allaman's

Updated: July 3, 2026

Telegraph poles all along the line had been wrecked; an amount of mild pillaging had been going on. The people of Theunissen were almost in panic. The two fights one against Conroy, at Allaman's Kraal, the other and larger, against De Wet, at Doornberg had been enormously magnified. General Botha was welcomed in genuine relief. We remained at arms in the train during the first part of the night.

Eric Moore Ritchie - With Botha in the Field