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.How the British Fought
The storming
Of
a
kopje by Canadian
troops. Broken ground 'hampered opera–
. tions of the British forces. Behind every
boulder,
a
~iper
might be lurking.
counter-advance in the second week of
DeCember, the "Black Week," was
brusquely defeated at
all
points-:–
Magersfontein, Colesberg, Colenso.
. The Black Week shook Britain. , She
: British Artillery in 'Action
R.G,A.
in
action
at
Kimberley, November,
Kimberley) and its relief was urgent for
by Lord Roberts
in
February,
1900. .
Piaine Post ,
Sep~
9, 1939
The British Forces Advance
A
battery and balloon corps detachment of Lord Roberts' s
army advancing towards Johannesburg. The city , capital
of the Rand, was occupied by the British forces
at
the end
of May,
1900.
The
South African -War was the first in
which British troops wore khaki. Machine guns and
mobile 6-inch guns were extensively used .
Baden-Powell, later
to
become the founder of the Boy Scout movement, defended Mafeking from the early days of the
war until May
17, 1900.
The relief of Mafeking was marked by wild enthusiasm
in
England, where
it
was believed
to
mark the turning-Foint
in
the war. Baden-Powell became a national figure, and was promoted Major-General.
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