position had been defended by the Zuid-Afrikaanse Republiek Politie (a police force). The British found 14 dead bodies and captured nineteen prisoners. The rest of the wounded were taken away by the Boers and some even survived. British casualties for the day were: officers, 3 dead and 7 wounded; men, 100 wounded or missing and 12 dead. The Battle of Bergendal was over. British casualties were 385 and the Boers' were 78. Aftermath As a result of this defeat, the Boer line of defence was breached and on 28 August Buller's troops marched into Machadodorp. The ZAR government, meanwhile, had decamped to Nelspruit. A few days later, on 1 September, Lord Roberts proclaimed the entire South African Republic British territory. However, the capture of Machadodorp and Roberts' proclamation did not end the war. Although the British had won the battle, Botha's main force had managed to stay intact. The Boer commandos subsequently dispersed to Lydenburg and Barberton and the next phase of the war—guerrilla warfare—started. This second phase would last even longer than the first, conventional, phase and peace would eventually only be declared at the end of May 1902. War Memorial A memorial was erected in 1935 in memory of the twelve Zarps who died in the Battle of Berg-en-dal on 27 Augustus 1900. A much larger second memorial, in honour of all Boers, including the Zarps, who had died in the Eastern Transvaal, was unveiled on 29 Augustus 1970 and a small stone cairn was erected in memory of the 25 officers and men of the 2nd Battalion the Rifle Brigade who died in the battle. Footnotes References Pakenham, Thomas(1). The Boer War. New York: Avon Books, 1979. Pakenham, Thomas(2). The Boer War. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1979. Viljoen, Ben J. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War Hood, Douglas & Howard, London, 1902. Made into Kindle edition. Schultz, B.G. Die Slag van Bergendal (Dalmanutha), MA thesis, University of Pretoria, 1974. Maurice & Grant, History of the War in South Africa, 1899–1902, Hurst & Blackett Ltd, 1908, London, volume III. Preller, G.S., Die Vier Long Toms, Die Huisgenoot, 28/5/1937. Goldman C.S., With General French and the Cavalry in South Africa, MacMillan & Co. Ltd, 1902. Breytenbach J.H., Die Geskiedenis van die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog in Suid-Afrika, volume VI. Amery, L.S. (editor), The Times History of the War in South Africa, volume IV. Reichman, C & Slocum, S.L'H, Boer War Operations