British units in South Africa 1898-1899

[Old Contemptable]

Trying to find out what British units were in South Africa just before the commencement of hostilities in 1899.  Before reinforcements arrived. All my sources say that it was between 10,000 and 14,000 troops but I can't find out what battalions and/or regiments they were. Does anyone have a good source for this?

[Cubs]

Okay, this is from Donald Featherstone's 'Victorian Colonial Warfare: Africa'.

September 1899

Cavalry (2 Regts)

5th Lancers (Natal)
18th Hussars (Natal)

Artillery (4 Batteries = 24 guns)

13th, 67th & 69th Field Batteries (Natal)
10th (Mountain) Battery (Natal)

Infantry (71/2 Battalions)

1st Royal Irish Fusiliers (Natal)
1st Leicestershire (Natal)
1st King's Royal Rifles (Natal)
2nd Dublin Fusiliers (Natal)
1st King's Liverpool (Natal)
2nd King's Royal Rifles (Natal)
1st Loyal North Lancashire (Cape Colony)
2nd Yorkshire Light Infantry (1/2 batt) (Cape Colony)

So this is what he says were in South Africa before any reinforcements arrived, but there were also some sent out just before or just after hostilities began. You want those too?

[Old Contemptable]

That's it!

Thanks!

[JBaumal]

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[marco55]

Also Nafziger.
Mark