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Following the Equator
Part 7

CHAPTER LXVII
12/27

Presently the British "broke and fled for their lives down the rugged steep." The Boers had won the battle.

Result in killed and wounded, including among the killed the British General: British loss, 226, out of 400 engaged.
Boer loss, 1 killed, 5 wounded.
That ended the war.

England listened to reason, and recognized the Boer Republic--a government which has never been in any really awful danger since, until Jameson started after it with his 500 "raw young fellows." To recapitulate: The Boer farmers and British soldiers fought 4 battles, and the Boers won them all.

Result of the 4, in killed and wounded: British loss, 700 men.
Boer loss, so far as known, 23 men.
It is interesting, now, to note how loyally Jameson and his several trained British military officers tried to make their battles conform to precedent.

Mr.Garrett's account of the Raid is much the best one I have met with, and my impressions of the Raid are drawn from that.
When Jameson learned that near Krugersdorp he would find 800 Boers waiting to dispute his passage, he was not in the least disturbed.


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