They made us all stand up to be executed. Among the prepared ones were young and old Boers, who stood proudly in front of the raised rifles. I stood out from everyone else due to my extraordinary height and appearance.
I stood motionless. In my hand, I still held my mother's picture – I wanted to look at it once more before death.
An officer stared at me from a distance, then came closer, looked me over, and noticed the picture in my hand. He took it from me. He was surprised by my mothers clothes. My mother was wearing a traditional Georgian dress.
– Who is this woman dressed so strangely? – he asked me.
– It's my mother! – I answered in French.
– Your mother? Who are you?
– Georgian! My name is Bagrationi!
Upon hearing this, the officer immediately stepped back, then ordered me to be taken out of the line and hurried off somewhere. They took me to the general. He asked me – who is general Peter Bagrationi to you, the one who fought against napoleon. I answered – he is my relative. British general was fan of peter bagrationi.
Soon, I was removed from the area.
At the end of the war, Niko Buri, as a prisoner of war, was transferred to Saint Helena Island, where, after 7 months of captivity, he was released on the condition that he would never return to South Africa.