987	1580	10	power	power	NN
20987	1580	11	to	to	TO
20987	1580	12	operate	operate	VB
20987	1580	13	on	on	IN
20987	1580	14	either	either	DT
20987	1580	15	bank	bank	NN
20987	1580	16	freely	freely	RB
20987	1580	17	,	,	,
20987	1580	18	were	be	VBD
20987	1580	19	thus	thus	RB
20987	1580	20	assured	assure	VBN
20987	1580	21	,	,	,
20987	1580	22	provided	provide	VBN
20987	1580	23	the	the	DT
20987	1580	24	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1580	25	followed	follow	VBD
20987	1580	26	in	in	IN
20987	1580	27	time	time	NN
20987	1580	28	.	.	.
20987	1581	1	That	that	DT
20987	1581	2	night	night	NN
20987	1581	3	,	,	,
20987	1581	4	February	February	NNP
20987	1581	5	13	13	CD
20987	1581	6	-	-	SYM
20987	1581	7	14	14	CD
20987	1581	8	,	,	,
20987	1581	9	the	the	DT
20987	1581	10	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	1581	11	rested	rest	VBD
20987	1581	12	on	on	IN
20987	1581	13	the	the	DT
20987	1581	14	north	north	NNP
20987	1581	15	bank	bank	NN
20987	1581	16	,	,	,
20987	1581	17	holding	hold	VBG
20987	1581	18	the	the	DT
20987	1581	19	adjacent	adjacent	JJ
20987	1581	20	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	1581	21	,	,	,
20987	1581	22	and	and	CC
20987	1581	23	there	there	EX
20987	1581	24	remained	remain	VBD
20987	1581	25	during	during	IN
20987	1581	26	the	the	DT
20987	1581	27	succeeding	succeed	VBG
20987	1581	28	day	day	NN
20987	1581	29	,	,	,
20987	1581	30	waiting	wait	VBG
20987	1581	31	for	for	IN
20987	1581	32	the	the	DT
20987	1581	33	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1581	34	.	.	.
20987	1582	1	Throughout	throughout	IN
20987	1582	2	the	the	DT
20987	1582	3	14th	14th	NN
20987	1582	4	the	the	DT
20987	1582	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1582	6	made	make	VBD
20987	1582	7	constant	constant	JJ
20987	1582	8	harassing	harass	VBG
20987	1582	9	demonstrations	demonstration	NNS
20987	1582	10	,	,	,
20987	1582	11	disturbing	disturb	VBG
20987	1582	12	the	the	DT
20987	1582	13	rest	rest	NN
20987	1582	14	of	of	IN
20987	1582	15	the	the	DT
20987	1582	16	weary	weary	JJ
20987	1582	17	men	man	NNS
20987	1582	18	and	and	CC
20987	1582	19	horses	horse	NNS
20987	1582	20	.	.	.
20987	1583	1	"	"	``
20987	1583	2	But	but	CC
20987	1583	3	no	no	DT
20987	1583	4	attack	attack	NN
20987	1583	5	was	be	VBD
20987	1583	6	driven	drive	VBN
20987	1583	7	home	home	RB
20987	1583	8	.	.	.
20987	1584	1	'	'	``
20987	1584	2	Could	Could	MD
20987	1584	3	the	the	DT
20987	1584	4	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1584	5	learn	learn	VB
20987	1584	6	to	to	TO
20987	1584	7	attack	attack	VB
20987	1584	8	,	,	,
20987	1584	9	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1584	10	would	would	MD
20987	1584	11	be	be	VB
20987	1584	12	a	a	DT
20987	1584	13	formidable	formidable	JJ
20987	1584	14	foe	foe	NN
20987	1584	15	,	,	,
20987	1584	16	'	'	''
20987	1584	17	the	the	DT
20987	1584	18	General	General	NNP
20987	1584	19	once	once	RB
20987	1584	20	observed	observe	VBD
20987	1584	21	.	.	.
20987	1585	1	Directly	directly	RB
20987	1585	2	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1585	3	moved	move	VBD
20987	1585	4	out	out	RP
20987	1585	5	the	the	DT
20987	1585	6	attack	attack	NN
20987	1585	7	failed	fail	VBD
20987	1585	8	.	.	.
20987	1586	1	"	"	``
20987	1586	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1586	3	32	32	CD
20987	1586	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1586	5	Kitchener	Kitchener	NNP
20987	1586	6	in	in	IN
20987	1586	7	person	person	NN
20987	1586	8	arrived	arrive	VBD
20987	1586	9	at	at	IN
20987	1586	10	midnight	midnight	NN
20987	1586	11	,	,	,
20987	1586	12	and	and	CC
20987	1586	13	the	the	DT
20987	1586	14	6th	6th	NNP
20987	1586	15	Division	Division	NNP
20987	1586	16	,	,	,
20987	1586	17	"	"	''
20987	1586	18	very	very	RB
20987	1586	19	tired	tired	JJ
20987	1586	20	,	,	,
20987	1586	21	"	"	''
20987	1586	22	at	at	IN
20987	1586	23	early	early	JJ
20987	1586	24	morning	morning	NN
20987	1586	25	of	of	IN
20987	1586	26	the	the	DT
20987	1586	27	15th	15th	NN
20987	1586	28	.	.	.
20987	1587	1	The	the	DT
20987	1587	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1587	3	p.273	p.273	NN
20987	1587	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1587	5	defence	defence	NN
20987	1587	6	of	of	IN
20987	1587	7	the	the	DT
20987	1587	8	position	position	NN
20987	1587	9	was	be	VBD
20987	1587	10	then	then	RB
20987	1587	11	turned	turn	VBN
20987	1587	12	over	over	RP
20987	1587	13	to	to	IN
20987	1587	14	Kelly	Kelly	NNP
20987	1587	15	-	-	HYPH
20987	1587	16	Kenny	Kenny	NNP
20987	1587	17	,	,	,
20987	1587	18	"	"	''
20987	1587	19	leaving	leave	VBG
20987	1587	20	French	French	NNP
20987	1587	21	free	free	JJ
20987	1587	22	to	to	IN
20987	1587	23	act,"[33	act,"[33	ADD
20987	1587	24	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1587	25	and	and	CC
20987	1587	26	the	the	DT
20987	1587	27	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	1587	28	,	,	,
20987	1587	29	reinforced	reinforce	VBN
20987	1587	30	by	by	IN
20987	1587	31	several	several	JJ
20987	1587	32	new	new	JJ
20987	1587	33	regiments	regiment	NNS
20987	1587	34	from	from	IN
20987	1587	35	the	the	DT
20987	1587	36	westward	westward	NN
20987	1587	37	,	,	,
20987	1587	38	which	which	WDT
20987	1587	39	raised	raise	VBD
20987	1587	40	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1587	41	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1587	42	to	to	IN
20987	1587	43	near	near	IN
20987	1587	44	10,000,[34	10,000,[34	NNP
20987	1587	45	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1587	46	prepared	prepare	VBN
20987	1587	47	for	for	IN
20987	1587	48	the	the	DT
20987	1587	49	final	final	JJ
20987	1587	50	rush	rush	NN
20987	1587	51	to	to	IN
20987	1587	52	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1587	53	,	,	,
20987	1587	54	some	some	DT
20987	1587	55	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	1587	56	-	-	HYPH
20987	1587	57	five	five	CD
20987	1587	58	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1587	59	away	away	RB
20987	1587	60	.	.	.
20987	1588	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1588	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1588	3	32	32	CD
20987	1588	4	:	:	:
20987	1588	5	"	"	``
20987	1588	6	The	the	DT
20987	1588	7	Cavalry	Cavalry	NNP
20987	1588	8	Rush	Rush	NNP
20987	1588	9	to	to	IN
20987	1588	10	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1588	11	,	,	,
20987	1588	12	"	"	''
20987	1588	13	by	by	IN
20987	1588	14	Captain	Captain	NNP
20987	1588	15	Cecil	Cecil	NNP
20987	1588	16	Boyle	Boyle	NNP
20987	1588	17	,	,	,
20987	1588	18	additional	additional	JJ
20987	1588	19	aide	aide	NN
20987	1588	20	to	to	IN
20987	1588	21	General	General	NNP
20987	1588	22	French	French	NNP
20987	1588	23	.	.	.
20987	1589	1	The	the	DT
20987	1589	2	_	_	NNP
20987	1589	3	Nineteenth	Nineteenth	NNP
20987	1589	4	Century	Century	NNP
20987	1589	5	_	_	NNP
20987	1589	6	,	,	,
20987	1589	7	June	June	NNP
20987	1589	8	,	,	,
20987	1589	9	1900	1900	CD
20987	1589	10	,	,	,
20987	1589	11	p.	p.	NN
20987	1590	1	907	907	CD
20987	1590	2	.	.	.
20987	1590	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1591	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1591	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1591	3	33	33	CD
20987	1591	4	:	:	:
20987	1591	5	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1591	6	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1591	7	'	'	POS
20987	1591	8	telegram	telegram	NN
20987	1591	9	.	.	.
20987	1591	10	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1592	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1592	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1592	3	34	34	CD
20987	1592	4	:	:	:
20987	1592	5	London	London	NNP
20987	1592	6	_	_	NNP
20987	1592	7	Weekly	Weekly	NNP
20987	1592	8	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1592	9	_	_	NNP
20987	1592	10	,	,	,
20987	1592	11	March	March	NNP
20987	1592	12	23	23	CD
20987	1592	13	,	,	,
20987	1592	14	1900	1900	CD
20987	1592	15	,	,	,
20987	1592	16	p.	p.	NN
20987	1593	1	ii	ii	LS
20987	1593	2	.	.	.
20987	1594	1	;	;	:
20987	1594	2	also	also	RB
20987	1594	3	February	February	NNP
20987	1594	4	23	23	CD
20987	1594	5	,	,	,
20987	1594	6	p.	p.	NN
20987	1595	1	114	114	CD
20987	1595	2	.	.	.
20987	1595	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1596	1	A	a	DT
20987	1596	2	few	few	JJ
20987	1596	3	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1596	4	from	from	IN
20987	1596	5	Klip	Klip	NNP
20987	1596	6	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1596	7	,	,	,
20987	1596	8	towards	towards	IN
20987	1596	9	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1596	10	,	,	,
20987	1596	11	lay	lie	VBD
20987	1596	12	an	an	DT
20987	1596	13	enclosed	enclose	VBN
20987	1596	14	plain	plain	JJ
20987	1596	15	,	,	,
20987	1596	16	five	five	CD
20987	1596	17	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1596	18	long	long	RB
20987	1596	19	by	by	IN
20987	1596	20	three	three	CD
20987	1596	21	wide	wide	JJ
20987	1596	22	,	,	,
20987	1596	23	where	where	WRB
20987	1596	24	a	a	DT
20987	1596	25	number	number	NN
20987	1596	26	of	of	IN
20987	1596	27	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1596	28	were	be	VBD
20987	1596	29	waiting	wait	VBG
20987	1596	30	to	to	TO
20987	1596	31	contest	contest	VB
20987	1596	32	progress	progress	NN
20987	1596	33	.	.	.
20987	1597	1	The	the	DT
20987	1597	2	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	1597	3	controlling	control	VBG
20987	1597	4	entrance	entrance	NN
20987	1597	5	had	have	VBD
20987	1597	6	been	be	VBN
20987	1597	7	secured	secure	VBN
20987	1597	8	by	by	IN
20987	1597	9	the	the	DT
20987	1597	10	British	British	NNPS
20987	1597	11	,	,	,
20987	1597	12	but	but	CC
20987	1597	13	the	the	DT
20987	1597	14	transit	transit	NN
20987	1597	15	had	have	VBD
20987	1597	16	to	to	TO
20987	1597	17	be	be	VB
20987	1597	18	forced	force	VBN
20987	1597	19	.	.	.
20987	1598	1	The	the	DT
20987	1598	2	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1598	3	were	be	VBD
20987	1598	4	in	in	IN
20987	1598	5	position	position	NN
20987	1598	6	on	on	IN
20987	1598	7	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1598	8	in	in	IN
20987	1598	9	front	front	NN
20987	1598	10	,	,	,
20987	1598	11	and	and	CC
20987	1598	12	flanking	flank	VBG
20987	1598	13	the	the	DT
20987	1598	14	lines	line	NNS
20987	1598	15	of	of	IN
20987	1598	16	advance	advance	NN
20987	1598	17	.	.	.
20987	1599	1	Measures	measure	NNS
20987	1599	2	were	be	VBD
20987	1599	3	taken	take	VBN
20987	1599	4	to	to	TO
20987	1599	5	cover	cover	VB
20987	1599	6	the	the	DT
20987	1599	7	flanks	flank	NNS
20987	1599	8	with	with	IN
20987	1599	9	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	1599	10	,	,	,
20987	1599	11	and	and	CC
20987	1599	12	to	to	TO
20987	1599	13	clear	clear	VB
20987	1599	14	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1599	15	while	while	IN
20987	1599	16	pressing	press	VBG
20987	1599	17	forward	forward	RB
20987	1599	18	,	,	,
20987	1599	19	otherwise	otherwise	RB
20987	1599	20	the	the	DT
20987	1599	21	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1599	22	positions	position	NNS
20987	1599	23	were	be	VBD
20987	1599	24	carried	carry	VBN
20987	1599	25	by	by	IN
20987	1599	26	a	a	DT
20987	1599	27	charge	charge	NN
20987	1599	28	.	.	.
20987	1600	1	"	"	``
20987	1600	2	The	the	DT
20987	1600	3	whole	whole	JJ
20987	1600	4	division	division	NN
20987	1600	5	was	be	VBD
20987	1600	6	set	set	VBN
20987	1600	7	in	in	IN
20987	1600	8	motion	motion	NN
20987	1600	9	.	.	.
20987	1601	1	For	for	IN
20987	1601	2	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	1601	3	five	five	CD
20987	1601	4	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1601	5	in	in	IN
20987	1601	6	perfect	perfect	JJ
20987	1601	7	order	order	NN
20987	1601	8	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1601	9	galloped	gallop	VBD
20987	1601	10	on	on	IN
20987	1601	11	,	,	,
20987	1601	12	until	until	IN
20987	1601	13	the	the	DT
20987	1601	14	head	head	NN
20987	1601	15	of	of	IN
20987	1601	16	the	the	DT
20987	1601	17	plain	plain	NN
20987	1601	18	was	be	VBD
20987	1601	19	reached	reach	VBN
20987	1601	20	.	.	.
20987	1602	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1602	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1602	3	a	a	DT
20987	1602	4	thrilling	thrilling	JJ
20987	1602	5	time	time	NN
20987	1602	6	,	,	,
20987	1602	7	never	never	RB
20987	1602	8	to	to	TO
20987	1602	9	be	be	VB
20987	1602	10	forgotten	forget	VBN
20987	1602	11	.	.	.
20987	1603	1	Our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1603	2	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1603	3	held	hold	VBD
20987	1603	4	the	the	DT
20987	1603	5	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1603	6	on	on	IN
20987	1603	7	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1603	8	left	left	NN
20987	1603	9	,	,	,
20987	1603	10	while	while	IN
20987	1603	11	the	the	DT
20987	1603	12	9th	9th	JJ
20987	1603	13	and	and	CC
20987	1603	14	16th	16th	JJ
20987	1603	15	Lancers	lancer	NNS
20987	1603	16	had	have	VBD
20987	1603	17	cleared	clear	VBN
20987	1603	18	the	the	DT
20987	1603	19	ground	ground	NN
20987	1603	20	on	on	IN
20987	1603	21	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1603	22	p.274	p.274	NN
20987	1603	23	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1603	24	the	the	DT
20987	1603	25	right	right	NN
20987	1603	26	.	.	.
20987	1604	1	About	about	RB
20987	1604	2	two	two	CD
20987	1604	3	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1604	4	from	from	IN
20987	1604	5	the	the	DT
20987	1604	6	head	head	NN
20987	1604	7	of	of	IN
20987	1604	8	the	the	DT
20987	1604	9	plain	plain	JJ
20987	1604	10	the	the	DT
20987	1604	11	main	main	JJ
20987	1604	12	body	body	NN
20987	1604	13	was	be	VBD
20987	1604	14	halted	halt	VBN
20987	1604	15	to	to	TO
20987	1604	16	allow	allow	VB
20987	1604	17	the	the	DT
20987	1604	18	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1604	19	from	from	IN
20987	1604	20	the	the	DT
20987	1604	21	left	left	NN
20987	1604	22	to	to	TO
20987	1604	23	rejoin	rejoin	VB
20987	1604	24	us	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1604	25	,	,	,
20987	1604	26	but	but	CC
20987	1604	27	Broadwood	Broadwood	NNP
20987	1604	28	's	's	POS
20987	1604	29	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1604	30	continued	continue	VBD
20987	1604	31	the	the	DT
20987	1604	32	gallop	gallop	NN
20987	1604	33	to	to	IN
20987	1604	34	the	the	DT
20987	1604	35	very	very	JJ
20987	1604	36	top	top	NN
20987	1604	37	of	of	IN
20987	1604	38	the	the	DT
20987	1604	39	pass	pass	NN
20987	1604	40	on	on	IN
20987	1604	41	the	the	DT
20987	1604	42	left	left	NN
20987	1604	43	,	,	,
20987	1604	44	and	and	CC
20987	1604	45	the	the	DT
20987	1604	46	12th	12th	JJ
20987	1604	47	Lancers	Lancers	NNPS
20987	1604	48	dismounted	dismount	VBD
20987	1604	49	and	and	CC
20987	1604	50	held	hold	VBD
20987	1604	51	the	the	DT
20987	1604	52	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	1604	53	in	in	IN
20987	1604	54	front	front	NN
20987	1604	55	.	.	.
20987	1605	1	The	the	DT
20987	1605	2	right	right	JJ
20987	1605	3	front	front	NN
20987	1605	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1605	5	held	hold	VBN
20987	1605	6	by	by	IN
20987	1605	7	the	the	DT
20987	1605	8	Household	Household	NNP
20987	1605	9	Composite	Composite	NNP
20987	1605	10	and	and	CC
20987	1605	11	Gordon	Gordon	NNP
20987	1605	12	's	's	POS
20987	1605	13	Lancers	Lancers	NNPS
20987	1605	14	.	.	.
20987	1606	1	"	"	``
20987	1606	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1606	3	35	35	CD
20987	1606	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1606	5	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1606	6	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1606	7	35	35	CD
20987	1606	8	:	:	:
20987	1606	9	"	"	``
20987	1606	10	The	the	DT
20987	1606	11	Cavalry	Cavalry	NNP
20987	1606	12	Rush	Rush	NNP
20987	1606	13	to	to	IN
20987	1606	14	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1606	15	,	,	,
20987	1606	16	"	"	''
20987	1606	17	p.	p.	NN
20987	1607	1	909	909	CD
20987	1607	2	.	.	.
20987	1607	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1608	1	After	after	IN
20987	1608	2	a	a	DT
20987	1608	3	brief	brief	JJ
20987	1608	4	stop	stop	NN
20987	1608	5	to	to	TO
20987	1608	6	re	re	VB
20987	1608	7	-	-	VB
20987	1608	8	assemble	assemble	VB
20987	1608	9	the	the	DT
20987	1608	10	march	march	NN
20987	1608	11	was	be	VBD
20987	1608	12	resumed	resume	VBN
20987	1608	13	.	.	.
20987	1609	1	Just	just	RB
20987	1609	2	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	1609	3	the	the	DT
20987	1609	4	head	head	NN
20987	1609	5	of	of	IN
20987	1609	6	the	the	DT
20987	1609	7	plain	plain	JJ
20987	1609	8	the	the	DT
20987	1609	9	chimneys	chimney	NNS
20987	1609	10	of	of	IN
20987	1609	11	the	the	DT
20987	1609	12	mine	mine	NN
20987	1609	13	works	work	VBZ
20987	1609	14	at	at	IN
20987	1609	15	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1609	16	became	become	VBD
20987	1609	17	visible	visible	JJ
20987	1609	18	--	--	:
20987	1609	19	still	still	RB
20987	1609	20	ten	ten	CD
20987	1609	21	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1609	22	distant	distant	JJ
20987	1609	23	.	.	.
20987	1610	1	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1610	2	,	,	,
20987	1610	3	by	by	IN
20987	1610	4	this	this	DT
20987	1610	5	aware	aware	JJ
20987	1610	6	of	of	IN
20987	1610	7	the	the	DT
20987	1610	8	direction	direction	NN
20987	1610	9	and	and	CC
20987	1610	10	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	1610	11	of	of	IN
20987	1610	12	the	the	DT
20987	1610	13	movement	movement	NN
20987	1610	14	,	,	,
20987	1610	15	tried	try	VBD
20987	1610	16	to	to	TO
20987	1610	17	intercept	intercept	VB
20987	1610	18	the	the	DT
20987	1610	19	advance	advance	NN
20987	1610	20	at	at	IN
20987	1610	21	a	a	DT
20987	1610	22	place	place	NN
20987	1610	23	called	call	VBN
20987	1610	24	Benaauwheidfontein	Benaauwheidfontein	NNP
20987	1610	25	Farm	Farm	NNP
20987	1610	26	,	,	,
20987	1610	27	four	four	CD
20987	1610	28	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1610	29	from	from	IN
20987	1610	30	the	the	DT
20987	1610	31	town	town	NN
20987	1610	32	,	,	,
20987	1610	33	but	but	CC
20987	1610	34	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1610	35	was	be	VBD
20987	1610	36	just	just	RB
20987	1610	37	too	too	RB
20987	1610	38	late	late	JJ
20987	1610	39	to	to	TO
20987	1610	40	occupy	occupy	VB
20987	1610	41	the	the	DT
20987	1610	42	commanding	command	VBG
20987	1610	43	positions	position	NNS
20987	1610	44	.	.	.
20987	1611	1	Brushing	brush	VBG
20987	1611	2	aside	aside	RP
20987	1611	3	the	the	DT
20987	1611	4	inadequate	inadequate	JJ
20987	1611	5	force	force	NN
20987	1611	6	opposing	oppose	VBG
20987	1611	7	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1611	8	,	,	,
20987	1611	9	French	French	NNP
20987	1611	10	passed	pass	VBD
20987	1611	11	on	on	RP
20987	1611	12	,	,	,
20987	1611	13	and	and	CC
20987	1611	14	about	about	RB
20987	1611	15	7	7	CD
20987	1611	16	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	1611	17	entered	enter	VBD
20987	1611	18	the	the	DT
20987	1611	19	place	place	NN
20987	1611	20	,	,	,
20987	1611	21	joining	join	VBG
20987	1611	22	hands	hand	NNS
20987	1611	23	with	with	IN
20987	1611	24	the	the	DT
20987	1611	25	long	long	JJ
20987	1611	26	besieged	besieged	NN
20987	1611	27	.	.	.
20987	1612	1	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1612	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1612	3	relieved	relieve	VBN
20987	1612	4	,	,	,
20987	1612	5	and	and	CC
20987	1612	6	the	the	DT
20987	1612	7	British	british	JJ
20987	1612	8	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	1612	9	established	establish	VBN
20987	1612	10	on	on	IN
20987	1612	11	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1612	12	's	's	POS
20987	1612	13	rear	rear	NN
20987	1612	14	.	.	.
20987	1613	1	The	the	DT
20987	1613	2	general	general	JJ
20987	1613	3	situation	situation	NN
20987	1613	4	that	that	DT
20987	1613	5	evening	evening	NN
20987	1613	6	,	,	,
20987	1613	7	Thursday	Thursday	NNP
20987	1613	8	,	,	,
20987	1613	9	February	February	NNP
20987	1613	10	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1613	11	p.275	p.275	NNP
20987	1613	12	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1613	13	15	15	CD
20987	1613	14	,	,	,
20987	1613	15	was	be	VBD
20987	1613	16	as	as	IN
20987	1613	17	follows	follow	VBZ
20987	1613	18	:	:	:
20987	1613	19	Methuen	methuen	JJ
20987	1613	20	at	at	IN
20987	1613	21	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	1613	22	,	,	,
20987	1613	23	in	in	IN
20987	1613	24	front	front	NN
20987	1613	25	of	of	IN
20987	1613	26	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1613	27	;	;	:
20987	1613	28	the	the	DT
20987	1613	29	7th	7th	NNP
20987	1613	30	Infantry	Infantry	NNP
20987	1613	31	Division	Division	NNP
20987	1613	32	at	at	IN
20987	1613	33	Jacobsdal	Jacobsdal	NNP
20987	1613	34	,	,	,
20987	1613	35	ten	ten	CD
20987	1613	36	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1613	37	to	to	IN
20987	1613	38	the	the	DT
20987	1613	39	south	south	NN
20987	1613	40	-	-	HYPH
20987	1613	41	east	east	NN
20987	1613	42	;	;	:
20987	1613	43	the	the	DT
20987	1613	44	6th	6th	NN
20987	1613	45	holding	hold	VBG
20987	1613	46	the	the	DT
20987	1613	47	Klip	Klip	NNP
20987	1613	48	and	and	CC
20987	1613	49	Rondeval	Rondeval	NNP
20987	1613	50	Drifts	Drifts	NNP
20987	1613	51	on	on	IN
20987	1613	52	the	the	DT
20987	1613	53	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1613	54	,	,	,
20987	1613	55	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	1613	56	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1613	57	east	east	RB
20987	1613	58	of	of	IN
20987	1613	59	the	the	DT
20987	1613	60	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1613	61	army	army	NN
20987	1613	62	;	;	:
20987	1613	63	the	the	DT
20987	1613	64	9th	9th	NN
20987	1613	65	near	near	IN
20987	1613	66	Jacobsdal	Jacobsdal	NNP
20987	1613	67	,	,	,
20987	1613	68	in	in	IN
20987	1613	69	reserve	reserve	NN
20987	1613	70	,	,	,
20987	1613	71	ready	ready	JJ
20987	1613	72	to	to	TO
20987	1613	73	move	move	VB
20987	1613	74	where	where	WRB
20987	1613	75	most	most	RBS
20987	1613	76	needed	need	VBN
20987	1613	77	.	.	.
20987	1614	1	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1614	2	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1614	3	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1614	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1614	5	at	at	IN
20987	1614	6	Jacobsdal	Jacobsdal	NNP
20987	1614	7	,	,	,
20987	1614	8	whence	whence	NN
20987	1614	9	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1614	10	telegrams	telegram	NNS
20987	1614	11	were	be	VBD
20987	1614	12	dated	date	VBN
20987	1614	13	on	on	IN
20987	1614	14	the	the	DT
20987	1614	15	16th	16th	JJ
20987	1614	16	and	and	CC
20987	1614	17	17th	17th	JJ
20987	1614	18	.	.	.
20987	1615	1	Kitchener	Kitchener	NNP
20987	1615	2	remained	remain	VBD
20987	1615	3	at	at	IN
20987	1615	4	Klip	Klip	NNP
20987	1615	5	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1615	6	.	.	.
20987	1616	1	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1616	2	,	,	,
20987	1616	3	who	who	WP
20987	1616	4	had	have	VBD
20987	1616	5	not	not	RB
20987	1616	6	believed	believe	VBN
20987	1616	7	that	that	IN
20987	1616	8	the	the	DT
20987	1616	9	British	British	NNPS
20987	1616	10	could	could	MD
20987	1616	11	make	make	VB
20987	1616	12	so	so	RB
20987	1616	13	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	1616	14	a	a	DT
20987	1616	15	march	march	NN
20987	1616	16	,	,	,
20987	1616	17	or	or	CC
20987	1616	18	take	take	VBP
20987	1616	19	so	so	RB
20987	1616	20	large	large	JJ
20987	1616	21	a	a	DT
20987	1616	22	force	force	NN
20987	1616	23	far	far	RB
20987	1616	24	from	from	IN
20987	1616	25	the	the	DT
20987	1616	26	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1616	27	,	,	,
20987	1616	28	saw	see	VBD
20987	1616	29	that	that	IN
20987	1616	30	not	not	RB
20987	1616	31	only	only	RB
20987	1616	32	had	have	VBD
20987	1616	33	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1616	34	been	be	VBN
20987	1616	35	outwitted	outwit	VBN
20987	1616	36	and	and	CC
20987	1616	37	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1616	38	position	position	NN
20987	1616	39	become	become	VBP
20987	1616	40	untenable	untenable	JJ
20987	1616	41	,	,	,
20987	1616	42	but	but	CC
20987	1616	43	that	that	IN
20987	1616	44	there	there	EX
20987	1616	45	was	be	VBD
20987	1616	46	no	no	DT
20987	1616	47	time	time	NN
20987	1616	48	to	to	TO
20987	1616	49	lose	lose	VB
20987	1616	50	if	if	IN
20987	1616	51	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1616	52	hoped	hope	VBD
20987	1616	53	to	to	TO
20987	1616	54	escape	escape	VB
20987	1616	55	at	at	RB
20987	1616	56	all	all	RB
20987	1616	57	.	.	.
20987	1617	1	As	as	IN
20987	1617	2	French	French	NNP
20987	1617	3	slipped	slip	VBD
20987	1617	4	by	by	IN
20987	1617	5	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1617	6	into	into	IN
20987	1617	7	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1617	8	,	,	,
20987	1617	9	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1617	10	sent	send	VBD
20987	1617	11	word	word	NN
20987	1617	12	to	to	IN
20987	1617	13	the	the	DT
20987	1617	14	camp	camp	NN
20987	1617	15	to	to	TO
20987	1617	16	get	get	VB
20987	1617	17	the	the	DT
20987	1617	18	trains	train	NNS
20987	1617	19	at	at	IN
20987	1617	20	once	once	RB
20987	1617	21	in	in	IN
20987	1617	22	movement	movement	NN
20987	1617	23	,	,	,
20987	1617	24	and	and	CC
20987	1617	25	to	to	TO
20987	1617	26	start	start	VB
20987	1617	27	east	east	NN
20987	1617	28	towards	towards	IN
20987	1617	29	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1617	30	.	.	.
20987	1618	1	This	this	DT
20987	1618	2	direction	direction	NN
20987	1618	3	of	of	IN
20987	1618	4	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1618	5	has	have	VBZ
20987	1618	6	been	be	VBN
20987	1618	7	criticised,[36	criticised,[36	CD
20987	1618	8	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1618	9	and	and	CC
20987	1618	10	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1618	11	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1618	12	p.276	p.276	NN
20987	1618	13	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1618	14	has	have	VBZ
20987	1618	15	been	be	VBN
20987	1618	16	argued	argue	VBN
20987	1618	17	that	that	IN
20987	1618	18	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1618	19	should	should	MD
20987	1618	20	have	have	VB
20987	1618	21	tried	try	VBN
20987	1618	22	to	to	TO
20987	1618	23	retire	retire	VB
20987	1618	24	to	to	IN
20987	1618	25	the	the	DT
20987	1618	26	northward	northward	NN
20987	1618	27	,	,	,
20987	1618	28	away	away	RB
20987	1618	29	from	from	IN
20987	1618	30	the	the	DT
20987	1618	31	British	british	JJ
20987	1618	32	divisions	division	NNS
20987	1618	33	already	already	RB
20987	1618	34	east	east	JJ
20987	1618	35	of	of	IN
20987	1618	36	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1618	37	.	.	.
20987	1619	1	In	in	IN
20987	1619	2	this	this	DT
20987	1619	3	direction	direction	NN
20987	1619	4	a	a	DT
20987	1619	5	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1619	6	proportion	proportion	NN
20987	1619	7	of	of	IN
20987	1619	8	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1619	9	army	army	NN
20987	1619	10	did	do	VBD
20987	1619	11	break	break	VB
20987	1619	12	out	out	RP
20987	1619	13	.	.	.
20987	1620	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1620	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1620	3	to	to	TO
20987	1620	4	be	be	VB
20987	1620	5	remembered	remember	VBN
20987	1620	6	,	,	,
20987	1620	7	however	however	RB
20987	1620	8	,	,	,
20987	1620	9	that	that	IN
20987	1620	10	not	not	RB
20987	1620	11	only	only	RB
20987	1620	12	was	be	VBD
20987	1620	13	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1620	14	the	the	DT
20987	1620	15	capital	capital	NN
20987	1620	16	of	of	IN
20987	1620	17	the	the	DT
20987	1620	18	Free	Free	NNP
20987	1620	19	State	State	NNP
20987	1620	20	,	,	,
20987	1620	21	and	and	CC
20987	1620	22	,	,	,
20987	1620	23	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1620	24	,	,	,
20987	1620	25	not	not	RB
20987	1620	26	lightly	lightly	RB
20987	1620	27	to	to	TO
20987	1620	28	be	be	VB
20987	1620	29	sacrificed	sacrifice	VBN
20987	1620	30	,	,	,
20987	1620	31	but	but	CC
20987	1620	32	that	that	IN
20987	1620	33	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1620	34	movement	movement	NN
20987	1620	35	was	be	VBD
20987	1620	36	concentric	concentric	JJ
20987	1620	37	,	,	,
20987	1620	38	having	have	VBG
20987	1620	39	regard	regard	NN
20987	1620	40	to	to	IN
20987	1620	41	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1620	42	and	and	CC
20987	1620	43	the	the	DT
20987	1620	44	bulk	bulk	NN
20987	1620	45	of	of	IN
20987	1620	46	the	the	DT
20987	1620	47	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1620	48	forces	force	NNS
20987	1620	49	elsewhere	elsewhere	RB
20987	1620	50	.	.	.
20987	1621	1	Not	not	RB
20987	1621	2	only	only	RB
20987	1621	3	so	so	RB
20987	1621	4	,	,	,
20987	1621	5	but	but	CC
20987	1621	6	French	French	NNP
20987	1621	7	was	be	VBD
20987	1621	8	north	north	NN
20987	1621	9	of	of	IN
20987	1621	10	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1621	11	;	;	:
20987	1621	12	and	and	CC
20987	1621	13	as	as	IN
20987	1621	14	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1621	15	turned	turn	VBD
20987	1621	16	out	out	RP
20987	1621	17	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1621	18	was	be	VBD
20987	1621	19	French	french	JJ
20987	1621	20	,	,	,
20987	1621	21	in	in	IN
20987	1621	22	virtue	virtue	NN
20987	1621	23	of	of	IN
20987	1621	24	the	the	DT
20987	1621	25	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1621	26	mobility	mobility	NN
20987	1621	27	of	of	IN
20987	1621	28	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1621	29	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	1621	30	,	,	,
20987	1621	31	who	who	WP
20987	1621	32	headed	head	VBD
20987	1621	33	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1621	34	off	off	RP
20987	1621	35	to	to	IN
20987	1621	36	the	the	DT
20987	1621	37	eastward	eastward	JJ
20987	1621	38	,	,	,
20987	1621	39	giving	give	VBG
20987	1621	40	time	time	NN
20987	1621	41	for	for	IN
20987	1621	42	the	the	DT
20987	1621	43	British	british	JJ
20987	1621	44	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1621	45	to	to	TO
20987	1621	46	come	come	VB
20987	1621	47	up	up	RP
20987	1621	48	.	.	.
20987	1622	1	The	the	DT
20987	1622	2	trains	train	NNS
20987	1622	3	went	go	VBD
20987	1622	4	with	with	IN
20987	1622	5	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1622	6	,	,	,
20987	1622	7	and	and	CC
20987	1622	8	apparently	apparently	RB
20987	1622	9	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1622	10	was	be	VBD
20987	1622	11	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1622	12	unwillingness	unwillingness	NN
20987	1622	13	to	to	TO
20987	1622	14	drop	drop	VB
20987	1622	15	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1622	16	,	,	,
20987	1622	17	rather	rather	RB
20987	1622	18	than	than	IN
20987	1622	19	the	the	DT
20987	1622	20	direction	direction	NN
20987	1622	21	of	of	IN
20987	1622	22	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1622	23	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1622	24	,	,	,
20987	1622	25	that	that	WDT
20987	1622	26	lost	lose	VBD
20987	1622	27	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1622	28	.	.	.
20987	1623	1	Because	because	IN
20987	1623	2	men	man	NNS
20987	1623	3	not	not	RB
20987	1623	4	so	so	RB
20987	1623	5	encumbered	encumbered	JJ
20987	1623	6	escaped	escape	VBD
20987	1623	7	north	north	NN
20987	1623	8	,	,	,
20987	1623	9	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1623	10	can	can	MD
20987	1623	11	not	not	RB
20987	1623	12	be	be	VB
20987	1623	13	certainly	certainly	RB
20987	1623	14	concluded	conclude	VBN
20987	1623	15	that	that	IN
20987	1623	16	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1623	17	could	could	MD
20987	1623	18	by	by	IN
20987	1623	19	the	the	DT
20987	1623	20	same	same	JJ
20987	1623	21	course	course	NN
20987	1623	22	have	have	VBP
20987	1623	23	saved	save	VBN
20987	1623	24	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1623	25	trains	train	NNS
20987	1623	26	.	.	.
20987	1624	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1624	2	Footnote	footnote	NN
20987	1624	3	36	36	CD
20987	1624	4	:	:	:
20987	1624	5	See	see	VB
20987	1624	6	summary	summary	NN
20987	1624	7	of	of	IN
20987	1624	8	a	a	DT
20987	1624	9	letter	letter	NN
20987	1624	10	of	of	IN
20987	1624	11	Michael	Michael	NNP
20987	1624	12	Davitt	Davitt	NNP
20987	1624	13	,	,	,
20987	1624	14	whose	whose	WP$
20987	1624	15	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1624	16	sympathies	sympathy	NNS
20987	1624	17	are	be	VBP
20987	1624	18	well	well	RB
20987	1624	19	known	known	JJ
20987	1624	20	,	,	,
20987	1624	21	from	from	IN
20987	1624	22	Kroonstadt	Kroonstadt	NNP
20987	1624	23	,	,	,
20987	1624	24	March	March	NNP
20987	1624	25	31	31	CD
20987	1624	26	,	,	,
20987	1624	27	to	to	IN
20987	1624	28	the	the	DT
20987	1624	29	Dublin	Dublin	NNP
20987	1624	30	_	_	NNP
20987	1624	31	Freeman	Freeman	NNP
20987	1624	32	's	's	POS
20987	1624	33	Journal	Journal	NNP
20987	1624	34	_	_	NNP
20987	1624	35	,	,	,
20987	1624	36	given	give	VBN
20987	1624	37	in	in	IN
20987	1624	38	the	the	DT
20987	1624	39	London	London	NNP
20987	1624	40	_	_	NNP
20987	1624	41	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1624	42	_	_	NNP
20987	1624	43	,	,	,
20987	1624	44	June	June	NNP
20987	1624	45	25	25	CD
20987	1624	46	,	,	,
20987	1624	47	1900	1900	CD
20987	1624	48	.	.	.
20987	1624	49	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1625	1	Be	be	VB
20987	1625	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1625	3	as	as	IN
20987	1625	4	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1625	5	may	may	MD
20987	1625	6	,	,	,
20987	1625	7	Friday	Friday	NNP
20987	1625	8	morning	morning	NN
20987	1625	9	the	the	DT
20987	1625	10	16th	16th	NN
20987	1625	11	found	find	VBD
20987	1625	12	the	the	DT
20987	1625	13	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1625	14	lines	line	NNS
20987	1625	15	at	at	IN
20987	1625	16	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	1625	17	empty	empty	JJ
20987	1625	18	.	.	.
20987	1626	1	The	the	DT
20987	1626	2	presence	presence	NN
20987	1626	3	of	of	IN
20987	1626	4	British	british	JJ
20987	1626	5	divisions	division	NNS
20987	1626	6	south	south	RB
20987	1626	7	of	of	IN
20987	1626	8	the	the	DT
20987	1626	9	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1626	10	compelled	compel	VBN
20987	1626	11	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1626	12	to	to	TO
20987	1626	13	take	take	VB
20987	1626	14	a	a	DT
20987	1626	15	course	course	NN
20987	1626	16	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1626	17	p.277	p.277	NN
20987	1626	18	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1626	19	north	north	RB
20987	1626	20	of	of	IN
20987	1626	21	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1626	22	.	.	.
20987	1627	1	Except	except	IN
20987	1627	2	for	for	IN
20987	1627	3	the	the	DT
20987	1627	4	drifts	drift	NNS
20987	1627	5	,	,	,
20987	1627	6	the	the	DT
20987	1627	7	river	river	NN
20987	1627	8	thus	thus	RB
20987	1627	9	protected	protect	VBD
20987	1627	10	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1627	11	flank	flank	NN
20987	1627	12	;	;	:
20987	1627	13	and	and	CC
20987	1627	14	if	if	IN
20987	1627	15	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1627	16	could	could	MD
20987	1627	17	,	,	,
20987	1627	18	by	by	IN
20987	1627	19	diverging	diverge	VBG
20987	1627	20	sufficiently	sufficiently	RB
20987	1627	21	,	,	,
20987	1627	22	slip	slip	VB
20987	1627	23	undetected	undetected	JJ
20987	1627	24	past	past	IN
20987	1627	25	Klip	Klip	NNP
20987	1627	26	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1627	27	,	,	,
20987	1627	28	leaving	leave	VBG
20987	1627	29	the	the	DT
20987	1627	30	easternmost	easternmost	NN
20987	1627	31	of	of	IN
20987	1627	32	the	the	DT
20987	1627	33	British	british	JJ
20987	1627	34	divisions	division	NNS
20987	1627	35	--	--	:
20987	1627	36	Kelly	Kelly	NNP
20987	1627	37	-	-	HYPH
20987	1627	38	Kenny	Kenny	NNP
20987	1627	39	--	--	:
20987	1627	40	in	in	IN
20987	1627	41	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1627	42	rear	rear	NN
20987	1627	43	,	,	,
20987	1627	44	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1627	45	might	may	MD
20987	1627	46	reach	reach	VB
20987	1627	47	the	the	DT
20987	1627	48	point	point	NN
20987	1627	49	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1627	50	aimed	aim	VBD
20987	1627	51	at	at	IN
20987	1627	52	,	,	,
20987	1627	53	Koodoosrand	Koodoosrand	NNP
20987	1627	54	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1627	55	,	,	,
20987	1627	56	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	1627	57	-	-	HYPH
20987	1627	58	four	four	CD
20987	1627	59	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1627	60	north	north	NN
20987	1627	61	-	-	HYPH
20987	1627	62	east	east	NN
20987	1627	63	of	of	IN
20987	1627	64	Klip	Klip	NNP
20987	1627	65	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1627	66	,	,	,
20987	1627	67	cross	cross	VB
20987	1627	68	there	there	RB
20987	1627	69	,	,	,
20987	1627	70	and	and	CC
20987	1627	71	so	so	RB
20987	1627	72	reach	reach	VB
20987	1627	73	the	the	DT
20987	1627	74	direct	direct	JJ
20987	1627	75	road	road	NN
20987	1627	76	from	from	IN
20987	1627	77	Jacobsdal	Jacobsdal	NNP
20987	1627	78	to	to	IN
20987	1627	79	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1627	80	.	.	.
20987	1628	1	This	this	DT
20987	1628	2	effected	effect	VBD
20987	1628	3	,	,	,
20987	1628	4	the	the	DT
20987	1628	5	British	British	NNPS
20987	1628	6	would	would	MD
20987	1628	7	have	have	VB
20987	1628	8	a	a	DT
20987	1628	9	stern	stern	JJ
20987	1628	10	chase	chase	NN
20987	1628	11	,	,	,
20987	1628	12	proverbially	proverbially	RB
20987	1628	13	long	long	JJ
20987	1628	14	,	,	,
20987	1628	15	and	and	CC
20987	1628	16	in	in	IN
20987	1628	17	this	this	DT
20987	1628	18	instance	instance	NN
20987	1628	19	certainly	certainly	RB
20987	1628	20	fruitless	fruitless	JJ
20987	1628	21	.	.	.
20987	1629	1	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1629	2	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	1629	3	succeeded	succeed	VBD
20987	1629	4	.	.	.
20987	1630	1	Early	early	RB
20987	1630	2	on	on	IN
20987	1630	3	Friday	Friday	NNP
20987	1630	4	morning	morning	NN
20987	1630	5	the	the	DT
20987	1630	6	British	British	NNPS
20987	1630	7	at	at	IN
20987	1630	8	Klip	Klip	NNP
20987	1630	9	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1630	10	saw	see	VBD
20987	1630	11	north	north	RB
20987	1630	12	of	of	IN
20987	1630	13	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1630	14	a	a	DT
20987	1630	15	great	great	JJ
20987	1630	16	cloud	cloud	NN
20987	1630	17	of	of	IN
20987	1630	18	dust	dust	NN
20987	1630	19	,	,	,
20987	1630	20	moving	move	VBG
20987	1630	21	eastward	eastward	RB
20987	1630	22	.	.	.
20987	1631	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1631	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1631	3	the	the	DT
20987	1631	4	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1631	5	convoy	convoy	NN
20987	1631	6	,	,	,
20987	1631	7	in	in	IN
20987	1631	8	rear	rear	NN
20987	1631	9	of	of	IN
20987	1631	10	which	which	WDT
20987	1631	11	doubtless	doubtless	RB
20987	1631	12	was	be	VBD
20987	1631	13	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1631	14	army	army	NN
20987	1631	15	.	.	.
20987	1632	1	Kitchener	Kitchener	NNP
20987	1632	2	sent	send	VBD
20987	1632	3	out	out	RP
20987	1632	4	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	1632	5	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1632	6	to	to	TO
20987	1632	7	get	get	VB
20987	1632	8	to	to	IN
20987	1632	9	the	the	DT
20987	1632	10	north	north	NN
20987	1632	11	of	of	IN
20987	1632	12	the	the	DT
20987	1632	13	retreating	retreat	VBG
20987	1632	14	force	force	NN
20987	1632	15	,	,	,
20987	1632	16	while	while	IN
20987	1632	17	a	a	DT
20987	1632	18	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1632	19	of	of	IN
20987	1632	20	foot	foot	NN
20987	1632	21	was	be	VBD
20987	1632	22	directed	direct	VBN
20987	1632	23	to	to	TO
20987	1632	24	keep	keep	VB
20987	1632	25	along	along	IN
20987	1632	26	the	the	DT
20987	1632	27	river	river	NN
20987	1632	28	's	's	POS
20987	1632	29	bank	bank	NN
20987	1632	30	.	.	.
20987	1633	1	Word	word	NN
20987	1633	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1633	3	sent	send	VBN
20987	1633	4	at	at	IN
20987	1633	5	once	once	RB
20987	1633	6	to	to	IN
20987	1633	7	French	French	NNP
20987	1633	8	in	in	IN
20987	1633	9	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1633	10	,	,	,
20987	1633	11	who	who	WP
20987	1633	12	was	be	VBD
20987	1633	13	employing	employ	VBG
20987	1633	14	that	that	DT
20987	1633	15	day	day	NN
20987	1633	16	in	in	IN
20987	1633	17	clearing	clear	VBG
20987	1633	18	the	the	DT
20987	1633	19	country	country	NN
20987	1633	20	north	north	NN
20987	1633	21	of	of	IN
20987	1633	22	the	the	DT
20987	1633	23	town	town	NN
20987	1633	24	.	.	.
20987	1634	1	The	the	DT
20987	1634	2	field	field	NN
20987	1634	3	telegraph	telegraph	NN
20987	1634	4	being	be	VBG
20987	1634	5	cut	cut	VBN
20987	1634	6	by	by	IN
20987	1634	7	the	the	DT
20987	1634	8	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1634	9	,	,	,
20987	1634	10	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1634	11	received	receive	VBD
20987	1634	12	Kitchener	Kitchener	NNP
20987	1634	13	's	's	POS
20987	1634	14	message	message	NN
20987	1634	15	late	late	RB
20987	1634	16	at	at	IN
20987	1634	17	night	night	NN
20987	1634	18	.	.	.
20987	1635	1	This	this	DT
20987	1635	2	,	,	,
20987	1635	3	after	after	IN
20987	1635	4	stating	state	VBG
20987	1635	5	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1635	6	's	's	POS
20987	1635	7	movements	movement	NNS
20987	1635	8	,	,	,
20987	1635	9	added	add	VBD
20987	1635	10	that	that	IN
20987	1635	11	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1635	12	p.278	p.278	NN
20987	1635	13	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1635	14	if	if	IN
20987	1635	15	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1635	16	,	,	,
20987	1635	17	"	"	``
20987	1635	18	with	with	IN
20987	1635	19	all	all	DT
20987	1635	20	available	available	JJ
20987	1635	21	horses	horse	NNS
20987	1635	22	and	and	CC
20987	1635	23	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1635	24	,	,	,
20987	1635	25	could	could	MD
20987	1635	26	head	head	VB
20987	1635	27	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1635	28	,	,	,
20987	1635	29	and	and	CC
20987	1635	30	prevent	prevent	VB
20987	1635	31	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1635	32	from	from	IN
20987	1635	33	crossing	cross	VBG
20987	1635	34	the	the	DT
20987	1635	35	river	river	NN
20987	1635	36	,	,	,
20987	1635	37	the	the	DT
20987	1635	38	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1635	39	from	from	IN
20987	1635	40	Klip	Klip	NNP
20987	1635	41	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1635	42	would	would	MD
20987	1635	43	press	press	VB
20987	1635	44	on	on	IN
20987	1635	45	and	and	CC
20987	1635	46	annihilate	annihilate	VB
20987	1635	47	or	or	CC
20987	1635	48	take	take	VB
20987	1635	49	the	the	DT
20987	1635	50	whole	whole	JJ
20987	1635	51	force	force	NN
20987	1635	52	prisoners	prisoner	NNS
20987	1635	53	.	.	.
20987	1636	1	"	"	``
20987	1636	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1636	3	37	37	CD
20987	1636	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1636	5	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1636	6	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1636	7	37	37	CD
20987	1636	8	:	:	:
20987	1636	9	"	"	``
20987	1636	10	The	the	DT
20987	1636	11	Cavalry	Cavalry	NNP
20987	1636	12	Rush	Rush	NNP
20987	1636	13	to	to	IN
20987	1636	14	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1636	15	,	,	,
20987	1636	16	"	"	''
20987	1636	17	p.	p.	NN
20987	1637	1	210	210	CD
20987	1637	2	.	.	.
20987	1637	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1638	1	French	French	NNP
20987	1638	2	left	leave	VBD
20987	1638	3	at	at	IN
20987	1638	4	3.30	3.30	CD
20987	1638	5	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1638	6	with	with	IN
20987	1638	7	one	one	CD
20987	1638	8	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1638	9	and	and	CC
20987	1638	10	three	three	CD
20987	1638	11	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1638	12	,	,	,
20987	1638	13	the	the	DT
20987	1638	14	others	other	NNS
20987	1638	15	to	to	TO
20987	1638	16	follow	follow	VB
20987	1638	17	as	as	IN
20987	1638	18	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1638	19	could	could	MD
20987	1638	20	with	with	IN
20987	1638	21	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1638	22	worn	wear	VBN
20987	1638	23	-	-	HYPH
20987	1638	24	out	out	RP
20987	1638	25	animals	animal	NNS
20987	1638	26	.	.	.
20987	1639	1	The	the	DT
20987	1639	2	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1639	3	had	have	VBD
20987	1639	4	a	a	DT
20987	1639	5	long	long	JJ
20987	1639	6	start	start	NN
20987	1639	7	,	,	,
20987	1639	8	but	but	CC
20987	1639	9	from	from	IN
20987	1639	10	Kitchener	Kitchener	NNP
20987	1639	11	's	's	POS
20987	1639	12	message	message	NN
20987	1639	13	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1639	14	was	be	VBD
20987	1639	15	evident	evident	JJ
20987	1639	16	that	that	IN
20987	1639	17	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1639	18	march	march	NN
20987	1639	19	would	would	MD
20987	1639	20	be	be	VB
20987	1639	21	steadily	steadily	RB
20987	1639	22	harassed	harass	VBN
20987	1639	23	and	and	CC
20987	1639	24	delayed	delay	VBN
20987	1639	25	by	by	IN
20987	1639	26	the	the	DT
20987	1639	27	frequent	frequent	JJ
20987	1639	28	necessity	necessity	NN
20987	1639	29	of	of	IN
20987	1639	30	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	1639	31	,	,	,
20987	1639	32	of	of	IN
20987	1639	33	resting	rest	VBG
20987	1639	34	at	at	IN
20987	1639	35	times	time	NNS
20987	1639	36	,	,	,
20987	1639	37	and	and	CC
20987	1639	38	by	by	IN
20987	1639	39	the	the	DT
20987	1639	40	slow	slow	JJ
20987	1639	41	movement	movement	NN
20987	1639	42	of	of	IN
20987	1639	43	the	the	DT
20987	1639	44	ox	ox	JJ
20987	1639	45	-	-	HYPH
20987	1639	46	team	team	NN
20987	1639	47	.	.	.
20987	1640	1	Using	use	VBG
20987	1640	2	utmost	utmost	JJ
20987	1640	3	speed	speed	NN
20987	1640	4	,	,	,
20987	1640	5	at	at	IN
20987	1640	6	11	11	CD
20987	1640	7	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1640	8	French	French	NNP
20987	1640	9	's	's	POS
20987	1640	10	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	1640	11	saw	see	VBD
20987	1640	12	the	the	DT
20987	1640	13	trees	tree	NNS
20987	1640	14	lining	line	VBG
20987	1640	15	the	the	DT
20987	1640	16	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1640	17	's	's	POS
20987	1640	18	banks	bank	NNS
20987	1640	19	,	,	,
20987	1640	20	upon	upon	IN
20987	1640	21	which	which	WDT
20987	1640	22	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1640	23	route	route	NN
20987	1640	24	had	have	VBD
20987	1640	25	been	be	VBN
20987	1640	26	converging	converge	VBG
20987	1640	27	.	.	.
20987	1641	1	On	on	IN
20987	1641	2	the	the	DT
20987	1641	3	left	left	NN
20987	1641	4	a	a	DT
20987	1641	5	fairly	fairly	RB
20987	1641	6	large	large	JJ
20987	1641	7	body	body	NN
20987	1641	8	of	of	IN
20987	1641	9	men	man	NNS
20987	1641	10	were	be	VBD
20987	1641	11	perceived	perceive	VBN
20987	1641	12	moving	move	VBG
20987	1641	13	east	east	RB
20987	1641	14	.	.	.
20987	1642	1	A	a	DT
20987	1642	2	line	line	NN
20987	1642	3	of	of	IN
20987	1642	4	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1642	5	between	between	IN
20987	1642	6	these	these	DT
20987	1642	7	and	and	CC
20987	1642	8	the	the	DT
20987	1642	9	British	british	JJ
20987	1642	10	force	force	NN
20987	1642	11	concealed	conceal	VBD
20987	1642	12	the	the	DT
20987	1642	13	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1642	14	,	,	,
20987	1642	15	who	who	WP
20987	1642	16	were	be	VBD
20987	1642	17	nearer	nearer	IN
20987	1642	18	the	the	DT
20987	1642	19	river	river	NN
20987	1642	20	.	.	.
20987	1643	1	The	the	DT
20987	1643	2	horses	horse	NNS
20987	1643	3	were	be	VBD
20987	1643	4	ordered	order	VBN
20987	1643	5	to	to	TO
20987	1643	6	water	water	VB
20987	1643	7	while	while	IN
20987	1643	8	the	the	DT
20987	1643	9	general	general	JJ
20987	1643	10	and	and	CC
20987	1643	11	staff	staff	NN
20987	1643	12	rode	ride	VBD
20987	1643	13	forward	forward	RB
20987	1643	14	to	to	IN
20987	1643	15	reconnoitre	reconnoitre	NNP
20987	1643	16	.	.	.
20987	1644	1	Reaching	reach	VBG
20987	1644	2	a	a	DT
20987	1644	3	favourable	favourable	JJ
20987	1644	4	height	height	NN
20987	1644	5	,	,	,
20987	1644	6	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1644	7	saw	see	VBD
20987	1644	8	,	,	,
20987	1644	9	4,000	4,000	CD
20987	1644	10	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1644	11	away	away	RB
20987	1644	12	,	,	,
20987	1644	13	the	the	DT
20987	1644	14	leading	lead	VBG
20987	1644	15	wagons	wagon	NNS
20987	1644	16	of	of	IN
20987	1644	17	the	the	DT
20987	1644	18	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1644	19	convoy	convoy	NN
20987	1644	20	just	just	RB
20987	1644	21	descending	descend	VBG
20987	1644	22	to	to	IN
20987	1644	23	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1644	24	p.279	p.279	NN
20987	1644	25	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1644	26	Koodoosrand	Koodoosrand	NNP
20987	1644	27	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1644	28	,	,	,
20987	1644	29	where	where	WRB
20987	1644	30	a	a	DT
20987	1644	31	road	road	NN
20987	1644	32	from	from	IN
20987	1644	33	the	the	DT
20987	1644	34	northward	northward	NN
20987	1644	35	crosses	crosse	NNS
20987	1644	36	to	to	IN
20987	1644	37	Petrusberg	Petrusberg	NNP
20987	1644	38	,	,	,
20987	1644	39	on	on	IN
20987	1644	40	the	the	DT
20987	1644	41	Jacobsdal	Jacobsdal	NNP
20987	1644	42	-	-	HYPH
20987	1644	43	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1644	44	highway	highway	NN
20987	1644	45	.	.	.
