ffect the numbers in an important manner. This consists in the
fact that the Boer rarely fights to the bitter end, hence the greater
proportion of his hits are obtained at long distances.

TABLE I

+---------------------+--------+------+-------+-------+-----+-------------+
| | Number | | | | |Percentage of|
| | of | | | | | killed and |
| | troops |Killed|Wounded|Missing|Total| wounded to |
| | engaged| | | | |number of men|
| | | | | | | engaged |
+---------------------+--------+------+-------+-------+-----+-------------+
|_Belmont:_ | | | | | | |
| Officers | 297 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 8.75 |
| Non.-com. officers | | | | | | |
| and men | 8,396 | 55 | 206 | 4 | 265 | 3.15 |
| +--------+------+-------+-------+-----+-------------+
| Total | 8,693 | 58 | 229 | 4 | 291 | 3.34 |
| | | | | | | |
|_Graspan:_ | | | | | | |
| Officers | 326 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3.06 |
| Non.-com. officers | | | | | | |
| and men | 8,213 | 18 | 163 | 7 | 188 | 2.29 |
| +--------+------+-------+-------+-----+-------------+
| Total | 8,539 | 21 | 170 | 7 | 198 | 2.31 |
| | | | | | | |
|_Modder River:_ | | | | | | |
| Officers | 335 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 6.56 |
| Non.-com. officers | | | | | | |
| and men | 9,856 | 67 | 377 | 18 | 462 | 4.68 |
| +--------+------+-------+-------+-----+-------------+
| Total | 10,191 | 70 | 396 | 18 | 484 | 4.74 |
| | | | | | | |
|_Magersfontein:_ | | | | | | |
| Officers | 379 | 18 | 48 | 2 | 68 |