 In January 1900, the regiment was part of a force that set out to discover the western flank of the Boer lines.It was able to ambush a column of about 200 Boers near Acton Homes and successfully trapped about 40 of them.From June 1900 to April 1901 the regiment was employed guarding the Buffalo River and the Transvaal approaches to the Drakensberg, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Sclater-Booth.