Lydenburg Commando
Lydenburg Commando | |
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![]() Lydenburg Commando emblem | |
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Allegiance | |
Branch | |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Light Infantry |
Size | One Battalion |
Part of | South African Infantry Corps Army Territorial Reserve |
Garrison/HQ | Lydenburg |
Lydenburg 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 African Territorial Reserve.
History
[edit]Origin
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Operations
[edit]With the Zuid Afrikaanse Republiek
[edit]This Commando was involved in several engagement during the Anglo Boer such as:
With the UDF
[edit]By 1902 all Commando remnants were under British military control and disarmed.
By 1912, however previous Commando members could join shooting associations.
Rebel Commando
[edit]During the 1914 Maritz Rebellion, Christiaan De Wet remustered this Commando against the government of the day.[1]
Volunteer Reserve
[edit]By 1940, such commandos were under control of the National Reserve of Volunteers.
These commandos were formally reactivated by 1948.
With the SADF
[edit]During this era, the unit was mainly used for area force protection, search and cordones as well as stock theft control assistance to the rural police.
With the SANDF
[edit]Disbandment
[edit]This unit, along with all other Commando units was disbanded after a decision by South African President Thabo Mbeki to disband all Commando Units.[2][3] The Commando system was phased out between 2003 and 2008 "because of the role it played in the apartheid era", according to the Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula.[4]
Unit Insignia
[edit]![SADF era Lydenburg Commando insignia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/SADF_era_Lydenburg_Commando_insignia.jpg/500px-SADF_era_Lydenburg_Commando_insignia.jpg)
Leadership
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References
[edit]- ^ https://www.roodepoortnortsider.co.za/276458/today-in-history-general-christiaan-wet-found-guilty-of-treason [dead link]
- ^ Col L B van Stade, Senior Staff Officer Rationalisation, SANDF (1997). "Rationalisation in the SANDF: The Next Challenge". Institute for Security Studies. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "About the Commando system". Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
- ^ de Lange, Deon. "South Africa: Commandos Were 'Hostile to New SA'". Cape Argus. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
See also
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