A Handbook of the Boer War

nflammatory elements opposed to him, of which the leader was J.C. Smuts. These were for the most part acting in a spacious and inaccessible area, which included the districts of Kenhart, Car

merset East. Stephenson was put in immediate charge of the operations against Smuts, who had established himself on the Zak River between Kenhart and Calvinia, and who in January moved eastward. It was a false move, b

00 miles apart, attained only negative success. A large convoy drawn by donkeys fell into the hands

rds from Beaufort West on February 17; but it only dispersed without destroying the rebels, most of whom had retired to the north and N.W. Not a few scraped round the right flank of the drive, crossed the r

loth; Smuts having in the meantime retired in order to attend the Peace Conference. He had done his best to carry out the instruction

turn) L.M.O. Re

an empty convoy on the march, not from, but to a base

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another conference for peace was held at Middelburg in the Transvaal between Lord Kitchener and L. Botha, who after parleying for a fortnight, abruptly broke off the negotiations. If, as seems probable, he was led to adopt

r and received permission to discuss proposals for peace with the Free State Government at Kroonstad. Schalk Burger, the Acting President of the Transvaal, arrived at Kroonstad on March 22. Steyn, who was with Delarey, was sent for; De Wet was searched for, and for the first time fo

shattered Republics, were rejected; it seemed that the war must be fought to a still bitterer end. Finally, it was agreed that the negotiations should be adjourned for a month, in order to allow the feelings of the burghers at large to be as

fied independence to the late Republics, under the guise of British Protectorates, were drawn up by J.C. Smuts, who had come from Ookiep to resume his former profession and to act as legal adviser to his colleagues. It was submitted to Lord Kitchener at Pretori

rbal changes of phraseology which made Lord Kitchener's terms less unpalatable. The question of British nationality was waived for the moment to allow of the other stipulations of the

ention. Botha and his colleagues returned to Vereeniging and laid it before the delegates. Steyn refused to entertain it and immediately resigned his titular office of President of the Orange Free State; De Wet, implacable

of Vereeniging brought to

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PERSONS A

ical features which constantly occur in, or are not material to the narrative; and i

Dam,

s Kraal,

olmes,

nant-Colonel t

rts,

adier-General

a Sidi

sfor

Major C.

ajor-General

l R.S.S., 4, 34, 213-222,

laagt

l, 283,

kop,

erto

eral G. 53, 69, 7

Hill,

es and Engage

's Nek,

mon

dal, 2

's Pa

amp, 141,

nso,

dorp,

Hill,

(Transv

ntein,

laagte

spa

rley,

ith, 1

ey, 2

d's Ko

ing,

fontei

River

berg,

s Hill,

Grove,

ter Ko

ontei

s Post,

le Spr

Kop, 1

berg,

na,

antz,

er, 2

River

gadier-Gener

272, 285,

pje and S

l G.E., 322, 3

, 249, 25

olonel E.C

., 315, 317-322,

phsber

chap,

in, surren

ant-General Si

iver Po

skloof Rid

's Kop,

hbul

(Driefon

d (Kroon

espa

, 254, 264, 266,

26, 128, 132, 193, 196, 232-242, 245-247, 254, 264, 283-29

a, P

le, 295,

Sir E.Y., 194, 206, 207,

(Natal), 97,

(Transvaal

(Cape Colon

r (Transv

307,

, 197, 19

, 257-261, 271,

tz,

R.G., 198-205, 244, 245, 259,

Major-Genera

or-General

89, 90, 96-103, 107, 112-127, 131-133, 136, 140,

, 125, 135, 136,

ent of the Transvaal, 100, 10

rigadier-Genera

l the Hon. J

Colonel

jor-General

tenant-Colonel

lina

nt-General Sir F., 2

tenant-General

y, 53, 7

ie, La

iana,

lo, 1

81, 194, 195, 206, 227, 252, 2

F., 72, 77, 101, 103, 107, 113,

Hill

albot, 102, 103, 106-111

Kopjes

4, 80, 81, 1

, 166, 167, 170, 171, 175, 177, 178, 180, 19

Hill,

olonel G.A

War, see

tenant-Colon

nel M., 106,

eral A.P.,

eneral A.

131, 133, 141, 145, 158-164, 166-175, 179, 1

adier-General G.

fonte

Colonel

enant-Colonel

alle

ier-General Sir

, 172,

, 232, 239, 241, 242, 245, 274, 275, 282, 283, 315-

Colonel H.

8-182, 185-191, 198, 200-204, 207-211, 232, 241, 247, 252-256, 258, 259

., 188, 198, 199,

ajor-Gener

er-General H.G

ek Range

rpoor

7, 302, 303,

p Natal

op Spr

eutenant-Co

ajor-Gener

if

an's

a's,

valle

dle

56, 61,

ando

issi

s, 162,

st

er'

, 166, 168, 16

, 163, 164

berg, 1

, 171,

w's,

's, 11

el's

ljoen'

169-171, 1

6, 97, 99, 103, 106, 1

eval

's, 278,

dt's, 97

rberg

171-173, 178,

oen'

fontein), 91, 132, 1

r Sannah's Po

ai, 16

st

rwate

4, 305,

utenant-Colo

troom

ee,

of, 76, 99-101, 109, 123-125, 135,

looy

svle

fontei

kop, 3

ral E. Locke, 331-3

, 219

328, 3

326, 327, 3

mus,

rt, 52

's Pu

ew, 10

a, 165,

ida,

r, Lieutenant-G

Itala

rospec

llie, 7

ché

100, 3

kfor

stad, 2

9, 162-168, 171, 172, 182, 183, 186, 187, 189-192, 195, 197, 198, 205, 230,

, 53,

nema

Hill

ei Spr

52, 55, 64-68, 80, 81, 157, 194, 1

279, 322

e, 42,

ier-General J.

