CHAPTER XI.. Incidents of the War

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.)