Gun War - February 1881

 Previously: January 1881


The Cape Government wrote terms of surrender to the rebels. Mabelete further denied that they would pay the consequences of the Rebellion in other words the rebels refused to pay fines.

FEBRUARY

The Mabelete were tired of war but this did not stop the colonial troops from marching to Pokwane mountain killing Mabelete who refused to fight near Maseru. Carrington captured Boleka Ridge other small skimishes occured on the road to Morija.


The clash between the Transvaal Boers and the Imperial troops in First Boers wars encouraged the rebels. Yet the effects of the Boer war stopped movement of illegal arms and ammunition through the Free State forcing the Basotho to sign a peace agreement where the rebel Mabelete had to pay fines and surrender their arms. If the Mabelete did not accept the terms, the fighting would resume.


During the peaceful time of negotiations Basotho fortified their positions and pretending to negotiate until completion of the their harvest, they had planned to fight indefinitely. The rebels still maintained high spirits in February

With that the end of February

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