Historical records of the 91st Argyllshire ... - waughfamily.ca

186 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE1852. Paterson marched from Fort Hare, and wasemployed in destroying the enemy's crops on theAmatola Mountains and Tyumie until the end ofFebruary, when it proceededto Haddon. Onthe 4th of March the force proceededto theWaterkloof, and was engagedin a combinedmovement against the Kaffirs from daylight onthat morning until evening,the casualties to theregiment being one sergeant and three privateskilled, and Lieutenant-Colonel Yarborough, EnsignHibbert, three sergeants, and twelve privateswounded ;one of the sergeants and one privateultimately dying of their wounds.When the force was returning inthe directionof the camp, each regiment covered by a companyin skirmishing order,that of the 91st wasunder Lieutenant Bond. This officer was veryshortsighted, and by some means or other wasseparated from his men and was nearer the enemythan his skirmishers. Suddenly he was attackedby two Kaffirs armed, one of whom seized him bythe coat. At that time men wearing only sidearmswere always told off to carry stretchers forthe wounded; one of these men John Sharkieby namesuddenlyclutches of the savages :saw Lieutenant Bond in thehe rushed up, struck one