The Transvaal War, 1880-81

94th Regiment action armistice arms arrived artillery assistance attack Blue-book Boer Commandant Boers British camp Captain carried cause CHAP civilians Colley's Colonel Bellairs Colonial column Commissariat December defence despatch detachment direction district Dutch effect endeavour enemy enemy's February fire flag of truce force further garrison Government ground guns Heidelberg hill hostilities House huts jail January Joubert Kafir kopje kraal Kruger laager Laing's Nek Landdrost latter Lieut Lieut.-Colonel Gildea Lieutenant loss Lydenburg Major Marabastadt March martial law ment miles military mounted infantry Natal natives Newcastle night Nourse's Horse officer commanding Orange Free party patrols peace Pietermaritzburg position Potchefstroom Pretoria rebels received reinforcements rifle road Royal Engineers Royal Scots Fusiliers Rustenburg sent Sergeant shot side siege Sir Evelyn Wood Sir George Colley skirmish soldiers South Africa Spruit Standerton taken telegram tion town Transvaal troops vaal volunteers waggons Wakkerstroom Winsloe wounded yards Zulu