Transvaal Rangers
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title:
Transvaal Rangers
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Raaffs Horse, or Raaff's Transvaal Rangers, was an irregular unit raised by Cmdt Pieter Johannes Edward Raaff 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.
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Irregular cavalry unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_Rangers
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2024-03-05T02:49:29Z
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