Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Munguva yeHondo yechipiri yeBoer, ambuya vaMarais vaiva mutungamiriri weboka revakadzi vechiBoer avo kwemwedzi 18 vakadzungaira kumadokero kweTransvaal uye kumadokero kweFree State nevana vavo vaduku kuti vasatorwa nemauto eBritain. Baba vake, Jaap Sr., uye sekuru vababa, Sarel Jacobus Stefanus, vakaita basa rinoshanda kuWestern front neBothaville commando. Vose vakaitwa vasungwa vehondo mushure mekunge mukuru wemaBoer Piet Cronjé's azvipira pa
Hondo yePaardeberg. Baba Jaap Sr. vakatumirwa kuBroadbottom Camp paSt. Helena, nepo sekuru Sarel vakachengetwa kuGreen Point, pashure pacho vakagamuchira "parole" nemhaka yechirwere. Akafa mwedzi mumwe pashure pokuguma kwehondo. Amai vaMarais, pamwe chete naamai vake nevanin'ina vake, vakaiswa mumusasa wevasungwa weKlerksdorp.