Infantry—2nd battalion 3rd Buffs, under Lieut.-Col. H. Parnell.
Mounted Infantry—100 men under Captain Barrow, 19th Hussars.
Volunteers—Durban Rifles, Natal Hussars, Stanger Rifles, Victoria Rifles, Alexandra Rifles. Average, forty men per corps, all mounted.
Native Contingent—1000 men, under Major Graves, the Buffs.
No. 2 Column (Headquarters, Helpmakaar, near Rorke's Drift).
Commandant—Colonel Glyn, 1st battalion 24th Regiment.
Royal Artillery—N battery 5th brigade Royal Artillery (with 7-pounder guns), under Major A. Harness, R.A.
Infantry—Seven companies 1st battalion 24th Regiment and 2nd battalion 24th Regiment, under Lieut.-Col. Degacher.
Natal Mounted Police—Commanded by Major Dartnell.
Volunteers—Natal Carabineers, Buffalo Border Guard, Newcastle Mounted Rifles. All mounted; average forty men.