 There they took over the manning of three 7-pounder mountain guns and two Maxim guns, being relieved in mid-October by a similar detachment of Antrims and Donegals.While there, they took part in demolishing of railway lines to the north and laying land mines in the kopjes adjoining Zoutpans Drift.The brigade left Cape Town for home in June 1901, having been relieved by the Norfolk Artillery Militia.