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DIE VRYSTAATSE VRYWILLIGE MILITêRE EENHEDE 1854-1899DOI: 10.5787/10-1-716 Keywords: Commando-system , military system , Republic of the Free State , kavallerie-afdeling , H. Lowen , Bloemfontein Yeomanry , infanterie-afdeling , Bloemfontein Volunteers , G. Harris , Smithfield Burger Rifles , Bloemfontein Rifle Corps Abstract: Whereas the patriarchs of the Orange Free State accepted the Commando-system as the valid military system for the newly established Republic of the Free State in 1854, it was a problem indeed to organise an efficient military service which would also prove effective in time of war.
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