20987	1645	1	The	the	DT
20987	1645	2	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1645	3	were	be	VBD
20987	1645	4	summoned	summon	VBN
20987	1645	5	up	up	RP
20987	1645	6	,	,	,
20987	1645	7	being	be	VBG
20987	1645	8	cautioned	caution	VBN
20987	1645	9	to	to	TO
20987	1645	10	move	move	VB
20987	1645	11	at	at	IN
20987	1645	12	a	a	DT
20987	1645	13	walk	walk	NN
20987	1645	14	,	,	,
20987	1645	15	lest	lest	IN
20987	1645	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1645	17	dust	dust	NN
20987	1645	18	should	should	MD
20987	1645	19	draw	draw	VB
20987	1645	20	attention	attention	NN
20987	1645	21	,	,	,
20987	1645	22	and	and	CC
20987	1645	23	at	at	IN
20987	1645	24	12.15	12.15	CD
20987	1645	25	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	1645	26	the	the	DT
20987	1645	27	first	first	JJ
20987	1645	28	shot	shot	NN
20987	1645	29	was	be	VBD
20987	1645	30	fired	fire	VBN
20987	1645	31	which	which	WDT
20987	1645	32	told	tell	VBD
20987	1645	33	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1645	34	that	that	IN
20987	1645	35	at	at	IN
20987	1645	36	the	the	DT
20987	1645	37	very	very	RB
20987	1645	38	last	last	JJ
20987	1645	39	moment	moment	NN
20987	1645	40	,	,	,
20987	1645	41	with	with	IN
20987	1645	42	safety	safety	NN
20987	1645	43	apparently	apparently	RB
20987	1645	44	grasped	grasp	VBN
20987	1645	45	,	,	,
20987	1645	46	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1645	47	passage	passage	NN
20987	1645	48	was	be	VBD
20987	1645	49	about	about	JJ
20987	1645	50	to	to	TO
20987	1645	51	be	be	VB
20987	1645	52	disputed	dispute	VBN
20987	1645	53	.	.	.
20987	1646	1	The	the	DT
20987	1646	2	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1646	3	general	general	NN
20987	1646	4	,	,	,
20987	1646	5	who	who	WP
20987	1646	6	for	for	IN
20987	1646	7	a	a	DT
20987	1646	8	day	day	NN
20987	1646	9	and	and	CC
20987	1646	10	a	a	DT
20987	1646	11	half	half	NN
20987	1646	12	had	have	VBD
20987	1646	13	been	be	VBN
20987	1646	14	fighting	fight	VBG
20987	1646	15	a	a	DT
20987	1646	16	constant	constant	JJ
20987	1646	17	succession	succession	NN
20987	1646	18	of	of	IN
20987	1646	19	rearguard	rearguard	JJ
20987	1646	20	actions	action	NNS
20987	1646	21	with	with	IN
20987	1646	22	Kitchener	Kitchener	NNP
20987	1646	23	's	's	POS
20987	1646	24	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1646	25	,	,	,
20987	1646	26	took	take	VBD
20987	1646	27	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1646	28	measures	measure	NNS
20987	1646	29	promptly	promptly	RB
20987	1646	30	to	to	TO
20987	1646	31	meet	meet	VB
20987	1646	32	this	this	DT
20987	1646	33	new	new	JJ
20987	1646	34	dilemma	dilemma	NN
20987	1646	35	.	.	.
20987	1647	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1647	2	first	first	RB
20987	1647	3	tried	try	VBD
20987	1647	4	to	to	TO
20987	1647	5	seize	seize	VB
20987	1647	6	positions	position	NNS
20987	1647	7	of	of	IN
20987	1647	8	command	command	NN
20987	1647	9	which	which	WDT
20987	1647	10	would	would	MD
20987	1647	11	give	give	VB
20987	1647	12	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1647	13	control	control	NN
20987	1647	14	of	of	IN
20987	1647	15	the	the	DT
20987	1647	16	ford	ford	NNP
20987	1647	17	.	.	.
20987	1648	1	In	in	IN
20987	1648	2	this	this	DT
20987	1648	3	French	French	NNP
20987	1648	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1648	5	the	the	DT
20987	1648	6	quicker	quick	JJR
20987	1648	7	,	,	,
20987	1648	8	and	and	CC
20987	1648	9	headed	head	VBD
20987	1648	10	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1648	11	.	.	.
20987	1649	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1649	2	then	then	RB
20987	1649	3	turned	turn	VBD
20987	1649	4	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1649	5	column	column	NN
20987	1649	6	to	to	IN
20987	1649	7	the	the	DT
20987	1649	8	right	right	NN
20987	1649	9	to	to	IN
20987	1649	10	a	a	DT
20987	1649	11	ford	ford	NN
20987	1649	12	called	call	VBN
20987	1649	13	Wolveskraal	Wolveskraal	NNP
20987	1649	14	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1649	15	,	,	,
20987	1649	16	four	four	CD
20987	1649	17	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1649	18	below	below	RB
20987	1649	19	,	,	,
20987	1649	20	west	west	NN
20987	1649	21	of	of	IN
20987	1649	22	Koodoosrand	Koodoosrand	NNP
20987	1649	23	,	,	,
20987	1649	24	and	and	CC
20987	1649	25	the	the	DT
20987	1649	26	same	same	JJ
20987	1649	27	distance	distance	NN
20987	1649	28	above	above	IN
20987	1649	29	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	1649	30	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1649	31	,	,	,
20987	1649	32	from	from	IN
20987	1649	33	which	which	WDT
20987	1649	34	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1649	35	defence	defence	NN
20987	1649	36	has	have	VBZ
20987	1649	37	received	receive	VBN
20987	1649	38	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1649	39	name	name	NN
20987	1649	40	.	.	.
20987	1650	1	At	at	IN
20987	1650	2	Wolveskraal	Wolveskraal	NNP
20987	1650	3	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1650	4	"	"	``
20987	1650	5	laagered	laagere	VBD
20987	1650	6	"	"	''
20987	1650	7	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1650	8	trains	train	NNS
20987	1650	9	on	on	IN
20987	1650	10	the	the	DT
20987	1650	11	north	north	NNP
20987	1650	12	bank	bank	NNP
20987	1650	13	of	of	IN
20987	1650	14	the	the	DT
20987	1650	15	river	river	NN
20987	1650	16	,	,	,
20987	1650	17	postponing	postpone	VBG
20987	1650	18	crossing	crossing	NN
20987	1650	19	to	to	IN
20987	1650	20	next	next	JJ
20987	1650	21	day	day	NN
20987	1650	22	.	.	.
20987	1651	1	Either	either	CC
20987	1651	2	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1651	3	felt	feel	VBD
20987	1651	4	sure	sure	JJ
20987	1651	5	that	that	IN
20987	1651	6	the	the	DT
20987	1651	7	British	british	JJ
20987	1651	8	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1651	9	,	,	,
20987	1651	10	marching	marching	NN
20987	1651	11	afoot	afoot	NN
20987	1651	12	,	,	,
20987	1651	13	could	could	MD
20987	1651	14	not	not	RB
20987	1651	15	come	come	VB
20987	1651	16	up	up	RP
20987	1651	17	in	in	IN
20987	1651	18	time	time	NN
20987	1651	19	to	to	TO
20987	1651	20	stop	stop	VB
20987	1651	21	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1651	22	,	,	,
20987	1651	23	or	or	CC
20987	1651	24	else	else	RB
20987	1651	25	,	,	,
20987	1651	26	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1651	27	p.280	p.280	NN
20987	1651	28	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1651	29	unable	unable	JJ
20987	1651	30	to	to	TO
20987	1651	31	reconcile	reconcile	VB
20987	1651	32	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1651	33	to	to	IN
20987	1651	34	cutting	cut	VBG
20987	1651	35	loose	loose	RB
20987	1651	36	from	from	IN
20987	1651	37	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1651	38	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1651	39	and	and	CC
20987	1651	40	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1651	41	wagons	wagon	NNS
20987	1651	42	,	,	,
20987	1651	43	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1651	44	determined	determine	VBD
20987	1651	45	to	to	TO
20987	1651	46	risk	risk	VB
20987	1651	47	all	all	DT
20987	1651	48	on	on	IN
20987	1651	49	the	the	DT
20987	1651	50	chance	chance	NN
20987	1651	51	of	of	IN
20987	1651	52	saving	save	VBG
20987	1651	53	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1651	54	.	.	.
20987	1652	1	French	French	NNP
20987	1652	2	,	,	,
20987	1652	3	unsupported	unsupported	JJ
20987	1652	4	,	,	,
20987	1652	5	could	could	MD
20987	1652	6	only	only	RB
20987	1652	7	answer	answer	VB
20987	1652	8	for	for	IN
20987	1652	9	Koodoosrand	Koodoosrand	NNP
20987	1652	10	.	.	.
20987	1653	1	The	the	DT
20987	1653	2	decision	decision	NN
20987	1653	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1653	4	critical	critical	JJ
20987	1653	5	,	,	,
20987	1653	6	and	and	CC
20987	1653	7	proved	prove	VBD
20987	1653	8	fatal	fatal	JJ
20987	1653	9	.	.	.
20987	1654	1	The	the	DT
20987	1654	2	British	british	JJ
20987	1654	3	6th	6th	NN
20987	1654	4	Division	Division	NNP
20987	1654	5	pressed	press	VBD
20987	1654	6	on	on	IN
20987	1654	7	untiring	untire	VBG
20987	1654	8	after	after	IN
20987	1654	9	nightfall	nightfall	NN
20987	1654	10	,	,	,
20987	1654	11	aiming	aim	VBG
20987	1654	12	to	to	TO
20987	1654	13	reach	reach	VB
20987	1654	14	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	1654	15	,	,	,
20987	1654	16	but	but	CC
20987	1654	17	,	,	,
20987	1654	18	missing	miss	VBG
20987	1654	19	the	the	DT
20987	1654	20	precise	precise	JJ
20987	1654	21	point	point	NN
20987	1654	22	,	,	,
20987	1654	23	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1654	24	passed	pass	VBD
20987	1654	25	on	on	RP
20987	1654	26	and	and	CC
20987	1654	27	halted	halt	VBD
20987	1654	28	a	a	DT
20987	1654	29	mile	mile	NN
20987	1654	30	and	and	CC
20987	1654	31	a	a	DT
20987	1654	32	half	half	NN
20987	1654	33	below	below	IN
20987	1654	34	Wolveskraal	Wolveskraal	NNP
20987	1654	35	,	,	,
20987	1654	36	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	1654	37	opposite	opposite	IN
20987	1654	38	the	the	DT
20987	1654	39	ford	ford	NNP
20987	1654	40	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1654	41	intended	intend	VBD
20987	1654	42	to	to	TO
20987	1654	43	use	use	VB
20987	1654	44	.	.	.
20987	1655	1	Though	though	IN
20987	1655	2	all	all	DT
20987	1655	3	unknowing	unknowing	JJ
20987	1655	4	,	,	,
20987	1655	5	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1655	6	had	have	VBD
20987	1655	7	taken	take	VBN
20987	1655	8	a	a	DT
20987	1655	9	commanding	command	VBG
20987	1655	10	position	position	NN
20987	1655	11	to	to	TO
20987	1655	12	head	head	VB
20987	1655	13	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1655	14	,	,	,
20987	1655	15	as	as	IN
20987	1655	16	French	French	NNP
20987	1655	17	had	have	VBD
20987	1655	18	at	at	IN
20987	1655	19	Koodoosrand	Koodoosrand	NNP
20987	1655	20	.	.	.
20987	1656	1	Behind	behind	IN
20987	1656	2	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1656	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1656	4	the	the	DT
20987	1656	5	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	1656	6	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1656	7	,	,	,
20987	1656	8	which	which	WDT
20987	1656	9	had	have	VBD
20987	1656	10	crossed	cross	VBN
20987	1656	11	back	back	RB
20987	1656	12	from	from	IN
20987	1656	13	the	the	DT
20987	1656	14	north	north	NN
20987	1656	15	side	side	NN
20987	1656	16	,	,	,
20987	1656	17	and	and	CC
20987	1656	18	also	also	RB
20987	1656	19	the	the	DT
20987	1656	20	9th	9th	NNP
20987	1656	21	Division	Division	NNP
20987	1656	22	.	.	.
20987	1657	1	Before	before	IN
20987	1657	2	daybreak	daybreak	NN
20987	1657	3	both	both	DT
20987	1657	4	these	these	DT
20987	1657	5	had	have	VBD
20987	1657	6	halted	halt	VBN
20987	1657	7	on	on	IN
20987	1657	8	the	the	DT
20987	1657	9	south	south	JJ
20987	1657	10	side	side	NN
20987	1657	11	,	,	,
20987	1657	12	at	at	IN
20987	1657	13	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	1657	14	.	.	.
20987	1658	1	When	when	WRB
20987	1658	2	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1658	3	camped	camp	VBD
20987	1658	4	on	on	IN
20987	1658	5	the	the	DT
20987	1658	6	afternoon	afternoon	NN
20987	1658	7	of	of	IN
20987	1658	8	the	the	DT
20987	1658	9	17th	17th	NN
20987	1658	10	,	,	,
20987	1658	11	the	the	DT
20987	1658	12	only	only	JJ
20987	1658	13	chance	chance	NN
20987	1658	14	left	leave	VBD
20987	1658	15	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1658	16	was	be	VBD
20987	1658	17	to	to	TO
20987	1658	18	cross	cross	VB
20987	1658	19	at	at	IN
20987	1658	20	once	once	RB
20987	1658	21	to	to	IN
20987	1658	22	Wolveskraal	Wolveskraal	NNP
20987	1658	23	,	,	,
20987	1658	24	abandoning	abandon	VBG
20987	1658	25	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1658	26	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1658	27	and	and	CC
20987	1658	28	wagons	wagon	NNS
20987	1658	29	.	.	.
20987	1659	1	On	on	IN
20987	1659	2	the	the	DT
20987	1659	3	morning	morning	NN
20987	1659	4	of	of	IN
20987	1659	5	the	the	DT
20987	1659	6	18th	18th	JJ
20987	1659	7	no	no	DT
20987	1659	8	chance	chance	NN
20987	1659	9	was	be	VBD
20987	1659	10	left	leave	VBN
20987	1659	11	,	,	,
20987	1659	12	except	except	IN
20987	1659	13	by	by	IN
20987	1659	14	outside	outside	JJ
20987	1659	15	help	help	NN
20987	1659	16	,	,	,
20987	1659	17	which	which	WDT
20987	1659	18	could	could	MD
20987	1659	19	come	come	VB
20987	1659	20	only	only	RB
20987	1659	21	from	from	IN
20987	1659	22	the	the	DT
20987	1659	23	eastward	eastward	JJ
20987	1659	24	,	,	,
20987	1659	25	probably	probably	RB
20987	1659	26	only	only	RB
20987	1659	27	from	from	IN
20987	1659	28	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1659	29	before	before	IN
20987	1659	30	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1659	31	.	.	.
20987	1660	1	Realising	realise	VBG
20987	1660	2	this	this	DT
20987	1660	3	,	,	,
20987	1660	4	and	and	CC
20987	1660	5	to	to	TO
20987	1660	6	gain	gain	VB
20987	1660	7	time	time	NN
20987	1660	8	for	for	IN
20987	1660	9	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1660	10	p.281	p.281	JJ
20987	1660	11	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1660	12	such	such	JJ
20987	1660	13	assistance	assistance	NN
20987	1660	14	to	to	TO
20987	1660	15	arrive	arrive	VB
20987	1660	16	,	,	,
20987	1660	17	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1660	18	took	take	VBD
20987	1660	19	up	up	RP
20987	1660	20	a	a	DT
20987	1660	21	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	1660	22	position	position	NN
20987	1660	23	based	base	VBN
20987	1660	24	upon	upon	IN
20987	1660	25	the	the	DT
20987	1660	26	bed	bed	NN
20987	1660	27	of	of	IN
20987	1660	28	the	the	DT
20987	1660	29	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1660	30	.	.	.
20987	1661	1	In	in	IN
20987	1661	2	broad	broad	JJ
20987	1661	3	outline	outline	NN
20987	1661	4	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1661	5	dispositions	disposition	NNS
20987	1661	6	were	be	VBD
20987	1661	7	as	as	IN
20987	1661	8	follows	follow	VBZ
20987	1661	9	.	.	.
20987	1662	1	The	the	DT
20987	1662	2	bed	bed	NN
20987	1662	3	of	of	IN
20987	1662	4	the	the	DT
20987	1662	5	river	river	NN
20987	1662	6	,	,	,
20987	1662	7	which	which	WDT
20987	1662	8	lies	lie	VBZ
20987	1662	9	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	1662	10	east	east	NNP
20987	1662	11	and	and	CC
20987	1662	12	west	west	NNP
20987	1662	13	,	,	,
20987	1662	14	is	be	VBZ
20987	1662	15	from	from	IN
20987	1662	16	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	1662	17	to	to	IN
20987	1662	18	one	one	CD
20987	1662	19	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	1662	20	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1662	21	wide	wide	JJ
20987	1662	22	and	and	CC
20987	1662	23	about	about	RB
20987	1662	24	thirty	thirty	CD
20987	1662	25	deep	deep	JJ
20987	1662	26	,	,	,
20987	1662	27	in	in	IN
20987	1662	28	soil	soil	NN
20987	1662	29	that	that	WDT
20987	1662	30	lends	lend	VBZ
20987	1662	31	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1662	32	easily	easily	RB
20987	1662	33	to	to	IN
20987	1662	34	the	the	DT
20987	1662	35	spade	spade	NN
20987	1662	36	.	.	.
20987	1663	1	On	on	IN
20987	1663	2	both	both	DT
20987	1663	3	sides	side	NNS
20987	1663	4	,	,	,
20987	1663	5	for	for	IN
20987	1663	6	a	a	DT
20987	1663	7	mile	mile	NN
20987	1663	8	above	above	IN
20987	1663	9	and	and	CC
20987	1663	10	below	below	IN
20987	1663	11	Wolveskraal	Wolveskraal	NNP
20987	1663	12	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1663	13	,	,	,
20987	1663	14	the	the	DT
20987	1663	15	edges	edge	NNS
20987	1663	16	of	of	IN
20987	1663	17	the	the	DT
20987	1663	18	banks	bank	NNS
20987	1663	19	were	be	VBD
20987	1663	20	trenched	trench	VBN
20987	1663	21	,	,	,
20987	1663	22	and	and	CC
20987	1663	23	at	at	IN
20987	1663	24	either	either	DT
20987	1663	25	end	end	NN
20987	1663	26	of	of	IN
20987	1663	27	these	these	DT
20987	1663	28	trenches	trench	NNS
20987	1663	29	traverses	traverse	NNS
20987	1663	30	,	,	,
20987	1663	31	thrown	throw	VBN
20987	1663	32	forward	forward	RB
20987	1663	33	at	at	IN
20987	1663	34	right	right	JJ
20987	1663	35	angles	angle	NNS
20987	1663	36	,	,	,
20987	1663	37	served	serve	VBD
20987	1663	38	to	to	TO
20987	1663	39	strengthen	strengthen	VB
20987	1663	40	against	against	IN
20987	1663	41	enfilading	enfilade	VBG
20987	1663	42	attack	attack	NN
20987	1663	43	.	.	.
20987	1664	1	North	north	NN
20987	1664	2	of	of	IN
20987	1664	3	the	the	DT
20987	1664	4	river	river	NN
20987	1664	5	,	,	,
20987	1664	6	some	some	DT
20987	1664	7	cannon	cannon	NN
20987	1664	8	were	be	VBD
20987	1664	9	placed	place	VBN
20987	1664	10	in	in	IN
20987	1664	11	advanced	advanced	JJ
20987	1664	12	works	work	NNS
20987	1664	13	,	,	,
20987	1664	14	three	three	CD
20987	1664	15	-	-	HYPH
20987	1664	16	quarters	quarter	NNS
20987	1664	17	of	of	IN
20987	1664	18	a	a	DT
20987	1664	19	mile	mile	NN
20987	1664	20	from	from	IN
20987	1664	21	the	the	DT
20987	1664	22	rifle	rifle	NN
20987	1664	23	pits	pit	NNS
20987	1664	24	,	,	,
20987	1664	25	between	between	IN
20987	1664	26	which	which	WDT
20987	1664	27	and	and	CC
20987	1664	28	the	the	DT
20987	1664	29	river	river	NN
20987	1664	30	,	,	,
20987	1664	31	in	in	IN
20987	1664	32	the	the	DT
20987	1664	33	open	open	NN
20987	1664	34	,	,	,
20987	1664	35	was	be	VBD
20987	1664	36	the	the	DT
20987	1664	37	"	"	``
20987	1664	38	laager	laager	NN
20987	1664	39	"	"	''
20987	1664	40	of	of	IN
20987	1664	41	ammunition	ammunition	NN
20987	1664	42	and	and	CC
20987	1664	43	other	other	JJ
20987	1664	44	wagons	wagon	NNS
20987	1664	45	.	.	.
20987	1665	1	The	the	DT
20987	1665	2	river	river	NN
20987	1665	3	trenches	trench	NNS
20987	1665	4	described	describe	VBN
20987	1665	5	constituted	constitute	VBD
20987	1665	6	the	the	DT
20987	1665	7	nucleus	nucleus	NN
20987	1665	8	and	and	CC
20987	1665	9	backbone	backbone	NN
20987	1665	10	of	of	IN
20987	1665	11	the	the	DT
20987	1665	12	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1665	13	defences	defence	NNS
20987	1665	14	,	,	,
20987	1665	15	but	but	CC
20987	1665	16	in	in	IN
20987	1665	17	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1665	18	first	first	JJ
20987	1665	19	dispositions	disposition	NNS
20987	1665	20	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1665	21	occupied	occupy	VBD
20987	1665	22	the	the	DT
20987	1665	23	bed	bed	NN
20987	1665	24	of	of	IN
20987	1665	25	the	the	DT
20987	1665	26	stream	stream	NN
20987	1665	27	down	down	RP
20987	1665	28	to	to	IN
20987	1665	29	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	1665	30	,	,	,
20987	1665	31	seeking	seek	VBG
20987	1665	32	thus	thus	RB
20987	1665	33	to	to	TO
20987	1665	34	push	push	VB
20987	1665	35	back	back	RB
20987	1665	36	as	as	RB
20987	1665	37	far	far	RB
20987	1665	38	as	as	IN
20987	1665	39	possible	possible	JJ
20987	1665	40	from	from	IN
20987	1665	41	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1665	42	intended	intend	VBN
20987	1665	43	crossing	cross	VBG
20987	1665	44	the	the	DT
20987	1665	45	force	force	NN
20987	1665	46	which	which	WDT
20987	1665	47	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1665	48	supposed	suppose	VBD
20987	1665	49	had	have	VBD
20987	1665	50	yet	yet	RB
20987	1665	51	to	to	TO
20987	1665	52	come	come	VB
20987	1665	53	up	up	RP
20987	1665	54	from	from	IN
20987	1665	55	that	that	DT
20987	1665	56	quarter	quarter	NN
20987	1665	57	.	.	.
20987	1666	1	The	the	DT
20987	1666	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1666	3	that	that	WDT
20987	1666	4	surrendered	surrender	VBD
20987	1666	5	numbered	number	VBD
20987	1666	6	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1666	7	p.282	p.282	NNP
20987	1666	8	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1666	9	4,100	4,100	CD
20987	1666	10	men	man	NNS
20987	1666	11	.	.	.
20987	1667	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1667	2	may	may	MD
20987	1667	3	be	be	VB
20987	1667	4	supposed	suppose	VBN
20987	1667	5	,	,	,
20987	1667	6	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1667	7	,	,	,
20987	1667	8	that	that	IN
20987	1667	9	there	there	EX
20987	1667	10	were	be	VBD
20987	1667	11	from	from	IN
20987	1667	12	4,500	4,500	CD
20987	1667	13	to	to	TO
20987	1667	14	5,000	5,000	CD
20987	1667	15	present	present	JJ
20987	1667	16	at	at	IN
20987	1667	17	the	the	DT
20987	1667	18	first	first	JJ
20987	1667	19	.	.	.
20987	1668	1	South	south	RB
20987	1668	2	of	of	IN
20987	1668	3	the	the	DT
20987	1668	4	river	river	NN
20987	1668	5	is	be	VBZ
20987	1668	6	grassy	grassy	JJ
20987	1668	7	plain	plain	JJ
20987	1668	8	,	,	,
20987	1668	9	at	at	IN
20987	1668	10	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1668	11	widest	wide	JJS
20987	1668	12	3,000	3,000	CD
20987	1668	13	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1668	14	,	,	,
20987	1668	15	shelving	shelve	VBG
20987	1668	16	gently	gently	RB
20987	1668	17	to	to	IN
20987	1668	18	the	the	DT
20987	1668	19	bank	bank	NN
20987	1668	20	.	.	.
20987	1669	1	Beyond	beyond	IN
20987	1669	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1669	3	there	there	EX
20987	1669	4	is	be	VBZ
20987	1669	5	a	a	DT
20987	1669	6	rise	rise	NN
20987	1669	7	of	of	IN
20987	1669	8	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	1669	9	feet	foot	NNS
20987	1669	10	in	in	IN
20987	1669	11	the	the	DT
20987	1669	12	ground	ground	NN
20987	1669	13	.	.	.
20987	1670	1	Behind	behind	IN
20987	1670	2	this	this	DT
20987	1670	3	plain	plain	NN
20987	1670	4	,	,	,
20987	1670	5	on	on	IN
20987	1670	6	the	the	DT
20987	1670	7	morning	morning	NN
20987	1670	8	of	of	IN
20987	1670	9	Sunday	Sunday	NNP
20987	1670	10	,	,	,
20987	1670	11	February	February	NNP
20987	1670	12	18	18	CD
20987	1670	13	,	,	,
20987	1670	14	the	the	DT
20987	1670	15	British	British	NNPS
20987	1670	16	had	have	VBD
20987	1670	17	in	in	IN
20987	1670	18	position	position	NN
20987	1670	19	the	the	DT
20987	1670	20	6th	6th	NNP
20987	1670	21	Division	Division	NNP
20987	1670	22	and	and	CC
20987	1670	23	of	of	IN
20987	1670	24	the	the	DT
20987	1670	25	9th	9th	NN
20987	1670	26	the	the	DT
20987	1670	27	19th	19th	JJ
20987	1670	28	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1670	29	,	,	,
20987	1670	30	besides	besides	IN
20987	1670	31	three	three	CD
20987	1670	32	regiments	regiment	NNS
20987	1670	33	of	of	IN
20987	1670	34	Highlanders	Highlanders	NNPS
20987	1670	35	.	.	.
20987	1671	1	The	the	DT
20987	1671	2	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	1671	3	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1671	4	,	,	,
20987	1671	5	that	that	WDT
20987	1671	6	had	have	VBD
20987	1671	7	been	be	VBN
20987	1671	8	pursuing	pursue	VBG
20987	1671	9	the	the	DT
20987	1671	10	day	day	NN
20987	1671	11	before	before	RB
20987	1671	12	on	on	IN
20987	1671	13	the	the	DT
20987	1671	14	north	north	NNP
20987	1671	15	bank	bank	NN
20987	1671	16	,	,	,
20987	1671	17	now	now	RB
20987	1671	18	occupied	occupy	VBD
20987	1671	19	the	the	DT
20987	1671	20	river	river	NN
20987	1671	21	-	-	HYPH
20987	1671	22	bed	bed	NN
20987	1671	23	west	west	NN
20987	1671	24	of	of	IN
20987	1671	25	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1671	26	's	's	POS
20987	1671	27	lines	line	NNS
20987	1671	28	.	.	.
20987	1672	1	The	the	DT
20987	1672	2	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	1672	3	present	present	NN
20987	1672	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1672	5	three	three	CD
20987	1672	6	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1672	7	--	--	:
20987	1672	8	two	two	CD
20987	1672	9	field	field	NN
20987	1672	10	and	and	CC
20987	1672	11	one	one	CD
20987	1672	12	howitzer	howitzer	NN
20987	1672	13	--	--	:
20987	1672	14	with	with	IN
20987	1672	15	a	a	DT
20987	1672	16	single	single	JJ
20987	1672	17	naval	naval	JJ
20987	1672	18	gun	gun	NN
20987	1672	19	.	.	.
20987	1673	1	On	on	IN
20987	1673	2	the	the	DT
20987	1673	3	north	north	NNP
20987	1673	4	bank	bank	NN
20987	1673	5	at	at	IN
20987	1673	6	daybreak	daybreak	NN
20987	1673	7	was	be	VBD
20987	1673	8	French	French	NNP
20987	1673	9	's	's	POS
20987	1673	10	cavalry	cavalry	NN
20987	1673	11	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1673	12	,	,	,
20987	1673	13	which	which	WDT
20987	1673	14	was	be	VBD
20987	1673	15	slightly	slightly	RB
20987	1673	16	reinforced	reinforce	VBN
20987	1673	17	during	during	IN
20987	1673	18	the	the	DT
20987	1673	19	day	day	NN
20987	1673	20	,	,	,
20987	1673	21	and	and	CC
20987	1673	22	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1673	23	horse	horse	NN
20987	1673	24	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	1673	25	.	.	.
20987	1674	1	Soon	soon	RB
20987	1674	2	after	after	IN
20987	1674	3	daybreak	daybreak	NN
20987	1674	4	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	1674	5	began	begin	VBD
20987	1674	6	,	,	,
20987	1674	7	the	the	DT
20987	1674	8	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1674	9	opening	open	VBG
20987	1674	10	fire	fire	NN
20987	1674	11	at	at	IN
20987	1674	12	the	the	DT
20987	1674	13	west	west	JJ
20987	1674	14	end	end	NN
20987	1674	15	of	of	IN
20987	1674	16	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1674	17	line	line	NN
20987	1674	18	upon	upon	IN
20987	1674	19	the	the	DT
20987	1674	20	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	1674	21	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1674	22	.	.	.
20987	1675	1	The	the	DT
20987	1675	2	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1675	3	replying	reply	VBG
20987	1675	4	succeeded	succeed	VBN
20987	1675	5	in	in	IN
20987	1675	6	driving	drive	VBG
20987	1675	7	the	the	DT
20987	1675	8	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1675	9	a	a	DT
20987	1675	10	quarter	quarter	NN
20987	1675	11	of	of	IN
20987	1675	12	a	a	DT
20987	1675	13	mile	mile	NN
20987	1675	14	up	up	IN
20987	1675	15	stream	stream	NN
20987	1675	16	.	.	.
20987	1676	1	While	while	IN
20987	1676	2	this	this	DT
20987	1676	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1676	4	occurring	occur	VBG
20987	1676	5	the	the	DT
20987	1676	6	British	British	NNPS
20987	1676	7	began	begin	VBD
20987	1676	8	a	a	DT
20987	1676	9	frontal	frontal	JJ
20987	1676	10	attack	attack	NN
20987	1676	11	in	in	IN
20987	1676	12	line	line	NN
20987	1676	13	from	from	IN
20987	1676	14	the	the	DT
20987	1676	15	south	south	NN
20987	1676	16	--	--	:
20987	1676	17	the	the	DT
20987	1676	18	6th	6th	NNP
20987	1676	19	Division	Division	NNP
20987	1676	20	on	on	IN
20987	1676	21	the	the	DT
20987	1676	22	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1676	23	p.283	p.283	NN
20987	1676	24	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1676	25	right	right	UH
20987	1676	26	,	,	,
20987	1676	27	the	the	DT
20987	1676	28	9th	9th	NN
20987	1676	29	on	on	IN
20987	1676	30	the	the	DT
20987	1676	31	left	left	NN
20987	1676	32	,	,	,
20987	1676	33	the	the	DT
20987	1676	34	advance	advance	NN
20987	1676	35	of	of	IN
20987	1676	36	the	the	DT
20987	1676	37	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1676	38	line	line	NN
20987	1676	39	being	be	VBG
20987	1676	40	supported	support	VBN
20987	1676	41	by	by	IN
20987	1676	42	the	the	DT
20987	1676	43	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1676	44	,	,	,
20987	1676	45	placed	place	VBD
20987	1676	46	2,000	2,000	CD
20987	1676	47	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1676	48	south	south	NN
20987	1676	49	-	-	HYPH
20987	1676	50	east	east	NN
20987	1676	51	of	of	IN
20987	1676	52	the	the	DT
20987	1676	53	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1676	54	laager	laager	NN
20987	1676	55	.	.	.
20987	1677	1	French	French	NNP
20987	1677	2	's	's	POS
20987	1677	3	horse	horse	NN
20987	1677	4	artillery	artillery	NN
20987	1677	5	also	also	RB
20987	1677	6	opened	open	VBD
20987	1677	7	from	from	IN
20987	1677	8	the	the	DT
20987	1677	9	north	north	NNP
20987	1677	10	bank	bank	NN
20987	1677	11	.	.	.
20987	1678	1	As	as	IN
20987	1678	2	usual	usual	JJ
20987	1678	3	in	in	IN
20987	1678	4	frontal	frontal	JJ
20987	1678	5	attacks	attack	NNS
20987	1678	6	upon	upon	IN
20987	1678	7	a	a	DT
20987	1678	8	well	well	RB
20987	1678	9	-	-	HYPH
20987	1678	10	entrenched	entrench	VBN
20987	1678	11	resolute	resolute	JJ
20987	1678	12	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1678	13	,	,	,
20987	1678	14	the	the	DT
20987	1678	15	loss	loss	NN
20987	1678	16	of	of	IN
20987	1678	17	the	the	DT
20987	1678	18	assailants	assailant	NNS
20987	1678	19	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	1678	20	exceeded	exceed	VBD
20987	1678	21	the	the	DT
20987	1678	22	results	result	NNS
20987	1678	23	obtained	obtain	VBN
20987	1678	24	.	.	.
20987	1679	1	By	by	IN
20987	1679	2	an	an	DT
20987	1679	3	eye	eye	NN
20987	1679	4	-	-	HYPH
20987	1679	5	witness	witness	NN
20987	1679	6	the	the	DT
20987	1679	7	action	action	NN
20987	1679	8	was	be	VBD
20987	1679	9	likened	liken	VBN
20987	1679	10	to	to	IN
20987	1679	11	Methuens	Methuens	NNP
20987	1679	12	at	at	IN
20987	1679	13	the	the	DT
20987	1679	14	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1679	15	.	.	.
20987	1680	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1680	2	38	38	CD
20987	1680	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1680	4	The	the	DT
20987	1680	5	fire	fire	NN
20987	1680	6	of	of	IN
20987	1680	7	the	the	DT
20987	1680	8	batteries	battery	NNS
20987	1680	9	,	,	,
20987	1680	10	however	however	RB
20987	1680	11	,	,	,
20987	1680	12	was	be	VBD
20987	1680	13	extremely	extremely	RB
20987	1680	14	destructive	destructive	JJ
20987	1680	15	to	to	IN
20987	1680	16	the	the	DT
20987	1680	17	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1680	18	laager	laager	NN
20987	1680	19	,	,	,
20987	1680	20	causing	cause	VBG
20987	1680	21	several	several	JJ
20987	1680	22	explosions	explosion	NNS
20987	1680	23	,	,	,
20987	1680	24	and	and	CC
20987	1680	25	great	great	JJ
20987	1680	26	distress	distress	NN
20987	1680	27	to	to	IN
20987	1680	28	the	the	DT
20987	1680	29	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1680	30	could	could	MD
20987	1680	31	not	not	RB
20987	1680	32	but	but	RB
20987	1680	33	ensue	ensue	VB
20987	1680	34	from	from	IN
20987	1680	35	this	this	DT
20987	1680	36	injury	injury	NN
20987	1680	37	to	to	IN
20987	1680	38	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1680	39	only	only	JJ
20987	1680	40	base	base	NN
20987	1680	41	.	.	.
20987	1681	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1681	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1681	3	38	38	CD
20987	1681	4	:	:	:
20987	1681	5	London	London	NNP
20987	1681	6	_	_	NNP
20987	1681	7	Weekly	Weekly	NNP
20987	1681	8	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1681	9	_	_	NNP
20987	1681	10	,	,	,
20987	1681	11	March	March	NNP
20987	1681	12	23	23	CD
20987	1681	13	and	and	CC
20987	1681	14	April	April	NNP
20987	1681	15	6	6	CD
20987	1681	16	(	(	-LRB-
20987	1681	17	p.	p.	NN
20987	1681	18	iii	iii	CD
20987	1681	19	)	)	-RRB-
20987	1681	20	.	.	.
20987	1682	1	In	in	IN
20987	1682	2	the	the	DT
20987	1682	3	absence	absence	NN
20987	1682	4	of	of	IN
20987	1682	5	official	official	JJ
20987	1682	6	reports	report	NNS
20987	1682	7	other	other	JJ
20987	1682	8	than	than	IN
20987	1682	9	telegraphic	telegraphic	JJ
20987	1682	10	summaries	summary	NNS
20987	1682	11	,	,	,
20987	1682	12	the	the	DT
20987	1682	13	author	author	NN
20987	1682	14	has	have	VBZ
20987	1682	15	based	base	VBN
20987	1682	16	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1682	17	account	account	NN
20987	1682	18	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	1682	19	on	on	IN
20987	1682	20	this	this	DT
20987	1682	21	authority	authority	NN
20987	1682	22	.	.	.
20987	1682	23	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1683	1	The	the	DT
20987	1683	2	frontal	frontal	JJ
20987	1683	3	attack	attack	NN
20987	1683	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1683	5	supplemented	supplement	VBN
20987	1683	6	later	later	RB
20987	1683	7	by	by	IN
20987	1683	8	efforts	effort	NNS
20987	1683	9	directed	direct	VBN
20987	1683	10	upon	upon	IN
20987	1683	11	the	the	DT
20987	1683	12	flanks	flank	NNS
20987	1683	13	.	.	.
20987	1684	1	Three	three	CD
20987	1684	2	regiments	regiment	NNS
20987	1684	3	--	--	:
20987	1684	4	one	one	CD
20987	1684	5	a	a	DT
20987	1684	6	Canadian	canadian	JJ
20987	1684	7	--	--	:
20987	1684	8	of	of	IN
20987	1684	9	the	the	DT
20987	1684	10	19th	19th	JJ
20987	1684	11	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1684	12	at	at	IN
20987	1684	13	9	9	CD
20987	1684	14	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1684	15	crossed	cross	VBD
20987	1684	16	at	at	IN
20987	1684	17	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	1684	18	,	,	,
20987	1684	19	and	and	CC
20987	1684	20	thence	thence	NN
20987	1684	21	fought	fight	VBD
20987	1684	22	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1684	23	way	way	NN
20987	1684	24	a	a	DT
20987	1684	25	mile	mile	NN
20987	1684	26	up	up	IN
20987	1684	27	-	-	HYPH
20987	1684	28	stream	stream	NN
20987	1684	29	--	--	:
20987	1684	30	east	east	NN
20987	1684	31	--	--	:
20987	1684	32	on	on	IN
20987	1684	33	the	the	DT
20987	1684	34	north	north	NNP
20987	1684	35	bank	bank	NN
20987	1684	36	.	.	.
20987	1685	1	Here	here	RB
20987	1685	2	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1685	3	were	be	VBD
20987	1685	4	stopped	stop	VBN
20987	1685	5	,	,	,
20987	1685	6	and	and	CC
20987	1685	7	had	have	VBD
20987	1685	8	to	to	TO
20987	1685	9	extend	extend	VB
20987	1685	10	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1685	11	line	line	NN
20987	1685	12	to	to	IN
20987	1685	13	the	the	DT
20987	1685	14	northward	northward	NN
20987	1685	15	;	;	:
20987	1685	16	after	after	IN
20987	1685	17	which	which	WDT
20987	1685	18	,	,	,
20987	1685	19	by	by	IN
20987	1685	20	short	short	JJ
20987	1685	21	and	and	CC
20987	1685	22	desperate	desperate	JJ
20987	1685	23	rushes	rush	NNS
20987	1685	24	,	,	,
20987	1685	25	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1685	26	p.284	p.284	NN
20987	1685	27	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1685	28	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1685	29	continued	continue	VBD
20987	1685	30	to	to	TO
20987	1685	31	add	add	VB
20987	1685	32	by	by	IN
20987	1685	33	driblets	driblet	NNS
20987	1685	34	to	to	IN
20987	1685	35	the	the	DT
20987	1685	36	ground	ground	NN
20987	1685	37	so	so	RB
20987	1685	38	far	far	RB
20987	1685	39	gained	gain	VBN
20987	1685	40	.	.	.
20987	1686	1	This	this	DT
20987	1686	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1686	3	strictly	strictly	RB
20987	1686	4	a	a	DT
20987	1686	5	flank	flank	NN
20987	1686	6	attack	attack	NN
20987	1686	7	,	,	,
20987	1686	8	and	and	CC
20987	1686	9	not	not	RB
20987	1686	10	only	only	RB
20987	1686	11	shortened	shorten	VBN
20987	1686	12	by	by	IN
20987	1686	13	so	so	RB
20987	1686	14	much	much	JJ
20987	1686	15	the	the	DT
20987	1686	16	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1686	17	front	front	NN
20987	1686	18	,	,	,
20987	1686	19	but	but	CC
20987	1686	20	enabled	enable	VBD
20987	1686	21	the	the	DT
20987	1686	22	assailants	assailant	NNS
20987	1686	23	to	to	TO
20987	1686	24	enfilade	enfilade	VB
20987	1686	25	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1686	26	line	line	NN
20987	1686	27	in	in	IN
20987	1686	28	part	part	NN
20987	1686	29	.	.	.
20987	1687	1	The	the	DT
20987	1687	2	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	1687	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1687	4	imitated	imitate	VBN
20987	1687	5	on	on	IN
20987	1687	6	the	the	DT
20987	1687	7	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	1687	8	flank	flank	NNP
20987	1687	9	by	by	IN
20987	1687	10	the	the	DT
20987	1687	11	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	1687	12	infantry	infantry	NNP
20987	1687	13	which	which	WDT
20987	1687	14	,	,	,
20987	1687	15	after	after	IN
20987	1687	16	the	the	DT
20987	1687	17	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	1687	18	of	of	IN
20987	1687	19	the	the	DT
20987	1687	20	foot	foot	NN
20987	1687	21	divisions	division	NNS
20987	1687	22	,	,	,
20987	1687	23	had	have	VBD
20987	1687	24	moved	move	VBN
20987	1687	25	east	east	RB
20987	1687	26	from	from	IN
20987	1687	27	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	1687	28	and	and	CC
20987	1687	29	established	establish	VBD
20987	1687	30	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1687	31	on	on	IN
20987	1687	32	the	the	DT
20987	1687	33	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1687	34	'	'	POS
20987	1687	35	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	1687	36	flank	flank	NN
20987	1687	37	at	at	IN
20987	1687	38	Koodoosrand	Koodoosrand	NNP
20987	1687	39	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1687	40	.	.	.
20987	1688	1	These	these	DT
20987	1688	2	crossed	cross	VBD
20987	1688	3	at	at	IN
20987	1688	4	this	this	DT
20987	1688	5	point	point	NN
20987	1688	6	at	at	IN
20987	1688	7	about	about	IN
20987	1688	8	noon	noon	NN
20987	1688	9	and	and	CC
20987	1688	10	fought	fight	VBD
20987	1688	11	west	west	NNP
20987	1688	12	.	.	.
20987	1689	1	An	an	DT
20987	1689	2	hour	hour	NN
20987	1689	3	later	later	RB
20987	1689	4	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1689	5	were	be	VBD
20987	1689	6	supported	support	VBN
20987	1689	7	by	by	IN
20987	1689	8	the	the	DT
20987	1689	9	two	two	CD
20987	1689	10	right	right	JJ
20987	1689	11	--	--	:
20987	1689	12	east	east	NN
20987	1689	13	--	--	:
20987	1689	14	regiments	regiment	NNS
20987	1689	15	of	of	IN
20987	1689	16	the	the	DT
20987	1689	17	British	british	JJ
20987	1689	18	line	line	NN
20987	1689	19	,	,	,
20987	1689	20	which	which	WDT
20987	1689	21	by	by	IN
20987	1689	22	a	a	DT
20987	1689	23	rush	rush	NN
20987	1689	24	reached	reach	VBD
20987	1689	25	the	the	DT
20987	1689	26	river	river	NN
20987	1689	27	below	below	IN
20987	1689	28	Koodoosrand	Koodoosrand	NNP
20987	1689	29	,	,	,
20987	1689	30	where	where	WRB
20987	1689	31	a	a	DT
20987	1689	32	number	number	NN
20987	1689	33	crossed	cross	VBD
20987	1689	34	.	.	.
20987	1690	1	These	these	DT
20987	1690	2	moved	move	VBD
20987	1690	3	west	west	RB
20987	1690	4	in	in	IN
20987	1690	5	two	two	CD
20987	1690	6	parties	party	NNS
20987	1690	7	,	,	,
20987	1690	8	in	in	IN
20987	1690	9	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	1690	10	support	support	NN
20987	1690	11	on	on	IN
20987	1690	12	either	either	DT
20987	1690	13	bank	bank	NN
20987	1690	14	.	.	.
20987	1691	1	The	the	DT
20987	1691	2	frontal	frontal	JJ
20987	1691	3	attack	attack	NN
20987	1691	4	and	and	CC
20987	1691	5	the	the	DT
20987	1691	6	flank	flank	NN
20987	1691	7	movements	movement	NNS
20987	1691	8	so	so	RB
20987	1691	9	far	far	RB
20987	1691	10	stated	state	VBN
20987	1691	11	summarize	summarize	VB
20987	1691	12	the	the	DT
20987	1691	13	details	detail	NNS
20987	1691	14	of	of	IN
20987	1691	15	this	this	DT
20987	1691	16	action	action	NN
20987	1691	17	.	.	.
20987	1692	1	Support	support	NN
20987	1692	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1692	3	sent	send	VBN
20987	1692	4	from	from	IN
20987	1692	5	time	time	NN
20987	1692	6	to	to	IN
20987	1692	7	time	time	NN
20987	1692	8	as	as	IN
20987	1692	9	occasion	occasion	NN
20987	1692	10	demanded	demand	VBD
20987	1692	11	and	and	CC
20987	1692	12	opportunity	opportunity	NN
20987	1692	13	offered	offer	VBN
20987	1692	14	,	,	,
20987	1692	15	especially	especially	RB
20987	1692	16	to	to	IN
20987	1692	17	the	the	DT
20987	1692	18	flanking	flank	VBG
20987	1692	19	parties	party	NNS
20987	1692	20	.	.	.
20987	1693	1	The	the	DT
20987	1693	2	net	net	JJ
20987	1693	3	result	result	NN
20987	1693	4	of	of	IN
20987	1693	5	the	the	DT
20987	1693	6	day	day	NN
20987	1693	7	was	be	VBD
20987	1693	8	that	that	IN
20987	1693	9	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1693	10	's	's	POS
20987	1693	11	force	force	NN
20987	1693	12	,	,	,
20987	1693	13	from	from	IN
20987	1693	14	a	a	DT
20987	1693	15	development	development	NN
20987	1693	16	of	of	IN
20987	1693	17	four	four	CD
20987	1693	18	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1693	19	,	,	,
20987	1693	20	was	be	VBD
20987	1693	21	shortened	shorten	VBN
20987	1693	22	in	in	IN
20987	1693	23	to	to	IN
20987	1693	24	two	two	CD
20987	1693	25	,	,	,
20987	1693	26	the	the	DT
20987	1693	27	British	british	JJ
20987	1693	28	holding	hold	VBG
20987	1693	29	the	the	DT
20987	1693	30	river	river	NN
20987	1693	31	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1693	32	p.285	p.285	NNP
20987	1693	33	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1693	34	banks	bank	NNS
20987	1693	35	above	above	IN
20987	1693	36	and	and	CC
20987	1693	37	below	below	IN
20987	1693	38	that	that	DT
20987	1693	39	stretch	stretch	NN
20987	1693	40	,	,	,
20987	1693	41	with	with	IN
20987	1693	42	considerable	considerable	JJ
20987	1693	43	part	part	NN
20987	1693	44	of	of	IN
20987	1693	45	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1693	46	force	force	NN
20987	1693	47	placed	place	VBD
20987	1693	48	perpendicularly	perpendicularly	RB
20987	1693	49	to	to	IN
20987	1693	50	the	the	DT
20987	1693	51	river	river	NN
20987	1693	52	across	across	IN
20987	1693	53	both	both	CC
20987	1693	54	the	the	DT
20987	1693	55	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1693	56	flanks	flank	NNS
20987	1693	57	,	,	,
20987	1693	58	yet	yet	CC
20987	1693	59	bound	bind	VBN
20987	1693	60	together	together	RB
20987	1693	61	in	in	IN
20987	1693	62	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	1693	63	support	support	NN
20987	1693	64	by	by	IN
20987	1693	65	the	the	DT
20987	1693	66	main	main	JJ
20987	1693	67	body	body	NN
20987	1693	68	,	,	,
20987	1693	69	extended	extend	VBN
20987	1693	70	along	along	IN
20987	1693	71	the	the	DT
20987	1693	72	southern	southern	JJ
20987	1693	73	slope	slope	NN
20987	1693	74	,	,	,
20987	1693	75	ready	ready	JJ
20987	1693	76	to	to	TO
20987	1693	77	reinforce	reinforce	VB
20987	1693	78	in	in	IN
20987	1693	79	either	either	DT
20987	1693	80	direction	direction	NN
20987	1693	81	.	.	.
20987	1694	1	The	the	DT
20987	1694	2	flanking	flank	VBG
20987	1694	3	parties	party	NNS
20987	1694	4	began	begin	VBD
20987	1694	5	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	1694	6	to	to	TO
20987	1694	7	entrench	entrench	VB
20987	1694	8	,	,	,
20987	1694	9	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1694	10	lines	line	NNS
20987	1694	11	running	run	VBG
20987	1694	12	,	,	,
20987	1694	13	as	as	IN
20987	1694	14	already	already	RB
20987	1694	15	intimated	intimate	VBN
20987	1694	16	,	,	,
20987	1694	17	perpendicular	perpendicular	JJ
20987	1694	18	to	to	IN
20987	1694	19	the	the	DT
20987	1694	20	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1694	21	front	front	NN
20987	1694	22	,	,	,
20987	1694	23	and	and	CC
20987	1694	24	facing	face	VBG
20987	1694	25	the	the	DT
20987	1694	26	transverse	transverse	JJ
20987	1694	27	works	work	NNS
20987	1694	28	which	which	WDT
20987	1694	29	the	the	DT
20987	1694	30	latter	latter	JJ
20987	1694	31	had	have	VBD
20987	1694	32	erected	erect	VBN
20987	1694	33	as	as	IN
20987	1694	34	a	a	DT
20987	1694	35	protection	protection	NN
20987	1694	36	against	against	IN
20987	1694	37	enfilading	enfilade	VBG
20987	1694	38	.	.	.
20987	1695	1	The	the	DT
20987	1695	2	British	british	JJ
20987	1695	3	loss	loss	NN
20987	1695	4	this	this	DT
20987	1695	5	day	day	NN
20987	1695	6	is	be	VBZ
20987	1695	7	variously	variously	RB
20987	1695	8	estimated	estimate	VBN
20987	1695	9	from	from	IN
20987	1695	10	1,100	1,100	CD
20987	1695	11	to	to	IN
20987	1695	12	1,250	1,250	CD
20987	1695	13	.	.	.
20987	1696	1	The	the	DT
20987	1696	2	official	official	JJ
20987	1696	3	accounts	account	NNS
20987	1696	4	do	do	VBP
20987	1696	5	not	not	RB
20987	1696	6	particularise	particularise	VB
20987	1696	7	,	,	,
20987	1696	8	but	but	CC
20987	1696	9	give	give	VB
20987	1696	10	as	as	IN
20987	1696	11	the	the	DT
20987	1696	12	total	total	JJ
20987	1696	13	casualties	casualty	NNS
20987	1696	14	,	,	,
20987	1696	15	February	February	NNP
20987	1696	16	16	16	CD
20987	1696	17	-	-	SYM
20987	1696	18	27	27	CD
20987	1696	19	,	,	,
20987	1696	20	killed	kill	VBD
20987	1696	21	255	255	CD
20987	1696	22	,	,	,
20987	1696	23	wounded	wound	VBD
20987	1696	24	1,209	1,209	CD
20987	1696	25	,	,	,
20987	1696	26	missing	miss	VBG
20987	1696	27	70	70	CD
20987	1696	28	.	.	.
20987	1697	1	The	the	DT
20987	1697	2	propriety	propriety	NN
20987	1697	3	of	of	IN
20987	1697	4	the	the	DT
20987	1697	5	frontal	frontal	JJ
20987	1697	6	attack	attack	NN
20987	1697	7	has	have	VBZ
20987	1697	8	been	be	VBN
20987	1697	9	much	much	RB
20987	1697	10	doubted	doubt	VBN
20987	1697	11	.	.	.
20987	1698	1	The	the	DT
20987	1698	2	question	question	NN
20987	1698	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	1698	4	one	one	CD
20987	1698	5	of	of	IN
20987	1698	6	expediency	expediency	NN
20987	1698	7	,	,	,
20987	1698	8	upon	upon	IN
20987	1698	9	which	which	WDT
20987	1698	10	the	the	DT
20987	1698	11	author	author	NN
20987	1698	12	does	do	VBZ
20987	1698	13	not	not	RB
20987	1698	14	presume	presume	VB
20987	1698	15	to	to	TO
20987	1698	16	give	give	VB
20987	1698	17	a	a	DT
20987	1698	18	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1698	19	opinion	opinion	NN
20987	1698	20	.	.	.
20987	1699	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1699	2	may	may	MD
20987	1699	3	be	be	VB
20987	1699	4	remembered	remember	VBN
20987	1699	5	that	that	IN
20987	1699	6	the	the	DT
20987	1699	7	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1699	8	position	position	NN
20987	1699	9	had	have	VBD
20987	1699	10	been	be	VBN
20987	1699	11	hastily	hastily	RB
20987	1699	12	assumed	assume	VBN
20987	1699	13	,	,	,
20987	1699	14	under	under	IN
20987	1699	15	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1699	16	not	not	RB
20987	1699	17	long	long	RB
20987	1699	18	foreseen	foreseen	JJ
20987	1699	19	,	,	,
20987	1699	20	and	and	CC
20987	1699	21	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1699	22	quite	quite	RB
20987	1699	23	possibly	possibly	RB
20987	1699	24	not	not	RB
20987	1699	25	very	very	RB
20987	1699	26	solid	solid	JJ
20987	1699	27	.	.	.
20987	1700	1	The	the	DT
20987	1700	2	fact	fact	NN
20987	1700	3	could	could	MD
20987	1700	4	be	be	VB
20987	1700	5	tested	test	VBN
20987	1700	6	only	only	RB
20987	1700	7	by	by	IN
20987	1700	8	trial	trial	NN
20987	1700	9	.	.	.
20987	1701	1	So	so	RB
20987	1701	2	severe	severe	JJ
20987	1701	3	an	an	DT
20987	1701	4	assault	assault	NN
20987	1701	5	unquestionably	unquestionably	RB
20987	1701	6	tends	tend	VBZ
20987	1701	7	to	to	TO
20987	1701	8	benumb	benumb	VB
20987	1701	9	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1701	10	p.286	p.286	NN
20987	1701	11	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1701	12	the	the	DT
20987	1701	13	victim	victim	NN
20987	1701	14	,	,	,
20987	1701	15	and	and	CC
20987	1701	16	to	to	TO
20987	1701	17	make	make	VB
20987	1701	18	less	less	RBR
20987	1701	19	probable	probable	JJ
20987	1701	20	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1701	21	escape	escape	NN
20987	1701	22	,	,	,
20987	1701	23	quite	quite	RB
20987	1701	24	independent	independent	JJ
20987	1701	25	of	of	IN
20987	1701	26	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1701	27	actual	actual	JJ
20987	1701	28	loss	loss	NN
20987	1701	29	.	.	.
