translate English to French: On the first day of Paardeberg, the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry, was able to get only one of its Maxims across the Modder River but, according to Lieutenant-Colonel William Otter, it "did most excellent service (being in a position to keep down the fire of the enemy on our left."
Au premier jour de la bataille de Paardeberg, le 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry, ne peut faire traverser la Modder qu'à une de ses Maxim. Mais, selon le lieutenant-colonel William Otter, elle " a rendu d'excellents services...étant en position de modérer le feu ennemi...sur notre gauche.