List of Imperial Yeomanry units of the Second Boer War

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Following a string of defeats during Black Week in early December 1899, the British government realised that it would need more troops than just the Regular army to fight the Second Boer War, particularly mounted troops. On 13 December, the War Office decided to allow volunteer forces to serve in the field, and a Royal Warrant was issued on 24 December that officially created the Imperial Yeomanry (IY). This was organised as service companies of 121 officers and men enlisted for one year. Existing Yeomanry and fresh volunteers quickly filled the new force, which was equipped to operate as Mounted infantry. The companies were organised into battalions, often of companies from the same region. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Besides the companies raised directly by the Yeomanry Cavalry regiments, a number of companies and battalions were formed by enthusiasts. These included Paget's Horse, the Sharpshooters and the Roughriders, all recruited in London, [2] [8] and the specialists of Lovat's Scouts. [9] On arrival in South Africa, the companies were frequently used piecemeal in various ad hoc columns, and some of the battalions (for example 12th Battalion [6] ) never operated as formed units. At the end of their year of service, recruitment of a Second Contingent was authorised in January to replace the time-expired men in the original units and to form new units. A Third Contingent was recruited from late 1901 onwards, largely as new units, while the existing battalions were consolidated. [10]

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The following units of Imperial Yeomanry were formed between 1990 and 1902: [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

