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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 .
L.S. Amery (ed), The Times History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902, London: Sampson Low, Marston, 7 Vols 1900–09. Lt-Col H.G. Hart , New Annual Army List, Militia List, and Yeomanry Cavalry List , 1899.
The Boer Commandos or "Kommandos" were volunteer military units of guerrilla militia organized by the Boer people of South Africa.From this came the term "commando" into the English language during the Second Boer War of 1899–1902 as per Costica Andrew.
' Second Freedom War ', 11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, [8] Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa.
At the end of their year of service, recruitment of a Second Contingent was authorised in January to replace the time-expired men in the original units and to form new units. A Third Contingent was recruited from late 1901 onwards, largely as new units, while the existing battalions were consolidated. [10]
The Commando system existed from the 1770s. The early Boer Commando system was a conscriptive service designed to provide a quickly-trained fighting force. [citation needed] Commandos were a product of the First Boer War [2] during which the fiercely independent Boers had no regular army. When danger threatened, all the men in a district would ...
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The South Australian Mounted Rifles (SAMR) was a mounted infantry unit of the Colony of South Australia that served in the Second Boer War.The first contingent of South Australian Mounted Rifles was raised in 1899, followed by a second contingent in 1900.