Wherein Something is Found About War against Women It was decided here, on the 26th December, to divide the large commando into two.

The one part was to be under the command of Assistant-Chief-Commander P.H.Botha, and the other Assistant-Chief-Commander Pete Fourie.
I entrusted to President Steyn a bodyguard under Commander Davel, who went with the Government in the direction of Reitz.
As regards myself, I went to Assistant-Chief-Commander C.C.

Froneman, who was with the Heilbron Commander, L.Steenekamp, in the neighbourhood of Heilbron.

It was my intention to take with me from there a strong escort, and to dig up the ammunition at Roodewal taken on the 7th of June, as both our Mauser and our Lee-Metford ammunition were nearly exhausted, although we still had a fairly large supply of Martini-Henry Giddy cartridges.
I then started from Tafelkop, on the 27th of December, and arrived two days later at General Froneman's commando, close to Heilbron.

I had to wait there till the evening of the 31st December, until the necessary carriages and oxen had been got together for carrying the ammunition with us.