So they proceeded up stream over some very rough ground, being much inconvenienced by the dongas which they had to cross.

When they had covered three miles of this they were again stopped, for an impassable donga blocked the way.

They had therefore to retrace their steps to the place whence they had started.

Ultimately they crossed the river below the dam, in the neighbourhood of the waggon-drift.
This delay gave General Broadwood a good three hours in which to tackle us.

And had it not been for the excellent positions we had taken on the banks of the spruit, we would have been in a very awkward predicament.
But, as it was, only two of my men were hit during the whole of that time.
As soon as our reinforcements had crossed the river, General Broadwood was forced to retire; and his troops came hurrying through Koorn Spruit both on the right and on the left of our position.