Boshof Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South...

The local commando was involved in the siege of Kimberley, notably the disruption of the city’s water supply at Riverton. The Battle of Boshof, which resulted...

The Commando System was a mostly voluntary, part-time force of the South African Army, but in their role as local militia the units were often deployed...

Reichsrevolver The following Boer commandos existed in the Orange Free State and Transvaal: Bethlehem Bethulie Bloemfontein Boshof Bothaville Brandfort Caledon...

The Battle of Boshof was fought during the Second Boer War on 5 April 1900 between British forces and mostly French volunteers of the Boer army. Following...

Kroonstad and Bethlehem commandos arrived at Spytfontein from Natal, accompanied by elements of the Ficksburg and Ladybrand commandos from the Basuto border...

entrenched themselves in the hills at Spytfontein. Meanwhile, the Boshof Commando severed the railway line 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of the town at...

Beaufort Commando Part of Natal Command in late 1970s. Originally named Empangeni/Richards Bay Commando. The unit was renamed Insele Commando on March 2...

killed on the hill-side (northern) of the Reed creek. Other reports, such as Boshof in Annals of Natal, avers that Dirkie Uys rushed about 100m back to where...

succeeded together with commander Diedericks to force Methuen's troops near Boshof to retreat, but without destroying the railways they then retreated themselves...

(Heilbron), Christoffel Cornelis Froneman (Winburg and Ladybrand), J.N. Jacobs (Boshof), C. A. van Niekerk (Kroonstad), Wessel Jacobus Wessels (Harrismith and...

he believed was a fraudulent transaction, which took place at the future Boshof, in the year 1839, by which a vast tract of land passed into white ownership...

Villebois-Mareuil and his small band of Frenchmen met with disaster at Boshof, and thereafter all the foreigners were placed under the direct command...

De Villebois-Mareuil was killed and his men surrendered. The Battle of Boshof was the first action for the new IY, but with little field training, only...

advance. On the far left, a force commanded by Lord Methuen advanced from Boshof, in the center, Lord Roberts led the main army up the railway from Bloemfontein...

Harrismith, Frankfort Kroonstad district: Kroonstad, Heilbron Boshof district: Boshof Jacobsdal district: Jacobsdal Philippolis district: Philippolis...

the escort for convoys to and from Boshof, and on one occasion it helped to drive off an attack by Jacob's Commando on the convoy. The men also acted as...

the volksraad not to submit, and a plan was formed to murder Pretorius, Boshof and other leaders, who were now convinced that the only chance of ending...

ancestry include: (Original French spelling in brackets) Aucamp (Auchamp) Boshof (Bossau) Bruwer (Bruere) Buys (Du Buis) Cilliers (Cellier) Cronje (Cronier)...

then the carriage and finally the house by the British. In 1906, Willem H Boshof became the town's minister and lived in the house until 1918. Aside from...

between January and April 1900. Its first action came in the Battle of Boshof on 5 April, when its 3rd and 10th Battalions surrounded and defeated a small...

proceeded. On 5 April, a small Boer commando led by Comte de Villebois-Mareuil was defeated at the Battle of Boshof. While additional settlements were...

with clearing the Boers out of the district between Abraham's Kraal and Boshof. On 23 May the column returned with its prisoners to Bloemfontein. From...

De Villebois-Mareuil was killed and his men surrendered. The Battle of Boshof was the first action for the new IY, but with little field training, only...

De Villebois-Mareuil was killed and his men surrendered. The Battle of Boshof was the first action for the new IY, but with little field training, only...

liberated on February 15, 1900. He then moved southwards with his troops near Boshof to join Christiaan de Wet's force, as it was thought that the British would...

Bloemfontein West 8,468 65.35 4,490 34.65 22 12,980 14,551 89.20 Fauresmith—Boshof 7,174 82.08 1,566 17.92 45 8,785 9,333 94.13 Harrismith 6,969 82.04 1,526...

De Villebois-Mareuil was killed and his men surrendered. The Battle of Boshof was the first action for the new IY, but with little field training, only...

Catharina Helena Cornelia van Niekerk. He attended school in Pretoria, Boshof and Paarl, and much of his early education was in English, as were his earliest...

South Staffs were hurried back to Kimberley, before moving on 12 May to Boshof where Methuen's division was concentrating. Methuen was tasked with guarding...