Stormberg Battle Dispatches Reveal British Defeat and Prisoners
From Pretoria and London reports the Stormberg clash ended with a Boer victory. British casualties and prisoners included Major Sturges and 4 officers with 30 NCOs and men of the Northumberland and 2 officers with about 250 Irish Fusiliers. The war office cites misjudged distance and difficult terrain.
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Oliver
Kopjes
Sturges
Northumberland
Boers Use Strategy to Slow British Advance
New York dispatch on the Anglo Boer War notes Boer mobility as a key strength. British forces under Buller, Gatacre, Methuen, and French maneuver to relieve Kimberley, seize Stormberg, and link rail lines from East London into the Orange Free State. The plan aims to draw Boer attention from Methuen’s lines and press a center right advance.
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Sir Charles Warren
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Transvaal
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Herald
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Frere
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Orange Free State
Methuen
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