jor H. de

(near Colen

near Spion K

ar Vaalkrantz)

ant-Colonel H.M.,

Colonel G.

r Slopes

E.R., 6

F.A. (Mar

H. (Bet

Vryheid, 32

terberg, 274,

Kop, 3

(Bakenlaa

near Ladys

near Paard

broe

, 49, 147, 149, 231-240, 242-245, 247, 256,

ce, 244, 245, 302-304, 307,

rigadier-Ge

onel O.E.,

ntein, 323,

-75, 78, 99, 101, 120, 129-

l, 129, 13

s Loo

ingh

Road St

Valley,

Transvaal)

299-301, 303-308,

olonel T.E

land

., 52, 53, 71-73, 75, 76, 120, 264

onel A.W.

76, 96, 120, 122, 1

ieutenant-Col

and,

ad, 32

enant-Colon

Hill, 12

ek, 2

tt, Colonel

eneral Sir A., 225,

eutenant-Colonel

Hill, 1

r-General Si

ti,

ams, Lieutenant-

elo,

oane,

163, 168, 170, 171,

rg, Surren

54, 69, 105, 117, 118, 135, 140,

tein, 3

Kop,

(Nicholson's

Ridge and Va

ya,

ng, 197, 1

86, 87, 89-91, 215, 34

81, 158, 159, 166, 168-171, 173-17

6, 330, 337, 342,

eberg

1, 183, 184, 188, 194, 227, 229, 241, 246, 247, 254, 255, 278-280,

al W., 132-134, 329, 3

s Kopje, 1

ntein R

ontei

pan,

er, 123,

olonel

168, 177, 254, 294, 29

jor-Gene

ck

ee, 2

ntein,

199, 200, 2

6-198, 207, 209, 210, 240, 25

303-305, 315, 326, 33

ruit and Hi

, 234, 247-250

118, 126, 128, 136, 184, 185, 188, 196, 2

's Hil

Spruit, 1

ervac

nant-Colonel t

ais Kop

utenant-Colonel

mer

Hill,

urg, 226

rg, 294,

erg's R

w Ko

Spru

Hill

Knoll,

Colonel

nel C.J.,

ll, 46,

ter

bake

, 163

nbur

, 108, 109, 119, 120, 124, 135, 264, 265, 268, 270,

or-General Sir

239, 282, 2

General B.T., 221

Castle,

ill, 36,

nant-Colonel C

, 349

Colonel

-92, 123, 157, 159, 168, 172, 184, 225, 228, 231, 232, 247, 250

, L.,

on, 23

e Hil

d, 51, 86,

vil,

risto,

op, 24

t's Ho

e, 97, 102

332, 3

Gun Hi

, 123, 129

e

dt's

olo,

nge River Col

svaal), 274-27

254, 262, 264,

o, 28

fontei

oort,

on's, 4

dacht,

274, 276-27

fs, 2

rt's,

n's, 297,

239, 274, 275,

uit, 2

, Colonel

(Delagoa Bay

lonel C.H.B

tion Hi

H., 64, 66, 68, 195

roek,

Poort,

p, 36

State, Annex

ein, 1

A.H., 256, 257, 291

Major

onel C.W.

or-General Sir W

ill, 46, 4

Lieutenant-Co

rt and River,

urg, 292

enant-Colonel

m's Re

143, 145

C.O., 214, 221-225, 274, 305

eral Sir R., 62, 195, 230,

Colonel

ter, F

eter,

surrende

, 194, 196,

Jacob, 5

in, 38, 118, 1

chael, 249,

ea," 337, 340

Colonel W.

ill, 131,

m, 16

Heights, 1

onel Sir H., 3

sburg,

tz,

fontein H

River Br

t Hon. Cecil

's Ridge

olonel M.F.,

171, 173, 179, 181, 183, 184, 186, 189, 191, 194, 195, 219, 226, 228, 229, 231, 232, 234, 236

Colonel

jesfont

e River Colony)

(Transv

Kop

on Riet R

eral P.H.

slie, 230, 232, 247-250, 252, 256

73-278, 281,

ers, 2

iel

an, 64

Sprui

er Rene

tili

or-General

opjes,

utenant-Colone

nant-Colonel J

kran

ral H.L., 177, 178, 275,

, 322, 324, 325, 33

al T., 197,

neral, 217

(Natal),

p (Trans

tenant-Colone

ntein,

p (of Hei

amp, L

r-General T.E.,

utenant-Colo

, of Bethlehem, 1

196, 257, 258, 278-280, 282, 290, 291, 295, 302, 310, 313-3

ntein,

se Hil

tain (on M

n, 27

issen

Colonel A.W.

ll's Ko

Hill, 100

, Annexat

eral Sir C., 166, 168,

sch, 3

00, 105, 106,

rt, 241,

ht, 2

Venter

n's Pass,

er's Pas

s Hill,

l's Fa

's Spr

g, 235, 23

, 118, 284, 290, 291, 315,

n, P.,

ia Sid

ontei

st, 266

id, 2

l and Poi

rstro

79, 80, 93, 96, 97, 99-103, 105-115

(near Pre

198-200, 2

ajor-Genera

jor-Genera

els,

, 45, 46, 49, 51, 72, 79, 96, 100, 102, 116, 122, 12

ontei

w Gra

wmore

nge River Colony

er (Trans