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Image from page 15 of “Battles of the nineteenth century” (1901)
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Identifier: battlesofninetee06forb
Title: Battles of the nineteenth century
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Forbes, Archibald, 1838-1900 Atteridge, A. Hilliard (Andrew Hilliard)
Subjects: Battles Military history, Modern
Publisher: London New York : Cassell and Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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the railway fromPort Elizabeth, which enters the Free State byNervals Pont Bridge on the Orange River, andthen goes north through Bloemfontein (the FreeState capital) and across the Vaal to Johannes-burg and Pretoria. A third line from the portof East London joins the Free State railwayat a junction north of Norvals Pont, and hasanother connection with the Port Elizabeth-Bloemfontein line by a cross line to Middleburgin Cape Colony, where the cross line from DeAar also comes in. Middleburg is thus thechief railway junction south of the OrangeRirer. The line east of the Basutoland moun-tain mass runs from Durban, the port of Natal,through Pietermaritzburg and the northern coaltield of the Colony, traverses the ridge at LaingsNek by a tunnel, and then runs on to Johannes-burg. It sends off a branch at Ladysmith through Van Reenens THE S.AFRICANRAILWAY SYSTEM J-Junction yiws-^ ? lmporant B>-lt>eii.sBridij5 B.Hopctown?)»-i jt^t C Not-vdsPonf D.BetWIic Mcvfek

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V B»-ldQe,-E.ColensoBrid3& Jl Fhe railways, following the original lines otimmigration and settlement, lie west and eastof the Basutoland mountains, in Cape Colonyand in Natal, and the British plan of campaignwas determined largely by their position. The two chief Cape railways are—(i) the linefrom Cape Town to Kimberley and BuluwaVo,which crosses the Orange River just outside theFree State frontier, and runs along the highveldt parallel to the western border of the tworepublics, through Kimberley, Vryburg, andMafeking into Rhodesia. At De Aar junction,just south of the Orange River, it sends otT a Pass in the Drakens-berg to Harrismithin the Free State.These were thelines running fromBritish territory be-fore the war. Therewas another railwaygiving access to theTransvaal from Por-tuguese territory onthe east coast. Itstarted from Lou-renco Marques onDelagoa Bay. AtKomati Poort itclimbed the easternAvail of the plateauby a boldh con-structed rackworkline, and then was carried

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