THE BATTLE AT VREDEDORP.
REBELS UNDER SHELL FIRE. CAPETOWN, March 13. Details of the fighting show that the engagement with the Vrededorp commando was one of the most desperate character. After the aeroplanes had bombed for an hoar, the big guns came into play, while ma-chiue-guns and rifles kept up a continuous fusilade. The Reds were well armed and defended the position with the utmost vigour. It is believed the slaughter was heavy. Over a thousand Red prisoners were captured. Thousands of spectators watched the advance of the Government forces. Soon after the artillery commenced shelling the ridges where the Reds were entrenched, the latter began to retreat in good order. The retreat quickly swelled into a continuous stream.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18431, 15 March 1922, Page 5
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119THE BATTLE AT VREDEDORP. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18431, 15 March 1922, Page 5
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