| 单词 | Orange River |
| 例句 | In many ways, Bram Fischer, the grandson of the prime minister of the Orange River Colony, had made the greatest sacrifice of all. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Bram Fischer, a part-time lecturer, was the scion of a distinguished Afrikaner family: his grandfather had been prime minister of the Orange River Colony and his father was judge-president of the Orange Free State. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Located on a spit of land between the Caloosahatchee and the Orange River, Orange Harbor had given many of its residents a life that they say they probably won’t be able to replicate elsewhere. Florida faced a housing crisis. Ian has made it worse. 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Her children fish from the banks of the Orange River whenever they choose. 'An indictment of South Africa': whites-only town Orania is booming 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z In recent decades, geologists realized that because diamonds could be found in Namibia’s Orange River, there was a good chance they could also be detected at sea, swept there by the current. A new frontier for diamond mining: The ocean 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z The herring restoration effort is part of a larger project to restore fish within the Orange River watershed. Plan to restore river herring to Cobscook Bay area funded 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z The park is set in a rocky mosaic around an 11-mile ravine through where the Orange River flows. JORDAN: Namaqualand flower route is a South Africa must-see 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z The Loyal Lancashire Regiment is in full strength, but the battalions have been divided between the positions here and the camp just south of the Orange River. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z What followed, according to Cambridge historian Edward Cavanagh’s history of land rights on the Orange River, was one of the last large-scale evictions under apartheid. 'An indictment of South Africa': whites-only town Orania is booming 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z In 1867, a trader up country, near Hope Town, saw the children of a Boer playing with some pebbles, picked up along the banks of the Orange River. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The principal mines are situated in Griqualand West, but diamonds are also worked in the Orange River Free State, as at Jagersfontein. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z Some day before I leave the Cape I may have a try and trek down the Orange River; but I don’t feel very keen about that secret passage, after poor Mowbray’s experiences.” From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Orange River is broken by hills and river-beds, dry courses with rock-strewn banks, patches of sand, sparsely grassed and destitute of bushes. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Apply to them the Subaltern's description of the uplands of the Orange River Colony—of the sunset that he saw as he rode to Bloemfontein—and there you are. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z Moving on one morning before daylight, and crossing a fine bridge over the Orange River, our oxen were unyoked hard by a number of transport wagons. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z We left the coast and struck inland, and crossed the Orange River in search anew of a home. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Then we wandered in our talk to the Kalahari, that mysterious and little known desert land, and from the Kalahari back to the Orange River again. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The conformation of the country abutting upon Orange River presents those composite peculiarities of construction which contribute more generally to the setting of the high veldt. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z In the evening the vanguard of the commando had reached a range of hills about two miles from the drift across the Orange River at Odendalstroom. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Leaving the Orange River at Bethulie Bridge, we continued on the main road till the morning, when we struck off in a northeasterly direction for Ahival North, which was reached in a few days. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z On the 12th Lord Methuen, on whom all had pinned their faith, arrived with his staff at the Orange River. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Do you know the northern bank of the Orange River, between the great falls and the sea? From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Kimberley, however, was a convenient immediate base between Orange River and Mafeking. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z It is, however, well known that General de Wet, in this second attempt to make an inroad into British territory south of the Orange River, underwent still greater hardships than in the first. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z A few hours later we crossed one of the bridges which span the Orange River, and were again in the Cape Colony. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z These troops had been stationed for a short time at the Orange River, getting their horses into condition after a six weeks’ voyage. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Originally, he had come as a child from the borders of the Orange River, where he had been taken prisoner in a Boer foray, in which nearly all his relations were shot down. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z He was now huntsman to King Nqusha, Morosi's son, on the Orange River, and had never seen a white man, except fighting. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z They constantly spoke of the Orange River Colony. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z That calmed him down, and he was all right until we came to the Orange River, where we had to camp while the water went down. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z On the 6th of January, with a force of all arms, he occupied Zoutpansdrift, the place—situated north of the Orange River, in Free State territory—where gallant Captain Bradshaw met his fate. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z As for the Western Orange River and its mysteries—for it is a mysterious region—he knew it, as I afterwards discovered, better than any man in the world. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The following song is connected with this episode:— The words of this song are:— “The Orange River: It is far away: It flows: The Orange River: I see the mountains of the Zulus.” By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Towards ten o'clock we advanced, but—it was not to cross the Orange River, for it was in flood and a passage was impossible. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Don’t suppose ’cos you bin to the Orange River you know everything. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z On the same date Colonel Miles reported from Orange River an unlucky incident. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z The whole tragedy, from the very remoteness of the place in which it was enacted, was little known south of the Orange River. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z At one period of their wanderings the Hlubis were driven into the mountainous, inhospitable country that lies near the source of the Orange River. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Then the whole paauw-population of the Kalihari would cross the Orange River and move over the plains by an oblique route towards the coast. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Like the Nile, the Orange River drains an immense area of fertile country which is subject to heavy summer rains. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z All eyes were now fixed on the doings of the Kimberley relief force that was concentrating at Orange River. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z He made another stay at Angra das Voltas, in 29° S. lat., immediately after passing the Orange River. The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. II 2011-04-05T02:00:10.813Z The mention of the Orange River has reference to the fact of the Bacas having wandered to its inhospitable source after being driven southward before the spears of Tshaka. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z But, deep in the Orange River gorge is a continuous strip of rich and varied woodland, in which most of the South African forest flora is represented. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Gert Gemsbok prowled along the bank of the Orange River and bent an attentive eye upon the brimming flood. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z To the north of Colesberg was a hill which practically commanded the road to Orange River, and also other roads leading to the town. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Already the Boers about Colesberg are beginning to creep off to the other side of the Orange River, ostensibly to attack Panda, the Zoola chief, but in reality to assist the insurgent Boers at Natal. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z Fate or chance led me to a bend in the Orange River where a certain Boer and his family dwelt. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Just before the Orange River, wearied from its long travail, slides into the Atlantic, it bends in a sickle-shaped curve. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z At last the maddened cattle flung themselves down the well, and their ruined owners were hardly able to drag themselves to the arid banks of the Orange River down the sand-choked gorge at Pella. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Their position consisted of commanding hills down a defile through which a spruit flows towards the Orange River. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z But further north, as the land slopes towards the Orange River, the climate is more equal, and the land increases in fertility, so that large herds of cattle are reared. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z It was October when I started, and it was well on in September of the following year before I reached the Orange River. