Colonel George Mackinnon, who had been sent out with a small army with the goal of arresting the chief, was attacked in a narrow gorge on 24 December 1850 by a large number of Xhosa gunmen.
Oberst George Mackinnon, som var blevet sendt ud med en lille hær med mål at sikre sig høvdingen, blev angrebet den 24. december 1850 i en trang kløft af et stort antal xhosaer.