History of the War

Appendix 2

The distribution of British forces under arms in Cape Colony on 11th October, 1899.

Cape Peninsula	Detachments 14th and 23rd cos., R.G.A.
	Headquarters 8th coy., R.E.
	Two cos., 1st battn. Royal Munster Fusiliers.
	9th coy., Army Service Corps.
Stellenbosch	Two cos., 1st battn. Royal Munster Fusiliers.
	15th coy., Army Service Corps.
De Aar	One section, 7th coy., R.E.
	One section, 29th coy., R.E.
	1st battn. Northumberland Fusiliers.
	Four cos., 2nd battn. King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
	M.I. coy., 1st battn. Northumberland Fusiliers.
Orange River Station	One section, R.G.A.
	One section, 7th coy., R.E.
	Four cos., 1st battn. Loyal North Lancashire regt.
	Four cos., 1st battn. Royal Munster Fusiliers.
	M.I. coy., 1st battn. Loyal North Lancashire regt., less detachment at Kimberley.
	M.I. coy., 1st battn. Royal Munster Fusiliers.
Kimberley	One section, 7th coy., R.E.
	23rd coy., R.G.A.
	Diamond Fields artillery (six guns).
	Diamond Fields Horse.
	Four cos., 1st battn. Loyal North Lancashire regt.
	Kimberley regt.
	Town Guard.
	Detachment M.I. coy., 1st battn. Loyal North Lancashire regt.
Fourteen Streams	Detachment Cape Police.
Taungs	Detachment Cape Police.
Vryburg	Detachment Cape Police.
	Vryburg Mounted Rifles (one coy.)
Mafeking	Bechuanaland Rifles.
	Protectorate regiment.
	Detachment Cape Police.
	Detachment British South African Police.
	Town Guard.
Tuli	Rhodesian regiment (en route from Buluwayo).
	Detachment British South African Police.
Naauwpoort	One section, (two guns) R.G.A.
	One section, 29th coy., R.E.
	Four cos., 2nd battn. Royal Berkshire regt.
	M.I. coy., 2nd battn. King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
Stormberg	One section, (two guns) R.G.A.
	One section, 29th coy., R.E.
	Four cos., 2nd battn. Royal Berkshire regt.
	M.I. coy., 2nd battn. Royal Berkshire regt.