Several strong and mobile Boer commandos with guns moved about in it, and an energetic though not very deadly warfare raged between Lemmer, Snyman, and De la Rey on the one side, and the troops of Methuen, Douglas, Broadwood, and Lord Errol upon the other.

Methuen moved about incessantly through the broken country, winning small skirmishes and suffering the indignity of continual sniping.

From time to time he captured stores, wagons, and small bodies of prisoners.

Early in October he and Douglas had successes.

On the 15th Broadwood was engaged.