ber ley ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁C ron je ' s ▁retre ating ▁army ▁was ▁surrounded ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁surrender ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pa arde berg ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁Lord ▁M eth uen ▁later ▁salv aged ▁his ▁reputation ▁and ▁career ▁through ▁success es ▁he ▁achieved ▁against ▁George ▁Ville bo is - M are uil ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bos cho ff . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁general ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁awards ▁Three ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁cit ations ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁action ▁at ▁Mag ers f onte in : ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁Henry ▁Edward ▁Mann ing ▁Douglas . ▁Royal ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Corps ▁ ▁Corpor al ▁John ▁Sh a ul . ▁High land ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁ ▁Captain ▁Ernest ▁Beach cro ft ▁Beck with ▁Tow se . ▁Gordon ▁High land ers ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁battle ▁ ▁British ▁Forces ▁ ▁The ▁ 3 rd ▁High land ▁Brigade ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁from ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁ ▁The ▁below ▁units ▁were ▁deployed ▁for ▁communication ▁line ▁protection ▁duties ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁were ▁under ▁command ▁of ▁Major - General ▁M eth uen . ▁ ▁Bo er ▁Forces ▁ ▁Notes ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Conf lic ts ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁Category : 1 8 9 9 ▁in ▁the ▁Cape ▁Col ony