Surrender of Boers to the Portuguese.
OCTOBER 1900.
3.—Return of General Buller to Lydenburg after having marched through the whole of the hilly country to the north as far as Pilgrim’s Rest, and having occupied the principal Boer positions.
9.—Continuous series of engagements in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, and defeat of De Wet, who was driven north, across the Vaal, at Venterstroom.
10.—General Buller prepared to return home.
11.—Anniversary of Kruger’s insolent ultimatum.
19.—Mr. Kruger left Lorenzo Marques for Europe, and made his exit from the political stage.
24.—General Buller left Cape Town for England.
Koffyfontein besieged.
25.—The Transvaal formally annexed.