Early on the morning of 11 February 1900 a British contingent under Lieutenant-Colonel de Lisle attacked a Boer position on the hills adjacent to the farm Wolvekraal.
The Boers, under the command of Kommandants Hertzog and Jacobsz from the Fauriesmith Kommando turned out to be stronger than anticipated.
Although reinforcements were sent it was agreed to withdraw rather than launch a major attack. Before this decision could be adequately communicated some of the British forces had become engaged and it was not until nightfall that a complete withdrawal could be effected.
British losses were 4 killed, 25 wounded and 10 taken prisoner.
(Reference – Gazetteer of the Second Anglo-Boer War)
