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[English] Col. Baden-Powell.

24 April 1900

Col. Baden-Powell.


On the 13th inst., Col. Baden-Powell commanding the beleaguered garrison at Mafeking, captured a Boer trench and killed 12 of the enemy. Large quantities of shrapnel and machine-gun ammunition have been found in farmhouses at Springfontein in the Orange Free State.

Source:

  1. Page 5, "Hongkong Telegraph", 25th Day, 3rd Month, 26th Year of Guang-xu

    • 25th Day, 3rd Lunar Month, Geng-zi Year

    • Tuesday, 24th April, 1900 Common Era

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