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It was well devised and very well carried out; but the
inherent defect of it was that, when subdivided in this way, the
Boer force was no longer strong enough to gain more than a mere
success of outposts.
De la Rey's attack was delivered at break of day on July 11th at
Uitval's Nek, a post some eighteen miles west of the capital. This
position could not be said to be part of Lord Roberts's line, but
rather to be a link to connect his army with Rustenburg. It was
weakly held by three companies of the Lincolns with two others in
support, one squadron of the Scots Greys, and two guns of O battery
R.H.A. The attack came with the first grey light of dawn, and for
many hours the small garrison bore up against a deadly fire,
waiting for the help which never came. All day they held their
assailants at bay, and it was not until evening that their
ammunition ran short and they were forced to surrender. Nothing
could have been better than the behaviour of the men, both
infantry, cavalry, and gunners, but their position was a hopeless
one.


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