At the end of that time two armoured trains came up with reinforcements and the enemy continued his trek to the eastward.

Knox 's 2nd cavalry brigade followed them up, but without any very marked result.
Zeerust and Lichtenburg had each been garrisoned and provisioned by Lord Methuen before he carried his column away to the south-west, where much rough and useful work awaited him.

The two towns were at once invested by the enemy, who made an attack upon each of them.

That upon Zeerust, on January 7th, was a small matter and easily repulsed.

A more formidable one was made on Lichtenburg, on March 3rd.