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Reconnaissances by French on May 23 showed that Botha had been frightened by the appearance of Ian Hamilton at Heilbron, and had crossed into the Transvaal.

From A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans by

Reconnaissances started at once, and on the 8th Col.

From The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. by Hills, John David

Reconnaissances continued to be made almost daily towards Arundel.

From History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government by Great Britain. War Office

The Journal Des Reconnaissances Useless gives the following method of curing legs of mutton like ham:—It is necessary that the mutton should be very fat.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 372, May 30, 1829 by Various

Reconnaissances are now being conducted, and I shall soon, I hope, be sufficiently acquainted with affairs generally to enable me to arrange for an attack.

From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh