THE BOER WAR.
ENGAGEMENT AT TUCELA. EIGHT HOURS' HARD FIGHTING. BOERS OCCUPY IMPREGNABLE POSITION. EFFORTS TO DISLODGE THEM FAIL. (Electric Telegraph-Co; yright • United Prees' Association.) Dueban, Dec 19. The Boers occupied an impreguable entrenched position aoroßS the Tugela river, under Grober's Kloof, their guns commanding the plain before Coleoso. Major-General Hart's brigade crosaed the ford in the face of a heavy fire of Bhrapnel, but the Nordcufeldt and rifle fire compelled them to re-cross. Major-General Hildyard's brigade, with equal' heroism, carried Colenso at the bayonet point, under c, taking fire. " The oaval guns silenced Fort Wyllie. Colonel Barton's brigade attempted to BeizeJmplane Hill, but failed after eight hours' hard fighting. The Boers suffered heavily. iThe above are probably details of the fighting of which Sir Redvers Buller'B official report has already been sent. We do not think that they relate to any later engagement.]
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH18991220.2.21
Bibliographic details
Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8700, 20 December 1899, Page 3
Word Count
144THE BOER WAR. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8700, 20 December 1899, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.