20 October 1899 - Turn 3

Intelligence

Boers - All British forces are located.

British - No Boer forces detected this turn (except that the locations of Joubert & Kock are known to Yule).

Although White has received no direct information on the movement and locations of the Boers he is concerned that the telegraph line to Dundee has gone dead.

Orders

White orders Major King to take the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers up the line of the railway to investigate the cause of the break in communications with Yule at Dundee.

Yule finally receives his order to retire to Ladysmith but cannot act this turn due to the compulsory move to Dundee. 

Symons begins constructing defences at Helpmakaar.

Joubert successfully orders Meyer to move south of the Biggarsberg Pass and cut the British line of retreat from Dundee.

Movement

Yule must remain in Dundee

Symons remains in Helpmakaar

King (5th Lancers) moves 1 hex to Modder Spruit

Joubert remains at Glencoe

Meyer moves 2 hexes to hex 1507

De Wet moves 2 hexes to 0306

Botha moves 3 hexes to Harrismith

Yule is now in a tricky situation at Dundee with his direct line of retreat south blocked by two Boer forces although he is not yet aware of the presence of Meyer's force.

I'm finding that the intelligence and orders system is getting a bit clunky and I may have to relax things a bit to keep the game moving. One great thing about a solo game is that I can change the rules whenever I want and nobody will complain!