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Hello David,
I wondered if Talana featured on postcards before it became famous and bloody?
Kind regards Frank

I'm not sure those Boer were falling back!



The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post, Friday, October 20, 1899.

The North-Eastern Daily Gazette, Friday, October 20, 1899

The North-Eastern Daily Gazette, Friday, October 20, 1899

The North-Eastern Daily Gazette, Friday, October 20, 1899

1899 - From the diary of Trooper A J Crosby, Natal Carbineers

Overslept and unfortunately the Regimental Sergt. Major passed my tent. Finding I was still in bed he kicked up a great fuss, abusing me in a manner common to Whitechapel, and, what was even more grevious, reported me to the Colonel, an injury he may yet have to answer for. Though driven pretty hard, I have done my duty, at times 40 hours at a stretch without sleep, and little food, and can conscientiously say never shirked my work. The colonel was most fair but he had to accept the word of an officer, and in consequence I got lightly censured, whereas he might have fined me up to 10 pounds. After cleaning up picket lines (stables) I got some rest. News arrived in camp about I o’clock that Lancers had taken Elandlaagte, after a brilliant charge. We were in the saddle an hour after and remained so for several hours without moving out. Left camp about 9 o’clock and lined up near the Railway Station linking horses. Here we remained for the night. The first ambulance train came in at midnight bringing in wounded Gordons and Imperial Light Horse from Elandslaagte. On horse guard 2 hours.