Campaigning in Kaffirland; Or, Scenes And Adventures in the Kaffir War of 1851-2;
Campaigning in Kaffirland; Or, Scenes And Adventures in the Kaffir War of 1851-2;
William Ross King
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Our party was during the same time patrolling on the heights of these mountain ranges, preventing escape on the part of the enemy; cutting off such small parties as, more daring than the rest, attempted it; capturing horses and cattle, and skirmishing along the whole eastern range of the Water- kloof. The operations of the different columns had been most successful; one after another, the whole of the enemy^s positions had been taken. On the first day, Lieut.-Col. Eyre^s column, in eight partie...s of attack, ascended the steep and difficult paths of Fuller^s Hoek, and driving the enemy before them, in spite of a stout resistance, crowned the summits and destroyed their viQages. On the second day he attacked '^ the Den,^^ celebrated as the especial and private stronghold of Macomo — said indeed to be impregnable. The entrance. Digitized by Google 216 CAMPAIGNING IN KAPFIRLAND. a sort of natural stair in tlie rocks^ had been discovered to us by a female prisoner. All the guns were brought to bear against it, and their fire told fearfully among the defenders.
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