<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=398059" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>General Christiaan De Wet At Doornberg</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">(after David Naude) </div><div style="margin:10px 0">In the dust lay de Wet's son; <br>he prayed to God, further did not say a word, <br>traitors came under a white flag, <br>spied for the British before the battle; <br>it was very sad to see<br>while a brave man served his country.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">On his hands was his own son's blood<br>but he still gave courage to his men<br>causing the British and traitors to loose, <br>driving them back over the Zant River<br>winning more fame in the world's eyes<br>while a brave man served his country.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The British had fled past Winburg<br>to avoid general de Wet's commando, <br>some of the traitors were very scared<br>when the Boer commando captured them; <br>in de Wet's eyes God was still providing, <br>while a brave man served his country.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">[Reference: 'Die slag van Doornberg' ('The battle at Doornberg' by David Naude.]</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Gert+Strydom">Gert Strydom</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=398059" data-title="General Christiaan De Wet At Doornberg de Gert Strydom" data-description="(after David Naude) In the dust lay de Wet's son; he prayed to God, further did not say a word, traitors came under a white flag, spied for the British before the battle; it was very sad to see while a brave man served his country. On his h..."></div> </div> </div>

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