▁move ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁kop je , ▁where ▁he ▁believed ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁had ▁a ▁strong - point . ▁He ▁ordered ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Sea for th ▁High land ers ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁south - e astern ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁hill , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Ar gy ll ▁and ▁S uther land ▁High land ers ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁left . ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁High land ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁was ▁to ▁advance ▁as ▁a ▁reserve . ▁All ▁units ▁were ▁to ▁advance ▁in ▁a ▁mass ▁of ▁quarter ▁columns , ▁the ▁most ▁compact ▁formation ▁in ▁the ▁dr ill ▁book : ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 ▁men ▁in ▁ 3 0 ▁companies ▁aligned ▁in ▁ 9 0 ▁files , ▁all ▁com pressed ▁into ▁a ▁column ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁ ▁long , ▁with ▁the ▁outer ▁sections ▁using ▁ro pes ▁to ▁guide ▁the ▁four ▁batt al ions ▁in ▁their ▁night ▁march ▁and ▁deployment ▁for ▁the ▁dawn ▁attack . ▁The ▁second ▁column , ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁under ▁Major - General ▁Regin ald ▁P ole - C are w , ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁batt alion ▁from ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Brigade , ▁the ▁Naval ▁Brigade ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 . 7 - inch ▁naval ▁gun , ▁and ▁R im ington ' s ▁Gu ides ▁( a ▁mounted ▁inf antry ▁unit ▁raised ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town ). ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁column , ▁led ▁by ▁Major - General ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Edward ▁Col ville , ▁was ▁in ▁reserve ▁and ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th