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The infantry carried 70 rounds a man, and 2 boxes in each of the 
2 company wagons, which gave 24 rounds a man; and each two 
companies had a mule-cart drawn by 6 mules with 12 boxes in it, 
which gave 36 rounds a man; and Captain Alexander had 5 mule- 
carts, 8 mule wagons, and 3 ox-wagons, which together carried 
440 boxes, and was a general reserve for General Newdigate's and 
General Wood's infantry. 
Lord Chelmsford arrived in camp on the 22nd May, and on the 
27th the division began to concentrate at Koppie Allein. The head¬ 
quarters marched there on the 28th May, crossing the Buffalo by two 
good drifts just in front of our camp, and getting by a fair road to 
Koppie Allein. We had two days of wet weather here, and the men 
were employed making three drifts across the Blood River, which 
was crossed by the 1st Brigade and N/5 on the afternoon of May 31st, 
and we encamped in Zululand. 
June 1st .—Lord Chelmsford and remainder of the troops crossed early 
in the morning, and the division advanced about 9 miles, over fine grass 
land and a succession of gentle rises, until we arrived at a neck of 
land between the Itelezi and Incensi Hills. We had only crossed one 
donga, and the march was an easy one. The division laagered by 
brigades in two small laagers and a large cattle laagar between. Only 
a portion of the K.D.G.'s came on from Koppie Allein. This evening 
we heard of the Prince Imperial's death. 
June 2nd .—The division halted and the cavalry went out to bring in 
the Prince Imperial's body. In the afternoon a funeral ceremony took 
place. The body was carried to the gun-carriage by six artillery 
officers, and an armed party of the R.A. marched in front of the gun, 
the head-quarter staff and remaining R.A. officers being mourners. 
June 3rd .—The division marched about 9 miles, over undulating 
ground, perfectly open—not a bush to be seen. The grass seems better 
than in Natal. There were a few mealie fields about. The mounted 
men scouted all round, and the division marched with two battalions in 
column and a battery at full intervals between them, the mule trans¬ 
port and ammunition column next, and the ox-wagons after, 10 
or more wagons abreast. The rear brigade followed in the same 
formation as the leading one, and Bengough's natives kept on the flanks 
of the wagons. The laager was formed about 800 yds. from where 
the Prince Imperial's body was found, which was at the junction of 
four dongas. The laagar was an oblong one, 400 yds. x 180 yds., 
divided by a traverse of ammunition and staff wagons, the cattle on 
one side, the greater part of the horses on the other, the tents round 
the outside beyond the shelter-trench, which was close to the wagon 
wheels. The climate seems perfection for campaigning: it was not 
too hot in the day, but there was a bright sun to warm one after the 
cold nights. The camp was near the Ityotyosi River. 
June 4th .—The camp had an alert at daybreak ; every tent was struck 
and the laager manned. The guns were placed three at each angle. At 
