Something over a thousand men were thus lost to the besieged, who could ill afford it.

The missing--mostly prisoners--amounted to 843.

On the field 52 were found dead, and 150 wounded were brought back to Ladysmith.

Less than 100 escaped.
[Footnote 3: "From Cape Town to Ladysmith," p.

79.] The rest of the British movement was successfully carried out, the enemy retiring before them; but although all the troops were out, except those absolutely needed for garrisoning the works, the enemy's field bases--"laagers"-- could not be reached.