20987	1702	1	Moreover	moreover	RB
20987	1702	2	,	,	,
20987	1702	3	the	the	DT
20987	1702	4	flanking	flank	VBG
20987	1702	5	gains	gain	NNS
20987	1702	6	,	,	,
20987	1702	7	which	which	WDT
20987	1702	8	ultimately	ultimately	RB
20987	1702	9	hastened	hasten	VBD
20987	1702	10	and	and	CC
20987	1702	11	determined	determine	VBD
20987	1702	12	the	the	DT
20987	1702	13	inevitable	inevitable	JJ
20987	1702	14	surrender	surrender	NN
20987	1702	15	,	,	,
20987	1702	16	could	could	MD
20987	1702	17	scarcely	scarcely	RB
20987	1702	18	have	have	VB
20987	1702	19	been	be	VBN
20987	1702	20	secured	secure	VBN
20987	1702	21	except	except	IN
20987	1702	22	under	under	IN
20987	1702	23	the	the	DT
20987	1702	24	stress	stress	NN
20987	1702	25	of	of	IN
20987	1702	26	the	the	DT
20987	1702	27	frontal	frontal	JJ
20987	1702	28	attack	attack	NN
20987	1702	29	.	.	.
20987	1703	1	The	the	DT
20987	1703	2	next	next	JJ
20987	1703	3	day	day	NN
20987	1703	4	,	,	,
20987	1703	5	February	February	NNP
20987	1703	6	19	19	CD
20987	1703	7	,	,	,
20987	1703	8	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1703	9	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1703	10	arrived	arrive	VBD
20987	1703	11	at	at	IN
20987	1703	12	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	1703	13	,	,	,
20987	1703	14	and	and	CC
20987	1703	15	with	with	IN
20987	1703	16	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1703	17	the	the	DT
20987	1703	18	7th	7th	NNP
20987	1703	19	Infantry	Infantry	NNP
20987	1703	20	Division	Division	NNP
20987	1703	21	.	.	.
20987	1704	1	A	a	DT
20987	1704	2	reconnaissance	reconnaissance	NN
20987	1704	3	,	,	,
20987	1704	4	the	the	DT
20987	1704	5	following	follow	VBG
20987	1704	6	afternoon	afternoon	NN
20987	1704	7	,	,	,
20987	1704	8	satisfied	satisfy	VBD
20987	1704	9	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1704	10	that	that	DT
20987	1704	11	assault	assault	NN
20987	1704	12	would	would	MD
20987	1704	13	be	be	VB
20987	1704	14	attended	attend	VBN
20987	1704	15	by	by	IN
20987	1704	16	very	very	RB
20987	1704	17	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1704	18	loss	loss	NN
20987	1704	19	.	.	.
20987	1705	1	He	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1705	2	,	,	,
20987	1705	3	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1705	4	,	,	,
20987	1705	5	ordered	order	VBD
20987	1705	6	a	a	DT
20987	1705	7	bombardment	bombardment	NN
20987	1705	8	,	,	,
20987	1705	9	at	at	IN
20987	1705	10	a	a	DT
20987	1705	11	range	range	NN
20987	1705	12	of	of	IN
20987	1705	13	about	about	IN
20987	1705	14	2,000	2,000	CD
20987	1705	15	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1705	16	,	,	,
20987	1705	17	by	by	IN
20987	1705	18	between	between	IN
20987	1705	19	forty	forty	CD
20987	1705	20	-	-	HYPH
20987	1705	21	five	five	CD
20987	1705	22	and	and	CC
20987	1705	23	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	1705	24	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1705	25	.	.	.
20987	1706	1	Of	of	IN
20987	1706	2	these	these	DT
20987	1706	3	,	,	,
20987	1706	4	rather	rather	RB
20987	1706	5	more	more	JJR
20987	1706	6	than	than	IN
20987	1706	7	half	half	DT
20987	1706	8	were	be	VBD
20987	1706	9	on	on	IN
20987	1706	10	the	the	DT
20987	1706	11	northern	northern	JJ
20987	1706	12	bank	bank	NN
20987	1706	13	and	and	CC
20987	1706	14	in	in	IN
20987	1706	15	enfilading	enfilade	VBG
20987	1706	16	positions	position	NNS
20987	1706	17	.	.	.
20987	1707	1	The	the	DT
20987	1707	2	ground	ground	NN
20987	1707	3	upon	upon	IN
20987	1707	4	which	which	WDT
20987	1707	5	this	this	DT
20987	1707	6	tremendous	tremendous	JJ
20987	1707	7	fire	fire	NN
20987	1707	8	played	play	VBD
20987	1707	9	was	be	VBD
20987	1707	10	some	some	DT
20987	1707	11	two	two	CD
20987	1707	12	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1707	13	long	long	RB
20987	1707	14	by	by	IN
20987	1707	15	a	a	DT
20987	1707	16	half	half	JJ
20987	1707	17	-	-	HYPH
20987	1707	18	mile	mile	NN
20987	1707	19	wide	wide	JJ
20987	1707	20	.	.	.
20987	1708	1	The	the	DT
20987	1708	2	character	character	NN
20987	1708	3	of	of	IN
20987	1708	4	the	the	DT
20987	1708	5	injury	injury	NN
20987	1708	6	is	be	VBZ
20987	1708	7	best	well	RBS
20987	1708	8	told	tell	VBN
20987	1708	9	by	by	IN
20987	1708	10	the	the	DT
20987	1708	11	report	report	NN
20987	1708	12	of	of	IN
20987	1708	13	an	an	DT
20987	1708	14	eye	eye	NN
20987	1708	15	-	-	HYPH
20987	1708	16	witness	witness	NN
20987	1708	17	of	of	IN
20987	1708	18	the	the	DT
20987	1708	19	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1708	20	.	.	.
20987	1709	1	"	"	``
20987	1709	2	Nothing	nothing	NN
20987	1709	3	could	could	MD
20987	1709	4	be	be	VB
20987	1709	5	done	do	VBN
20987	1709	6	but	but	CC
20987	1709	7	crouch	crouch	JJ
20987	1709	8	in	in	IN
20987	1709	9	the	the	DT
20987	1709	10	trenches	trench	NNS
20987	1709	11	and	and	CC
20987	1709	12	wait	wait	VB
20987	1709	13	till	till	IN
20987	1709	14	dusk	dusk	NN
20987	1709	15	prevented	prevent	VBD
20987	1709	16	a	a	DT
20987	1709	17	further	further	JJ
20987	1709	18	attack	attack	NN
20987	1709	19	,	,	,
20987	1709	20	while	while	IN
20987	1709	21	wagon	wagon	NN
20987	1709	22	after	after	IN
20987	1709	23	wagon	wagon	NNP
20987	1709	24	in	in	IN
20987	1709	25	the	the	DT
20987	1709	26	laager	laager	NN
20987	1709	27	caught	catch	VBN
20987	1709	28	fire	fire	NN
20987	1709	29	and	and	CC
20987	1709	30	burned	burn	VBD
20987	1709	31	away	away	RB
20987	1709	32	into	into	IN
20987	1709	33	a	a	DT
20987	1709	34	heap	heap	NN
20987	1709	35	of	of	IN
20987	1709	36	scrap	scrap	NN
20987	1709	37	iron	iron	NN
20987	1709	38	surrounded	surround	VBN
20987	1709	39	by	by	IN
20987	1709	40	wood	wood	NN
20987	1709	41	ashes	ashe	NNS
20987	1709	42	.	.	.
20987	1710	1	The	the	DT
20987	1710	2	desolation	desolation	NN
20987	1710	3	produced	produce	VBD
20987	1710	4	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1710	5	p.287	p.287	NN
20987	1710	6	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1710	7	was	be	VBD
20987	1710	8	fearful	fearful	JJ
20987	1710	9	,	,	,
20987	1710	10	and	and	CC
20987	1710	11	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1710	12	soon	soon	RB
20987	1710	13	became	become	VBD
20987	1710	14	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	1710	15	to	to	TO
20987	1710	16	make	make	VB
20987	1710	17	any	any	DT
20987	1710	18	reply	reply	NN
20987	1710	19	.	.	.
20987	1711	1	The	the	DT
20987	1711	2	losses	loss	NNS
20987	1711	3	inflicted	inflict	VBN
20987	1711	4	upon	upon	IN
20987	1711	5	the	the	DT
20987	1711	6	horses	horse	NNS
20987	1711	7	were	be	VBD
20987	1711	8	the	the	DT
20987	1711	9	turning	turning	NN
20987	1711	10	point	point	NN
20987	1711	11	of	of	IN
20987	1711	12	the	the	DT
20987	1711	13	siege	siege	NN
20987	1711	14	.	.	.
20987	1712	1	So	so	RB
20987	1712	2	enormous	enormous	JJ
20987	1712	3	a	a	DT
20987	1712	4	proportion	proportion	NN
20987	1712	5	(	(	-LRB-
20987	1712	6	estimated	estimate	VBN
20987	1712	7	by	by	IN
20987	1712	8	some	some	DT
20987	1712	9	at	at	IN
20987	1712	10	75	75	CD
20987	1712	11	per	per	NN
20987	1712	12	cent	cent	NN
20987	1712	13	.	.	.
20987	1712	14	)	)	-RRB-
20987	1713	1	of	of	IN
20987	1713	2	the	the	DT
20987	1713	3	horses	horse	NNS
20987	1713	4	,	,	,
20987	1713	5	for	for	IN
20987	1713	6	which	which	WDT
20987	1713	7	no	no	DT
20987	1713	8	protection	protection	NN
20987	1713	9	could	could	MD
20987	1713	10	be	be	VB
20987	1713	11	made	make	VBN
20987	1713	12	,	,	,
20987	1713	13	were	be	VBD
20987	1713	14	lost	lose	VBN
20987	1713	15	,	,	,
20987	1713	16	that	that	IN
20987	1713	17	any	any	DT
20987	1713	18	dash	dash	NN
20987	1713	19	for	for	IN
20987	1713	20	freedom	freedom	NN
20987	1713	21	by	by	IN
20987	1713	22	night	night	NN
20987	1713	23	was	be	VBD
20987	1713	24	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	1713	25	and	and	CC
20987	1713	26	the	the	DT
20987	1713	27	condition	condition	NN
20987	1713	28	of	of	IN
20987	1713	29	the	the	DT
20987	1713	30	laager	laager	NN
20987	1713	31	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	1713	32	became	become	VBD
20987	1713	33	so	so	RB
20987	1713	34	foul	foul	JJ
20987	1713	35	,	,	,
20987	1713	36	that	that	IN
20987	1713	37	that	that	IN
20987	1713	38	alone	alone	RB
20987	1713	39	,	,	,
20987	1713	40	apart	apart	RB
20987	1713	41	from	from	IN
20987	1713	42	the	the	DT
20987	1713	43	want	want	NN
20987	1713	44	of	of	IN
20987	1713	45	food	food	NN
20987	1713	46	,	,	,
20987	1713	47	would	would	MD
20987	1713	48	have	have	VB
20987	1713	49	compelled	compel	VBN
20987	1713	50	an	an	DT
20987	1713	51	early	early	JJ
20987	1713	52	surrender	surrender	NN
20987	1713	53	.	.	.
20987	1714	1	There	there	EX
20987	1714	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1714	3	no	no	DT
20987	1714	4	opportunity	opportunity	NN
20987	1714	5	of	of	IN
20987	1714	6	getting	get	VBG
20987	1714	7	rid	rid	VBN
20987	1714	8	of	of	IN
20987	1714	9	the	the	DT
20987	1714	10	vast	vast	JJ
20987	1714	11	number	number	NN
20987	1714	12	of	of	IN
20987	1714	13	dead	dead	JJ
20987	1714	14	animals	animal	NNS
20987	1714	15	;	;	:
20987	1714	16	burial	burial	NN
20987	1714	17	was	be	VBD
20987	1714	18	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	1714	19	,	,	,
20987	1714	20	and	and	CC
20987	1714	21	the	the	DT
20987	1714	22	low	low	JJ
20987	1714	23	state	state	NN
20987	1714	24	of	of	IN
20987	1714	25	the	the	DT
20987	1714	26	river	river	NN
20987	1714	27	prevented	prevent	VBD
20987	1714	28	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1714	29	from	from	IN
20987	1714	30	sending	send	VBG
20987	1714	31	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1714	32	down	down	IN
20987	1714	33	stream	stream	NN
20987	1714	34	for	for	IN
20987	1714	35	several	several	JJ
20987	1714	36	days	day	NNS
20987	1714	37	;	;	:
20987	1714	38	all	all	DT
20987	1714	39	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1714	40	could	could	MD
20987	1714	41	do	do	VB
20987	1714	42	was	be	VBD
20987	1714	43	to	to	TO
20987	1714	44	drag	drag	VB
20987	1714	45	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1714	46	to	to	IN
20987	1714	47	leeward	leeward	RB
20987	1714	48	of	of	IN
20987	1714	49	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1714	50	camp	camp	NN
20987	1714	51	.	.	.
20987	1715	1	Meanwhile	meanwhile	RB
20987	1715	2	decomposition	decomposition	NN
20987	1715	3	set	set	VBN
20987	1715	4	in	in	RP
20987	1715	5	,	,	,
20987	1715	6	and	and	CC
20987	1715	7	the	the	DT
20987	1715	8	absolute	absolute	JJ
20987	1715	9	need	need	NN
20987	1715	10	of	of	IN
20987	1715	11	clean	clean	JJ
20987	1715	12	air	air	NN
20987	1715	13	caused	cause	VBD
20987	1715	14	a	a	DT
20987	1715	15	serious	serious	JJ
20987	1715	16	rebellion	rebellion	NN
20987	1715	17	in	in	IN
20987	1715	18	the	the	DT
20987	1715	19	camp	camp	NN
20987	1715	20	,	,	,
20987	1715	21	most	most	JJS
20987	1715	22	of	of	IN
20987	1715	23	the	the	DT
20987	1715	24	4,000	4,000	CD
20987	1715	25	men	man	NNS
20987	1715	26	demanding	demand	VBG
20987	1715	27	that	that	DT
20987	1715	28	surrender	surrender	NN
20987	1715	29	should	should	MD
20987	1715	30	be	be	VB
20987	1715	31	made	make	VBN
20987	1715	32	at	at	IN
20987	1715	33	once	once	RB
20987	1715	34	.	.	.
20987	1716	1	When	when	WRB
20987	1716	2	on	on	IN
20987	1716	3	Sunday	Sunday	NNP
20987	1716	4	,	,	,
20987	1716	5	the	the	DT
20987	1716	6	25th	25th	NN
20987	1716	7	,	,	,
20987	1716	8	the	the	DT
20987	1716	9	flood	flood	NN
20987	1716	10	brought	bring	VBD
20987	1716	11	down	down	RP
20987	1716	12	past	past	IN
20987	1716	13	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1716	14	lines	line	NNS
20987	1716	15	an	an	DT
20987	1716	16	unending	unending	JJ
20987	1716	17	series	series	NN
20987	1716	18	of	of	IN
20987	1716	19	dead	dead	JJ
20987	1716	20	animals	animal	NNS
20987	1716	21	that	that	WDT
20987	1716	22	can	can	MD
20987	1716	23	not	not	RB
20987	1716	24	have	have	VB
20987	1716	25	been	be	VBN
20987	1716	26	less	less	JJR
20987	1716	27	than	than	IN
20987	1716	28	1,500	1,500	CD
20987	1716	29	or	or	CC
20987	1716	30	2,000	2,000	CD
20987	1716	31	,	,	,
20987	1716	32	the	the	DT
20987	1716	33	desperate	desperate	JJ
20987	1716	34	straits	strait	NNS
20987	1716	35	of	of	IN
20987	1716	36	the	the	DT
20987	1716	37	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1716	38	were	be	VBD
20987	1716	39	apparent	apparent	JJ
20987	1716	40	indeed	indeed	RB
20987	1716	41	.	.	.
20987	1716	42	"	"	''
20987	1717	1	This	this	DT
20987	1717	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1717	3	p.288	p.288	NN
20987	1717	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1717	5	benumbing	benumb	VBG
20987	1717	6	concentrated	concentrated	JJ
20987	1717	7	gun	gun	NN
20987	1717	8	fire	fire	NN
20987	1717	9	of	of	IN
20987	1717	10	February	February	NNP
20987	1717	11	20	20	CD
20987	1717	12	was	be	VBD
20987	1717	13	not	not	RB
20987	1717	14	repeated	repeat	VBN
20987	1717	15	.	.	.
20987	1718	1	The	the	DT
20987	1718	2	British	British	NNP
20987	1718	3	Commander	Commander	NNP
20987	1718	4	-	-	HYPH
20987	1718	5	in	in	IN
20987	1718	6	-	-	HYPH
20987	1718	7	Chief	chief	NN
20987	1718	8	thenceforth	thenceforth	NN
20987	1718	9	satisfied	satisfy	VBD
20987	1718	10	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1718	11	with	with	IN
20987	1718	12	hemming	hemming	NN
20987	1718	13	in	in	IN
20987	1718	14	the	the	DT
20987	1718	15	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1718	16	,	,	,
20987	1718	17	under	under	IN
20987	1718	18	a	a	DT
20987	1718	19	steady	steady	JJ
20987	1718	20	pressure	pressure	NN
20987	1718	21	,	,	,
20987	1718	22	the	the	DT
20987	1718	23	result	result	NN
20987	1718	24	of	of	IN
20987	1718	25	which	which	WDT
20987	1718	26	could	could	MD
20987	1718	27	not	not	RB
20987	1718	28	be	be	VB
20987	1718	29	doubtful	doubtful	JJ
20987	1718	30	.	.	.
20987	1719	1	A	a	DT
20987	1719	2	few	few	JJ
20987	1719	3	days	day	NNS
20987	1719	4	more	more	RBR
20987	1719	5	or	or	CC
20987	1719	6	less	less	RBR
20987	1719	7	were	be	VBD
20987	1719	8	not	not	RB
20987	1719	9	to	to	TO
20987	1719	10	be	be	VB
20987	1719	11	counted	count	VBN
20987	1719	12	against	against	IN
20987	1719	13	the	the	DT
20987	1719	14	husbanding	husbanding	NN
20987	1719	15	of	of	IN
20987	1719	16	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1719	17	soldiers	soldier	NNS
20987	1719	18	'	'	POS
20987	1719	19	lives	life	NNS
20987	1719	20	,	,	,
20987	1719	21	in	in	IN
20987	1719	22	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1719	23	also	also	RB
20987	1719	24	of	of	IN
20987	1719	25	comparative	comparative	JJ
20987	1719	26	rest	rest	NN
20987	1719	27	,	,	,
20987	1719	28	favourable	favourable	JJ
20987	1719	29	to	to	IN
20987	1719	30	a	a	DT
20987	1719	31	recuperation	recuperation	NN
20987	1719	32	sorely	sorely	RB
20987	1719	33	needed	need	VBN
20987	1719	34	by	by	IN
20987	1719	35	men	man	NNS
20987	1719	36	and	and	CC
20987	1719	37	horses	horse	NNS
20987	1719	38	.	.	.
20987	1720	1	The	the	DT
20987	1720	2	last	last	JJ
20987	1720	3	arrived	arrive	VBN
20987	1720	4	7th	7th	NNP
20987	1720	5	Division	Division	NNP
20987	1720	6	entrenched	entrench	VBD
20987	1720	7	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1720	8	on	on	IN
20987	1720	9	both	both	DT
20987	1720	10	sides	side	NNS
20987	1720	11	of	of	IN
20987	1720	12	the	the	DT
20987	1720	13	river	river	NN
20987	1720	14	--	--	:
20987	1720	15	à	à	DT
20987	1720	16	cheval	cheval	NN
20987	1720	17	,	,	,
20987	1720	18	as	as	IN
20987	1720	19	the	the	DT
20987	1720	20	French	french	JJ
20987	1720	21	phrase	phrase	NN
20987	1720	22	runs	run	VBZ
20987	1720	23	--	--	:
20987	1720	24	to	to	IN
20987	1720	25	the	the	DT
20987	1720	26	eastward	eastward	NN
20987	1720	27	of	of	IN
20987	1720	28	and	and	CC
20987	1720	29	perpendicular	perpendicular	JJ
20987	1720	30	to	to	IN
20987	1720	31	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1720	32	's	's	POS
20987	1720	33	lines	line	NNS
20987	1720	34	,	,	,
20987	1720	35	barring	bar	VBG
20987	1720	36	the	the	DT
20987	1720	37	way	way	NN
20987	1720	38	against	against	IN
20987	1720	39	attempts	attempt	NNS
20987	1720	40	to	to	TO
20987	1720	41	break	break	VB
20987	1720	42	out	out	RP
20987	1720	43	towards	towards	IN
20987	1720	44	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1720	45	,	,	,
20987	1720	46	and	and	CC
20987	1720	47	against	against	IN
20987	1720	48	the	the	DT
20987	1720	49	approach	approach	NN
20987	1720	50	of	of	IN
20987	1720	51	aid	aid	NN
20987	1720	52	from	from	IN
20987	1720	53	that	that	DT
20987	1720	54	quarter	quarter	NN
20987	1720	55	.	.	.
20987	1721	1	The	the	DT
20987	1721	2	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1721	3	were	be	VBD
20987	1721	4	further	further	RB
20987	1721	5	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	1721	6	by	by	IN
20987	1721	7	the	the	DT
20987	1721	8	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1721	9	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	1721	10	,	,	,
20987	1721	11	from	from	IN
20987	1721	12	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1721	13	,	,	,
20987	1721	14	and	and	CC
20987	1721	15	elsewhere	elsewhere	RB
20987	1721	16	,	,	,
20987	1721	17	which	which	WDT
20987	1721	18	began	begin	VBD
20987	1721	19	to	to	TO
20987	1721	20	cluster	cluster	VB
20987	1721	21	round	round	IN
20987	1721	22	the	the	DT
20987	1721	23	scene	scene	NN
20987	1721	24	,	,	,
20987	1721	25	seeking	seek	VBG
20987	1721	26	to	to	TO
20987	1721	27	help	help	VB
20987	1721	28	the	the	DT
20987	1721	29	beleaguered	beleaguered	JJ
20987	1721	30	army	army	NN
20987	1721	31	.	.	.
20987	1722	1	Several	several	JJ
20987	1722	2	smart	smart	JJ
20987	1722	3	actions	action	NNS
20987	1722	4	were	be	VBD
20987	1722	5	fought	fight	VBN
20987	1722	6	,	,	,
20987	1722	7	but	but	CC
20987	1722	8	all	all	DT
20987	1722	9	attempts	attempt	NNS
20987	1722	10	at	at	IN
20987	1722	11	relief	relief	NN
20987	1722	12	were	be	VBD
20987	1722	13	vain	vain	JJ
20987	1722	14	.	.	.
20987	1723	1	The	the	DT
20987	1723	2	approach	approach	NN
20987	1723	3	of	of	IN
20987	1723	4	Majuba	Majuba	NNP
20987	1723	5	Day	Day	NNP
20987	1723	6	--	--	:
20987	1723	7	February	February	NNP
20987	1723	8	27	27	CD
20987	1723	9	-	-	HYPH
20987	1723	10	-appears	-appear	NNS
20987	1723	11	to	to	TO
20987	1723	12	have	have	VB
20987	1723	13	influenced	influence	VBN
20987	1723	14	both	both	DT
20987	1723	15	parties	party	NNS
20987	1723	16	,	,	,
20987	1723	17	hastening	hasten	VBG
20987	1723	18	the	the	DT
20987	1723	19	issue	issue	NN
20987	1723	20	.	.	.
20987	1724	1	The	the	DT
20987	1724	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1724	3	,	,	,
20987	1724	4	huddled	huddle	VBD
20987	1724	5	in	in	IN
20987	1724	6	the	the	DT
20987	1724	7	narrow	narrow	JJ
20987	1724	8	and	and	CC
20987	1724	9	loathsome	loathsome	JJ
20987	1724	10	bed	bed	NN
20987	1724	11	of	of	IN
20987	1724	12	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1724	13	p.289	p.289	NN
20987	1724	14	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1724	15	the	the	DT
20987	1724	16	river	river	NN
20987	1724	17	,	,	,
20987	1724	18	with	with	IN
20987	1724	19	senses	sense	NNS
20987	1724	20	sickened	sicken	VBN
20987	1724	21	by	by	IN
20987	1724	22	the	the	DT
20987	1724	23	disgusting	disgusting	JJ
20987	1724	24	accumulations	accumulation	NNS
20987	1724	25	of	of	IN
20987	1724	26	filth	filth	NN
20987	1724	27	and	and	CC
20987	1724	28	decay	decay	NN
20987	1724	29	inevitable	inevitable	JJ
20987	1724	30	in	in	IN
20987	1724	31	the	the	DT
20987	1724	32	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
20987	1724	33	,	,	,
20987	1724	34	clamoured	clamour	VBN
20987	1724	35	for	for	IN
20987	1724	36	deliverance	deliverance	NN
20987	1724	37	even	even	RB
20987	1724	38	at	at	IN
20987	1724	39	the	the	DT
20987	1724	40	cost	cost	NN
20987	1724	41	of	of	IN
20987	1724	42	surrender	surrender	NN
20987	1724	43	.	.	.
20987	1725	1	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1725	2	,	,	,
20987	1725	3	obstinately	obstinately	RB
20987	1725	4	bent	bent	JJ
20987	1725	5	to	to	TO
20987	1725	6	prolong	prolong	VB
20987	1725	7	to	to	IN
20987	1725	8	the	the	DT
20987	1725	9	utmost	utmost	JJ
20987	1725	10	the	the	DT
20987	1725	11	chance	chance	NN
20987	1725	12	of	of	IN
20987	1725	13	succour	succour	NN
20987	1725	14	,	,	,
20987	1725	15	is	be	VBZ
20987	1725	16	reported	report	VBN
20987	1725	17	to	to	TO
20987	1725	18	have	have	VB
20987	1725	19	promised	promise	VBN
20987	1725	20	at	at	IN
20987	1725	21	last	last	JJ
20987	1725	22	to	to	TO
20987	1725	23	surrender	surrender	VB
20987	1725	24	on	on	IN
20987	1725	25	the	the	DT
20987	1725	26	28th	28th	NN
20987	1725	27	,	,	,
20987	1725	28	but	but	CC
20987	1725	29	by	by	IN
20987	1725	30	no	no	DT
20987	1725	31	means	means	NN
20987	1725	32	on	on	IN
20987	1725	33	the	the	DT
20987	1725	34	date	date	NN
20987	1725	35	illustrated	illustrate	VBN
20987	1725	36	by	by	IN
20987	1725	37	a	a	DT
20987	1725	38	boasted	boasted	JJ
20987	1725	39	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1725	40	victory	victory	NN
20987	1725	41	.	.	.
20987	1726	1	On	on	IN
20987	1726	2	the	the	DT
20987	1726	3	other	other	JJ
20987	1726	4	hand	hand	NN
20987	1726	5	,	,	,
20987	1726	6	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1726	7	is	be	VBZ
20987	1726	8	said	say	VBN
20987	1726	9	that	that	IN
20987	1726	10	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1726	11	was	be	VBD
20987	1726	12	urged	urge	VBN
20987	1726	13	to	to	TO
20987	1726	14	effect	effect	VB
20987	1726	15	the	the	DT
20987	1726	16	consummation	consummation	NN
20987	1726	17	on	on	IN
20987	1726	18	that	that	DT
20987	1726	19	day	day	NN
20987	1726	20	,	,	,
20987	1726	21	in	in	IN
20987	1726	22	grateful	grateful	JJ
20987	1726	23	expiation	expiation	NN
20987	1726	24	of	of	IN
20987	1726	25	the	the	DT
20987	1726	26	disaster	disaster	NN
20987	1726	27	that	that	WDT
20987	1726	28	had	have	VBD
20987	1726	29	ever	ever	RB
20987	1726	30	since	since	IN
20987	1726	31	rankled	rankle	VBN
20987	1726	32	in	in	IN
20987	1726	33	British	british	JJ
20987	1726	34	remembrance	remembrance	NN
20987	1726	35	.	.	.
20987	1727	1	One	one	CD
20987	1727	2	of	of	IN
20987	1727	3	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1727	4	brigadiers	brigadier	NNS
20987	1727	5	,	,	,
20987	1727	6	Hector	Hector	NNP
20987	1727	7	MacDonald	MacDonald	NNP
20987	1727	8	,	,	,
20987	1727	9	now	now	RB
20987	1727	10	lying	lie	VBG
20987	1727	11	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	1727	12	,	,	,
20987	1727	13	had	have	VBD
20987	1727	14	been	be	VBN
20987	1727	15	present	present	JJ
20987	1727	16	at	at	IN
20987	1727	17	the	the	DT
20987	1727	18	earlier	early	JJR
20987	1727	19	humiliation	humiliation	NN
20987	1727	20	,	,	,
20987	1727	21	and	and	CC
20987	1727	22	recalled	recall	VBD
20987	1727	23	the	the	DT
20987	1727	24	date	date	NN
20987	1727	25	to	to	IN
20987	1727	26	the	the	DT
20987	1727	27	Commander	Commander	NNP
20987	1727	28	-	-	HYPH
20987	1727	29	in	in	IN
20987	1727	30	-	-	HYPH
20987	1727	31	Chief	chief	NN
20987	1727	32	.	.	.
20987	1728	1	However	however	RB
20987	1728	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1728	3	be	be	VBP
20987	1728	4	,	,	,
20987	1728	5	a	a	DT
20987	1728	6	plan	plan	NN
20987	1728	7	was	be	VBD
20987	1728	8	adopted	adopt	VBN
20987	1728	9	which	which	WDT
20987	1728	10	brought	bring	VBD
20987	1728	11	about	about	RP
20987	1728	12	the	the	DT
20987	1728	13	desired	desire	VBN
20987	1728	14	coincidence	coincidence	NN
20987	1728	15	.	.	.
20987	1729	1	Ever	ever	RB
20987	1729	2	since	since	IN
20987	1729	3	the	the	DT
20987	1729	4	18th	18th	NN
20987	1729	5	,	,	,
20987	1729	6	the	the	DT
20987	1729	7	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	1729	8	of	of	IN
20987	1729	9	which	which	WDT
20987	1729	10	the	the	DT
20987	1729	11	Canadian	Canadian	NNP
20987	1729	12	Regiment	Regiment	NNP
20987	1729	13	formed	form	VBN
20987	1729	14	part	part	NN
20987	1729	15	had	have	VBD
20987	1729	16	held	hold	VBN
20987	1729	17	the	the	DT
20987	1729	18	position	position	NN
20987	1729	19	then	then	RB
20987	1729	20	gained	gain	VBD
20987	1729	21	on	on	IN
20987	1729	22	the	the	DT
20987	1729	23	north	north	NNP
20987	1729	24	bank	bank	NN
20987	1729	25	,	,	,
20987	1729	26	on	on	IN
20987	1729	27	the	the	DT
20987	1729	28	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1729	29	's	's	POS
20987	1729	30	west	west	NNP
20987	1729	31	flank	flank	NNP
20987	1729	32	.	.	.
20987	1730	1	There	there	RB
20987	1730	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1730	3	occupied	occupy	VBD
20987	1730	4	a	a	DT
20987	1730	5	trench	trench	NN
20987	1730	6	,	,	,
20987	1730	7	running	run	VBG
20987	1730	8	700	700	CD
20987	1730	9	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1730	10	north	north	RB
20987	1730	11	from	from	IN
20987	1730	12	the	the	DT
20987	1730	13	river	river	NN
20987	1730	14	.	.	.
20987	1731	1	In	in	IN
20987	1731	2	the	the	DT
20987	1731	3	early	early	JJ
20987	1731	4	hours	hour	NNS
20987	1731	5	of	of	IN
20987	1731	6	February	February	NNP
20987	1731	7	27	27	CD
20987	1731	8	,	,	,
20987	1731	9	long	long	RB
20987	1731	10	before	before	IN
20987	1731	11	daybreak	daybreak	NN
20987	1731	12	,	,	,
20987	1731	13	three	three	CD
20987	1731	14	companies	company	NNS
20987	1731	15	of	of	IN
20987	1731	16	the	the	DT
20987	1731	17	Canadians	Canadians	NNPS
20987	1731	18	,	,	,
20987	1731	19	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1731	20	p.290	p.290	NN
20987	1731	21	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1731	22	acting	act	VBG
20987	1731	23	under	under	IN
20987	1731	24	specific	specific	JJ
20987	1731	25	orders	order	NNS
20987	1731	26	,	,	,
20987	1731	27	quitted	quit	VBD
20987	1731	28	the	the	DT
20987	1731	29	trench	trench	NN
20987	1731	30	and	and	CC
20987	1731	31	moved	move	VBD
20987	1731	32	towards	towards	IN
20987	1731	33	the	the	DT
20987	1731	34	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1731	35	,	,	,
20987	1731	36	followed	follow	VBD
20987	1731	37	close	close	RB
20987	1731	38	at	at	IN
20987	1731	39	heel	heel	NN
20987	1731	40	by	by	IN
20987	1731	41	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	1731	42	engineer	engineer	NN
20987	1731	43	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1731	44	.	.	.
20987	1732	1	In	in	IN
20987	1732	2	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1732	3	silent	silent	JJ
20987	1732	4	advance	advance	NN
20987	1732	5	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1732	6	approached	approach	VBD
20987	1732	7	to	to	IN
20987	1732	8	eighty	eighty	CD
20987	1732	9	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1732	10	of	of	IN
20987	1732	11	the	the	DT
20987	1732	12	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1732	13	traverse	traverse	NN
20987	1732	14	trench	trench	NN
20987	1732	15	before	before	IN
20987	1732	16	discovered	discover	VBN
20987	1732	17	.	.	.
20987	1733	1	Then	then	RB
20987	1733	2	a	a	DT
20987	1733	3	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1733	4	and	and	CC
20987	1733	5	continuous	continuous	JJ
20987	1733	6	fire	fire	NN
20987	1733	7	burst	burst	VBD
20987	1733	8	forth	forth	RB
20987	1733	9	,	,	,
20987	1733	10	lasting	last	VBG
20987	1733	11	for	for	IN
20987	1733	12	fifteen	fifteen	CD
20987	1733	13	minutes	minute	NNS
20987	1733	14	without	without	IN
20987	1733	15	intermission	intermission	NN
20987	1733	16	.	.	.
20987	1734	1	The	the	DT
20987	1734	2	Canadians	Canadians	NNPS
20987	1734	3	lying	lie	VBG
20987	1734	4	down	down	RP
20987	1734	5	replied	reply	VBD
20987	1734	6	,	,	,
20987	1734	7	while	while	IN
20987	1734	8	the	the	DT
20987	1734	9	engineers	engineer	NNS
20987	1734	10	close	close	RB
20987	1734	11	behind	behind	IN
20987	1734	12	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1734	13	dug	dig	VBD
20987	1734	14	,	,	,
20987	1734	15	till	till	IN
20987	1734	16	a	a	DT
20987	1734	17	trench	trench	NN
20987	1734	18	100	100	CD
20987	1734	19	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1734	20	long	long	JJ
20987	1734	21	,	,	,
20987	1734	22	and	and	CC
20987	1734	23	giving	give	VBG
20987	1734	24	good	good	JJ
20987	1734	25	cover	cover	NN
20987	1734	26	,	,	,
20987	1734	27	ran	run	VBD
20987	1734	28	from	from	IN
20987	1734	29	the	the	DT
20987	1734	30	bank	bank	NN
20987	1734	31	to	to	IN
20987	1734	32	the	the	DT
20987	1734	33	north	north	NN
20987	1734	34	.	.	.
20987	1735	1	Into	into	IN
20987	1735	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1735	3	,	,	,
20987	1735	4	when	when	WRB
20987	1735	5	finished	finish	VBN
20987	1735	6	,	,	,
20987	1735	7	the	the	DT
20987	1735	8	Canadians	Canadians	NNPS
20987	1735	9	retired	retire	VBD
20987	1735	10	.	.	.
20987	1736	1	The	the	DT
20987	1736	2	game	game	NN
20987	1736	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1736	4	won	win	VBN
20987	1736	5	.	.	.
20987	1737	1	To	to	TO
20987	1737	2	quote	quote	VB
20987	1737	3	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1737	4	'	'	POS
20987	1737	5	telegram	telegram	NN
20987	1737	6	,	,	,
20987	1737	7	"	"	''
20987	1737	8	At	at	IN
20987	1737	9	3	3	CD
20987	1737	10	A.M.	A.M.	NNP
20987	1737	11	to	to	IN
20987	1737	12	-	-	HYPH
20987	1737	13	day	day	NN
20987	1737	14	a	a	DT
20987	1737	15	most	most	RBS
20987	1737	16	dashing	dashing	JJ
20987	1737	17	advance	advance	NN
20987	1737	18	made	make	VBN
20987	1737	19	by	by	IN
20987	1737	20	the	the	DT
20987	1737	21	Canadian	canadian	JJ
20987	1737	22	Regiment	Regiment	NNP
20987	1737	23	and	and	CC
20987	1737	24	some	some	DT
20987	1737	25	engineers	engineer	NNS
20987	1737	26	,	,	,
20987	1737	27	supported	support	VBN
20987	1737	28	by	by	IN
20987	1737	29	the	the	DT
20987	1737	30	1st	1st	JJ
20987	1737	31	Gordon	Gordon	NNP
20987	1737	32	Highlanders	Highlanders	NNPS
20987	1737	33	and	and	CC
20987	1737	34	2nd	2nd	NNP
20987	1737	35	Shropshires	Shropshires	NNPS
20987	1737	36	,	,	,
20987	1737	37	resulted	result	VBD
20987	1737	38	in	in	IN
20987	1737	39	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1737	40	gaining	gain	VBG
20987	1737	41	a	a	DT
20987	1737	42	point	point	NN
20987	1737	43	some	some	DT
20987	1737	44	600	600	CD
20987	1737	45	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1737	46	nearer	nearer	IN
20987	1737	47	the	the	DT
20987	1737	48	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1737	49	,	,	,
20987	1737	50	and	and	CC
20987	1737	51	within	within	IN
20987	1737	52	eighty	eighty	CD
20987	1737	53	yards	yard	NNS
20987	1737	54	of	of	IN
20987	1737	55	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1737	56	trenches	trench	NNS
20987	1737	57	.	.	.
20987	1738	1	This	this	DT
20987	1738	2	apparently	apparently	RB
20987	1738	3	clinched	clinch	VBD
20987	1738	4	matters	matter	NNS
20987	1738	5	.	.	.
20987	1738	6	"	"	''
20987	1739	1	The	the	DT
20987	1739	2	new	new	JJ
20987	1739	3	position	position	NN
20987	1739	4	,	,	,
20987	1739	5	which	which	WDT
20987	1739	6	passed	pass	VBD
20987	1739	7	the	the	DT
20987	1739	8	power	power	NN
20987	1739	9	of	of	IN
20987	1739	10	the	the	DT
20987	1739	11	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1739	12	to	to	TO
20987	1739	13	force	force	VB
20987	1739	14	,	,	,
20987	1739	15	enfiladed	enfilade	VBN
20987	1739	16	securely	securely	RB
20987	1739	17	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1739	18	rifle	rifle	NN
20987	1739	19	-	-	HYPH
20987	1739	20	trenches	trench	NNS
20987	1739	21	along	along	IN
20987	1739	22	the	the	DT
20987	1739	23	river	river	NN
20987	1739	24	,	,	,
20987	1739	25	and	and	CC
20987	1739	26	took	take	VBD
20987	1739	27	in	in	RP
20987	1739	28	rear	rear	JJ
20987	1739	29	the	the	DT
20987	1739	30	advanced	advanced	JJ
20987	1739	31	works	work	NNS
20987	1739	32	to	to	IN
20987	1739	33	the	the	DT
20987	1739	34	north	north	NN
20987	1739	35	.	.	.
20987	1740	1	At	at	IN
20987	1740	2	daylight	daylight	NN
20987	1740	3	of	of	IN
20987	1740	4	Majuba	Majuba	NNP
20987	1740	5	Day	Day	NNP
20987	1740	6	,	,	,
20987	1740	7	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1740	8	p.291	p.291	NNP
20987	1740	9	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1740	10	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1740	11	sent	send	VBD
20987	1740	12	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1740	13	a	a	DT
20987	1740	14	letter	letter	NN
20987	1740	15	saying	say	VBG
20987	1740	16	that	that	IN
20987	1740	17	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1740	18	surrendered	surrender	VBD
20987	1740	19	unconditionally	unconditionally	RB
20987	1740	20	.	.	.
20987	1741	1	Briefly	briefly	RB
20987	1741	2	summarized	summarize	VBN
20987	1741	3	,	,	,
20987	1741	4	this	this	DT
20987	1741	5	achievement	achievement	NN
20987	1741	6	of	of	IN
20987	1741	7	the	the	DT
20987	1741	8	British	British	NNP
20987	1741	9	Army	Army	NNP
20987	1741	10	was	be	VBD
20987	1741	11	the	the	DT
20987	1741	12	dislodgment	dislodgment	NN
20987	1741	13	of	of	IN
20987	1741	14	an	an	DT
20987	1741	15	inferior	inferior	JJ
20987	1741	16	force	force	NN
20987	1741	17	from	from	IN
20987	1741	18	an	an	DT
20987	1741	19	extremely	extremely	RB
20987	1741	20	formidable	formidable	JJ
20987	1741	21	position	position	NN
20987	1741	22	--	--	:
20987	1741	23	at	at	IN
20987	1741	24	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	1741	25	--	--	:
20987	1741	26	at	at	IN
20987	1741	27	the	the	DT
20987	1741	28	least	least	JJS
20987	1741	29	loss	loss	NN
20987	1741	30	to	to	IN
20987	1741	31	the	the	DT
20987	1741	32	victors	victor	NNS
20987	1741	33	,	,	,
20987	1741	34	by	by	IN
20987	1741	35	a	a	DT
20987	1741	36	secret	secret	JJ
20987	1741	37	and	and	CC
20987	1741	38	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	1741	39	flank	flank	NNP
20987	1741	40	march	march	NNP
20987	1741	41	,	,	,
20987	1741	42	followed	follow	VBN
20987	1741	43	by	by	IN
20987	1741	44	a	a	DT
20987	1741	45	swift	swift	JJ
20987	1741	46	pursuit	pursuit	NN
20987	1741	47	,	,	,
20987	1741	48	ending	end	VBG
20987	1741	49	in	in	IN
20987	1741	50	the	the	DT
20987	1741	51	enforced	enforce	VBN
20987	1741	52	surrender	surrender	NN
20987	1741	53	of	of	IN
20987	1741	54	a	a	DT
20987	1741	55	portion	portion	NN
20987	1741	56	that	that	WDT
20987	1741	57	sought	seek	VBD
20987	1741	58	escape	escape	NN
20987	1741	59	in	in	IN
20987	1741	60	flight	flight	NN
20987	1741	61	.	.	.
20987	1742	1	Incidentally	incidentally	RB
20987	1742	2	,	,	,
20987	1742	3	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1742	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1742	5	relieved	relieve	VBN
20987	1742	6	.	.	.
20987	1743	1	Such	such	JJ
20987	1743	2	effects	effect	NNS
20987	1743	3	,	,	,
20987	1743	4	by	by	IN
20987	1743	5	such	such	JJ
20987	1743	6	use	use	NN
20987	1743	7	of	of	IN
20987	1743	8	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1743	9	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1743	10	,	,	,
20987	1743	11	without	without	IN
20987	1743	12	which	which	WDT
20987	1743	13	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1743	14	can	can	MD
20987	1743	15	not	not	RB
20987	1743	16	be	be	VB
20987	1743	17	accomplished	accomplish	VBN
20987	1743	18	,	,	,
20987	1743	19	are	be	VBP
20987	1743	20	always	always	RB
20987	1743	21	the	the	DT
20987	1743	22	object	object	NN
20987	1743	23	of	of	IN
20987	1743	24	war	war	NN
20987	1743	25	,	,	,
20987	1743	26	which	which	WDT
20987	1743	27	aims	aim	VBZ
20987	1743	28	not	not	RB
20987	1743	29	at	at	IN
20987	1743	30	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	1743	31	,	,	,
20987	1743	32	but	but	CC
20987	1743	33	at	at	IN
20987	1743	34	results	result	NNS
20987	1743	35	.	.	.
20987	1744	1	To	to	TO
20987	1744	2	estimate	estimate	VB
20987	1744	3	duly	duly	RB
20987	1744	4	the	the	DT
20987	1744	5	operation	operation	NN
20987	1744	6	,	,	,
20987	1744	7	regard	regard	NN
20987	1744	8	must	must	MD
20987	1744	9	be	be	VB
20987	1744	10	had	have	VBN
20987	1744	11	to	to	IN
20987	1744	12	the	the	DT
20987	1744	13	impediments	impediment	NNS
20987	1744	14	to	to	IN
20987	1744	15	movement	movement	NN
20987	1744	16	,	,	,
20987	1744	17	the	the	DT
20987	1744	18	overcoming	overcoming	NN
20987	1744	19	of	of	IN
20987	1744	20	which	which	WDT
20987	1744	21	gave	give	VBD
20987	1744	22	success	success	NN
20987	1744	23	.	.	.
20987	1745	1	The	the	DT
20987	1745	2	larger	large	JJR
20987	1745	3	force	force	NN
20987	1745	4	,	,	,
20987	1745	5	to	to	TO
20987	1745	6	compass	compass	VB
20987	1745	7	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1745	8	object	object	NN
20987	1745	9	,	,	,
20987	1745	10	had	have	VBD
20987	1745	11	to	to	TO
20987	1745	12	reach	reach	VB
20987	1745	13	secretly	secretly	RB
20987	1745	14	and	and	CC
20987	1745	15	rapidly	rapidly	RB
20987	1745	16	positions	position	NNS
20987	1745	17	which	which	WDT
20987	1745	18	interposed	interpose	VBD
20987	1745	19	decisively	decisively	RB
20987	1745	20	between	between	IN
20987	1745	21	the	the	DT
20987	1745	22	inferior	inferior	JJ
20987	1745	23	and	and	CC
20987	1745	24	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1745	25	line	line	NN
20987	1745	26	of	of	IN
20987	1745	27	communications	communication	NNS
20987	1745	28	and	and	CC
20987	1745	29	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1745	30	.	.	.
20987	1746	1	To	to	TO
20987	1746	2	do	do	VB
20987	1746	3	this	this	DT
20987	1746	4	secretly	secretly	RB
20987	1746	5	,	,	,
20987	1746	6	a	a	DT
20987	1746	7	large	large	JJ
20987	1746	8	circuit	circuit	NN
20987	1746	9	must	must	MD
20987	1746	10	be	be	VB
20987	1746	11	made	make	VBN
20987	1746	12	;	;	:
20987	1746	13	that	that	DT
20987	1746	14	is	is	RB
20987	1746	15	,	,	,
20987	1746	16	a	a	DT
20987	1746	17	road	road	NN
20987	1746	18	must	must	MD
20987	1746	19	be	be	VB
20987	1746	20	taken	take	VBN
20987	1746	21	far	far	RB
20987	1746	22	beyond	beyond	IN
20987	1746	23	the	the	DT
20987	1746	24	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1746	25	's	's	POS
20987	1746	26	ken	ken	NN
20987	1746	27	,	,	,
20987	1746	28	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1746	29	much	much	RB
20987	1746	30	longer	long	RBR
20987	1746	31	than	than	IN
20987	1746	32	that	that	IN
20987	1746	33	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1746	34	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1746	35	would	would	MD
20987	1746	36	traverse	traverse	VB
20987	1746	37	to	to	TO
20987	1746	38	pass	pass	VB
20987	1746	39	the	the	DT
20987	1746	40	same	same	JJ
20987	1746	41	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	1746	42	points	point	NNS
20987	1746	43	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1746	44	p.292	p.292	NN
20987	1746	45	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1746	46	and	and	CC
20987	1746	47	thereby	thereby	RB
20987	1746	48	evade	evade	NN
20987	1746	49	interception	interception	NN
20987	1746	50	.	.	.
20987	1747	1	The	the	DT
20987	1747	2	question	question	NN
20987	1747	3	is	be	VBZ
20987	1747	4	one	one	CD
20987	1747	5	of	of	IN
20987	1747	6	exterior	exterior	NN
20987	1747	7	and	and	CC
20987	1747	8	interior	interior	JJ
20987	1747	9	lines	line	NNS
20987	1747	10	,	,	,
20987	1747	11	and	and	CC
20987	1747	12	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1747	13	of	of	IN
20987	1747	14	speed	speed	NN
20987	1747	15	.	.	.
20987	1748	1	Speed	speed	NN
20987	1748	2	in	in	IN
20987	1748	3	a	a	DT
20987	1748	4	country	country	NN
20987	1748	5	without	without	IN
20987	1748	6	resources	resource	NNS
20987	1748	7	,	,	,
20987	1748	8	and	and	CC
20987	1748	9	especially	especially	RB
20987	1748	10	when	when	WRB
20987	1748	11	opposed	oppose	VBN
20987	1748	12	to	to	IN
20987	1748	13	an	an	DT
20987	1748	14	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1748	15	notoriously	notoriously	RB
20987	1748	16	mobile	mobile	NNP
20987	1748	17	,	,	,
20987	1748	18	means	mean	VBZ
20987	1748	19	not	not	RB
20987	1748	20	only	only	RB
20987	1748	21	hard	hard	JJ
20987	1748	22	legging	legging	NN
20987	1748	23	and	and	CC
20987	1748	24	much	much	JJ
20987	1748	25	privation	privation	NN
20987	1748	26	,	,	,
20987	1748	27	but	but	CC
20987	1748	28	very	very	RB
20987	1748	29	high	high	JJ
20987	1748	30	organisation	organisation	NN
20987	1748	31	of	of	IN
20987	1748	32	transport	transport	NN
20987	1748	33	,	,	,
20987	1748	34	to	to	TO
20987	1748	35	insure	insure	VB
20987	1748	36	even	even	RB
20987	1748	37	a	a	DT
20987	1748	38	bare	bare	JJ
20987	1748	39	sufficiency	sufficiency	NN
20987	1748	40	of	of	IN
20987	1748	41	support	support	NN
20987	1748	42	.	.	.
20987	1749	1	By	by	IN
20987	1749	2	virtue	virtue	NN
20987	1749	3	of	of	IN
20987	1749	4	the	the	DT
20987	1749	5	interior	interior	JJ
20987	1749	6	line	line	NN
20987	1749	7	,	,	,
20987	1749	8	notwithstanding	notwithstanding	IN
20987	1749	9	the	the	DT
20987	1749	10	rapidity	rapidity	NN
20987	1749	11	with	with	IN
20987	1749	12	which	which	WDT
20987	1749	13	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1749	14	'	'	POS
20987	1749	15	men	man	NNS
20987	1749	16	and	and	CC
20987	1749	17	horses	horse	NNS
20987	1749	18	moved	move	VBD
20987	1749	19	,	,	,
20987	1749	20	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1749	21	got	get	VBD
20987	1749	22	past	past	IN
20987	1749	23	the	the	DT
20987	1749	24	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	1749	25	points	point	NNS
20987	1749	26	;	;	:
20987	1749	27	but	but	CC
20987	1749	28	for	for	IN
20987	1749	29	French	French	NNP
20987	1749	30	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1749	31	might	may	MD
20987	1749	32	have	have	VB
20987	1749	33	escaped	escape	VBN
20987	1749	34	.	.	.
20987	1750	1	His	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1750	2	success	success	NN
20987	1750	3	in	in	IN
20987	1750	4	this	this	DT
20987	1750	5	changed	change	VBN
20987	1750	6	instantly	instantly	RB
20987	1750	7	the	the	DT
20987	1750	8	whole	whole	JJ
20987	1750	9	direction	direction	NN
20987	1750	10	of	of	IN
20987	1750	11	the	the	DT
20987	1750	12	British	british	JJ
20987	1750	13	operation	operation	NN
20987	1750	14	.	.	.
20987	1751	1	Trains	train	NNS
20987	1751	2	directed	direct	VBD
20987	1751	3	upon	upon	IN
20987	1751	4	one	one	CD
20987	1751	5	expectation	expectation	NN
20987	1751	6	had	have	VBD
20987	1751	7	to	to	TO
20987	1751	8	be	be	VB
20987	1751	9	diverted	divert	VBN
20987	1751	10	elsewhere	elsewhere	RB
20987	1751	11	,	,	,
20987	1751	12	which	which	WDT
20987	1751	13	means	mean	VBZ
20987	1751	14	not	not	RB
20987	1751	15	the	the	DT
20987	1751	16	mere	mere	JJ
20987	1751	17	turning	turning	NN
20987	1751	18	round	round	NN
20987	1751	19	of	of	IN
20987	1751	20	waggons	waggon	NNS
20987	1751	21	,	,	,
20987	1751	22	but	but	CC
20987	1751	23	the	the	DT
20987	1751	24	reversal	reversal	NN
20987	1751	25	of	of	IN
20987	1751	26	a	a	DT
20987	1751	27	complicated	complicated	JJ
20987	1751	28	machinery	machinery	NN
20987	1751	29	working	work	VBG
20987	1751	30	at	at	IN
20987	1751	31	high	high	JJ
20987	1751	32	pressure	pressure	NN
20987	1751	33	;	;	:
20987	1751	34	perhaps	perhaps	RB
20987	1751	35	rather	rather	RB
20987	1751	36	the	the	DT
20987	1751	37	redistribution	redistribution	NN
20987	1751	38	of	of	IN
20987	1751	39	parts	part	NNS
20987	1751	40	in	in	IN
20987	1751	41	an	an	DT
20987	1751	42	engine	engine	NN
20987	1751	43	while	while	IN
20987	1751	44	in	in	IN
20987	1751	45	actual	actual	JJ
20987	1751	46	operation	operation	NN
20987	1751	47	.	.	.
20987	1752	1	That	that	IN
20987	1752	2	the	the	DT
20987	1752	3	transport	transport	NN
20987	1752	4	system	system	NN
20987	1752	5	under	under	IN
20987	1752	6	this	this	DT
20987	1752	7	extreme	extreme	JJ
20987	1752	8	test	test	NN
20987	1752	9	stood	stand	VBD
20987	1752	10	the	the	DT
20987	1752	11	strain	strain	NN
20987	1752	12	without	without	IN
20987	1752	13	dislocation	dislocation	NN
20987	1752	14	,	,	,
20987	1752	15	though	though	IN
20987	1752	16	with	with	IN
20987	1752	17	necessarily	necessarily	RB
20987	1752	18	lessened	lessen	VBN
20987	1752	19	output	output	NN
20987	1752	20	,	,	,
20987	1752	21	is	be	VBZ
20987	1752	22	as	as	RB
20987	1752	23	creditable	creditable	JJ
20987	1752	24	as	as	IN
20987	1752	25	the	the	DT
20987	1752	26	patient	patient	JJ
20987	1752	27	fortitude	fortitude	NN
20987	1752	28	of	of	IN
20987	1752	29	the	the	DT
20987	1752	30	hosts	host	NNS
20987	1752	31	,	,	,
20987	1752	32	who	who	WP
20987	1752	33	lacking	lack	VBG
20987	1752	34	full	full	JJ
20987	1752	35	food	food	NN
20987	1752	36	and	and	CC
20987	1752	37	water	water	NN
20987	1752	38	,	,	,
20987	1752	39	toiled	toil	VBN
20987	1752	40	uncomplainingly	uncomplainingly	RB
20987	1752	41	in	in	IN
20987	1752	42	pursuit	pursuit	NN
20987	1752	43	,	,	,
20987	1752	44	under	under	IN
20987	1752	45	the	the	DT
20987	1752	46	burning	burning	JJ
20987	1752	47	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1752	48	p.293	p.293	NN
20987	1752	49	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1752	50	sun	sun	NN
20987	1752	51	,	,	,
20987	1752	52	not	not	RB
20987	1752	53	knowing	know	VBG
20987	1752	54	but	but	CC
20987	1752	55	that	that	IN
20987	1752	56	after	after	IN
20987	1752	57	all	all	DT
20987	1752	58	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1752	59	labour	labour	NN
20987	1752	60	would	would	MD
20987	1752	61	be	be	VB
20987	1752	62	in	in	IN
20987	1752	63	vain	vain	JJ
20987	1752	64	.	.	.
20987	1753	1	The	the	DT
20987	1753	2	final	final	JJ
20987	1753	3	,	,	,
20987	1753	4	and	and	CC
20987	1753	5	successful	successful	JJ
20987	1753	6	,	,	,
20987	1753	7	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1753	8	of	of	IN
20987	1753	9	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1753	10	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1753	11	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1753	12	for	for	IN
20987	1753	13	the	the	DT
20987	1753	14	relief	relief	NN
20987	1753	15	of	of	IN
20987	1753	16	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1753	17	were	be	VBD
20987	1753	18	almost	almost	RB
20987	1753	19	exactly	exactly	RB
20987	1753	20	coincident	coincident	JJ
20987	1753	21	,	,	,
20987	1753	22	in	in	IN
20987	1753	23	beginning	beginning	NN
20987	1753	24	and	and	CC
20987	1753	25	in	in	IN
20987	1753	26	duration	duration	NN
20987	1753	27	,	,	,
20987	1753	28	with	with	IN
20987	1753	29	those	those	DT
20987	1753	30	of	of	IN
20987	1753	31	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1753	32	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1753	33	which	which	WDT
20987	1753	34	ended	end	VBD
20987	1753	35	in	in	IN
20987	1753	36	the	the	DT
20987	1753	37	surrender	surrender	NN
20987	1753	38	of	of	IN
20987	1753	39	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1753	40	.	.	.
