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...
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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...
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Reichsrevolver The following Boer commandos existed in the Orange Free State and Transvaal: Bethlehem Bethulie Bloemfontein Boshof Bothaville Brandfort Caledon...
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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...
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Kroonstad and Bethlehem commandos arrived at Spytfontein from Natal, accompanied by elements of the Ficksburg and Ladybrand commandos from the Basuto border...
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entrenched themselves in the hills at Spytfontein. Meanwhile, the Boshof Commando severed the railway line 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of the town at...
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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...
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Beaufort Commando Part of Natal Command in late 1970s. Originally named Empangeni/Richards Bay Commando. The unit was renamed Insele Commando on March 2...
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succeeded together with commander Diedericks to force Methuen's troops near Boshof to retreat, but without destroying the railways they then retreated themselves...
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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...
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(Heilbron), Christoffel Cornelis Froneman (Winburg and Ladybrand), J.N. Jacobs (Boshof), C. A. van Niekerk (Kroonstad), Wessel Jacobus Wessels (Harrismith and...
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Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons (section Boshof)
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...
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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...
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ancestry include: (Original French spelling in brackets) Aucamp (Auchamp) Boshof (Bossau) Bruwer (Bruere) Buys (Du Buis) Cilliers (Cellier) Cronje (Cronier)...
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Yorkshire Hussars (section Boshof)
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...
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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...
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Villebois-Mareuil and his small band of Frenchmen met with disaster at Boshof, and thereafter all the foreigners were placed under the direct command...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Harrismith, Frankfort Kroonstad district: Kroonstad, Heilbron Boshof district: Boshof Jacobsdal district: Jacobsdal Philippolis district: Philippolis...
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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...
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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...
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Battlefield, Boshof District) Upload Photo 9/2/303/0001/003 British military cemetery, Vendusiedrift, Boshof District Type of site: Cemetery Military. Boshof Provincial...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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