On 3 May 1900 Lord Roberts' force left Bloemfontein while a new division, led by Lt-Gen Ian Hamilton, marched away to the east. This column of 15 000 men and 38 guns had fought at Houtnek on 7 May 1900 and, in turning the flank of the Boers at Zand (Sand) River on 10 May, had suffered less than 100 casualties. On 18 May the column approached Lindley, which had been proclaimed the new provisional Boer capital of the Free State after Kroonstad had fallen to Roberts on 12 May. When Hamilton's vanguard neared Lindley, however, the town had been abandoned by President M T Steyn and his government.
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机译：1900年5月3日，罗伯茨勋爵（Lord Roberts）的部队离开布隆方丹（Bloemfontein），而由伊恩·汉密尔顿中将（Lt-Gen Ian Hamilton）领导的新师向东方进发。 1900年5月7日，这支15 000名士兵和38支枪的部队在霍特内克（Houtnek）作战，5月10日，在转向桑德河（Zand）的布尔人侧翼时，伤亡少于100人。 5月18日，专栏到达林德利，林德利在5月12日克伦斯塔德（Kroonstad）落入罗伯茨（Roberts）之后被宣布为自由州的新临时布尔首都。但是，当汉密尔顿的先锋队靠近林德利时，该镇已被总统斯坦恩（M T Steyn）和他的政府遗弃。
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