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was brought by sea to the copper-cargo harbour of Port Nolloth and landed on 12 April. They
fought their way along the railway line against Vecht-general J. L. van Deventer’s men. On the night of
30 April Maritz sent a train loaded with dynamite towards the town but, fortunately for the British, it
came off the rails and the mighty explosion did no harm. At 7.30 a.m. on 4 May the relief column
arrived.
See also:
Cape Colony, Invasions of; Smuts, Assistant Commandant-general Jan C.
Reference:
Burke, Peter, The Siege of O’Okiep (Bloemfontein, War Museum of the Boer Republics, 1995);
Reitz, Deneys, Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War (London, Faber & Faber, 1929;
Prescott, Arizona, Wolfe Publishing, 1994).
Orange Free State
The area north of the Orange River, south of the Vaal River and north and west of the Drakensberg
mountains was progressively settled by Voortrekkers and was taken under British rule as the Orange
River Sovereignty in 1848. It was recognised as an independent state, the Orange Free State (Oranje
Vrystaat), by the Bloemfontein Convention of 1854. At the time of the outbreak of war in 1899 the
president was Marthinus Steyn. The British annexed the territory again in 1900 as the Orange River
Colony and it was granted self-government under the peace arrangements of 1902.
See also:
Bloemfontein Convention; Steyn, Marthinus.
Orange River Station
The railway line from Capetown to Kimberley crossed the river north of Orange River Station, about
six miles (10km) east of Hopetown. At the outbreak of the war the bridge was planked between the
rails to allow troops to march over instead of having to go north by way of the Old Wagon Bridge on
the far side of Hopetown. The area became important as a supply centre. Both white (Doornbult) and
black concentration camps were located nearby.
Reference:
Jones, Huw M. and Meurig G. M. Jones, A Gazetteer of the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899–1902
(Milton Keynes, The Military Press, 1999).
Otter, Lieutenant-Colonel W. D.
William Dillon Otter was fifty-six years of age when he accepted the appointment as commander,
with acting rank of major, of the Canadian First Contingent on 18 October 1899. He was a
professional soldier, and had joined the Queen’s Own Rifles in the 1860s. His strict attitude did not
suit the relaxed approach of the militia under his command and he earned the nickname of Black Bill.
He attempted to contrive a continuation of service by the Canadians beyond the twelve months that
expired on 15 October 1900 and had to apologise to the
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