3.—General Buller formally entered Ladysmith.
Skirmish near Osfontein. General French came in contact with a Boer force, who tried to get away, but were held to their position by the British force.
4-5.—General Brabant advanced from Dordrecht against Labuschagne, and was completely successful.
5.—General Gatacre occupied Stormberg without opposition.
7.—Lord Roberts dispersed Boers near Poplar Grove.
General Gatacre reached Burghersdorp.
8.—General Clements occupied Norval’s Pont.
10.—The Boers dispersed near Driefontein, fifteen miles east of Poplar Grove.
11.—Presidents Kruger and Steyn received reply from the Prime Minister refusing to entertain their absurd overtures for peace.
12.—General French (with cavalry, R.H.A., and Mounted Infantry) arrived before Bloemfontein, and captured two hills which command the railway and town.