The cavalry of John French with Edward Hutton's brigade attacked on the left in an attempt to outflank the Boers to the north, while the infantry of Ian Hamilton with Lieutenant Colonel Beauvoir De Lisle's corps attempted an outflanking movement on the right.
In this military scenario, John French's cavalry and Edward Hutton's brigade launched a leftward assault to outmaneuver the Boer forces from the north. Concurrently, Ian Hamilton's infantry, backed by Lieutenant Colonel Beauvoir De Lisle's corps, undertook a rightward flanking maneuver.