After the Battle of Belmont (23 November 1899), the British troops spent the night in camp whilst the Royal Engineers repaired the railway line.
On the afternoon of 24 November 1899, Methuen’s force continued north towards the besieged town of Kimberley, marching parallel to the railway line.
At dawn on the morning of 25 November 1899, the force marched out, supported by the armoured train along the railway line. Approaching the station of Enslin they encountered heavy Boer resistance from the Graspan Hills circling the station. The British commenced with a heavy artillery barrage on the Boers, followed by a bayonet charge, once re-enforcements had arrived from Belmont. Being outnumbered, the Boers retreated.
British losses were 20 officers and men killed and 165 wounded, with the Royal Naval Brigade suffering 100 casualties from the 350 men involved in the battle.
