SPECIAL EDITION: 12th September 1901
Royal Fusiliers in action, local man wounded.
Our South Africa correspondent Tarquine Squears reports;
An isolated blockhouse of the "Rice" variety was attacked by a party of Boers last week in what has been described as a serious setback for the operations of the Royal Fusiliers in that area. The Boers approached very stealthily and rushed the position with reckless abandon.
The blockhouse crew fought back bravely, preferring to fight outside at first and causing several Boers to fall, the superior numbers of the Boers was beginning to be felt and the mauser fire soon began to take its toll.
The survivors gave a good account of themselves from within the blockhouse, but the assault was too much for them. Following threats to blow them to kingdom come the last of the small garrison surrendered to the Boers, they were stripped of everything useful and the blockhouse was destroyed.
Local soldier Private Thompson is reported wounded and a prisoner of the Boers, we wish him well and hope for a speedy recovery and repatriation.
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