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	Number of troops engaged	Killed	Wounded	Missing	Total	Percentage of killed and wounded to number of men engaged
Belmont:
Officers	297	3	23	0	26	8.75
Non.-com. officers and men	8,396	55	206	4	265	3.15
Total	8,693	58	229	4	291	3.34
Graspan:
Officers	326	3	7	0	10	3.06
Non.-com. officers and men	8,213	18	163	7	188	2.29
Total	8,539	21	170	7	198	2.31
Modder River:
Officers	335	3	19	0	22	6.56
Non.-com. officers and men	9,856	67	377	18	462	4.68
Total	10,191	70	396	18	484	4.74
Magersfontein:
Officers	379	18	48	2	68	17.94
Non.-com. officers and men	11,068	148	669	101	918	8.29
Total[1]	11,447	166	717	103	986	8.43

Table I. gives the number of men engaged, and also that of the killed and wounded at each of four battles. Table III. shows for comparison the relative number of killed and wounded in some former campaigns while older forms of weapon were in use.

With regard to the numbers in Tables I. and II. it should be at once said that they are only to be regarded as approximate, since they do not exactly tally with those officially reported in the 'Times' at a later date. Sources of error may, however, have crept into both, and as there is little difference in the gross numbers, I have preferred to retain the series compiled by Major Burtchaell, R.A.M.C., as Table II. contains interesting information as to the proportionate number of men who died during the first 48 hours, after being wounded.