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.
John French's mounted troops, in collaboration with Edward Hutton's brigade, aimed to encircle the Boers from the north, while Ian Hamilton's infantry, assisted by Lieutenant Colonel Beauvoir De Lisle's corps, sought to outflank them on the opposite side.