ging
Conference, 343

Blauwbank, Fight at, 30
British Camp abandoned--Booty taken by Boers, 33, 34
British Convoy, Commander-in-Chief de Wet's Attack on, 32, 33

Blijdschap--Arrival of Laager of Women, 268
De Lange sentenced to death for High Treason at, 268, _note_
Massing of Commandos at, 268

_Blikkiescost_, 4

Blockhouse System--"Blockhead" System, alleged, 260
Boer Success in breaking through Blockhouses, 260, 261
Bothaville, Boers breaking through Blockhouse Line, 299
British loss of faith in Blockhouses, 291, 292
Cost of erection and maintenance, 262
Description of, 262
Districts surrounded by the British, 261
Failure of, alleged, 261
Lindley-Kroonstad Line, Boers breaking through, 287
Palmietfontein, Boers breaking through Line near, 289, 290
Prolongation of the War by, alleged, 263, 264
Small number of Captures effected, 260, 261
Springhaansnek--Commander-in-Chief de Wet breaking through the Line of
Blockhouses on the march to the South, 173
Thaba'Nchu and Sanna's Post, Forts between--Capture by
Commander-in-Chief de Wet, 201, 202
Trenches dug by British near Blockhouse Lines, etc., 288, 294, 295

Bloemfontein--Capture by British, 55
Defence of--Commander-in-Chief de Wet's Arrangements, 54
Water Works--Occupation by General Broadwood, 61

"Boer Biscuits," 3

Boer Forces--
Burghers who had returned home after fall of Bloemfontein, Re-call to
the front, 71
Commandos left with Commander-in-Chief de Wet after fall of
Bloemfontein, _note_ 57
Confusion among Burghers at Holspruits, 294, 295
Discipline, _see_ that title
Disposition of Forces after fall of Bethlehem, 124
Harrismith Commando, Refusal to part with Waggons--Return
home, 161, 163
Medical Certificates, Abuse of, _note_ 59
Mobility, _see_ that title
Numbers at Outset of War, 408, 414, 415, 491
Numbers at the Termination of the War, 322, 338, 339, 347, 348, 359,
360, 361, 362
Orange Free State Commandos--
Commander-in-Chief, Election of, 6, 7
Harrismith, Concentration at, 4, 6-7
Heilbron Commando, _see_ that title
Number of Burghers ready to fight after fall of Pretoria, 94
Panic after Paardeberg, 48, 49, 51, 52, _note_ 57
Permission given to Burghers by Commander-in-Chief de Wet to return
home, 56, _note_ 57--Gen. Joubert's Protest, 57
Reduction in numbers due to Paardeberg Surrender, etc., 89, 90
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