What is "colonials"

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Much allowance must be made for the treatment of prisoners by a belligerent who is himself short of food, but nothing can excuse the harshness which the Boers showed to the Colonials who fell into their power, or the callous neglect of the sick prisoners at Waterval.

Twenty-two thousand regular troops were on the spot who might hope to be reinforced by some ten thousand colonials, but these forces had to cover a great frontier, the attitude of Cape Colony was by no means whole-hearted and might become hostile, while the black population might conceivably throw in its weight against us.

They consisted of commandos from Bethulie, Rouxville, and Smithfield, under the orders of Olivier, with those colonials whom they had seduced from their allegiance.

But the gallant colonials were out on their first action, and their fiery courage pushed the attack home.

Some desultory fighting ensued which achieved no end, and was chiefly remarkable for the excellent behaviour of the Colonials, who showed that they were the equals of the Regulars in gallantry and their superiors in the tactics which such a country requires.

Much has been said of the superiority of South African scouting to that of the British regulars, but it must be confessed that a good many instances might be quoted in which the colonials, though second to none in gallantry, have been defective in that very quality in which they were expected to excel.

With a column consisting mainly of colonials and of yeomanry he had followed the rebels up to a point within twelve miles of Douglas.

Bushmen, from Barton at Krugersdorp, from the Colonials at Heilbron, from Clements on the west, came the same reports of dwindling resistance and of the abandoning of cattle, arms, and ammunition.

The colonials and the yeomanry under Plumer on the left, and Hickman on the right, pushed in upon them, until it was evident that they meant to hold their ground.

It is pleasant to add that they were very well treated by the victors, but the high-spirited colonials felt their reverse most bitterly.

To Colonials and Yeomanry belongs the honour of the action, which cost the British force seven casualties.

It was raised in South Africa, but contained both Colonials and British in its ranks.

He knew the privations and wants of miners first-hand from his experience on the goldfields and was equally at home with colonials, Irish and Chinese.