20987	1754	1	There	there	EX
20987	1754	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1754	3	even	even	RB
20987	1754	4	a	a	DT
20987	1754	5	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1754	6	close	close	JJ
20987	1754	7	approach	approach	NN
20987	1754	8	to	to	IN
20987	1754	9	synchronism	synchronism	NN
20987	1754	10	in	in	IN
20987	1754	11	dates	date	NNS
20987	1754	12	of	of	IN
20987	1754	13	the	the	DT
20987	1754	14	more	more	RBR
20987	1754	15	conspicuous	conspicuous	JJ
20987	1754	16	incidents	incident	NNS
20987	1754	17	in	in	IN
20987	1754	18	each	each	DT
20987	1754	19	.	.	.
20987	1755	1	On	on	IN
20987	1755	2	the	the	DT
20987	1755	3	11th	11th	NN
20987	1755	4	of	of	IN
20987	1755	5	February	February	NNP
20987	1755	6	,	,	,
20987	1755	7	when	when	WRB
20987	1755	8	the	the	DT
20987	1755	9	departure	departure	NN
20987	1755	10	of	of	IN
20987	1755	11	French	French	NNP
20987	1755	12	began	begin	VBD
20987	1755	13	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1755	14	'	'	POS
20987	1755	15	turning	turning	NN
20987	1755	16	movement	movement	NN
20987	1755	17	,	,	,
20987	1755	18	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1755	19	's	's	POS
20987	1755	20	force	force	NN
20987	1755	21	was	be	VBD
20987	1755	22	again	again	RB
20987	1755	23	assembled	assemble	VBN
20987	1755	24	at	at	IN
20987	1755	25	Chieveley	Chieveley	NNP
20987	1755	26	.	.	.
20987	1756	1	The	the	DT
20987	1756	2	following	follow	VBG
20987	1756	3	day	day	NN
20987	1756	4	the	the	DT
20987	1756	5	direction	direction	NN
20987	1756	6	of	of	IN
20987	1756	7	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1756	8	next	next	JJ
20987	1756	9	effort	effort	NN
20987	1756	10	was	be	VBD
20987	1756	11	indicated	indicate	VBN
20987	1756	12	by	by	IN
20987	1756	13	the	the	DT
20987	1756	14	occupation	occupation	NN
20987	1756	15	of	of	IN
20987	1756	16	Hussar	Hussar	NNP
20987	1756	17	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1756	18	,	,	,
20987	1756	19	south	south	NN
20987	1756	20	of	of	IN
20987	1756	21	Hlangwane	Hlangwane	NNP
20987	1756	22	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1756	23	,	,	,
20987	1756	24	which	which	WDT
20987	1756	25	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1756	26	will	will	MD
20987	1756	27	be	be	VB
20987	1756	28	remembered	remember	VBN
20987	1756	29	lies	lie	NNS
20987	1756	30	near	near	IN
20987	1756	31	the	the	DT
20987	1756	32	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1756	33	,	,	,
20987	1756	34	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1756	35	crest	crest	NN
20987	1756	36	about	about	RB
20987	1756	37	three	three	CD
20987	1756	38	-	-	HYPH
20987	1756	39	fourths	fourth	NNS
20987	1756	40	of	of	IN
20987	1756	41	a	a	DT
20987	1756	42	mile	mile	NN
20987	1756	43	east	east	NN
20987	1756	44	of	of	IN
20987	1756	45	the	the	DT
20987	1756	46	bend	bend	NN
20987	1756	47	which	which	WDT
20987	1756	48	the	the	DT
20987	1756	49	river	river	NN
20987	1756	50	makes	make	VBZ
20987	1756	51	just	just	RB
20987	1756	52	below	below	IN
20987	1756	53	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1756	54	,	,	,
20987	1756	55	and	and	CC
20987	1756	56	after	after	IN
20987	1756	57	which	which	WDT
20987	1756	58	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1756	59	holds	hold	VBZ
20987	1756	60	a	a	DT
20987	1756	61	northerly	northerly	JJ
20987	1756	62	course	course	NN
20987	1756	63	for	for	IN
20987	1756	64	two	two	CD
20987	1756	65	or	or	CC
20987	1756	66	three	three	CD
20987	1756	67	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1756	68	before	before	RB
20987	1756	69	again	again	RB
20987	1756	70	running	run	VBG
20987	1756	71	east	east	NN
20987	1756	72	.	.	.
20987	1757	1	This	this	DT
20987	1757	2	north	north	NN
20987	1757	3	and	and	CC
20987	1757	4	south	south	JJ
20987	1757	5	stretch	stretch	NN
20987	1757	6	,	,	,
20987	1757	7	as	as	IN
20987	1757	8	before	before	IN
20987	1757	9	said	say	VBD
20987	1757	10	,	,	,
20987	1757	11	divided	divide	VBD
20987	1757	12	the	the	DT
20987	1757	13	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1757	14	military	military	JJ
20987	1757	15	line	line	NN
20987	1757	16	of	of	IN
20987	1757	17	the	the	DT
20987	1757	18	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1757	19	.	.	.
20987	1758	1	Since	since	IN
20987	1758	2	the	the	DT
20987	1758	3	battle	battle	NN
20987	1758	4	of	of	IN
20987	1758	5	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1758	6	all	all	PDT
20987	1758	7	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1758	8	positions	position	NNS
20987	1758	9	had	have	VBD
20987	1758	10	been	be	VBN
20987	1758	11	strengthened	strengthen	VBN
20987	1758	12	,	,	,
20987	1758	13	especially	especially	RB
20987	1758	14	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1758	15	p.294	p.294	NN
20987	1758	16	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1758	17	the	the	DT
20987	1758	18	eastern	eastern	JJ
20987	1758	19	portion	portion	NN
20987	1758	20	south	south	RB
20987	1758	21	of	of	IN
20987	1758	22	the	the	DT
20987	1758	23	river	river	NN
20987	1758	24	,	,	,
20987	1758	25	previously	previously	RB
20987	1758	26	comparatively	comparatively	RB
20987	1758	27	neglected	neglect	VBN
20987	1758	28	;	;	:
20987	1758	29	and	and	CC
20987	1758	30	continuous	continuous	JJ
20987	1758	31	entrenchments	entrenchment	NNS
20987	1758	32	now	now	RB
20987	1758	33	extended	extend	VBN
20987	1758	34	from	from	IN
20987	1758	35	Hlangwane	Hlangwane	NNP
20987	1758	36	east	east	NNP
20987	1758	37	for	for	IN
20987	1758	38	three	three	CD
20987	1758	39	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1758	40	to	to	IN
20987	1758	41	a	a	DT
20987	1758	42	treeless	treeless	JJ
20987	1758	43	height	height	NN
20987	1758	44	named	name	VBN
20987	1758	45	Green	Green	NNP
20987	1758	46	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1758	47	.	.	.
20987	1759	1	East	East	NNP
20987	1759	2	of	of	IN
20987	1759	3	this	this	DT
20987	1759	4	,	,	,
20987	1759	5	again	again	RB
20987	1759	6	,	,	,
20987	1759	7	and	and	CC
20987	1759	8	connected	connect	VBN
20987	1759	9	with	with	IN
20987	1759	10	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1759	11	,	,	,
20987	1759	12	is	be	VBZ
20987	1759	13	a	a	DT
20987	1759	14	range	range	NN
20987	1759	15	called	call	VBN
20987	1759	16	Monte	Monte	NNP
20987	1759	17	Cristo	Cristo	NNP
20987	1759	18	,	,	,
20987	1759	19	which	which	WDT
20987	1759	20	runs	run	VBZ
20987	1759	21	north	north	NN
20987	1759	22	-	-	HYPH
20987	1759	23	west	west	NN
20987	1759	24	to	to	IN
20987	1759	25	the	the	DT
20987	1759	26	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1759	27	.	.	.
20987	1760	1	This	this	DT
20987	1760	2	district	district	NN
20987	1760	3	south	south	RB
20987	1760	4	of	of	IN
20987	1760	5	the	the	DT
20987	1760	6	river	river	NN
20987	1760	7	,	,	,
20987	1760	8	and	and	CC
20987	1760	9	between	between	IN
20987	1760	10	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1760	11	and	and	CC
20987	1760	12	the	the	DT
20987	1760	13	entrenchments	entrenchment	NNS
20987	1760	14	just	just	RB
20987	1760	15	mentioned	mention	VBN
20987	1760	16	,	,	,
20987	1760	17	is	be	VBZ
20987	1760	18	for	for	IN
20987	1760	19	the	the	DT
20987	1760	20	most	most	JJS
20987	1760	21	part	part	NN
20987	1760	22	rugged	rugged	JJ
20987	1760	23	and	and	CC
20987	1760	24	intricate	intricate	JJ
20987	1760	25	,	,	,
20987	1760	26	but	but	CC
20987	1760	27	less	less	RBR
20987	1760	28	so	so	RB
20987	1760	29	than	than	IN
20987	1760	30	the	the	DT
20987	1760	31	region	region	NN
20987	1760	32	west	west	NN
20987	1760	33	of	of	IN
20987	1760	34	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1760	35	and	and	CC
20987	1760	36	north	north	NN
20987	1760	37	of	of	IN
20987	1760	38	the	the	DT
20987	1760	39	stream	stream	NN
20987	1760	40	.	.	.
20987	1761	1	The	the	DT
20987	1761	2	occupation	occupation	NN
20987	1761	3	of	of	IN
20987	1761	4	Hussar	Hussar	NNP
20987	1761	5	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1761	6	on	on	IN
20987	1761	7	February	February	NNP
20987	1761	8	12	12	CD
20987	1761	9	was	be	VBD
20987	1761	10	for	for	IN
20987	1761	11	reconnaissance	reconnaissance	NN
20987	1761	12	only	only	RB
20987	1761	13	.	.	.
20987	1762	1	The	the	DT
20987	1762	2	force	force	NN
20987	1762	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1762	4	afterwards	afterwards	RB
20987	1762	5	withdrawn	withdraw	VBN
20987	1762	6	.	.	.
20987	1763	1	On	on	IN
20987	1763	2	the	the	DT
20987	1763	3	14th	14th	JJ
20987	1763	4	the	the	DT
20987	1763	5	real	real	JJ
20987	1763	6	movement	movement	NN
20987	1763	7	began	begin	VBD
20987	1763	8	.	.	.
20987	1764	1	Hussar	Hussar	NNP
20987	1764	2	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1764	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1764	4	again	again	RB
20987	1764	5	taken	take	VBN
20987	1764	6	,	,	,
20987	1764	7	and	and	CC
20987	1764	8	from	from	IN
20987	1764	9	that	that	DT
20987	1764	10	day	day	NN
20987	1764	11	the	the	DT
20987	1764	12	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1764	13	,	,	,
20987	1764	14	though	though	IN
20987	1764	15	varying	vary	VBG
20987	1764	16	in	in	IN
20987	1764	17	activity	activity	NN
20987	1764	18	,	,	,
20987	1764	19	were	be	VBD
20987	1764	20	continuous	continuous	JJ
20987	1764	21	until	until	IN
20987	1764	22	the	the	DT
20987	1764	23	18th	18th	NN
20987	1764	24	,	,	,
20987	1764	25	when	when	WRB
20987	1764	26	,	,	,
20987	1764	27	after	after	IN
20987	1764	28	two	two	CD
20987	1764	29	days	day	NNS
20987	1764	30	of	of	IN
20987	1764	31	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1764	32	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	1764	33	from	from	IN
20987	1764	34	hill	hill	NNP
20987	1764	35	to	to	IN
20987	1764	36	hill	hill	NNP
20987	1764	37	,	,	,
20987	1764	38	the	the	DT
20987	1764	39	British	British	NNPS
20987	1764	40	succeeded	succeed	VBD
20987	1764	41	in	in	IN
20987	1764	42	gaining	gain	VBG
20987	1764	43	possession	possession	NN
20987	1764	44	of	of	IN
20987	1764	45	Green	Green	NNP
20987	1764	46	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1764	47	,	,	,
20987	1764	48	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1764	49	ultimate	ultimate	JJ
20987	1764	50	object	object	NN
20987	1764	51	,	,	,
20987	1764	52	upon	upon	IN
20987	1764	53	the	the	DT
20987	1764	54	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1764	55	's	's	POS
20987	1764	56	left	leave	VBN
20987	1764	57	flank	flank	NN
20987	1764	58	.	.	.
20987	1765	1	The	the	DT
20987	1765	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1765	3	then	then	RB
20987	1765	4	evacuated	evacuate	VBD
20987	1765	5	Hlangwane	Hlangwane	NNP
20987	1765	6	,	,	,
20987	1765	7	which	which	WDT
20987	1765	8	was	be	VBD
20987	1765	9	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	1765	10	on	on	IN
20987	1765	11	the	the	DT
20987	1765	12	19th	19th	NN
20987	1765	13	by	by	IN
20987	1765	14	the	the	DT
20987	1765	15	British	British	NNPS
20987	1765	16	.	.	.
20987	1766	1	The	the	DT
20987	1766	2	positions	position	NNS
20987	1766	3	of	of	IN
20987	1766	4	the	the	DT
20987	1766	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1766	6	south	south	RB
20987	1766	7	of	of	IN
20987	1766	8	the	the	DT
20987	1766	9	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1766	10	and	and	CC
20987	1766	11	east	east	NN
20987	1766	12	of	of	IN
20987	1766	13	the	the	DT
20987	1766	14	bend	bend	NN
20987	1766	15	had	have	VBD
20987	1766	16	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1766	17	p.295	p.295	NN
20987	1766	18	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1766	19	thus	thus	RB
20987	1766	20	all	all	DT
20987	1766	21	fallen	fall	VBN
20987	1766	22	,	,	,
20987	1766	23	weakening	weaken	VBG
20987	1766	24	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1766	25	left	left	JJ
20987	1766	26	flank	flank	NN
20987	1766	27	,	,	,
20987	1766	28	at	at	IN
20987	1766	29	the	the	DT
20987	1766	30	same	same	JJ
20987	1766	31	moment	moment	NN
20987	1766	32	that	that	WDT
20987	1766	33	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1766	34	,	,	,
20987	1766	35	arriving	arrive	VBG
20987	1766	36	at	at	IN
20987	1766	37	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	1766	38	,	,	,
20987	1766	39	found	find	VBD
20987	1766	40	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1766	41	hemmed	hem	VBN
20987	1766	42	in	in	IN
20987	1766	43	the	the	DT
20987	1766	44	bed	bed	NN
20987	1766	45	of	of	IN
20987	1766	46	the	the	DT
20987	1766	47	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1766	48	.	.	.
20987	1767	1	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1767	2	's	's	POS
20987	1767	3	turning	turn	VBG
20987	1767	4	movement	movement	NN
20987	1767	5	had	have	VBD
20987	1767	6	now	now	RB
20987	1767	7	driven	drive	VBN
20987	1767	8	the	the	DT
20987	1767	9	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1767	10	into	into	IN
20987	1767	11	the	the	DT
20987	1767	12	mountainous	mountainous	JJ
20987	1767	13	country	country	NN
20987	1767	14	between	between	IN
20987	1767	15	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1767	16	and	and	CC
20987	1767	17	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1767	18	,	,	,
20987	1767	19	west	west	NN
20987	1767	20	of	of	IN
20987	1767	21	the	the	DT
20987	1767	22	bend	bend	NN
20987	1767	23	in	in	IN
20987	1767	24	the	the	DT
20987	1767	25	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1767	26	.	.	.
20987	1768	1	Here	here	RB
20987	1768	2	,	,	,
20987	1768	3	when	when	WRB
20987	1768	4	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1768	5	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	1768	6	opened	open	VBD
20987	1768	7	in	in	IN
20987	1768	8	December	December	NNP
20987	1768	9	,	,	,
20987	1768	10	had	have	VBD
20987	1768	11	been	be	VBN
20987	1768	12	the	the	DT
20987	1768	13	strength	strength	NN
20987	1768	14	of	of	IN
20987	1768	15	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1768	16	position	position	NN
20987	1768	17	.	.	.
20987	1769	1	Its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1769	2	general	general	JJ
20987	1769	3	character	character	NN
20987	1769	4	has	have	VBZ
20987	1769	5	been	be	VBN
20987	1769	6	already	already	RB
20987	1769	7	mentioned	mention	VBN
20987	1769	8	,	,	,
20987	1769	9	as	as	RB
20987	1769	10	well	well	RB
20987	1769	11	as	as	IN
20987	1769	12	some	some	DT
20987	1769	13	particular	particular	JJ
20987	1769	14	features	feature	NNS
20987	1769	15	--	--	:
20987	1769	16	Grobler	Grobler	NNP
20987	1769	17	's	's	POS
20987	1769	18	Kloof	Kloof	NNP
20987	1769	19	,	,	,
20987	1769	20	two	two	CD
20987	1769	21	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1769	22	above	above	IN
20987	1769	23	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1769	24	,	,	,
20987	1769	25	the	the	DT
20987	1769	26	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	1769	27	behind	behind	IN
20987	1769	28	Fort	Fort	NNP
20987	1769	29	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1769	30	commanding	command	VBG
20987	1769	31	the	the	DT
20987	1769	32	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	1769	33	,	,	,
20987	1769	34	etc	etc	FW
20987	1769	35	.	.	.
20987	1770	1	Between	between	IN
20987	1770	2	Grobler	Grobler	NNP
20987	1770	3	's	's	POS
20987	1770	4	and	and	CC
20987	1770	5	the	the	DT
20987	1770	6	northerly	northerly	JJ
20987	1770	7	stretch	stretch	NN
20987	1770	8	of	of	IN
20987	1770	9	the	the	DT
20987	1770	10	river	river	NN
20987	1770	11	ran	run	VBD
20987	1770	12	the	the	DT
20987	1770	13	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1770	14	to	to	IN
20987	1770	15	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1770	16	,	,	,
20987	1770	17	threading	thread	VBG
20987	1770	18	a	a	DT
20987	1770	19	maze	maze	NN
20987	1770	20	of	of	IN
20987	1770	21	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1770	22	which	which	WDT
20987	1770	23	a	a	DT
20987	1770	24	stay	stay	NN
20987	1770	25	of	of	IN
20987	1770	26	three	three	CD
20987	1770	27	months	month	NNS
20987	1770	28	had	have	VBD
20987	1770	29	made	make	VBN
20987	1770	30	intimately	intimately	RB
20987	1770	31	familiar	familiar	JJ
20987	1770	32	to	to	IN
20987	1770	33	the	the	DT
20987	1770	34	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1770	35	,	,	,
20987	1770	36	both	both	DT
20987	1770	37	men	man	NNS
20987	1770	38	and	and	CC
20987	1770	39	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1770	40	.	.	.
20987	1771	1	The	the	DT
20987	1771	2	accidents	accident	NNS
20987	1771	3	of	of	IN
20987	1771	4	the	the	DT
20987	1771	5	ground	ground	NN
20987	1771	6	,	,	,
20987	1771	7	and	and	CC
20987	1771	8	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1771	9	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	1771	10	influence	influence	NN
20987	1771	11	from	from	IN
20987	1771	12	the	the	DT
20987	1771	13	military	military	JJ
20987	1771	14	point	point	NN
20987	1771	15	of	of	IN
20987	1771	16	view	view	NN
20987	1771	17	,	,	,
20987	1771	18	had	have	VBD
20987	1771	19	been	be	VBN
20987	1771	20	carefully	carefully	RB
20987	1771	21	studied	study	VBN
20987	1771	22	and	and	CC
20987	1771	23	artificially	artificially	RB
20987	1771	24	improved	improve	VBN
20987	1771	25	,	,	,
20987	1771	26	by	by	IN
20987	1771	27	men	man	NNS
20987	1771	28	whose	whose	WP$
20987	1771	29	natural	natural	JJ
20987	1771	30	aptitudes	aptitude	NNS
20987	1771	31	for	for	IN
20987	1771	32	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	1771	33	warfare	warfare	NN
20987	1771	34	and	and	CC
20987	1771	35	choice	choice	NN
20987	1771	36	of	of	IN
20987	1771	37	positions	position	NNS
20987	1771	38	is	be	VBZ
20987	1771	39	of	of	IN
20987	1771	40	the	the	DT
20987	1771	41	highest	high	JJS
20987	1771	42	.	.	.
20987	1772	1	In	in	IN
20987	1772	2	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	1772	3	do	do	VBP
20987	1772	4	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1772	5	seem	seem	VB
20987	1772	6	to	to	TO
20987	1772	7	have	have	VB
20987	1772	8	shown	show	VBN
20987	1772	9	more	more	JJR
20987	1772	10	skill	skill	NN
20987	1772	11	than	than	IN
20987	1772	12	in	in	IN
20987	1772	13	the	the	DT
20987	1772	14	preparation	preparation	NN
20987	1772	15	of	of	IN
20987	1772	16	traps	trap	NNS
20987	1772	17	,	,	,
20987	1772	18	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1772	19	p.296	p.296	NN
20987	1772	20	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1772	21	whereby	whereby	WRB
20987	1772	22	success	success	NN
20987	1772	23	,	,	,
20987	1772	24	won	win	VBD
20987	1772	25	with	with	IN
20987	1772	26	just	just	RB
20987	1772	27	sufficient	sufficient	JJ
20987	1772	28	difficulty	difficulty	NN
20987	1772	29	to	to	TO
20987	1772	30	seem	seem	VB
20987	1772	31	plausibly	plausibly	RB
20987	1772	32	brilliant	brilliant	JJ
20987	1772	33	,	,	,
20987	1772	34	turns	turn	VBZ
20987	1772	35	at	at	IN
20987	1772	36	the	the	DT
20987	1772	37	very	very	JJ
20987	1772	38	moment	moment	NN
20987	1772	39	of	of	IN
20987	1772	40	apparent	apparent	JJ
20987	1772	41	victory	victory	NN
20987	1772	42	into	into	IN
20987	1772	43	hopeless	hopeless	JJ
20987	1772	44	disaster	disaster	NN
20987	1772	45	,	,	,
20987	1772	46	entailing	entail	VBG
20987	1772	47	either	either	DT
20987	1772	48	destruction	destruction	NN
20987	1772	49	or	or	CC
20987	1772	50	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1772	51	.	.	.
20987	1773	1	Into	into	IN
20987	1773	2	this	this	DT
20987	1773	3	tangle	tangle	NN
20987	1773	4	of	of	IN
20987	1773	5	obstacles	obstacle	NNS
20987	1773	6	the	the	DT
20987	1773	7	British	british	JJ
20987	1773	8	forces	force	NNS
20987	1773	9	were	be	VBD
20987	1773	10	now	now	RB
20987	1773	11	about	about	IN
20987	1773	12	to	to	TO
20987	1773	13	enter	enter	VB
20987	1773	14	.	.	.
20987	1774	1	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1774	2	,	,	,
20987	1774	3	found	find	VBN
20987	1774	4	to	to	TO
20987	1774	5	be	be	VB
20987	1774	6	evacuated	evacuate	VBN
20987	1774	7	on	on	IN
20987	1774	8	February	February	NNP
20987	1774	9	19	19	CD
20987	1774	10	,	,	,
20987	1774	11	was	be	VBD
20987	1774	12	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	1774	13	on	on	IN
20987	1774	14	the	the	DT
20987	1774	15	20th	20th	NN
20987	1774	16	.	.	.
20987	1775	1	A	a	DT
20987	1775	2	reconnaissance	reconnaissance	NN
20987	1775	3	pushed	push	VBD
20987	1775	4	across	across	IN
20987	1775	5	the	the	DT
20987	1775	6	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	1775	7	showed	show	VBD
20987	1775	8	that	that	IN
20987	1775	9	the	the	DT
20987	1775	10	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	1775	11	about	about	IN
20987	1775	12	Fort	Fort	NNP
20987	1775	13	Wylie	Wylie	NNP
20987	1775	14	,	,	,
20987	1775	15	now	now	RB
20987	1775	16	rendered	render	VBN
20987	1775	17	untenable	untenable	JJ
20987	1775	18	by	by	IN
20987	1775	19	the	the	DT
20987	1775	20	loss	loss	NN
20987	1775	21	of	of	IN
20987	1775	22	Hlangwane	Hlangwane	NNP
20987	1775	23	,	,	,
20987	1775	24	were	be	VBD
20987	1775	25	but	but	CC
20987	1775	26	weakly	weakly	RB
20987	1775	27	held	hold	VBN
20987	1775	28	and	and	CC
20987	1775	29	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1775	30	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1775	31	gone	go	VBN
20987	1775	32	.	.	.
20987	1776	1	On	on	IN
20987	1776	2	the	the	DT
20987	1776	3	morning	morning	NN
20987	1776	4	of	of	IN
20987	1776	5	February	February	NNP
20987	1776	6	21	21	CD
20987	1776	7	,	,	,
20987	1776	8	the	the	DT
20987	1776	9	second	second	JJ
20987	1776	10	day	day	NN
20987	1776	11	after	after	IN
20987	1776	12	the	the	DT
20987	1776	13	occupation	occupation	NN
20987	1776	14	of	of	IN
20987	1776	15	Hlangwane	Hlangwane	NNP
20987	1776	16	,	,	,
20987	1776	17	a	a	DT
20987	1776	18	pontoon	pontoon	NN
20987	1776	19	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	1776	20	was	be	VBD
20987	1776	21	thrown	throw	VBN
20987	1776	22	at	at	IN
20987	1776	23	a	a	DT
20987	1776	24	point	point	NN
20987	1776	25	between	between	IN
20987	1776	26	that	that	DT
20987	1776	27	hill	hill	NN
20987	1776	28	and	and	CC
20987	1776	29	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1776	30	.	.	.
20987	1777	1	By	by	IN
20987	1777	2	midday	midday	NN
20987	1777	3	of	of	IN
20987	1777	4	the	the	DT
20987	1777	5	22nd	22nd	NN
20987	1777	6	nearly	nearly	RB
20987	1777	7	five	five	CD
20987	1777	8	brigades	brigade	NNS
20987	1777	9	of	of	IN
20987	1777	10	infantry	infantry	NN
20987	1777	11	had	have	VBD
20987	1777	12	crossed	cross	VBN
20987	1777	13	,	,	,
20987	1777	14	and	and	CC
20987	1777	15	immediately	immediately	RB
20987	1777	16	afterwards	afterwards	RB
20987	1777	17	the	the	DT
20987	1777	18	advance	advance	NN
20987	1777	19	began	begin	VBD
20987	1777	20	.	.	.
20987	1778	1	That	that	DT
20987	1778	2	day	day	NN
20987	1778	3	and	and	CC
20987	1778	4	the	the	DT
20987	1778	5	two	two	CD
20987	1778	6	following	follow	VBG
20987	1778	7	were	be	VBD
20987	1778	8	marked	mark	VBN
20987	1778	9	by	by	IN
20987	1778	10	extremely	extremely	RB
20987	1778	11	severe	severe	JJ
20987	1778	12	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	1778	13	,	,	,
20987	1778	14	attended	attend	VBD
20987	1778	15	with	with	IN
20987	1778	16	alternate	alternate	JJ
20987	1778	17	success	success	NN
20987	1778	18	and	and	CC
20987	1778	19	repulse	repulse	NNP
20987	1778	20	,	,	,
20987	1778	21	but	but	CC
20987	1778	22	the	the	DT
20987	1778	23	end	end	NN
20987	1778	24	was	be	VBD
20987	1778	25	failure	failure	NN
20987	1778	26	after	after	IN
20987	1778	27	very	very	RB
20987	1778	28	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1778	29	losses	loss	NNS
20987	1778	30	.	.	.
20987	1779	1	The	the	DT
20987	1779	2	series	series	NN
20987	1779	3	of	of	IN
20987	1779	4	incidents	incident	NNS
20987	1779	5	is	be	VBZ
20987	1779	6	instructive	instructive	JJ
20987	1779	7	as	as	IN
20987	1779	8	a	a	DT
20987	1779	9	military	military	JJ
20987	1779	10	lesson	lesson	NN
20987	1779	11	on	on	IN
20987	1779	12	warfare	warfare	NN
20987	1779	13	in	in	IN
20987	1779	14	an	an	DT
20987	1779	15	intricate	intricate	JJ
20987	1779	16	mountain	mountain	NN
20987	1779	17	region	region	NN
20987	1779	18	;	;	:
20987	1779	19	but	but	CC
20987	1779	20	to	to	TO
20987	1779	21	follow	follow	VB
20987	1779	22	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1779	23	would	would	MD
20987	1779	24	require	require	VB
20987	1779	25	care	care	NN
20987	1779	26	and	and	CC
20987	1779	27	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1779	28	p.297	p.297	NN
20987	1779	29	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1779	30	attention	attention	NN
20987	1779	31	,	,	,
20987	1779	32	with	with	IN
20987	1779	33	elaborate	elaborate	JJ
20987	1779	34	maps	map	NNS
20987	1779	35	,	,	,
20987	1779	36	and	and	CC
20987	1779	37	even	even	RB
20987	1779	38	so	so	RB
20987	1779	39	would	would	MD
20987	1779	40	possess	possess	VB
20987	1779	41	sustained	sustained	JJ
20987	1779	42	interest	interest	NN
20987	1779	43	only	only	RB
20987	1779	44	for	for	IN
20987	1779	45	the	the	DT
20987	1779	46	professional	professional	JJ
20987	1779	47	reader	reader	NN
20987	1779	48	.	.	.
20987	1780	1	On	on	IN
20987	1780	2	the	the	DT
20987	1780	3	afternoon	afternoon	NN
20987	1780	4	of	of	IN
20987	1780	5	February	February	NNP
20987	1780	6	20	20	CD
20987	1780	7	,	,	,
20987	1780	8	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1780	9	had	have	VBD
20987	1780	10	telegraphed	telegraph	VBN
20987	1780	11	the	the	DT
20987	1780	12	fall	fall	NN
20987	1780	13	of	of	IN
20987	1780	14	Hlangwane	Hlangwane	NNP
20987	1780	15	,	,	,
20987	1780	16	adding	add	VBG
20987	1780	17	,	,	,
20987	1780	18	"	"	``
20987	1780	19	the	the	DT
20987	1780	20	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1780	21	seem	seem	VBP
20987	1780	22	to	to	TO
20987	1780	23	be	be	VB
20987	1780	24	in	in	IN
20987	1780	25	full	full	JJ
20987	1780	26	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1780	27	,	,	,
20987	1780	28	and	and	CC
20987	1780	29	are	be	VBP
20987	1780	30	apparently	apparently	RB
20987	1780	31	only	only	RB
20987	1780	32	holding	hold	VBG
20987	1780	33	a	a	DT
20987	1780	34	position	position	NN
20987	1780	35	which	which	WDT
20987	1780	36	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1780	37	occupy	occupy	VBP
20987	1780	38	across	across	IN
20987	1780	39	the	the	DT
20987	1780	40	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1780	41	-	-	HYPH
20987	1780	42	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1780	43	railway	railway	NN
20987	1780	44	,	,	,
20987	1780	45	where	where	WRB
20987	1780	46	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1780	47	is	be	VBZ
20987	1780	48	close	close	JJ
20987	1780	49	to	to	IN
20987	1780	50	the	the	DT
20987	1780	51	angle	angle	NN
20987	1780	52	of	of	IN
20987	1780	53	the	the	DT
20987	1780	54	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1780	55	,	,	,
20987	1780	56	with	with	IN
20987	1780	57	a	a	DT
20987	1780	58	weak	weak	JJ
20987	1780	59	rear	rear	NN
20987	1780	60	-	-	HYPH
20987	1780	61	guard	guard	NN
20987	1780	62	.	.	.
20987	1780	63	"	"	''
20987	1781	1	The	the	DT
20987	1781	2	mention	mention	NN
20987	1781	3	of	of	IN
20987	1781	4	the	the	DT
20987	1781	5	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1781	6	shows	show	VBZ
20987	1781	7	that	that	IN
20987	1781	8	this	this	DT
20987	1781	9	impression	impression	NN
20987	1781	10	of	of	IN
20987	1781	11	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1781	12	concerned	concern	VBD
20987	1781	13	the	the	DT
20987	1781	14	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1781	15	west	west	NN
20987	1781	16	of	of	IN
20987	1781	17	the	the	DT
20987	1781	18	bend	bend	NN
20987	1781	19	and	and	CC
20987	1781	20	north	north	NN
20987	1781	21	of	of	IN
20987	1781	22	the	the	DT
20987	1781	23	river	river	NN
20987	1781	24	,	,	,
20987	1781	25	but	but	CC
20987	1781	26	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1781	27	proved	prove	VBD
20987	1781	28	to	to	TO
20987	1781	29	be	be	VB
20987	1781	30	entirely	entirely	RB
20987	1781	31	mistaken	mistake	VBN
20987	1781	32	.	.	.
20987	1782	1	On	on	IN
20987	1782	2	the	the	DT
20987	1782	3	24th	24th	NN
20987	1782	4	of	of	IN
20987	1782	5	February	February	NNP
20987	1782	6	,	,	,
20987	1782	7	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1782	8	is	be	VBZ
20987	1782	9	true	true	JJ
20987	1782	10	,	,	,
20987	1782	11	the	the	DT
20987	1782	12	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1782	13	packed	pack	VBD
20987	1782	14	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1782	15	wagons	wagon	NNS
20987	1782	16	and	and	CC
20987	1782	17	moved	move	VBD
20987	1782	18	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1782	19	north	north	RB
20987	1782	20	of	of	IN
20987	1782	21	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1782	22	.	.	.
20987	1783	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1783	2	39	39	CD
20987	1783	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1783	4	The	the	DT
20987	1783	5	fact	fact	NN
20987	1783	6	testifies	testify	VBZ
20987	1783	7	to	to	IN
20987	1783	8	the	the	DT
20987	1783	9	vigour	vigour	NN
20987	1783	10	of	of	IN
20987	1783	11	the	the	DT
20987	1783	12	assault	assault	NN
20987	1783	13	and	and	CC
20987	1783	14	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1783	15	consequent	consequent	JJ
20987	1783	16	anxiety	anxiety	NN
20987	1783	17	;	;	:
20987	1783	18	but	but	CC
20987	1783	19	in	in	IN
20987	1783	20	the	the	DT
20987	1783	21	evening	evening	NN
20987	1783	22	of	of	IN
20987	1783	23	that	that	DT
20987	1783	24	same	same	JJ
20987	1783	25	day	day	NN
20987	1783	26	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1783	27	had	have	VBD
20987	1783	28	become	become	VBN
20987	1783	29	apparent	apparent	JJ
20987	1783	30	to	to	IN
20987	1783	31	the	the	DT
20987	1783	32	British	British	NNPS
20987	1783	33	that	that	IN
20987	1783	34	the	the	DT
20987	1783	35	resistance	resistance	NN
20987	1783	36	was	be	VBD
20987	1783	37	still	still	RB
20987	1783	38	so	so	RB
20987	1783	39	strong	strong	JJ
20987	1783	40	that	that	IN
20987	1783	41	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1783	42	could	could	MD
20987	1783	43	not	not	RB
20987	1783	44	get	get	VB
20987	1783	45	through	through	RP
20987	1783	46	by	by	IN
20987	1783	47	the	the	DT
20987	1783	48	direction	direction	NN
20987	1783	49	taken	take	VBN
20987	1783	50	,	,	,
20987	1783	51	which	which	WDT
20987	1783	52	,	,	,
20987	1783	53	speaking	speak	VBG
20987	1783	54	generally	generally	RB
20987	1783	55	,	,	,
20987	1783	56	was	be	VBD
20987	1783	57	that	that	DT
20987	1783	58	of	of	IN
20987	1783	59	the	the	DT
20987	1783	60	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1783	61	.	.	.
20987	1784	1	Sunday	Sunday	NNP
20987	1784	2	the	the	DT
20987	1784	3	25th	25th	NN
20987	1784	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1784	5	passed	pass	VBN
20987	1784	6	in	in	IN
20987	1784	7	inaction	inaction	NN
20987	1784	8	,	,	,
20987	1784	9	removing	remove	VBG
20987	1784	10	the	the	DT
20987	1784	11	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	1784	12	and	and	CC
20987	1784	13	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1784	14	p.298	p.298	NNP
20987	1784	15	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1784	16	the	the	DT
20987	1784	17	dead	dead	NN
20987	1784	18	,	,	,
20987	1784	19	and	and	CC
20987	1784	20	on	on	IN
20987	1784	21	Monday	Monday	NNP
20987	1784	22	the	the	DT
20987	1784	23	whole	whole	JJ
20987	1784	24	force	force	NN
20987	1784	25	was	be	VBD
20987	1784	26	withdrawn	withdraw	VBN
20987	1784	27	across	across	IN
20987	1784	28	the	the	DT
20987	1784	29	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1784	30	at	at	IN
20987	1784	31	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1784	32	,	,	,
20987	1784	33	to	to	TO
20987	1784	34	try	try	VB
20987	1784	35	another	another	DT
20987	1784	36	movement	movement	NN
20987	1784	37	from	from	IN
20987	1784	38	further	further	RB
20987	1784	39	down	down	RP
20987	1784	40	stream	stream	NN
20987	1784	41	,	,	,
20987	1784	42	to	to	IN
20987	1784	43	the	the	DT
20987	1784	44	north	north	NN
20987	1784	45	and	and	CC
20987	1784	46	east	east	NN
20987	1784	47	of	of	IN
20987	1784	48	Hlangwane	Hlangwane	NNP
20987	1784	49	,	,	,
20987	1784	50	and	and	CC
20987	1784	51	again	again	RB
20987	1784	52	directed	direct	VBN
20987	1784	53	against	against	IN
20987	1784	54	the	the	DT
20987	1784	55	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1784	56	's	's	POS
20987	1784	57	left	leave	VBN
20987	1784	58	.	.	.
20987	1785	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1785	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1785	3	39	39	CD
20987	1785	4	:	:	:
20987	1785	5	Bullet	Bullet	NNP
20987	1785	6	's	's	POS
20987	1785	7	telegram	telegram	NN
20987	1785	8	from	from	IN
20987	1785	9	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1785	10	,	,	,
20987	1785	11	March	March	NNP
20987	1785	12	2	2	CD
20987	1785	13	.	.	.
20987	1785	14	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1786	1	This	this	DT
20987	1786	2	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1786	3	,	,	,
20987	1786	4	though	though	IN
20987	1786	5	not	not	RB
20987	1786	6	certainly	certainly	RB
20987	1786	7	known	know	VBN
20987	1786	8	,	,	,
20987	1786	9	was	be	VBD
20987	1786	10	vaguely	vaguely	RB
20987	1786	11	suspected	suspect	VBN
20987	1786	12	in	in	IN
20987	1786	13	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1786	14	,	,	,
20987	1786	15	where	where	WRB
20987	1786	16	the	the	DT
20987	1786	17	silence	silence	NN
20987	1786	18	of	of	IN
20987	1786	19	Sunday	Sunday	NNP
20987	1786	20	sounded	sound	VBD
20987	1786	21	ominous	ominous	JJ
20987	1786	22	.	.	.
20987	1787	1	The	the	DT
20987	1787	2	spirits	spirit	NNS
20987	1787	3	of	of	IN
20987	1787	4	the	the	DT
20987	1787	5	now	now	RB
20987	1787	6	famishing	famish	VBG
20987	1787	7	garrison	garrison	NNP
20987	1787	8	sank	sink	VBD
20987	1787	9	accordingly	accordingly	RB
20987	1787	10	.	.	.
20987	1788	1	One	one	CD
20987	1788	2	among	among	IN
20987	1788	3	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1788	4	writes	write	VBZ
20987	1788	5	:	:	:
20987	1788	6	"	"	``
20987	1788	7	The	the	DT
20987	1788	8	ending	ending	NN
20987	1788	9	has	have	VBZ
20987	1788	10	been	be	VBN
20987	1788	11	strange	strange	JJ
20987	1788	12	.	.	.
20987	1789	1	On	on	IN
20987	1789	2	Monday	Monday	NNP
20987	1789	3	,	,	,
20987	1789	4	February	February	NNP
20987	1789	5	26	26	CD
20987	1789	6	,	,	,
20987	1789	7	the	the	DT
20987	1789	8	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1789	9	was	be	VBD
20987	1789	10	sunk	sink	VBN
20987	1789	11	in	in	IN
20987	1789	12	a	a	DT
20987	1789	13	slough	slough	NN
20987	1789	14	of	of	IN
20987	1789	15	despondency	despondency	NN
20987	1789	16	.	.	.
20987	1790	1	On	on	IN
20987	1790	2	the	the	DT
20987	1790	3	previous	previous	JJ
20987	1790	4	Thursday	Thursday	NNP
20987	1790	5	General	General	NNP
20987	1790	6	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1790	7	had	have	VBD
20987	1790	8	signalled	signal	VBN
20987	1790	9	from	from	IN
20987	1790	10	below	below	RB
20987	1790	11	in	in	IN
20987	1790	12	such	such	JJ
20987	1790	13	confident	confident	JJ
20987	1790	14	language	language	NN
20987	1790	15	that	that	WDT
20987	1790	16	the	the	DT
20987	1790	17	force	force	NN
20987	1790	18	had	have	VBD
20987	1790	19	been	be	VBN
20987	1790	20	placed	place	VBN
20987	1790	21	upon	upon	IN
20987	1790	22	full	full	JJ
20987	1790	23	rations	ration	NNS
20987	1790	24	.	.	.
20987	1791	1	Then	then	RB
20987	1791	2	,	,	,
20987	1791	3	day	day	NN
20987	1791	4	by	by	IN
20987	1791	5	day	day	NN
20987	1791	6	,	,	,
20987	1791	7	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1791	8	had	have	VBD
20987	1791	9	watched	watch	VBN
20987	1791	10	for	for	IN
20987	1791	11	some	some	DT
20987	1791	12	sign	sign	NN
20987	1791	13	of	of	IN
20987	1791	14	the	the	DT
20987	1791	15	promised	promise	VBN
20987	1791	16	relief	relief	NN
20987	1791	17	.	.	.
20987	1792	1	Daily	daily	RB
20987	1792	2	the	the	DT
20987	1792	3	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1792	4	had	have	VBD
20987	1792	5	boomed	boom	VBN
20987	1792	6	,	,	,
20987	1792	7	and	and	CC
20987	1792	8	occasionally	occasionally	RB
20987	1792	9	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1792	10	had	have	VBD
20987	1792	11	caught	catch	VBN
20987	1792	12	a	a	DT
20987	1792	13	glimpse	glimpse	NN
20987	1792	14	of	of	IN
20987	1792	15	the	the	DT
20987	1792	16	burst	burst	NN
20987	1792	17	of	of	IN
20987	1792	18	an	an	DT
20987	1792	19	'	'	``
20987	1792	20	accidental	accidental	JJ
20987	1792	21	,	,	,
20987	1792	22	'	'	''
20987	1792	23	but	but	CC
20987	1792	24	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	1792	25	more	more	JJR
20987	1792	26	.	.	.
20987	1793	1	Heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1793	2	weather	weather	NN
20987	1793	3	had	have	VBD
20987	1793	4	settled	settle	VBN
20987	1793	5	upon	upon	IN
20987	1793	6	us	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1793	7	and	and	CC
20987	1793	8	had	have	VBD
20987	1793	9	blinded	blind	VBN
20987	1793	10	the	the	DT
20987	1793	11	little	little	JJ
20987	1793	12	winking	winking	NN
20987	1793	13	reflector	reflector	NN
20987	1793	14	on	on	IN
20987	1793	15	Monte	Monte	NNP
20987	1793	16	Cristo	Cristo	NNP
20987	1793	17	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1793	18	.	.	.
20987	1794	1	On	on	IN
20987	1794	2	Sunday	Sunday	NNP
20987	1794	3	the	the	DT
20987	1794	4	relieving	relieve	VBG
20987	1794	5	force	force	NN
20987	1794	6	must	must	MD
20987	1794	7	have	have	VB
20987	1794	8	been	be	VBN
20987	1794	9	engaged	engage	VBN
20987	1794	10	in	in	IN
20987	1794	11	a	a	DT
20987	1794	12	night	night	NN
20987	1794	13	attack	attack	NN
20987	1794	14	,	,	,
20987	1794	15	for	for	IN
20987	1794	16	the	the	DT
20987	1794	17	sound	sound	NN
20987	1794	18	of	of	IN
20987	1794	19	volley	volley	NN
20987	1794	20	firing	firing	NN
20987	1794	21	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1794	22	p.299	p.299	NNP
20987	1794	23	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1794	24	was	be	VBD
20987	1794	25	distinctly	distinctly	RB
20987	1794	26	audible	audible	JJ
20987	1794	27	in	in	IN
20987	1794	28	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1794	29	.	.	.
20987	1795	1	Then	then	RB
20987	1795	2	came	come	VBD
20987	1795	3	a	a	DT
20987	1795	4	day	day	NN
20987	1795	5	of	of	IN
20987	1795	6	silence	silence	NN
20987	1795	7	.	.	.
20987	1796	1	The	the	DT
20987	1796	2	helio	helio	NN
20987	1796	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1796	4	veiled	veil	VBN
20987	1796	5	in	in	IN
20987	1796	6	cloud	cloud	NN
20987	1796	7	,	,	,
20987	1796	8	and	and	CC
20987	1796	9	there	there	EX
20987	1796	10	were	be	VBD
20987	1796	11	no	no	DT
20987	1796	12	sounds	sound	NNS
20987	1796	13	of	of	IN
20987	1796	14	war	war	NN
20987	1796	15	.	.	.
20987	1797	1	The	the	DT
20987	1797	2	spirits	spirit	NNS
20987	1797	3	of	of	IN
20987	1797	4	the	the	DT
20987	1797	5	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1797	6	fell	fall	VBD
20987	1797	7	.	.	.
20987	1798	1	Grave	Grave	NNP
20987	1798	2	rumours	rumour	NNS
20987	1798	3	circulated	circulate	VBD
20987	1798	4	.	.	.
20987	1799	1	Men	men	NN
20987	1799	2	even	even	RB
20987	1799	3	said	say	VBD
20987	1799	4	that	that	IN
20987	1799	5	for	for	IN
20987	1799	6	the	the	DT
20987	1799	7	third	third	JJ
20987	1799	8	time	time	NN
20987	1799	9	the	the	DT
20987	1799	10	relief	relief	NN
20987	1799	11	column	column	NN
20987	1799	12	had	have	VBD
20987	1799	13	recrossed	recrosse	VBN
20987	1799	14	the	the	DT
20987	1799	15	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1799	16	.	.	.
20987	1800	1	Monday	Monday	NNP
20987	1800	2	brought	bring	VBD
20987	1800	3	a	a	DT
20987	1800	4	wave	wave	NN
20987	1800	5	of	of	IN
20987	1800	6	hope	hope	NN
20987	1800	7	,	,	,
20987	1800	8	for	for	IN
20987	1800	9	at	at	IN
20987	1800	10	midday	midday	NN
20987	1800	11	there	there	EX
20987	1800	12	was	be	VBD
20987	1800	13	a	a	DT
20987	1800	14	gleam	gleam	NN
20987	1800	15	of	of	IN
20987	1800	16	sunshine	sunshine	NN
20987	1800	17	,	,	,
20987	1800	18	and	and	CC
20987	1800	19	we	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1800	20	learned	learn	VBD
20987	1800	21	the	the	DT
20987	1800	22	news	news	NN
20987	1800	23	that	that	IN
20987	1800	24	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1800	25	had	have	VBD
20987	1800	26	been	be	VBN
20987	1800	27	surrounded	surround	VBN
20987	1800	28	in	in	IN
20987	1800	29	the	the	DT
20987	1800	30	Free	Free	NNP
20987	1800	31	State	State	NNP
20987	1800	32	.	.	.
20987	1801	1	Still	still	RB
20987	1801	2	there	there	EX
20987	1801	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1801	4	no	no	DT
20987	1801	5	news	news	NN
20987	1801	6	from	from	IN
20987	1801	7	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1801	8	's	's	POS
20987	1801	9	column	column	NN
20987	1801	10	.	.	.
20987	1802	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1802	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1802	3	evident	evident	JJ
20987	1802	4	that	that	IN
20987	1802	5	the	the	DT
20987	1802	6	staff	staff	NN
20987	1802	7	were	be	VBD
20987	1802	8	also	also	RB
20987	1802	9	becoming	become	VBG
20987	1802	10	anxious	anxious	JJ
20987	1802	11	,	,	,
20987	1802	12	for	for	IN
20987	1802	13	although	although	IN
20987	1802	14	the	the	DT
20987	1802	15	following	follow	VBG
20987	1802	16	day	day	NN
20987	1802	17	brought	bring	VBD
20987	1802	18	the	the	DT
20987	1802	19	news	news	NN
20987	1802	20	that	that	IN
20987	1802	21	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1802	22	had	have	VBD
20987	1802	23	surrendered	surrender	VBN
20987	1802	24	,	,	,
20987	1802	25	yet	yet	CC
20987	1802	26	the	the	DT
20987	1802	27	evening	evening	NN
20987	1802	28	saw	see	VBD
20987	1802	29	the	the	DT
20987	1802	30	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1802	31	again	again	RB
20987	1802	32	reduced	reduce	VBN
20987	1802	33	to	to	IN
20987	1802	34	quarter	quarter	NN
20987	1802	35	rations	ration	NNS
20987	1802	36	.	.	.
20987	1803	1	This	this	DT
20987	1803	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1803	3	only	only	RB
20987	1803	4	a	a	DT
20987	1803	5	precautionary	precautionary	JJ
20987	1803	6	measure	measure	NN
20987	1803	7	,	,	,
20987	1803	8	for	for	IN
20987	1803	9	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1803	10	had	have	VBD
20987	1803	11	helioed	helioe	VBN
20987	1803	12	'	'	``
20987	1803	13	everything	everything	NN
20987	1803	14	progressing	progress	VBG
20987	1803	15	favourably	favourably	RB
20987	1803	16	.	.	.
20987	1803	17	'	'	''
20987	1804	1	But	but	CC
20987	1804	2	the	the	DT
20987	1804	3	man	man	NN
20987	1804	4	in	in	IN
20987	1804	5	the	the	DT
20987	1804	6	street	street	NN
20987	1804	7	was	be	VBD
20987	1804	8	sceptical	sceptical	JJ
20987	1804	9	.	.	.
20987	1805	1	If	if	IN
20987	1805	2	favourable	favourable	JJ
20987	1805	3	,	,	,
20987	1805	4	why	why	WRB
20987	1805	5	reduce	reduce	VB
20987	1805	6	the	the	DT
20987	1805	7	ration	ration	NN
20987	1805	8	?	?	.
20987	1806	1	Thus	thus	RB
20987	1806	2	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1806	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1806	4	that	that	IN
20987	1806	5	Tuesday	Tuesday	NNP
20987	1806	6	,	,	,
20987	1806	7	Majuba	Majuba	NNP
20987	1806	8	Day	Day	NNP
20987	1806	9	--	--	:
20987	1806	10	although	although	IN
20987	1806	11	on	on	IN
20987	1806	12	that	that	DT
20987	1806	13	date	date	NN
20987	1806	14	the	the	DT
20987	1806	15	tide	tide	NN
20987	1806	16	of	of	IN
20987	1806	17	fortune	fortune	NN
20987	1806	18	had	have	VBD
20987	1806	19	turned	turn	VBN
20987	1806	20	in	in	RP
20987	1806	21	our	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1806	22	favour	favour	NN
20987	1806	23	--	--	:
20987	1806	24	marked	mark	VBD
20987	1806	25	the	the	DT
20987	1806	26	lowest	low	JJS
20987	1806	27	pitch	pitch	NN
20987	1806	28	of	of	IN
20987	1806	29	despondency	despondency	NN
20987	1806	30	into	into	IN
20987	1806	31	which	which	WDT
20987	1806	32	the	the	DT
20987	1806	33	garrison	garrison	NN
20987	1806	34	was	be	VBD
20987	1806	35	ever	ever	RB
20987	1806	36	plunged	plunge	VBN
20987	1806	37	during	during	IN
20987	1806	38	the	the	DT
20987	1806	39	118	118	CD
20987	1806	40	days	day	NNS
20987	1806	41	of	of	IN
20987	1806	42	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1806	43	investment	investment	NN
20987	1806	44	.	.	.
20987	1807	1	"	"	``
20987	1807	2	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1807	3	40	40	CD
20987	1807	4	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1807	5	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1807	6	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1807	7	40	40	CD
20987	1807	8	:	:	:
20987	1807	9	London	London	NNP
20987	1807	10	_	_	NNP
20987	1807	11	Weekly	Weekly	NNP
20987	1807	12	Times	Times	NNP
20987	1807	13	_	_	NNP
20987	1807	14	,	,	,
20987	1807	15	March	March	NNP
20987	1807	16	30	30	CD
20987	1807	17	,	,	,
20987	1807	18	1900	1900	CD
20987	1807	19	.	.	.
20987	1807	20	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1808	1	The	the	DT
20987	1808	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1808	3	p.300	p.300	NN
20987	1808	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1808	5	end	end	NN
20987	1808	6	of	of	IN
20987	1808	7	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1808	8	sufferings	suffering	NNS
20987	1808	9	,	,	,
20987	1808	10	however	however	RB
20987	1808	11	,	,	,
20987	1808	12	was	be	VBD
20987	1808	13	really	really	RB
20987	1808	14	at	at	IN
20987	1808	15	hand	hand	NN
20987	1808	16	.	.	.
20987	1809	1	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1809	2	's	's	POS
20987	1809	3	telegram	telegram	NN
20987	1809	4	of	of	IN
20987	1809	5	February	February	NNP
20987	1809	6	28	28	CD
20987	1809	7	announcing	announce	VBG
20987	1809	8	the	the	DT
20987	1809	9	success	success	NN
20987	1809	10	of	of	IN
20987	1809	11	the	the	DT
20987	1809	12	next	next	JJ
20987	1809	13	operation	operation	NN
20987	1809	14	,	,	,
20987	1809	15	states	state	NNS
20987	1809	16	also	also	RB
20987	1809	17	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1809	18	character	character	NN
20987	1809	19	.	.	.
20987	1810	1	"	"	``
20987	1810	2	Finding	find	VBG
20987	1810	3	that	that	IN
20987	1810	4	the	the	DT
20987	1810	5	passage	passage	NN
20987	1810	6	of	of	IN
20987	1810	7	Langewachte	Langewachte	NNP
20987	1810	8	Spruit	Spruit	NNP
20987	1810	9	(	(	-LRB-
20987	1810	10	the	the	DT
20987	1810	11	scene	scene	NN
20987	1810	12	of	of	IN
20987	1810	13	the	the	DT
20987	1810	14	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	1810	15	on	on	IN
20987	1810	16	the	the	DT
20987	1810	17	23rd	23rd	JJ
20987	1810	18	and	and	CC
20987	1810	19	24th	24th	NN
20987	1810	20	)	)	-RRB-
20987	1810	21	was	be	VBD
20987	1810	22	commanded	command	VBN
20987	1810	23	by	by	IN
20987	1810	24	strong	strong	JJ
20987	1810	25	entrenchments	entrenchment	NNS
20987	1810	26	,	,	,
20987	1810	27	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1810	28	reconnoitred	reconnoitre	VBD
20987	1810	29	for	for	IN
20987	1810	30	another	another	DT
20987	1810	31	passage	passage	NN
20987	1810	32	of	of	IN
20987	1810	33	the	the	DT
20987	1810	34	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1810	35	.	.	.
20987	1811	1	One	one	CD
20987	1811	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1811	3	found	find	VBN
20987	1811	4	for	for	IN
20987	1811	5	me	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1811	6	below	below	IN
20987	1811	7	the	the	DT
20987	1811	8	cataract	cataract	NN
20987	1811	9	by	by	IN
20987	1811	10	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1811	11	Sandbach	Sandbach	NNP
20987	1811	12	,	,	,
20987	1811	13	Royal	Royal	NNP
20987	1811	14	Engineers	Engineers	NNP
20987	1811	15	....	....	.