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z These stood on a limestone ridge in a crescent-shaped bend of that stark range of mountains on the northern side of which the Orange River has carved its tremendous earth-scar. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z The term “Bushman,” strictly speaking, only applies to the diminutive former inhabitants of the Desert, who are now practically extinct to the south of the Orange River. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z It was possible to carry over such provisions as would last them till they reached the Orange River, where final arrangements would be made for treking at once into the depths of the long-desired hunting-grounds. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z Of the rivers, much the largest is the Orange River, but from its remoteness from the settled portions of the country little use has yet been made of it. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z Its food consists wholly of the white ants, whose dome-like structures are found in great numbers in the vicinity of the Orange River, and in other thinly settled localities. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z I reminded him that he might fill in his day of waiting by taking a walk from Arris to the mouth of the Orange River. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Each year, when the Orange River came down in flood, the three wretched creatures would occupy a cave close to its southern bank just above the Augrabies Falls. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z The Orange River forded, our sportsmen at length looked down upon the “happy hunting-grounds.” Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The discontented Dutch, who had been gradually irritated by these proceedings, now began to migrate with their families over various branches of the Orange River, to the north-east of the colony. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z The Orange River also flows west, but bends a little to the north. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z This more or less central area of Bushmanland,—a tract from ten to twelve hundred square miles in extent—was practically the last refuge of the oryx south of the Orange River. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Guerilla bands suddenly appeared in different parts of the Orange River Colony and of the Transvaal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z I remember one which, though not very young when taken near the Orange River, became domesticated like a dog, and was far more sociable than a cat. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z Matters have looked a little portentous over the Orange River. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z As the two rivers sweep around, they inclose the Orange River Free State, not only forming its northern and southern boundaries, but turning their courses so as to unite about midway on the western border. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Such Hottentots as we were able to consult all declared that it was only under very exceptional circumstances that water was to be found between the trolley-line and the Orange River. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Striking down into the Colony, two days were taken up in crossing the Orange River at Sand Drift, where many columns had collected, the river being in flood. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z “Kalahari,” the name of the great South African desert, or Karoo, which extends north from the Orange River, and west of the Transvaal, for hundreds of miles. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Nevertheless, poor Kama gave us very little trouble, asked for no presents, being resolved on quieter establishing a position for himself on the other side of the Orange River, or the Keiskama. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z In the interior of the colony there is less rainfall, while in the vicinity of the Orange River there are only a few light showers. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z To the left, in the direction of the Orange River, the scenery was comparatively tame,—that is to say it looked as though one might pass over the country without inevitably breaking one’s neck. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z In April, General Lyttleton gave up command of the Southern District of the Orange River Colony, and on doing so published the following order:— The Officer Commanding 1st Royal Sussex Regt. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z That is now restricted to the “zuur-veldt” districts, north of the Great Orange River. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z These were the Boers who had deserted the Colony and tracked over the Orange River ten years before. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z Orange River Free State was settled by the Dutch who had previously occupied Natal. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Not knowing that springbuck were to be found in the vicinity he undertook the suggested expedition to the mouth of the Orange River, but turned back on account of the dense fog. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z The road led through a green and smiling country, lying among its hills by the Orange River. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z The range of neither reaches as far southward as the Cape Colony, but one of the species extends to the countries northward of the great Orange River, and is occasionally, though rarely, seen. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Aliwal North, a town in the eastern part of Cape Province, on the Orange River, which here forms the boundary with the Orange Free State, and is crossed by a fine bridge—the Frere Bridge. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide When Great Britain established her rule, the Dutch boers, or colonists, migrated from their former home, and settled in the section now known as the Orange River Free State. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z For fixed army post offices in Orange River Colony and Transvaal, used from about the end of 1901 and for a short time after the declaration of peace. 32A. The Postage Stamp in War At this time De Wet had crossed the Orange River with his raiders, had reached Britstown, and had been headed off to the west in the Strydenburg direction. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z Their fathers had hunted them years before; but both species had been long since exterminated south of the Orange River. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z They would cross the Orange River into the wilderness and there build up another State, which should be forever their own. A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland That portion of the country which comprises the Orange River Free State is diversified by vast undulating plains. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The Transvaal and the Orange River colonies were enumerated in 1904. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" Gen. Spens' column reached Vryheid on the 22nd October, and, returning to Newcastle, got fresh supplies for a trek in the Orange River Colony. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z I have said that the young yägers were encamped on the southern bank of the Great Orange River. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Trade.—The colony has not only a large trade in its own commodities, but owes much of its commerce to the transit of goods to and from the Transvaal, Orange River Colony and Rhodesia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Interest has centered about the Orange River Free State, owing to the discovery of diamonds here, and in Griqualand, a narrow strip of land bounding it upon the west. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Here they learned that the Boers had already crossed the Orange River and were invading Cape Colony. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War I understand from my sister and daughter that they are acquainted with you, and that they were fully aware of your original intention to travel to the Orange River. Tales of South Africa The latter had especially cautioned him against revealing matters even to the burghers on this side of the Orange River, and now the warning rose clear in his mind. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion In England, consent given for the establishment of the Orange River Free State in South Africa. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 The present republic was then established between the two main streams of the Orange River, west of the Drachenberg Mountains. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In November, 1907 he was elected a member of the first parliament of the Orange River Colony and was appointed minister of agriculture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" The Orange River country hasn’t been half ransacked yet, or Kaffraria either, for that matter. Tales of South Africa At the passage of the Orange River, some delay occurred. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion In the peaceful decade which followed Townshend acted for a time as military attach� in Paris, was on the staff in India, and finally commanded the troops at Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Now the hunter must seek his game far to the north of the Orange River. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z It is found in numerous herds in the wide plains north of the Orange River. Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly At Cape Town, Horace, after many inquiries, had half settled upon a journey along the Orange River. Tales of South Africa The Orange River Territory was recognised as a separate Republic in 1854. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 To meet these movements the 9th Lancers, the squadrons of which disembarked at Cape Town from India on the 14th, 15th, and 18th, were sent up to Orange River station immediately on their arrival. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government From this elevation, eight thousand five hundred feet above the sea, the country gradually declines to the Orange River. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Once again we are amongst our old enemies, the kopjes, which, south of the Orange River Colony, begin to assert themselves again. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition And so the Orange River was decided upon, and in three or four days he was to start. Tales of South Africa This occupies the territory between the Vaal River to the north and the Orange River to the south. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 The Orange River bridge garrison was further strengthened by two 12-pr. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government Accordingly, a large number migrated, with their wagons and various possessions, in a northerly direction across the Drachenberg Mountains and the Orange River. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z After many adventures and dangers, my husband reached the Orange River, and was the first white man who had ever been in that part of Africa. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville He had enjoyed it all immensely; but he really must get on with the butterflies, especially if he meant to go north to the Orange River. Tales of South Africa Military Administration in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony will at the earliest possible date be succeeded by Civil Government, and, as soon as circumstances permit, Representative Institutions, leading up to Self-Government, will be introduced. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 The first field artillery to land in Cape Colony, the 62nd and half 75th batteries, were, on the evening of their disembarkation, the 25th, entrained at once for Orange River. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government The Orange River, though the largest, is so broken up by the various cataracts as to be unsuitable for navigation. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The law of the Orange River Colony is similar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" When he was tired of that, he could go on by rail from Cradock, and complete his programme on the Orange River. Tales of South Africa No Special Tax will be imposed on Landed Property in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony to defray the Expenses of the War. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 Steps were taken to make the Orange River railway bridge passable by artillery and cavalry, by planking the space between the rails. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government It reaches away in a northerly direction from the Orange River as far as Lake N'gami. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z No one can wish for a more healthy climate than that of the Orange River Colony during the dry season. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon I am told the Orange River is an excellent and untried region. Tales of South Africa The Possession of Rifles will be allowed in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony to persons requiring them for their protection, on taking out a licence according to Law. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 On the eastern side of the colony the enemy made no move, but still hung back on the north bank of the Orange River. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government On the west it is separated from the Orange River basin and the various rivers running through Ovampo Land into the Atlantic by a rather undefined watershed, which crosses the Kalahari Desert. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The Orange River Free State, organized as an independent republic of Dutch settlers, was recognized as such. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) In the Transvaal 14,700 square miles, and in the Orange River Colony 17,000 square miles of territory had been enclosed by blockhouse lines. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 Burghers in the Field outside the limits of the Transvaal or Orange River Colony, on surrendering, will be brought back to their homes. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 I consider that I must reinforce Natal, hang on to Orange River bridge, and give myself to organise troops expected from England. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government It thus serves to separate this colony from the Orange River Free State and from the adjoining territories, occupied by various independent native tribes. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The British flag was hoisted beyond the Orange River and the annexation of that territory to Great Britain was accomplished. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) In the middle of 1900 the feeling in the Orange River Colony and the western districts of the Transvaal was "undoubtedly pacific." Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 The Possession of Rifles will be allowed in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony to persons requiring them for their Protection, on taking out a licence according to Law. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 Fetherstonhaugh, was formed out of the infantry units already at Orange River station, viz.: the half-battalion 1st Loyal North Lancashire, 2nd King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 1st Northumberland Fusiliers, and 2nd Northamptonshire. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government The Vaal, a tributary of the Orange River, skirts the northern edge of the State. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z My clothes have not been off since we left the Orange River on November 21.... South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 That is to say, the British Administration in the Orange River Colony was educating one-third more Boer children in the camp schools alone than the Free State Government had educated in time of peace. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 Military Administration in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony will at the earliest possible date be succeeded by Civil Government, and, as soon as circumstances permit, Representative Institutions, leading up to Self-Government, will be introduced. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 The forenoon of the 24th of November was spent in preparing for another march, supplies of ammunition being replenished by railway from Orange River station. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government When the Dutch took possession of the Orange River Free State, it was inhabited by different native tribes. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z It is situated about sixty miles from the Orange River and Free State border. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 He is warning this Government of the danger of a premature grant of responsible government to the Orange River Colony. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 He penetrated a little further north than the Orange River, and into Kaffraria a good deal further east than Fish River. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century The plain, across which the railway from Orange River to Kimberley runs nearly due north and south, is intersected by the devious windings of two rivers, the Riet and the Modder. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government The Orange River is a striking example, the water at its mouth being choked by a vast deposit of sand. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z One adventurous individual, for his personal satisfaction, performed the feat of travelling north and swimming across the Orange River to reconnoitre. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 They never came, for the next day Kimberley was cut off, and by Sunday morning Capetown had lost count of the border districts from Kimberley southward to Orange River. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 First came the uncovering of diamonds along the Orange River and the opening up of the Kimberley region, which added nearly 2,000 miles of railway. An African Adventure The 62nd, which had been left to guard the Orange River bridge, received orders late on the 26th to leave two guns at that camp, and proceed with all speed to rejoin Lord Methuen's division. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government Under the name of the Orange River, the united streams flow west, along the northern edge of Cape Colony and the southern edge of Great Namaqua Land, to the Atlantic Ocean. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Troops soon began to pour through on the way to Orange River, whence the advance was shortly to take place. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 They also put forward a claim for the incorporation of certain districts of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony into Natal. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 When the great diamond rush of the seventies overwhelmed the Vaal and Orange River regions, what is now the Kimberley section was a rocky plain with a few Boer farms. An African Adventure It was reinforced by the 1st Highland Light Infantry, who had arrived during the night by rail from Orange River. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government My faithful friend and helper, whom I left as army scripture reader at Orange River, after some months of devoted work was compelled to hasten home. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back The gunners had made a splendid forced march from Orange River in some twenty-three hours, yet there and then, with worn-out horses and jaded frames, joined in the fight. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 On the morning of December 16th, five days after he had received the Worcester Congress deputation, Lord Milner heard that the burgher forces had again crossed the Orange River between Aliwal North and Bethulie. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 We bivouacked in Orange River Colony at the top of the pass, all in good spirits at our success and at being in a new country. With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service Without delaying the progress over Orange River bridge, it was possible to strengthen the conviction in Cronje's mind that it was at Norval's Pont that danger threatened. and means taken to hoodwink him. