During the Berlin Conference, the resistance movement within the Orange Free State was thoroughly quelled, as the last batch of the northern Orange Free Resistance Army fled to East Africa, marking its end.
"The Orange Free Resistance Army was doomed to fail from the start. They were limited in strength, and the territory was too small, unable to contend with both the Transvaal people and the British. To win, we would have to take over the Orange battlefield, which is obviously impossible. The aid we can provide to the Orange people is already as much as the East African government can reasonably offer," Felix said.
In fact, the East African officials unanimously believed that it was quite remarkable that the Orange Free Resistance Army could hold out for so long, mainly because the present Orange Free State's depth was too narrow.