20987	1811	16	On	on	IN
20987	1811	17	the	the	DT
20987	1811	18	26th	26th	NN
20987	1811	19	,	,	,
20987	1811	20	finding	find	VBG
20987	1811	21	that	that	IN
20987	1811	22	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1811	23	could	could	MD
20987	1811	24	make	make	VB
20987	1811	25	a	a	DT
20987	1811	26	practicable	practicable	JJ
20987	1811	27	approach	approach	NN
20987	1811	28	,	,	,
20987	1811	29	I	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1811	30	crossed	cross	VBD
20987	1811	31	the	the	DT
20987	1811	32	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1811	33	and	and	CC
20987	1811	34	baggage	baggage	VB
20987	1811	35	back	back	RB
20987	1811	36	to	to	IN
20987	1811	37	the	the	DT
20987	1811	38	south	south	JJ
20987	1811	39	side	side	NN
20987	1811	40	of	of	IN
20987	1811	41	the	the	DT
20987	1811	42	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1811	43	,	,	,
20987	1811	44	took	take	VBD
20987	1811	45	up	up	RP
20987	1811	46	the	the	DT
20987	1811	47	pontoon	pontoon	NN
20987	1811	48	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	1811	49	on	on	IN
20987	1811	50	the	the	DT
20987	1811	51	night	night	NN
20987	1811	52	of	of	IN
20987	1811	53	the	the	DT
20987	1811	54	26th	26th	NN
20987	1811	55	,	,	,
20987	1811	56	and	and	CC
20987	1811	57	relaid	relaid	VBD
20987	1811	58	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1811	59	at	at	IN
20987	1811	60	the	the	DT
20987	1811	61	new	new	JJ
20987	1811	62	site	site	NN
20987	1811	63	....	....	.
20987	1811	64	On	on	IN
20987	1811	65	the	the	DT
20987	1811	66	27th	27th	NN
20987	1811	67	General	General	NNP
20987	1811	68	Barton	Barton	NNP
20987	1811	69	,	,	,
20987	1811	70	with	with	IN
20987	1811	71	two	two	CD
20987	1811	72	battalions	battalion	NNS
20987	1811	73	6th	6th	JJ
20987	1811	74	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1811	75	and	and	CC
20987	1811	76	the	the	DT
20987	1811	77	Royal	Royal	NNP
20987	1811	78	Dublin	Dublin	NNP
20987	1811	79	Fusiliers	Fusiliers	NNP
20987	1811	80	,	,	,
20987	1811	81	crept	creep	VBD
20987	1811	82	about	about	RB
20987	1811	83	one	one	CD
20987	1811	84	and	and	CC
20987	1811	85	a	a	DT
20987	1811	86	half	half	NN
20987	1811	87	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1811	88	down	down	IN
20987	1811	89	the	the	DT
20987	1811	90	banks	bank	NNS
20987	1811	91	of	of	IN
20987	1811	92	the	the	DT
20987	1811	93	river	river	NN
20987	1811	94	,	,	,
20987	1811	95	and	and	CC
20987	1811	96	,	,	,
20987	1811	97	ascending	ascend	VBG
20987	1811	98	an	an	DT
20987	1811	99	almost	almost	RB
20987	1811	100	precipitous	precipitous	JJ
20987	1811	101	cliff	cliff	NN
20987	1811	102	of	of	IN
20987	1811	103	about	about	RB
20987	1811	104	500	500	CD
20987	1811	105	feet	foot	NNS
20987	1811	106	,	,	,
20987	1811	107	assaulted	assault	VBN
20987	1811	108	and	and	CC
20987	1811	109	carried	carry	VBD
20987	1811	110	the	the	DT
20987	1811	111	top	top	NN
20987	1811	112	of	of	IN
20987	1811	113	Pieter	Pieter	NNP
20987	1811	114	's	's	POS
20987	1811	115	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1811	116	.	.	.
20987	1812	1	This	this	DT
20987	1812	2	hill	hill	NN
20987	1812	3	to	to	IN
20987	1812	4	a	a	DT
20987	1812	5	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1812	6	extent	extent	NN
20987	1812	7	turned	turn	VBD
20987	1812	8	the	the	DT
20987	1812	9	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1812	10	's	's	POS
20987	1812	11	left	leave	VBN
20987	1812	12	,	,	,
20987	1812	13	and	and	CC
20987	1812	14	the	the	DT
20987	1812	15	4th	4th	JJ
20987	1812	16	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1812	17	,	,	,
20987	1812	18	under	under	IN
20987	1812	19	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1812	20	Norcott	Norcott	NNP
20987	1812	21	,	,	,
20987	1812	22	and	and	CC
20987	1812	23	the	the	DT
20987	1812	24	11th	11th	JJ
20987	1812	25	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1812	26	,	,	,
20987	1812	27	under	under	IN
20987	1812	28	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1812	29	Kitchener	Kitchener	NNP
20987	1812	30	,	,	,
20987	1812	31	the	the	DT
20987	1812	32	whole	whole	NN
20987	1812	33	under	under	IN
20987	1812	34	General	General	NNP
20987	1812	35	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	1812	36	,	,	,
20987	1812	37	assailed	assail	VBD
20987	1812	38	the	the	DT
20987	1812	39	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1812	40	's	's	POS
20987	1812	41	main	main	JJ
20987	1812	42	position	position	NN
20987	1812	43	,	,	,
20987	1812	44	which	which	WDT
20987	1812	45	was	be	VBD
20987	1812	46	magnificently	magnificently	RB
20987	1812	47	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1812	48	p.301	p.301	NN
20987	1812	49	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1812	50	carried	carry	VBN
20987	1812	51	by	by	IN
20987	1812	52	the	the	DT
20987	1812	53	South	South	NNP
20987	1812	54	Lancashire	Lancashire	NNP
20987	1812	55	Regiment	Regiment	NNP
20987	1812	56	about	about	IN
20987	1812	57	sunset	sunset	NN
20987	1812	58	.	.	.
20987	1812	59	"	"	''
20987	1813	1	This	this	DT
20987	1813	2	handsome	handsome	JJ
20987	1813	3	operation	operation	NN
20987	1813	4	,	,	,
20987	1813	5	which	which	WDT
20987	1813	6	finally	finally	RB
20987	1813	7	loosed	loose	VBD
20987	1813	8	the	the	DT
20987	1813	9	bonds	bond	NNS
20987	1813	10	in	in	IN
20987	1813	11	which	which	WDT
20987	1813	12	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1813	13	was	be	VBD
20987	1813	14	held	hold	VBN
20987	1813	15	,	,	,
20987	1813	16	should	should	MD
20987	1813	17	perhaps	perhaps	RB
20987	1813	18	be	be	VB
20987	1813	19	described	describe	VBN
20987	1813	20	in	in	IN
20987	1813	21	more	more	JJR
20987	1813	22	detail	detail	NN
20987	1813	23	than	than	IN
20987	1813	24	a	a	DT
20987	1813	25	telegram	telegram	NN
20987	1813	26	commonly	commonly	RB
20987	1813	27	admits	admit	VBZ
20987	1813	28	.	.	.
20987	1814	1	At	at	IN
20987	1814	2	the	the	DT
20987	1814	3	lower	low	JJR
20987	1814	4	end	end	NN
20987	1814	5	of	of	IN
20987	1814	6	the	the	DT
20987	1814	7	northerly	northerly	JJ
20987	1814	8	stretch	stretch	NN
20987	1814	9	of	of	IN
20987	1814	10	the	the	DT
20987	1814	11	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1814	12	,	,	,
20987	1814	13	below	below	IN
20987	1814	14	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1814	15	,	,	,
20987	1814	16	where	where	WRB
20987	1814	17	the	the	DT
20987	1814	18	river	river	NN
20987	1814	19	again	again	RB
20987	1814	20	turns	turn	VBZ
20987	1814	21	east	east	NNP
20987	1814	22	,	,	,
20987	1814	23	the	the	DT
20987	1814	24	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1814	25	,	,	,
20987	1814	26	which	which	WDT
20987	1814	27	has	have	VBZ
20987	1814	28	kept	keep	VBN
20987	1814	29	close	close	RB
20987	1814	30	to	to	IN
20987	1814	31	the	the	DT
20987	1814	32	west	west	NNP
20987	1814	33	bank	bank	NNP
20987	1814	34	,	,	,
20987	1814	35	also	also	RB
20987	1814	36	inclines	incline	VBZ
20987	1814	37	east	east	NNP
20987	1814	38	for	for	IN
20987	1814	39	a	a	DT
20987	1814	40	mile	mile	NN
20987	1814	41	and	and	CC
20987	1814	42	a	a	DT
20987	1814	43	half	half	NN
20987	1814	44	,	,	,
20987	1814	45	constrained	constrain	VBN
20987	1814	46	still	still	RB
20987	1814	47	to	to	TO
20987	1814	48	cling	cling	VB
20987	1814	49	to	to	IN
20987	1814	50	the	the	DT
20987	1814	51	stream	stream	NN
20987	1814	52	by	by	IN
20987	1814	53	hills	hill	NNS
20987	1814	54	to	to	IN
20987	1814	55	the	the	DT
20987	1814	56	northward	northward	NN
20987	1814	57	.	.	.
20987	1815	1	The	the	DT
20987	1815	2	more	more	RBR
20987	1815	3	conspicuous	conspicuous	JJ
20987	1815	4	of	of	IN
20987	1815	5	these	these	DT
20987	1815	6	had	have	VBD
20987	1815	7	been	be	VBN
20987	1815	8	named	name	VBN
20987	1815	9	Terrace	Terrace	NNP
20987	1815	10	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1815	11	and	and	CC
20987	1815	12	Railway	Railway	NNP
20987	1815	13	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1815	14	,	,	,
20987	1815	15	and	and	CC
20987	1815	16	there	there	RB
20987	1815	17	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1815	18	was	be	VBD
20987	1815	19	that	that	IN
20987	1815	20	the	the	DT
20987	1815	21	British	british	JJ
20987	1815	22	attacks	attack	NNS
20987	1815	23	of	of	IN
20987	1815	24	the	the	DT
20987	1815	25	24th	24th	NN
20987	1815	26	had	have	VBD
20987	1815	27	been	be	VBN
20987	1815	28	baffled	baffle	VBN
20987	1815	29	.	.	.
20987	1816	1	After	after	IN
20987	1816	2	passing	pass	VBG
20987	1816	3	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1816	4	the	the	DT
20987	1816	5	road	road	NN
20987	1816	6	leaves	leave	VBZ
20987	1816	7	the	the	DT
20987	1816	8	river	river	NN
20987	1816	9	,	,	,
20987	1816	10	runs	run	VBZ
20987	1816	11	north	north	RB
20987	1816	12	,	,	,
20987	1816	13	and	and	CC
20987	1816	14	in	in	IN
20987	1816	15	another	another	DT
20987	1816	16	mile	mile	NN
20987	1816	17	reaches	reach	VBZ
20987	1816	18	Pieter	Pieter	NNP
20987	1816	19	's	's	POS
20987	1816	20	Station	Station	NNP
20987	1816	21	.	.	.
20987	1817	1	A	a	DT
20987	1817	2	mile	mile	NN
20987	1817	3	to	to	IN
20987	1817	4	the	the	DT
20987	1817	5	eastward	eastward	NN
20987	1817	6	of	of	IN
20987	1817	7	this	this	DT
20987	1817	8	is	be	VBZ
20987	1817	9	Pieter	Pieter	NNP
20987	1817	10	's	's	POS
20987	1817	11	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1817	12	,	,	,
20987	1817	13	which	which	WDT
20987	1817	14	the	the	DT
20987	1817	15	river	river	NN
20987	1817	16	nears	near	VBZ
20987	1817	17	by	by	IN
20987	1817	18	a	a	DT
20987	1817	19	northerly	northerly	JJ
20987	1817	20	bend	bend	NN
20987	1817	21	in	in	IN
20987	1817	22	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1817	23	course	course	NN
20987	1817	24	.	.	.
20987	1818	1	The	the	DT
20987	1818	2	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1818	3	position	position	NN
20987	1818	4	north	north	RB
20987	1818	5	of	of	IN
20987	1818	6	this	this	DT
20987	1818	7	section	section	NN
20987	1818	8	of	of	IN
20987	1818	9	the	the	DT
20987	1818	10	river	river	NN
20987	1818	11	stretched	stretch	VBD
20987	1818	12	from	from	IN
20987	1818	13	Railway	Railway	NNP
20987	1818	14	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1818	15	,	,	,
20987	1818	16	three	three	CD
20987	1818	17	-	-	HYPH
20987	1818	18	quarters	quarter	NNS
20987	1818	19	of	of	IN
20987	1818	20	a	a	DT
20987	1818	21	mile	mile	NN
20987	1818	22	west	west	NN
20987	1818	23	of	of	IN
20987	1818	24	the	the	DT
20987	1818	25	road	road	NN
20987	1818	26	,	,	,
20987	1818	27	to	to	IN
20987	1818	28	Pieter	Pieter	NNP
20987	1818	29	's	's	POS
20987	1818	30	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1818	31	.	.	.
20987	1819	1	The	the	DT
20987	1819	2	British	British	NNPS
20987	1819	3	occupied	occupy	VBD
20987	1819	4	the	the	DT
20987	1819	5	heights	height	NNS
20987	1819	6	on	on	IN
20987	1819	7	the	the	DT
20987	1819	8	opposite	opposite	JJ
20987	1819	9	side	side	NN
20987	1819	10	,	,	,
20987	1819	11	between	between	IN
20987	1819	12	one	one	CD
20987	1819	13	and	and	CC
20987	1819	14	two	two	CD
20987	1819	15	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1819	16	distant	distant	JJ
20987	1819	17	,	,	,
20987	1819	18	and	and	CC
20987	1819	19	200	200	CD
20987	1819	20	feet	foot	NNS
20987	1819	21	above	above	IN
20987	1819	22	the	the	DT
20987	1819	23	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1819	24	p.302	p.302	NN
20987	1819	25	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1819	26	bed	bed	NN
20987	1819	27	of	of	IN
20987	1819	28	the	the	DT
20987	1819	29	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1819	30	.	.	.
20987	1820	1	Along	along	IN
20987	1820	2	these	these	DT
20987	1820	3	crests	crest	NNS
20987	1820	4	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1820	5	mounted	mount	VBD
20987	1820	6	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1820	7	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1820	8	,	,	,
20987	1820	9	a	a	DT
20987	1820	10	sustained	sustained	JJ
20987	1820	11	fire	fire	NN
20987	1820	12	from	from	IN
20987	1820	13	which	which	WDT
20987	1820	14	,	,	,
20987	1820	15	as	as	IN
20987	1820	16	is	be	VBZ
20987	1820	17	usual	usual	JJ
20987	1820	18	,	,	,
20987	1820	19	preceded	precede	VBD
20987	1820	20	the	the	DT
20987	1820	21	attack	attack	NN
20987	1820	22	.	.	.
20987	1821	1	On	on	IN
20987	1821	2	February	February	NNP
20987	1821	3	27	27	CD
20987	1821	4	-	-	HYPH
20987	1821	5	-Majuba	-majuba	NN
20987	1821	6	Day	day	NN
20987	1821	7	--	--	:
20987	1821	8	as	as	IN
20987	1821	9	the	the	DT
20987	1821	10	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1821	11	detailed	detail	VBD
20987	1821	12	for	for	IN
20987	1821	13	the	the	DT
20987	1821	14	assault	assault	NN
20987	1821	15	were	be	VBD
20987	1821	16	about	about	JJ
20987	1821	17	to	to	TO
20987	1821	18	step	step	VB
20987	1821	19	on	on	RP
20987	1821	20	to	to	IN
20987	1821	21	the	the	DT
20987	1821	22	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	1821	23	,	,	,
20987	1821	24	there	there	EX
20987	1821	25	was	be	VBD
20987	1821	26	communicated	communicate	VBN
20987	1821	27	to	to	IN
20987	1821	28	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1821	29	the	the	DT
20987	1821	30	news	news	NN
20987	1821	31	of	of	IN
20987	1821	32	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1821	33	's	's	POS
20987	1821	34	surrender	surrender	NN
20987	1821	35	at	at	IN
20987	1821	36	an	an	DT
20987	1821	37	earlier	early	JJR
20987	1821	38	hour	hour	NN
20987	1821	39	of	of	IN
20987	1821	40	the	the	DT
20987	1821	41	same	same	JJ
20987	1821	42	day	day	NN
20987	1821	43	,	,	,
20987	1821	44	flashed	flash	VBN
20987	1821	45	by	by	IN
20987	1821	46	the	the	DT
20987	1821	47	wires	wire	NNS
20987	1821	48	around	around	RB
20987	1821	49	from	from	IN
20987	1821	50	the	the	DT
20987	1821	51	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1821	52	by	by	IN
20987	1821	53	way	way	NN
20987	1821	54	of	of	IN
20987	1821	55	the	the	DT
20987	1821	56	sea	sea	NN
20987	1821	57	.	.	.
20987	1822	1	Under	under	IN
20987	1822	2	this	this	DT
20987	1822	3	inspiring	inspiring	JJ
20987	1822	4	intelligence	intelligence	NN
20987	1822	5	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1822	6	went	go	VBD
20987	1822	7	into	into	IN
20987	1822	8	action	action	NN
20987	1822	9	.	.	.
20987	1823	1	The	the	DT
20987	1823	2	crossing	crossing	NN
20987	1823	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1823	4	made	make	VBN
20987	1823	5	near	near	IN
20987	1823	6	the	the	DT
20987	1823	7	angle	angle	NN
20987	1823	8	of	of	IN
20987	1823	9	the	the	DT
20987	1823	10	river	river	NN
20987	1823	11	,	,	,
20987	1823	12	where	where	WRB
20987	1823	13	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1823	14	turns	turn	VBZ
20987	1823	15	the	the	DT
20987	1823	16	second	second	JJ
20987	1823	17	time	time	NN
20987	1823	18	and	and	CC
20987	1823	19	resumes	resume	VBZ
20987	1823	20	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1823	21	easterly	easterly	JJ
20987	1823	22	direction	direction	NN
20987	1823	23	.	.	.
20987	1824	1	Barton	Barton	NNP
20987	1824	2	's	's	POS
20987	1824	3	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1824	4	,	,	,
20987	1824	5	which	which	WDT
20987	1824	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1824	7	to	to	TO
20987	1824	8	carry	carry	VB
20987	1824	9	Pieter	Pieter	NNP
20987	1824	10	's	's	POS
20987	1824	11	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1824	12	--	--	:
20987	1824	13	the	the	DT
20987	1824	14	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1824	15	's	's	POS
20987	1824	16	left	leave	VBN
20987	1824	17	--	--	:
20987	1824	18	crossed	cross	VBD
20987	1824	19	first	first	RB
20987	1824	20	,	,	,
20987	1824	21	and	and	CC
20987	1824	22	inclining	incline	VBG
20987	1824	23	to	to	IN
20987	1824	24	the	the	DT
20987	1824	25	right	right	NN
20987	1824	26	kept	keep	VBN
20987	1824	27	along	along	IN
20987	1824	28	the	the	DT
20987	1824	29	river	river	NN
20987	1824	30	a	a	DT
20987	1824	31	mile	mile	NN
20987	1824	32	and	and	CC
20987	1824	33	a	a	DT
20987	1824	34	half	half	NN
20987	1824	35	to	to	IN
20987	1824	36	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1824	37	appointed	appointed	JJ
20987	1824	38	place	place	NN
20987	1824	39	,	,	,
20987	1824	40	followed	follow	VBD
20987	1824	41	successively	successively	RB
20987	1824	42	by	by	IN
20987	1824	43	Kitchener	Kitchener	NNP
20987	1824	44	's	's	POS
20987	1824	45	and	and	CC
20987	1824	46	Norcott	Norcott	NNP
20987	1824	47	's	's	POS
20987	1824	48	brigades	brigade	NNS
20987	1824	49	,	,	,
20987	1824	50	which	which	WDT
20987	1824	51	thus	thus	RB
20987	1824	52	,	,	,
20987	1824	53	when	when	WRB
20987	1824	54	the	the	DT
20987	1824	55	line	line	NN
20987	1824	56	was	be	VBD
20987	1824	57	formed	form	VBN
20987	1824	58	,	,	,
20987	1824	59	constituted	constitute	VBN
20987	1824	60	respectively	respectively	RB
20987	1824	61	the	the	DT
20987	1824	62	centre	centre	NN
20987	1824	63	and	and	CC
20987	1824	64	left	leave	VBD
20987	1824	65	of	of	IN
20987	1824	66	the	the	DT
20987	1824	67	British	british	JJ
20987	1824	68	front	front	NN
20987	1824	69	of	of	IN
20987	1824	70	assault	assault	NN
20987	1824	71	.	.	.
20987	1825	1	The	the	DT
20987	1825	2	attack	attack	NN
20987	1825	3	on	on	IN
20987	1825	4	Pieter	Pieter	NNP
20987	1825	5	's	's	POS
20987	1825	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1825	7	first	first	RB
20987	1825	8	made	make	VBN
20987	1825	9	,	,	,
20987	1825	10	beginning	begin	VBG
20987	1825	11	about	about	RB
20987	1825	12	1	1	CD
20987	1825	13	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	1825	14	By	by	IN
20987	1825	15	the	the	DT
20987	1825	16	capture	capture	NN
20987	1825	17	of	of	IN
20987	1825	18	this	this	DT
20987	1825	19	the	the	DT
20987	1825	20	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1825	21	left	left	NN
20987	1825	22	was	be	VBD
20987	1825	23	turned	turn	VBN
20987	1825	24	,	,	,
20987	1825	25	after	after	IN
20987	1825	26	which	which	WDT
20987	1825	27	by	by	IN
20987	1825	28	assaults	assault	NNS
20987	1825	29	progressing	progressing	NN
20987	1825	30	successively	successively	RB
20987	1825	31	from	from	IN
20987	1825	32	the	the	DT
20987	1825	33	British	british	JJ
20987	1825	34	right	right	NN
20987	1825	35	to	to	IN
20987	1825	36	the	the	DT
20987	1825	37	left	left	NN
20987	1825	38	,	,	,
20987	1825	39	in	in	IN
20987	1825	40	continuous	continuous	JJ
20987	1825	41	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	1825	42	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1825	43	p.303	p.303	RB
20987	1825	44	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1825	45	support	support	NN
20987	1825	46	,	,	,
20987	1825	47	all	all	PDT
20987	1825	48	the	the	DT
20987	1825	49	works	work	NNS
20987	1825	50	on	on	IN
20987	1825	51	Railway	Railway	NNP
20987	1825	52	and	and	CC
20987	1825	53	Terrace	Terrace	NNP
20987	1825	54	Hills	Hills	NNP
20987	1825	55	were	be	VBD
20987	1825	56	carried	carry	VBN
20987	1825	57	by	by	IN
20987	1825	58	sunset	sunset	NN
20987	1825	59	,	,	,
20987	1825	60	the	the	DT
20987	1825	61	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1825	62	being	be	VBG
20987	1825	63	,	,	,
20987	1825	64	in	in	IN
20987	1825	65	many	many	JJ
20987	1825	66	cases	case	NNS
20987	1825	67	,	,	,
20987	1825	68	driven	drive	VBN
20987	1825	69	out	out	RP
20987	1825	70	at	at	IN
20987	1825	71	the	the	DT
20987	1825	72	point	point	NN
20987	1825	73	of	of	IN
20987	1825	74	the	the	DT
20987	1825	75	bayonet	bayonet	NN
20987	1825	76	.	.	.
20987	1826	1	The	the	DT
20987	1826	2	British	British	NNPS
20987	1826	3	entrenched	entrench	VBD
20987	1826	4	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1826	5	that	that	DT
20987	1826	6	night	night	NN
20987	1826	7	in	in	IN
20987	1826	8	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1826	9	new	new	JJ
20987	1826	10	gains	gain	NNS
20987	1826	11	,	,	,
20987	1826	12	but	but	CC
20987	1826	13	next	next	JJ
20987	1826	14	morning	morning	NN
20987	1826	15	,	,	,
20987	1826	16	February	February	NNP
20987	1826	17	28	28	CD
20987	1826	18	,	,	,
20987	1826	19	the	the	DT
20987	1826	20	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1826	21	were	be	VBD
20987	1826	22	found	find	VBN
20987	1826	23	to	to	TO
20987	1826	24	have	have	VB
20987	1826	25	retreated	retreat	VBN
20987	1826	26	from	from	IN
20987	1826	27	all	all	PDT
20987	1826	28	the	the	DT
20987	1826	29	positions	position	NNS
20987	1826	30	from	from	IN
20987	1826	31	which	which	WDT
20987	1826	32	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1826	33	had	have	VBD
20987	1826	34	not	not	RB
20987	1826	35	been	be	VBN
20987	1826	36	expelled	expel	VBN
20987	1826	37	.	.	.
20987	1827	1	There	there	EX
20987	1827	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1827	3	no	no	DT
20987	1827	4	defensive	defensive	JJ
20987	1827	5	line	line	NN
20987	1827	6	remaining	remain	VBG
20987	1827	7	south	south	RB
20987	1827	8	of	of	IN
20987	1827	9	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1827	10	in	in	IN
20987	1827	11	which	which	WDT
20987	1827	12	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1827	13	could	could	MD
20987	1827	14	make	make	VB
20987	1827	15	a	a	DT
20987	1827	16	further	further	JJ
20987	1827	17	stand	stand	NN
20987	1827	18	,	,	,
20987	1827	19	and	and	CC
20987	1827	20	the	the	DT
20987	1827	21	relief	relief	NN
20987	1827	22	of	of	IN
20987	1827	23	the	the	DT
20987	1827	24	place	place	NN
20987	1827	25	followed	follow	VBD
20987	1827	26	as	as	IN
20987	1827	27	a	a	DT
20987	1827	28	matter	matter	NN
20987	1827	29	of	of	IN
20987	1827	30	course	course	NN
20987	1827	31	.	.	.
20987	1828	1	An	an	DT
20987	1828	2	advance	advance	JJ
20987	1828	3	party	party	NN
20987	1828	4	under	under	IN
20987	1828	5	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1828	6	Dundonald	Dundonald	NNP
20987	1828	7	entered	enter	VBD
20987	1828	8	the	the	DT
20987	1828	9	town	town	NN
20987	1828	10	that	that	DT
20987	1828	11	evening	evening	NN
20987	1828	12	,	,	,
20987	1828	13	and	and	CC
20987	1828	14	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1828	15	himself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1828	16	followed	follow	VBD
20987	1828	17	the	the	DT
20987	1828	18	next	next	JJ
20987	1828	19	day	day	NN
20987	1828	20	,	,	,
20987	1828	21	March	March	NNP
20987	1828	22	1	1	CD
20987	1828	23	.	.	.
20987	1829	1	In	in	IN
20987	1829	2	these	these	DT
20987	1829	3	final	final	JJ
20987	1829	4	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1829	5	for	for	IN
20987	1829	6	the	the	DT
20987	1829	7	relief	relief	NN
20987	1829	8	of	of	IN
20987	1829	9	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1829	10	,	,	,
20987	1829	11	the	the	DT
20987	1829	12	British	british	JJ
20987	1829	13	loss	loss	NN
20987	1829	14	in	in	IN
20987	1829	15	the	the	DT
20987	1829	16	Official	official	JJ
20987	1829	17	Table	Table	NNP
20987	1829	18	of	of	IN
20987	1829	19	Casualties	Casualties	NNPS
20987	1829	20	is	be	VBZ
20987	1829	21	given	give	VBN
20987	1829	22	under	under	IN
20987	1829	23	two	two	CD
20987	1829	24	heads	head	NNS
20987	1829	25	:	:	:
20987	1829	26	1	1	CD
20987	1829	27	,	,	,
20987	1829	28	Monte	Monte	NNP
20987	1829	29	Cristo	Cristo	NNP
20987	1829	30	,	,	,
20987	1829	31	February	February	NNP
20987	1829	32	15	15	CD
20987	1829	33	-	-	SYM
20987	1829	34	18	18	CD
20987	1829	35	,	,	,
20987	1829	36	being	be	VBG
20987	1829	37	those	those	DT
20987	1829	38	on	on	IN
20987	1829	39	the	the	DT
20987	1829	40	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1829	41	left	leave	VBD
20987	1829	42	,	,	,
20987	1829	43	south	south	RB
20987	1829	44	of	of	IN
20987	1829	45	the	the	DT
20987	1829	46	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	1829	47	,	,	,
20987	1829	48	ending	end	VBG
20987	1829	49	in	in	IN
20987	1829	50	the	the	DT
20987	1829	51	capture	capture	NN
20987	1829	52	of	of	IN
20987	1829	53	Hlangwane	Hlangwane	NNP
20987	1829	54	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1829	55	;	;	:
20987	1829	56	2	2	CD
20987	1829	57	,	,	,
20987	1829	58	Relief	Relief	NNP
20987	1829	59	of	of	IN
20987	1829	60	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1829	61	,	,	,
20987	1829	62	February	February	NNP
20987	1829	63	19	19	CD
20987	1829	64	-	-	SYM
20987	1829	65	27	27	CD
20987	1829	66	.	.	.
20987	1830	1	In	in	IN
20987	1830	2	the	the	DT
20987	1830	3	first	first	JJ
20987	1830	4	there	there	EX
20987	1830	5	were	be	VBD
20987	1830	6	:	:	:
20987	1830	7	Killed	kill	VBN
20987	1830	8	14	14	CD
20987	1830	9	,	,	,
20987	1830	10	Wounded	wound	VBD
20987	1830	11	188	188	CD
20987	1830	12	,	,	,
20987	1830	13	Missing	miss	VBG
20987	1830	14	4	4	CD
20987	1830	15	;	;	:
20987	1830	16	Total	total	JJ
20987	1830	17	206	206	CD
20987	1830	18	.	.	.
20987	1831	1	In	in	IN
20987	1831	2	the	the	DT
20987	1831	3	second	second	NN
20987	1831	4	:	:	:
20987	1831	5	Killed	kill	VBN
20987	1831	6	263	263	CD
20987	1831	7	,	,	,
20987	1831	8	Wounded	wound	VBN
20987	1831	9	1621	1621	CD
20987	1831	10	,	,	,
20987	1831	11	Missing	miss	VBG
20987	1831	12	12	12	CD
20987	1831	13	;	;	:
20987	1831	14	Total	total	JJ
20987	1831	15	1896	1896	CD
20987	1831	16	.	.	.
20987	1832	1	These	these	DT
20987	1832	2	losses	loss	NNS
20987	1832	3	are	be	VBP
20987	1832	4	most	most	JJS
20987	1832	5	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1832	6	p.304	p.304	NN
20987	1832	7	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1832	8	suggestive	suggestive	NN
20987	1832	9	of	of	IN
20987	1832	10	thought	thought	NN
20987	1832	11	as	as	IN
20987	1832	12	to	to	IN
20987	1832	13	the	the	DT
20987	1832	14	character	character	NN
20987	1832	15	of	of	IN
20987	1832	16	the	the	DT
20987	1832	17	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1832	18	in	in	IN
20987	1832	19	which	which	WDT
20987	1832	20	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1832	21	were	be	VBD
20987	1832	22	respectively	respectively	RB
20987	1832	23	incurred	incur	VBN
20987	1832	24	.	.	.
20987	1833	1	The	the	DT
20987	1833	2	second	second	JJ
20987	1833	3	total	total	NN
20987	1833	4	exceeds	exceed	VBZ
20987	1833	5	considerably	considerably	RB
20987	1833	6	that	that	WDT
20987	1833	7	reported	report	VBD
20987	1833	8	for	for	IN
20987	1833	9	any	any	DT
20987	1833	10	other	other	JJ
20987	1833	11	action	action	NN
20987	1833	12	,	,	,
20987	1833	13	or	or	CC
20987	1833	14	series	series	NN
20987	1833	15	of	of	IN
20987	1833	16	actions	action	NNS
20987	1833	17	,	,	,
20987	1833	18	during	during	IN
20987	1833	19	the	the	DT
20987	1833	20	war	war	NN
20987	1833	21	.	.	.
20987	1834	1	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	1834	2	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	1834	3	,	,	,
20987	1834	4	with	with	IN
20987	1834	5	1733	1733	CD
20987	1834	6	,	,	,
20987	1834	7	is	be	VBZ
20987	1834	8	the	the	DT
20987	1834	9	nearest	near	JJS
20987	1834	10	approach	approach	NN
20987	1834	11	.	.	.
20987	1835	1	The	the	DT
20987	1835	2	advance	advance	NN
20987	1835	3	of	of	IN
20987	1835	4	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1835	5	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1835	6	to	to	IN
20987	1835	7	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1835	8	after	after	IN
20987	1835	9	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1835	10	's	's	POS
20987	1835	11	surrender	surrender	NN
20987	1835	12	met	meet	VBD
20987	1835	13	with	with	IN
20987	1835	14	little	little	JJ
20987	1835	15	resistance	resistance	NN
20987	1835	16	.	.	.
20987	1836	1	The	the	DT
20987	1836	2	first	first	JJ
20987	1836	3	position	position	NN
20987	1836	4	taken	take	VBN
20987	1836	5	by	by	IN
20987	1836	6	the	the	DT
20987	1836	7	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1836	8	to	to	TO
20987	1836	9	contest	contest	VB
20987	1836	10	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1836	11	progress	progress	NN
20987	1836	12	appears	appear	VBZ
20987	1836	13	to	to	TO
20987	1836	14	have	have	VB
20987	1836	15	been	be	VBN
20987	1836	16	four	four	CD
20987	1836	17	or	or	CC
20987	1836	18	five	five	CD
20987	1836	19	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1836	20	east	east	RB
20987	1836	21	of	of	IN
20987	1836	22	Koodoosrand	Koodoosrand	NNP
20987	1836	23	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	1836	24	.	.	.
20987	1837	1	In	in	IN
20987	1837	2	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1837	3	telegram	telegram	NN
20987	1837	4	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1837	5	line	line	NN
20987	1837	6	is	be	VBZ
20987	1837	7	described	describe	VBN
20987	1837	8	as	as	IN
20987	1837	9	extending	extend	VBG
20987	1837	10	four	four	CD
20987	1837	11	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1837	12	north	north	RB
20987	1837	13	and	and	CC
20987	1837	14	eleven	eleven	CD
20987	1837	15	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1837	16	south	south	RB
20987	1837	17	of	of	IN
20987	1837	18	the	the	DT
20987	1837	19	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1837	20	,	,	,
20987	1837	21	a	a	DT
20987	1837	22	length	length	NN
20987	1837	23	which	which	WDT
20987	1837	24	evidently	evidently	RB
20987	1837	25	required	require	VBD
20987	1837	26	a	a	DT
20987	1837	27	pretty	pretty	RB
20987	1837	28	large	large	JJ
20987	1837	29	force	force	NN
20987	1837	30	to	to	TO
20987	1837	31	man	man	VB
20987	1837	32	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1837	33	.	.	.
20987	1838	1	Its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1838	2	extremities	extremity	NNS
20987	1838	3	,	,	,
20987	1838	4	however	however	RB
20987	1838	5	,	,	,
20987	1838	6	received	receive	VBD
20987	1838	7	no	no	DT
20987	1838	8	protection	protection	NN
20987	1838	9	from	from	IN
20987	1838	10	natural	natural	JJ
20987	1838	11	obstacles	obstacle	NNS
20987	1838	12	of	of	IN
20987	1838	13	ground	ground	NN
20987	1838	14	,	,	,
20987	1838	15	and	and	CC
20987	1838	16	on	on	IN
20987	1838	17	the	the	DT
20987	1838	18	7th	7th	NN
20987	1838	19	of	of	IN
20987	1838	20	March	March	NNP
20987	1838	21	French	French	NNP
20987	1838	22	's	's	POS
20987	1838	23	Cavalry	Cavalry	NNP
20987	1838	24	Division	Division	NNP
20987	1838	25	,	,	,
20987	1838	26	passing	pass	VBG
20987	1838	27	south	south	NN
20987	1838	28	,	,	,
20987	1838	29	turned	turn	VBD
20987	1838	30	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1838	31	left	left	JJ
20987	1838	32	flank	flank	NN
20987	1838	33	.	.	.
20987	1839	1	The	the	DT
20987	1839	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1839	3	then	then	RB
20987	1839	4	retreated	retreat	VBD
20987	1839	5	without	without	IN
20987	1839	6	serious	serious	JJ
20987	1839	7	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	1839	8	,	,	,
20987	1839	9	the	the	DT
20987	1839	10	British	british	JJ
20987	1839	11	having	have	VBG
20987	1839	12	only	only	RB
20987	1839	13	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	1839	14	casualties	casualty	NNS
20987	1839	15	.	.	.
20987	1840	1	Three	three	CD
20987	1840	2	days	day	NNS
20987	1840	3	later	later	RB
20987	1840	4	,	,	,
20987	1840	5	at	at	IN
20987	1840	6	Driefontein	Driefontein	NNP
20987	1840	7	,	,	,
20987	1840	8	between	between	IN
20987	1840	9	forty	forty	CD
20987	1840	10	and	and	CC
20987	1840	11	fifty	fifty	CD
20987	1840	12	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1840	13	from	from	IN
20987	1840	14	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1840	15	,	,	,
20987	1840	16	a	a	DT
20987	1840	17	stand	stand	NN
20987	1840	18	was	be	VBD
20987	1840	19	made	make	VBN
20987	1840	20	which	which	WDT
20987	1840	21	required	require	VBN
20987	1840	22	a	a	DT
20987	1840	23	severe	severe	JJ
20987	1840	24	struggle	struggle	NN
20987	1840	25	to	to	TO
20987	1840	26	overcome	overcome	VB
20987	1840	27	.	.	.
20987	1841	1	"	"	``
20987	1841	2	The	the	DT
20987	1841	3	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1841	4	opposed	oppose	VBD
20987	1841	5	us	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1841	6	throughout	throughout	IN
20987	1841	7	yesterday	yesterday	NN
20987	1841	8	's	's	POS
20987	1841	9	march	march	NNP
20987	1841	10	,	,	,
20987	1841	11	"	"	''
20987	1841	12	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1841	13	p.305	p.305	NNP
20987	1841	14	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1841	15	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1841	16	telegraphed	telegraph	VBD
20987	1841	17	;	;	:
20987	1841	18	"	"	``
20987	1841	19	and	and	CC
20987	1841	20	from	from	IN
20987	1841	21	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1841	22	intimate	intimate	JJ
20987	1841	23	knowledge	knowledge	NN
20987	1841	24	of	of	IN
20987	1841	25	the	the	DT
20987	1841	26	country	country	NN
20987	1841	27	gave	give	VBD
20987	1841	28	us	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1841	29	considerable	considerable	JJ
20987	1841	30	trouble	trouble	NN
20987	1841	31	....	....	.
20987	1842	1	The	the	DT
20987	1842	2	brunt	brunt	NN
20987	1842	3	of	of	IN
20987	1842	4	the	the	DT
20987	1842	5	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	1842	6	fell	fall	VBD
20987	1842	7	upon	upon	IN
20987	1842	8	Kelly	Kelly	NNP
20987	1842	9	-	-	HYPH
20987	1842	10	Kenny	Kenny	NNP
20987	1842	11	's	's	POS
20987	1842	12	division	division	NN
20987	1842	13	,	,	,
20987	1842	14	two	two	CD
20987	1842	15	battalions	battalion	NNS
20987	1842	16	of	of	IN
20987	1842	17	which	which	WDT
20987	1842	18	,	,	,
20987	1842	19	the	the	DT
20987	1842	20	Welsh	Welsh	NNP
20987	1842	21	and	and	CC
20987	1842	22	the	the	DT
20987	1842	23	Essex	Essex	NNP
20987	1842	24	,	,	,
20987	1842	25	turned	turn	VBD
20987	1842	26	the	the	DT
20987	1842	27	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1842	28	out	out	IN
20987	1842	29	of	of	IN
20987	1842	30	two	two	CD
20987	1842	31	strong	strong	JJ
20987	1842	32	positions	position	NNS
20987	1842	33	at	at	IN
20987	1842	34	the	the	DT
20987	1842	35	point	point	NN
20987	1842	36	of	of	IN
20987	1842	37	the	the	DT
20987	1842	38	bayonet	bayonet	NN
20987	1842	39	.	.	.
20987	1842	40	"	"	''
20987	1843	1	The	the	DT
20987	1843	2	British	British	NNPS
20987	1843	3	here	here	RB
20987	1843	4	lost	lose	VBD
20987	1843	5	63	63	CD
20987	1843	6	killed	kill	VBN
20987	1843	7	,	,	,
20987	1843	8	361	361	CD
20987	1843	9	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	1843	10	.	.	.
20987	1844	1	The	the	DT
20987	1844	2	defenders	defender	NNS
20987	1844	3	,	,	,
20987	1844	4	contrary	contrary	JJ
20987	1844	5	to	to	IN
20987	1844	6	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1844	7	habit	habit	NN
20987	1844	8	,	,	,
20987	1844	9	failed	fail	VBD
20987	1844	10	to	to	TO
20987	1844	11	carry	carry	VB
20987	1844	12	away	away	RP
20987	1844	13	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1844	14	dead	dead	JJ
20987	1844	15	,	,	,
20987	1844	16	of	of	IN
20987	1844	17	whom	whom	WP
20987	1844	18	the	the	DT
20987	1844	19	victors	victor	NNS
20987	1844	20	buried	bury	VBD
20987	1844	21	127	127	CD
20987	1844	22	.	.	.
20987	1845	1	In	in	IN
20987	1845	2	the	the	DT
20987	1845	3	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1845	4	papers	paper	VBZ
20987	1845	5	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1845	6	loss	loss	NN
20987	1845	7	was	be	VBD
20987	1845	8	reported	report	VBN
20987	1845	9	to	to	TO
20987	1845	10	be	be	VB
20987	1845	11	seven	seven	CD
20987	1845	12	killed	kill	VBN
20987	1845	13	and	and	CC
20987	1845	14	eighteen	eighteen	CD
20987	1845	15	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	1845	16	--	--	:
20987	1845	17	a	a	DT
20987	1845	18	suggestive	suggestive	JJ
20987	1845	19	discrepancy	discrepancy	NN
20987	1845	20	.	.	.
20987	1846	1	No	no	DT
20987	1846	2	further	further	JJ
20987	1846	3	opposition	opposition	NN
20987	1846	4	of	of	IN
20987	1846	5	consequence	consequence	NN
20987	1846	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1846	7	encountered	encounter	VBN
20987	1846	8	,	,	,
20987	1846	9	and	and	CC
20987	1846	10	on	on	IN
20987	1846	11	March	March	NNP
20987	1846	12	13	13	CD
20987	1846	13	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1846	14	entered	enter	VBD
20987	1846	15	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1846	16	.	.	.
20987	1847	1	The	the	DT
20987	1847	2	occupation	occupation	NN
20987	1847	3	of	of	IN
20987	1847	4	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1847	5	and	and	CC
20987	1847	6	the	the	DT
20987	1847	7	relief	relief	NN
20987	1847	8	of	of	IN
20987	1847	9	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1847	10	closed	close	VBD
20987	1847	11	for	for	IN
20987	1847	12	a	a	DT
20987	1847	13	time	time	NN
20987	1847	14	the	the	DT
20987	1847	15	British	british	JJ
20987	1847	16	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1847	17	,	,	,
20987	1847	18	and	and	CC
20987	1847	19	were	be	VBD
20987	1847	20	followed	follow	VBN
20987	1847	21	by	by	IN
20987	1847	22	a	a	DT
20987	1847	23	period	period	NN
20987	1847	24	of	of	IN
20987	1847	25	suspended	suspend	VBN
20987	1847	26	advance	advance	NN
20987	1847	27	.	.	.
20987	1848	1	This	this	DT
20987	1848	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1848	3	imposed	impose	VBN
20987	1848	4	in	in	IN
20987	1848	5	part	part	NN
20987	1848	6	by	by	IN
20987	1848	7	the	the	DT
20987	1848	8	fatigue	fatigue	NN
20987	1848	9	of	of	IN
20987	1848	10	the	the	DT
20987	1848	11	soldiery	soldiery	NN
20987	1848	12	,	,	,
20987	1848	13	a	a	DT
20987	1848	14	cause	cause	NN
20987	1848	15	,	,	,
20987	1848	16	however	however	RB
20987	1848	17	,	,	,
20987	1848	18	which	which	WDT
20987	1848	19	would	would	MD
20987	1848	20	not	not	RB
20987	1848	21	have	have	VB
20987	1848	22	lasted	last	VBN
20987	1848	23	more	more	JJR
20987	1848	24	than	than	IN
20987	1848	25	a	a	DT
20987	1848	26	few	few	JJ
20987	1848	27	days	day	NNS
20987	1848	28	--	--	:
20987	1848	29	except	except	IN
20987	1848	30	in	in	IN
20987	1848	31	the	the	DT
20987	1848	32	case	case	NN
20987	1848	33	of	of	IN
20987	1848	34	the	the	DT
20987	1848	35	hunger	hunger	NN
20987	1848	36	-	-	HYPH
20987	1848	37	weakened	weaken	VBN
20987	1848	38	defenders	defender	NNS
20987	1848	39	of	of	IN
20987	1848	40	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1848	41	.	.	.
20987	1849	1	A	a	DT
20987	1849	2	prolonged	prolonged	JJ
20987	1849	3	stop	stop	NN
20987	1849	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1849	5	required	require	VBN
20987	1849	6	for	for	IN
20987	1849	7	several	several	JJ
20987	1849	8	reasons	reason	NNS
20987	1849	9	.	.	.
20987	1850	1	The	the	DT
20987	1850	2	conduct	conduct	NN
20987	1850	3	of	of	IN
20987	1850	4	the	the	DT
20987	1850	5	war	war	NN
20987	1850	6	had	have	VBD
20987	1850	7	now	now	RB
20987	1850	8	reverted	revert	VBN
20987	1850	9	to	to	IN
20987	1850	10	the	the	DT
20987	1850	11	original	original	JJ
20987	1850	12	plan	plan	NN
20987	1850	13	of	of	IN
20987	1850	14	an	an	DT
20987	1850	15	invasion	invasion	NN
20987	1850	16	in	in	IN
20987	1850	17	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1850	18	p.306	p.306	NN
20987	1850	19	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1850	20	force	force	NN
20987	1850	21	through	through	IN
20987	1850	22	the	the	DT
20987	1850	23	Free	Free	NNP
20987	1850	24	State	State	NNP
20987	1850	25	by	by	IN
20987	1850	26	the	the	DT
20987	1850	27	great	great	JJ
20987	1850	28	mass	mass	NN
20987	1850	29	of	of	IN
20987	1850	30	the	the	DT
20987	1850	31	British	british	JJ
20987	1850	32	army	army	NN
20987	1850	33	.	.	.
20987	1851	1	To	to	IN
20987	1851	2	this	this	DT
20987	1851	3	,	,	,
20987	1851	4	all	all	DT
20987	1851	5	other	other	JJ
20987	1851	6	movements	movement	NNS
20987	1851	7	were	be	VBD
20987	1851	8	subsidiary	subsidiary	JJ
20987	1851	9	,	,	,
20987	1851	10	including	include	VBG
20987	1851	11	those	those	DT
20987	1851	12	of	of	IN
20987	1851	13	even	even	RB
20987	1851	14	such	such	PDT
20987	1851	15	a	a	DT
20987	1851	16	great	great	JJ
20987	1851	17	corps	corps	NN
20987	1851	18	as	as	IN
20987	1851	19	that	that	DT
20987	1851	20	of	of	IN
20987	1851	21	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1851	22	,	,	,
20987	1851	23	upon	upon	IN
20987	1851	24	a	a	DT
20987	1851	25	line	line	NN
20987	1851	26	so	so	RB
20987	1851	27	important	important	JJ
20987	1851	28	as	as	IN
20987	1851	29	the	the	DT
20987	1851	30	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1851	31	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1851	32	.	.	.
20987	1852	1	But	but	CC
20987	1852	2	the	the	DT
20987	1852	3	central	central	JJ
20987	1852	4	mass	mass	NN
20987	1852	5	under	under	IN
20987	1852	6	the	the	DT
20987	1852	7	Commander	Commander	NNP
20987	1852	8	-	-	HYPH
20987	1852	9	in	in	IN
20987	1852	10	-	-	HYPH
20987	1852	11	Chief	Chief	NNP
20987	1852	12	had	have	VBD
20987	1852	13	momentarily	momentarily	RB
20987	1852	14	exhausted	exhaust	VBN
20987	1852	15	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1852	16	,	,	,
20987	1852	17	not	not	RB
20987	1852	18	in	in	IN
20987	1852	19	organic	organic	JJ
20987	1852	20	vitality	vitality	NN
20987	1852	21	but	but	CC
20987	1852	22	in	in	IN
20987	1852	23	function	function	NN
20987	1852	24	power	power	NN
20987	1852	25	of	of	IN
20987	1852	26	movement	movement	NN
20987	1852	27	,	,	,
20987	1852	28	owing	owe	VBG
20987	1852	29	to	to	IN
20987	1852	30	the	the	DT
20987	1852	31	excessive	excessive	JJ
20987	1852	32	strain	strain	NN
20987	1852	33	upon	upon	IN
20987	1852	34	the	the	DT
20987	1852	35	transport	transport	NN
20987	1852	36	service	service	NN
20987	1852	37	and	and	CC
20987	1852	38	the	the	DT
20987	1852	39	expenditure	expenditure	NN
20987	1852	40	of	of	IN
20987	1852	41	animal	animal	NN
20987	1852	42	life	life	NN
20987	1852	43	in	in	IN
20987	1852	44	the	the	DT
20987	1852	45	forced	force	VBN
20987	1852	46	marches	marche	NNS
20987	1852	47	and	and	CC
20987	1852	48	severe	severe	JJ
20987	1852	49	privations	privation	NNS
20987	1852	50	in	in	IN
20987	1852	51	the	the	DT
20987	1852	52	past	past	JJ
20987	1852	53	month	month	NN
20987	1852	54	under	under	IN
20987	1852	55	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	1852	56	always	always	RB
20987	1852	57	most	most	RBS
20987	1852	58	trying	try	VBG
20987	1852	59	to	to	IN
20987	1852	60	unacclimated	unacclimated	JJ
20987	1852	61	horses	horse	NNS
20987	1852	62	.	.	.
20987	1853	1	The	the	DT
20987	1853	2	British	British	NNP
20987	1853	3	Assistant	Assistant	NNP
20987	1853	4	Secretary	Secretary	NNP
20987	1853	5	of	of	IN
20987	1853	6	War	War	NNP
20987	1853	7	said	say	VBD
20987	1853	8	in	in	IN
20987	1853	9	Parliament	Parliament	NNP
20987	1853	10	that	that	IN
20987	1853	11	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1853	12	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1853	13	arrived	arrive	VBD
20987	1853	14	at	at	IN
20987	1853	15	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1853	16	with	with	IN
20987	1853	17	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1853	18	horses	horse	NNS
20987	1853	19	wholly	wholly	RB
20987	1853	20	starved	starve	VBN
20987	1853	21	and	and	CC
20987	1853	22	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1853	23	men	man	NNS
20987	1853	24	half	half	NN
20987	1853	25	-	-	HYPH
20987	1853	26	starved	starved	JJ
20987	1853	27	.	.	.
20987	1854	1	The	the	DT
20987	1854	2	"	"	``
20987	1854	3	wreck	wreck	NN
20987	1854	4	of	of	IN
20987	1854	5	an	an	DT
20987	1854	6	army	army	NN
20987	1854	7	,	,	,
20987	1854	8	"	"	''
20987	1854	9	wrote	write	VBD
20987	1854	10	a	a	DT
20987	1854	11	correspondent	correspondent	NN
20987	1854	12	present	present	JJ
20987	1854	13	,	,	,
20987	1854	14	"	"	''
20987	1854	15	lies	lie	VBZ
20987	1854	16	scattered	scatter	VBN
20987	1854	17	in	in	IN
20987	1854	18	and	and	CC
20987	1854	19	about	about	IN
20987	1854	20	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1854	21	.	.	.
20987	1854	22	"	"	''
20987	1855	1	Paralysing	paralyse	VBG
20987	1855	2	as	as	IN
20987	1855	3	such	such	PDT
20987	1855	4	a	a	DT
20987	1855	5	condition	condition	NN
20987	1855	6	is	be	VBZ
20987	1855	7	under	under	IN
20987	1855	8	any	any	DT
20987	1855	9	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
20987	1855	10	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1855	11	was	be	VBD
20987	1855	12	trebly	trebly	RB
20987	1855	13	so	so	RB
20987	1855	14	in	in	IN
20987	1855	15	a	a	DT
20987	1855	16	force	force	NN
20987	1855	17	which	which	WDT
20987	1855	18	by	by	IN
20987	1855	19	a	a	DT
20987	1855	20	sudden	sudden	JJ
20987	1855	21	rush	rush	NN
20987	1855	22	,	,	,
20987	1855	23	a	a	DT
20987	1855	24	leap	leap	NN
20987	1855	25	rather	rather	RB
20987	1855	26	than	than	IN
20987	1855	27	a	a	DT
20987	1855	28	march	march	NN
20987	1855	29	,	,	,
20987	1855	30	had	have	VBD
20987	1855	31	projected	project	VBN
20987	1855	32	itself	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1855	33	a	a	DT
20987	1855	34	hundred	hundred	CD
20987	1855	35	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1855	36	from	from	IN
20987	1855	37	any	any	DT
20987	1855	38	solid	solid	JJ
20987	1855	39	base	base	NN
20987	1855	40	of	of	IN
20987	1855	41	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1855	42	,	,	,
20987	1855	43	and	and	CC
20987	1855	44	had	have	VBD
20987	1855	45	not	not	RB
20987	1855	46	yet	yet	RB
20987	1855	47	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1855	48	communications	communication	NNS
20987	1855	49	secured	secure	VBN
20987	1855	50	.	.	.
20987	1856	1	How	how	WRB
20987	1856	2	much	much	RB
20987	1856	3	more	more	JJR
20987	1856	4	was	be	VBD
20987	1856	5	this	this	DT
20987	1856	6	true	true	JJ
20987	1856	7	when	when	WRB
20987	1856	8	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1856	9	p.307	p.307	NNP
20987	1856	10	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1856	11	a	a	DT
20987	1856	12	great	great	JJ
20987	1856	13	further	further	JJ
20987	1856	14	advance	advance	NN
20987	1856	15	of	of	IN
20987	1856	16	250	250	CD
20987	1856	17	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1856	18	was	be	VBD
20987	1856	19	intended	intend	VBN
20987	1856	20	.	.	.
20987	1857	1	In	in	IN
20987	1857	2	short	short	JJ
20987	1857	3	,	,	,
20987	1857	4	before	before	IN
20987	1857	5	moving	move	VBG
20987	1857	6	forward	forward	RB
20987	1857	7	,	,	,
20987	1857	8	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1857	9	was	be	VBD
20987	1857	10	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	1857	11	to	to	TO
20987	1857	12	insure	insure	VB
20987	1857	13	that	that	IN
20987	1857	14	the	the	DT
20987	1857	15	connection	connection	NN
20987	1857	16	behind	behind	RB
20987	1857	17	was	be	VBD
20987	1857	18	established	establish	VBN
20987	1857	19	,	,	,
20987	1857	20	and	and	CC
20987	1857	21	the	the	DT
20987	1857	22	provision	provision	NN
20987	1857	23	for	for	IN
20987	1857	24	transport	transport	NN
20987	1857	25	ahead	ahead	RB
20987	1857	26	adequately	adequately	RB
20987	1857	27	developed	develop	VBN
20987	1857	28	.	.	.
20987	1858	1	This	this	DT
20987	1858	2	involved	involved	JJ
20987	1858	3	not	not	RB
20987	1858	4	only	only	RB
20987	1858	5	an	an	DT
20987	1858	6	immense	immense	JJ
20987	1858	7	accumulation	accumulation	NN
20987	1858	8	of	of	IN
20987	1858	9	animals	animal	NNS
20987	1858	10	,	,	,
20987	1858	11	to	to	TO
20987	1858	12	allow	allow	VB
20987	1858	13	for	for	IN
20987	1858	14	a	a	DT
20987	1858	15	waste	waste	NN
20987	1858	16	always	always	RB
20987	1858	17	extreme	extreme	JJ
20987	1858	18	,	,	,
20987	1858	19	but	but	CC
20987	1858	20	also	also	RB
20987	1858	21	large	large	JJ
20987	1858	22	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	1858	23	of	of	IN
20987	1858	24	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1858	25	;	;	:
20987	1858	26	for	for	IN
20987	1858	27	every	every	DT
20987	1858	28	step	step	NN
20987	1858	29	forward	forward	RB
20987	1858	30	in	in	IN
20987	1858	31	an	an	DT
20987	1858	32	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1858	33	's	's	POS
20987	1858	34	country	country	NN
20987	1858	35	requires	require	VBZ
20987	1858	36	a	a	DT
20987	1858	37	detachment	detachment	NN
20987	1858	38	left	leave	VBN
20987	1858	39	behind	behind	RB
20987	1858	40	to	to	TO
20987	1858	41	secure	secure	VB
20987	1858	42	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1858	43	.	.	.
