10 APRIL 1900 - SUNDAY’S RIVER

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“The Boers remained for the greater part of the time very quiescent, and, except for a few affairs of outposts, there was only one break in the monotony of the long period of waiting. 

This was on April 10th, when the Boers brought seven or eight field-guns into position on the hills on the left bank of the Sunday’s river, and shelled Elandslaagte camp. Their fire was replied to by long-range guns, and a little musketry fire was exchanged between the reinforced outposts of the 2nd Brigade on the right bank and some Boers on the left bank of the river.

 

Firing was continued most of the day, but with very little effect, Clery’s force suffering seventeen casualties.” 
Times History, Vol IV, p169.