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Volksrust Commando

Military unit

Volksrust 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

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Commando System (South Africa)

South African militia force

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

Commando System (South Africa)

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List of South African Commando Units

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

List of South African Commando Units

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Jan Hendrik Olivier

Boer general

to retire with his daughter at Rustenburg. He died during a visit to Volksrust and was buried there with his military honors. Biographical information

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Battle of Majuba Hill

1881 final battle of the First Boer War

26–27 February 1881. Colley's motive for occupying Majuba Hill, near Volksrust, now in South Africa, may have been anxiety that the Boers would soon

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Chris Botha

Boer general of the Second Boer War (1864–1902)

be shot by a firing squad of their own commando. In February 1902, he was captured by British forces at Volksrust, tried as a rebel, and sentenced to 10

Chris Botha

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History of Eswatini

History of the Kingdom of Eswatini from precolonial times to the present

1901. Most of the captured Boers were sent to the concentration camp of Volksrust. On 11 February, another column under Edmund Allenby was positioned at

History of Eswatini

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Colony of Natal

British colony from 1843 to 1910

encompassed by a line drawn from the north-eastern corner of Natal, east by Volksrust in a northerly direction to the summit of the Drakensberg Range, along

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History of Johannesburg

afternoon. The Boer commandos, numbering some 8,000 men, had been assembling at Sandspruit on the road between Standerton and Volksrust. Marwick rode ahead

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Northern Natal Offensive

Major offensive of the Second Boer War

beyond." — Deneys Reitz, Commando - Chapter 4 The Boers, under the command of Piet Joubert, crossed the Buffalo River at Volksrust on 12 October, officially

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List of heritage sites in Mpumalanga

Customs House, Sarel Cilliers Street, Volksrust Type of site: Station Building, Customs House. Volksrust Volksrust Provincial Heritage Site 27°22′20″S 29°53′24″E

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Natal Government Railways

Railway of the Colony of Natal

Railways also adopted the Cape gauge. The core line went from Durban to Volksrust, but reached Charlestown (4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the border of the

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