20987	1859	1	"	"	``
20987	1859	2	At	at	IN
20987	1859	3	each	each	DT
20987	1859	4	remove	remove	VB
20987	1859	5	the	the	DT
20987	1859	6	lengthening	lengthening	NN
20987	1859	7	chain	chain	NN
20987	1859	8	"	"	``
20987	1859	9	demands	demand	VBZ
20987	1859	10	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1859	11	group	group	NN
20987	1859	12	of	of	IN
20987	1859	13	guards	guard	NNS
20987	1859	14	,	,	,
20987	1859	15	and	and	CC
20987	1859	16	these	these	DT
20987	1859	17	wisely	wisely	RB
20987	1859	18	disposed	dispose	VBN
20987	1859	19	for	for	IN
20987	1859	20	quick	quick	JJ
20987	1859	21	mutual	mutual	JJ
20987	1859	22	assistance	assistance	NN
20987	1859	23	;	;	:
20987	1859	24	for	for	IN
20987	1859	25	with	with	IN
20987	1859	26	any	any	DT
20987	1859	27	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1859	28	,	,	,
20987	1859	29	and	and	CC
20987	1859	30	especially	especially	RB
20987	1859	31	with	with	IN
20987	1859	32	one	one	CD
20987	1859	33	so	so	RB
20987	1859	34	mobile	mobile	JJ
20987	1859	35	,	,	,
20987	1859	36	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1859	37	is	be	VBZ
20987	1859	38	impossible	impossible	JJ
20987	1859	39	to	to	TO
20987	1859	40	be	be	VB
20987	1859	41	everywhere	everywhere	RB
20987	1859	42	in	in	IN
20987	1859	43	sufficient	sufficient	JJ
20987	1859	44	force	force	NN
20987	1859	45	,	,	,
20987	1859	46	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1859	47	to	to	IN
20987	1859	48	an	an	DT
20987	1859	49	unexpected	unexpected	JJ
20987	1859	50	attack	attack	NN
20987	1859	51	.	.	.
20987	1860	1	Communications	communication	NNS
20987	1860	2	are	be	VBP
20987	1860	3	ever	ever	RB
20987	1860	4	on	on	IN
20987	1860	5	the	the	DT
20987	1860	6	defensive	defensive	NN
20987	1860	7	,	,	,
20987	1860	8	the	the	DT
20987	1860	9	most	most	RBS
20987	1860	10	embarrassing	embarrassing	JJ
20987	1860	11	of	of	IN
20987	1860	12	military	military	JJ
20987	1860	13	attitudes	attitude	NNS
20987	1860	14	.	.	.
20987	1861	1	To	to	IN
20987	1861	2	the	the	DT
20987	1861	3	scattered	scatter	VBN
20987	1861	4	units	unit	NNS
20987	1861	5	of	of	IN
20987	1861	6	such	such	PDT
20987	1861	7	a	a	DT
20987	1861	8	system	system	NN
20987	1861	9	,	,	,
20987	1861	10	all	all	DT
20987	1861	11	that	that	WDT
20987	1861	12	can	can	MD
20987	1861	13	be	be	VB
20987	1861	14	provided	provide	VBN
20987	1861	15	is	be	VBZ
20987	1861	16	power	power	NN
20987	1861	17	to	to	TO
20987	1861	18	hold	hold	VB
20987	1861	19	out	out	RP
20987	1861	20	until	until	IN
20987	1861	21	succoured	succour	VBN
20987	1861	22	.	.	.
20987	1862	1	Moreover	moreover	RB
20987	1862	2	,	,	,
20987	1862	3	there	there	EX
20987	1862	4	must	must	MD
20987	1862	5	be	be	VB
20987	1862	6	not	not	RB
20987	1862	7	merely	merely	RB
20987	1862	8	a	a	DT
20987	1862	9	steady	steady	JJ
20987	1862	10	stream	stream	NN
20987	1862	11	of	of	IN
20987	1862	12	supply	supply	NN
20987	1862	13	from	from	IN
20987	1862	14	some	some	DT
20987	1862	15	far	far	RB
20987	1862	16	distant	distant	JJ
20987	1862	17	source	source	NN
20987	1862	18	,	,	,
20987	1862	19	but	but	CC
20987	1862	20	the	the	DT
20987	1862	21	establishment	establishment	NN
20987	1862	22	of	of	IN
20987	1862	23	intermediate	intermediate	JJ
20987	1862	24	reservoirs	reservoir	NNS
20987	1862	25	--	--	:
20987	1862	26	secondary	secondary	JJ
20987	1862	27	depots	depot	NNS
20987	1862	28	--	--	:
20987	1862	29	well	well	RB
20987	1862	30	stored	store	VBN
20987	1862	31	with	with	IN
20987	1862	32	the	the	DT
20987	1862	33	manifold	manifold	JJ
20987	1862	34	requirements	requirement	NNS
20987	1862	35	of	of	IN
20987	1862	36	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1862	37	p.308	p.308	NN
20987	1862	38	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1862	39	an	an	DT
20987	1862	40	army	army	NN
20987	1862	41	in	in	IN
20987	1862	42	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	1862	43	;	;	:
20987	1862	44	advanced	advanced	JJ
20987	1862	45	bases	basis	NNS
20987	1862	46	,	,	,
20987	1862	47	capable	capable	JJ
20987	1862	48	by	by	IN
20987	1862	49	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1862	50	of	of	IN
20987	1862	51	supporting	support	VBG
20987	1862	52	for	for	IN
20987	1862	53	an	an	DT
20987	1862	54	appreciable	appreciable	JJ
20987	1862	55	time	time	NN
20987	1862	56	the	the	DT
20987	1862	57	existence	existence	NN
20987	1862	58	and	and	CC
20987	1862	59	activity	activity	NN
20987	1862	60	of	of	IN
20987	1862	61	forces	force	NNS
20987	1862	62	dependent	dependent	JJ
20987	1862	63	upon	upon	IN
20987	1862	64	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1862	65	alone	alone	RB
20987	1862	66	.	.	.
20987	1863	1	The	the	DT
20987	1863	2	importance	importance	NN
20987	1863	3	of	of	IN
20987	1863	4	these	these	DT
20987	1863	5	to	to	IN
20987	1863	6	the	the	DT
20987	1863	7	army	army	NN
20987	1863	8	make	make	VB
20987	1863	9	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1863	10	ever	ever	RB
20987	1863	11	an	an	DT
20987	1863	12	object	object	NN
20987	1863	13	of	of	IN
20987	1863	14	attack	attack	NN
20987	1863	15	to	to	IN
20987	1863	16	the	the	DT
20987	1863	17	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1863	18	.	.	.
20987	1864	1	Provision	provision	NN
20987	1864	2	against	against	IN
20987	1864	3	accident	accident	NN
20987	1864	4	or	or	CC
20987	1864	5	interruption	interruption	NN
20987	1864	6	,	,	,
20987	1864	7	casual	casual	JJ
20987	1864	8	or	or	CC
20987	1864	9	hostile	hostile	JJ
20987	1864	10	,	,	,
20987	1864	11	has	have	VBZ
20987	1864	12	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1864	13	to	to	TO
20987	1864	14	be	be	VB
20987	1864	15	elaborate	elaborate	JJ
20987	1864	16	in	in	IN
20987	1864	17	framework	framework	NN
20987	1864	18	and	and	CC
20987	1864	19	solid	solid	JJ
20987	1864	20	in	in	IN
20987	1864	21	joint	joint	NN
20987	1864	22	.	.	.
20987	1865	1	"	"	``
20987	1865	2	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1865	3	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1865	4	had	have	VBD
20987	1865	5	45,000	45,000	CD
20987	1865	6	men	man	NNS
20987	1865	7	when	when	WRB
20987	1865	8	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1865	9	arrived	arrive	VBD
20987	1865	10	at	at	IN
20987	1865	11	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1865	12	,	,	,
20987	1865	13	and	and	CC
20987	1865	14	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1865	15	increased	increase	VBD
20987	1865	16	that	that	DT
20987	1865	17	number	number	NN
20987	1865	18	to	to	IN
20987	1865	19	75,000	75,000	CD
20987	1865	20	by	by	IN
20987	1865	21	April	April	NNP
20987	1865	22	30	30	CD
20987	1865	23	.	.	.
20987	1865	24	"	"	''
20987	1866	1	Six	six	CD
20987	1866	2	thousand	thousand	CD
20987	1866	3	horses	horse	NNS
20987	1866	4	,	,	,
20987	1866	5	besides	besides	IN
20987	1866	6	mules	mule	NNS
20987	1866	7	,	,	,
20987	1866	8	were	be	VBD
20987	1866	9	at	at	IN
20987	1866	10	the	the	DT
20987	1866	11	same	same	JJ
20987	1866	12	time	time	NN
20987	1866	13	sent	send	VBN
20987	1866	14	up	up	RP
20987	1866	15	.	.	.
20987	1867	1	To	to	TO
20987	1867	2	supply	supply	VB
20987	1867	3	men	man	NNS
20987	1867	4	and	and	CC
20987	1867	5	animals	animal	NNS
20987	1867	6	with	with	IN
20987	1867	7	daily	daily	JJ
20987	1867	8	food	food	NN
20987	1867	9	,	,	,
20987	1867	10	and	and	CC
20987	1867	11	to	to	TO
20987	1867	12	accumulate	accumulate	VB
20987	1867	13	on	on	IN
20987	1867	14	the	the	DT
20987	1867	15	spot	spot	NN
20987	1867	16	twenty	twenty	CD
20987	1867	17	-	-	HYPH
20987	1867	18	five	five	CD
20987	1867	19	days	day	NNS
20987	1867	20	'	'	POS
20987	1867	21	provisions	provision	NNS
20987	1867	22	and	and	CC
20987	1867	23	supplies	supply	NNS
20987	1867	24	of	of	IN
20987	1867	25	military	military	JJ
20987	1867	26	stores	store	NNS
20987	1867	27	for	for	IN
20987	1867	28	the	the	DT
20987	1867	29	further	further	JJ
20987	1867	30	advance	advance	NN
20987	1867	31	to	to	IN
20987	1867	32	the	the	DT
20987	1867	33	Vaal	Vaal	NNP
20987	1867	34	,	,	,
20987	1867	35	there	there	EX
20987	1867	36	had	have	VBD
20987	1867	37	to	to	TO
20987	1867	38	be	be	VB
20987	1867	39	brought	bring	VBN
20987	1867	40	daily	daily	RB
20987	1867	41	to	to	IN
20987	1867	42	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1867	43	,	,	,
20987	1867	44	besides	besides	IN
20987	1867	45	the	the	DT
20987	1867	46	reinforcements	reinforcement	NNS
20987	1867	47	of	of	IN
20987	1867	48	men	man	NNS
20987	1867	49	,	,	,
20987	1867	50	1020	1020	CD
20987	1867	51	tons	ton	NNS
20987	1867	52	by	by	IN
20987	1867	53	a	a	DT
20987	1867	54	single	single	JJ
20987	1867	55	-	-	HYPH
20987	1867	56	track	track	NN
20987	1867	57	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1867	58	on	on	IN
20987	1867	59	which	which	WDT
20987	1867	60	many	many	JJ
20987	1867	61	bridges	bridge	NNS
20987	1867	62	had	have	VBD
20987	1867	63	been	be	VBN
20987	1867	64	destroyed	destroy	VBN
20987	1867	65	.	.	.
20987	1868	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1868	2	41	41	CD
20987	1868	3	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1868	4	And	and	CC
20987	1868	5	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1868	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1868	7	750	750	CD
20987	1868	8	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1868	9	from	from	IN
20987	1868	10	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1868	11	Town	Town	NNP
20987	1868	12	,	,	,
20987	1868	13	and	and	CC
20987	1868	14	250	250	CD
20987	1868	15	from	from	IN
20987	1868	16	De	De	NNP
20987	1868	17	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	1868	18	,	,	,
20987	1868	19	the	the	DT
20987	1868	20	nearest	near	JJS
20987	1868	21	secondary	secondary	JJ
20987	1868	22	base	base	NN
20987	1868	23	so	so	RB
20987	1868	24	far	far	RB
20987	1868	25	established	establish	VBN
20987	1868	26	.	.	.
20987	1869	1	[	[	-LRB-
20987	1869	2	Footnote	Footnote	NNP
20987	1869	3	41	41	CD
20987	1869	4	:	:	:
20987	1869	5	These	these	DT
20987	1869	6	figures	figure	NNS
20987	1869	7	are	be	VBP
20987	1869	8	taken	take	VBN
20987	1869	9	from	from	IN
20987	1869	10	a	a	DT
20987	1869	11	speech	speech	NN
20987	1869	12	made	make	VBN
20987	1869	13	by	by	IN
20987	1869	14	the	the	DT
20987	1869	15	Under	Under	NNP
20987	1869	16	Secretary	Secretary	NNP
20987	1869	17	of	of	IN
20987	1869	18	War	War	NNP
20987	1869	19	in	in	IN
20987	1869	20	Parliament	Parliament	NNP
20987	1869	21	,	,	,
20987	1869	22	June	June	NNP
20987	1869	23	29	29	CD
20987	1869	24	,	,	,
20987	1869	25	1900	1900	CD
20987	1869	26	.	.	.
20987	1869	27	]	]	-RRB-
20987	1870	1	The	the	DT
20987	1870	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1870	3	p.309	p.309	NNP
20987	1870	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1870	5	good	good	JJ
20987	1870	6	effect	effect	NN
20987	1870	7	of	of	IN
20987	1870	8	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1870	9	's	's	POS
20987	1870	10	advance	advance	NN
20987	1870	11	upon	upon	IN
20987	1870	12	the	the	DT
20987	1870	13	general	general	JJ
20987	1870	14	fortune	fortune	NN
20987	1870	15	of	of	IN
20987	1870	16	the	the	DT
20987	1870	17	war	war	NN
20987	1870	18	,	,	,
20987	1870	19	and	and	CC
20987	1870	20	the	the	DT
20987	1870	21	correct	correct	JJ
20987	1870	22	military	military	JJ
20987	1870	23	principle	principle	NN
20987	1870	24	of	of	IN
20987	1870	25	the	the	DT
20987	1870	26	original	original	JJ
20987	1870	27	plan	plan	NN
20987	1870	28	,	,	,
20987	1870	29	by	by	IN
20987	1870	30	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1870	31	resumed	resume	VBD
20987	1870	32	,	,	,
20987	1870	33	were	be	VBD
20987	1870	34	clearly	clearly	RB
20987	1870	35	and	and	CC
20987	1870	36	quickly	quickly	RB
20987	1870	37	evident	evident	JJ
20987	1870	38	.	.	.
20987	1871	1	Men	men	NN
20987	1871	2	from	from	IN
20987	1871	3	the	the	DT
20987	1871	4	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1871	5	forces	force	NNS
20987	1871	6	before	before	IN
20987	1871	7	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1871	8	were	be	VBD
20987	1871	9	assembling	assemble	VBG
20987	1871	10	already	already	RB
20987	1871	11	around	around	IN
20987	1871	12	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	1871	13	before	before	IN
20987	1871	14	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1871	15	surrendered	surrender	VBD
20987	1871	16	,	,	,
20987	1871	17	seeking	seek	VBG
20987	1871	18	to	to	TO
20987	1871	19	relieve	relieve	VB
20987	1871	20	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1871	21	,	,	,
20987	1871	22	and	and	CC
20987	1871	23	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1871	24	on	on	IN
20987	1871	25	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1871	26	march	march	NN
20987	1871	27	to	to	IN
20987	1871	28	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1871	29	fought	fight	VBD
20987	1871	30	not	not	RB
20987	1871	31	only	only	RB
20987	1871	32	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1871	33	but	but	CC
20987	1871	34	others	other	NNS
20987	1871	35	from	from	IN
20987	1871	36	Colesberg	Colesberg	NNP
20987	1871	37	and	and	CC
20987	1871	38	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	1871	39	,	,	,
20987	1871	40	and	and	CC
20987	1871	41	generally	generally	RB
20987	1871	42	from	from	IN
20987	1871	43	the	the	DT
20987	1871	44	regions	region	NNS
20987	1871	45	over	over	IN
20987	1871	46	which	which	WDT
20987	1871	47	French	French	NNP
20987	1871	48	and	and	CC
20987	1871	49	Gatacre	Gatacre	NNP
20987	1871	50	had	have	VBD
20987	1871	51	vainly	vainly	RB
20987	1871	52	striven	strive	VBN
20987	1871	53	to	to	TO
20987	1871	54	advance	advance	VB
20987	1871	55	.	.	.
20987	1872	1	How	how	WRB
20987	1872	2	far	far	RB
20987	1872	3	this	this	DT
20987	1872	4	helped	help	VBD
20987	1872	5	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1872	6	in	in	IN
20987	1872	7	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1872	8	actual	actual	JJ
20987	1872	9	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	1872	10	before	before	IN
20987	1872	11	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1872	12	can	can	MD
20987	1872	13	not	not	RB
20987	1872	14	certainly	certainly	RB
20987	1872	15	be	be	VB
20987	1872	16	said	say	VBN
20987	1872	17	.	.	.
20987	1873	1	The	the	DT
20987	1873	2	comparative	comparative	JJ
20987	1873	3	ease	ease	NN
20987	1873	4	with	with	IN
20987	1873	5	which	which	WDT
20987	1873	6	Hlangwane	Hlangwane	NNP
20987	1873	7	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1873	8	was	be	VBD
20987	1873	9	carried	carry	VBN
20987	1873	10	was	be	VBD
20987	1873	11	probably	probably	RB
20987	1873	12	due	due	JJ
20987	1873	13	chiefly	chiefly	RB
20987	1873	14	to	to	IN
20987	1873	15	the	the	DT
20987	1873	16	correct	correct	JJ
20987	1873	17	direction	direction	NN
20987	1873	18	given	give	VBN
20987	1873	19	to	to	IN
20987	1873	20	the	the	DT
20987	1873	21	attack	attack	NN
20987	1873	22	,	,	,
20987	1873	23	while	while	IN
20987	1873	24	the	the	DT
20987	1873	25	heavy	heavy	JJ
20987	1873	26	loss	loss	NN
20987	1873	27	of	of	IN
20987	1873	28	the	the	DT
20987	1873	29	following	follow	VBG
20987	1873	30	days	day	NNS
20987	1873	31	,	,	,
20987	1873	32	February	February	NNP
20987	1873	33	22	22	CD
20987	1873	34	-	-	SYM
20987	1873	35	24	24	CD
20987	1873	36	,	,	,
20987	1873	37	may	may	MD
20987	1873	38	also	also	RB
20987	1873	39	be	be	VB
20987	1873	40	assigned	assign	VBN
20987	1873	41	to	to	IN
20987	1873	42	a	a	DT
20987	1873	43	frontal	frontal	JJ
20987	1873	44	assault	assault	NN
20987	1873	45	undertaken	undertake	VBN
20987	1873	46	under	under	IN
20987	1873	47	a	a	DT
20987	1873	48	mistaken	mistaken	JJ
20987	1873	49	impression	impression	NN
20987	1873	50	as	as	IN
20987	1873	51	to	to	IN
20987	1873	52	the	the	DT
20987	1873	53	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1873	54	's	's	POS
20987	1873	55	force	force	NN
20987	1873	56	.	.	.
20987	1874	1	The	the	DT
20987	1874	2	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1874	3	did	do	VBD
20987	1874	4	not	not	RB
20987	1874	5	then	then	RB
20987	1874	6	fight	fight	VB
20987	1874	7	like	like	IN
20987	1874	8	men	man	NNS
20987	1874	9	who	who	WP
20987	1874	10	were	be	VBD
20987	1874	11	merely	merely	RB
20987	1874	12	a	a	DT
20987	1874	13	rear	rear	JJ
20987	1874	14	guard	guard	NN
20987	1874	15	covering	cover	VBG
20987	1874	16	a	a	DT
20987	1874	17	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1874	18	.	.	.
20987	1875	1	Nevertheless	nevertheless	RB
20987	1875	2	,	,	,
20987	1875	3	there	there	EX
20987	1875	4	are	be	VBP
20987	1875	5	indications	indication	NNS
20987	1875	6	that	that	IN
20987	1875	7	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1875	8	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1875	9	had	have	VBD
20987	1875	10	been	be	VBN
20987	1875	11	materially	materially	RB
20987	1875	12	weakened	weaken	VBN
20987	1875	13	,	,	,
20987	1875	14	and	and	CC
20987	1875	15	the	the	DT
20987	1875	16	consciousness	consciousness	NN
20987	1875	17	that	that	WDT
20987	1875	18	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1875	19	's	's	POS
20987	1875	20	success	success	NN
20987	1875	21	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1875	22	p.310	p.310	NN
20987	1875	23	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1875	24	would	would	MD
20987	1875	25	necessitate	necessitate	VB
20987	1875	26	the	the	DT
20987	1875	27	abandonment	abandonment	NN
20987	1875	28	of	of	IN
20987	1875	29	the	the	DT
20987	1875	30	siege	siege	NN
20987	1875	31	may	may	MD
20987	1875	32	have	have	VB
20987	1875	33	affected	affect	VBN
20987	1875	34	the	the	DT
20987	1875	35	fighting	fighting	NN
20987	1875	36	,	,	,
20987	1875	37	especially	especially	RB
20987	1875	38	after	after	IN
20987	1875	39	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1875	40	's	's	POS
20987	1875	41	surrender	surrender	NN
20987	1875	42	became	become	VBD
20987	1875	43	known	know	VBN
20987	1875	44	.	.	.
20987	1876	1	The	the	DT
20987	1876	2	effect	effect	NN
20987	1876	3	at	at	IN
20987	1876	4	Colesberg	Colesberg	NNP
20987	1876	5	and	and	CC
20987	1876	6	in	in	IN
20987	1876	7	the	the	DT
20987	1876	8	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	1876	9	region	region	NN
20987	1876	10	is	be	VBZ
20987	1876	11	less	less	RBR
20987	1876	12	doubtful	doubtful	JJ
20987	1876	13	.	.	.
20987	1877	1	The	the	DT
20987	1877	2	imminence	imminence	NN
20987	1877	3	of	of	IN
20987	1877	4	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1877	5	's	's	POS
20987	1877	6	advance	advance	NN
20987	1877	7	,	,	,
20987	1877	8	when	when	WRB
20987	1877	9	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1877	10	purpose	purpose	NN
20987	1877	11	became	become	VBD
20987	1877	12	apparent	apparent	JJ
20987	1877	13	,	,	,
20987	1877	14	drew	draw	VBD
20987	1877	15	away	away	RB
20987	1877	16	so	so	RB
20987	1877	17	many	many	JJ
20987	1877	18	of	of	IN
20987	1877	19	the	the	DT
20987	1877	20	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1877	21	to	to	TO
20987	1877	22	oppose	oppose	VB
20987	1877	23	him	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1877	24	that	that	IN
20987	1877	25	the	the	DT
20987	1877	26	task	task	NN
20987	1877	27	of	of	IN
20987	1877	28	Clements	Clements	NNP
20987	1877	29	and	and	CC
20987	1877	30	Gatacre	Gatacre	NNP
20987	1877	31	became	become	VBD
20987	1877	32	relatively	relatively	RB
20987	1877	33	easy	easy	JJ
20987	1877	34	and	and	CC
20987	1877	35	rapid	rapid	JJ
20987	1877	36	.	.	.
20987	1878	1	On	on	IN
20987	1878	2	March	March	NNP
20987	1878	3	15	15	CD
20987	1878	4	,	,	,
20987	1878	5	two	two	CD
20987	1878	6	days	day	NNS
20987	1878	7	after	after	IN
20987	1878	8	the	the	DT
20987	1878	9	occupation	occupation	NN
20987	1878	10	of	of	IN
20987	1878	11	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1878	12	,	,	,
20987	1878	13	Clements	Clements	NNP
20987	1878	14	,	,	,
20987	1878	15	whose	whose	WP$
20987	1878	16	temporary	temporary	JJ
20987	1878	17	retirement	retirement	NN
20987	1878	18	has	have	VBZ
20987	1878	19	been	be	VBN
20987	1878	20	noted	note	VBN
20987	1878	21	,	,	,
20987	1878	22	reached	reach	VBN
20987	1878	23	and	and	CC
20987	1878	24	held	hold	VBN
20987	1878	25	Norval	Norval	NNP
20987	1878	26	's	's	POS
20987	1878	27	Pont	Pont	NNP
20987	1878	28	,	,	,
20987	1878	29	where	where	WRB
20987	1878	30	the	the	DT
20987	1878	31	line	line	NN
20987	1878	32	from	from	IN
20987	1878	33	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	1878	34	to	to	IN
20987	1878	35	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1878	36	crossed	cross	VBD
20987	1878	37	the	the	DT
20987	1878	38	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	1878	39	;	;	:
20987	1878	40	while	while	IN
20987	1878	41	Gatacre	Gatacre	NNP
20987	1878	42	,	,	,
20987	1878	43	so	so	RB
20987	1878	44	long	long	RB
20987	1878	45	at	at	IN
20987	1878	46	a	a	DT
20987	1878	47	standstill	standstill	NN
20987	1878	48	,	,	,
20987	1878	49	the	the	DT
20987	1878	50	same	same	JJ
20987	1878	51	day	day	NN
20987	1878	52	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	1878	53	Bethulie	Bethulie	NNP
20987	1878	54	,	,	,
20987	1878	55	where	where	WRB
20987	1878	56	the	the	DT
20987	1878	57	road	road	NN
20987	1878	58	from	from	IN
20987	1878	59	East	East	NNP
20987	1878	60	London	London	NNP
20987	1878	61	bridges	bridge	VBZ
20987	1878	62	the	the	DT
20987	1878	63	river	river	NN
20987	1878	64	.	.	.
20987	1879	1	These	these	DT
20987	1879	2	two	two	CD
20987	1879	3	points	point	NNS
20987	1879	4	are	be	VBP
20987	1879	5	only	only	RB
20987	1879	6	about	about	RB
20987	1879	7	thirty	thirty	CD
20987	1879	8	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1879	9	apart	apart	RB
20987	1879	10	,	,	,
20987	1879	11	the	the	DT
20987	1879	12	converging	converge	VBG
20987	1879	13	roads	road	NNS
20987	1879	14	meeting	meet	VBG
20987	1879	15	thirty	thirty	CD
20987	1879	16	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1879	17	beyond	beyond	RB
20987	1879	18	,	,	,
20987	1879	19	at	at	IN
20987	1879	20	Springfontein	Springfontein	NNP
20987	1879	21	.	.	.
20987	1880	1	This	this	DT
20987	1880	2	junction	junction	NN
20987	1880	3	was	be	VBD
20987	1880	4	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	1880	5	next	next	JJ
20987	1880	6	day	day	NN
20987	1880	7	,	,	,
20987	1880	8	March	March	NNP
20987	1880	9	16	16	CD
20987	1880	10	,	,	,
20987	1880	11	by	by	IN
20987	1880	12	a	a	DT
20987	1880	13	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	1880	14	sent	send	VBN
20987	1880	15	back	back	RB
20987	1880	16	by	by	IN
20987	1880	17	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1880	18	.	.	.
20987	1881	1	By	by	IN
20987	1881	2	the	the	DT
20987	1881	3	holding	holding	NN
20987	1881	4	of	of	IN
20987	1881	5	these	these	DT
20987	1881	6	points	point	NNS
20987	1881	7	,	,	,
20987	1881	8	railroad	railroad	NN
20987	1881	9	communication	communication	NN
20987	1881	10	was	be	VBD
20987	1881	11	restored	restore	VBN
20987	1881	12	,	,	,
20987	1881	13	in	in	IN
20987	1881	14	a	a	DT
20987	1881	15	military	military	JJ
20987	1881	16	sense	sense	NN
20987	1881	17	,	,	,
20987	1881	18	from	from	IN
20987	1881	19	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1881	20	to	to	IN
20987	1881	21	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1881	22	Town	Town	NNP
20987	1881	23	and	and	CC
20987	1881	24	to	to	IN
20987	1881	25	East	East	NNP
20987	1881	26	London	London	NNP
20987	1881	27	.	.	.
20987	1882	1	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1882	2	p.311	p.311	NN
20987	1882	3	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1882	4	To	to	TO
20987	1882	5	assure	assure	VB
20987	1882	6	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1882	7	in	in	IN
20987	1882	8	practice	practice	NN
20987	1882	9	as	as	RB
20987	1882	10	well	well	RB
20987	1882	11	,	,	,
20987	1882	12	there	there	EX
20987	1882	13	was	be	VBD
20987	1882	14	needed	need	VBN
20987	1882	15	only	only	RB
20987	1882	16	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1882	17	repairs	repair	NNS
20987	1882	18	,	,	,
20987	1882	19	and	and	CC
20987	1882	20	adequate	adequate	JJ
20987	1882	21	guards	guard	NNS
20987	1882	22	disposed	dispose	VBN
20987	1882	23	round	round	IN
20987	1882	24	these	these	DT
20987	1882	25	central	central	JJ
20987	1882	26	positions	position	NNS
20987	1882	27	.	.	.
20987	1883	1	Coincidently	coincidently	RB
20987	1883	2	with	with	IN
20987	1883	3	the	the	DT
20987	1883	4	forward	forward	JJ
20987	1883	5	movement	movement	NN
20987	1883	6	of	of	IN
20987	1883	7	Clements	Clements	NNP
20987	1883	8	and	and	CC
20987	1883	9	Gatacre	Gatacre	NNP
20987	1883	10	,	,	,
20987	1883	11	a	a	DT
20987	1883	12	similar	similar	JJ
20987	1883	13	advance	advance	NN
20987	1883	14	upon	upon	IN
20987	1883	15	the	the	DT
20987	1883	16	latter	latter	NN
20987	1883	17	's	's	POS
20987	1883	18	right	right	JJ
20987	1883	19	flank	flank	NN
20987	1883	20	,	,	,
20987	1883	21	and	and	CC
20987	1883	22	,	,	,
20987	1883	23	in	in	IN
20987	1883	24	a	a	DT
20987	1883	25	sense	sense	NN
20987	1883	26	,	,	,
20987	1883	27	covering	cover	VBG
20987	1883	28	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1883	29	,	,	,
20987	1883	30	was	be	VBD
20987	1883	31	made	make	VBN
20987	1883	32	by	by	IN
20987	1883	33	a	a	DT
20987	1883	34	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	1883	35	division	division	NN
20987	1883	36	of	of	IN
20987	1883	37	2,000	2,000	CD
20987	1883	38	men	man	NNS
20987	1883	39	under	under	IN
20987	1883	40	a	a	DT
20987	1883	41	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	1883	42	officer	officer	NN
20987	1883	43	,	,	,
20987	1883	44	General	General	NNP
20987	1883	45	Brabant	Brabant	NNP
20987	1883	46	.	.	.
20987	1884	1	This	this	DT
20987	1884	2	took	take	VBD
20987	1884	3	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1884	4	direction	direction	NN
20987	1884	5	to	to	IN
20987	1884	6	the	the	DT
20987	1884	7	eastward	eastward	NN
20987	1884	8	of	of	IN
20987	1884	9	the	the	DT
20987	1884	10	easternmost	easternmost	NN
20987	1884	11	railway	railway	NN
20987	1884	12	system	system	NN
20987	1884	13	,	,	,
20987	1884	14	midway	midway	NN
20987	1884	15	between	between	IN
20987	1884	16	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1884	17	and	and	CC
20987	1884	18	the	the	DT
20987	1884	19	Basutoland	Basutoland	NNP
20987	1884	20	boundary	boundary	NN
20987	1884	21	,	,	,
20987	1884	22	traversing	traverse	VBG
20987	1884	23	the	the	DT
20987	1884	24	mountainous	mountainous	JJ
20987	1884	25	region	region	NN
20987	1884	26	in	in	IN
20987	1884	27	which	which	WDT
20987	1884	28	lay	lie	VBD
20987	1884	29	the	the	DT
20987	1884	30	districts	district	NNS
20987	1884	31	of	of	IN
20987	1884	32	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1884	33	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	1884	34	,	,	,
20987	1884	35	Herschel	Herschel	NNP
20987	1884	36	,	,	,
20987	1884	37	Aliwal	Aliwal	NNP
20987	1884	38	North	North	NNP
20987	1884	39	,	,	,
20987	1884	40	etc	etc	FW
20987	1884	41	.	.	FW
20987	1884	42	,	,	,
20987	1884	43	that	that	IN
20987	1884	44	early	early	RB
20987	1884	45	in	in	IN
20987	1884	46	the	the	DT
20987	1884	47	war	war	NN
20987	1884	48	had	have	VBD
20987	1884	49	been	be	VBN
20987	1884	50	annexed	annex	VBN
20987	1884	51	by	by	IN
20987	1884	52	proclamation	proclamation	NN
20987	1884	53	of	of	IN
20987	1884	54	the	the	DT
20987	1884	55	President	President	NNP
20987	1884	56	of	of	IN
20987	1884	57	the	the	DT
20987	1884	58	Free	Free	NNP
20987	1884	59	State	State	NNP
20987	1884	60	.	.	.
20987	1885	1	After	after	IN
20987	1885	2	crossing	cross	VBG
20987	1885	3	the	the	DT
20987	1885	4	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	1885	5	,	,	,
20987	1885	6	this	this	DT
20987	1885	7	division	division	NN
20987	1885	8	continued	continue	VBD
20987	1885	9	to	to	TO
20987	1885	10	skirt	skirt	VB
20987	1885	11	the	the	DT
20987	1885	12	Basuto	Basuto	NNP
20987	1885	13	line	line	NN
20987	1885	14	by	by	IN
20987	1885	15	Rouxville	Rouxville	NNP
20987	1885	16	and	and	CC
20987	1885	17	Wepener	Wepener	NNP
20987	1885	18	,	,	,
20987	1885	19	thus	thus	RB
20987	1885	20	entering	enter	VBG
20987	1885	21	the	the	DT
20987	1885	22	region	region	NN
20987	1885	23	south	south	NN
20987	1885	24	and	and	CC
20987	1885	25	east	east	NN
20987	1885	26	of	of	IN
20987	1885	27	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1885	28	,	,	,
20987	1885	29	which	which	WDT
20987	1885	30	shortly	shortly	RB
20987	1885	31	became	become	VBD
20987	1885	32	the	the	DT
20987	1885	33	scene	scene	NN
20987	1885	34	of	of	IN
20987	1885	35	the	the	DT
20987	1885	36	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1885	37	's	's	POS
20987	1885	38	movements	movement	NNS
20987	1885	39	threatening	threaten	VBG
20987	1885	40	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1885	41	's	's	POS
20987	1885	42	communications	communication	NNS
20987	1885	43	with	with	IN
20987	1885	44	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1885	45	Colony	Colony	NNP
20987	1885	46	--	--	:
20987	1885	47	movements	movement	NNS
20987	1885	48	characterised	characterise	VBN
20987	1885	49	by	by	IN
20987	1885	50	a	a	DT
20987	1885	51	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1885	52	daring	daring	NN
20987	1885	53	in	in	IN
20987	1885	54	conception	conception	NN
20987	1885	55	and	and	CC
20987	1885	56	execution	execution	NN
20987	1885	57	,	,	,
20987	1885	58	but	but	CC
20987	1885	59	to	to	TO
20987	1885	60	which	which	WDT
20987	1885	61	the	the	DT
20987	1885	62	customary	customary	JJ
20987	1885	63	caution	caution	NN
20987	1885	64	of	of	IN
20987	1885	65	the	the	DT
20987	1885	66	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1885	67	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1885	68	p.312	p.312	NNP
20987	1885	69	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1885	70	gave	give	VBD
20987	1885	71	a	a	DT
20987	1885	72	direction	direction	NN
20987	1885	73	too	too	RB
20987	1885	74	eccentric	eccentric	JJ
20987	1885	75	to	to	TO
20987	1885	76	constitute	constitute	VB
20987	1885	77	a	a	DT
20987	1885	78	home	home	NN
20987	1885	79	-	-	HYPH
20987	1885	80	thrust	thrust	NN
20987	1885	81	.	.	.
20987	1886	1	From	from	IN
20987	1886	2	February	February	NNP
20987	1886	3	11	11	CD
20987	1886	4	,	,	,
20987	1886	5	when	when	WRB
20987	1886	6	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1886	7	left	leave	VBD
20987	1886	8	the	the	DT
20987	1886	9	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1886	10	,	,	,
20987	1886	11	to	to	IN
20987	1886	12	March	March	NNP
20987	1886	13	13	13	CD
20987	1886	14	,	,	,
20987	1886	15	when	when	WRB
20987	1886	16	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1886	17	was	be	VBD
20987	1886	18	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	1886	19	,	,	,
20987	1886	20	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1886	21	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1886	22	and	and	CC
20987	1886	23	forward	forward	JJ
20987	1886	24	movement	movement	NN
20987	1886	25	had	have	VBD
20987	1886	26	been	be	VBN
20987	1886	27	practically	practically	RB
20987	1886	28	continuous	continuous	JJ
20987	1886	29	.	.	.
20987	1887	1	The	the	DT
20987	1887	2	subsequent	subsequent	JJ
20987	1887	3	halt	halt	NN
20987	1887	4	,	,	,
20987	1887	5	imperative	imperative	JJ
20987	1887	6	as	as	IN
20987	1887	7	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1887	8	was	be	VBD
20987	1887	9	for	for	IN
20987	1887	10	the	the	DT
20987	1887	11	reasons	reason	NNS
20987	1887	12	stated	state	VBN
20987	1887	13	,	,	,
20987	1887	14	gave	give	VBD
20987	1887	15	the	the	DT
20987	1887	16	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1887	17	breathing	breathing	NN
20987	1887	18	time	time	NN
20987	1887	19	in	in	IN
20987	1887	20	which	which	WDT
20987	1887	21	to	to	TO
20987	1887	22	recover	recover	VB
20987	1887	23	themselves	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1887	24	.	.	.
20987	1888	1	Advance	advance	NN
20987	1888	2	in	in	IN
20987	1888	3	force	force	NN
20987	1888	4	by	by	IN
20987	1888	5	the	the	DT
20987	1888	6	British	british	JJ
20987	1888	7	main	main	JJ
20987	1888	8	body	body	NN
20987	1888	9	was	be	VBD
20987	1888	10	not	not	RB
20987	1888	11	resumed	resume	VBN
20987	1888	12	until	until	IN
20987	1888	13	May	May	NNP
20987	1888	14	2	2	CD
20987	1888	15	,	,	,
20987	1888	16	but	but	CC
20987	1888	17	detachments	detachment	NNS
20987	1888	18	were	be	VBD
20987	1888	19	moved	move	VBN
20987	1888	20	about	about	RB
20987	1888	21	in	in	IN
20987	1888	22	various	various	JJ
20987	1888	23	directions	direction	NNS
20987	1888	24	on	on	IN
20987	1888	25	the	the	DT
20987	1888	26	near	near	JJ
20987	1888	27	front	front	NN
20987	1888	28	,	,	,
20987	1888	29	and	and	CC
20987	1888	30	on	on	IN
20987	1888	31	flank	flank	NN
20987	1888	32	and	and	CC
20987	1888	33	rear	rear	NN
20987	1888	34	,	,	,
20987	1888	35	to	to	TO
20987	1888	36	occupy	occupy	VB
20987	1888	37	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	1888	38	outposts	outpost	NNS
20987	1888	39	,	,	,
20987	1888	40	to	to	TO
20987	1888	41	secure	secure	VB
20987	1888	42	the	the	DT
20987	1888	43	communications	communication	NNS
20987	1888	44	,	,	,
20987	1888	45	and	and	CC
20987	1888	46	to	to	TO
20987	1888	47	insure	insure	VB
20987	1888	48	quiet	quiet	JJ
20987	1888	49	among	among	IN
20987	1888	50	the	the	DT
20987	1888	51	inhabitants	inhabitant	NNS
20987	1888	52	.	.	.
20987	1889	1	During	during	IN
20987	1889	2	this	this	DT
20987	1889	3	prolonged	prolonged	JJ
20987	1889	4	period	period	NN
20987	1889	5	of	of	IN
20987	1889	6	recuperation	recuperation	NN
20987	1889	7	and	and	CC
20987	1889	8	preparation	preparation	NN
20987	1889	9	the	the	DT
20987	1889	10	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1889	11	resumed	resume	VBD
20987	1889	12	activity	activity	NN
20987	1889	13	,	,	,
20987	1889	14	scouring	scour	VBG
20987	1889	15	the	the	DT
20987	1889	16	country	country	NN
20987	1889	17	with	with	IN
20987	1889	18	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1889	19	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	1889	20	men	man	NNS
20987	1889	21	,	,	,
20987	1889	22	seeking	seek	VBG
20987	1889	23	to	to	TO
20987	1889	24	cut	cut	VB
20987	1889	25	off	off	RP
20987	1889	26	exposed	expose	VBN
20987	1889	27	parties	party	NNS
20987	1889	28	,	,	,
20987	1889	29	and	and	CC
20987	1889	30	by	by	IN
20987	1889	31	menacing	menace	VBG
20987	1889	32	the	the	DT
20987	1889	33	communications	communication	NNS
20987	1889	34	,	,	,
20987	1889	35	to	to	TO
20987	1889	36	embarrass	embarrass	VB
20987	1889	37	and	and	CC
20987	1889	38	retard	retard	VB
20987	1889	39	the	the	DT
20987	1889	40	British	british	JJ
20987	1889	41	commander	commander	NN
20987	1889	42	in	in	IN
20987	1889	43	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1889	44	new	new	JJ
20987	1889	45	arrangements	arrangement	NNS
20987	1889	46	.	.	.
20987	1890	1	In	in	IN
20987	1890	2	the	the	DT
20987	1890	3	first	first	JJ
20987	1890	4	of	of	IN
20987	1890	5	these	these	DT
20987	1890	6	measures	measure	NNS
20987	1890	7	the	the	DT
20987	1890	8	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1890	9	attained	attain	VBD
20987	1890	10	some	some	DT
20987	1890	11	successes	success	NNS
20987	1890	12	;	;	:
20987	1890	13	but	but	CC
20987	1890	14	in	in	IN
20987	1890	15	the	the	DT
20987	1890	16	second	second	JJ
20987	1890	17	,	,	,
20987	1890	18	either	either	CC
20987	1890	19	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1890	20	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1890	21	were	be	VBD
20987	1890	22	too	too	RB
20987	1890	23	few	few	JJ
20987	1890	24	for	for	IN
20987	1890	25	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1890	26	object	object	NN
20987	1890	27	,	,	,
20987	1890	28	or	or	CC
20987	1890	29	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1890	30	habitual	habitual	JJ
20987	1890	31	caution	caution	NN
20987	1890	32	prevented	prevent	VBD
20987	1890	33	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1890	34	p.313	p.313	NNP
20987	1890	35	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1890	36	resort	resort	NN
20987	1890	37	to	to	IN
20987	1890	38	action	action	NN
20987	1890	39	in	in	IN
20987	1890	40	such	such	JJ
20987	1890	41	force	force	NN
20987	1890	42	and	and	CC
20987	1890	43	at	at	IN
20987	1890	44	such	such	JJ
20987	1890	45	risk	risk	NN
20987	1890	46	as	as	IN
20987	1890	47	is	be	VBZ
20987	1890	48	absolutely	absolutely	RB
20987	1890	49	necessary	necessary	JJ
20987	1890	50	either	either	CC
20987	1890	51	seriously	seriously	RB
20987	1890	52	to	to	TO
20987	1890	53	"	"	``
20987	1890	54	interrupt	interrupt	VB
20987	1890	55	"	"	''
20987	1890	56	communications	communication	NNS
20987	1890	57	--	--	:
20987	1890	58	in	in	IN
20987	1890	59	the	the	DT
20987	1890	60	military	military	JJ
20987	1890	61	sense	sense	NN
20987	1890	62	of	of	IN
20987	1890	63	the	the	DT
20987	1890	64	phrase	phrase	NN
20987	1890	65	--	--	:
20987	1890	66	or	or	CC
20987	1890	67	to	to	TO
20987	1890	68	produce	produce	VB
20987	1890	69	any	any	DT
20987	1890	70	deterrent	deterrent	NN
20987	1890	71	impression	impression	NN
20987	1890	72	upon	upon	IN
20987	1890	73	a	a	DT
20987	1890	74	commander	commander	NN
20987	1890	75	of	of	IN
20987	1890	76	the	the	DT
20987	1890	77	experience	experience	NN
20987	1890	78	and	and	CC
20987	1890	79	sound	sound	JJ
20987	1890	80	judgment	judgment	NN
20987	1890	81	of	of	IN
20987	1890	82	the	the	DT
20987	1890	83	one	one	NN
20987	1890	84	with	with	IN
20987	1890	85	whom	whom	WP
20987	1890	86	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1890	87	were	be	VBD
20987	1890	88	dealing	deal	VBG
20987	1890	89	.	.	.
20987	1891	1	Not	not	RB
20987	1891	2	only	only	RB
20987	1891	3	did	do	VBD
20987	1891	4	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1891	5	not	not	RB
20987	1891	6	materially	materially	RB
20987	1891	7	threaten	threaten	VB
20987	1891	8	the	the	DT
20987	1891	9	communications	communication	NNS
20987	1891	10	,	,	,
20987	1891	11	but	but	CC
20987	1891	12	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1891	13	was	be	VBD
20987	1891	14	perfectly	perfectly	RB
20987	1891	15	evident	evident	JJ
20987	1891	16	that	that	IN
20987	1891	17	,	,	,
20987	1891	18	whatever	whatever	WDT
20987	1891	19	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1891	20	reasons	reason	NNS
20987	1891	21	,	,	,
20987	1891	22	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1891	23	dared	dare	VBD
20987	1891	24	not	not	RB
20987	1891	25	attempt	attempt	VB
20987	1891	26	to	to	TO
20987	1891	27	do	do	VB
20987	1891	28	so	so	RB
20987	1891	29	.	.	.
20987	1892	1	As	as	IN
20987	1892	2	regards	regard	VBZ
20987	1892	3	the	the	DT
20987	1892	4	cutting	cutting	NN
20987	1892	5	off	off	RP
20987	1892	6	of	of	IN
20987	1892	7	British	british	JJ
20987	1892	8	detachments	detachment	NNS
20987	1892	9	,	,	,
20987	1892	10	of	of	IN
20987	1892	11	which	which	WDT
20987	1892	12	the	the	DT
20987	1892	13	affairs	affair	NNS
20987	1892	14	of	of	IN
20987	1892	15	Reddersburg	Reddersburg	NNP
20987	1892	16	and	and	CC
20987	1892	17	of	of	IN
20987	1892	18	Koorn	Koorn	NNP
20987	1892	19	Spruit	Spruit	NNP
20987	1892	20	,	,	,
20987	1892	21	near	near	IN
20987	1892	22	Thaba	Thaba	NNP
20987	1892	23	Nchu	Nchu	NNP
20987	1892	24	,	,	,
20987	1892	25	were	be	VBD
20987	1892	26	the	the	DT
20987	1892	27	most	most	RBS
20987	1892	28	conspicuous	conspicuous	JJ
20987	1892	29	illustrations	illustration	NNS
20987	1892	30	,	,	,
20987	1892	31	the	the	DT
20987	1892	32	only	only	JJ
20987	1892	33	thing	thing	NN
20987	1892	34	essential	essential	JJ
20987	1892	35	to	to	TO
20987	1892	36	be	be	VB
20987	1892	37	remarked	remark	VBN
20987	1892	38	is	be	VBZ
20987	1892	39	that	that	IN
20987	1892	40	such	such	JJ
20987	1892	41	reverses	reverse	NNS
20987	1892	42	on	on	IN
20987	1892	43	a	a	DT
20987	1892	44	small	small	JJ
20987	1892	45	scale	scale	NN
20987	1892	46	are	be	VBP
20987	1892	47	always	always	RB
20987	1892	48	to	to	TO
20987	1892	49	be	be	VB
20987	1892	50	expected	expect	VBN
20987	1892	51	in	in	IN
20987	1892	52	war	war	NN
20987	1892	53	,	,	,
20987	1892	54	in	in	IN
20987	1892	55	even	even	RB
20987	1892	56	the	the	DT
20987	1892	57	most	most	RBS
20987	1892	58	successful	successful	JJ
20987	1892	59	campaigns	campaign	NNS
20987	1892	60	.	.	.
20987	1893	1	This	this	DT
20987	1893	2	does	do	VBZ
20987	1893	3	not	not	RB
20987	1893	4	mean	mean	VB
20987	1893	5	that	that	IN
20987	1893	6	no	no	DT
20987	1893	7	blame	blame	NN
20987	1893	8	attaches	attach	VBZ
20987	1893	9	to	to	IN
20987	1893	10	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1893	11	.	.	.
20987	1894	1	Very	very	RB
20987	1894	2	probably	probably	RB
20987	1894	3	in	in	IN
20987	1894	4	most	most	JJS
20987	1894	5	such	such	JJ
20987	1894	6	cases	case	NNS
20987	1894	7	there	there	EX
20987	1894	8	has	have	VBZ
20987	1894	9	been	be	VBN
20987	1894	10	carelessness	carelessness	NN
20987	1894	11	or	or	CC
20987	1894	12	miscalculation	miscalculation	NN
20987	1894	13	,	,	,
20987	1894	14	for	for	IN
20987	1894	15	which	which	WDT
20987	1894	16	somebody	somebody	NN
20987	1894	17	merits	merit	VBZ
20987	1894	18	either	either	CC
20987	1894	19	punishment	punishment	NN
20987	1894	20	or	or	CC
20987	1894	21	censure	censure	NN
20987	1894	22	.	.	.
20987	1895	1	But	but	CC
20987	1895	2	the	the	DT
20987	1895	3	Commander	Commander	NNP
20987	1895	4	-	-	HYPH
20987	1895	5	in	in	IN
20987	1895	6	-	-	HYPH
20987	1895	7	Chief	Chief	NNP
20987	1895	8	and	and	CC
20987	1895	9	the	the	DT
20987	1895	10	nation	nation	NN
20987	1895	11	concerned	concern	VBN
20987	1895	12	have	have	VB
20987	1895	13	to	to	TO
20987	1895	14	reckon	reckon	VB
20987	1895	15	upon	upon	IN
20987	1895	16	such	such	JJ
20987	1895	17	mishaps	mishap	NNS
20987	1895	18	;	;	,
20987	1895	19	and	and	CC
20987	1895	20	,	,	,
20987	1895	21	without	without	IN
20987	1895	22	affecting	affect	VBG
20987	1895	23	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1895	24	p.314	p.314	NN
20987	1895	25	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1895	26	indifference	indifference	NN
20987	1895	27	,	,	,
20987	1895	28	or	or	CC
20987	1895	29	neglecting	neglect	VBG
20987	1895	30	to	to	TO
20987	1895	31	exact	exact	JJ
20987	1895	32	responsibility	responsibility	NN
20987	1895	33	,	,	,
20987	1895	34	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1895	35	are	be	VBP
20987	1895	36	to	to	TO
20987	1895	37	be	be	VB
20987	1895	38	regarded	regard	VBN
20987	1895	39	merely	merely	RB
20987	1895	40	as	as	IN
20987	1895	41	the	the	DT
20987	1895	42	bruises	bruise	NNS
20987	1895	43	and	and	CC
20987	1895	44	the	the	DT
20987	1895	45	barked	bark	VBN
20987	1895	46	limbs	limb	NNS
20987	1895	47	that	that	IN
20987	1895	48	men	man	NNS
20987	1895	49	get	get	VBP
20987	1895	50	in	in	IN
20987	1895	51	any	any	DT
20987	1895	52	rough	rough	JJ
20987	1895	53	sport	sport	NN
20987	1895	54	.	.	.
20987	1896	1	These	these	DT
20987	1896	2	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1896	3	are	be	VBP
20987	1896	4	,	,	,
20987	1896	5	and	and	CC
20987	1896	6	usually	usually	RB
20987	1896	7	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1896	8	are	be	VBP
20987	1896	9	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	1896	10	more	more	JJR
20987	1896	11	.	.	.
20987	1897	1	The	the	DT
20987	1897	2	player	player	NN
20987	1897	3	does	do	VBZ
20987	1897	4	not	not	RB
20987	1897	5	bleed	bleed	VB
20987	1897	6	to	to	IN
20987	1897	7	death	death	NN
20987	1897	8	in	in	IN
20987	1897	9	consequence	consequence	NN
20987	1897	10	;	;	:
20987	1897	11	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1897	12	simply	simply	RB
20987	1897	13	goes	go	VBZ
20987	1897	14	on	on	RP
20987	1897	15	with	with	IN
20987	1897	16	the	the	DT
20987	1897	17	game	game	NN
20987	1897	18	.	.	.
20987	1898	1	Military	military	JJ
20987	1898	2	men	man	NNS
20987	1898	3	,	,	,
20987	1898	4	of	of	IN
20987	1898	5	course	course	NN
20987	1898	6	,	,	,
20987	1898	7	understand	understand	VB
20987	1898	8	this	this	DT
20987	1898	9	,	,	,
20987	1898	10	but	but	CC
20987	1898	11	nations	nation	NNS
20987	1898	12	are	be	VBP
20987	1898	13	too	too	RB
20987	1898	14	apt	apt	JJ
20987	1898	15	to	to	TO
20987	1898	16	be	be	VB
20987	1898	17	fretful	fretful	JJ
20987	1898	18	as	as	IN
20987	1898	19	though	though	IN
20987	1898	20	some	some	DT
20987	1898	21	strange	strange	JJ
20987	1898	22	thing	thing	NN
20987	1898	23	had	have	VBD
20987	1898	24	happened	happen	VBN
20987	1898	25	to	to	IN
20987	1898	26	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1898	27	.	.	.
20987	1899	1	It	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1899	2	is	be	VBZ
20987	1899	3	not	not	RB
20987	1899	4	by	by	IN
20987	1899	5	such	such	JJ
20987	1899	6	affairs	affair	NNS
20987	1899	7	that	that	WDT
20987	1899	8	contests	contest	NNS
20987	1899	9	are	be	VBP
20987	1899	10	decided	decide	VBN
20987	1899	11	--	--	:
20987	1899	12	on	on	IN
20987	1899	13	the	the	DT
20987	1899	14	playground	playground	NN
20987	1899	15	or	or	CC
20987	1899	16	in	in	IN
20987	1899	17	strategy	strategy	NN
20987	1899	18	.	.	.
20987	1900	1	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1900	2	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1900	3	proceeded	proceed	VBD
20987	1900	4	with	with	IN
20987	1900	5	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1900	6	preparations	preparation	NNS
20987	1900	7	undisturbed	undisturbe	VBN
20987	1900	8	by	by	IN
20987	1900	9	the	the	DT
20987	1900	10	mosquito	mosquito	NNP
20987	1900	11	buzzings	buzzing	NNS
20987	1900	12	about	about	IN
20987	1900	13	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1900	14	ears	ear	NNS
20987	1900	15	or	or	CC
20987	1900	16	on	on	IN
20987	1900	17	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1900	18	trail	trail	NN
20987	1900	19	.	.	.
20987	1901	1	At	at	IN
20987	1901	2	last	last	JJ
20987	1901	3	,	,	,
20987	1901	4	when	when	WRB
20987	1901	5	ready	ready	JJ
20987	1901	6	,	,	,
20987	1901	7	a	a	DT
20987	1901	8	second	second	JJ
20987	1901	9	long	long	JJ
20987	1901	10	leap	leap	NN
20987	1901	11	was	be	VBD
20987	1901	12	made	make	VBN
20987	1901	13	.	.	.
20987	1902	1	The	the	DT
20987	1902	2	British	british	JJ
20987	1902	3	army	army	NN
20987	1902	4	,	,	,
20987	1902	5	leaving	leave	VBG
20987	1902	6	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1902	7	on	on	IN
20987	1902	8	the	the	DT
20987	1902	9	2nd	2nd	NN
20987	1902	10	of	of	IN
20987	1902	11	May	May	NNP
20987	1902	12	,	,	,
20987	1902	13	was	be	VBD
20987	1902	14	on	on	IN
20987	1902	15	the	the	DT
20987	1902	16	12th	12th	NN
20987	1902	17	at	at	IN
20987	1902	18	Kroonstad	Kroonstad	NNP
20987	1902	19	,	,	,
20987	1902	20	over	over	IN
20987	1902	21	100	100	CD
20987	1902	22	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1902	23	distant	distant	JJ
20987	1902	24	.	.	.
