THE BOER WAR.
* .-:.■■' ' PARTICULARS OF TUGELA RIVER EXPEDITION, BOERS STRONGLY ENTRENCHED. ; BULLER'S FORCE DISPLAY GREAT : ENERGY AND COURAGE. . Elcotrio Telegraph— Copyright- United Press. -Xik Association. ' -"T Durban, Dec 20. Further details of the fight at Tugela; .:. river show that the Boers had ten guns/ - excellently masked and splendidly served ; they also had many Maxims and Nordeh- ,• .. feldts in action. Sir Redvers Buller's force displayed ' the greatest energy and courage, beibg • ' repeatedly under deadly fire. - Two of his staff were killed. Major-Geueral Hart was supported by • ". Major-General Lyttelton, and made a .- "■ second and determined attempt to force ' "•■ the enemy's position, bnt retired after' ■' making a reconnaisance, which forced the Boers to reveal their positions, showing ; that a frontal attack was impossible, as :' the hills were fortified in 'ascending. ' ■ tiers of entrenchments, but Colonel Long •, . brought his artillery within 600 yards of the Boers, who quickly shot .'the gunners !■ • and horses. -' •'• '^ The soldiers are now full of Bpirits and :, eager to re-attack. .'■
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8701, 21 December 1899, Page 2
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