A loving father and husband, as well as being a well respected Boer-officer, decides upon hearing that the enemy (the British) are planning a "scorched earth"- policy to go home and protect his wife and family instead of further participation in the war. This decision leads to him and his sons being tried for high treason.A loving father and husband, as well as being a well respected Boer-officer, decides upon hearing that the enemy (the British) are planning a "scorched earth"- policy to go home and protect his wife and family instead of further participation in the war. This decision leads to him and his sons being tried for high treason.