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Identifier: battlesofninetee06forb (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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ir right Dundonalds cav-alry were working graduallyforward on to the reverseslope of the ridge. To thegeneral surprise, it was found; to be not very strongly held.By half-past eleven HildyardVmen were on the crest, andimmediately the Boers beganto retire along the summit towards the Tugela,fighting only a rearguard action. General Buller had ridden up to MountCingolo, and he rightlv judged that, with thehigher ground of Monte Cristo in our hands, theBoers would not attempt any stubborn defenceof the lower ground of the Green Hill whichit commanded. The two other brigades ofLytteltons force were therefore sent forwardagainst the trenches of the Green Hill, Bartonsbrigade in front, with the Irish Fusiliers leading.The Boers made practically no stand, and the\even abandoned the standing camp at the back ofthe hill. The attack suffered only a few casualties,and the whole of the days loss only amountedto 17q killed and wounded, of which more thanTOO were in Hildyards brigade. Buller had at
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246 THE BOER WAR. last scored an important victory- As tlie resultof the two days fishling, the key of the Boerposition south of the river, and the high groundcommanding several possible crossings on theTugcla, were in his hands. The comparatively feeble resistance offered bythe Boers was probably due to the fact that fromthe first Louis Botha, who was in commaiul,was only fighting to gain time and delay thecrossing of the river, intending to make tlie realstand on the stronger positions on the northbank. His force had been diminished by largenumbers of the Free Staters having trekkedthrough the Drakensberg passes on the newsthat Roberts was invading their country. Withhis army thus weakened, the Boer generalwiselv resolved to stake his chance of success onholding the smaller e.xtent of front afforded bythe northern positions. On -Monday, the iqtli, Hlangwane Hill wasabandoned by the Boers as soon as our troops advanced to occupy it. Hlangwane commandsColenso and the crossing near the

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