two o'clock
But he over-estimated the size of the commandoes , and held on to the north , where he thought there would be no defence . About one o'clock Arcoll , tired of inaction and conscious that he had misread Laputa 's tactics , resolved on a bold stroke . He sent half his police to the Berg to reinforce the commandoes , bidding them get into touch with the post at Blaauwildebeestefontein . A little after two o'clock a diversion occurred . Henriques succeeded in crossing the road three miles east of Main Drift . He had probably left the kraal early in the night and had tried to cross farther west , but had been deterred by the patrols . East of Main Drift , where the police were fewer , he succeeded ; but he had not gone far till he was discovered by the Basuto scouts .