Reports on military operations in South Africa and China (1901) (14594916579)

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Title: Reports on military operations in South Africa and China
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: United States. Adjutant-General's Office
Subjects: South African War, 1899-1902
Publisher: Washington : G.P.O.
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto



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e available. The total number of the men on March 6 fed by the supplydepartment, including rear guards, correspondents, etc., was,Europeans, 33,958; natives, 2,668. COMBATANTS. The combatants numbered 1,033 officers and 28,453 men,which does not include the fifteenth brigade, 85 officers,2,909 men, which joined on the 9th. Total combatants onthe 9th, 1,118 officers, 31,362 men. Officers. Men. Cavalry 108 2,694 ! Mounted infantry 238 4, 652 Artillery _. 115 100 Engineers ... 37 770 Infantry 540 19,439 Details, Naval, etc 39 684 Headquarters 49 73 Total noncombatants 89 935 Grand total . 1,215 32,297 On March 4 the regular mounted infantry and colonialswere redistributed as follows: Brevel Lieutenant Colonel Anderson, 2 regular and 5 colonial regiments.Lieutenant Colonel Martyr, 5 regular and 2 colonial regi-ments. Colonel Ridley, 2 regular and 4 colonial regiments.Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Le Gallais, 2 regular and 4colonial regiments.About 850 colonials had joined since February 25. \
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OPERATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY. 43 March 7.—The army advanced, the cavalry divisionaround enemys left advancing on Poplar Grove; the ninthdivision on north bank of river; the sixth division to thesoutheast attacking and turning enemys left; the seventhand Guards Brigade in center. • The enemy, finding their position, which extended fromPoplar Grove southeast for about 11 miles along a ridge,turned on the left by the sixth division and the cavalry divi-sion moving around that flank toward Poplar Grove, theright threatened by the ninth division and the seventh, withthe Guards Brigade, advancing on their center, retreated hur-riedly, abandoning one gun to the ninth division. The Boersnumbered, I estimated, between 4,000 and 5,000. The cavalry division, ordered to advance at 2 a. m., waiteduntil 3.30, and after proceeding a short distance halted oneand one-half hours, for daylight, General French said.The sixth division, which left its camp at 5 a. m. and had thesame distance to march