The English losses on this occasion were six killed, a few wounded, and about thirty taken prisoner.
While this was going on, Veldtcornet Wessels, in accordance with orders which I had given him the previous evening, had taken possession of the river bank exactly opposite to the town, which he was now preparing to storm.
The English had only a few _schanzes_ to the west of him, and these were not more than two hundred paces off.
I had been to the laager at "Prospect" the night before, with the intention of returning so as to be in time for the storming of the town.
I had arranged to go there very early in the morning, because my journey could be accomplished with much less risk if carried out in the dark.
Unfortunately, however, daylight overtook me when I had got no further than the Kaffir location, and I had to race from there, over country where I had no sort of cover, to the ravine near the town.

From this ravine to where Veldtcornet Wessels was waiting for me on the river bank, I rode in comparative safety.
The reader can easily imagine how delighted I was to meet again the Dewetsdorp folk, to whom I was so well known.

But I could not show myself too much.

That would not have been safe.

After I had visited three houses--those of the Schoolmaster, Mr.Otto, of Mr.Jacobus Roos, and of old Mr.H.Van der Schijf--and had partaken in each of a cup of coffee, I hurried off to my burghers.
The remaining English _schanzes_ had been so well constructed that their occupants could still offer a very stubborn resistance, and they did so.
It was not until about three o'clock on the afternoon of the 23rd of November that we saw the white flag go up, and knew that the victory was ours.
We took four hundred and eight prisoners, amongst whom were Major Massey and seven other officers.