There was only one thought in my mind, and only one word on every tongue: "FORWARD!" I proceeded from Kroonstad to the railway bridge at Zand River, and remained there until the 25th of March, when the commandos reassembled.
What I had foreseen occurred.

The burghers were different men altogether, and returned with renewed courage to the fight.

They streamed in such large numbers on this and the following days, that my highest hopes were surpassed.

It is true that certain burghers had remained behind.

Such was the case with the men from Fauresmith and Jacobsdal, and with a large proportion of the commandos from Philippolis, Smithfield, Wepener, and Bloemfontein.