With Boers in their front and Boers on either flank they fought an admirable rearguard action.

So hot was the fire that A squadron alone had twenty-two casualties.

They faced it out, however, until their gun had reached a place of safety, when they made an orderly retirement towards Babington's camp, having inflicted as heavy a loss as they had sustained.

With Elandslaagte, Waggon Hill, the relief of Mafeking, Naauwpoort, and Haartebeestefontein upon their standards, the Imperial Light Horse, should they take a permanent place in the Army List, will start with a record of which many older regiments might be proud.
If the Light Horse had a few bad hours on March 22nd at the hands of the Boers, they and their colonial comrades were soon able to return the same with interest.

On March 23rd Babington moved forward through Kafir Kraal, the enemy falling back before him.