CompanySponsorAssigned battalion 1900Assigned battalion 1901Assigned battalion 1902
First Contingent
1st (Wiltshire) Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry 1st1st1st
2nd (Wiltshire) Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry1st1st1st
3rd (Gloucestershire) Royal Gloucestershire Hussars 1st1st1st
4th (Glamorgan) Windham Wyndham-Quin, MP 1st1st1st
5th (Warwickshire) Warwickshire Yeomanry 2nd2nd2nd
6th (Staffordshire) Staffordshire Yeomanry 4th4th4th
7th (Leicestershire) Leicestershire Yeomanry 4th4th4th
8th (Derbyshire) Derbyshire Yeomanry 4th4th4th
9th (Yorkshire (Doncaster)) Yorkshire Hussars 3rd3rd3rd
10th (Sherwood Rangers) Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 3rd3rd3rd
11th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Yorkshire Dragoons 3rd3rd3rd
12th (South Nottinghamshire) South Nottinghamshire Hussars 3rd3rd3rd
13th (Shropshire) Shropshire Yeomanry 5th5th5th
14th (Northumberland) Northumberland Hussars 5th5th5th
15th (Northumberland) Northumberland Hussars5th5th5th
16th (Worcestershire) Worcestershire Yeomanry 5th5th5th
17th (Ayrshire and Lanarkshire) Ayrshire Yeomanry
Lanarkshire Yeomanry 		6th (Scottish)6th (Scottish)
18th (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanark) Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire Yeomanry 6th (Scottish)6th (Scottish)
19th (Lothians and Berwickshire) Lothians and Berwickshire Yeomanry 6th (Scottish)6th (Scottish)
20th (Fife and Forfarshire Light Horse) 1st Fifeshire Mounted Rifles
1st Forfarshire Light Horse Volunteers 		6th (Scottish)6th (Scottish)
21st (Cheshire) Cheshire Yeomanry 2nd2nd2nd
22nd (Cheshire) Cheshire Yeomanry2nd2nd2nd
23rd (Lancashire) Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry 8th8th8th
24th (Westmorland and Cumberland) Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry 8th8th8th
25th (West Somerset) West Somerset Yeomanry 7th7th7th
26th (Dorsetshire) Dorsetshire Yeomanry 7th7th7th
27th (Devonshire) Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry 7th7th7th
28th (Bedfordshire) (Compton's Horse) Lord Alwyne Compton 4th4th4th
29th (Denbighshire) Denbighshire Hussars 9th (Welsh)9th (Welsh)9th (Welsh)
30th (Pembrokeshire) Pembroke Yeomanry 9th (Welsh)9th (Welsh)9th (Welsh)
31st (Montgomeryshire) Montgomeryshire Yeomanry 9th (Welsh)9th (Welsh)9th (Welsh)
32nd (Lancashire) Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
Lancashire Hussars 		2nd2nd2nd
33rd (East Kent) Royal East Kent Yeomanry 11th11th11th
34th (Middlesex) Middlesex Yeomanry 11th11th
35th (Middlesex) Middlesex Yeomanry11th11th
36th (West Kent) West Kent Yeomanry 11th11th11th
37th (Buckinghamshire) Royal Bucks Hussars 10th10th
38th (High Wycombe) Royal Bucks Hussars10th10th
39th (Berkshire) Berkshire Yeomanry 10th10th
40th (Oxfordshire) Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars 10th10th
41st (Hampshire) Hampshire Carabiniers 12th [6] ?Independent4th
42nd (Hertfordshire) [6] Hertfordshire Yeomanry 12th?Independent
43rd (Suffolk) [3] Loyal Suffolk Hussars 12th?Independent
44th (Suffolk) [3] Loyal Suffolk Hussars12th?Independent
45th (Dublin Hunt) Earl of Longford 13th (Irish) 13th (Irish)
46th (1st Belfast) 13th (Irish)13th (Irish)
47th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Earl of Donoughmore 13th (Irish)13th (Irish)
48th (North Somerset) North Somerset Yeomanry 7th7th7th
49th (Montgomeryshire) Montgomeryshire Yeomanry9th (Welsh)9th (Welsh)9th (Welsh)
50th (Hampshire) Hampshire Carabiniers 17th17th
51st (Paget's Horse) [8] George Paget 19th (Paget's Horse) [8] 19th (Paget's Horse)
52nd (Paget's Horse) [8] George Paget19th (Paget's Horse)19th (Paget's Horse)
53rd (East Kent) Royal East Kent Yeomanry 14th14th11th
54th (2nd Belfast) 13th (Irish)13th (Irish)
55th (Northumberland) Northumberland Hussars14th14th5th
56th (Buckinghamshire) Royal Bucks Hussars15th15th
57th (Buckinghamshire) Royal Bucks Hussars15th15th
58th (Berkshire) Berkshire Yeomanry15th15th
59th (Oxfordshire) Queen's Own Oxfordshire Yeomanry15th15th
60th (North Irish Horse (Belfast)) 17th17th
61st (South Irish Horse (Dublin)) 17th17th
62nd (Middlesex) Middlesex Yeomanry14th14th11th
63rd (Wiltshire) Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry16th16th1st
64th CompanyNot formed
65th (Leicestershire) Leicestershire Yeomanry17th17th
66th (Yorkshire) Yorkshire Dragoons
Yorkshire Hussars		16th16th3rd
67th (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven 18th (Sharpshooters) 18th (Sharpshooters)18th (Sharpshooters)
68th (Paget's Horse) [8] George Paget19th (Paget's Horse)19th (Paget's Horse)
69th (Sussex) Sussex Yeomanry 14th14th7th
70th (Scottish) (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven18th (Sharpshooters)18th (Sharpshooters)18th (Sharpshooters)
71st (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven18th (Sharpshooters)18th (Sharpshooters)18th (Sharpshooters)
72nd (Rough Riders) Earl of Lathom 20th (Rough Riders) 20th (Rough Riders)
73rd (Paget's Horse) [8] George Paget19th (Paget's Horse)19th (Paget's Horse)
74th (Dublin) 16th16th8th
75th (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven18th (Sharpshooters)18th (Sharpshooters)18th (Sharpshooters)
76th (Rough Riders) Earl of Lathom20th (Rough Riders)20th (Rough Riders) 22nd (Roughriders)
77th (Manchester) Lancashire Hussars8th8th4th
78th (Rough Riders) Earl of Lathom20th (Rough Riders)20th (Rough Riders)22nd (Roughriders)
