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All those from the Cape Colony and Natal Colony wiho fought and died on the Anglo side during the war
British expeditionary efforts were aided significantly by local colonial forces from the Cape Colony, the Natal Colony, Rhodesia
During the war, the British army also included substantial contingents from South Africa itself. There were large communities of English-speaking immigrants and settlers in Natal and Cape Colony (especially around Cape Town and Grahamstown), which formed volunteer units that took the field, or local "town guards." At one stage of the war, a "Colonial Division," consisting of five light horse and infantry units under Brigadier General Edward Brabant, took part in the invasion of the Orange Free State. Part of it withstood a siege by Christiaan de Wet at Wepener on the borders of Basutoland. Another large source of volunteers was the uitlander community, many of whom hastily left Johannesburg in the days immediately preceding the war.
Later during the war, Lord Kitchener attempted to form a Boer Police Force, as part of his efforts to pacify the occupied areas and effect a reconciliation with the Boer community. The members of this force were despised as traitors by the Boers still in the field. Those Boers who attempted to remain neutral after giving their parole to British forces were derided as "hensoppers" (hands-uppers) and were often coerced into giving support to the Boer guerrillas (which formed one of the reasons for the British decision to launch scorched earth campaigns throughout the countryside and detain Boers in concentration camps in order to deny anything of use to the Boer guerillas).
Like the Canadian and particularly the Australian and New Zealand contingents, many of the volunteer units formed by South Africans were "light horse" or mounted infantry, well suited to the countryside and manner of warfare. Some regular British officers scorned their comparative lack of formal discipline, but the light horse units were hardier and more suited to the demands of campaigning than the overloaded British cavalry, who were still obsessed with the charge by lance or sabre.[g] At their peak, 24,000 South Africans (including volunteers from the Empire) served in the field in various "colonial" units.
South African units
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Notable units
Imperial Light Horse -- The Imperial Light Horse was raised by the British in Johannesburg on 21 September 1899 for service in the Second Boer War. Its initial strength was 444 officers and men. It was informally known as the "Reformers Regiment" as many of its officers served on the Reform Committee, or more commonly the Uitlander Regiment by the Transvaal Government and the Boer Commandos
South African Light Horse -- The South African Light Horse regiment of the British Army were raised in Cape Colony in 1899 and disbanded in 1907.
The commanding officer tasked with raising the regiment was Major (locally a Lieutenant Colonel) the Honourable Julian Byng[ (10th Hussars) who would go on to rise to the rank of Field Marshal).
The future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill served as a lieutenant in the SALH from January to July 1900.
Brabants Horse -- This corps was raised and took the field in the Queenstown-Dordrecht district. Major Pollock in his volume frequently refers to them in appreciative terms. On 28th November he visited their camp and saw them at drill and musketry. "The progress already made quite astonished me ... Poor De Montmorency was then adjutant, and judging by the results, both he and his predecessor, Collins of the Berkshire, had a great deal to be proud of. The shooting on the range was very good". These facts are noted to show how quickly the volunteer and irregular troops got into fighting trim. The regiment was very soon sent to hold various posts, and when General Gatacre went out to attack Stormberg, on the night of 9th December, 160 of Brabant's were intended to join the attacking force from Penhoek, but it will be remembered the telegram was not delivered. The detachment under De Montmorency did arrive at Molteno on the afternoon of the 10th, and scouted back on the line of the British retreat.
Brett's Scouts -- https://www.angloboerwar.com/?option=com_content&view=article&id=492
Rimington's Guides -- Rimington's Guides (also known as Rimington's Tigers or Rimington's Corps of Guides and then later as Damant's Horse) were a unit of light horse in the British Army active in the Second Boer War. They were led by Major M. F. (Mike) Rimington, later Brevet Colonel Rimington CB. He also led a column in the later stages of the war. The Rimington's Guides also had the name Rimington's Tigers due to the leopard skin hatbands worn on their slouch hats.[1] Rimington gave his Corps of Guides the nickname "catch-'em-alive-o's while other forces gave him the nickname "The Night Cats" because of their night marches and stealth like movement.[2] Rimington left the Guides in January 1901. The force was reorganised as Damant's Horse under Major Frederic Damant, Rimington's second-in-command, though they were often known by his name through the remainder of the war.
The unit was recruited from English speaking South Africans. Every man in Rimington's Corps of Guides was obliged to speak Afrikaans and at least one of the indigenous African languages, with many speaking both. They were armed with carbines and pistols, riding light ahead of the main army
Kimberley Regiment -- During the Anglo-Boer War of 1899 to 1902, the Regiment helped to defend the city during the four-month-long Siege of Kimberley. It is one of only two regiments of the British Empire holding as a Battle Honour the defence of its own city - in this instance Defence of Kimberley
District Mounted Troops -- https://www.angloboerwar.com/unit-information/dmt
Dordrecht District Volunteer Guard -- DDVG were "raised in 1900; 80 strong. Commanding Officer, Captain Stretton. A local corps which saw service during 1900-1.