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government At the Orange River, just before the Guards set out on their long march, thirty Grenadier officers stretched their legs under their genial colonel's "mahogany," which consisted of rough planks supported on biscuit boxes. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back News from the Orange River, which came in by fits and starts, hinted that after the evacuation of Colesberg would come the abandonment of Stormberg. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 No special tax will be imposed on landed property in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony to defray the expenses of the war. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 A Levée was held in the afternoon at the Parliament Buildings and two thousand citizens were presented, while addresses were received from many public bodies in Cape Colony, Orange River Colony, and Rhodesia. The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V We could increase your force still more, or what would probably be of even greater assistance to you, we could threaten the enemy from the Orange River station direction. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government The final victory of the 'voortrekkers' cleared all the country between the Orange River and the Limpopo, the sites of what have been known as the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct We must now move in the direction of the Orange River, where more activities were taking place. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Seven months ago this Colony was perfectly quiet, at least as far as the Orange River. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 The Transvaal and Orange River Colonies have taken their place among the other self-governing Colonies of the Empire. The World Peril of 1910 On the 10th of November Lord Methuen, with his staff, left Cape Town for Orange River station, where he arrived two days later. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government Already the Orange River Colony pays its own way, and the Transvaal is within measurable distance of doing the same. The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct The Yorks almost immediately struck camp and prepared to entrain for Orange River; but presently a counter-order arrived, and, much to their regret, the regiment again resumed its former routine. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 The Free State commandos crossed the Orange River on October 31st, 1899. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 Therefore, at the end of the fortnight, I crossed the headwaters of the Caledon, and entered what in after years became the Orange Free State, and, still later, the Orange River Colony. Through Veld and Forest An African Story Orange River bridge must of course be held at all costs. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government With Natal British, Rhodesia British, the Transvaal British, the Cape half and half, and only the Orange River Colony Dutch, the British would be assured of a majority in a parliament of United South Africa. The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct They swept southward, driving every British official beyond the Orange River. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 It is not now met with to the south of the Great Orange River. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Still to the south he sailed, struggling with wind and weather, to Cape Voltas, close to the mouth of the Orange River. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Before Lord Methuen's arrival at Orange River station, the mounted troops had been engaged in reconnoitring and sketching the country in the neighbourhood of the railway bridge. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government One or two, however, succeed, in wet seasons, in getting as far as the Orange River, and find through it an outlet to the sea. Impressions of South Africa The voluntary exiles from Natal, on moving to the north of the Orange River, determined to evade the British, and proclaim the whole of that locality an independent Republic. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 In a desolate and lonely spot near the wide expanse of mud-flats which form the mouth of the Orange River there stands the roofless ruin of an old farm-house. A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa This mine is more extensive and valuable than any of the diamond or gold mines of the Orange River or the Transvaal. Six Months at the Cape On the 9th another reconnaissance was made up the line, past Belmont, to Honey Nest Kloof, 37 miles from Orange River station. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government In the interior there are, to be sure, rivers which, like the Orange River or the Limpopo, have courses hundreds of miles in length. Impressions of South Africa While these worthies fell out Sir Harry Smith saw the annexation carried through, and the territory of the modern Free State was united to Cape Colony, under the title of the Orange River Sovereignty. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 They even cross the great Orange River thus in places where its flow is calm. The Settler and the Savage Africaner fixed his abode upon the banks of the Orange River, and afterwards a chief ceding to him his dominion in Great Namaqua-land, the territory became his by right as well as by conquest. The Mission; or Scenes in Africa From it extends northwards a broken line of kopjes which for several miles runs parallel with the railway in its course from Orange River station to Kimberley. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government To-day, however, if the lion is to be found at all within the limits of Cape Colony, it is only in the wilderness along the banks of the Orange River. Impressions of South Africa In 1852 the Government at home declared its policy to be the ultimate abandonment of the Orange River Sovereignty. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 It improves, however, in the direction of Natal; but in the north, towards the Orange River, it is said to be again barren. My First Voyage to Southern Seas At that time the limits of the British colony were, on the north, the Orange River; and, on the east, the Fish River. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign His left flank was protected by the despatch of the Scots Greys from Orange River station to Mark's Drift, a point close to the junction of the Vaal and Orange rivers. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government The defeat and expulsion of the Matabili left the vast territories between the Orange River and the Limpopo in the hands of the Boer immigrants. Impressions of South Africa About this time commenced the threatened rise of the Basutos in the neighbourhood of the Orange River territory. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 The patient was then put down and left on the field ten hours; later he was carried to shelter for the night, and arrived at Orange River on the second day. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre In diminishing numbers they are still to be met with in these regions, especially in the unsettled parts of Africa north of the Orange River. The Bird Study Book This pleasant but useless pastime occupied them agreeably, and diverted them from molesting the British at Orange River and De Aar. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 Hardly less troubled was the lot of the emigrants who had scattered themselves over the wide uplands that lie between the Orange River and the Limpopo. Impressions of South Africa The important rivers are the Limpopo or Crocodile River, so named in compliment to its reptile inhabitants, and the Vaal, a tributary of the Orange River. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 This condition persisted until the fourth day, when the patient was brought down to Orange River, and the signs were as follows. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre The Boers, then, founded a republic of their own, the Transvaal, so named because it lay on the other side of the Vaal, a tributary of the Orange River. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Orange River, where Methuen's relief force was assembling, is seventy miles from Kimberley. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 Nevertheless, he was several times engaged in war with the Orange River Boers, and once had to withstand the attack of a strong British force led by the governor of Cape Colony. Impressions of South Africa The diamonds are found principally in Griqualand, north of the Orange River, now a part of Cape Colony, but they are also found in the Orange Free State. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) He remained at Orange River two days, and while there an enema was administered, producing a normal motion. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre In five minutes the Intelligence officer reached the picket to find the native gone, and the corporal in charge stated that the man had shown a pass signed by the Intelligence officer, Orange River Station. On the Heels of De Wet These places are distant from Orange River, approximately, 18, 28, and 45 miles; Magersfontein being some three miles beyond the Modder. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 The Orange River and the Limpopo have, in parts of their courses, been taken as convenient political frontiers. Impressions of South Africa In 1867 the baby son of a Mrs. Jacobs found 'a pretty pebble' near the Orange River, and brought it to his mother. Chatterbox, 1905. A week's stay at Orange River sufficed for this object in the cases referred to. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre The Orange River was in flood, while stops were in front of and south of the harried guerilla. On the Heels of De Wet After three severe actions he had now traversed forty-five of the seventy miles that lay between the Orange River and Kimberley; but the inadequacy of his numbers was increasingly felt. