Taking all the troops that he could muster, the British General moved out once more on Monday, June 11th, to drive Botha from his position.

He had with him Pole-Carew's 11th Division, which numbered about six thousand men with twenty guns, Ian Hamilton's force, which included one infantry brigade (Bruce Hamilton's), one cavalry brigade, and a corps of mounted infantry, say, six thousand in all, with thirty guns.

There remained French's Cavalry Division, with Hutton's Mounted Infantry, which could not have exceeded two thousand sabres and rifles.

The total force was, therefore, not more than sixteen or seventeen thousand men, with about seventy guns.

Their task was to carry a carefully prepared position held by at least ten thousand burghers with a strong artillery.