Durban Light Infantry
Griqualand Light Horse -- The Griqualand Light Horse formed part of the Griqualand Field Force.
7 medals issued around 12 September 1905.
The Griqualand Light Horse regiment of native Griquas was formed in East Griqualand early in 1901, being raised in the Mount Currie, Kokstad and Matatiele districts and extended also into the Harding district of Natal. The reason for the raising of the corps was to defend the borders of East Griqualand against the raiding of beligerent and rebel Boer parties from the adjacent Barkly East districts of the Cape Colony, which, in the absence of the regular volunteer units on war service elsewhere, had assumed menacing proportions. The headquarters of the regiment was at Roof Koppies, in East Griqualand, and the unit was embodied on a whole-time basis during its existence. The strength was 300, organised in three squadrons each of two troops. Members provided their own horses and saddlery but wastages were supplied and made good by Government. They received three shillings per day as pay, including horse allowance, plus rations for man and horse. No capitation or other grant was made to the regiment.
The first commanding officer was Major T. C. Birbeck, who raised and organised the corps. Upon his resignation Major McMillan succeeded to the command. Other officers were Captain Blain, formerly of the Cape Mounted Riflemen, Captain Impey, Lieutenants A. Birbeck (Quarter Master), Goss, Cowie, Matthew Kennedy, T. Henry Reed, Kelly and D. E. de Souza. These completed the commissioned personnel. All the non-commissioned officers were Griquas, and the Warrant Officer was Regimental-Sergeant Major Thomas Kok, of the family after which Kokstad was named. He was followed by his brother, Gert Kok, as R.S.M.
The uniform of the corps, supplied by Government, was the universal khaki jacket, cord breeches, black puttees and boots, smasher hat, with brim turned up on the left side and bearing three-quarter inch brass block letters, G.L.H., as a badge. The same letters were worn on the shoulder straps. No crests, motto or war-cry were adopted.
The Griqua Light Horse was armed with the Martini Metford rifle. Officers carried the .450 Webley revolver, a few carrying sporting rifles.
The regiment engaged in a number of minor actions and skirmishes with the enemy, mostly in Maclear district, and. sustained several casualties in wounded. No individual decoration were gained by members.
The regiment was disbanded at Kokstad in July, 1902, at the end of the Anglo-Boer War, after a very useful and creditable period of field service of over a year. The Lieutenant Matthew Kennedy, one of the officers, has (1944) attained the age of 101 years, and is still comparatively hale.
Kitchener's Horse
Kaffrarian Rifles --
Imperial Light Infantry
Mafeking Cadet Corps --The Mafeking Cadet Corps was a group of boy cadets formed by Lord Edward Cecil shortly before the 217 day Siege of Mafeking in South Africa during the Second Boer War in 1899–1900
Cape Town Highlanders --At the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War the regiment was again mobilised for active duty. During the war the regiment or elements thereof took part in several actions, including the relief of Kimberley
Cape Mounted Riflemen (1878–1913) --
Cape Colonial Forces -- For a few months in 1900, a Colonial Division, consisting of the Cape Mounted Riflemen and several volunteer units under Brig Gen Edward Brabant, served with the British forces in the Orange Free State.
In January 1901, after a second Boer incursion, the government formed the Colonial Defence Force (CDF), under Brig Gen Brabant. It consisted of dozens of town guards and district mounted troops, for local defence, and a few mobile units, which were placed under British Army command. In December 1901, the CDF was merged with the Colonial Forces, which were renamed the Cape Colonial Forces (CCF).
Natal Rifle Associations -- https://www.angloboerwar.com/unit-information/natal-ras
Natal Carbineers -- In September 1899, the Natal Carbineers were mobilized for active service in the British campaign to subdue the Boer republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free State. The Regiment served until October 1900, when the Natal Volunteer Forces were demobilized. Some men continued their service in the Volunteer Composite Regiment until the end of the war in May 1902
South African units -- https://www.angloboerwar.com/unit-information/south-african-units
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Rhodesia Regiment -- The Rhodesia Regiment (RR) was one of the oldest and largest regiments in the Rhodesian Army. It served on the side of the United Kingdom in the Second Boer War
BACKGROUND and References .
Second Anglo-Boer War - 1899 - 1902
https://www.angloboerwar.com/unit-information/south-african-units/3...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War#South_Africa
https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/second-anglo-boer-war-1899-1902