In publishing my book (although it
is written in simple style) _I had one object only_, viz., to give to
the world a story which, although it does not contain the whole of the
truth, as regards this wondrous war, yet contains nothing but the
truth.

The original has been written by me in Dutch, and I can therefore not be
answerable for its translation into other languages.

C. R. DE WET.

Contents

CHAPTER PAGE

I. I GO ON COMMANDO AS A PRIVATE BURGHER 3

II. NICHOLSON'S NEK 13

III. LADYSMITH BESIEGED 19

IV. I AM APPOINTED VECHTGENERAAL 22

V. THE OVERWHELMING FORCES OF LORD ROBERTS 26

VI. PAARDEBERG 39

VII. THE WILD FLIGHT FROM POPLAR GROVE 49

VIII. THE BURGHERS RECEIVE PERMISSION TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES 56

IX. SANNA'S POST 61

X. FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ENGLISH TAKEN PRISONER AT REDDERSBURG 71

XI. AN UNSUCCESSFUL SIEGE 77

XII. THE ENGLISH SWARM OVER OUR COUNTRY 82

XIII. OUR POSITION AT THE END OF MAY, 1900 92

XIV. ROODEWAL 96

XV. I MAKE LORD KITCHENER'S ACQUAINTANCE 108

XVI. BETHLEHEM IS CAPTURED BY THE ENGLISH 117

XVII. THE SURRENDER OF PRINSLOO 123

XVIII. I AM DRIVEN INTO THE TRANSVAAL 129

XIX. I RETURN TO THE FREE STATE 144

XX. THE OATH OF NEUTRALITY 156

XXI. FREDERIKSSTAD AND BOTHAVILLE 161

XXII. MY MARCH TO THE SOUTH 172

XXIII. I FAIL TO ENTER CAPE COLONY 180

XXIV. WHEREIN SOMETHING IS FOUND ABOUT WAR AGAINST WOMEN 191

XXV. I AGAIN ATTEMPT TO ENTER CAPE COLONY 197

XXVI. DARKNESS PROVES MY SALVATION 215