At Enslin Lord Methuen addressed his troops upon the morning after the battle. He congratulated them upon the work they had done, and expressed his appreciation of their gallant endurance of hardship. The work was the severest encountered by the British Army for many a long day. They had, in front of them, an enemy to whom they could not afford to give one point, whose tactics had been excellent, and whose courage he recognised and admired. When called upon to fight for his country, he preferred to fight against such a foe--a foe worthy of his steel. He hoped that he and his men had gained each other's confidence, and that they would all do their duty as Englishmen should do. [Illustration: [_Photo by R. W. Paul._ THIRSTY SOLDIERS AT THE WATERWHEEL AT BELMONT. The water is drawn up by means of a chain of buckets passing over a wheel which is actuated by a windmill.] He went on to the painful topic of the abuse of the white flag and red-cross flag, describing as dastardly the conduct of the enemy in firing on ambulance waggons, the shooting of a British officer by a wounded Boer, and the use of Dum-Dum bullets; but he refused to believe that these acts were characteristic of the enemy. He would give them credit, until he was convinced to the contrary, that they, like the British, wished to fight "fair and square." [Illustration: PLAN OF THE BATTLE OF ENSLIN OR GRASPAN.] [Sidenote: NOV. 26-28, 1899.] _Advance to Modder River._] [Sidenote: March to Klokfontein.] From Enslin the division marched to Klokfontein, only eight miles from Modder River. The railway and telegraph were repaired as the column advanced. At Klokfontein the army suffered the usual torments for want of water. The muddy water of the stagnant pools, which were the only source of supply discovered, was eagerly drunk by the heavy-laden, thirsty men. Word was passed that there would be plenty of the precious fluid next morning at the Modder River, but for only too many in the British column that moment of supreme satisfaction when raging thirst is quenched was never to come. [Illustration: AN OBJECTION TO WORK. The loading of a number of pack-mules is apt to be trying to the temper and even to the muscles.]