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

9 1ST AKGYLLSHIEE HIGHLANDEES. 287Clarke, took it in turns to furnish the escort. 1379.Sickness was now rapidly increasing. On the 5thof May the empty convoyon its return to theLower Tugela took 150 sick from various corps,including CaptainMills and Lieutenants Tottenhamand Goff of the 91st. The nature of thesickness was generally fever and dysentery.On the 10th of May the regiment was movedto Fort Crealock to garrison it,and also completethe earthworks. The troops then, which wereunder command of Major Bruce, were composedof the regiment, half a company of RoyalEngineers, two guns E.A., sixteen mountedmen, and a battalion of native contingent. Theregiment remained here a month, during whichthe officers in their spare time made expeditionsin the vicinity to shoot what game they couldfind. There was, however, verylittle to shoot,exceptan occasional bustard or duck. This wasprobably owing to the number of Kaffir dogswhich were to be found prowling about the desertedkraals, which must have found itvery hardto get a livingnow that their owners had lefttheir habitations.In June, Lieutenant Cookson was attached tothe Mounted Infantry under Major Barrow, and