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Bushveldt Carbineers
Pietersburg Light Horse
Bushveldt Carbineers, a unit that included Henry Harbord "Breaker" Morant, which took part in the Second Boer War
Active
February 1901 - December 1902
Country
South Africa
Allegiance
British Empire
Branch
British Army
Type
Irregular Mounted Infantry Scouts
Size
Regiment
Garrison/HQ
Strydpoort Pietersburg
Engagements
Second Boer War
Transvaal Campaigns
Battle of Duivelskloof
Court-martial of Breaker Morant
Commanders
Notable commanders
Col. Robert Lenehan Capt. Percy Hunt Capt. Alfred Taylor
Military unit
The Bushveldt Carbineers (BVC) were a short-lived, irregular mounted infantry regiment, raised in South Africa during the Second Boer War.
The 320-strong regiment was formed in February 1901 and commanded by an Australian, Colonel R. W. Lenehan. It was based at Pietersburg, 260 kilometres north-east of Pretoria, and saw action in the Spelonken region of northern Transvaal, during 1901–1902.
About two-fifths of the regiment's members had previously belonged to units recruited in Australia.[citation needed] The BVC also included about 40 Boers, who had been recruited at internment camps;[citation needed] among the members of the BVC, these Boers were known as "joiners".[citation needed]
The unit was later renamed as the Pietersburg Light Horse on 1 December 1902[1]
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