In deciding to wage guerilla warfare, the Boers took note that they were well-mounted and possessed of the best modern weapons. They were unconvinced of any tactical inferiority to the invaders of their countries. They undertook what became a long, heroic struggle adapted to the existing military organization of the two Republics. Throughout this new war, for that is what is was, the political and military control of their forces remained intact. The Boers retained their tactical superiority wherever numbers were even approximately even. For the British, this required the development and application of an entirely new technology and strategy.