With the Boer Forces

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    Sixth Contingent members on trek. Wellington Amazons during the South African War.

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    Second Contingent parade in Wellington. Jacobs Siding concentration camp. First Contingent leaves Karori. Battle of Majuba Hill.

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    New Zealand South African War nurses. Departure of First Contingent. Sixth Contingent in South Africa. Destruction of Boer farm. Major - the only NZ horse to return from South Africa. Execution of Boer prisoner.

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    In the Anglo-Boer War , most burghers were issued with the modern, clip-loading Mauser rifle, but a range of weapons were in use, including:. The Gymeric Times troopship newspaper. Ian rated it it was amazing Jul 17, Sons of the Colonies. Discipline was also a problem, as there was no real way of enforcing it. Theoretically, a ward was divided into corporalships.

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    Sixth Contingent soldiers, Nurses in the field during South African War. Fourth Contingent on parade in South Africa. Soldier's horses feeding at Newtown Park, The commando was commanded by a kommandant and each ward by a veldkornet or field cornet equivalent of a senior NCO rank. The veldkornet was responsible not only for calling up the burghers, but also for policing his ward, collecting taxes, issuing firearms and other materiel in times of war.

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    Theoretically, a ward was divided into corporalships. A corporalship was usually made up of about 20 burghers. Sometimes entire families fathers, sons, uncles, cousins filled a corporalship.

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    The veldkornet was responsible to the kommandant, who in turn was responsible to a general. In theory, a general was responsible for four commandos. He in turn was responsible to the commander-in-chief of the republic. The C-in-C was responsible to the president. Other auxiliary ranks were created in war time, such as vleiskorporaal "meat corporal" , responsible for issuing rations. The commando was made up of volunteers, all officers were appointed by the members of the commando, and not by the government. Discipline was also a problem, as there was no real way of enforcing it.

    The various Boer republics did not all have the same command structure.

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    Before the Boer War , the two Boer republics had permanent artillery units e. In the Anglo-Boer War , most burghers were issued with the modern, clip-loading Mauser rifle, but a range of weapons were in use, including:. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Not to be confused with Commando System South Africa. The Reader's Digest Association.

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