The Archive · 1900

More Details from Pretoria

Lord Roberts entered Pretoria on the 5th (Tuesday). The surrender was unconditional. The Boers who had been fighting us retreated through the town. Mrs. Botha and Mrs. Kriiger are both in Pretoria, The majority of the British prisoners are still it Waterval.

The chef civil official met Lord Roberts carly in the morning and stated his wish to surrender the town. A few British prisoners have been removed, but there are over a hundred officers in Pretoria, Later,

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