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Colley was replaced by battle hardened Brigadier General Sir Evelyn Wood, who was certain that with reinforcements he could defeat the Boers. However, back in Britain, where the annexation had always been controversial, peace terms were submitted to Paul Kruger, Joubert and the other Boer leaders.
They included suzerainty by Britain over the Republic and the right to maintain a British resident in Pretoria. The 33 articles of the peace offer were described as a `cup of milk with 33 flies' by the Boers.
Many were reluctant to sign, believing that God had aided their victory over the Brits and would do so again. However, Kruger knew of Wood's intentions finally to defeat the Boers and reluctantly agreed to the terms on 6th March 1881 in O'Neill's farmhouse at the foot of Laing's Nek.
Another factor was that both horse sickness season and the harvest were approaching and the Boers, who operated on a purely voluntary basis and who could leave their units at any time, wished to return to their farms.
The British were also keen to sign the agreement because they wished to define the extent of the South African Republic (which at that time was unknown) and stop the Boers from expanding into Bechuanaland (Botswana).
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