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English: After Paardeberg: Cronje's Followers delivering up their Rifles

Identifier: battlesofninetee06forb (find matches)
Title: Battles of the nineteenth century
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Forbes, Archibald, 1838-1900 Atteridge, A. Hilliard (Andrew Hilliard)
Subjects: Battles Military history, Modern
Publisher: London New York : Cassell and Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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on the west side ofthe laager, and the rumour spread that the Boers were making a desperate sortie and trying to cut their way out in the darkness. What had really river on their flank, protected their retreat by firing into the Boer trench, and it had also exchanged fire with some Boers in its own front. After a few minutes the heavy firing ceased, but for some time after occasional shots were fired from various parts of the Boer lines, as the enemy, now thoroughly on the alert, imagined they saw signs of an attack upon them in the dark. As the twilight began this irregular firing ceased, and as the sun rose all was quiet along the lines. For the first time for many days the British guns remained silent, while it was seen that a white flag had just been hoisted on a small kopje near the drift and within the Boer lines. Cheer after cheer was raised by the British at this sign of surrender, and men reminded each other that it was Majuba Day. But it was a few hours yet ere the surrender was completed. -XV
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THE SURRENDER. 231 Cronje was making a last despairing attempt to obtain terms. Commandant Wolmarans and another Boer officer rode out with a white flag to Lord Roberts's headquarters. It was noticed that both of their horses were slightly wounded, probably by shrapnel bullets during the investment. The riders looked haggard and worn, as they well might be. They suggested that Cronje's army had by its honourable resistance deserved to be given lenient terms, and they asked that the burghers should be allowed to depart to their homes. Lord Roberts, while expressing his admiration for the way in which the Boers had kept their flag flying for so many days, told Wolmarans that the surrender must granted, and that he would be sent to Cape Town, escorted by a British general officer to ensure that he should be treated with due respect upon the way. The Boers had already begun streaming out of the laager in crowds and laying down their arms. It was with surprise that our men discovered that the force which ha

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