 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kaputeni Percy Scott akabvisa Robinson musi wa 18 September 1899, nemirairo yokutora ngarava nokuda kwebasa paChina Station. Achitarisira kuti hondo yaizotanga muSouth Africa, Scott akanyengetedza Admiralty kuti amubvumire kupfuura neCape of Good Hope panzvimbo penzira yakanga yakarongwa pakutanga yeSuez Canal. Inotyisa yakasvika paSimonstown musi wa14 October kuti iwane hondo yava pedyo. Pasina kutyisidzirwa negungwa, Scott akatanga kuona kuti angashandura sei zvombo zvehondo nekuzviisa pamavhiri kuti zvishandiswe panyika kuti zvitsigire uto rakanga risina zvombo zvehondo refu uye rakaona kuti zvombo zvaro zvakajairika zvaipfuura neBoer zvombo zvehondo. Kukwira kwacho kwakaratidzika kuva kwokuzvivaraidza, kuchikonzera zviremera kuzvirangarira nokusava nechokwadi kukuru. Zvisinei, vakabvumikisa kuva vanobudirira zvikuru uye basa rezvombo zvake zviviri zve 4.7-inch 120 mm pakukombwa kweLadysmith rakagamuchira zvishoma zvehurukuro. Anotyisa akasvika kuDurban musi wa6 Mbudzi uye Scott akagadzwa kuva mukuru wemauto ikoko zuva rakatevera. Boka rengarava raibva kuTerrible rakabatana neLadysmith simba rekubatsira, kusanganisira maviri 4.7-inch uye gumi nemasere 12-pounder pfuti, uye vakapinda muhondo dzeColensoDecember 1899 uye Spion Kop January 1900 uye kubatsirwa kweLadysmith musi waFebruary 28. Scott akagadzirisawo mwenje muduku wokutsvaka sechiedza chokuratidzira chakaiswa muchitima kuti ataure neuto rakanga rakombwa muLadysmith. Pashure pokununurwa kweLadysmith, vashandi veTerrible vakabatanazve naye uye akabva kuDurban musi wa 27 March 1900 achienda kuChina. 