CHAPTER VI.
THE BOERS IN BATTLE Fighting against forces numerically superior--The battle at Sannaspost--The trek towards the enemy--The scenes along the route--The night trek--Finding the enemy, and the disposition of the forces in the spruit and on the hills--The dawn of day and the preparation for battle--The Commandant-General fires the first shot--The battle in detail--Friend and foe sing "Soldiers of the Queen.".