THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 73, 29 March 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

COLONIALS AMBUSHED AND CAPTURED. 1 By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, March 27. One hundred of Commandant Malan’s Boors on tho 21st ambushed one hundred and thirty colonial troopers in a rooky defile near Richmond. The colonials surrendered after losing thirteen. They were stripped of arms and accoutrements and liberated. * General French, with Major-General Davtnell’s column, has arrived at Vryheid.

Since General French commenced his sweeping movement in the Eastern Transvaal, twelve hundred Boers have been killed, wounded, and captured. Seven guns, one thousand rifios, 226,000 horses, camels, aud sheep, and 1800 waggons have been captured. Lieutenants 11. Banks and 11. Collett, New Zealanders, and J. C. Campbell, a Wcstralian, have accepted commissions in the Royal Artillery.

DELAREY’S DEFEAT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright y. Received 12.8 a.m., March 29. London, March 28. Lord Kitchener reports with- reference to Delarey’s defeat by Babingtou, near Ventorsdorf, that Babington’s casualties were two killed and sovon wounded. Twcntv-threc dead and thirty wounded Boers havo already been found on the field. Owing to the. rapidity of tho pursuit there wore probably many more Boer casualties. Saturday’s operations resulted in Babington driving the enemy north from Kafferskraal. Mounted troops only continued the pursuit. On Sunday a combined movement on Botha’s Hanks drovo in tho Boer rearguard. A convoy was then sighted at Lciufontein. The Scots Greys, Now Zealanders, and Australian Bushmen pushed on, the Scots Greys riding down all opposition and frustrating tho enomy’s attempt to take up a position. Shortly afterwards when the New Zealanders from tho oast and the Bushmen from tho west rode into tho convoy, tho retirement became a rout. The tlceing Boers were pursued until the pursuers’ horses wero exhausted. Gunner Peek, of the New Zealand Artillery, has died of wounds at Lichteuburg.