Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna October 1853, battalion yaBuller yakarairwa zvakare kuti idzokere kumusha, uye pasinei nokunyengetedzwa naSir George Cathcart kuti aizoramba ari brigadier paCape, akaomerera pakuiperekedza. Apo kwakasarudzwa kutumira hondo yekutsvaga kuMabvazuva muna 1854, Buller akagadzwa brigadier-general, uye akatora mutungamiri we 2nd Brigade yeChiedza cheChiedza, chinosanganisira 19th, 88th, uye 77th Regiments. Mufambiro wake pa
Hondo yeAlma yakashoropodzwa zvikuru panguva iyoyo, asi yakatenderwa nevanyori vemauto vachitarisa shure kuhondo.