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Scottish Yeomanry and a section of the 78th R.F.A. accompanied
them. The idea seems to have been that they would be able to drive
north any Boers in that district, who would then find the garrison
of Uitval's Nek at their rear. The advance was checked, however, at
a place called Dolverkrantz, which was strongly held by Boer
riflemen. The two guns were insufficiently protected, and the enemy
got within short range of them, killing or wounding many of the
gunners. The lieutenant in charge, Mr. A.J. Turner, the famous
Essex cricketer, worked the gun with his own hands until he also
fell wounded in three places. The situation was now very serious,
and became more so when news was flashed of the disaster at
Uitval's Nek, and they were ordered to retire. They could not
retire and abandon the guns, yet the fire was so hot that it was
impossible to remove them. Gallant attempts were made by volunteers
from the Gordons--Captain Younger and other brave men throwing away
their lives in the vain effort to reach and to limber up the guns.


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