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THE SURRENDER OF GENERAL
PRINSLOO.
Lord Roberts reports General MacDonald on the 26th fought a rearguard action at Bethlehem hills from morning till night and blocked Naaupoort Nek to waggon traffic.
The enemy, who were occupying two neks, twice checked the advance of Sir Archibald Hunter. The Scots Guards, Royal Irish, Wiltshires and Leicesters took one nek.
The casualties were nominal. The Scots Guards took the second nek unopposed.
General Prinsloo, the Boer commander, applied for four days' armistice to negotiate.
Sir A. Hunter replied he would only accept an unconditional surrender otherwise the hostilities would continue.
Later General Prinsloo offered that his men should surrender with their arms, but should retain their horses, saddles, and other property, and that they should be allowed to return to their homes.
Sir A. Hunter say 3: — "The offer was communicated to me and I insisted upon the delivery of everything." The total surrender of General Prinsloo followed.
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Manawatu Herald, 2 August 1900, Page 2
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