brandvallei

Updated: May 24, 2025

Within ten miles of his laager were Brandvallei, Paardeberg, and Vendutie Drifts, each of which would give him access to the southern bank. The task before the pursuing army was therefore to drive in his rearguards from their successive positions and prevent him getting comfortably away to secure a passage across the river. At nightfall on February 16 it seemed likely that he would succeed.

- A Handbook of the Boer War : With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans