This battery served in the field in Zululand from the 2nd Ap ril 1879, to the 2nd August. Though not actually engaged with the enemy, it went through many hardships on convoy and other duties. The battery was stationed in April at Fort Pearson; in May, at Fort Tenedos; in June, at Fort Burke; in July, at Fort Crealock; and in August, at Camp Sacchini.
Extracts from Mackinnon & Shadbolt's South Africa Campaign of 1879