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of 25th June, and henceforth the division laagered each night in the 
same manner—viz., two small laagers, with a large cattle laager 
between, and flanked by the fire from the others. This facilitated 
matters greatly, as each man and wagon had the same place each 
night, and therefore found it without confusion. 
July 11th. —The guns, 17th Lancers, and 24th Regt. marched off 
early, the guns and 24th taking up a position on the Little Jackal 
Ridge, and remained there till the division laagered near camp of 
June 24th. The nights now are very cold, the dews heavy, and there 
is little or no grass; our cattle are getting wretched, not being able 
to recover from the three bad nights on Emton Janeni. 
July 12th .—Marched off at 10.30. I got to Fort Evelyn at noon, 
and remained there till 3, when the rear of the column was coming 
in. We encamped on the east bank of the Umlatoosi, where Wood 
encamped on 21st June. 
July 13th {Sunday). —A company 24th returned to reinforce Fort 
Evelyn, and the division halted. 
July 14th. —We began crossing the Umlatoosi at seven, and it was 
late before we got into camp on the east bank of the Ibabanango Spruit. 
Our track is now marked by dead oxen. 
■July 15th. —Marched off at 8.30, and rode on to Fort Marshall, 
where I found the detachment of M/5 under Captain Yibart in good 
order. Lieut. Pardoe, 13th Regt., who yesterday died of his wounds 
received at Ulundi, was buried here. The wounded must suffer terribly 
from the jolting along the wagon tracks. We laagered near the 
Upoko; about two miles from camp of 7th June, down in the hollow. 
We halted here till 22nd July. The sick, reserve ammunition, 21st Regt., 
and two companies 24th, marched on 18th July for Landman's Drift. 
July 22nd. —The division shifted camp to rising ground nearer camp 
of 7th July. A good many Zulus came in with a flag of truce; they 
seemed anxious for peace. 
July 28th. —The 17th Lancers, N/5, M/6, the Ammunition Column, 
five companies 24th, and 170 wagons, marched off at 9, halting an hour 
at Fort Mewdigate, and laagering near the camp of 3rd June. The 
2nd Division is now broken up. The 58th remained at last camp, and an 
entirely new disposition is made of the troops. The 94th and 58th go 
to the Transvaal. The two Catlings came up on 26th July from Fort 
Mewdigate. Their horses seemed in worse condition than those of the 
batteries who had been through the campaign. At 8 p.m. an order 
arrived for Lt.-Col. Plarness to return to Fort Mewdigate, to await the 
arrival of Colonel Raker Russel's column with the other guns of the 
battery. 
July 29th. —We marched to Itelezi Ridge, and laagered a little down 
the slope on the other side. We met two companies 21st on their way 
