▁res erves . ▁ ▁The ▁remaining ▁High land ers , ▁now ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁James ▁Hugh es - H al let ▁of ▁the ▁Sea for th s , ▁had ▁been ▁lying ▁pr one ▁under ▁a ▁har sh ▁summer ▁sun ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁with ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁still ▁attempting ▁to ▁enc irc le ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁south . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁afternoon , ▁those ▁who ▁remained ▁alive ▁stood ▁up ▁and ▁fled ▁west ▁towards ▁the ▁main ▁body ▁of ▁British ▁troops . ▁This ▁unexpected ▁move ▁left ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁guns ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁line ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁morning ▁exposed ▁to ▁the ▁Bo ers . ▁ ▁Only ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁initi ative ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁saved ▁the ▁guns ▁from ▁being ▁captured . ▁ ▁The ▁gap ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁hurried ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁High land ▁Brigade ▁was ▁filled ▁by ▁the ▁G ord ons ▁and ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁Gu ards . ▁ ▁Sc and in av ian ▁volunte ers ▁ ▁The ▁Sc and in av ian ▁Vol unte er ▁Corps ▁( Sk and in av iska ▁K å ren ) ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁true ▁corps ▁but ▁rather ▁a ▁unit ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁a ▁company , ▁consisting ▁of ▁foreign ▁volunte ers . ▁ ▁Appro xim ately ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁Corps ▁( refer ▁to ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁battle ) ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁forward ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁the ▁high ▁ground ▁held ▁by ▁C ron je ▁and ▁De ▁la ▁Rey ' s