, ▁particularly ▁on ▁the ▁High land ▁Brigade . ▁The ▁British ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁withdraw ▁to ▁the ▁Mod der ▁River ▁to ▁re group ▁and ▁to ▁await ▁further ▁rein for c ements . ▁Un like ▁previous ▁occasions , ▁where ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁with d rew ▁after ▁an ▁eng agement , ▁this ▁time ▁C ron je ▁held ▁the ▁Mag ers f onte in ▁defence ▁line , ▁knowing ▁that ▁M eth uen ▁would ▁again ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁advance ▁along ▁his ▁log ist ical ▁railway ▁" l if eline ". ▁ ▁L oss es ▁The ▁British ▁lost ▁ 2 2   o ffic ers ▁and ▁ 1 8 8   other ▁ranks ▁killed , ▁ 4 6   o ffic ers ▁and ▁ 6 2 9   other ▁ranks ▁wounded , ▁and ▁one ▁officer ▁and ▁ 6 2   other ▁ranks ▁missing . ▁Of ▁this , ▁the ▁High land ▁Brigade ▁suffered ▁losses ▁of ▁ 7 4 7   men ▁being ▁killed , ▁wounded , ▁and ▁missing . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁batt al ions , ▁the ▁Black ▁Watch ▁suffered ▁the ▁most ▁sever ely , ▁losing ▁ 3 0 3   o ffic ers ▁and ▁other ▁ranks . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁December , ▁when ▁British ▁amb ul ances ▁again ▁went ▁forward ▁to ▁collect ▁the ▁dead ▁and ▁remaining ▁wounded , ▁they ▁found ▁W au cho pe ' s ▁body ▁within ▁ ▁of ▁C ron j é ' s ▁tren ches . ▁The ▁British ▁camp ▁at ▁Mod der ▁River , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁at ▁Pa arde berg , ▁created ▁ideal