CHAPTER VIII.

APPROXIMATE STRENGTH OF TROOPS ENGAGED.

Warrant Horses Guns Arms. Officers N.C.O.s (Riding and and men. Draught). Field. Machine.

Cavalry (includes Natal 110 1,842 2,024 -- 6 Mounted Volunteers.) Royal Artillery 16 479 553 18 -- Infantry 92 2,782 400 -- 4

Total 218 5,103 2,977 18 10

SUMMARY OF BRITISH CASUALTIES.

Ranks. Killed. Wounded. Missing Total (Prisoners). Casualties.

Officers 1 6 -- 7 N.C.O.s and men 13 92 2 107 ---- 114

APPROXIMATE BOER LOSSES:--Killed, 13; wounded, 31--44.

AMMUNITION EXPENDED.

Description of Weapons. 15-pr. 2·5-in. ·303 L.M. Field Guns. Mountain Guns. rifles.

Number of rounds 680 125 52,951

ELANDSLAAGTE, OCTOBER 21st, 1899.