There was a considerable party of Natal Boers still strongly opposed to the British, and they were reinforced by numerous bands of Boers who came over the Drakensberg from Winburg and Potchefstroom.
Der var en stor del af Natal-boerne, der stadig var stærkt imod briterne, og de blev forstærket af en lang række grupper af boere, der kom over Drakensberg fra Winburg og Potchefstroom.