On 14 September 1876, the Colonial office in the UK received a telegram from Sir Henry Barkly in Cape Town of the imminent collapse of the Transvaal because the Transvaal's President Burger and his men had been routed after their attack on Sekhukhune and his people the Pedi.
Den 14. september 1876 modtog Colonial Office i Det Forenede Kongerige et telegram fra Sir Henry Barkly i Cape Town om Transvals overhængende sammenbrud, fordi Transvals præsident Burger og hans mænd var blevet trængt i defensiven efter deres angreb på Sekhukhune og hans folk pedi (eller basotho).