THE BOER LOSSES.
London, March 31. During the drive five Canadians, who were isolated and outnumbered, stoutly resisted. Eventually four surrendered. The fifth, indignant, fought till he was killed. The British, although twenty-six hours in the saddle, were fit and fresh. The correspondent of The Times, writing from Vaalbank, says the distance travelled prior to the actual drive prevented an adequate pursuit, while the length of country covered robbed Colonel Grenfell's column, which was pursuing the main body of the enemy, of the support necessary to effect the big coup so admirably planned. The Daily Mail states that De la Rey, as the result of the drive, lost 9 killed and 4 wounded, while 158 were taken prisoners and 80 surrendered.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVI, Issue 75, 1 April 1902, Page 2
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