Lydenburg 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.
| Lydenburg Commando | |
|---|---|
 Lydenburg Commando emblem | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Light Infantry |
| Size | One Battalion |
| Part of | South African Infantry Corps Army Territorial Reserve |
| Garrison/HQ | Lydenburg |
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History
editOrigin
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Operations
editWith the Zuid Afrikaanse Republiek
editThis Commando was involved in several engagement during the Anglo Boer such as:
With the UDF
editBy 1902 all Commando remnants were under British military control and disarmed.
By 1912, however previous Commando members could join shooting associations.
Rebel Commando
editDuring the 1914 Maritz Rebellion, Christiaan De Wet remustered this Commando against the government of the day.[1]
Volunteer Reserve
editBy 1940, such commandos were under control of the National Reserve of Volunteers.
These commandos were formally reactivated by 1948.
With the SADF
editDuring this era, the unit was mainly used for area force protection, search and cordones as well as stock theft control assistance to the rural police.
With the SANDF
editDisbandment
editThis unit, along with all other Commando units was disbanded after a decision by South African President Thabo Mbeki to disband all Commando Units.[2][3] 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.[4]
Unit Insignia
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Leadership
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References
edit- ^ https://www.roodepoortnortsider.co.za/276458/today-in-history-general-christiaan-wet-found-guilty-of-treason [dead link]
- ^ Col L B van Stade, Senior Staff Officer Rationalisation, SANDF (1997). "Rationalisation in the SANDF: The Next Challenge". Institute for Security Studies. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "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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