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Description: Plaque with inscription at Surrender Hill, beside the Clarens-Fouriesburg road in the eastern Free State, South Africa. The inscription reads: "In July 1900 a large part of the Free State armed forces was surrounded by British troops in the Brandwater Basin. Gen. C.R. De Wet and about 2 000 men escaped over Slabbert’s Nek. In the basin Chief Comdt Marthinus Prinsloo assumed command and on 29 July agreed to surrender. More than 4 300 Boers laid down their arms, most of them at Surrender Hill, where the British destroyed the captured arms and ammunition. The bare patches caused by the fire and exploding ammunition serve as a reminder of one of the most serious setbacks suffered by the Boers during the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). National Monuments Council."
Title: Surrender Hill 02, plaque on monument
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