N ) ▁Bear cro ft ▁not ▁having ▁been ▁informed ▁of ▁the ▁temporary ▁arm ist ice . ▁A ▁British ▁medical ▁order ly ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁with ▁ap ologies , ▁and ▁the ▁tr uce ▁was ▁re inst ated . ▁When ▁the ▁tr uce ▁was ▁officially ▁over , ▁G ▁B atter y ▁R HA , ▁the ▁ 6 2 nd ▁Field ▁B atter y , ▁and ▁the ▁Ar gy ll ▁and ▁S uther land ▁High land ers ▁were ▁task ed ▁to ▁screen ▁the ▁re organisation ▁and ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁troops . ▁ ▁The ▁Bo er ▁guns , ▁which ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁seen ▁action ▁that ▁day , ▁opened ▁fire ▁on ▁the ▁caval ry ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 7 : 3 0 ▁and ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁attack ▁began ▁to ▁fall ▁back . ▁Men ▁instinct ively ▁with d rew ▁to ▁beyond ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁the ▁Bo er ▁guns ; ▁M eth uen ▁decided ▁that ▁a ▁total ▁withdraw al ▁was ▁prefer able ▁to ▁his ▁troops ▁sp ending ▁the ▁night ▁near ▁the ▁Bo er ▁tren ches . ▁Batt al ions ▁and ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁batt al ions ▁retre ated ▁throughout ▁the ▁night ▁and ▁were ▁must ered ▁for ▁roll ▁call ▁at ▁the ▁Mod der ▁River ▁camp ▁the ▁next ▁morning . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁T act ical ▁dispos itions ▁ ▁The ▁Bo ers ▁halt ed ▁M eth uen ' s ▁advance ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Kim ber ley , ▁defeated ▁his ▁superior ▁force ▁and ▁inf lic ted ▁heavy ▁losses