Carolina Commando, the Glossary
Carolina Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army for the district of Carolina, South Africa.[1]
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28 relations: Battle of Bergendal, Battle of Spion Kop, Carolina, South Africa, Charles Nqakula, Commando System (South Africa), Ermelo, South Africa, Hendrik Frederik Prinsloo (1861–1900), Infantry, Jameson Raid, KwaZulu-Natal, Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, Light infantry, Lydenburg Commando, Minister of Police (South Africa), Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, Piet Retief, South Africa, Regiment, Second Boer War, Siege of Ladysmith, South African Army, South African Army Infantry Formation, South African Defence Force, South African National Defence Force, South African Republic, Thabo Mbeki, Union Defence Force (South Africa), Union of South Africa, University of Pretoria.
Battle of Bergendal
The Battle of Berg-en-dal (also known as the Battle of Belfast or Battle of Dalmanutha) took place in South Africa during the Second Anglo-Boer War.
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Battle of Spion Kop
The Battle of Spion Kop (Slag bij Spionkop.; Slag van Spioenkop) was a military engagement between British forces and two Boer Republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, during the campaign by the British to relieve the besieged city Ladysmith during the initial months of the Second Boer War.
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Carolina, South Africa
Carolina is an urban-rural area situated at the intersection of the R33, R36 and R38 routes in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.
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Charles Nqakula
Charles Nqakula (born 13 September 1942) is a South African politician who served as Minister of Defence from September 2008 to 2009.
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Commando System (South Africa)
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 in support of and under the authority of the South African Police. Carolina Commando and Commando System (South Africa) are South African Commando Units.
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Ermelo, South Africa
Ermelo is the educational, industrial and commercial town of the 7,750 km2 Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga province, Republic of South Africa.
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Hendrik Frederik Prinsloo (1861–1900)
Hendrik Frederik Prinsloo (10 May 1861 – 7 November 1900) was a Second Boer War commander of the Carolina Commando for the South African Republic who fought and prevailed at the Battle of Spion Kop (Afrikaans: Die slag van Spioenkop).
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Infantry
Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who engage in warfare combat.
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Jameson Raid
The Jameson Raid (Afrikaans: Jameson-inval,, 29 December 1895 – 2 January 1896) was a botched raid against the South African Republic (commonly known as the Transvaal) carried out by British colonial administrator Leander Starr Jameson, under the employment of Cecil Rhodes.
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KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (also referred to as KZN; nicknamed "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province.
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Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal
Ladysmith is a city in the Uthukela District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Light infantry
Light infantry refers to certain types of lightly equipped infantry throughout history.
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Lydenburg Commando
Lydenburg Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. Carolina Commando and Lydenburg Commando are infantry regiments of South Africa, South African Commando Units and South African military stubs.
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Minister of Police (South Africa)
The Minister of Police is the minister in the Cabinet of South Africa with political responsibility for the Department of Police, including the South African Police Service, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, the Private Security industry Regulatory Authority, and the Civilian Secretariat for Police.
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Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal
Newcastle is the third-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and is the province's industrial centre.
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Piet Retief, South Africa
Piet Retief, officially eMkhondo, is a town situated in a timber-growing region in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
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Regiment
A regiment is a military unit.
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Second Boer War
The Second Boer War (Tweede Vryheidsoorlog,, 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa.
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Siege of Ladysmith
The siege of Ladysmith was a protracted engagement in the Second Boer War, taking place between 2 November 1899 and 28 February 1900 at Ladysmith, Natal.
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South African Army
The South African Army is the principal land warfare force of South Africa, a part of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), along with the South African Air Force, South African Navy and South African Military Health Service.
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South African Army Infantry Formation
The South African Army Infantry Formation supervises all infantry within the South African Army.
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South African Defence Force
The South African Defence Force (SADF) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag) comprised the armed forces of South Africa from 1957 until 1994.
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South African National Defence Force
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) comprises the armed forces of South Africa.
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South African Republic
The South African Republic (Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, abbreviated ZAR; Suid-Afrikaanse Republiek), also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer republic in Southern Africa which existed from 1852 to 1902, when it was annexed into the British Empire as a result of the Second Boer War.
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Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who served as the 2nd democratic president of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008, when he resigned at the request of his party, the African National Congress (ANC).
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Union Defence Force (South Africa)
The Union Defence Force (UDF) (Unie-Verdedigingsmag) comprised the armed forces of South Africa from 1 July 1912, when the Defence Act (No 13 of 1912) took effect, two years after the creation of the Union of South Africa, until 1957 when it was reorganised and renamed the South African Defence Force.
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Union of South Africa
The Union of South Africa (Unie van Zuid-Afrika; Unie van Suid-Afrika) was the historical predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa.
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University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria (Universiteit van Pretoria, Yunibesithi ya Pretoria) is a multi-campus public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa.
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