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 Along the south bank of the Orange River and to the north of it, in Great Namaqualand, small tribes, substantially identical with the Hottentots, still wander over the arid wilderness. Impressions of South Africa Lord Roberts would have found it more convenient to have crossed the Orange River, for the railway runs through Norvalspont. Three Years' War November 26.—A train of specially constructed trucks brought 90 of the less severe cases, including 20 Boers, to Orange River. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre It will be seen therefore that Plumer was twenty-four hours too late,—through no fault of his, be it said, but simply because he made the journey from Orange River station by train. On the Heels of De Wet All three junctions with their intervening lines of rail, bridges, culverts and all, are little over fifty miles from the Orange River, which hereabout forms the boundary separating Cape Colony from the Free State. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 And in 1848 the whole region from the Orange to the Vaal was formally annexed under the name of the Orange River Sovereignty. Impressions of South Africa Seventhly, the possession of rifles shall, on taking out a license in accordance with the law, be permitted in the Transvaal and in the Orange River Colony, to persons who require them for their protection. Three Years' War November 29.—339 patients, including a few sick, and some wounded Boers, were sent down to Orange River in open trucks with impromptu shelters made with rifles and blankets. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre But it was nothing to the burlesque which was shortly to be enacted on Orange River Station platform. On the Heels of De Wet There seems to have been no serious attempt to interrupt communications south of the Orange River, important though it was to do so. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 The Orange River government was to be free to purchase ammunition in the British colonies, and liberal privileges in connection with import duties were to be granted to it. Impressions of South Africa Tenthly, no special tax shall be laid on landed property in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony to meet the expenses of the war. Three Years' War During the day of the 12th, No. 3 train made three journeys to Orange River, and No. 2 was sent direct to Wynberg. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre And now they were on the line again, rumour had it that their belated truckage had been ordered to convey them back to the Orange River Colony. On the Heels of De Wet The details of the assembling of Methuen's division at Orange River Station need not detain us. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 No slavery or trade in slaves was to be permitted north of the Orange River. Impressions of South Africa His Majesty's Government will at once grant an amnesty in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony for all bonâ fide acts of war committed during the recent hostilities. Three Years' War I returned to Orange River with the patients and remained there a further period of three weeks, during which time the patients were gradually transferred to the Base hospitals at Wynberg. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre The climax was reached on the morning of the concentration at Orange River Station. On the Heels of De Wet Still coasting southwards and tacking frequently, he passed the Orange River, the northern limit of the present Cape Colony. Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. In 1867 the first diamond was picked up by a hunter out of a heap of shining pebbles near the banks of the Orange River, above its confluence with the Vaal. Impressions of South Africa Secondly, burghers in the Veldt beyond the frontiers of the Transvaal and of the Orange River Colony shall, on their surrender, be brought back to their homes. Three Years' War The days were often hot; thus even in November at Orange River the thermometer registered 115°F. in the single bell tents, but on the other hand the nights were cool and refreshing. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre In order to facilitate the early movement of the brigade, it had moved across the now historic railway-bridge at Orange River and camped in the Herbert district, with the report that Kimberley was its destination. On the Heels of De Wet Imitating them, and following in their footsteps, we have adopted such a plan in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony Constitutions. Liberalism and the Social Problem Crossing the Orange River, they founded the "Orange Free State." The Leading Facts of English History If the English were pursuing me, they would have to leave Commandant Kritzinger and Captain Scheepers, who would thus be able to cross the Orange River. Three Years' War In early days at Orange River work commenced at 4 a.m., and was steadily continued until 6 p.m. or later, and this state of things persisted sometimes for many days together. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre If more of these enviable spots had abounded, even the barbarity of British rule would not have driven the voortrekkers into wholesale emigration across the soapy waters of the Orange River. On the Heels of De Wet Objection has also been taken that the same government which is now being given to the Transvaal has not been given to the Orange River Colony. Liberalism and the Social Problem I know ten hot fountains north of the Orange River; the further north the more hot and numerous they become. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi That evening we reached the Orange River, at a point some three miles to the north of Odendaalsstroom, but, alas! what a sight met our eyes! Three Years' War Thence he travelled to Orange River 55 miles by train on the next day. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre Local information indicates that the invaders have doubled back to the north, evidently with the object of recrossing the Orange River. On the Heels of De Wet I think that the experiment might have been far better tried in the Orange River Colony. Liberalism and the Social Problem Another seems to have gone to the sea when a similar fissure was made at the falls of the Orange River. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi My plan was to get behind this ridge and to march under its shelter until darkness came on; then, proceeding up the Orange River, to attack the enemy in the rear. Three Years' War The heat of the day was not on the whole so disadvantageous from the point of view of the operator, as the cold of the nights during the winter in Orange River Colony. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre In the meantime it was learned from prisoners and other sources that the group of fugitives trying to cross the Orange River north of Hopetown was Judge Hertzog's and Pretorius's party. On the Heels of De Wet The case of the Transvaal differs fundamentally from the case of the Orange River Colony. Liberalism and the Social Problem The Empire was not, however, to be consolidated without war and bloodshed, for relations with the two Boer Republics, the Transvaal and the Orange River, became more and more strained as years went on. Queen Victoria I therefore decided on letting them take a cross road to the north, to the banks of the Orange River about five miles from our position. Three Years' War The State schools in the smaller towns of the Orange River Colony also afforded excellent accommodation as small temporary hospitals. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre The situation even yet presented possibilities, and the brigadier settled to remain longer in Luckhoff than he had originally intended, sending a patrol to reconnoitre the Orange River. On the Heels of De Wet We may regret that there is no willingness in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony to make arrangements which have been found not altogether harmful in Cape Colony. Liberalism and the Social Problem On May 28, 1900, the Orange Free State was annexed under the name of the Orange River Colony. Queen Victoria Our position was beginning to be critical, for there was an English garrison at Aliwal North, so that I could not cross the Orange River by the bridge there. Three Years' War I had several opportunities of comparing the two methods on a smaller scale during the fighting in Orange River Colony, and felt very strongly in favour of the stretcher parties. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre At certain points along the Orange River it was said that boats were hidden for the purpose of effecting a crossing. On the Heels of De Wet On those grounds, therefore, we have decided to give to the Orange River Colony full responsible government. Liberalism and the Social Problem The whole coast of West Africa from the mouth of the Cross River to the mouth of the Orange River would be in German possession. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. The Orange River was in flood—the Government and I, therefore, could not possibly remain where we were for long. Three Years' War During the patient's stay at Orange River a large pulsating swelling with a strong thrill developed. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre De Wet crossed the Orange River yesterday afternoon, therefore, according to our information, he should have slept at Philippolis last night. On the Heels of De Wet There will be separate representation of towns in the Orange River Colony. Liberalism and the Social Problem Such was the case with two farmers in the district of Trompsburg, Orange River Colony. In the Shadow of Death They informed me that they had safely crossed the Orange River by a foot-path. Three Years' War The patient was moved from the Field hospital by train to Orange River, a journey of 55 miles and some four hours' duration, on the fourth day. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre From Orange River the troops had been compelled to march, and had their first taste of the African sun in the greatness of his strength. From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa We have travelled a long way since this Parliament assembled, in the discussion of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony Constitutions. Liberalism and the Social Problem When we reached the Caledon River we saw that the water was rising rapidly, and began to fear that the Orange River, which was still thirty miles off, would be impassable. In the Shadow of Death And there was but one road open to us—we must somehow get across the Orange River and thus obtain elbow-room. Three Years' War The country was terribly rough as we drove the transports up and over the Orange River, and rougher still in the low kopjes on the other side. Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front He remained at Orange River while Mr. Lowry moved on with the Guards, to which Brigade he was attached. From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa It may be wise to grant responsible government to the Transvaal, but it is not wise to give it to the Orange River Colony. Liberalism and the Social Problem Between us and the enemy there was then a ridge, extending parallel with the Orange River. In the Shadow of Death We now had made ninety men our prisoners since we crossed the Orange River. Three Years' War Flying column crossing the Orange River after him Troops returning to Pretoria after Nooitgedacht. With Botha in the Field He was then attached to the Royal Berks, as his own regiment was in captivity, and advanced with them through the Orange River Colony. From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa The peace and order of the Orange River Colony establish this case on its merits. Liberalism and the Social Problem These emigrants or pioneers inspanned their large ox-waggons, bade farewell to their homes and farms in the Cape Colony and trekked across the Orange River. In the Shadow of Death General Knox, I heard, proceeded to Bloemfontein; thence he sent his troops to the railway bridge across the Orange River, near Bethulie. Three Years' War Flying column crossing the Orange River after him Troops returning to Pretoria after Nooitgedacht. With Botha in the Field And week by week, month by month, the Orange River Hospital has been full ever since the beginning of the war. From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa I submit to the House that a case for conferring responsible government on the Orange River Colony is established on its merits. Liberalism and the Social Problem The Wessels in question is the Commandant Louis Wessels, who passed into the Colony from the Orange River Colony, and I met him three or four days before I crossed. In the Shadow of Death I felt quite sure that this rumour would reach General Knox that very day, for he had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of the Caledon and the Orange River. Three Years' War French now took in hand the Drive, the last weapon left in the British Armoury, which his colleagues in the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony had been wielding for some months. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans It is not a very heroic sentiment certainly, but he wrote from the hospital at Orange River, and doubtless expressed not only his own sentiments, but the sentiments of a good many of his comrades. From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa On what ground could we refuse that equal treatment of the Orange River Colony? Liberalism and the Social Problem He was not under my command in the Colony, nor in the Orange River Colony. In the Shadow of Death On the following day we struck the Brak River at a point ten miles south-east of its confluence with the Orange River, to the east of Prieska. Three Years' War When the Convention assembled it was found that while the Transvaal was generally in favour of submission, the Orange River Colony was still implacable. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans At one time there were at least a hundred Canadians down with enteric at Orange River. From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa There is only one ground which we could assign for such a refusal, and that is that in the Orange River Colony there is sure to be a Dutch majority. Liberalism and the Social Problem The statement that his authority as such ceased the moment he crossed the Orange River is hardly credible. In the Shadow of Death There was absolutely no chance of getting across—the best of swimmers would have been helpless in that swollen torrent, which rushed down to the Orange River, its great waves roaring like a tempestuous sea. Three Years' War On February 24 De Wet crossed the railway eastwards a few miles south of Orange River Station. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans With the armed support of all the Dutch farmers from Worcester to the Orange River, a Boer occupation of this strong position would have been a terrible menace to Capetown itself. With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train The Constitution of the Orange River Colony will become effective as soon as possible; and I should think that the new Parliament might assemble in Bloemfontein some time during the autumn of next year. Liberalism and the Social Problem Again, and now for the last time, I forded the Orange River at midnight, and set foot on British territory. In the Shadow of Death I was obliged to make the best of a bad bargain; and I decided to find a way across the Orange River before the enemy had discovered my whereabouts. Three Years' War Delarey had gone south, and was now in the Orange River Colony. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans On arriving at Orange River we carried our load of wounded to the base hospital. With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train What are the reasons which have been advanced against the issue of a Constitution to the Orange River Colony? Liberalism and the Social Problem The burghers found their way back to the Free State; the officers followed us up, but, alas! met us only when we were on the point of recrossing the Orange River. In the Shadow of Death April 6—It is announced officially at Cape Town that troops of the Union of South Africa have captured Warmbad, twenty miles north of the Orange River. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 The force selected to proceed to Pietersburg was Plumer's Australian column, which sixteen days after it desisted from the chase of De Wet in the Orange River Colony was marching northwards out of Pretoria. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans Finally one of the ambulance trains arrives, about 120 men are packed in it and it steams off rapidly to some base hospital at Orange River, De Aar, Wynberg or Rondebosch. With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train But that is not the situation in the Orange River Colony. Liberalism and the Social Problem I had a few natives shot in the Orange River Colony prior to my crossing into the Colony in the first instance. In the Shadow of Death It had been solemnly stipulated that England would not interfere in Native affairs north of the Orange River. A Century of Wrong Another drive by Elliott during August and September, this time through the eastern districts of the Orange River Colony, affected little. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans At Orange River we halted for some time, and somebody suggested a snake hunt in the scrub, but no one seemed very keen about this form of sport. With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train We marched out from our Orange River Camp on November 22nd, and fought at Belmont on the 23rd. With Rimington Hardly eight miles behind us the British columns were stationed in crescent shape; in front was the swollen Brak River, and nine miles to our right was the Orange River, and that in flood. In the Shadow of Death The Colony was at this time bounded on the north by the Orange River. A Century of Wrong Many small parties of Boers broke through—the last wriggle in the Orange River Colony. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans But from the Orange River to Bloemfontein there would be a march of one hundred and twenty miles, and the Boer army was not at Bloemfontein. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith The sun is just rising on Orange River Camp. With Rimington That river, being much smaller than the Orange River, would sooner fall and afford us a way of escape. In the Shadow of Death We journeyed then with our fathers beyond the Orange River into the unknown north, as free men and subjects of no sovereign upon earth. A Century of Wrong As in the earlier drives in the Orange River Colony, the meshes of the net were spacious and fragile. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans The British force could be assembled on the Orange River no sooner than on the south bank of the Tugela. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith We knew the great tide of advance was setting up from Orange River to the Modder, and as no orders came for us, we began to think we should be out of it. With Rimington No special tax will be imposed on landed property in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony to defray the expenses of the War. In the Shadow of Death The Resident informed his Government that the fate of the Orange River Sovereignty depended upon Andries Pretorius, the very man on whose head Sir Harry Smith had put a price of £2,000. A Century of Wrong In the vicinity of Johannesburg, and in the Central districts of the Orange River Colony west of the railway, cordons of posts manned by the South African Constabulary took the place of blockhouse lines. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans Ladysmith might fall, and its fall stimulate the Cape rising and endanger the communications of the British force advancing north of the Orange River. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith We were a small nation when our fathers trekked to this side of the Orange River; we have become united and strong since. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked It seemed as if Providence had so ordained it that he should not cross the Orange River, or, even crossing it, should not sojourn for a long time in the land of the enemy. In the Shadow of Death The Transvaal and Orange River Colony received several millions after the war to enable the ruined farmers to start business on a footing of solvency. The Framework of Home Rule The Orange River Colony did not receive its incorporation into the British Empire with a display of gratitude for the honour conferred upon it. