4. Bethune's Mounted Infantry
In early May 1900 Lieutenant-Colonel Bethune was sent with his column to clear the area around Nqutu (about 60 km east of Dundee) of Boers.
On 18 May he heard that the town of Vryheid (north of Nqutu) was unoccupied and he decided to occupy the town.
On 20 May, on the approach to Vryheid, the leading squadron was ambushed by 80 Boers of the Swaziland Commando at Scheepers Nek. By the time the following squadrons of the column had reached the Nek, the British had 21 killed and 23 wounded, with 16 men reported missing. The Boer casualties were two.
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contributed by: Alex en Ammarencia van Niekerk
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