CAMPAIGNING IN THE EAST.
London, August 23. The troops under Generals Buller and French have advanced from Trofelaar, a few miles north-west of Caroline, to Van "Wychevli, in the direction of Machadodorp, on the Delagoa Bay ralway. There was much desultory fighting during the march, the Boers tenaciously defending a succession of rough ridges. A detachment of the Fifth Lancers were at, one time hadly pressed, but a battery of artillery came to their support, and compelled the Boors to retreat. , A forco of Gordon Highlanders were also temporarily in a tight place, but regained camp at night.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 6780, 24 August 1900, Page 2
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98CAMPAIGNING IN THE EAST. Manawatu Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 6780, 24 August 1900, Page 2
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