Chapter 11

INCIDENTS OF THE WAR

Amusing tales told and retold by the burghers--Boy-burghers at Magersfontein capture Highlanders' rifles--The Takhaar at Colenso, who belonged to "Rhodes' Uncivilised Boer Regiment"--Photographers in battle--The heliographers at the Tugela amusing themselves--Joubert's story of the Irishman who wanted to be sent to Pretoria--The value of credentials in warfare as shown by an American burgher's escapade--The amusing flight after the fall of Bloemfontein.

APPENDIX.

THE STRENGTH OF THE BOER ARMY

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

COMMANDANT-GENERAL LOUIS BOTHA (_Photograph by R. Steger, Pretoria._)

GENERAL LUCAS J. MEYER (_Photograph by Leo Weinthal, Pretoria._)

BATTLEFIELD OF COLENSO, DECEMBER 15, 1899 (_Photograph by R. Steger, Pretoria._)

BOERS WATCHING THE FIGHT AT DUNDEE (_Photograph by Reginald Sheppard, Pretoria._)

ELECTING A FIELD-CORNET (_Photograph by the Author._)

KRIJGSRAAD, NEAR THABA N'CHU (_Photograph by the Author._)

BOER COMMANDANTS READING MESSAGE FROM BRITISH OFFICERS AFTER THE BATTLE OF DUNDEE (_Photograph by Reginald Sheppard._)

GENERAL GROBLER (_Photograph by the Author._)

SPION KOP, WHERE BOERS CHARGED UP THE HILLSIDE (_Photograph by Reginald Sheppard._)

PLAN OF BATTLEFIELD OF SANNASPOST (_Drawn by the Author under supervision of General Christian De Wet._)

VILLAGE AND MOUNTAIN OF THABA N'CHU (_Photograph by the Author._)

THE AUTHOR, AND A BASUTO PONY WHICH ASSISTED IN THE FIGHT AT SANNASPOST (_Photograph by T.F. Millard, New York._)

CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO MAN CAPTURED CANNON AFTER SANNASPOST (_Photograph by the Author._)

COMMANDANT-GENERAL CHRISTIAN H. DE WET (_With Facsimile of his Signature._)

GENERAL PETER DE WET (_Photograph by the Author._)

GENERAL JOHN DE LA REY (_Photograph by the Author._)

PRESIDENT KRUGER ADDRESSING AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS (_Photograph by R. Steger._)

BATTLEFIELD OF ELANDSLAAGTE (_Photograph by Van Hoepen._)

COLONEL JOHN E. BLAKE, OF THE IRISH BRIGADE (_Photograph by Leo Weinthal._)

MRS. GENERAL LUCAS J. MEYER (_Photograph by Leo Weinthal._)

MRS. OTTO KRANTZ, A BOER AMAZON (_Photograph by R. Steger._)

MRS. COMMANDANT-GENERAL LOUIS BOTHA (_Photograph by Leo Weinthal, Pretoria._)

GENERAL HENDRIK SNYMAN

FIRST BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR CAPTURED NEAR DUNDEE (_Photograph by Reginald Sheppard._)