General Philip Botha conducted the prisoners and the booty to the President's camp, returning to our laager on the following morning.
On the evening of the 6th of June I started on my road to Roodewal.

At Walfontein I divided my troops into three parties.

The first party, consisting of three hundred men with one Krupp, I despatched under Commandant Steenekamp to Vredefort Road Station, with orders to attack it the following day at sunrise.

General Froneman, with Commandants Nel and Du Plooij, were in command of the second party, which consisted of three hundred burghers, with two Krupps and one quick-firing gun.

My orders were that, at daybreak, they were to attack an English camp which was lying a mile to the north of the railway station at Rhenoster River, and close to some brick-coloured ridges.