Alter a parley he was given five minutes to surrender unconditionally, and having re gard to the absence of relief and the forlorn hope he led, Jameson surrendered with eight Maxims and three field guns. The whole of the Boer force, which is now said to number between four and five thou* sand, was not engaged. The majority occupied hills waiting for an opportunity to cut off the retreat. The field was strewn with the dead and wounded, whom Droprink had immediately conveyed to Krugersdorp, and the Boers who carried them off the field comforted them as best they could. The dead men were buried at nightfall, all in one trench. The fighting order of the column was in

skirmishing order, as follows :—First, scout ing party; second, advanced guard, with Maxims ; third, main body with, flanking parties ; fourth, rear guard with flanking parties. This was the order in which they went into disastrous action.