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans Hannay's brigade of mounted infantry from Orange River, on the march to Ramdam, had to cover its right flank against a party of Boers. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith The Orange River stands for Jordan, dividing as yet the possessions of the people, and the analogy only needs completion by a Pisgah for President Krüger. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked In the night of the 15th of December, at 2 A.M., we forded the Orange River at a point five miles below Odendaal's Stroom. In the Shadow of Death The grant of responsible government to the Transvaal and Orange River Colony reacted with amazing rapidity on South African politics as a whole. The Framework of Home Rule In October every village in the S.W. district of the Orange River Colony in the possession of a British garrison was attacked, all but one of them without success. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans Lord Roberts, when he reaches the railway, will probably call up from the Orange River such additional forces as are not required as garrisons in Cape Colony. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith Those who joined in the exodus north of the Orange River in 1835 and the years following comprised the most indomitable and best endowed of that stalwart race. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked The odds, of course, will be so great to contend against, that, humanly speaking, you will be bound to retreat across the Orange River. In the Shadow of Death It was physically possible, thanks to Ireland's proximity, to deny that country Home Rule, but it would not have been even physically possible in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony. The Framework of Home Rule P. Viljoen was not found in the wilderness, while his colleague Alberts escaped with 500 burghers into the Orange River Colony, whither he was followed by Bruce Hamilton. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans Lord Roberts will be on the railway with the bulk of his force by Saturday or Sunday, and his presence there will complete the break up of the Boer defences of the Orange River. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith The Sand River Convention of 1852, and the Orange River Convention of 1854, resulted from British desire to avoid future responsibility outside Cape Colony and Natal. The Life of Froude We proceeded down the Brak River and up the Orange River. In the Shadow of Death If the official view of the Transvaal was mistaken, the summit of error was reached in the view taken of the Orange River Colony. The Framework of Home Rule The disturbances in the Orange River Colony brought about certain changes and redistributions in the Transvaal commands, by which leaders were, as in the circuits of Wesleyan ministers, removed from spheres familiar to them. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans The mounted infantry were also brigaded, as had been those at Orange River Station. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith A certain "Chicken Specialist" from the Orange River Colony, South Africa, first wrote a glowing article upon the wonderful success he had secured with my prescriptions. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration The whole of that night we trekked along the banks of the Orange River, parallel to the British columns. In the Shadow of Death It was important to "ascertain the views" of the bi-racial Transvaal, but needless to ascertain the views of the practically homogeneous Orange River Colony. The Framework of Home Rule The northward retreat of De Wet through the Orange River Colony in March, 1901, drew in its trail a host of British columns, which plodded sturdily across the veld with scanty results. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans But in the whole of Cape Colony south of the Orange River there appear to be only nine battalions, perhaps a couple of regiments of cavalry, and on the most favourable assumption five batteries. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith A small British garrison held a dangerous position at Orange River bridge. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria And how did General De Wet fare when he crossed the Orange River on the 11th of February, 1901? In the Shadow of Death They crossed the Orange River, and finally trekked beyond the Vaal. Native Races and the War Kritzinger remained in the Cape Colony; paying, however, a brief visit to the Orange River Colony in April. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans The advance of Lord Methuen's division renders imperative the protection of the long railway line from Cape Town to Orange River. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith It is generally believed that this will precipitate a rising of the Dutch throughout this part of the colony and an invasion by the commandos now gathered along the Orange River. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria Military administration in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony will at the earliest possible date be succeeded by Civil Government, and, as soon as circumstances permit, representative institutions, leading up to self-government, will be introduced. In the Shadow of Death Great Britain has just given representative government to the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony. Ireland and the Home Rule Movement On February 19 they wheeled to the right and with their centre near Vrede were now wholly within the Orange River Colony. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans The rest of the troops are required in the protection of the railways, of the depôt of stores at De Aar, and the bridge at Orange River. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith And still relief was deferred; but the troops were at Orange River, and seventy miles, they told us, was a trifle in darkest Africa. The Siege of Kimberley We could march down the Brak River as far as the Orange River, and then proceed along the latter. In the Shadow of Death Africaner fixed his abode upon the banks of the Orange River, and afterward a chief ceding to him his dominion in Great Namaqua land, the territory became his by right as well as by conquest. The Mission Before the end of the month the line was cleared and trains were passing to and fro between Capetown and the capital of the Free State, which had lately been renamed the Orange River Colony. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans Kimberley is five or six days' march from Orange River, and at some point on the way the Boers will no doubt try to stop the advance. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith "We are authorised to state that a strong force has left Orange River, and is moving forward to the relief of Kimberley." The Siege of Kimberley On the 14th we arrived on the banks of the Orange River, near to Venterstad. In the Shadow of Death The Bremen pioneer was fated to gain no advantage from his enterprise, as he was drowned in the Orange River in 1886. William of Germany After the occupation of Bloemfontein, the columns operating south of the Orange River were drawn into the Free State. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans The retreat beyond the Orange River has been gradual; the siege of Mafeking has not been abandoned, and there is no sign of a determined concentration of forces to oppose Lord Roberts. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith Lord Methuen rose in our estimation to the level of a hero, who had driven the enemy before him from Orange River, to fail only in the last lap. The Siege of Kimberley His companion died of the hardships, and was buried in the desert which stretched to the wandering course of the Orange River. The Moon Rock Africa, N. of the Orange River, and the nucleus of the territory belonging to Germany. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge He proposed to leave the Kimberley line at some point between the Orange River and the Modder River, and to march in a S.E. direction on the Bloemfontein line. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans The Orange River Colony has severe laws concerning the labor of the blacks, of a nature resembling our peonage laws in the Southern States. Popular Law-making Lord Methuen's sympathetic coughs in the bed of the Orange River were heard at intervals throughout the day, the long, enervating day which did terminate at last. The Siege of Kimberley In 1907 both the Transvaal and Orange River Colony were granted responsible government. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 About the same time the Orange Free State was annexed to Great Britain under the name of the Orange River Colony; and on the 1st of September the Transvaal was declared British territory. Queen Victoria Story of Her Life and Reign, 1819-1901 The Boers were disheartened and many of them trekked back to the veld beyond the Drakensberg passes, which is now the Orange River Colony. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans Private Copper sliced up another pipeful and looked out across the wrinkled sea of kopjes, through which came the roar of the rushing Orange River, so unlike quiet Cuckmere. Traffics and Discoveries The move from Orange River had occasioned general rejoicings. The Siege of Kimberley Coal is worked, principally for home consumption, in Cape Colony, Natal, the Transvaal, Orange River Colony, and in Rhodesia in the neighbourhood of the Zambezi. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The first elections in the Orange River Colony resulted in a similar exaggerated contrast between Bloemfontein and the rest of the country. Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election The voortrekkers, among whom was the boy Paul Kruger, slowly passed away towards the north and crossed the Orange River. