Raaffs Horse, or Raaff's Transvaal Rangers, was an irregular unit raised by Cmdt Pieter Johannes Edward Raaff[1] with a strength of approximately 140. The Transvaal Rangers enlisted both European and Coloured personnel in its ranks, and recruited large numbers from the Kimberley diamond fields. It served in the 4 July 1879 Battle of Ulundi - the final battle of the Anglo-Zulu War as well as the earlier battles of Hlobane and Kambula.
^Paget, Henry (1982). A History of the British Cavalry 1816-1919. London: Pen and Sword. p. 196. ISBN 0-436-27327-6. Transvaal Rangers, was formed by a Boer named Pieter Raaf.
Raaff's TransvaalRangers, was an irregular unit raised by Cmdt Pieter Johannes Edward Raaff with a strength of approximately 140. The TransvaalRangers enlisted...
1880 until 23 March 1881 between the United Kingdom and Boers of the Transvaal (as the South African Republic was known while under British administration)...
north-east. Wood received much needed reinforcements in the form of TransvaalRangers, mounted troops, a troop of German settlers and five companies of...
encountered only the leading sections. Soon after dawn of 29 March, TransvaalRangers rode out to locate the impi, the cattle were put out to graze and...
for the river crossing. Their crossing in turn was covered by the TransvaalRangers on the opposite bank. This incident had placed the entire reconnaissance...
Transvaal towns. The unit first saw service during the Bambatha Rebellion. "C" company of the Natal Rangers was recruited from men of the Transvaal Scottish...
exploit the discoveries of gold from 1886 in Transvaal at Witwatersrand — the "Rand". Once based in the Transvaal, many set up residence in the mansions of...
was built in 1977 in France for the South African Navy to be named SAS Transvaal but was embargoed at the last minute by United Nations Security Council...
1893, Hammond left for South Africa to investigate the gold mines in Transvaal for the Barnato Brothers. In 1894, he joined the British South Africa...
Regiment Noord-Transvaal) is a reserve mechanised infantry regiment of the South African Army. Regiment Noord-Transvaal / Regiment Northern Transvaal (RNT) was...
the United States Army formed its Army Rangers in Northern Ireland under William O. (Bill) Darby. The Rangers were designed along the similar lines to...
The Sandfontein Artillery Regiment (formerly the Transvaal Horse Artillery) is a reserve artillery regiment of the South African Army. The Sandfontein...
dates back to the Transvaal Cycle Corps, which was formed in Johannesburg on 1 October 1905 from the Bicycle Section of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment...
the Second World War, battalion headquarters were at Rustenburg in the Transvaal. The unit had company headquarters at Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp and Ventersdorp...
general in the Ottoman Empire. Camillo Ricchiardi 1865–1940 1899–1902 Transvaal Italian adventurer and journalist who commanded the Italian Volunteer...
whom he also served as general secretary, he joined Rangers in 1882. During his time at Rangers, he won his only cap for Scotland, and scored twice in...
northeastern South Africa in the Mpumalanga province (formerly Eastern Transvaal). On the bank of the Crocodile River between Malelane and Komatipoort...
ranger, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in southern Africa, from the Cape Province to Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Transvaal,...
McCulloch, Addison Gillespie, John "Rip" Ford, "Sul" Ross and most Texas Rangers prior to the Civil War. Use continued long after more modern cartridge...
Regiment was from Transvaal and Rhodesia. The 4th Regiment was called the South African Scottish and was raised from members of the Transvaal Scottish and...
Northern Transvaal Command was a command of the South African Army. It was active from 1959 to mid 2000 when it was disestablished.[citation needed] Formerly...
Northern Transvaal Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well...
the scarce ranger or scarce skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal), Zimbabwe...
Regiment Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own) Transvaal Scottish Regiment Trinidad and Tobago Regiment Uganda Rifles Vijayabahu...
Wallengren's ranger or Wallengren's skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal), Zimbabwe...
68, South African rugby union player (Free State Cheetahs, Northern Transvaal, national team), traffic collision. Mohammad Ullah, 73, Bangladeshi politician...
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