HIS DOINGS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11491, 26 January 1903, Page 7

HIS DOINGS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

In Mr Michael Davitt's book, "The Boer Fight for Freedom," some accomrt of Lyneh's doings in South Africa '* given. He is described as an Irish-Aus-tralian who had gone to the Transvaal a« war correspondent for "Lβ Journal" of Paris.

"He is a young man, aged about thirtyfive, tall, handsome, and accomplished. He is a graduate of the Melbourne University, and is in every sense, physically and intellectually, a worthy representative of the Australian-born eons of Ireland. .

In the retreat of Jaubert from Ladysmitn

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to Glencoe, Lynch aiul his men fought in the rearguard, ;>nd were several times in action. The brigade remained attached to General Lucas Meyer's command in Natal until the whole of vrhat had been the a:my of tb« Tugela and of the siege of Ladysmith had retired north through Laiiig's Nek. Lynch j>nd his men on one occasion heirg instrumental in saving, some of Ben Viljoen's guns from capture by Buller's forces. After the re-entry of Mever'e commandos into the Transvaal, Lynch'tt Brigade were ordc-ie v l to Vereenigmg, but disbanded in Johannesburg when passing through that city. Lynch and the few Irishmen who were in his corps went to the Vaal River and joined the." remnants ,«f the various com-n.'-andos and brigades who were fighting with Botha. Steyn. and De la Rev, to i«sist the advance of Koberts's huge army."