The Boers had to line up their horses in formation so that the British officers could commandeer the horses for further service. Receipts for £5 per horse were issued to the Boers, but they never received payment for the horses. The Boers had no choice but to give away the saddles along with the horses and walk home from Xhosaland with only their rifles. Weeks later, they arrived home emaciated, with worn-out clothes, sunburned, and without hats or shoes. In many cases, they found their farms burned down and all their herds stolen.[408]
