The brunt of the fighting fell upon Kelly-Kenny's division, two battalions of which, the Welsh and the Essex, turned the Boers out of two strong positions at the point of the bayonet." The British here lost 63 killed, 361 wounded.
The defenders, contrary to their habit, failed to carry away their dead, of whom the victors buried 127.

In the Boer papers their loss was reported to be seven killed and eighteen wounded--a suggestive discrepancy.

No further opposition of consequence was encountered, and on March 13 Roberts entered Bloemfontein.
The occupation of Bloemfontein and the relief of Ladysmith closed for a time the British operations, and were followed by a period of suspended advance.

This was imposed in part by the fatigue of the soldiery, a cause, however, which would not have lasted more than a few days--except in the case of the hunger-weakened defenders of Ladysmith.

A prolonged stop was required for several reasons.