He sent out four divisions.

The first he despatched from Kroonstad to Heilbron; the second from Lindley to the same destination; the third from Kroonstad to Vredefort and Parijs, and the fourth from Kroonstad along the railway line.
The two Governments had agreed that Commandant General Louis Botha should cross the Vaal River, and that we Free-Staters should remain behind in our own country.

And this was carried out, with our full approval.
The Governments had also decided that even if the English entered the Transvaal, the Free State commandos were not to follow them.

I had long ago wished that something of this nature should be arranged, so that we might not only have forces in front of the enemy, but also in their rear.

Thus the orders of the Governments exactly coincided with my desires.
Lest any one should think that the Transvaalers and the Free-Staters separated here on account of a squabble, or because they found that they could not work harmoniously together, let me state that this decision was arrived at for purely strategic reasons.