In addition to their services in the Sixth Frontier War, the Boers also contributed 2,330 horses, ninety-two wagons and mostly their own food, for the six months in the field for the war. The government was supposed to bear all these costs. After months in the field, the Boers' clothes, hats, and shoes were completely worn out. The government did not contribute any clothing. Some commando members made clothes from raw cowhide.[407]
