 The Corps partook in the siege of Mafeking in October and November as well as in the battle at Magersfontein 10–11 December 1899, where it suffered heavy losses, as it faced several Scottish elite regiments from the Highland Brigade, and was immensely outnumbered.The Boer soldiers were entrenched and inflicted a severe defeat upon the advancing British troops; the Scandinavians however were positioned around 1500 meters in front of the main line.The fallen were buried on site, and several monuments were erected there.