By Christiaan Rudolf de Wet Copyright 1902 by Charles Scribner's Sons. N.Y. Contents Preface Chapter I: I Go on Commando as a Private Burgher Chapter II: Nicholson's Nek Chapter III: Ladysmith Besieged Chapter IV: I am Appointed Vechtsgeneraal Chapter V: The Overwhelming Forces of Lord Roberts Chapter VI: Paardeberg Chapter VII: The Wild Flight from Poplar Grove Chapter VIII: The Burghers Return Home Chapter IX: Sanna's Post Chapter X: Four Hundred and Seventy Eight English Taken Prisoner at Reddersburg Chapter XI: An Unsuccessful Siege Chapter XII: The English Swarm Over Our Country Chapter XIII: Our Position at the End of May, 1900 Chapter XIV: Roodewal Chapter XV: I Make Lord Kitchener's Acquaintance Chapter XVI: Bethlehem is Captured by the English Chapter XVII: The Surrender of Prinsloo Chapter XVIII: I am Driven into the Transvaal Chapter XIX: I Return to the Free State Chapter XX: The Oath of Neutrality Chapter XXI. Frederiksstad and Bothaville Chapter XXII. My March to the South Chapter XXIII. I Fail to Enter Cape Colony Chapter XXIV. Wherein Something is Found About War against Women Chapter XXV. I Again Attempt To Enter Cape Colony Chapter XXVI. Darkness Proves my Salvation Chapter XXVII. Was Ours a Guerilla War? Chapter XXVIII. Negotiations with the Enemy Chapter XXIX. President Steyn's Narrow Escape Chapter XXX. The Last Proclamation Chapter XXXI. Blockhouses and Night Attacks Chapter XXXII. My Commando of Seven Hundred Men Chapter XXXIII. A Success at Tweefontein Chapter XXXIV. I Cut my Way Through Sixty Thousand Troops Chapter XXXV. I go to the Transvaal with President Steyn Chapter XXXVI. Peace Negotiations Chapter XXXVII. The End of the War Correspondence APPENDICES A.—Report of the Meeting of the General Representatives held at Vereeniging in the South African Republic on the 15th of May, 1902, and the Following Days B.—The Conference at Pretoria between the Commission of the National Representatives and Lords Kitchener and Milner (May 19th-May 28th, 1902) C.—Minutes of the Meeting of the Special National Representatives at Vereeniging, South African Republic, Thursday, the 29th of May, 1902, And the Following Days Illustrations C R de Wet Paardeberg Sanna's Post Roodewal Tweefontein
By Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
Copyright 1902 by Charles Scribner's Sons. N.Y.
Contents
Preface Chapter I: I Go on Commando as a Private Burgher Chapter II: Nicholson's Nek Chapter III: Ladysmith Besieged Chapter IV: I am Appointed Vechtsgeneraal Chapter V: The Overwhelming Forces of Lord Roberts Chapter VI: Paardeberg Chapter VII: The Wild Flight from Poplar Grove Chapter VIII: The Burghers Return Home Chapter IX: Sanna's Post Chapter X: Four Hundred and Seventy Eight English Taken Prisoner at Reddersburg Chapter XI: An Unsuccessful Siege Chapter XII: The English Swarm Over Our Country Chapter XIII: Our Position at the End of May, 1900 Chapter XIV: Roodewal Chapter XV: I Make Lord Kitchener's Acquaintance Chapter XVI: Bethlehem is Captured by the English Chapter XVII: The Surrender of Prinsloo Chapter XVIII: I am Driven into the Transvaal Chapter XIX: I Return to the Free State Chapter XX: The Oath of Neutrality Chapter XXI. Frederiksstad and Bothaville Chapter XXII. My March to the South Chapter XXIII. I Fail to Enter Cape Colony Chapter XXIV. Wherein Something is Found About War against Women Chapter XXV. I Again Attempt To Enter Cape Colony Chapter XXVI. Darkness Proves my Salvation Chapter XXVII. Was Ours a Guerilla War? Chapter XXVIII. Negotiations with the Enemy Chapter XXIX. President Steyn's Narrow Escape Chapter XXX. The Last Proclamation Chapter XXXI. Blockhouses and Night Attacks Chapter XXXII. My Commando of Seven Hundred Men Chapter XXXIII. A Success at Tweefontein Chapter XXXIV. I Cut my Way Through Sixty Thousand Troops Chapter XXXV. I go to the Transvaal with President Steyn Chapter XXXVI. Peace Negotiations Chapter XXXVII. The End of the War Correspondence APPENDICES A.—Report of the Meeting of the General Representatives held at Vereeniging in the South African Republic on the 15th of May, 1902, and the Following Days B.—The Conference at Pretoria between the Commission of the National Representatives and Lords Kitchener and Milner (May 19th-May 28th, 1902) C.—Minutes of the Meeting of the Special National Representatives at Vereeniging, South African Republic, Thursday, the 29th of May, 1902, And the Following Days
Illustrations
C R de Wet Paardeberg Sanna's Post Roodewal Tweefontein