FACTOID # 64: Sri Lanka has lowest divorce rate in the world - and the highest rate of female suicide.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

FACTS & STATISTICS    Simple view

  1. Select countries to view: (hold down Control key and click to select several)

     

     

    Compare:

     

     
  1. Select fact or statistic: (* = graphable)

     

     

     

  2. (OPTIONAL) Compare to statistic: (both need to be graphable)

     

     

     

  3. View result as:

     

       
(OR) SEARCH ALL encyclopedia, stats & forums:   

Encyclopedia > Bushveldt Carbineers

The Bushveldt Carbineers (BVC) were a short-lived, multinational mounted infantry regiment in the British Army, during the Second Boer War.


The 320_strong regiment was formed in February 1901 and commanded by an Australian, Colonel R.W. Lenehan. It was based at Pietersburg, 180 miles north of Pretoria, and saw action in the Spelonken region of the Northern Transvaal during 1901-1902. About forty percent of the men in the BVC were Australians, but the regiment also included about forty surrended Boers who had been recruited from the internment camps.


The unit is perhaps most famous as the one in which Lieutenant Harry "Breaker" Morant was serving when he was court martialed and executed for allegedly murdering prisoners of war.


  Results from FactBites:
 
Gould Genealogy - Product's Catalogue (495 words)
The Bushveldt Carbineers were the controversial anti-guerilla unit of the Boer War, composed mostly of Australian officers and troopers, including the infamous Lieutenant 'Breaker' Morant and Lieutenant Handcock.
This book on the Bushveldt Carbineers and the Pietersburg Light Horse (which the name of the unit was changed to after the scandals) is the most comprehensively researched study yet written on the BVC and the men who filled its ranks.
The Bushveldt Carbineers was led by Australian officers and had a large proportion of Australians within its ranks.
Bushveldt Carbineers (3924 words)
During this time, the Bushveldt Carbineers were tasked to ensure General Plumer's supply trains were able to run as the Boers continued to attempt to blow up all trains on the Pietersburg-Pretoria Railway Line.
In October,seven officers of the Bushveldt Carbineers were involved in a court of inquiry into the shootings of prisoners and, as a consequent, the Bushveldt Carbineers were reformed into the New Pietersburg Light Horse, the name they kept until the disbanding of the Regiment in June 1902 with the end of the war.
All officers were brought to trial from the evidence taken from 15 NCO's and soldiers from the Bushveldt Carbineers who were sickened by the actions which they were forced to partake.
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:
 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.