CHAPTER XVIII.

APPROXIMATE STRENGTH OF TROOPS ENGAGED.

Arms. Officers. Warrant, Horses Guns N.C.O.s (Riding and and men. Draught). Field Machine.

Divisional Staff 7 14 7 -- -- Mounted Troops (includes detachment Cape Police) 17 436 453 -- 2 Royal Artillery 19 466 514 12 -- Royal Engineers 7 200 63 -- -- Infantry 50 1,710 84 -- 2 Armed Service Corps, Royal Army Medical 8 101 88 -- -- Corps, &c.

Total 108 2,927 1,209 12 4

SUMMARY OF BRITISH CASUALTIES.

Ranks. Killed. Wounded. Missing. Total Casualties.

Officers -- 8 13 21 N.C.O.s and men 25 102 548 675

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SUMMARY OF AMMUNITION EXPENDED.

Description of Guns, &c. 15-pr. Machine. Lee-Metford ·303.

Number of rounds 569[12] 1,146 137,382[13]

[Tablenote 12: Includes 67 rounds captured by the enemy.]

[Tablenote 13: Includes 37,400 rounds lost in ammunition carts, and 86,560 rounds in the pouches of the killed and prisoners.]

MAGERSFONTEIN, 11th DECEMBER, 1899.