By the end of March French had moved as far south as Vryheid, his troops having endured the greatest hardships from the continual heavy rains, and the difficulty of bringing up any supplies.

On the 27th he reported seventeen more Boer casualties and 140 surrenders, while on the last day of the month he took another gun and two pom-poms.

The enemy at that date were still retiring eastward, with Alderson and Dartnell pressing upon their rear.

On April 4th French announced the capture of the last piece of artillery which the enemy possessed in that region.

The rest of the Boer forces doubled back at night between the columns and escaped over the Zululand border, where 200 of them surrendered.