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Carolina Commando

Carolina Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army for the district of Carolina, South Africa. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South African Territorial Reserve.

Previously a part of the Lydenburg Commando, Carolina Commando was formed around 1859.

During the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek the first engagements of the Carolina Commando included:

The commando was involved in the following engagements in the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902):

By 1902 all Commando remnants were under British military control and disarmed.

By 1912, however previous Commando members could join shooting associations.

By 1940, such commandos were under control of the National Reserve of Volunteers.

These commandos were formally reactivated by 1948.

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