13.] NOTE .-- The effective British force shut up in Ladysmith on November 2 was 13,496, besides which there were 249 sick {p.070} and wounded; total, 13,745.

The Boer force in Natal is not accurately known, but is roughly reckoned at double the British; say 30,000.

This estimate is probable, both from the extent of their operations, and because they ought to have had at least so many.

It would be more to their discredit to have had fewer than to fail with more.

The non-military element in Ladysmith raised the number of the besieged to about 21,000..