CHAPTER XI.
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._).