THE DISASTER TO THE SYDNEY
CAUGHT IN A TRAP, ONLY (1 OF 22 RETURN. MBUWUHNE, This Day 1 lie disaster to Lieut. DowtiWs K\.„. South Wales Lancers is beneZl to be due to some neglect in taking specW Srv'n" m s V il \ lom »Z the cucm -'i < -iiinliy near Sliugersfoiitein. When the I.»c.'h, m struig force, made theii , -arauco the Australians attempted , t.k,. refuse on the neighbouring hilU but found the.e also occupied by the enemy, so they tried to effect a retire" state rinf U H liSI,iUS, , l ' Cler - AU accounts e.w tha * th 7 m ; ,<l . ea K='-lant but ineffectual stand. It is certain that thev did everything they could. The enemy fired volley after volley, and of 22 men only six reached, camp.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXIV, Issue 37, 14 February 1900, Page 2
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