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178 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THEi85i. under the traitor Hermanns, bythe efforts of theunited burghers and regular forces.The detachmentof the 91st Regiment was, however, veryjudiciously kept in reserve. Hermanus was killedin the square of Fort Beaufort. The importanceof the victory at a moment when the rebels andthe coloured classeshad gained some ascendencyis incalculable, and demands our gratitude toAlmighty God."Signed, W. Gr. Maydwell, militarysecretary.On the 24th of February Lieutenant-ColonelYarborough, Brevet-Major Forbes, Captain Campbell,Lieutenant Mainwaring, Ensigns Borthwick,Squirl, and Bruce, Surgeon Hand, Quarter-MasterPaterson, sixteen sergeants, nine drummers, and345 rank and file, were present at Fort Harewhen the enemy in force, from 5000 to 7000,endeavoured to capture the Fingoes' cattle.Ensign Squirl and 100 men were sent to repelthe enemy's advance, a duty which was successfullyperformed.For the next few months the regiment furnishedfrequent detachments for the performance ofpatrol duty, which required considerable tact,and was attended with great danger. It was onone of these occasions, June the 27th, when a