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Ch. 20: The Mines Besieged

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THE MINES BESIEGED
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and Hickson-Mahony. Towards evening the Kimberley troops returned to town, as their ammunition was giving out and it was getting too late to send for more. This was the first fight that many of these men had been in, and their gallantry was greatly creditable, though they were unable to hold the ground they had won. The Boers published their losses as nine killed, seventeen wounded, and fifteen missing, instead of thirty-three who were brought into Kimberley.
On November 28th another attempt was made to drive
the Boers from Carter's Ridge. Shortly after noon there was great activity in town, and troops were moving in various directions making ready for a sortie. The centre of the advance, commanded by Colonel Scott-Turner, moved out in the direction of the reservoir and thence along a ridge which gave a little cover. The first Boer redoubts were quickly taken, and then Colonel Scott-Turner sent for two guns to support him. He drove the Boers back until they reached their last redoubt, a small fortress dug in the rock, with a coping of sand bags arranged with loopholes. Colonel Scott-Turner led his last charge and took cover in a small redoubt, only sixty yards from
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