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Updated: February 15, 2026

My friend, Mr. Langman, who was present, saw the Boers, in some instances, filling their bandoliers from these cases on the plausible excuse that they were only using our own ammunition. Such cartridges should never have been permitted to go up. But in spite of instances of bungling, the evidence shows that every effort has been made to keep the war as humane as possible.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The War in South Africa: Its Cause and Conduct