uitschuddings

Updated: June 19, 2025

The English had fled, and, as the moon had just gone down, it was too dark to pursue them. Taking with us the seven prisoners, we continued on our way until the following morning. We allowed them to retain their clothes. It was still before the "uitschuddings" period. The day broke, and after having been turned back on the banks of the Brak River, we marched to the fifteenth ford.

Christiaan Rudolf De Wet - Three Years' War