190 Becollections of Adventures 



discussing the situation he said " if war comes, I am 

 a Dutch Afrikander and Commandant General, and 

 I shall do my best for my land and people ; but if 

 anything happens to me, you can always say that 

 this war is none of my seeking ; it will be a success 

 for us at first, but will end in the loss of our in- 

 dependence. I hoped to avert it, but I am over-ruled. 

 I must obey." He died during the war. 



