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Identifier: battlesofninetee01forb (find matches)
Title: Battles of the nineteenth century
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Forbes, Archibald, 1838-1900 Atteridge, A. Hilliard (Andrew Hilliard)
Subjects: Battles Military history, Modern
Publisher: London New York : Cassell and Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ving thespots where they were under cover.Trooper Hunter, Natal Mounted Police,a very tall young man, who had been apatient, essayed the rush to safety, but hewas hit and fell before he reached his goal.Corporal Mayer, Natal Native Contingent, whohad been wounded in the knee by an assegai-thrust in one of the early engagements ofthe campaign. Bombardier Lewis, Royal Artil-lery, whose leg and thigh were swollen anddisabled from a wagon accident, and TrooperGreen, Natal Police, also a nearly helpless in-valid, all got out of a little window lookinginto the enclosure. The window was at somedistance from the ground, and each man fellin escaping from it. All had to crawl (fornone of them could walk) through the enemysfire, and all passed scathless into the retrench-ment except Green, who was struck on the thigh.In one of the wards facing the hill on the southside of the hospital. Privates William Jones andRobert Jones had been posted. There wereseven patients in the ward, and these two men
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THERE WAS A HAND-TO-HAND STRUGGLE (A 335). 22 338 BATTLES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. defended their post till six of the seven patientshad been removed. The seventh was SergeantMaxfield, who, dehrious with fever, resisted allattempts to move him. Kobert Jones, with rarecourage and devotion, went back a second timeto try to carry him out, but found the wardalready full of Zulus, and the poor sergeantstabbed to death on his bed. It has been mentioned that a wounded prisonerwas being treated in the hospital. So much hadhe been impressed by the kindness which he hadreceived, that he was anxious to assist in the de-fence. He said he was not afraid of the Zulus,but he wanted a gun. His new-born goodwillwas not, however, tested. When the ward inwhich he lay was forced. Private Hook, whowas assisting the Englishmen in the next room,heard the Zulus talking to him. The next dayhis charred remains were found in the ashes ofthe building. That communication was kept upwith the hospital at all, and

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