The Ingobamakhosi Carbineers (formerly Natal Carbineers) is an
infantry unit of the
South African Army.
History
Origins
The regiment traces its roots to 1854 but it was formally raised on 15 January 1855 and gazetted on 13 March of that year, as the Natal Carbineers.
With the Union Defence Force
In 1913, the regiment’s two ‘wings’ became known as the First and Second Mounted Rifles (Natal Carbineers) and in 1934 they re-assumed the name 1st and 2nd Natal Carbineers.
The following year, they became the Royal Natal Carbineers, a title which remained in use until the country became a republic in 1961.
Present
The regiment has been active since 1994 in internal duties in support of the police as well as border protection. They have also contributed to external peace-keeping missions to inter alia
MONUSCO
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or MONUSCO, an acronym based on its French name , is a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which was estab ...
in the
DRC
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.
Name change
In August 2019, 52 Reserve Force units had their names changed to reflect the diverse military history of South Africa. The Natal Carbineers became the Ingobamakhosi Carbineers, and have 3 years to design and implement new regimental insignia.
List of campaign and battle honours
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Since its inception, the Ingobamakhosi Carbineers have participated in every campaign in KwaZulu-Natal. Their baptism of fire came during the Langalibalele Rebellion in 1873 where they suffered their first casualties in action in the Drakensberg. Subsequently, during the Anglo-Zulu War, the Carbineers suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879.
South Africa 1879
The Natal Carbineers participated in the
invasion
An invasion is a Offensive (military), military offensive in which large numbers of combatants of one geopolitics, geopolitical Legal entity, entity aggressively enter territory (country subdivision), territory owned by another such entity, gen ...
of
Zululand in January 1879, and on 22 January, 23 members of the Regiment perished in the famous
battle of Isandlwana. The unit was subsequently relegated to
garrison duties at Landman’s Drift on the Mzinyathi, or
Buffalo River.
South Africa 1899–1902
In September 1899, the Natal Carbineers were
mobilised for active service in the
British
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campaign to subdue the
Boer republics of the
Transvaal Transvaal is a historical geographic term associated with land north of (''i.e.'', beyond) the Vaal River in South Africa. A number of states and administrative divisions have carried the name Transvaal.
* South African Republic (1856–1902; af, ...
and
Orange Free State
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. The Regiment served until October 1900, when the Natal Volunteer Forces were demobilized. Some men continued their service in the Volunteer Composite Regiment until the end of the
war
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in May 1902.
*
Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal
Ladysmith is a city in the Uthukela District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It lies north-west of Durban and south-east of Johannesburg. Important industries in the area include food processing, textiles, and tyre production.
Ladysmith is the ...
: From 2 November 1899 until 28 February 1900, the bulk of the Natal Carbineers was
besieged
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in
Ladysmith Ladysmith may refer to:
* Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
* Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
* Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States
* Ladysmith, New South Wales, Australia
* Ladysmith, Virginia, United States
* Ladysmith Island, Queenslan ...
, and played a prominent part in that famous
engagement. The most prominent military action was the attack by Colonial Forces on the
Boer
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artillery
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emplacement at
Gun Hill on the night of 7–8 December 1899. The Regiment lost heavily from the diseases that ravaged the garrison. A solitary
squadron
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* Squadron (aviation), a military unit that consists of three or four flights with a total of 12 to 24 aircraft, ...
of the Natal Carbineers, the
Estcourt
Estcourt () is a town in the uThukela District of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The main economic activity is farming with large bacon and processed food factories situated around the town. The N3 freeway passes close to the town, link ...
-
Weenen
Weenen (Dutch for "wept") is the second oldest European settlement in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated on the banks of the Bushman River. The farms around the town grow vegetables, lucerne, groundnuts, and citrus fruit.
History
The ...
Squadron, avoided the
siege of Ladysmith
The siege of Ladysmith was a protracted engagement in the Second Boer War, taking place between 2 November 1899 and 28 February 1900 at Ladysmith, Natal.
Background
As war with the Boer republics appeared likely in June 1899, the War Offic ...
, and instead participated in the
relief
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operations of
Sir Redvers Buller
General (United Kingdom), General Sir Redvers Henry Buller, (7 December 1839 – 2 June 1908) was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Bri ...
as part of
Hubert Gough
General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough ( ; 12 August 1870 – 18 March 1963) was a senior officer in the British Army in the First World War. A favourite of the British Commander-in-Chief, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, he experienced a meteori ...
's Composite Regiment. This squadron’s most notable military action of this period was the disastrous
battle of Colenso on 15 December 1899, when four men were killed. These were their most serious losses for any one action during the
Anglo-Boer War
The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the South ...
.
Natal 1906
The Natal Carbineers saw extensive service in the
Natal
NATAL or Natal may refer to:
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** Natalia Republic, a former country (1839–1843)
** Colony of Natal, a former British colony ( ...
(or Bambatha) Uprising of 1906. From February to July 1906, the Regiment participated in the numerous sweeps and drives through the mountainous terrain of Zululand, as the Natal Colonial forces sought to trap and destroy the elusive ‘
rebel
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* Rebel (surname)
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’
warrior
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History
Warriors seem to have be ...
s. The Carbineers were present at the decisive battle at Mhome Gorge on 10 June, where the back of the uprising was broken.
South-West Africa 1914–1915
The Natal Carbineers, then known as the 1st and 2nd Mounted Rifles, were mobilized on 23 August 1914. Both wings saw service in
German South-West Africa
German South West Africa (german: Deutsch-Südwestafrika) was a colony of the German Empire from 1884 until 1915, though Germany did not officially recognise its loss of this territory until the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. With a total area of ...
, while the 2nd Battalion was also involved in the suppression of the short-lived Afrikaner Rebellion of 1914.
*
Gibeon: The climactic battle of the
South Africa
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n
campaign
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in German South-West Africa was fought at
Gibeon Station on 25 April 1915. The Carbineers lost two men killed in the engagement.
East Africa 1940–1941
On 17 July 1940 the 1st (Royal) Natal Carbineers sailed for
Kenya
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as part of the
1st South African Brigade
The South African 1st Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the army of the Union of South Africa during World Wars I and II. During World War I, the Brigade served as a British formation in Egypt and on the Western Front, most famous ...
. Their destination was the
Italian
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colonial
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empire
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in
East Africa. For the next 10 months the Regiment participated in the South African advance through
Italian Somaliland
Italian Somalia ( it, Somalia Italiana; ar, الصومال الإيطالي, Al-Sumal Al-Italiy; so, Dhulka Talyaaniga ee Soomaalida), was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia. Ruled in the 19th centu ...
and Abyssinia (now
Ethiopia
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), until Italian resistance was broken at
Amba Alagi
Imba Alaje is a mountain, or an amba, in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Debubawi Zone of the Tigray Region, Imba Alaje dominates the roadway that runs past it from the city of Mek'ele south to Maychew. Because of its strategic location, Emba ...
in May 1941.
* El Wak: The first major engagement of the
East African campaign for the Carbineers was fought on 16 December 1940 at the Italian border post of
El Wak, on the northern Kenyan frontier with Italian Somaliland. The Regiment lost its first
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
casualty,
Sergeant Athol Paton, in this otherwise successful clash.
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* The Juba:
The Juba River was the Italian Army’s major defensive line in
Somaliland. Several actions were fought during January and February 1941, at Gobwen and Giumbo, but the period is best remembered for the disastrous ambush on 22 February of a Carbineer patrol at Gelib. Twelve men lost their lives.
* Kombolcha: The engagement at
Kombolcha
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in Ethiopia on 22 April 1941 followed the occupation of the capital city,
Addis Ababa
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in March. The fighting at Kombolcha was distinguished by a daring nocturnal route march to successfully outflank Italian mountain-top positions. The battle honour awards refer to the general period 17 to 25 April.
