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Monday, 22 December 2014
Battle of Groenkop
Groenkop - Battle of Tweefontein
You were our tormentors into the night
barns and farms burnt during the day
rage and rave, wrath and anger
against the dying morning light
De Wet and his guerilla force were right;
based near the settlements of hay
Boers were tough, wise and out of sight
their enemy: they did not affright
Your Major General deployed the 'Imperial Light'
lines of blockhouses – day to day
from infantry to regiment uptight
against the dying morning light
Boer leaders determined to scale the west side
15 pounder guns and a pom-pom at bay
rage and rave, wrath and anger
their enemy: they did not affright
De Wet scanned carefully, day by day
On Christmas day, his commando clambered the site
boots removed, ‘Stormt Burghers’ they were in fight
against the dying morning light
You, the enemy, were slaughtered, a carnage on this day
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