An official report on the operations in South Africa says: "The rbel commandoes under Moritz and Kemp, which escaped into German territory, have definitely renounced the idea' of an invasion of Cape Province. On January 5, Scbuirdrift was occupied by a Union force and, after several sharp counters. the whole line of the Orange River is now entirely the possession of Union troops.
After a successful raid by Manto, his force was attacked by a reinforced body of Union. troops and he was compelled to leave behind some prisoners he had taken.
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