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==History== |
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===Origin=== |
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| ⚫ | This unit, along with all other [[South African Commando System|Commando units]] was disbanded after a decision by South African President [[Thabo Mbeki]] to disband all Commando Units.<ref>{{cite web |
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====With the Orange Free State Republic==== |
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=====Anglo Boer War===== |
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This commando was involved in the siege of Kimberly in 1899. |
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====With the SADF==== |
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This Commando was mainly used in this era for area force protection, search and cordons and stock theft control in assistance to the local police. |
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====With the SANDF==== |
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| ⚫ | This unit, along with all other [[South African Commando System|Commando units]] was disbanded after a decision by South African President [[Thabo Mbeki]] to disband all Commando Units.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.issafrica.org/Pubs/ASR/6No2/VanStade.html |title=Rationalisation in the SANDF: The Next Challenge |access-date=5 March 2015 |year=1997 |first1=Col L. B. |last1=van Stade |publisher=Institute for Security Studies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316204323/https://issafrica.org/pubs/asr/6no2/vanstade.html |archive-date=16 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saps.gov.za/statistics/reports/rural_safety/eng/pages/no2e.htm |title=About the Commando system |access-date=2008-01-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206150052/http://www.saps.gov.za/statistics/reports/rural_safety/eng/pages/no2e.htm |archive-date=2007-12-06 }}</ref> 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 Police (South Africa)|Minister of Safety and Security]] [[Charles Nqakula]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=de Lange|first1=Deon|title=South Africa: Commandos Were 'Hostile to New SA'|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200805290408.html|work=Cape Argus|access-date=5 March 2015|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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===Insignia=== |
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[[File:SADF era Boshof Commando insignia.jpg|center|500px|SADF era Boshof Commando insignia]] |
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==References== |
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== See also == |
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Latest revision as of 23:11, 17 March 2023
| Boshof Commando | |
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 Boshof Commando emblem | |
| Disbanded | March 14, 2003 |
| Country |  South Africa |
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| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Light Infantry |
| Size | One Battalion |
| Part of | South African Infantry Corps Army Territorial Reserve |
| Garrison/HQ | Boshof |
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Boshof 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
[edit]With the Orange Free State Republic
[edit]Anglo Boer War
[edit]This commando was involved in the siege of Kimberly in 1899.
With the UDF
[edit]With the SADF
[edit]This Commando was mainly used in this era for area force protection, search and cordons and stock theft control in assistance to the local 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.[1][2] 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.[3]
Insignia
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Leadership
[edit]| From | Honorary Colonels | To |
| From | Commanding Officer | To |
| From | Regimental Sergeant Major | To |
References
[edit]- ^ van Stade, Col L. B. (1997). "Rationalisation in the SANDF: The Next Challenge". Institute for Security Studies. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "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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