* Amba Alagi: Italian resistance in
East Africa was finally crushed when the mountain fortress of
Amba Alagi
Imba Alaje is a mountain, or an amba, in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Debubawi Zone of the Tigray Region, Imba Alaje dominates the roadway that runs past it from the city of Mek'ele south to Maychew. Because of its strategic location, Emba ...
, between
Dessie
Dessiè City which is politically oppressed by the past Ethiopian government systems due to the fact that most of the population follow Islamic religion.
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and
Asmara, was successfully stormed by British and
Commonwealth forces that included the 1st Royal Natal Carbineers. The Italians surrendered on 17 May 1941, and this battle honour refers to the period from 11 to 19 April.
Western Desert 1941–1943
Following the fall of Italian East Africa in May 1941, the
1st South African Brigade
The South African 1st Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the army of the Union of South Africa during World Wars I and II. During World War I, the Brigade served as a British formation in Egypt and on the Western Front, most famous ...
was dispatched to
North Africa
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to confront the joint
Italian
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-German forces in the see-saw offensives across
Egypt
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and
Libya
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. The Carbineers earned numerous individual
battle honours
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between June 1941 and January 1943 when it sailed home for a well-earned leave.
* Sidi Rezegh: The 1st Royal Natal Carbineers played a small part in the disastrous battles in the vicinity of
Sidi Rezegh
''Sidi'' or ''Sayidi'', also Sayyidi and Sayeedi, ( ar, سيدي, Sayyīdī, Sīdī (dialectal) "milord") is an Arabic masculine title of respect. ''Sidi'' is used often to mean "saint" or "my master" in Maghrebi Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. Wi ...
in Libya during late November 1941, between the 19th and 23rd. These actions formed part of
Operation Crusader, the British forces of November–December 1941, intended to relieve the first
siege of Tobruk.
* Taieb el Essem: The Carbineers were a component of the 1st Brigade force that held a defensive box south of Sidi Rezegh. On 24–25 November 1941 this force repelled a heavy German
armoured
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assault.
* Bir Sciafsciuf: This minor engagement in November 1941 pitted a small Carbineer component against an enemy convoy in the vicinity of Sidi Rezegh.
* Gazala: The
Gazala Line, to the west of
Tobruk
Tobruk or Tobruck (; grc, Ἀντίπυργος, ''Antipyrgos''; la, Antipyrgus; it, Tobruch; ar, طبرق, Tubruq ''Ṭubruq''; also transliterated as ''Tobruch'' and ''Tubruk'') is a port city on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, near ...
, established in early 1942, was a series of connected strong-points intended to blunt a German thrust towards Egypt. Carbineers formed part of the garrison of this line from March to June 1942, when they were forced to retreat after a German breakthrough and the fall of Tobruk.
The major highlight of the Gazala sojourn was the patrol on 5 June where Sergeant
Quentin Smythe
Quentin George Murray Smythe (6 August 1916 – 22 October 1997) was a South African recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth ...
was awarded the
Victoria Cross
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.
* Point 204: This little-known clash occurred in the Alem Hamza area of the Gazala Line on 5 June 1942. The single company involved suffered heavy casualties in an engagement with Italian troops. Among the six killed was H.P. Masterton-Smith, the 1931
Comrades Marathon
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winner.
* El Alamein defence: Following the breaching of the Gazala Line and the fall of Tobruk, British and Commonwealth forces retired to
El Alamein, not far from
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...
. Here a comprehensive series of defences were prepared. In July 1942 the Carbineers played its part in denying the Germans the breakthrough that they needed to attain victory in this theatre.
* Qattara: On 26–27 July 1942 a detachment of the Carbineers was involved in this subsidiary action in the Alamein defensive battles of July 1942.
* El Alamein (2nd battle): The Carbineers played a small but eventful part in the huge and decisive
Second Battle of El Alamein
The Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October – 11 November 1942) was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein. The First Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Alam el Halfa had prevented th ...
in October–November 1942. The Carbineer participation was confined mainly to the initial phase launched on 23 October.
