If both players cover the same number of hexes, the Boer player decides. All units stacked in the same hex participate in the same battle. All units in enemy Zones of Control participate in one battle. Opposing groups in a battle must all be in each other's Zones of Control. The player with the larger force rolls a die and to see what the outcome of the battle is.
Loss applies to larger force.
If both forces are of equal size, the British are considered to be the larger. Loss applies to smaller force. No change is given for Strength Points, so a British brigade with 6 Strength Points getting a L1 result would be eliminated if it couldn't pay with gold representing supplies. Six to one is the best odds the larger force can get no matter how much it outnumbers the smaller foce. If the Boer player gets an adverse result in a battle, he may retreat all the forces involved in the battle, paying in hexes instead of strength points or gold counters.