Simon Fonthill, along with his wife Alice, old friend Jenkins, and tracker Mzingeli, is travelling across the continent to Pretoria to meet with General Kitchener. When their train is derailed the quartet are forced to continue their journey on horseback, but are quickly surrounded by Boer commando leader General de Wet and his soldiers. Former captain and army scout Simon Fonthill must rejoin the British military and prove his ability as a commander, as he leads the battle to capture the elusive Boer leaders. With information that the next Boer move will be to attack the Cape Colony, Fonthill must race to locate and defeat the enemy forces in time.