Italy 1944–1945
The 1st Royal Natal Carbineers landed at
Taranto
Taranto (, also ; ; nap, label= Tarantino, Tarde; Latin: Tarentum; Old Italian: ''Tarento''; Ancient Greek: Τάρᾱς) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto, serving as an important com ...
, Italy, on 20 April 1944, just in time for the latter phases of the battles for
Cassino. From there the Regiment fought its way up the Italian boot, through
Rome
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, until final victory in May 1945.
*
Cassino: The task of
breach
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ing the German
Gustav Line
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, straddling southern Italy, was dominated by the mountain position of Cassino, under assault since January 1944. The Carbineers entered the
fray in May, and it was on the night of the 9th–10th of that month that the Regiment’s first casualty in Italy,
Corporal
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J.S.P. Airey, was killed. The Carbineers were active on the Cassino line for several weeks until 21 May. This battle honour refers to the general period of 11 to 18 May 1944.
*
Paliano: Two companies of the Carbineers were involved in this action along
Route 6 during the advance from Cassino to Rome, as German forces fought several
rearguard
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actions.
*Bagno Regio: Bagno Regio was a hilltop village north of Rome, and on the night of 12 – 13 June 1944, elements of the Carbineers scaled a precipitous rock face to effect its capture.
*
Città della Pieve
Città della Pieve is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located in Valdichiana a few kilometres from the border between Umbria and Tuscany, and about southwest of Perugia and southeast of Chius ...
: This action occurred during the period 16 – 19 June 1944 on the
Allied advance north of Rome. Two companies of the Carbineers lost eight men killed.
*Florence: Following the fall of Rome on 5 June 1944, German resistance stiffened in the vicinity of
Florence
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, and during June there were several sharp actions, such as those at Bagno Regio and
Chiusi
Chiusi ( Etruscan: ''Clevsin''; Umbrian: ''Camars''; Ancient Greek: ''Klysion'', ''Κλύσιον''; Latin: ''Clusium'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy.
History
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. The battle honour covers the period from 17 July to 10 August. This activity was followed by a period of rest during August.
*The Greve: The action at the Greve, a river north of Rome, was fought over the period 24 July to 2 August.
*Gothic Line was another of the German defensive lines that straddled the boot of Italy as the
Allied armies pushed northwards from Rome in mid-to late-1944. The
Gothic Line Carbineer battles fought in the effort to breach it, and thereafter, have entered the Regiment’s hall-of-fame: Monte Vigese, Monte Stanco, Monte Pezza and others.
*Monte Vigese: Monte Vigese was a seemingly impregnable rocky eminence occupied by entrenched German forces. On 6 October, however, in driving rain and poor visibility, ‘A’ Company, under Major Peter Francis, performed the virtually impossible and drove the defenders off.
*Monte Stanco: On 10 October, at Monte Stanco, the Carbineers suffered one of their few reverses of the Italian campaign, when they were compelled to abandon this hard-won feature. Captain Jacko Edmonds earned the
American Silver Star for
gallantry
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for his part in this action.
*Monte Pezza: Monte Pezza was the next peak in the Gothic Line to be tackled by the 1st Royal Natal Carbineers, on 17 October.
*Po Valley: Following a long and hard winter in the snow-bound
Apennine Mountains, the campaign to drive the Germans out of the rest of Italy, the fighting entered the
Po Valley, and the Carbineers once again played a significant part in operations from 19 to 30 April 1945.
South-West Africa/Angola 1976–1989
The Natal Carbineers saw service in a
counter-insurgency capacity in northern
Namibia
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(
South-West Africa) for three months from August 1976, and thereafter in numerous modular deployments over the next decade.
Battle honours list
Insignia
Previous Dress Insignia
Current Dress Insignia
Leadership
Alliances
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The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)
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See also
*
List of South African Battle Honours
The South African National Defence Force follows the British Army system of awarding battle honours to military units, to recognize the battles and campaigns in which they have fought with distinction. The following is a list of battle honours wit ...
Notes
References
External links
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