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The mounted infantry experiment was considered a success and the existing Yeomanry regiments at home were reorganised and renamed as Imperial Yeomanry in 1901. Fresh regiments were also raised, often on the basis of returned veterans, such as the City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) and the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) , the ...
Three regiments petitioned the king to be allowed to retain the sword on parade, and all but one of the 35 commanding officers petitioned the army for its retention in 1902. [52] [d] As well as issues with the domestic yeomanry, the Boer War also exposed the wider problem of reinforcing the army with sufficiently trained men in times of need. [54]
24th (Metropolitan Mounted Rifles) Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry 25th (Sharpshooters) Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry 26th (Younghusband's Horse) Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry
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.
Imperial Yeomanry galloping over a plain during the Second Boer War. Lord Roberts now decided that his isolated garrisons were a waste of manpower, and he ordered most of them to be evacuated. In early July Warren sent Erroll with a column, including Paget's Horse, to relieve Klerksdorp , but it had surrendered to the Boers on 25 July before he ...
The War Office began to raise a Third Contingent of the IY in September 1901, reverting to using the Yeomanry regiments at home for recruitment. However, few of the volunteers had any yeomanry experience. Reinforcement drafts were sent to South Africa to replace the time-expired men and casualties in the existing companies. [25] [37]
During the Second Boer War, companies of Imperial Yeomanry were formed to serve overseas from volunteers from the Yeomanry. In 1901, all yeomanry regiments were redesignated as "Imperial Yeomanry", and reorganised. In 1908, the Imperial Yeomanry was merged with the Volunteer Force to form the Territorial Force, of which it became the cavalry ...
The regiment was disbanded in August 1902 but reformed as Lovat's Scouts Imperial Yeomanry in March 1903. It reverted to the Lovat's Scouts Yeomanry when the yeomanry regiments transferred to the Territorial Force in April 1908. The regiment was based at Croyard Road near Beauly at this time (since demolished). [2] [3] [12]