20987	1903	1	On	on	IN
20987	1903	2	the	the	DT
20987	1903	3	24th	24th	NN
20987	1903	4	the	the	DT
20987	1903	5	Vaal	Vaal	NNP
20987	1903	6	was	be	VBD
20987	1903	7	crossed	cross	VBN
20987	1903	8	,	,	,
20987	1903	9	and	and	CC
20987	1903	10	on	on	IN
20987	1903	11	the	the	DT
20987	1903	12	31st	31st	JJ
20987	1903	13	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1903	14	entered	enter	VBD
20987	1903	15	Johannesburg	Johannesburg	NNP
20987	1903	16	.	.	.
20987	1904	1	Five	five	CD
20987	1904	2	days	day	NNS
20987	1904	3	later	later	RB
20987	1904	4	,	,	,
20987	1904	5	on	on	IN
20987	1904	6	the	the	DT
20987	1904	7	5th	5th	NN
20987	1904	8	of	of	IN
20987	1904	9	June	June	NNP
20987	1904	10	,	,	,
20987	1904	11	the	the	DT
20987	1904	12	British	british	JJ
20987	1904	13	flag	flag	NN
20987	1904	14	was	be	VBD
20987	1904	15	hoisted	hoist	VBN
20987	1904	16	in	in	IN
20987	1904	17	Pretoria	Pretoria	NNP
20987	1904	18	,	,	,
20987	1904	19	the	the	DT
20987	1904	20	capital	capital	NN
20987	1904	21	of	of	IN
20987	1904	22	the	the	DT
20987	1904	23	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	1904	24	,	,	,
20987	1904	25	250	250	CD
20987	1904	26	miles	mile	NNS
20987	1904	27	from	from	IN
20987	1904	28	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1904	29	.	.	.
20987	1905	1	The	the	DT
20987	1905	2	sustained	sustained	JJ
20987	1905	3	momentum	momentum	NN
20987	1905	4	of	of	IN
20987	1905	5	this	this	DT
20987	1905	6	advance	advance	NN
20987	1905	7	,	,	,
20987	1905	8	achieved	achieve	VBN
20987	1905	9	in	in	IN
20987	1905	10	very	very	RB
20987	1905	11	little	little	JJ
20987	1905	12	over	over	IN
20987	1905	13	a	a	DT
20987	1905	14	month	month	NN
20987	1905	15	,	,	,
20987	1905	16	testifies	testify	VBZ
20987	1905	17	at	at	IN
20987	1905	18	once	once	RB
20987	1905	19	to	to	IN
20987	1905	20	the	the	DT
20987	1905	21	solidity	solidity	NN
20987	1905	22	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1905	23	p.315	p.315	NN
20987	1905	24	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1905	25	of	of	IN
20987	1905	26	the	the	DT
20987	1905	27	preparations	preparation	NNS
20987	1905	28	of	of	IN
20987	1905	29	the	the	DT
20987	1905	30	British	british	JJ
20987	1905	31	leader	leader	NN
20987	1905	32	,	,	,
20987	1905	33	and	and	CC
20987	1905	34	to	to	IN
20987	1905	35	the	the	DT
20987	1905	36	fruitlessness	fruitlessness	NN
20987	1905	37	of	of	IN
20987	1905	38	such	such	JJ
20987	1905	39	disseminated	disseminated	JJ
20987	1905	40	operations	operation	NNS
20987	1905	41	,	,	,
20987	1905	42	by	by	IN
20987	1905	43	small	small	JJ
20987	1905	44	bodies	body	NNS
20987	1905	45	,	,	,
20987	1905	46	as	as	IN
20987	1905	47	were	be	VBD
20987	1905	48	conducted	conduct	VBN
20987	1905	49	by	by	IN
20987	1905	50	the	the	DT
20987	1905	51	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1905	52	during	during	IN
20987	1905	53	the	the	DT
20987	1905	54	British	british	JJ
20987	1905	55	halt	halt	NN
20987	1905	56	at	at	IN
20987	1905	57	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1905	58	,	,	,
20987	1905	59	and	and	CC
20987	1905	60	are	be	VBP
20987	1905	61	now	now	RB
20987	1905	62	being	be	VBG
20987	1905	63	carried	carry	VBN
20987	1905	64	on	on	RP
20987	1905	65	by	by	IN
20987	1905	66	Botha	Botha	NNP
20987	1905	67	and	and	CC
20987	1905	68	De	De	NNP
20987	1905	69	Wet	Wet	NNP
20987	1905	70	.	.	.
20987	1906	1	Subsidiary	subsidiary	NN
20987	1906	2	to	to	IN
20987	1906	3	the	the	DT
20987	1906	4	greater	great	JJR
20987	1906	5	plan	plan	NN
20987	1906	6	of	of	IN
20987	1906	7	a	a	DT
20987	1906	8	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	1906	9	by	by	IN
20987	1906	10	massed	massed	JJ
20987	1906	11	forces	force	NNS
20987	1906	12	,	,	,
20987	1906	13	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1906	14	have	have	VBP
20987	1906	15	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1906	16	advantage	advantage	NN
20987	1906	17	;	;	:
20987	1906	18	as	as	IN
20987	1906	19	a	a	DT
20987	1906	20	main	main	JJ
20987	1906	21	dependence	dependence	NN
20987	1906	22	,	,	,
20987	1906	23	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1906	24	merely	merely	RB
20987	1906	25	protract	protract	VBP
20987	1906	26	the	the	DT
20987	1906	27	agony	agony	NN
20987	1906	28	of	of	IN
20987	1906	29	endurance	endurance	NN
20987	1906	30	and	and	CC
20987	1906	31	suffering	suffering	NN
20987	1906	32	.	.	.
20987	1907	1	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1907	2	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1907	3	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1907	4	had	have	VBD
20987	1907	5	to	to	TO
20987	1907	6	await	await	VB
20987	1907	7	in	in	IN
20987	1907	8	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1907	9	the	the	DT
20987	1907	10	movement	movement	NN
20987	1907	11	of	of	IN
20987	1907	12	the	the	DT
20987	1907	13	central	central	JJ
20987	1907	14	mass	mass	NN
20987	1907	15	of	of	IN
20987	1907	16	the	the	DT
20987	1907	17	British	british	JJ
20987	1907	18	force	force	NN
20987	1907	19	in	in	IN
20987	1907	20	the	the	DT
20987	1907	21	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	1907	22	Free	Free	NNP
20987	1907	23	State	State	NNP
20987	1907	24	.	.	.
20987	1908	1	Towards	towards	IN
20987	1908	2	the	the	DT
20987	1908	3	middle	middle	NN
20987	1908	4	of	of	IN
20987	1908	5	May	May	NNP
20987	1908	6	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1908	7	advance	advance	NN
20987	1908	8	began	begin	VBD
20987	1908	9	,	,	,
20987	1908	10	directed	direct	VBN
20987	1908	11	against	against	IN
20987	1908	12	the	the	DT
20987	1908	13	positions	position	NNS
20987	1908	14	which	which	WDT
20987	1908	15	the	the	DT
20987	1908	16	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1908	17	had	have	VBD
20987	1908	18	taken	take	VBN
20987	1908	19	upon	upon	IN
20987	1908	20	the	the	DT
20987	1908	21	Biggarsberg	Biggarsberg	NNP
20987	1908	22	mountains	mountain	NNS
20987	1908	23	,	,	,
20987	1908	24	and	and	CC
20987	1908	25	on	on	IN
20987	1908	26	the	the	DT
20987	1908	27	15th	15th	NN
20987	1908	28	he	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1908	29	reoccupied	reoccupie	VBD
20987	1908	30	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	1908	31	and	and	CC
20987	1908	32	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	1908	33	.	.	.
20987	1909	1	Into	into	IN
20987	1909	2	the	the	DT
20987	1909	3	detail	detail	NN
20987	1909	4	of	of	IN
20987	1909	5	these	these	DT
20987	1909	6	movements	movement	NNS
20987	1909	7	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1909	8	is	be	VBZ
20987	1909	9	not	not	RB
20987	1909	10	proposed	propose	VBN
20987	1909	11	to	to	TO
20987	1909	12	enter	enter	VB
20987	1909	13	.	.	.
20987	1910	1	The	the	DT
20987	1910	2	retirement	retirement	NN
20987	1910	3	of	of	IN
20987	1910	4	the	the	DT
20987	1910	5	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1910	6	forces	force	NNS
20987	1910	7	before	before	IN
20987	1910	8	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1910	9	,	,	,
20987	1910	10	in	in	IN
20987	1910	11	the	the	DT
20987	1910	12	Free	Free	NNP
20987	1910	13	State	State	NNP
20987	1910	14	,	,	,
20987	1910	15	uncovered	uncover	VBD
20987	1910	16	the	the	DT
20987	1910	17	flank	flank	NN
20987	1910	18	and	and	CC
20987	1910	19	endangered	endanger	VBD
20987	1910	20	the	the	DT
20987	1910	21	communications	communication	NNS
20987	1910	22	of	of	IN
20987	1910	23	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1910	24	brethren	brother	NNS
20987	1910	25	on	on	IN
20987	1910	26	the	the	DT
20987	1910	27	other	other	JJ
20987	1910	28	side	side	NN
20987	1910	29	of	of	IN
20987	1910	30	the	the	DT
20987	1910	31	mountains	mountain	NNS
20987	1910	32	.	.	.
20987	1911	1	There	there	EX
20987	1911	2	was	be	VBD
20987	1911	3	therefore	therefore	RB
20987	1911	4	for	for	IN
20987	1911	5	these	these	DT
20987	1911	6	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	1911	7	to	to	TO
20987	1911	8	do	do	VB
20987	1911	9	but	but	IN
20987	1911	10	to	to	TO
20987	1911	11	fall	fall	VB
20987	1911	12	back	back	RB
20987	1911	13	,	,	,
20987	1911	14	abandoning	abandon	VBG
20987	1911	15	with	with	IN
20987	1911	16	a	a	DT
20987	1911	17	show	show	NN
20987	1911	18	of	of	IN
20987	1911	19	opposition	opposition	NN
20987	1911	20	positions	position	NNS
20987	1911	21	whence	whence	RB
20987	1911	22	otherwise	otherwise	RB
20987	1911	23	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1911	24	might	may	MD
20987	1911	25	have	have	VB
20987	1911	26	inflicted	inflict	VBN
20987	1911	27	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1911	28	p.316	p.316	NN
20987	1911	29	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1911	30	considerable	considerable	JJ
20987	1911	31	loss	loss	NN
20987	1911	32	upon	upon	IN
20987	1911	33	the	the	DT
20987	1911	34	superior	superior	JJ
20987	1911	35	force	force	NN
20987	1911	36	assaulting	assault	VBG
20987	1911	37	them	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1911	38	.	.	.
20987	1912	1	At	at	IN
20987	1912	2	the	the	DT
20987	1912	3	present	present	JJ
20987	1912	4	moment	moment	NN
20987	1912	5	,	,	,
20987	1912	6	July	July	NNP
20987	1912	7	26	26	CD
20987	1912	8	,	,	,
20987	1912	9	the	the	DT
20987	1912	10	British	British	NNPS
20987	1912	11	have	have	VBP
20987	1912	12	communication	communication	NN
20987	1912	13	from	from	IN
20987	1912	14	Johannesburg	Johannesburg	NNP
20987	1912	15	and	and	CC
20987	1912	16	Pretoria	Pretoria	NNP
20987	1912	17	to	to	IN
20987	1912	18	the	the	DT
20987	1912	19	sea	sea	NN
20987	1912	20	-	-	HYPH
20987	1912	21	coast	coast	NN
20987	1912	22	by	by	IN
20987	1912	23	two	two	CD
20987	1912	24	routes	route	NNS
20987	1912	25	--	--	:
20987	1912	26	to	to	IN
20987	1912	27	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1912	28	Town	Town	NNP
20987	1912	29	and	and	CC
20987	1912	30	to	to	IN
20987	1912	31	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	1912	32	.	.	.
20987	1913	1	The	the	DT
20987	1913	2	actions	action	NNS
20987	1913	3	of	of	IN
20987	1913	4	the	the	DT
20987	1913	5	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1913	6	show	show	VBP
20987	1913	7	that	that	IN
20987	1913	8	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1913	9	is	be	VBZ
20987	1913	10	not	not	RB
20987	1913	11	in	in	IN
20987	1913	12	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1913	13	power	power	NN
20987	1913	14	seriously	seriously	RB
20987	1913	15	to	to	TO
20987	1913	16	incommode	incommode	VB
20987	1913	17	either	either	CC
20987	1913	18	the	the	DT
20987	1913	19	one	one	CD
20987	1913	20	or	or	CC
20987	1913	21	the	the	DT
20987	1913	22	other	other	JJ
20987	1913	23	.	.	.
20987	1914	1	The	the	DT
20987	1914	2	trivial	trivial	JJ
20987	1914	3	raids	raid	NNS
20987	1914	4	performed	perform	VBN
20987	1914	5	by	by	IN
20987	1914	6	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1914	7	mounted	mount	VBN
20987	1914	8	men	man	NNS
20987	1914	9	under	under	IN
20987	1914	10	De	De	NNP
20987	1914	11	Wet	Wet	NNP
20987	1914	12	and	and	CC
20987	1914	13	Botha	Botha	NNP
20987	1914	14	may	may	MD
20987	1914	15	protract	protract	VB
20987	1914	16	the	the	DT
20987	1914	17	sufferings	suffering	NNS
20987	1914	18	of	of	IN
20987	1914	19	the	the	DT
20987	1914	20	war	war	NN
20987	1914	21	,	,	,
20987	1914	22	and	and	CC
20987	1914	23	add	add	VB
20987	1914	24	to	to	IN
20987	1914	25	the	the	DT
20987	1914	26	close	close	NN
20987	1914	27	of	of	IN
20987	1914	28	the	the	DT
20987	1914	29	struggle	struggle	NN
20987	1914	30	a	a	DT
20987	1914	31	certain	certain	JJ
20987	1914	32	lustre	lustre	NN
20987	1914	33	of	of	IN
20987	1914	34	persistent	persistent	JJ
20987	1914	35	resistance	resistance	NN
20987	1914	36	;	;	:
20987	1914	37	but	but	CC
20987	1914	38	,	,	,
20987	1914	39	barring	bar	VBG
20987	1914	40	events	event	NNS
20987	1914	41	now	now	RB
20987	1914	42	unforeseen	unforeseen	JJ
20987	1914	43	and	and	CC
20987	1914	44	scarcely	scarcely	RB
20987	1914	45	to	to	TO
20987	1914	46	be	be	VB
20987	1914	47	anticipated	anticipate	VBN
20987	1914	48	,	,	,
20987	1914	49	they	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1914	50	can	can	MD
20987	1914	51	not	not	RB
20987	1914	52	change	change	VB
20987	1914	53	the	the	DT
20987	1914	54	issue	issue	NN
20987	1914	55	,	,	,
20987	1914	56	which	which	WDT
20987	1914	57	has	have	VBZ
20987	1914	58	become	become	VBN
20987	1914	59	simply	simply	RB
20987	1914	60	a	a	DT
20987	1914	61	question	question	NN
20987	1914	62	of	of	IN
20987	1914	63	endurance	endurance	NN
20987	1914	64	between	between	IN
20987	1914	65	combatants	combatant	NNS
20987	1914	66	immeasurably	immeasurably	RB
20987	1914	67	unequal	unequal	JJ
20987	1914	68	in	in	IN
20987	1914	69	resources	resource	NNS
20987	1914	70	.	.	.
20987	1915	1	INDEX	index	NN
20987	1915	2	{	{	-LRB-
20987	1915	3	p.317	p.317	NN
20987	1915	4	}	}	-RRB-
20987	1915	5	Admiralty	Admiralty	NNP
20987	1915	6	,	,	,
20987	1915	7	the	the	DT
20987	1915	8	British	british	JJ
20987	1915	9	,	,	,
20987	1915	10	utmost	utmost	JJ
20987	1915	11	credit	credit	NN
20987	1915	12	due	due	IN
20987	1915	13	to	to	IN
20987	1915	14	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1915	15	efforts	effort	NNS
20987	1915	16	in	in	IN
20987	1915	17	transporting	transport	VBG
20987	1915	18	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1915	19	and	and	CC
20987	1915	20	material	material	NN
20987	1915	21	,	,	,
20987	1915	22	86	86	CD
20987	1915	23	.	.	.
20987	1916	1	American	american	JJ
20987	1916	2	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	1916	3	,	,	,
20987	1916	4	the	the	DT
20987	1916	5	,	,	,
20987	1916	6	action	action	NN
20987	1916	7	of	of	IN
20987	1916	8	,	,	,
20987	1916	9	in	in	IN
20987	1916	10	the	the	DT
20987	1916	11	old	old	JJ
20987	1916	12	wars	war	NNS
20987	1916	13	contrasted	contrast	VBN
20987	1916	14	with	with	IN
20987	1916	15	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	1916	16	action	action	NN
20987	1916	17	of	of	IN
20987	1916	18	to	to	IN
20987	1916	19	-	-	HYPH
20987	1916	20	day	day	NN
20987	1916	21	,	,	,
20987	1916	22	77	77	CD
20987	1916	23	.	.	.
20987	1917	1	Army	Army	NNP
20987	1917	2	Reserve	Reserve	NNP
20987	1917	3	,	,	,
20987	1917	4	25,000	25,000	CD
20987	1917	5	men	man	NNS
20987	1917	6	called	call	VBD
20987	1917	7	out	out	RP
20987	1917	8	,	,	,
20987	1917	9	32	32	CD
20987	1917	10	.	.	.
20987	1918	1	Army	Army	NNP
20987	1918	2	Service	Service	NNP
20987	1918	3	Corps	Corps	NNP
20987	1918	4	,	,	,
20987	1918	5	the	the	DT
20987	1918	6	,	,	,
20987	1918	7	103	103	CD
20987	1918	8	.	.	.
20987	1919	1	Australasia	Australasia	NNP
20987	1919	2	and	and	CC
20987	1919	3	the	the	DT
20987	1919	4	war	war	NN
20987	1919	5	,	,	,
20987	1919	6	75	75	CD
20987	1919	7	.	.	.
20987	1920	1	Australia	Australia	NNP
20987	1920	2	supplies	supply	VBZ
20987	1920	3	wheat	wheat	NN
20987	1920	4	to	to	IN
20987	1920	5	the	the	DT
20987	1920	6	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	1920	7	,	,	,
20987	1920	8	16	16	CD
20987	1920	9	.	.	.
20987	1921	1	Barbed	Barbed	NNP
20987	1921	2	-	-	HYPH
20987	1921	3	Wire	wire	NN
20987	1921	4	obstacles	obstacle	NNS
20987	1921	5	at	at	IN
20987	1921	6	battle	battle	NN
20987	1921	7	of	of	IN
20987	1921	8	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	1921	9	,	,	,
20987	1921	10	54	54	CD
20987	1921	11	;	;	:
20987	1921	12	defences	defence	NNS
20987	1921	13	at	at	IN
20987	1921	14	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	1921	15	,	,	,
20987	1921	16	163	163	CD
20987	1921	17	.	.	.
20987	1922	1	Barter	barter	NN
20987	1922	2	's	's	POS
20987	1922	3	,	,	,
20987	1922	4	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1922	5	,	,	,
20987	1922	6	brave	brave	JJ
20987	1922	7	deed	deed	NN
20987	1922	8	at	at	IN
20987	1922	9	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1922	10	River	River	NNP
20987	1922	11	,	,	,
20987	1922	12	158	158	CD
20987	1922	13	.	.	.
20987	1923	1	Barton	Barton	NNP
20987	1923	2	,	,	,
20987	1923	3	Major	Major	NNP
20987	1923	4	-	-	HYPH
20987	1923	5	General	General	NNP
20987	1923	6	,	,	,
20987	1923	7	advances	advance	VBZ
20987	1923	8	to	to	IN
20987	1923	9	Chieveley	Chieveley	NNP
20987	1923	10	,	,	,
20987	1923	11	217	217	CD
20987	1923	12	.	.	.
20987	1924	1	Beira	beira	NN
20987	1924	2	,	,	,
20987	1924	3	port	port	NN
20987	1924	4	of	of	IN
20987	1924	5	,	,	,
20987	1924	6	11	11	CD
20987	1924	7	.	.	.
20987	1925	1	Belmont	Belmont	NNP
20987	1925	2	,	,	,
20987	1925	3	battle	battle	NN
20987	1925	4	of	of	IN
20987	1925	5	,	,	,
20987	1925	6	148	148	CD
20987	1925	7	-	-	SYM
20987	1925	8	150	150	CD
20987	1925	9	.	.	.
20987	1926	1	Bethlehem	Bethlehem	NNP
20987	1926	2	,	,	,
20987	1926	3	15	15	CD
20987	1926	4	.	.	.
20987	1927	1	Biggarsberg	Biggarsberg	NNP
20987	1927	2	Range	Range	NNP
20987	1927	3	,	,	,
20987	1927	4	39	39	CD
20987	1927	5	,	,	,
20987	1927	6	48	48	CD
20987	1927	7	.	.	.
20987	1928	1	Black	black	JJ
20987	1928	2	week	week	NN
20987	1928	3	of	of	IN
20987	1928	4	the	the	DT
20987	1928	5	war	war	NN
20987	1928	6	for	for	IN
20987	1928	7	the	the	DT
20987	1928	8	British	british	JJ
20987	1928	9	,	,	,
20987	1928	10	168	168	CD
20987	1928	11	.	.	.
20987	1929	1	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1929	2	,	,	,
20987	1929	3	11	11	CD
20987	1929	4	;	;	:
20987	1929	5	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	1929	6	by	by	IN
20987	1929	7	the	the	DT
20987	1929	8	British	British	NNPS
20987	1929	9	,	,	,
20987	1929	10	305	305	CD
20987	1929	11	.	.	.
20987	1930	1	Boers	boer	NNS
20987	1930	2	,	,	,
20987	1930	3	original	original	JJ
20987	1930	4	plan	plan	NN
20987	1930	5	of	of	IN
20987	1930	6	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	1930	7	of	of	IN
20987	1930	8	the	the	DT
20987	1930	9	,	,	,
20987	1930	10	9	9	CD
20987	1930	11	,	,	,
20987	1930	12	26	26	CD
20987	1930	13	;	;	:
20987	1930	14	helped	help	VBN
20987	1930	15	by	by	IN
20987	1930	16	nature	nature	NN
20987	1930	17	of	of	IN
20987	1930	18	the	the	DT
20987	1930	19	country	country	NN
20987	1930	20	,	,	,
20987	1930	21	21	21	CD
20987	1930	22	;	;	:
20987	1930	23	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1930	24	decided	decide	VBN
20987	1930	25	superiority	superiority	NN
20987	1930	26	in	in	IN
20987	1930	27	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1930	28	at	at	IN
20987	1930	29	the	the	DT
20987	1930	30	beginning	beginning	NN
20987	1930	31	of	of	IN
20987	1930	32	hostilities	hostility	NNS
20987	1930	33	,	,	,
20987	1930	34	25	25	CD
20987	1930	35	,	,	,
20987	1930	36	36	36	CD
20987	1930	37	;	;	:
20987	1930	38	ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	1930	39	,	,	,
20987	1930	40	the	the	DT
20987	1930	41	,	,	,
20987	1930	42	31	31	CD
20987	1930	43	;	;	:
20987	1930	44	guns	gun	NNS
20987	1930	45	,	,	,
20987	1930	46	position	position	NN
20987	1930	47	of	of	IN
20987	1930	48	,	,	,
20987	1930	49	betrayed	betray	VBN
20987	1930	50	by	by	IN
20987	1930	51	their	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1930	52	flashes	flash	NNS
20987	1930	53	,	,	,
20987	1930	54	52	52	CD
20987	1930	55	;	;	:
20987	1930	56	procrastination	procrastination	NN
20987	1930	57	,	,	,
20987	1930	58	58	58	CD
20987	1930	59	,	,	,
20987	1930	60	123	123	CD
20987	1930	61	,	,	,
20987	1930	62	129	129	CD
20987	1930	63	;	;	:
20987	1930	64	forces	force	NNS
20987	1930	65	,	,	,
20987	1930	66	estimation	estimation	NN
20987	1930	67	of	of	IN
20987	1930	68	the	the	DT
20987	1930	69	,	,	,
20987	1930	70	116	116	CD
20987	1930	71	;	;	:
20987	1930	72	trenches	trench	NNS
20987	1930	73	and	and	CC
20987	1930	74	tactics	tactic	NNS
20987	1930	75	,	,	,
20987	1930	76	133	133	CD
20987	1930	77	,	,	,
20987	1930	78	144	144	CD
20987	1930	79	,	,	,
20987	1930	80	163	163	CD
20987	1930	81	;	;	:
20987	1930	82	losses	loss	NNS
20987	1930	83	in	in	IN
20987	1930	84	battle	battle	NN
20987	1930	85	,	,	,
20987	1930	86	difficulty	difficulty	NN
20987	1930	87	of	of	IN
20987	1930	88	arriving	arrive	VBG
20987	1930	89	at	at	IN
20987	1930	90	the	the	DT
20987	1930	91	truth	truth	NN
20987	1930	92	respecting	respect	VBG
20987	1930	93	,	,	,
20987	1930	94	202	202	CD
20987	1930	95	.	.	.
20987	1931	1	Bonaparte	Bonaparte	NNP
20987	1931	2	,	,	,
20987	1931	3	111	111	CD
20987	1931	4	.	.	.
20987	1932	1	Brabant	Brabant	NNP
20987	1932	2	,	,	,
20987	1932	3	General	General	NNP
20987	1932	4	,	,	,
20987	1932	5	311	311	CD
20987	1932	6	.	.	.
20987	1933	1	British	British	NNP
20987	1933	2	Army	Army	NNP
20987	1933	3	,	,	,
20987	1933	4	first	first	JJ
20987	1933	5	order	order	NN
20987	1933	6	to	to	TO
20987	1933	7	mobilize	mobilize	VB
20987	1933	8	issued	issue	VBN
20987	1933	9	,	,	,
20987	1933	10	32	32	CD
20987	1933	11	;	;	:
20987	1933	12	gallantry	gallantry	NN
20987	1933	13	and	and	CC
20987	1933	14	skill	skill	NN
20987	1933	15	of	of	IN
20987	1933	16	the	the	DT
20987	1933	17	,	,	,
20987	1933	18	at	at	IN
20987	1933	19	the	the	DT
20987	1933	20	opening	opening	NN
20987	1933	21	of	of	IN
20987	1933	22	the	the	DT
20987	1933	23	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	1933	24	,	,	,
20987	1933	25	27	27	CD
20987	1933	26	;	;	:
20987	1933	27	officers	officer	NNS
20987	1933	28	'	'	POS
20987	1933	29	"	"	``
20987	1933	30	stupidity	stupidity	NN
20987	1933	31	,	,	,
20987	1933	32	"	"	''
20987	1933	33	Captain	Captain	NNP
20987	1933	34	Mahan	Mahan	NNP
20987	1933	35	's	's	POS
20987	1933	36	striking	striking	JJ
20987	1933	37	question	question	NN
20987	1933	38	on	on	IN
20987	1933	39	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	1933	40	,	,	,
20987	1933	41	201	201	CD
20987	1933	42	.	.	.
20987	1934	1	British	British	NNP
20987	1934	2	Columbia	Columbia	NNP
20987	1934	3	and	and	CC
20987	1934	4	the	the	DT
20987	1934	5	war	war	NN
20987	1934	6	,	,	,
20987	1934	7	77	77	CD
20987	1934	8	.	.	.
20987	1935	1	British	british	JJ
20987	1935	2	Cabinet	Cabinet	NNP
20987	1935	3	decides	decide	VBZ
20987	1935	4	to	to	TO
20987	1935	5	send	send	VB
20987	1935	6	2,000	2,000	CD
20987	1935	7	men	man	NNS
20987	1935	8	to	to	IN
20987	1935	9	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1935	10	,	,	,
20987	1935	11	29	29	CD
20987	1935	12	.	.	.
20987	1936	1	British	British	NNP
20987	1936	2	Navy	Navy	NNP
20987	1936	3	and	and	CC
20987	1936	4	transport	transport	NN
20987	1936	5	service	service	NN
20987	1936	6	,	,	,
20987	1936	7	splendid	splendid	JJ
20987	1936	8	tribute	tribute	NN
20987	1936	9	to	to	IN
20987	1936	10	,	,	,
20987	1936	11	86	86	CD
20987	1936	12	_	_	NNP
20987	1936	13	et	et	NNP
20987	1936	14	seq	seq	NN
20987	1936	15	.	.	.
20987	1936	16	_	_	NNP
20987	1936	17	Buffalo	Buffalo	NNP
20987	1936	18	River	River	NNP
20987	1936	19	,	,	,
20987	1936	20	37	37	CD
20987	1936	21	,	,	,
20987	1936	22	40	40	CD
20987	1936	23	.	.	.
20987	1937	1	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1937	2	,	,	,
20987	1937	3	General	General	NNP
20987	1937	4	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1937	5	Redvers	Redvers	NNP
20987	1937	6	,	,	,
20987	1937	7	arrives	arrive	VBZ
20987	1937	8	at	at	IN
20987	1937	9	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1937	10	Town	Town	NNP
20987	1937	11	to	to	TO
20987	1937	12	take	take	VB
20987	1937	13	chief	chief	JJ
20987	1937	14	command	command	NN
20987	1937	15	,	,	,
20987	1937	16	68	68	CD
20987	1937	17	;	;	:
20987	1937	18	assumes	assume	VBZ
20987	1937	19	the	the	DT
20987	1937	20	command	command	NN
20987	1937	21	in	in	IN
20987	1937	22	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1937	23	,	,	,
20987	1937	24	195	195	CD
20987	1937	25	.	.	.
20987	1938	1	Buluwayo	Buluwayo	NNP
20987	1938	2	,	,	,
20987	1938	3	11	11	CD
20987	1938	4	.	.	.
20987	1939	1	Campaign	campaign	NN
20987	1939	2	,	,	,
20987	1939	3	the	the	DT
20987	1939	4	,	,	,
20987	1939	5	compared	compare	VBN
20987	1939	6	with	with	IN
20987	1939	7	that	that	DT
20987	1939	8	of	of	IN
20987	1939	9	1881	1881	CD
20987	1939	10	,	,	,
20987	1939	11	117	117	CD
20987	1939	12	;	;	:
20987	1939	13	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1939	14	enormous	enormous	JJ
20987	1939	15	difficulties	difficulty	NNS
20987	1939	16	unforeseen	unforeseen	JJ
20987	1939	17	by	by	IN
20987	1939	18	the	the	DT
20987	1939	19	British	british	JJ
20987	1939	20	Government	Government	NNP
20987	1939	21	and	and	CC
20987	1939	22	people	people	NNS
20987	1939	23	,	,	,
20987	1939	24	73	73	CD
20987	1939	25	;	;	:
20987	1939	26	the	the	DT
20987	1939	27	question	question	NN
20987	1939	28	as	as	IN
20987	1939	29	to	to	IN
20987	1939	30	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1939	31	future	future	JJ
20987	1939	32	conduct	conduct	NN
20987	1939	33	at	at	IN
20987	1939	34	the	the	DT
20987	1939	35	time	time	NN
20987	1939	36	of	of	IN
20987	1939	37	General	General	NNP
20987	1939	38	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1939	39	's	's	POS
20987	1939	40	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	1939	41	,	,	,
20987	1939	42	132	132	CD
20987	1939	43	.	.	.
20987	1940	1	Canada	Canada	NNP
20987	1940	2	and	and	CC
20987	1940	3	the	the	DT
20987	1940	4	war	war	NN
20987	1940	5	,	,	,
20987	1940	6	75	75	CD
20987	1940	7	.	.	.
20987	1941	1	Canadian	canadian	JJ
20987	1941	2	Regiment	Regiment	NNP
20987	1941	3	,	,	,
20987	1941	4	gallant	gallant	JJ
20987	1941	5	conduct	conduct	NN
20987	1941	6	of	of	IN
20987	1941	7	the	the	DT
20987	1941	8	,	,	,
20987	1941	9	at	at	IN
20987	1941	10	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	1941	11	,	,	,
20987	1941	12	289	289	CD
20987	1941	13	.	.	.
20987	1942	1	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1942	2	,	,	,
20987	1942	3	the	the	DT
20987	1942	4	,	,	,
20987	1942	5	4	4	CD
20987	1942	6	;	;	,
20987	1942	7	seized	seize	VBN
20987	1942	8	by	by	IN
20987	1942	9	the	the	DT
20987	1942	10	British	british	JJ
20987	1942	11	1795	1795	CD
20987	1942	12	,	,	,
20987	1942	13	again	again	RB
20987	1942	14	in	in	IN
20987	1942	15	1806	1806	CD
20987	1942	16	,	,	,
20987	1942	17	5	5	CD
20987	1942	18	.	.	.
20987	1943	1	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1943	2	Police	Police	NNS
20987	1943	3	,	,	,
20987	1943	4	the	the	DT
20987	1943	5	,	,	,
20987	1943	6	and	and	CC
20987	1943	7	the	the	DT
20987	1943	8	defence	defence	NN
20987	1943	9	of	of	IN
20987	1943	10	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1943	11	,	,	,
20987	1943	12	137	137	CD
20987	1943	13	.	.	.
20987	1944	1	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1944	2	Route	Route	NNP
20987	1944	3	,	,	,
20987	1944	4	the	the	DT
20987	1944	5	,	,	,
20987	1944	6	may	may	MD
20987	1944	7	not	not	RB
20987	1944	8	be	be	VB
20987	1944	9	equal	equal	JJ
20987	1944	10	to	to	IN
20987	1944	11	carrying	carry	VBG
20987	1944	12	the	the	DT
20987	1944	13	traffic	traffic	NN
20987	1944	14	of	of	IN
20987	1944	15	the	the	DT
20987	1944	16	Suez	Suez	NNP
20987	1944	17	Canal	Canal	NNP
20987	1944	18	in	in	IN
20987	1944	19	war	war	NN
20987	1944	20	time	time	NN
20987	1944	21	,	,	,
20987	1944	22	100	100	CD
20987	1944	23	.	.	.
20987	1945	1	Cattle	Cattle	NNS
20987	1945	2	and	and	CC
20987	1945	3	sheep	sheep	VB
20987	1945	4	the	the	DT
20987	1945	5	chief	chief	JJ
20987	1945	6	wealth	wealth	NN
20987	1945	7	of	of	IN
20987	1945	8	the	the	DT
20987	1945	9	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1945	10	farmers	farmer	NNS
20987	1945	11	,	,	,
20987	1945	12	8	8	CD
20987	1945	13	.	.	.
20987	1946	1	Chamberlain	Chamberlain	NNP
20987	1946	2	,	,	,
20987	1946	3	Mr.	Mr.	NNP
20987	1946	4	Joseph	Joseph	NNP
20987	1946	5	,	,	,
20987	1946	6	28	28	CD
20987	1946	7	;	;	:
20987	1946	8	and	and	CC
20987	1946	9	the	the	DT
20987	1946	10	Colonies	Colonies	NNPS
20987	1946	11	,	,	,
20987	1946	12	83	83	CD
20987	1946	13	.	.	.
20987	1947	1	Clark	Clark	NNP
20987	1947	2	,	,	,
20987	1947	3	Rear	Rear	NNP
20987	1947	4	-	-	HYPH
20987	1947	5	Admiral	Admiral	NNP
20987	1947	6	Bouverie	Bouverie	NNP
20987	1947	7	,	,	,
20987	1947	8	great	great	JJ
20987	1947	9	credit	credit	NN
20987	1947	10	due	due	IN
20987	1947	11	to	to	IN
20987	1947	12	,	,	,
20987	1947	13	as	as	IN
20987	1947	14	Director	Director	NNP
20987	1947	15	of	of	IN
20987	1947	16	Transports	Transports	NNP
20987	1947	17	,	,	,
20987	1947	18	86	86	CD
20987	1947	19	.	.	.
20987	1948	1	Clements	Clements	NNP
20987	1948	2	,	,	,
20987	1948	3	General	General	NNP
20987	1948	4	,	,	,
20987	1948	5	takes	take	VBZ
20987	1948	6	Colesberg	Colesberg	NNP
20987	1948	7	,	,	,
20987	1948	8	176	176	CD
20987	1948	9	.	.	.
20987	1949	1	Clery	Clery	NNP
20987	1949	2	,	,	,
20987	1949	3	Lieut.-Gen	lieut.-gen	ADD
20987	1949	4	.	.	.
20987	1949	5	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	1949	6	Francis	Francis	NNP
20987	1949	7	,	,	,
20987	1949	8	195	195	CD
20987	1949	9	.	.	.
20987	1950	1	Codrington	Codrington	NNP
20987	1950	2	,	,	,
20987	1950	3	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	1950	4	,	,	,
20987	1950	5	at	at	IN
20987	1950	6	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	1950	7	River	River	NNP
20987	1950	8	battle	battle	NN
20987	1950	9	,	,	,
20987	1950	10	156	156	CD
20987	1950	11	.	.	.
20987	1951	1	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1951	2	,	,	,
20987	1951	3	effect	effect	NN
20987	1951	4	of	of	IN
20987	1951	5	reverses	reverse	NNS
20987	1951	6	at	at	IN
20987	1951	7	,	,	,
20987	1951	8	81	81	CD
20987	1951	9	;	;	:
20987	1951	10	battle	battle	NN
20987	1951	11	of	of	IN
20987	1951	12	,	,	,
20987	1951	13	220	220	CD
20987	1951	14	-	-	SYM
20987	1951	15	232	232	CD
20987	1951	16	;	;	:
20987	1951	17	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	1951	18	by	by	IN
20987	1951	19	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1951	20	's	's	POS
20987	1951	21	army	army	NN
20987	1951	22	,	,	,
20987	1951	23	February	February	NNP
20987	1951	24	19	19	CD
20987	1951	25	,	,	,
20987	1951	26	296	296	CD
20987	1951	27	.	.	.
20987	1952	1	Colesberg	Colesberg	NNP
20987	1952	2	taken	take	VBN
20987	1952	3	by	by	IN
20987	1952	4	General	General	NNP
20987	1952	5	Clements	Clements	NNP
20987	1952	6	,	,	,
20987	1952	7	176	176	CD
20987	1952	8	.	.	.
20987	1953	1	Colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	1953	2	Government	Government	NNP
20987	1953	3	of	of	IN
20987	1953	4	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	1953	5	calls	call	NNS
20987	1953	6	for	for	IN
20987	1953	7	Imperial	imperial	JJ
20987	1953	8	aid	aid	NN
20987	1953	9	,	,	,
20987	1953	10	29	29	CD
20987	1953	11	.	.	.
20987	1954	1	Colonies	colony	NNS
20987	1954	2	,	,	,
20987	1954	3	the	the	DT
20987	1954	4	,	,	,
20987	1954	5	and	and	CC
20987	1954	6	the	the	DT
20987	1954	7	transports	transport	NNS
20987	1954	8	,	,	,
20987	1954	9	71	71	CD
20987	1954	10	;	;	:
20987	1954	11	splendid	splendid	JJ
20987	1954	12	response	response	NN
20987	1954	13	of	of	IN
20987	1954	14	the	the	DT
20987	1954	15	,	,	,
20987	1954	16	74	74	CD
20987	1954	17	_	_	NNP
20987	1954	18	et	et	NNP
20987	1954	19	seq	seq	NN
20987	1954	20	.	.	.
20987	1954	21	_	_	NNP
20987	1954	22	"	"	``
20987	1954	23	Communications	communication	NNS
20987	1954	24	dominate	dominate	VBP
20987	1954	25	war	war	NN
20987	1954	26	,	,	,
20987	1954	27	"	"	''
20987	1954	28	73	73	CD
20987	1954	29	.	.	.
20987	1955	1	Congestion	congestion	NN
20987	1955	2	at	at	IN
20987	1955	3	docks	dock	NNS
20987	1955	4	,	,	,
20987	1955	5	wharves	wharf	NNS
20987	1955	6	,	,	,
20987	1955	7	and	and	CC
20987	1955	8	railroads	railroad	NNS
20987	1955	9	in	in	IN
20987	1955	10	South	South	NNP
20987	1955	11	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	1955	12	and	and	CC
20987	1955	13	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1955	14	cause	cause	NN
20987	1955	15	,	,	,
20987	1955	16	99	99	CD
20987	1955	17	.	.	.
20987	1956	1	Country	country	NN
20987	1956	2	,	,	,
20987	1956	3	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1956	4	nature	nature	NN
20987	1956	5	favours	favour	VBZ
20987	1956	6	defence	defence	NN
20987	1956	7	,	,	,
20987	1956	8	20	20	CD
20987	1956	9	.	.	.
20987	1957	1	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1957	2	,	,	,
20987	1957	3	General	General	NNP
20987	1957	4	,	,	,
20987	1957	5	and	and	CC
20987	1957	6	President	President	NNP
20987	1957	7	Kruger	Kruger	NNP
20987	1957	8	,	,	,
20987	1957	9	anecdote	anecdote	IN
20987	1957	10	of	of	IN
20987	1957	11	,	,	,
20987	1957	12	122	122	CD
20987	1957	13	;	;	:
20987	1957	14	recalled	recall	VBN
20987	1957	15	from	from	IN
20987	1957	16	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1957	17	to	to	TO
20987	1957	18	oppose	oppose	VB
20987	1957	19	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	1957	20	's	's	POS
20987	1957	21	advance	advance	NN
20987	1957	22	,	,	,
20987	1957	23	147	147	CD
20987	1957	24	;	;	:
20987	1957	25	leaves	leave	VBZ
20987	1957	26	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1957	27	entrenchments	entrenchment	NNS
20987	1957	28	at	at	IN
20987	1957	29	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	1957	30	,	,	,
20987	1957	31	and	and	CC
20987	1957	32	commences	commence	VBZ
20987	1957	33	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1957	34	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	1957	35	towards	towards	IN
20987	1957	36	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	1957	37	,	,	,
20987	1957	38	275	275	CD
20987	1957	39	;	;	:
20987	1957	40	surrounded	surround	VBD
20987	1957	41	and	and	CC
20987	1957	42	captured	capture	VBN
20987	1957	43	at	at	IN
20987	1957	44	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	1957	45	,	,	,
20987	1957	46	275	275	CD
20987	1957	47	-	-	SYM
20987	1957	48	291	291	CD
20987	1957	49	De	De	NNP
20987	1957	50	Aar	Aar	NNP
20987	1957	51	Junction	Junction	NNP
20987	1957	52	,	,	,
20987	1957	53	strategic	strategic	JJ
20987	1957	54	importance	importance	NN
20987	1957	55	of	of	IN
20987	1957	56	,	,	,
20987	1957	57	11	11	CD
20987	1957	58	,	,	,
20987	1957	59	33	33	CD
20987	1957	60	,	,	,
20987	1957	61	104	104	CD
20987	1957	62	.	.	.
20987	1958	1	"	"	``
20987	1958	2	Defence	defence	NN
20987	1958	3	exhausts	exhaust	VBZ
20987	1958	4	quicker	quick	JJR
20987	1958	5	than	than	IN
20987	1958	6	offence	offence	NN
20987	1958	7	,	,	,
20987	1958	8	"	"	''
20987	1958	9	44	44	CD
20987	1958	10	.	.	.
20987	1959	1	Delagoa	Delagoa	NNP
20987	1959	2	Bay	Bay	NNP
20987	1959	3	,	,	,
20987	1959	4	a	a	DT
20987	1959	5	thorn	thorn	NN
20987	1959	6	in	in	IN
20987	1959	7	the	the	DT
20987	1959	8	side	side	NN
20987	1959	9	of	of	IN
20987	1959	10	the	the	DT
20987	1959	11	British	British	NNPS
20987	1959	12	,	,	,
20987	1959	13	3	3	CD
20987	1959	14	.	.	.
20987	1960	1	Denniss	Denniss	NNP
20987	1960	2	,	,	,
20987	1960	3	Lieut	Lieut	NNP
20987	1960	4	.	.	.
20987	1960	5	,	,	,
20987	1960	6	gallant	gallant	JJ
20987	1960	7	conduct	conduct	NN
20987	1960	8	and	and	CC
20987	1960	9	death	death	NN
20987	1960	10	of--"not	of--"not	NNS
20987	1960	11	in	in	IN
20987	1960	12	vain	vain	JJ
20987	1960	13	,	,	,
20987	1960	14	"	"	''
20987	1960	15	245	245	CD
20987	1960	16	.	.	.
20987	1961	1	Devonshire	Devonshire	NNP
20987	1961	2	Regiment	Regiment	NNP
20987	1961	3	,	,	,
20987	1961	4	the	the	DT
20987	1961	5	,	,	,
20987	1961	6	"	"	''
20987	1961	7	save	save	VB
20987	1961	8	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1961	9	,	,	,
20987	1961	10	"	"	''
20987	1961	11	247	247	CD
20987	1961	12	.	.	.
20987	1962	1	Diaz	Diaz	NNP
20987	1962	2	,	,	,
20987	1962	3	Bartholomew	Bartholomew	NNP
20987	1962	4	,	,	,
20987	1962	5	3	3	CD
20987	1962	6	.	.	.
20987	1963	1	Driefontein	Driefontein	NNP
20987	1963	2	,	,	,
20987	1963	3	battle	battle	NN
20987	1963	4	of	of	IN
20987	1963	5	,	,	,
20987	1963	6	304	304	CD
20987	1963	7	.	.	.
20987	1964	1	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	1964	2	,	,	,
20987	1964	3	22	22	CD
20987	1964	4	;	;	:
20987	1964	5	battle	battle	NN
20987	1964	6	of	of	IN
20987	1964	7	Talana	Talana	NNP
20987	1964	8	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1964	9	,	,	,
20987	1964	10	near	near	RB
20987	1964	11	,	,	,
20987	1964	12	43	43	CD
20987	1964	13	.	.	.
20987	1965	1	Dundonald	Dundonald	NNP
20987	1965	2	,	,	,
20987	1965	3	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1965	4	,	,	,
20987	1965	5	enters	enter	VBZ
20987	1965	6	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1965	7	,	,	,
20987	1965	8	303	303	CD
20987	1965	9	.	.	.
20987	1966	1	Durban	Durban	NNP
20987	1966	2	,	,	,
20987	1966	3	9	9	CD
20987	1966	4	.	.	.
20987	1967	1	Dutch	dutch	JJ
20987	1967	2	settle	settle	VBP
20987	1967	3	at	at	IN
20987	1967	4	the	the	DT
20987	1967	5	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1967	6	in	in	IN
20987	1967	7	1652	1652	CD
20987	1967	8	,	,	,
20987	1967	9	4	4	CD
20987	1967	10	.	.	.
20987	1968	1	East	East	NNP
20987	1968	2	London	London	NNP
20987	1968	3	,	,	,
20987	1968	4	11	11	CD
20987	1968	5	.	.	.
20987	1969	1	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	1969	2	,	,	,
20987	1969	3	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	1969	4	by	by	IN
20987	1969	5	the	the	DT
20987	1969	6	Boers	Boers	NNPS
20987	1969	7	,	,	,
20987	1969	8	39	39	CD
20987	1969	9	,	,	,
20987	1969	10	47	47	CD
20987	1969	11	;	;	:
20987	1969	12	battle	battle	NN
20987	1969	13	of	of	IN
20987	1969	14	,	,	,
20987	1969	15	described	describe	VBN
20987	1969	16	,	,	,
20987	1969	17	49	49	CD
20987	1969	18	-	-	SYM
20987	1969	19	59	59	CD
20987	1969	20	.	.	.
20987	1970	1	Enslin	Enslin	NNP
20987	1970	2	,	,	,
20987	1970	3	161	161	CD
20987	1970	4	.	.	.
20987	1971	1	Federation	Federation	NNP
20987	1971	2	,	,	,
20987	1971	3	imperial	imperial	NNP
20987	1971	4	,	,	,
20987	1971	5	a	a	DT
20987	1971	6	most	most	RBS
20987	1971	7	momentous	momentous	JJ
20987	1971	8	fact	fact	NN
20987	1971	9	in	in	IN
20987	1971	10	the	the	DT
20987	1971	11	world	world	NN
20987	1971	12	's	's	POS
20987	1971	13	history	history	NN
20987	1971	14	,	,	,
20987	1971	15	77	77	CD
20987	1971	16	.	.	.
20987	1972	1	_	_	NNP
20987	1972	2	Forte	Forte	NNP
20987	1972	3	_	_	NNP
20987	1972	4	,	,	,
20987	1972	5	men	man	NNS
20987	1972	6	of	of	IN
20987	1972	7	the	the	DT
20987	1972	8	cruiser	cruiser	NN
20987	1972	9	,	,	,
20987	1972	10	under	under	IN
20987	1972	11	Captain	Captain	NNP
20987	1972	12	Jones	Jones	NNP
20987	1972	13	,	,	,
20987	1972	14	bombard	bombard	JJ
20987	1972	15	kopjes	kopjes	NN
20987	1972	16	near	near	IN
20987	1972	17	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1972	18	,	,	,
20987	1972	19	217	217	CD
20987	1972	20	.	.	.
20987	1973	1	Free	Free	NNP
20987	1973	2	State	State	NNP
20987	1973	3	,	,	,
20987	1973	4	the	the	DT
20987	1973	5	,	,	,
20987	1973	6	at	at	IN
20987	1973	7	the	the	DT
20987	1973	8	commencement	commencement	NN
20987	1973	9	of	of	IN
20987	1973	10	hostilities	hostility	NNS
20987	1973	11	,	,	,
20987	1973	12	35	35	CD
20987	1973	13	.	.	.
20987	1974	1	French	French	NNP
20987	1974	2	,	,	,
20987	1974	3	General	General	NNP
20987	1974	4	,	,	,
20987	1974	5	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1974	6	first	first	JJ
20987	1974	7	move	move	NN
20987	1974	8	against	against	IN
20987	1974	9	the	the	DT
20987	1974	10	enemy	enemy	NN
20987	1974	11	at	at	IN
20987	1974	12	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	1974	13	,	,	,
20987	1974	14	49	49	CD
20987	1974	15	;	;	:
20987	1974	16	leaves	leave	VBZ
20987	1974	17	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1974	18	by	by	IN
20987	1974	19	the	the	DT
20987	1974	20	last	last	JJ
20987	1974	21	train	train	NN
20987	1974	22	out	out	RP
20987	1974	23	,	,	,
20987	1974	24	68	68	CD
20987	1974	25	;	;	:
20987	1974	26	at	at	IN
20987	1974	27	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	1974	28	and	and	CC
20987	1974	29	Colesberg	Colesberg	NNP
20987	1974	30	,	,	,
20987	1974	31	169	169	CD
20987	1974	32	,	,	,
20987	1974	33	173	173	CD
20987	1974	34	;	;	:
20987	1974	35	tribute	tribute	NN
20987	1974	36	to	to	IN
20987	1974	37	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1974	38	skill	skill	NN
20987	1974	39	,	,	,
20987	1974	40	175	175	CD
20987	1974	41	,	,	,
20987	1974	42	176	176	CD
20987	1974	43	;	;	:
20987	1974	44	relieves	relieve	VBZ
20987	1974	45	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1974	46	,	,	,
20987	1974	47	266	266	CD
20987	1974	48	-	-	SYM
20987	1974	49	274	274	CD
20987	1974	50	;	;	:
20987	1974	51	joins	join	NNS
20987	1974	52	in	in	IN
20987	1974	53	the	the	DT
20987	1974	54	pursuit	pursuit	NN
20987	1974	55	of	of	IN
20987	1974	56	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	1974	57	to	to	IN
20987	1974	58	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	1974	59	,	,	,
20987	1974	60	275	275	CD
20987	1974	61	.	.	.
20987	1975	1	French	french	JJ
20987	1975	2	settlers	settler	NNS
20987	1975	3	at	at	IN
20987	1975	4	the	the	DT
20987	1975	5	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	1975	6	,	,	,
20987	1975	7	1686	1686	CD
20987	1975	8	,	,	,
20987	1975	9	4	4	CD
20987	1975	10	.	.	.
20987	1976	1	Frere	Frere	NNP
20987	1976	2	,	,	,
20987	1976	3	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1976	4	concentrates	concentrate	VBZ
20987	1976	5	at	at	IN
20987	1976	6	,	,	,
20987	1976	7	216	216	CD
20987	1976	8	.	.	.
20987	1977	1	"	"	``
20987	1977	2	Front	front	JJ
20987	1977	3	attack	attack	VB
20987	1977	4	a	a	DT
20987	1977	5	desperate	desperate	JJ
20987	1977	6	business	business	NN
20987	1977	7	,	,	,
20987	1977	8	"	"	''
20987	1977	9	59	59	CD
20987	1977	10	.	.	.
20987	1978	1	Gama	Gama	NNP
20987	1978	2	,	,	,
20987	1978	3	Vasco	Vasco	NNP
20987	1978	4	da	da	NNP
20987	1978	5	,	,	,
20987	1978	6	3	3	CD
20987	1978	7	.	.	.
20987	1979	1	Gatacre	Gatacre	NNP
20987	1979	2	,	,	,
20987	1979	3	General	General	NNP
20987	1979	4	,	,	,
20987	1979	5	and	and	CC
20987	1979	6	the	the	DT
20987	1979	7	surprise	surprise	NN
20987	1979	8	at	at	IN
20987	1979	9	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	1979	10	,	,	,
20987	1979	11	171	171	CD
20987	1979	12	.	.	.
20987	1980	1	Glencoe	Glencoe	NNP
20987	1980	2	,	,	,
20987	1980	3	22	22	CD
20987	1980	4	,	,	,
20987	1980	5	30	30	CD
20987	1980	6	,	,	,
20987	1980	7	38	38	CD
20987	1980	8	.	.	.
20987	1981	1	Graspan	Graspan	NNP
20987	1981	2	,	,	,
20987	1981	3	144	144	CD
20987	1981	4	;	;	:
20987	1981	5	battle	battle	NN
20987	1981	6	of	of	IN
20987	1981	7	,	,	,
20987	1981	8	150	150	CD
20987	1981	9	-	-	SYM
20987	1981	10	152	152	CD
20987	1981	11	.	.	.
20987	1982	1	Great	Great	NNP
20987	1982	2	Britain	Britain	NNP
20987	1982	3	unprepared	unprepared	JJ
20987	1982	4	and	and	CC
20987	1982	5	unwilling	unwilling	JJ
20987	1982	6	for	for	IN
20987	1982	7	war	war	NN
20987	1982	8	,	,	,
20987	1982	9	31	31	CD
20987	1982	10	;	;	:
20987	1982	11	no	no	DT
20987	1982	12	other	other	JJ
20987	1982	13	nation	nation	NN
20987	1982	14	has	have	VBZ
20987	1982	15	or	or	CC
20987	1982	16	will	will	MD
20987	1982	17	have	have	VB
20987	1982	18	such	such	JJ
20987	1982	19	colonial	colonial	JJ
20987	1982	20	responsibilities	responsibility	NNS
20987	1982	21	and	and	CC
20987	1982	22	experience	experience	NN
20987	1982	23	,	,	,
20987	1982	24	91	91	CD
20987	1982	25	.	.	.
20987	1983	1	Great	Great	NNP
20987	1983	2	Trek	Trek	NNP
20987	1983	3	,	,	,
20987	1983	4	the	the	DT
20987	1983	5	,	,	,
20987	1983	6	5	5	CD
20987	1983	7	.	.	.
20987	1984	1	Hex	Hex	NNP
20987	1984	2	River	River	NNP
20987	1984	3	Pass	Pass	NNP
20987	1984	4	,	,	,
20987	1984	5	26	26	CD
20987	1984	6	.	.	.
20987	1985	1	Highland	Highland	NNP
20987	1985	2	Brigade	Brigade	NNP
20987	1985	3	,	,	,
20987	1985	4	the	the	DT
20987	1985	5	,	,	,
20987	1985	6	at	at	IN
20987	1985	7	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	1985	8	,	,	,
20987	1985	9	164	164	CD
20987	1985	10	-	-	SYM
20987	1985	11	168	168	CD
20987	1985	12	.	.	.
20987	1986	1	Hildyard	Hildyard	NNP
20987	1986	2	,	,	,
20987	1986	3	General	General	NNP
20987	1986	4	,	,	,
20987	1986	5	attacks	attack	VBZ
20987	1986	6	Beacon	Beacon	NNP
20987	1986	7	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	1986	8	,	,	,
20987	1986	9	208	208	CD
20987	1986	10	.	.	.
20987	1987	1	Hlangwane	hlangwane	NN
20987	1987	2	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	1987	3	by	by	IN
20987	1987	4	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	1987	5	's	's	POS
20987	1987	6	army	army	NN
20987	1987	7	,	,	,
20987	1987	8	February	February	NNP
20987	1987	9	19	19	CD
20987	1987	10	,	,	,
20987	1987	11	294	294	CD
20987	1987	12	.	.	.
