Two Years on Trek: Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa
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Du Moulin Louis Eugène. Two Years on Trek: Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa
EXPLANATORY
CHAPTER I. TO BLOEMFONTEIN
CHAPTER II. THE 21ST BRIGADE. THE TREK BEGINS
CHAPTER III. TO ZAND RIVER
CHAPTER IV. THE FIGHT AT ZAND RIVER
CHAPTER V. ACROSS THE VAAL
CHAPTER VI. DOORNKOP
CHAPTER VII. PRETORIA
CHAPTER VIII. DIAMOND HILL, FIRST DAY
CHAPTER IX. DIAMOND HILL, SECOND DAY
CHAPTER X. TO SPRINGS
CHAPTER XI. TO REITZ
CHAPTER XII. TO MEYER'S KOP
CHAPTER XIII. RETIEF'S NEK
CHAPTER XIV. TO THE BOER LAAGER
CHAPTER XV. TO WINBURG
CHAPTER XVI. UP AND DOWN
CHAPTER XVII. TO LINDLEY
CHAPTER XVIII. THE RAILWAY NEEDS REPAIR
CHAPTER XIX. TO BOTHAVILLE
CHAPTER XX. VENTERSBURG ROAD
CHAPTER XXI. BACK TO LINDLEY
CHAPTER XXII. IN GARRISON
CHAPTER XXIII. THE RAISING OF THE MOUNTED COLUMN
CHAPTER XXIV. TWO DISTRICTS
CHAPTER XXV. DE PUT
CHAPTER XXVI. TO VLAKFONTEIN
CHAPTER XXVII. ABRAHAM'S KRAAL
CHAPTER XXVIII. NORTHWARDS – AND THE END
CHAPTER XXIX. THE THIRD BATTALION
APPENDIX A. THE 13TH M. I
APPENDIX B. THE 21ST M. I
APPENDIX C
APPENDIX D
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It was the design of Col. du Moulin to write an account of the doings of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa, which should both serve to remind those of the Regiment who went through the campaign of the incidents in which they took part, and should also put on record another chapter of that Regimental History, made through many years in many lands, of which all who serve in the Regiment may be so justly proud.
During the months of November and December, 1900, he found, in the comparative quiet of the occupation of Lindley, an opportunity of completing his account up to date. His manuscript is typed (he managed to obtain a machine from somewhere) upon the only paper available – the backs of invoice sheets from a store in the town.
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At last, on the 20th April, these two companies started on their march to join the remainder of the battalion, which about this time was concentrating at Ferreira, a siding on the railway a few miles south of Bloemfontein. However after marching about 60 miles, and reaching Edenburg at the end of a long and trying tramp of fully 24 miles, orders were received to go on by train to Bloemfontein; and on arriving there the two companies were sent on at once to Glen, which they reached early on the 27th of April. Headquarters had detrained at Ferreira in passing, and had joined the remainder of the battalion.
Meanwhile, A, B, and C companies had been having some adventures, B company having been fetched out of the train at Edenburg and ordered to place the little town in a state of defence, as the advent of the enemy was hourly expected. The Boers, however, failed to turn up, and B company was then, on the 6th of April, ordered off to Bethany, about 10 miles distant, where the company entrained, reaching Ferreira Siding late at night. They stayed here and took their share of picket duty until the end of the month.
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