At Magersfontein Albrecht and two of his artillerymen operated the cannon which were located behind schanzes twenty feet apart.

The British had more than thirty cannon, which they turned upon the Boer cannon whenever one of them was discharged.
After a short time the fire became so hot that Albrecht sent his assistants to places of safety, and operated the guns alone.

For eight hours the intrepid Free State artilleryman jumped from one cannon to another, returning the fire whenever there was a lull in the enemy's attack and seeking safety behind the schanze when shells were falling too rapidly.

It was an uneven contest, but the bravery of the one man inspired the others, and the end of the day saw the Boers nearer victory than they were in the morning.

At Tafelkop, on March 30th, three burghers were caught napping by three British soldiers, who suddenly appeared before them and shouted, "Hands up!" While the soldiers were advancing toward them the three burghers succeeded in getting their rifles at their captors' heads, and turned the tables by making prisoners of them.