On this day in 1901 Jan Smuts’ Commando was laagered on the farm Goedvooruitzicht, 20 km south of Coligny.
At daybreak, Lieutenant-General Babington, with his mounted infantry, commanded by Colonel Rawlinson, executed a surprise attack on the laager. The Boers under Commandant Wolmarans (Smuts was not present being at a Boer Government meeting with Kitchener and Milner) mounted a spirited counter attack, but being totally outnumbered were forced to flee when the British guns were brought into action.
The British took prisoners, guns, wagons and cattle, suffering only a few injuries.
