▁the ▁right ▁where ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Bo ers ▁were ▁taken ▁prisoner , ▁but ▁this ▁action ▁was ▁soon ▁blocked ▁by ▁the ▁re deploy ment ▁of ▁Bo er ▁elements . ▁After ▁sun r ise , ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁the ▁High land ▁Brigade ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁advance ▁or ▁retre at ▁due ▁to ▁Bo er ▁rif le ▁fire . ▁The ▁only ▁movement ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁team ▁led ▁by ▁L t . ▁L inds ay , ▁who ▁managed ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁Sea for th ' s ▁Maxim ▁forward ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁fire ▁support . ▁Later ▁the ▁Lanc ers ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁bring ▁their ▁Maxim ▁forward ▁and ▁into ▁action ▁as ▁well . ▁M eth uen ▁ordered ▁all ▁available ▁art illery ▁to ▁provide ▁fire ▁support ; ▁the ▁how itz ers ▁engaged ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁three ▁field ▁batter ies ▁at ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁Hor se ▁Art illery ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁fl ank ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁en fil ade ▁the ▁tren ches . ▁With ▁all ▁guns ▁engaged , ▁including ▁the ▁ 4 . 7 - inch ▁naval ▁gun ▁commanded ▁by ▁Captain ▁Bear cro ft ▁R N , ▁the ▁High land ers ▁were ▁given ▁some ▁resp ite ▁from ▁the ▁Bo er ▁small - ar ms ▁fire , ▁and ▁some ▁men ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁withdraw . ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁bar rage ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁evening , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁shot ▁was ▁however ▁again ▁directed ▁at ▁the ▁facing ▁s lop es ▁of ▁the ▁hills