Even in the south and south-west many of the houses were wrecked, but the work of destruction was not carried out with the same completeness as in the afore-mentioned districts.

The enemy, moreover, did not spare our cattle, but either drove them off or killed them for food.

As for our women-folk--any of them who fell into the hands of the enemy were sent off to the concentration camps.
I have no space here, however, to write about the treatment of the women; it is such a serious matter that it would require whole chapters to deal with it adequately.

Abler pens than mine will deal with it in full detail.

I will only remark here that the Boer women were shamefully treated, and that if England wishes to efface the impression which these cruelties have left upon the hearts of our people, she will have to act as every great conquering race must act, if it is ever to be reconciled with the nations it has vanquished.
Our winter season had now begun.