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans The first advanced on the capital Windhoek from Luderitz Bay, the second from Warmbad near the Orange River, and the third from Kimberley. A Short History of the Great War The "Military critic" was satirised, too; he was the lynx-eyed gentleman who had detected the Lancers approaching Kimberley at a fast gallop two hours after the Column had departed from Orange River. The Siege of Kimberley Diamonds are also found in Orange River Colony, while one of the richest diamond mines in the world—the Premier—is situated in the Transvaal near Pretoria. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Mr. Barrow observed these curious effects of sands in the southern part of Africa, on the banks of the Orange River. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 The ill success of his mission provoked him to reprisals, and he proceeded to stir up trouble in the Orange River Sovereignty, which had recently been formally proclaimed British Territory. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans Two other diamond centres in the Orange River Colony have scarcely been touched, and diamonds are found on the Limpopo River and in other regions where no mining has been undertaken. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents The guns still threshed the air, but with an increasing feebleness suggestive of the Column's return by easy stages to Orange River. The Siege of Kimberley Similar amendments were offered by the Orange River Colony in which the Dutch leader sympathized with the leader of the Afrikanderbond at the Cape in desiring to swamp out, rather than represent, minorities. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) The latest British colonies to receive this livery of the empire were the Transvaal and the Orange River colonies. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution "Because they are to operate in the Orange River country, and because they would have me." On the Firing Line The two bodies of invaders who entered the colony moved along the line of these two railways, the one crossing the Orange River at Norval's Pont and the other at Bethulie. The Great Boer War We were not so far away from Orange River, where thousands of troops had been massing for weeks. The Siege of Kimberley The liberation of the Transvaal and Orange River from the thraldom of their Crown Colony Government, and the frank acceptance of the Union Constitution by the British Government are the first steps in this direction. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) In 1837 the more determined of the Dutch "trekked" north and east to found republics in Natal, the Orange River Free State, and the Transvaal. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution For full three months now, the greater number of the troopers had been dodging up and down over the surface of the Orange River Colony on the heels of the tireless De Wet. On the Firing Line On November 12th Lord Methuen arrived at Orange River and proceeded to organise the column which was to advance to the relief of Kimberley. The Great Boer War Just before we crossed the Orange River we came to a stretch of forest-land some twenty miles broad. Allan's Wife Passing to the Orange River Colony we find that during this winter period the same British tactics had been met by the same constant evasions on the part of the dwindling commandos. The Great Boer War The Orange River Free State had been annexed by Britain in 1848, had rebelled, and been granted independence again in 1854. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution Lord Kitchener, one night in early February, was sitting on the apex of a vast triangle in the northern end of the Orange River Colony. On the Firing Line It seems to have been the same body which had already had a skirmish with Hannay's Mounted Infantry as they went up from Orange River to join the rendezvous at Ramdam. The Great Boer War Trekking across the line, and for a wonder gathering up no train as he passed, he made for that part of the eastern Orange River Colony which had been reoccupied by his countrymen. The Great Boer War In April Kritzinger made his way north to the Orange River Colony, for the purpose of consulting with De Wet, but he returned with a following of 200 men about the end of May. The Great Boer War Responsible government granted to the Transvaal and Orange River Colonies. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution To this end, the Orange River Colony had been marked off into sections by the rows of blockhouses strung upon barbed wire. On the Firing Line The force which gradually assembled at Orange River was formidable rather from its quality than from its numbers. The Great Boer War But here, as on the Orange River, a singular paralysis seems to have struck them. The Great Boer War De Wet, impotent for the moment, had been hunted back over the Orange River. The Great Boer War By the end of July there were no fewer than sixty thousand inmates of the camps in the Transvaal alone, and half as many in the Orange River Colony. The Great Boer War Late in the month Dawkins was sent down into the Orange River Colony in order to reinforce the troops who were opposed to De Wet. The Great Boer War The obvious base of such a movement must be Orange River, and there and at De Aar the stores for the advance began to be accumulated. The Great Boer War The history of the war during the African winter of 1901 has now been sketched, and some account given of the course of events in the Transvaal, the Orange River Colony, and the Cape Colony. The Great Boer War It was evident that a few more such blows would clear the Orange River Colony altogether. The Great Boer War It has already been shown that Kritzinger's original force broke into many bands, which were recruited partly from the Cape rebels and partly from fresh bodies which passed over from the Orange River Colony. The Great Boer War Two small commandos, that of Koch in the Orange River Colony, and that of Carolina, had been captured by Williams and Benson. The Great Boer War Our main force was concentrated to defend the Orange River railway bridge, which was so essential for our advance upon Kimberley. The Great Boer War There are two bridges which span the broad muddy Orange River, thick with the washings of the Basutoland mountains. The Great Boer War The chief of these was a sudden revival of the war in the Orange River Colony, where the band of Olivier was still wandering in the north-eastern districts. The Great Boer War Hart at Potchefstroom, Hildyard in the Utrecht district, Macdonald in the Orange River Colony, everywhere the British Generals were busily stamping out the remaining embers of what had been so terrible a conflagration. The Great Boer War Chief among these raiders was the wild Theron, who led a band which contained men of all nations—the same gang who had already, as narrated, held up a train in the Orange River Colony. The Great Boer War The march from Orange River had begun on the Wednesday. The Great Boer War In the Orange River Colony and on the northern lines of the Cape Colony the same system was extensively applied. The Great Boer War The first was an attack made by Buys' commando, upon November 20th, on the Railway Pioneers when at work near Villiersdorp, in the extreme north-east of the Orange River Colony. The Great Boer War Having now dealt with the campaign in the Transvaal down to the end of 1901, it only remains to bring the chronicle of the events in the Orange River Colony down to the same date. The Great Boer War We may now descend to the Orange River Colony and trace the course of those operations which were destined to break the power of De Wet's commando. The Great Boer War Both in the Transvaal and in the Orange River Colony Peace Committees were formed, which endeavoured to persuade their countrymen to bow to the inevitable. The Great Boer War There was no solid obstacle here, as in the Orange River Colony, against which the flying enemy could be rounded up. The Great Boer War This victory of the 'voortrekkers' cleared all the country between the Orange River and the Limpopo, the sites of what has been known as the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The Great Boer War Before doing so it would be as well to bring the chronicle of events in the Orange River Colony down to the conclusion of peace. The Great Boer War Therefore, in spite of De Wet's failure to penetrate the Colony, several smaller bands under less-known leaders were despatched over the Orange River. The Great Boer War De Wet passed northwards through Strydenburg, past Hopetown, and so to the Orange River, which was found to be too swollen with the rains to permit of his crossing. The Great Boer War Crossing the Orange River at Sand Drift, north of Colesberg, upon December 16th, they paused at Kameelfontein to gather up a small post of thirty yeomen and guardsmen under Lieutenant Fletcher, the wellknown oar. The Great Boer War From the neighbourhood of Kimberley he marched in November with his small column down the border of the Orange River Colony, capturing supplies and bringing in refugees. The Great Boer War On February 11th De Wet forded the Orange River at Zand Drift, and found himself once more upon British territory. The Great Boer War Before following De Wet, however, it is necessary to say something of the general state of the Orange River Colony and of some military developments which had occurred there. The Great Boer War Slipping away to the east, De Wet upon February 24th crossed the railroad again between Krankuil and Orange River Station, with Thorneycroft's column hard upon his heels. The Great Boer War On December 6th De Wet had at last reached the Orange River a clear day in front of his pursuers. The Great Boer War In crossing Botha's Pass the army had really entered what was now the Orange River Colony. The Great Boer War In the meantime the Engineers worked furiously at the restoration of the railway bridge over the Orange River, which was not, however, accomplished until some weeks later. The Great Boer War As it is, he may help her to happiness and prosperity as the prime minister of the Orange River Colony. The Great Boer War De la Rey, as already stated, had gone down to the Klerksdorp district, whence, for a time at least, he seems to have passed over into the north of the Orange River Colony. The Great Boer War |
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