▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁Bo er ▁tren ches ▁at ▁their ▁foot . ▁ ▁Rein for c ements ▁arrive ▁As ▁the ▁day ▁progress ed , ▁British ▁rein for c ements ▁that ▁were ▁originally ▁left ▁to ▁guard ▁the ▁camp ▁near ▁the ▁Mod der ▁River ▁started ▁to ▁arrive — first ▁the ▁Gordon ▁High land ers ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁and ▁ 2 nd ▁Cold stream ▁Gu ards . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁C ron j é ▁launched ▁a ▁fresh ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁southern ▁( right ) ▁fl ank ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁extend ▁a ▁sal ient ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁and ▁behind ▁the ▁remaining ▁High land ers , ▁cutting ▁them ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁British ▁force . ▁Initial ly ▁the ▁Sea for th s ▁attempted ▁to ▁stem ▁this ▁attack ▁and ▁ran ▁into ▁the ▁Sc and in av ian ▁Corps , ▁which ▁they ▁quickly ▁neutral ised . ▁ ▁The ▁Sea for th s ▁then ▁had ▁to ▁re group , ▁which ▁prevent ed ▁them ▁from ▁further ▁action ▁to ▁halt ▁the ▁Bo er ▁attempts ▁to ▁enc irc le ▁the ▁High land ▁Brigade . ▁The ▁Gren ad ier ▁Gu ards , ▁with ▁five ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁O wn ▁York shire ▁Light ▁Infantry , ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁only ▁showed ▁some ▁sign ▁of ▁success ▁after ▁the ▁fresh ly ▁arrived ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁the ▁Cold stream ▁Gu ards ▁were ▁committed ▁too . ▁ ▁But ▁once ▁the ▁Cold stream s ▁were ▁committed , ▁M eth uen ▁had ▁engaged ▁all ▁of ▁his