24.--Important captures by General Plumer's troops. Thirty burghers secured by Colonel Fry, West Yorkshire Regiment. Attack on Pietersburg repulsed. Volunteer Town Guard distinguished itself. 25.--Capture of Viljoen near Kruger's Post by detachment of Royal Irish under Major Orr. 26.--Successful engagement on the Modder by Major Driscoll's column. Huge laager at Nelspan dispersed by General Bruce-Hamilton's force. 27.--Colonel Du Moulin killed in a night attack on his camp. Enemy repulsed by Major Gilbert (Sussex Regiment). 30.--Colonel Rawlinson's troops after tremendous march surprised Manie Botha's laager and made valuable captures. 31.--Capture of convoy at Groothoop by Colonel Rimington. FEBRUARY 1902. 2.--De Wet's commando gallantly charged by New Zealanders, Queensland Imperial Bushmen, and South African Light Horse. Enormous captures. 4.--Capture and destruction of British convoy by Boers in Cape Colony. Major Crofton killed. 5.--Surprise and capture of Commandant S. Alberts' laager by Scottish Horse under Major Leader. 6.--Major Vallancey dispersed Beyers' commando. Gigantic movement to entrap De Wet started. 7.--De Wet, by brilliant manoeuvre, ruptured the British cordon and escaped. 8.--Big capture from Potgieter's laager by Colonel von Donop's force. 13.--Bouvers' laager in Cape Colony rushed by Colonel Kavanagh's men. 18.--Capture of Judge Hugo in Cape Colony. Boers cut off and surrounded a portion of squadron of Scots Greys south-east of Springs. 20.--Two laagers surprised by Colonel Park's troops; 164 prisoners taken. 21.--Capture of laager at Buffelskloof by Colonel E. Williams' column. 24.--Some East Griqualand rebels surrendered to Colonel Stanford. 25.--Determined attack on Colonel von Donop's convoy by Delarey and Kemp. Waggons lost. Escort, which made gallant defence, overpowered. Five British officers and fifty-three men killed; six officers and 123 men wounded; others taken prisoners. 26.--Jacob's laager captured by Colonel Driscoll. 27.--Anniversary of Majuba. Combined operations for driving Boers against Harrismith-Van Reenan's blockhouse line. Manie Botha killed; 600 Boers killed, wounded, or prisoners. Splendid defence by New Zealanders under Major Bauchop and New South Wales Mounted Infantry under Colonel Cox. 28.--Capture of Boers near Steynsdorp by Captain Holgate (Steinacker's Horse). MARCH 1902. 6.--Colonel Ross (Canadian Scouts) made valuable captures in a cave near Tafel Kop. 7.--Successful attack by Delarey on Lord Methuen's force at Tweebosch. Lord Methuen seriously wounded and taken prisoner. 11.--Close of big drive in Orange River Colony; 127 Boers taken. Commandant Celliers wounded. 12.--Many prisoners captured by Colonel Ternan and Colonel Pilcher. 13.--Little garrison of fifty men at Fort Edward surrounded by Beyers' commando.