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116 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE1845. at Colesberg, composed of the grenadiers, No. 2,and light companies under Major Campbell, wasordered to the Orange River,about fifteen milesfrom Colesberg.The garrison of this place consisted of 200 menof the 91st under the above-named officer, andone company of CapeMounted Rifles underin hisCaptain Donovan. Gordon dimming," Five Years' Adventures in South Africa," says,"The men of the 91st used topractise ball-firingat a large granite stone above the town. Campbell,Yarborough, Bailey, and Patterson,officers ofthe regiment, challenged any four Dutchmen ofG-raaf Reinet or the Colesberg district, to shootagainst them ;the challenge was accepted, andthe Dutchmen got'jolly well licked.' "The detachment, together withthe Cape Mounted Riflemen, crosseda company ofthe river atBootha's Drift on the night of April the 22nd,and marched to Philippolis, a villageof theGriquas. Information having been received thatthe Boers were encampedin force at TouwFontein, about thirty-five miles from Philippolis,the detachment marched on the night of the 24thfor their camp,within four miles of which theBoers and Griquas were found skirmishing, the