OPERATIONS IN CAPE COLONY.
FIELD-CORNET GROBELAAR
KITJ.EDu
SOME SHARP FIGHTING.
(Received February 2nd, 4.57 p.m.)
LONDON, February 1.
General French dispersed Fouche'* commando in the north-east of Cape Colony, capturing twenty-six.
Colonel Driscoll captured seventeen, including Field Cornets Venter and- Grobelaar, at Makawsdrift. Grobelftar eubsequently died from hfe wounds. Monwindt'e commando attacked Colonel Dumanlin'e column at Abraham's Kraal on TueedxLy. A sharp action followed, in which Colonel Dumanlin ihad eight Suaeecre killed and. eeven wounded- The Boere were repulsed with lose.
Colonel Wikon's assa-ilante on the 25th numbered nine hundred.
Ah the British advanced a party of two hundred were furwunded *ad subjected to a heavy fire. They charged -through the enemy *Dd regained Colotwd column, which fought along fonrteen miles of ridges to Frankfort Ii wae whk difficulty that the British force escaped beimg surrounded. .■)■_.
Commandant ilarits £• storing great quantities of supplies in BushmaneJftfldi a dry, waterless conntry north-west of Coluny, full of military obstacles. . fi>
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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11190, 3 February 1902, Page 5
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