"When can we expect the relief column to reach us?"

General Stewart is with the main body of the relief column, not more than an hour behind us.

The relief column had to set off at once.

There seem to be an awful lot of them for a relief column that size.

At peace, I await the arrival of the relief column.

The relief column will be here before Christmas, mark my words.

But, General, surely the relief column will be here in two weeks.

They departed at the approach of the British relief column.

When the relief column reached his position, there were only twelve men left alive.

A few days later another message delayed the relief column until 1 April.