THE FIGHT IN ZULULAND.
TWENTY-SEVEN BRITISH DEFEAT FOUR HUNDRED BOERS.
LONDON, May 1. Details of the fight at 'Malalatine, in Zululand, show that the Magistrate, Mr C. A. Wheelwright, and twenty-six Europeans, marched at night a mile and a half to meet Beyer's Commando, numbering four hundred, posted at 'Nkongeni Nek, commanding tho whole range and a portion on the Ulundi plain. The enemy used expanding bullets. They were driven at daybreak to the summit of the range. The British extended along the Boer skirmishing line, each fighting independently. Most of the British casualties occurred in dislodging a party from ditches and tress at Nkongein Hill. Five British checked the enemy's advance across the plain. The Boers were driven to the Zulu-land border, carrying their dead. Lord Kitchener has asked for the names of those who distinguished themselves.
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10954, 2 May 1901, Page 5
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