THE BOER WAR.
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London, March 27. Lord Kitchener reports in reference to Do la Key's defeat by Babington near Ventersdorp, that Babington's casualties are two killed and seven wounded. 23 Bo rs have been already found on the field. Owing to tho rapidity of the pursuit thore were probably many more Boer casualties. Saturday's operations resulted in Babington driving tho cnoiny north from Kaffirskraal. The mounted troops only continued the pursuit on Sunday. A combined movement on both flankdrove in the rearguard. Tho convoy was then sighted at Leeuwfontein. Tho Scots Greys, New Zealandcrs and Australian Bushmen pushed on, the Greys riding down all opposition and frustrating the enemy's attempt to take up a position.
Shortly afterwards, when tho New Zealanders from tho east and the Bushmen from the "West rode into the convoy, the retirement became a rout.
Tho Boers were pursued until the pursurers' horses were exhausted. Gunner Bock, of tho New Zealand Artillery, died of his wounds received at Lichtenburg.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 29 March 1901, Page 4
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167THE BOER WAR. Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 29 March 1901, Page 4
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