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Pages in category "Military units and formations of the Second Boer War" The following 132 pages are in this category, out of 132 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Volunteer Force, originally organised with great enthusiasm in 1859, had declined in numbers in the later 19th Century, but received a boost when Volunteers were allowed to serve alongside Regular Army units during the Second Boer War. A number of new units were formed at the time, including the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, Gloucestershire ...
The Battle of Spion Kop (Dutch: Slag bij Spionkop; Afrikaans: Slag van Spioenkop) was a military engagement between British forces and two Boer Republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, during the campaign by the British to relieve the besieged city Ladysmith during the initial months of the Second Boer War.
Brigades Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref; 1st (Guards) Brigade: Existing brigade at Aldershot [3] [4]2nd Brigade: Existing brigade at Aldershot
The Battle of Ladysmith was one of the early engagements of the Second Boer War. A large British force which had concentrated at the garrison town of Ladysmith launched a sortie on 30 October 1899, against Boer armies which were slowly surrounding the town. The result was a disaster for the British.
The Regiments were disbanded at the end of 1901, when the Second Boer War drew to its close. After the Royal Reserve Regiments were phased out, the Royal Garrison Regiment was formed, to relieve regular infantry battalions in overseas garrisons such as the Imperial fortresses of Malta (1st, 3rd and 4th Battalions) and Gibraltar (2nd Battalion).
The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, previously titled the 6th Regiment of Foot, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in continuous existence for 283 years. The regiment saw service in many conflicts and wars, including the Second Boer War and both the First and Second World Wars.