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Boksburg Commando

Index Boksburg Commando

Boksburg Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 17 relations: Battle of Colenso, Battle of Diamond Hill, Battle of Driefontein, Battle of Laing's Nek, Battle of the Tugela Heights, Boksburg, Charles Nqakula, Commando System (South Africa), Germiston Commando, Infantry, Light infantry, Minister of Police (South Africa), Regiment, South African Army, South African Army Infantry Formation, Thabo Mbeki, Winston Churchill.

  2. Disbanded military units and formations in the East Rand

Battle of Colenso

The Battle of Colenso was the third and final battle fought during the Black Week of the Second Boer War.

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Battle of Diamond Hill

The Battle of Diamond Hill (Donkerhoek) was an engagement of the Second Boer War that took place on 11 and 12 June 1900 in central Transvaal.

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Battle of Driefontein

The Battle of Driefontein on 10 March 1900 followed on the Battle of Poplar Grove in the Second Boer War between the British Empire and the Boer republics, in what is now South Africa.

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Battle of Laing's Nek

The Battle of Laing's Nek was a major battle fought at Laing's Nek during the First Boer War on 28 January 1881.

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Battle of the Tugela Heights

The Battle of Tugela (or Thukela) Heights, also known as the Battle of Pieters Hill, Battle of the Pieters, or the Battle of the Tugela River, consisted of a series of military actions lasting from 14 February through to 27 February 1900 in which General Sir Redvers Buller's British army forced Louis Botha's Boer army to lift the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.

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Boksburg

Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng 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. Boksburg Commando and Commando System (South Africa) are South African Commando Units.

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Germiston Commando

Germiston Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. Boksburg Commando and Germiston Commando are infantry regiments of South Africa, South African Commando Units and South African military stubs.

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Infantry

Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who engage in warfare combat.

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Light infantry

Light infantry refers to certain types of lightly equipped infantry throughout history.

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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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Regiment

A regiment is a military unit.

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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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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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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955.

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See also

Disbanded military units and formations in the East Rand

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boksburg_Commando