20987	1988	1	Horse	horse	NN
20987	1988	2	-	-	HYPH
20987	1988	3	sickness	sickness	NN
20987	1988	4	,	,	,
20987	1988	5	13	13	CD
20987	1988	6	,	,	,
20987	1988	7	97	97	CD
20987	1988	8	.	.	.
20987	1989	1	Horses	horse	NNS
20987	1989	2	and	and	CC
20987	1989	3	mules	mule	NNS
20987	1989	4	,	,	,
20987	1989	5	enormous	enormous	JJ
20987	1989	6	numbers	number	NNS
20987	1989	7	imported	import	VBN
20987	1989	8	for	for	IN
20987	1989	9	the	the	DT
20987	1989	10	war	war	NN
20987	1989	11	in	in	IN
20987	1989	12	South	South	NNP
20987	1989	13	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	1989	14	,	,	,
20987	1989	15	98	98	CD
20987	1989	16	.	.	.
20987	1990	1	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	1990	2	Federation	Federation	NNP
20987	1990	3	,	,	,
20987	1990	4	the	the	DT
20987	1990	5	dream	dream	NN
20987	1990	6	of	of	IN
20987	1990	7	,	,	,
20987	1990	8	converted	convert	VBN
20987	1990	9	into	into	IN
20987	1990	10	"	"	``
20987	1990	11	a	a	DT
20987	1990	12	concrete	concrete	NN
20987	1990	13	and	and	CC
20987	1990	14	most	most	RBS
20987	1990	15	pregnant	pregnant	JJ
20987	1990	16	fact	fact	NN
20987	1990	17	"	"	''
20987	1990	18	by	by	IN
20987	1990	19	Paul	Paul	NNP
20987	1990	20	Kruger	Kruger	NNP
20987	1990	21	's	's	POS
20987	1990	22	Ultimatum	Ultimatum	NNP
20987	1990	23	,	,	,
20987	1990	24	74	74	CD
20987	1990	25	;	;	:
20987	1990	26	"	"	``
20987	1990	27	A	a	DT
20987	1990	28	most	most	RBS
20987	1990	29	momentous	momentous	JJ
20987	1990	30	fact	fact	NN
20987	1990	31	in	in	IN
20987	1990	32	the	the	DT
20987	1990	33	World	World	NNP
20987	1990	34	's	's	POS
20987	1990	35	History	history	NN
20987	1990	36	,	,	,
20987	1990	37	"	"	''
20987	1990	38	77	77	CD
20987	1990	39	.	.	.
20987	1991	1	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	1991	2	Government	Government	NNP
20987	1991	3	,	,	,
20987	1991	4	the	the	DT
20987	1991	5	,	,	,
20987	1991	6	and	and	CC
20987	1991	7	the	the	DT
20987	1991	8	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	1991	9	,	,	,
20987	1991	10	76	76	CD
20987	1991	11	,	,	,
20987	1991	12	80	80	CD
20987	1991	13	.	.	.
20987	1992	1	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	1992	2	Light	Light	NNP
20987	1992	3	Horse	Horse	NNP
20987	1992	4	,	,	,
20987	1992	5	the	the	DT
20987	1992	6	,	,	,
20987	1992	7	General	General	NNP
20987	1992	8	White	White	NNP
20987	1992	9	's	's	POS
20987	1992	10	tribute	tribute	NN
20987	1992	11	to	to	IN
20987	1992	12	,	,	,
20987	1992	13	242	242	CD
20987	1992	14	.	.	.
20987	1993	1	India	India	NNP
20987	1993	2	,	,	,
20987	1993	3	despatch	despatch	NN
20987	1993	4	of	of	IN
20987	1993	5	troops	troop	NNS
20987	1993	6	from	from	IN
20987	1993	7	,	,	,
20987	1993	8	30	30	CD
20987	1993	9	;	;	:
20987	1993	10	arrival	arrival	NN
20987	1993	11	of	of	IN
20987	1993	12	the	the	DT
20987	1993	13	first	first	JJ
20987	1993	14	transports	transport	NNS
20987	1993	15	from	from	IN
20987	1993	16	,	,	,
20987	1993	17	35	35	CD
20987	1993	18	,	,	,
20987	1993	19	84	84	CD
20987	1993	20	.	.	.
20987	1994	1	Johannesburg	Johannesburg	NNP
20987	1994	2	,	,	,
20987	1994	3	11	11	CD
20987	1994	4	;	;	:
20987	1994	5	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	1994	6	by	by	IN
20987	1994	7	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	1994	8	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	1994	9	,	,	,
20987	1994	10	May	May	NNP
20987	1994	11	31	31	CD
20987	1994	12	,	,	,
20987	1994	13	314	314	CD
20987	1994	14	.	.	.
20987	1995	1	Jones	Jones	NNP
20987	1995	2	,	,	,
20987	1995	3	Digby	Digby	NNP
20987	1995	4	,	,	,
20987	1995	5	Lieutenant	Lieutenant	NNP
20987	1995	6	,	,	,
20987	1995	7	gallant	gallant	JJ
20987	1995	8	conduct	conduct	NN
20987	1995	9	and	and	CC
20987	1995	10	death	death	NN
20987	1995	11	of--"not	of--"not	NNS
20987	1995	12	in	in	IN
20987	1995	13	vain	vain	JJ
20987	1995	14	,	,	,
20987	1995	15	"	"	''
20987	1995	16	245	245	CD
20987	1995	17	.	.	.
20987	1996	1	Jones	Jones	NNP
20987	1996	2	,	,	,
20987	1996	3	Captain	Captain	NNP
20987	1996	4	,	,	,
20987	1996	5	of	of	IN
20987	1996	6	the	the	DT
20987	1996	7	cruiser	cruiser	NN
20987	1996	8	_	_	NNP
20987	1996	9	Forte	Forte	NNP
20987	1996	10	_	_	NNP
20987	1996	11	,	,	,
20987	1996	12	at	at	IN
20987	1996	13	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	1996	14	,	,	,
20987	1996	15	217	217	CD
20987	1996	16	.	.	.
20987	1997	1	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	1997	2	,	,	,
20987	1997	3	General	General	NNP
20987	1997	4	,	,	,
20987	1997	5	of	of	IN
20987	1997	6	French	french	JJ
20987	1997	7	descent	descent	NN
20987	1997	8	,	,	,
20987	1997	9	4	4	CD
20987	1997	10	;	;	:
20987	1997	11	reports	report	NNS
20987	1997	12	engagement	engagement	NN
20987	1997	13	at	at	IN
20987	1997	14	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	1997	15	,	,	,
20987	1997	16	39	39	CD
20987	1997	17	;	;	:
20987	1997	18	attacks	attack	NNS
20987	1997	19	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	1997	20	,	,	,
20987	1997	21	November	November	NNP
20987	1997	22	9	9	CD
20987	1997	23	,	,	,
20987	1997	24	195	195	CD
20987	1997	25	;	;	:
20987	1997	26	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	1997	27	estimate	estimate	NN
20987	1997	28	of	of	IN
20987	1997	29	,	,	,
20987	1997	30	197	197	CD
20987	1997	31	.	.	.
20987	1998	1	Kekewich	Kekewich	NNP
20987	1998	2	,	,	,
20987	1998	3	Lieut.-Col	Lieut.-Col	NNP
20987	1998	4	.	.	.
20987	1998	5	,	,	,
20987	1998	6	and	and	CC
20987	1998	7	the	the	DT
20987	1998	8	defence	defence	NN
20987	1998	9	of	of	IN
20987	1998	10	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1998	11	,	,	,
20987	1998	12	136	136	CD
20987	1998	13	-	-	SYM
20987	1998	14	141	141	CD
20987	1998	15	.	.	.
20987	1999	1	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	1999	2	,	,	,
20987	1999	3	33	33	CD
20987	1999	4	,	,	,
20987	1999	5	106	106	CD
20987	1999	6	;	;	:
20987	1999	7	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	1999	8	defence	defence	NN
20987	1999	9	,	,	,
20987	1999	10	136	136	CD
20987	1999	11	-	-	SYM
20987	1999	12	141	141	CD
20987	1999	13	;	;	:
20987	1999	14	relief	relief	NN
20987	1999	15	of	of	IN
20987	1999	16	,	,	,
20987	1999	17	by	by	IN
20987	1999	18	General	General	NNP
20987	1999	19	French	French	NNP
20987	1999	20	,	,	,
20987	1999	21	266	266	CD
20987	1999	22	.	.	.
20987	2000	1	Kitchener	Kitchener	NNP
20987	2000	2	,	,	,
20987	2000	3	General	General	NNP
20987	2000	4	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	2000	5	,	,	,
20987	2000	6	arrives	arrive	VBZ
20987	2000	7	with	with	IN
20987	2000	8	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	2000	9	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	2000	10	at	at	IN
20987	2000	11	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	2000	12	Town	Town	NNP
20987	2000	13	,	,	,
20987	2000	14	January	January	NNP
20987	2000	15	10	10	CD
20987	2000	16	,	,	,
20987	2000	17	1900	1900	CD
20987	2000	18	,	,	,
20987	2000	19	232	232	CD
20987	2000	20	;	;	:
20987	2000	21	fights	fight	VBZ
20987	2000	22	a	a	DT
20987	2000	23	succession	succession	NN
20987	2000	24	of	of	IN
20987	2000	25	rearguard	rearguard	JJ
20987	2000	26	actions	action	NNS
20987	2000	27	with	with	IN
20987	2000	28	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	2000	29	,	,	,
20987	2000	30	275	275	CD
20987	2000	31	_	_	NNP
20987	2000	32	et	et	NNP
20987	2000	33	seq	seq	NN
20987	2000	34	.	.	.
20987	2000	35	_	_	NNP
20987	2000	36	Klip	Klip	NNP
20987	2000	37	River	River	NNP
20987	2000	38	,	,	,
20987	2000	39	the	the	DT
20987	2000	40	,	,	,
20987	2000	41	20	20	CD
20987	2000	42	.	.	.
20987	2001	1	Koch	Koch	NNP
20987	2001	2	,	,	,
20987	2001	3	General	General	NNP
20987	2001	4	,	,	,
20987	2001	5	39	39	CD
20987	2001	6	;	;	:
20987	2001	7	occupies	occupy	VBZ
20987	2001	8	Elandslaagte	Elandslaagte	NNP
20987	2001	9	,	,	,
20987	2001	10	48	48	CD
20987	2001	11	.	.	.
20987	2002	1	Koorn	Koorn	NNP
20987	2002	2	Spruit	Spruit	NNP
20987	2002	3	,	,	,
20987	2002	4	reverse	reverse	VB
20987	2002	5	at	at	IN
20987	2002	6	,	,	,
20987	2002	7	313	313	CD
20987	2002	8	.	.	.
20987	2003	1	Kruger	Kruger	NNP
20987	2003	2	,	,	,
20987	2003	3	President	President	NNP
20987	2003	4	,	,	,
20987	2003	5	28	28	CD
20987	2003	6	;	;	:
20987	2003	7	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	2003	8	ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	2003	9	converts	convert	VBZ
20987	2003	10	the	the	DT
20987	2003	11	dream	dream	NN
20987	2003	12	of	of	IN
20987	2003	13	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	2003	14	Federation	Federation	NNP
20987	2003	15	into	into	IN
20987	2003	16	a	a	DT
20987	2003	17	"	"	``
20987	2003	18	most	most	RBS
20987	2003	19	pregnant	pregnant	JJ
20987	2003	20	fact	fact	NN
20987	2003	21	,	,	,
20987	2003	22	"	"	''
20987	2003	23	74	74	CD
20987	2003	24	;	;	:
20987	2003	25	anecdote	anecdote	IN
20987	2003	26	of	of	IN
20987	2003	27	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	2003	28	"	"	``
20987	2003	29	roaring	roaring	NN
20987	2003	30	"	"	''
20987	2003	31	and	and	CC
20987	2003	32	"	"	``
20987	2003	33	bellowing	bellowing	NNP
20987	2003	34	,	,	,
20987	2003	35	"	"	''
20987	2003	36	122	122	CD
20987	2003	37	;	;	:
20987	2003	38	and	and	CC
20987	2003	39	Joubert	Joubert	NNP
20987	2003	40	,	,	,
20987	2003	41	196	196	CD
20987	2003	42	.	.	.
20987	2004	1	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	2004	2	,	,	,
20987	2004	3	15	15	CD
20987	2004	4	,	,	,
20987	2004	5	20	20	CD
20987	2004	6	,	,	,
20987	2004	7	22	22	CD
20987	2004	8	;	;	,
20987	2004	9	causes	cause	NNS
20987	2004	10	which	which	WDT
20987	2004	11	led	lead	VBD
20987	2004	12	to	to	IN
20987	2004	13	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	2004	14	investment	investment	NN
20987	2004	15	,	,	,
20987	2004	16	27	27	CD
20987	2004	17	;	;	:
20987	2004	18	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	2004	19	George	George	NNP
20987	2004	20	White	White	NNP
20987	2004	21	takes	take	VBZ
20987	2004	22	command	command	NN
20987	2004	23	at	at	IN
20987	2004	24	,	,	,
20987	2004	25	36	36	CD
20987	2004	26	;	;	:
20987	2004	27	all	all	DT
20987	2004	28	communications	communication	NNS
20987	2004	29	with	with	IN
20987	2004	30	,	,	,
20987	2004	31	cut	cut	VBN
20987	2004	32	off	off	RP
20987	2004	33	November	November	NNP
20987	2004	34	2	2	CD
20987	2004	35	,	,	,
20987	2004	36	67	67	CD
20987	2004	37	;	;	:
20987	2004	38	decisive	decisive	JJ
20987	2004	39	part	part	NN
20987	2004	40	played	play	VBN
20987	2004	41	by	by	IN
20987	2004	42	,	,	,
20987	2004	43	in	in	IN
20987	2004	44	the	the	DT
20987	2004	45	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	2004	46	,	,	,
20987	2004	47	111	111	CD
20987	2004	48	;	;	:
20987	2004	49	importance	importance	NN
20987	2004	50	of	of	IN
20987	2004	51	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	2004	52	tenure	tenure	NN
20987	2004	53	on	on	IN
20987	2004	54	the	the	DT
20987	2004	55	events	event	NNS
20987	2004	56	of	of	IN
20987	2004	57	the	the	DT
20987	2004	58	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	2004	59	,	,	,
20987	2004	60	178	178	CD
20987	2004	61	;	;	:
20987	2004	62	siege	siege	NN
20987	2004	63	of	of	IN
20987	2004	64	,	,	,
20987	2004	65	192	192	CD
20987	2004	66	_	_	NNP
20987	2004	67	et	et	NNP
20987	2004	68	seq	seq	NN
20987	2004	69	.	.	.
20987	2004	70	_	_	NNP
20987	2004	71	;	;	:
20987	2004	72	successful	successful	JJ
20987	2004	73	sorties	sortie	NNS
20987	2004	74	by	by	IN
20987	2004	75	the	the	DT
20987	2004	76	British	British	NNP
20987	2004	77	against	against	IN
20987	2004	78	Gun	Gun	NNP
20987	2004	79	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	2004	80	and	and	CC
20987	2004	81	Surprise	Surprise	NNP
20987	2004	82	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	2004	83	,	,	,
20987	2004	84	215	215	CD
20987	2004	85	;	;	:
20987	2004	86	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	2004	87	attack	attack	NN
20987	2004	88	on	on	IN
20987	2004	89	Cæsar	Cæsar	NNP
20987	2004	90	's	's	POS
20987	2004	91	Camp	Camp	NNP
20987	2004	92	and	and	CC
20987	2004	93	Wagon	Wagon	NNP
20987	2004	94	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	2004	95	,	,	,
20987	2004	96	239	239	CD
20987	2004	97	;	;	:
20987	2004	98	relief	relief	NN
20987	2004	99	of	of	IN
20987	2004	100	,	,	,
20987	2004	101	by	by	IN
20987	2004	102	General	General	NNP
20987	2004	103	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	2004	104	,	,	,
20987	2004	105	303	303	CD
20987	2004	106	.	.	.
20987	2005	1	Lambton	Lambton	NNP
20987	2005	2	,	,	,
20987	2005	3	Captain	Captain	NNP
20987	2005	4	,	,	,
20987	2005	5	and	and	CC
20987	2005	6	the	the	DT
20987	2005	7	naval	naval	JJ
20987	2005	8	guns	gun	NNS
20987	2005	9	,	,	,
20987	2005	10	190	190	CD
20987	2005	11	.	.	.
20987	2006	1	Landman	Landman	NNP
20987	2006	2	's	's	POS
20987	2006	3	Drift	Drift	NNP
20987	2006	4	,	,	,
20987	2006	5	40	40	CD
20987	2006	6	.	.	.
20987	2007	1	Macdonald	Macdonald	NNP
20987	2007	2	,	,	,
20987	2007	3	General	General	NNP
20987	2007	4	Hector	Hector	NNP
20987	2007	5	,	,	,
20987	2007	6	268	268	CD
20987	2007	7	;	;	:
20987	2007	8	at	at	IN
20987	2007	9	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	2007	10	,	,	,
20987	2007	11	289	289	CD
20987	2007	12	.	.	.
20987	2008	1	Mafeking	Mafeking	NNP
20987	2008	2	,	,	,
20987	2008	3	33	33	CD
20987	2008	4	,	,	,
20987	2008	5	106	106	CD
20987	2008	6	;	;	:
20987	2008	7	heroic	heroic	JJ
20987	2008	8	endurance	endurance	NN
20987	2008	9	,	,	,
20987	2008	10	112	112	CD
20987	2008	11	;	;	:
20987	2008	12	importance	importance	NN
20987	2008	13	of	of	IN
20987	2008	14	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	2008	15	defence	defence	NN
20987	2008	16	,	,	,
20987	2008	17	123	123	CD
20987	2008	18	;	;	:
20987	2008	19	Kruger	Kruger	NNP
20987	2008	20	refuses	refuse	VBZ
20987	2008	21	to	to	TO
20987	2008	22	allow	allow	VB
20987	2008	23	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	2008	24	to	to	TO
20987	2008	25	storm	storm	VB
20987	2008	26	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	2008	27	,	,	,
20987	2008	28	122	122	CD
20987	2008	29	.	.	.
20987	2009	1	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	2009	2	,	,	,
20987	2009	3	81	81	CD
20987	2009	4	;	;	:
20987	2009	5	battle	battle	NN
20987	2009	6	of	of	IN
20987	2009	7	,	,	,
20987	2009	8	162	162	CD
20987	2009	9	-	-	SYM
20987	2009	10	167	167	CD
20987	2009	11	.	.	.
20987	2010	1	Majuba	Majuba	NNP
20987	2010	2	Day	Day	NNP
20987	2010	3	,	,	,
20987	2010	4	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	2010	5	surrenders	surrender	NNS
20987	2010	6	on	on	RB
20987	2010	7	,	,	,
20987	2010	8	289	289	CD
20987	2010	9	.	.	.
20987	2011	1	Majuba	Majuba	NNP
20987	2011	2	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	2011	3	,	,	,
20987	2011	4	18	18	CD
20987	2011	5	,	,	,
20987	2011	6	22	22	CD
20987	2011	7	.	.	.
20987	2012	1	Methuen	Methuen	NNP
20987	2012	2	,	,	,
20987	2012	3	General	General	NNP
20987	2012	4	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	2012	5	,	,	,
20987	2012	6	appointed	appoint	VBN
20987	2012	7	commander	commander	NN
20987	2012	8	of	of	IN
20987	2012	9	the	the	DT
20987	2012	10	British	british	JJ
20987	2012	11	corps	corps	NN
20987	2012	12	at	at	IN
20987	2012	13	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	2012	14	River	River	NNP
20987	2012	15	bridge	bridge	NN
20987	2012	16	,	,	,
20987	2012	17	109	109	CD
20987	2012	18	;	;	:
20987	2012	19	and	and	CC
20987	2012	20	the	the	DT
20987	2012	21	battle	battle	NN
20987	2012	22	of	of	IN
20987	2012	23	Belmont	Belmont	NNP
20987	2012	24	,	,	,
20987	2012	25	148	148	CD
20987	2012	26	-	-	SYM
20987	2012	27	150	150	CD
20987	2012	28	;	;	:
20987	2012	29	and	and	CC
20987	2012	30	the	the	DT
20987	2012	31	battle	battle	NN
20987	2012	32	of	of	IN
20987	2012	33	Graspan	Graspan	NNP
20987	2012	34	,	,	,
20987	2012	35	150	150	CD
20987	2012	36	-	-	SYM
20987	2012	37	152	152	CD
20987	2012	38	;	;	:
20987	2012	39	and	and	CC
20987	2012	40	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	2012	41	River	River	NNP
20987	2012	42	battle	battle	NN
20987	2012	43	,	,	,
20987	2012	44	152	152	CD
20987	2012	45	-	-	SYM
20987	2012	46	161	161	CD
20987	2012	47	;	;	:
20987	2012	48	and	and	CC
20987	2012	49	the	the	DT
20987	2012	50	battle	battle	NN
20987	2012	51	of	of	IN
20987	2012	52	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	2012	53	,	,	,
20987	2012	54	162	162	CD
20987	2012	55	-	-	SYM
20987	2012	56	167	167	CD
20987	2012	57	.	.	.
20987	2013	1	Meyer	Meyer	NNP
20987	2013	2	,	,	,
20987	2013	3	Commandant	Commandant	NNP
20987	2013	4	Lucas	Lucas	NNP
20987	2013	5	,	,	,
20987	2013	6	39	39	CD
20987	2013	7	.	.	.
20987	2014	1	Milner	Milner	NNP
20987	2014	2	,	,	,
20987	2014	3	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	2014	4	Alfred	Alfred	NNP
20987	2014	5	,	,	,
20987	2014	6	28	28	CD
20987	2014	7	.	.	.
20987	2015	1	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	2015	2	River	River	NNP
20987	2015	3	,	,	,
20987	2015	4	battle	battle	NN
20987	2015	5	of	of	IN
20987	2015	6	,	,	,
20987	2015	7	152	152	CD
20987	2015	8	-	-	SYM
20987	2015	9	161	161	CD
20987	2015	10	.	.	.
20987	2016	1	Modern	modern	JJ
20987	2016	2	arms	arm	NNS
20987	2016	3	,	,	,
20987	2016	4	power	power	NN
20987	2016	5	of	of	IN
20987	2016	6	,	,	,
20987	2016	7	greatly	greatly	RB
20987	2016	8	exaggerated	exaggerated	JJ
20987	2016	9	,	,	,
20987	2016	10	159	159	CD
20987	2016	11	,	,	,
20987	2016	12	161	161	CD
20987	2016	13	.	.	.
20987	2017	1	Mooi	Mooi	NNP
20987	2017	2	River	River	NNP
20987	2017	3	,	,	,
20987	2017	4	the	the	DT
20987	2017	5	,	,	,
20987	2017	6	19	19	CD
20987	2017	7	.	.	.
20987	2018	1	Naauwport	Naauwport	NNP
20987	2018	2	Junction	Junction	NNP
20987	2018	3	,	,	,
20987	2018	4	33	33	CD
20987	2018	5	,	,	,
20987	2018	6	104	104	CD
20987	2018	7	.	.	.
20987	2019	1	Napoleon	Napoleon	NNP
20987	2019	2	,	,	,
20987	2019	3	184	184	CD
20987	2019	4	,	,	,
20987	2019	5	186	186	CD
20987	2019	6	.	.	.
20987	2020	1	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	2020	2	,	,	,
20987	2020	3	9	9	CD
20987	2020	4	;	;	:
20987	2020	5	the	the	DT
20987	2020	6	rivers	river	NNS
20987	2020	7	of	of	IN
20987	2020	8	,	,	,
20987	2020	9	21	21	CD
20987	2020	10	;	;	:
20987	2020	11	opening	opening	NN
20987	2020	12	of	of	IN
20987	2020	13	the	the	DT
20987	2020	14	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	2020	15	in	in	IN
20987	2020	16	,	,	,
20987	2020	17	28	28	CD
20987	2020	18	;	;	,
20987	2020	19	campaign	campaign	NN
20987	2020	20	from	from	IN
20987	2020	21	the	the	DT
20987	2020	22	investment	investment	NN
20987	2020	23	of	of	IN
20987	2020	24	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	2020	25	through	through	IN
20987	2020	26	the	the	DT
20987	2020	27	battle	battle	NN
20987	2020	28	of	of	IN
20987	2020	29	Colenso	Colenso	NNP
20987	2020	30	,	,	,
20987	2020	31	177	177	CD
20987	2020	32	_	_	NNP
20987	2020	33	et	et	NNP
20987	2020	34	seq	seq	NN
20987	2020	35	.	.	.
20987	2020	36	_	_	NNP
20987	2020	37	Naval	Naval	NNP
20987	2020	38	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	2020	39	with	with	IN
20987	2020	40	guns	gun	NNS
20987	2020	41	from	from	IN
20987	2020	42	the	the	DT
20987	2020	43	_	_	NNP
20987	2020	44	Powerful	Powerful	NNP
20987	2020	45	_	_	NNP
20987	2020	46	gets	get	VBZ
20987	2020	47	into	into	IN
20987	2020	48	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	2020	49	,	,	,
20987	2020	50	66	66	CD
20987	2020	51	.	.	.
20987	2021	1	Nelson	Nelson	NNP
20987	2021	2	's	's	POS
20987	2021	3	dictum	dictum	NN
20987	2021	4	on	on	IN
20987	2021	5	"	"	``
20987	2021	6	five	five	CD
20987	2021	7	minutes	minute	NNS
20987	2021	8	of	of	IN
20987	2021	9	delay	delay	NN
20987	2021	10	,	,	,
20987	2021	11	"	"	''
20987	2021	12	58	58	CD
20987	2021	13	,	,	,
20987	2021	14	130	130	CD
20987	2021	15	.	.	.
20987	2022	1	Newcastle	Newcastle	NNP
20987	2022	2	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	2022	3	by	by	IN
20987	2022	4	the	the	DT
20987	2022	5	Boers	Boers	NNP
20987	2022	6	38	38	CD
20987	2022	7	.	.	.
20987	2023	1	New	New	NNP
20987	2023	2	Zealand	Zealand	NNP
20987	2023	3	and	and	CC
20987	2023	4	the	the	DT
20987	2023	5	war	war	NN
20987	2023	6	,	,	,
20987	2023	7	75	75	CD
20987	2023	8	.	.	.
20987	2024	1	Nicholson	Nicholson	NNP
20987	2024	2	's	's	POS
20987	2024	3	Nek	Nek	NNP
20987	2024	4	,	,	,
20987	2024	5	the	the	DT
20987	2024	6	disaster	disaster	NN
20987	2024	7	at	at	IN
20987	2024	8	63	63	CD
20987	2024	9	-	-	SYM
20987	2024	10	65	65	CD
20987	2024	11	.	.	.
20987	2025	1	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	2025	2	Free	Free	NNP
20987	2025	3	State	State	NNP
20987	2025	4	,	,	,
20987	2025	5	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	2025	6	neutrality	neutrality	NN
20987	2025	7	possibly	possibly	RB
20987	2025	8	more	more	RBR
20987	2025	9	dangerous	dangerous	JJ
20987	2025	10	to	to	IN
20987	2025	11	the	the	DT
20987	2025	12	British	british	JJ
20987	2025	13	than	than	IN
20987	2025	14	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	2025	15	hostility	hostility	NN
20987	2025	16	,	,	,
20987	2025	17	14	14	CD
20987	2025	18	.	.	.
20987	2026	1	Orange	Orange	NNP
20987	2026	2	River	River	NNP
20987	2026	3	,	,	,
20987	2026	4	strategic	strategic	JJ
20987	2026	5	importance	importance	NN
20987	2026	6	of	of	IN
20987	2026	7	the	the	DT
20987	2026	8	,	,	,
20987	2026	9	113	113	CD
20987	2026	10	.	.	.
20987	2027	1	Origin	origin	NN
20987	2027	2	of	of	IN
20987	2027	3	the	the	DT
20987	2027	4	two	two	CD
20987	2027	5	Boer	Boer	NNP
20987	2027	6	states	state	NNS
20987	2027	7	,	,	,
20987	2027	8	6	6	CD
20987	2027	9	.	.	.
20987	2028	1	Over	over	IN
20987	2028	2	-	-	HYPH
20987	2028	3	sea	sea	NN
20987	2028	4	transport	transport	NN
20987	2028	5	of	of	IN
20987	2028	6	troops	troop	NNS
20987	2028	7	,	,	,
20987	2028	8	&	&	CC
20987	2028	9	c.	c.	NNP
20987	2028	10	,	,	,
20987	2028	11	English	English	NNP
20987	2028	12	system	system	NN
20987	2028	13	described	describe	VBD
20987	2028	14	,	,	,
20987	2028	15	92	92	CD
20987	2028	16	.	.	.
20987	2029	1	Paardeberg	Paardeberg	NNP
20987	2029	2	,	,	,
20987	2029	3	14	14	CD
20987	2029	4	,	,	,
20987	2029	5	20	20	CD
20987	2029	6	;	;	:
20987	2029	7	Cronje	Cronje	NNP
20987	2029	8	's	's	POS
20987	2029	9	fight	fight	NN
20987	2029	10	and	and	CC
20987	2029	11	surrender	surrender	VB
20987	2029	12	at	at	IN
20987	2029	13	,	,	,
20987	2029	14	281	281	CD
20987	2029	15	-	-	SYM
20987	2029	16	221	221	CD
20987	2029	17	.	.	.
20987	2030	1	Park	Park	NNP
20987	2030	2	,	,	,
20987	2030	3	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	2030	4	,	,	,
20987	2030	5	gallant	gallant	JJ
20987	2030	6	conduct	conduct	NN
20987	2030	7	of	of	IN
20987	2030	8	,	,	,
20987	2030	9	246	246	CD
20987	2030	10	.	.	.
20987	2031	1	Physical	physical	JJ
20987	2031	2	conditions	condition	NNS
20987	2031	3	of	of	IN
20987	2031	4	South	South	NNP
20987	2031	5	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	2031	6	,	,	,
20987	2031	7	6	6	CD
20987	2031	8	.	.	.
20987	2032	1	Pieter	Pieter	NNP
20987	2032	2	's	's	POS
20987	2032	3	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	2032	4	,	,	,
20987	2032	5	battle	battle	NN
20987	2032	6	of	of	IN
20987	2032	7	,	,	,
20987	2032	8	302	302	CD
20987	2032	9	.	.	.
20987	2033	1	Plevna	Plevna	NNP
20987	2033	2	,	,	,
20987	2033	3	187	187	CD
20987	2033	4	.	.	.
20987	2034	1	Port	Port	NNP
20987	2034	2	Elizabeth	Elizabeth	NNP
20987	2034	3	,	,	,
20987	2034	4	11	11	CD
20987	2034	5	.	.	.
20987	2035	1	Portuguese	Portuguese	NNP
20987	2035	2	East	East	NNP
20987	2035	3	Africa	Africa	NNP
20987	2035	4	,	,	,
20987	2035	5	3	3	CD
20987	2035	6	.	.	.
20987	2036	1	Powell	Powell	NNP
20987	2036	2	,	,	,
20987	2036	3	Colonel	Colonel	NNP
20987	2036	4	Baden-	Baden-	NNP
20987	2036	5	,	,	,
20987	2036	6	and	and	CC
20987	2036	7	Kruger	Kruger	NNP
20987	2036	8	,	,	,
20987	2036	9	122	122	CD
20987	2036	10	.	.	.
20987	2037	1	_	_	NNP
20987	2037	2	Powerful	Powerful	NNP
20987	2037	3	_	_	NNP
20987	2037	4	,	,	,
20987	2037	5	naval	naval	JJ
20987	2037	6	brigade	brigade	NN
20987	2037	7	from	from	IN
20987	2037	8	the	the	DT
20987	2037	9	cruiser	cruiser	NN
20987	2037	10	,	,	,
20987	2037	11	reaches	reach	VBZ
20987	2037	12	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	2037	13	with	with	IN
20987	2037	14	long	long	JJ
20987	2037	15	-	-	HYPH
20987	2037	16	range	range	NN
20987	2037	17	guns	gun	NNS
20987	2037	18	"	"	''
20987	2037	19	in	in	IN
20987	2037	20	the	the	DT
20987	2037	21	nick	nick	NN
20987	2037	22	of	of	IN
20987	2037	23	time	time	NN
20987	2037	24	,	,	,
20987	2037	25	"	"	''
20987	2037	26	65	65	CD
20987	2037	27	.	.	.
20987	2038	1	Pretoria	Pretoria	NNP
20987	2038	2	,	,	,
20987	2038	3	11	11	CD
20987	2038	4	;	;	:
20987	2038	5	occupied	occupy	VBN
20987	2038	6	by	by	IN
20987	2038	7	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	2038	8	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	2038	9	June	June	NNP
20987	2038	10	5	5	CD
20987	2038	11	,	,	,
20987	2038	12	314	314	CD
20987	2038	13	.	.	.
20987	2039	1	Reddersburg	reddersburg	NN
20987	2039	2	,	,	,
20987	2039	3	reverse	reverse	VB
20987	2039	4	at	at	IN
20987	2039	5	,	,	,
20987	2039	6	Reitz	Reitz	NNP
20987	2039	7	,	,	,
20987	2039	8	Secretary	Secretary	NNP
20987	2039	9	,	,	,
20987	2039	10	anecdote	anecdote	IN
20987	2039	11	of	of	IN
20987	2039	12	,	,	,
20987	2039	13	121	121	CD
20987	2039	14	.	.	.
20987	2040	1	"	"	``
20987	2040	2	Reverses	reverse	NNS
20987	2040	3	always	always	RB
20987	2040	4	to	to	TO
20987	2040	5	be	be	VB
20987	2040	6	expected	expect	VBN
20987	2040	7	in	in	IN
20987	2040	8	war	war	NN
20987	2040	9	,	,	,
20987	2040	10	"	"	''
20987	2040	11	313	313	CD
20987	2040	12	.	.	.
20987	2041	1	Rhodesia	Rhodesia	NNP
20987	2041	2	,	,	,
20987	2041	3	11	11	CD
20987	2041	4	.	.	.
20987	2042	1	Rietfontein	Rietfontein	NNP
20987	2042	2	,	,	,
20987	2042	3	White	White	NNP
20987	2042	4	's	's	POS
20987	2042	5	action	action	NN
20987	2042	6	at	at	IN
20987	2042	7	,	,	,
20987	2042	8	60	60	CD
20987	2042	9	.	.	.
20987	2043	1	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
20987	2043	2	,	,	,
20987	2043	3	General	General	NNP
20987	2043	4	Lord	Lord	NNP
20987	2043	5	,	,	,
20987	2043	6	15	15	CD
20987	2043	7	;	;	:
20987	2043	8	leaves	leave	VBZ
20987	2043	9	England	England	NNP
20987	2043	10	December	December	NNP
20987	2043	11	23	23	CD
20987	2043	12	,	,	,
20987	2043	13	arrives	arrive	VBZ
20987	2043	14	at	at	IN
20987	2043	15	Cape	Cape	NNP
20987	2043	16	Town	Town	NNP
20987	2043	17	January	January	NNP
20987	2043	18	10	10	CD
20987	2043	19	,	,	,
20987	2043	20	232	232	CD
20987	2043	21	;	;	:
20987	2043	22	arrives	arrive	VBZ
20987	2043	23	at	at	IN
20987	2043	24	Modder	Modder	NNP
20987	2043	25	Camp	Camp	NNP
20987	2043	26	February	February	NNP
20987	2043	27	9	9	CD
20987	2043	28	,	,	,
20987	2043	29	267	267	CD
20987	2043	30	;	;	:
20987	2043	31	enters	enter	VBZ
20987	2043	32	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	NNP
20987	2043	33	March	March	NNP
20987	2043	34	13	13	CD
20987	2043	35	,	,	,
20987	2043	36	305	305	CD
20987	2043	37	;	;	:
20987	2043	38	occupies	occupy	VBZ
20987	2043	39	Johannesburg	Johannesburg	NNP
20987	2043	40	,	,	,
20987	2043	41	314	314	CD
20987	2043	42	;	;	:
20987	2043	43	occupies	occupy	VBZ
20987	2043	44	Pretoria	Pretoria	NNP
20987	2043	45	June	June	NNP
20987	2043	46	4	4	CD
20987	2043	47	,	,	,
20987	2043	48	314	314	CD
20987	2043	49	.	.	.
20987	2044	1	Scott	Scott	NNP
20987	2044	2	,	,	,
20987	2044	3	Captain	Captain	NNP
20987	2044	4	Percy	Percy	NNP
20987	2044	5	,	,	,
20987	2044	6	and	and	CC
20987	2044	7	the	the	DT
20987	2044	8	naval	naval	JJ
20987	2044	9	brigade	brigade	NNP
20987	2044	10	guns	guns	NNP
20987	2044	11	,	,	,
20987	2044	12	67	67	CD
20987	2044	13	.	.	.
20987	2045	1	Smith	Smith	NNP
20987	2045	2	's	's	POS
20987	2045	3	Nek	Nek	NNP
20987	2045	4	,	,	,
20987	2045	5	40	40	CD
20987	2045	6	.	.	.
20987	2046	1	South	south	JJ
20987	2046	2	African	african	JJ
20987	2046	3	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	2046	4	,	,	,
20987	2046	5	the	the	DT
20987	2046	6	,	,	,
20987	2046	7	and	and	CC
20987	2046	8	the	the	DT
20987	2046	9	war	war	NN
20987	2046	10	,	,	,
20987	2046	11	83	83	CD
20987	2046	12	;	;	:
20987	2046	13	seaports	seaport	NNS
20987	2046	14	,	,	,
20987	2046	15	importance	importance	NN
20987	2046	16	of	of	IN
20987	2046	17	to	to	IN
20987	2046	18	British	British	NNP
20987	2046	19	,	,	,
20987	2046	20	9	9	CD
20987	2046	21	.	.	.
20987	2047	1	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	2047	2	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	2047	3	,	,	,
20987	2047	4	battle	battle	NN
20987	2047	5	of	of	IN
20987	2047	6	,	,	,
20987	2047	7	249	249	CD
20987	2047	8	-	-	SYM
20987	2047	9	265	265	CD
20987	2047	10	.	.	.
20987	2048	1	Springfontein	Springfontein	NNP
20987	2048	2	,	,	,
20987	2048	3	11	11	CD
20987	2048	4	,	,	,
20987	2048	5	12	12	CD
20987	2048	6	.	.	.
20987	2049	1	Spytfontein	Spytfontein	NNP
20987	2049	2	,	,	,
20987	2049	3	164	164	CD
20987	2049	4	.	.	.
20987	2050	1	Steevens	steeven	NNS
20987	2050	2	'	'	POS
20987	2050	3	description	description	NN
20987	2050	4	of	of	IN
20987	2050	5	the	the	DT
20987	2050	6	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	2050	7	of	of	IN
20987	2050	8	the	the	DT
20987	2050	9	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	2050	10	column	column	NN
20987	2050	11	,	,	,
20987	2050	12	60	60	CD
20987	2050	13	;	;	:
20987	2050	14	quoted	quote	VBN
20987	2050	15	,	,	,
20987	2050	16	103	103	CD
20987	2050	17	,	,	,
20987	2050	18	115	115	CD
20987	2050	19	,	,	,
20987	2050	20	118	118	CD
20987	2050	21	.	.	.
20987	2051	1	Stormberg	Stormberg	NNP
20987	2051	2	,	,	,
20987	2051	3	33	33	CD
20987	2051	4	,	,	,
20987	2051	5	104	104	CD
20987	2051	6	;	;	:
20987	2051	7	British	british	JJ
20987	2051	8	reverse	reverse	VBP
20987	2051	9	at	at	IN
20987	2051	10	,	,	,
20987	2051	11	168	168	CD
20987	2051	12	-	-	SYM
20987	2051	13	172	172	CD
20987	2051	14	.	.	.
20987	2052	1	"	"	``
20987	2052	2	Stupidity	Stupidity	NNP
20987	2052	3	"	"	''
20987	2052	4	of	of	IN
20987	2052	5	British	british	JJ
20987	2052	6	officers	officer	NNS
20987	2052	7	,	,	,
20987	2052	8	"	"	''
20987	2052	9	where	where	WRB
20987	2052	10	has	have	VBZ
20987	2052	11	it	-PRON-	PRP
20987	2052	12	placed	place	VBN
20987	2052	13	Great	Great	NNP
20987	2052	14	Britain	Britain	NNP
20987	2052	15	among	among	IN
20987	2052	16	the	the	DT
20987	2052	17	nations	nation	NNS
20987	2052	18	of	of	IN
20987	2052	19	the	the	DT
20987	2052	20	earth	earth	NN
20987	2052	21	?	?	.
20987	2052	22	"	"	''
20987	2053	1	201	201	CD
20987	2053	2	.	.	.
20987	2054	1	Suez	Suez	NNP
20987	2054	2	Canal	Canal	NNP
20987	2054	3	,	,	,
20987	2054	4	2	2	CD
20987	2054	5	;	;	:
20987	2054	6	traffic	traffic	NN
20987	2054	7	of	of	IN
20987	2054	8	the	the	DT
20987	2054	9	,	,	,
20987	2054	10	in	in	IN
20987	2054	11	war	war	NN
20987	2054	12	time	time	NN
20987	2054	13	,	,	,
20987	2054	14	a	a	DT
20987	2054	15	warning	warning	NN
20987	2054	16	,	,	,
20987	2054	17	100	100	CD
20987	2054	18	.	.	.
20987	2055	1	Symons	symon	NNS
20987	2055	2	,	,	,
20987	2055	3	General	General	NNP
20987	2055	4	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	2055	5	Penn	Penn	NNP
20987	2055	6	,	,	,
20987	2055	7	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	2055	8	views	view	NNS
20987	2055	9	as	as	IN
20987	2055	10	to	to	IN
20987	2055	11	the	the	DT
20987	2055	12	force	force	NN
20987	2055	13	needed	need	VBN
20987	2055	14	,	,	,
20987	2055	15	29	29	CD
20987	2055	16	;	;	:
20987	2055	17	takes	take	VBZ
20987	2055	18	command	command	NN
20987	2055	19	at	at	IN
20987	2055	20	Dundee	Dundee	NNP
20987	2055	21	,	,	,
20987	2055	22	36	36	CD
20987	2055	23	;	;	:
20987	2055	24	wounded	wound	VBN
20987	2055	25	,	,	,
20987	2055	26	44	44	CD
20987	2055	27	;	;	:
20987	2055	28	tribute	tribute	NN
20987	2055	29	to	to	IN
20987	2055	30	,	,	,
20987	2055	31	57	57	CD
20987	2055	32	;	;	:
20987	2055	33	death	death	NN
20987	2055	34	of	of	IN
20987	2055	35	,	,	,
20987	2055	36	63	63	CD
20987	2055	37	,	,	,
20987	2055	38	69	69	CD
20987	2055	39	.	.	.
20987	2056	1	Talana	Talana	NNP
20987	2056	2	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	2056	3	described	describe	VBD
20987	2056	4	,	,	,
20987	2056	5	40	40	CD
20987	2056	6	;	;	:
20987	2056	7	assault	assault	NN
20987	2056	8	of	of	IN
20987	2056	9	by	by	IN
20987	2056	10	British	British	NNP
20987	2056	11	,	,	,
20987	2056	12	43	43	CD
20987	2056	13	;	;	:
20987	2056	14	the	the	DT
20987	2056	15	battle	battle	NN
20987	2056	16	of	of	IN
20987	2056	17	,	,	,
20987	2056	18	43	43	CD
20987	2056	19	.	.	.
20987	2057	1	Temper	Temper	NNP
20987	2057	2	,	,	,
20987	2057	3	the	the	DT
20987	2057	4	,	,	,
20987	2057	5	which	which	WDT
20987	2057	6	wins	win	VBZ
20987	2057	7	in	in	IN
20987	2057	8	war	war	NN
20987	2057	9	,	,	,
20987	2057	10	128	128	CD
20987	2057	11	.	.	.
20987	2058	1	Transports	transport	NNS
20987	2058	2	and	and	CC
20987	2058	3	the	the	DT
20987	2058	4	colonies	colony	NNS
20987	2058	5	,	,	,
20987	2058	6	71	71	CD
20987	2058	7	;	;	:
20987	2058	8	British	british	JJ
20987	2058	9	arrangements	arrangement	NNS
20987	2058	10	,	,	,
20987	2058	11	"	"	''
20987	2058	12	a	a	DT
20987	2058	13	triumph	triumph	NN
20987	2058	14	of	of	IN
20987	2058	15	organisation	organisation	NN
20987	2058	16	,	,	,
20987	2058	17	"	"	``
20987	2058	18	86	86	CD
20987	2058	19	.	.	.
20987	2059	1	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	2059	2	,	,	,
20987	2059	3	the	the	DT
20987	2059	4	,	,	,
20987	2059	5	imports	import	NNS
20987	2059	6	wheat	wheat	NN
20987	2059	7	from	from	IN
20987	2059	8	Australia	Australia	NNP
20987	2059	9	;	;	:
20987	2059	10	poorness	poorness	NN
20987	2059	11	of	of	IN
20987	2059	12	the	the	DT
20987	2059	13	country	country	NN
20987	2059	14	in	in	IN
20987	2059	15	all	all	DT
20987	2059	16	but	but	CC
20987	2059	17	gold	gold	NN
20987	2059	18	,	,	,
20987	2059	19	16	16	CD
20987	2059	20	;	;	:
20987	2059	21	had	have	VBD
20987	2059	22	for	for	IN
20987	2059	23	some	some	DT
20987	2059	24	years	year	NNS
20987	2059	25	prepared	prepare	VBN
20987	2059	26	for	for	IN
20987	2059	27	war	war	NN
20987	2059	28	,	,	,
20987	2059	29	35	35	CD
20987	2059	30	.	.	.
20987	2060	1	Tugela	Tugela	NNPS
20987	2060	2	River	River	NNP
20987	2060	3	,	,	,
20987	2060	4	the	the	DT
20987	2060	5	,	,	,
20987	2060	6	19	19	CD
20987	2060	7	;	;	:
20987	2060	8	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	2060	9	's	's	POS
20987	2060	10	first	first	JJ
20987	2060	11	attempt	attempt	NN
20987	2060	12	to	to	TO
20987	2060	13	pass	pass	VB
20987	2060	14	the	the	DT
20987	2060	15	,	,	,
20987	2060	16	219	219	CD
20987	2060	17	;	;	:
20987	2060	18	passage	passage	NN
20987	2060	19	of	of	IN
20987	2060	20	the	the	DT
20987	2060	21	,	,	,
20987	2060	22	by	by	IN
20987	2060	23	Buller	Buller	NNP
20987	2060	24	's	's	POS
20987	2060	25	army	army	NN
20987	2060	26	and	and	CC
20987	2060	27	capture	capture	NN
20987	2060	28	of	of	IN
20987	2060	29	Pieter	Pieter	NNP
20987	2060	30	's	's	POS
20987	2060	31	Hill	Hill	NNP
20987	2060	32	,	,	,
20987	2060	33	300	300	CD
20987	2060	34	.	.	.
20987	2061	1	Ultimatum	ultimatum	NN
20987	2061	2	presented	present	VBN
20987	2061	3	by	by	IN
20987	2061	4	the	the	DT
20987	2061	5	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	2061	6	Government	Government	NNP
20987	2061	7	,	,	,
20987	2061	8	34	34	CD
20987	2061	9	,	,	,
20987	2061	10	35	35	CD
20987	2061	11	.	.	.
20987	2062	1	United	United	NNP
20987	2062	2	Kingdom	Kingdom	NNP
20987	2062	3	's	's	POS
20987	2062	4	,	,	,
20987	2062	5	the	the	DT
20987	2062	6	,	,	,
20987	2062	7	effort	effort	NN
20987	2062	8	,	,	,
20987	2062	9	gigantic	gigantic	JJ
20987	2062	10	,	,	,
20987	2062	11	unprecedented	unprecedented	JJ
20987	2062	12	and	and	CC
20987	2062	13	unsurpassed	unsurpassed	JJ
20987	2062	14	in	in	IN
20987	2062	15	its	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	2062	16	success	success	NN
20987	2062	17	in	in	IN
20987	2062	18	military	military	JJ
20987	2062	19	history	history	NN
20987	2062	20	,	,	,
20987	2062	21	85	85	CD
20987	2062	22	.	.	.
20987	2063	1	United	United	NNP
20987	2063	2	States	States	NNP
20987	2063	3	,	,	,
20987	2063	4	expansion	expansion	NN
20987	2063	5	of	of	IN
20987	2063	6	the	the	DT
20987	2063	7	,	,	,
20987	2063	8	and	and	CC
20987	2063	9	Imperial	Imperial	NNP
20987	2063	10	Federation	Federation	NNP
20987	2063	11	"	"	''
20987	2063	12	secondary	secondary	JJ
20987	2063	13	in	in	IN
20987	2063	14	importance	importance	NN
20987	2063	15	to	to	IN
20987	2063	16	nothing	nothing	NN
20987	2063	17	contemporaneous	contemporaneous	JJ
20987	2063	18	,	,	,
20987	2063	19	"	"	''
20987	2063	20	80	80	CD
20987	2063	21	.	.	.
20987	2064	1	Vaal	Vaal	NNP
20987	2064	2	Krantz	Krantz	NNP
20987	2064	3	,	,	,
20987	2064	4	battle	battle	NN
20987	2064	5	of	of	IN
20987	2064	6	,	,	,
20987	2064	7	264	264	CD
20987	2064	8	.	.	.
20987	2065	1	Volunteers	volunteer	NNS
20987	2065	2	,	,	,
20987	2065	3	the	the	DT
20987	2065	4	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	2065	5	Volunteers	Volunteers	NNPS
20987	2065	6	called	call	VBD
20987	2065	7	out	out	RP
20987	2065	8	,	,	,
20987	2065	9	31	31	CD
20987	2065	10	.	.	.
20987	2066	1	War	War	NNP
20987	2066	2	,	,	,
20987	2066	3	theatre	theatre	NN
20987	2066	4	of	of	IN
20987	2066	5	the	the	DT
20987	2066	6	,	,	,
20987	2066	7	described	describe	VBN
20987	2066	8	,	,	,
20987	2066	9	1	1	CD
20987	2066	10	-	-	SYM
20987	2066	11	28	28	CD
20987	2066	12	;	;	:
20987	2066	13	was	be	VBD
20987	2066	14	not	not	RB
20987	2066	15	desired	desire	VBN
20987	2066	16	by	by	IN
20987	2066	17	the	the	DT
20987	2066	18	British	British	NNP
20987	2066	19	,	,	,
20987	2066	20	31	31	CD
20987	2066	21	;	;	:
20987	2066	22	initiated	initiate	VBN
20987	2066	23	by	by	IN
20987	2066	24	the	the	DT
20987	2066	25	Transvaal	Transvaal	NNP
20987	2066	26	at	at	IN
20987	2066	27	5	5	CD
20987	2066	28	P.M.	P.M.	NNP
20987	2066	29	,	,	,
20987	2066	30	October	October	NNP
20987	2066	31	11	11	CD
20987	2066	32	,	,	,
20987	2066	33	1899	1899	CD
20987	2066	34	,	,	,
20987	2066	35	34	34	CD
20987	2066	36	;	;	:
20987	2066	37	effect	effect	NN
20987	2066	38	of	of	IN
20987	2066	39	the	the	DT
20987	2066	40	,	,	,
20987	2066	41	in	in	IN
20987	2066	42	uniting	unite	VBG
20987	2066	43	the	the	DT
20987	2066	44	Empire	Empire	NNP
20987	2066	45	,	,	,
20987	2066	46	75	75	CD
20987	2066	47	.	.	.
20987	2067	1	Warren	Warren	NNP
20987	2067	2	,	,	,
20987	2067	3	Lieut.-General	Lieut.-General	NNP
20987	2067	4	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	2067	5	Charles	Charles	NNP
20987	2067	6	,	,	,
20987	2067	7	and	and	CC
20987	2067	8	Spion	Spion	NNP
20987	2067	9	Kop	Kop	NNP
20987	2067	10	,	,	,
20987	2067	11	249	249	CD
20987	2067	12	-	-	SYM
20987	2067	13	265	265	CD
20987	2067	14	.	.	.
20987	2068	1	Wauchope	Wauchope	NNP
20987	2068	2	,	,	,
20987	2068	3	General	General	NNP
20987	2068	4	,	,	,
20987	2068	5	killed	kill	VBN
20987	2068	6	at	at	IN
20987	2068	7	Magersfontein	Magersfontein	NNP
20987	2068	8	,	,	,
20987	2068	9	164	164	CD
20987	2068	10	-	-	SYM
20987	2068	11	168	168	CD
20987	2068	12	.	.	.
20987	2069	1	Weapons	weapon	NNS
20987	2069	2	,	,	,
20987	2069	3	modern	modern	JJ
20987	2069	4	,	,	,
20987	2069	5	effect	effect	NN
20987	2069	6	of	of	IN
20987	2069	7	,	,	,
20987	2069	8	perhaps	perhaps	RB
20987	2069	9	over	over	RB
20987	2069	10	-	-	HYPH
20987	2069	11	estimated	estimate	VBN
20987	2069	12	,	,	,
20987	2069	13	59	59	CD
20987	2069	14	.	.	.
20987	2070	1	Wessels	wessel	NNS
20987	2070	2	at	at	IN
20987	2070	3	Kimberley	Kimberley	NNP
20987	2070	4	,	,	,
20987	2070	5	124	124	CD
20987	2070	6	.	.	.
20987	2071	1	Western	western	JJ
20987	2071	2	frontier	frontier	NN
20987	2071	3	,	,	,
20987	2071	4	the	the	DT
20987	2071	5	,	,	,
20987	2071	6	102	102	CD
20987	2071	7	.	.	.
20987	2072	1	White	White	NNP
20987	2072	2	,	,	,
20987	2072	3	General	General	NNP
20987	2072	4	Sir	Sir	NNP
20987	2072	5	George	George	NNP
20987	2072	6	,	,	,
20987	2072	7	takes	take	VBZ
20987	2072	8	the	the	DT
20987	2072	9	Natal	Natal	NNP
20987	2072	10	command	command	NN
20987	2072	11	,	,	,
20987	2072	12	31	31	CD
20987	2072	13	;	;	:
20987	2072	14	takes	take	VBZ
20987	2072	15	command	command	NN
20987	2072	16	at	at	IN
20987	2072	17	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	2072	18	,	,	,
20987	2072	19	36	36	CD
20987	2072	20	;	;	:
20987	2072	21	tribute	tribute	NN
20987	2072	22	to	to	IN
20987	2072	23	,	,	,
20987	2072	24	69	69	CD
20987	2072	25	;	;	:
20987	2072	26	gazetted	gazetted	JJ
20987	2072	27	Governor	Governor	NNP
20987	2072	28	of	of	IN
20987	2072	29	Gibraltar	Gibraltar	NNP
20987	2072	30	,	,	,
20987	2072	31	103	103	CD
20987	2072	32	;	;	:
20987	2072	33	and	and	CC
20987	2072	34	the	the	DT
20987	2072	35	siege	siege	NN
20987	2072	36	of	of	IN
20987	2072	37	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	NNP
20987	2072	38	,	,	,
20987	2072	39	191	191	CD
20987	2072	40	.	.	.
20987	2073	1	Wilkinson	Wilkinson	NNP
20987	2073	2	,	,	,
20987	2073	3	Spencer	Spencer	NNP
20987	2073	4	,	,	,
20987	2073	5	quoted	quote	VBD
20987	2073	6	,	,	,
20987	2073	7	69	69	CD
20987	2073	8	.	.	.
20987	2074	1	Yule	Yule	NNP
20987	2074	2	,	,	,
20987	2074	3	General	General	NNP
20987	2074	4	,	,	,
20987	2074	5	succeeds	succeed	VBZ
20987	2074	6	General	General	NNP
20987	2074	7	Symons	Symons	NNP
20987	2074	8	,	,	,
20987	2074	9	46	46	CD
20987	2074	10	,	,	,
20987	2074	11	57	57	CD
20987	2074	12	;	;	:
20987	2074	13	his	-PRON-	PRP$
20987	2074	14	famous	famous	JJ
20987	2074	15	retreat	retreat	NN
20987	2074	16	,	,	,
20987	2074	17	59	59	CD
20987	2074	18	.	.	.
20987	2075	1	Zandspruit	Zandspruit	NNP
20987	2075	2	,	,	,
20987	2075	3	37	37	CD
20987	2075	4	.	.	.