About a year into the ABW, the two general brothers de Wet, Piet and Chrisjan had a disagreement about the continuation of the war. Piet said is futile and a waste of blood. Chrisjan said he would fight to the bitter end. Piet left the commando at Blesbokfontein 15km east of the current Edenville and surrendered to the British. Later he actively fought the Bittereinders. His Volk would never forgive him. Piet left the Free State and settled west of Stella on the farm Beesdam were he started breeding horses. Now with the introduction of motorcars Chrisjan and his 130 men needed fresh horses. And Christiaan knew where to get them. So from Devondale the rebels went through the veld, directly to Beesdam.
How times have changed! 14 years earlier Piet was the traitor. In some circles he is still seen that way today. Now Chrisjan and his bunch were the traitors. In some circles he is still remembered for his treason in 1914. So we set of to Beesdam and Pieter and Amanda, the farm of the great great grandson of gen. Piet de Wet. We wanted to see the horse camps and old house. But to get there was the fisrt serious sand. 23km of it. It would be the precursor of what was to come.
Die 20 jarige Piet de Wet by Majuba

Piet en Amanda de Wet sit vir ons 'n brekfis op die tafel. Waar kry jy mense wat vir 5 vreemdes ontbyt maak? Dit was net die begin van hulle groothartigheid.

En hier in die kamp waar die perde stalle was, wag hierdie pragtige dier op ons. die de Wet's van Beesdam weet van mooi perde.