Pretoria, Nov. 12.
Genera) Botha came in contact with De Wet's commando east of Winburg after a forced night march, The rebels were reverely defeated, losing 950 prisoners and two laagers captured.
Official:—General Both has soundly defeated De Wet, whose force only escaped annihilation through the failure of several of Botha's Commandants to keep to the timetable. This victory has caused a great impression in the Orange Free State.
The rebel General Chris Muller has been captured near Bronkhorst Spruit.
London, Nov. 12.
The following is from the Governor of the Union of South Africa:—Colonel D. Van de Venter, commanding the Union forces on the border of German South Africa, defeated the enemy on November 9 at Zandfontein. The enemy lost about 120 killed and wounded and two prisoners. The Union force lost twelve killed and eleven wounded. All behaved splendidly. All the casualties of the Union force were caused by dumdum bullets.
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