Bond Fighting Strength in Beginning of 1899
| Efficiently | Mounted Infantry. At least about | 142,000 | |
| trained. | |||
| 15,000 | Orange Free State, between 18-50 years | 20,000 | |
| 25,000 | Transvaal, between 18-50 years | 30,000 | |
| 40,000 | Cape Colonies, between 18-50 years | 60,000 | |
| 2,000 | Natal and elsewhere, between 18-50 years | 2,000 | |
| 18,000 | Of above, aged 16-18 and 50-60 | 30,000 | |
| 100,000 | Artillery | 2,000 | |
| 600 | Orange Free State, including trained reserves | 600 | |
| 1,400 | Transvaal | 1,400 | |
| 102,000 | Total at least about | 144,000 |
102,000 highly efficient, and 42,000 partly trained.
The mounts are docile, hardy and nimble, with large reserves available. The above includes 500 Johannesburg Mounted Police, a picked body of men armed with carbine, revolver, and sabre.
Small Arms About 250,000
Martini-Henry rifles in Orange Free State }
} 100,000
" " " in Transvaal }
Guede rifles in Transvaal........ 10,000
Mauser rifles in Transvaal........ 120,000
Revolvers in both States......... 20,000
——
Artillery, both Republics 140
Maxims and Nordenfeldts, modern
Field cannon and Howitzers "
Siege and heavy guns "