79th (Rough Riders) Earl of Lathom20th (Rough Riders)20th (Rough Riders)
Second Contingent
80th (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven 21st (2nd Sharpshooters) 21st (2nd Sharpshooters)
81st (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven21st (2nd Sharpshooters)21st (2nd Sharpshooters)
82nd (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven21st (2nd Sharpshooters)21st (2nd Sharpshooters)
83rd (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven21st (2nd Sharpshooters)21st (2nd Sharpshooters)
84th (Rough Riders) Earl of Lathom22nd (Rough Riders)
85th (Rough Riders) Earl of Lathom22nd (Rough Riders)
86th (Rough Riders) Earl of Lathom22nd (Rough Riders) 24th (Metropolitan Mounted Rifles)
87th (Rough Riders) Earl of Lathom22nd (Rough Riders)24th (Metropolitan Mounted Rifles)
88th (Welsh Yeomanry) Montgomeryshire Yeomanry9th (Welsh)9th (Welsh)
89th (Montgomeryshire) Montgomeryshire Yeomanry9th (Welsh)9th (Welsh)
90th (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven 23rd (3rd Sharpshooters) 23rd (3rd Sharpshooters)
91st (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven23rd (3rd Sharpshooters)
92nd (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven23rd (3rd Sharpshooters)
93rd (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven23rd (3rd Sharpshooters)23rd (3rd Sharpshooters)
94th (Metropolitan Mounted Rifles) 24th (Metropolitan Mounted Rifles)24th (Metropolitan Mounted Rifles)
95th (Metropolitan Mounted Rifles) 24th (Metropolitan Mounted Rifles)
96th (Metropolitan Mounted Rifles) 24th (Metropolitan Mounted Rifles)24th (Metropolitan Mounted Rifles)
97th (Metropolitan Mounted Rifles) 24th (Metropolitan Mounted Rifles)
98th (North Riding of Yorkshire Volunteer Artillery) 1st North Riding Artillery Volunteers 3rd
99th (Irish) 8th
100th (Northumberland) Northumberland Hussars5th5th
101st (Northumberland) Northumberland Hussars5th5th
102nd (Worcestershire) Worcestershire Yeomanry 5th
103rd (Warwickshire) Warwickshire Yeomanry2nd2nd
104th (Derbyshire) Derbyshire Yeomanry4th4th
105th (Northumberland) Northumberland Hussars5th8th
106th (Staffordshire) Staffordshire Yeomanry4th4th
107th (Lanarkshire) Lanarkshire Yeomanry6th (Scottish)
108th (Royal Glasgow) Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry6th (Scottish)
109th (Yorkshire Hussars) Yorkshire Hussars3rd3rd
110th (Northumberland) Northumberland Hussars2nd2nd
111th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Yorkshire Dragoons3rd3rd
112th (Middlesex) Middlesex Yeomanry11th11th
113th (Lovat's Scouts) Lord Lovat IndependentIndependent
114th (Lovat's Scouts) Lord LovatIndependentIndependent
Third Contingent
115th (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven 25th (Sharpshooters)
116th (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven25th (Sharpshooters)
117th (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven25th (Sharpshooters)
118th (Sharpshooters) Earl of Dunraven25th (Sharpshooters)
119th (Younghusband's Horse) Lt-Col George Younghusband 26th (Younghusband's Horse)
120th (Younghusband's Horse) Lt-Col George Younghusband26th (Younghusband's Horse)
121st (Younghusband's Horse) Lt-Col George Younghusband26th (Younghusband's Horse)
122nd (Younghusband's Horse) Lt-Col George Younghusband26th (Younghusband's Horse)
123rd27th
124th27th
125th27th
126th27th
127th (Westminster Dragoons) 28th (Westminster Dragoons)
128th (Westminster Dragoons) 28th (Westminster Dragoons)
129th (Westminster Dragoons) 28th (Westminster Dragoons)
130th (Westminster Dragoons) 28th (Westminster Dragoons)
131st (Irish Horse) 29th (Irish Horse)
132nd (Irish Horse) 29th (Irish Horse)
133rd (Irish Horse) 29th (Irish Horse)
134th (Irish Horse) 29th (Irish Horse)
135th30th
136th30th
137th30th
138th30th
139th (Fincastle's Horse) Lt-Col Viscount Fincastle 31st (Fincastle's Horse)
140th (Fincastle's Horse) Lt-Col Viscount Fincastle31st (Fincastle's Horse)
141st (Fincastle's Horse) Lt-Col Viscount Fincastle31st (Fincastle's Horse)
142nd (Fincastle's Horse) Lt-Col Viscount Fincastle31st (Fincastle's Horse)
143rd32nd
144th32nd
145th32nd
146th32nd
147th33rd
148th33rd
149th33rd
150th33rd
151st34th
152nd34th
153rd34th
154th34th
155th35th
156th35th
157th35th
158th35th
159th36th
160th36th
161st36th
162nd36th
163rd37th (Highland Horse)
164th37th (Highland Horse)
165th37th (Highland Horse)
166th37th (Highland Horse)
167th38th
168th38th
169th38th
170th38th
171st39th
172nd39th
173rd39th
174th39th
175th (Irish Horse) 29th (Irish Horse)
176th (Irish Horse) 29th (Irish Horse)
177th (Fincastle's Horse) Lt-Col Viscount Fincastle31st (Fincastle's Horse)
178th (Lovat's Scouts) Lord LovatIndependentIndependent

The mounted infantry experiment was considered a success and the existing Yeomanry regiments at home were reorganised and renamed as Imperial Yeomanry in 1901. Fresh regiments were also raised, often on the basis of returned veterans, such as the City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) and the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), the North Irish and South Irish Horse, and the Lovat Scouts. [13] [15] [16] [17]

Notes

  1. ↑ Dunlop, pp. 104–12.
  2. 1 2 Money Barnes, pp. 242–5.
  3. 1 2 3 Murphy, pp. 117–8.
  4. ↑ Rogers, p. 228.
  5. ↑ Ryan.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Sainsbury, pp. 89–102.
  7. ↑ Spiers, p. 239.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rose-Innes.
  9. ↑ Frederick, pp. 42–3.
  10. ↑ Dunlop, pp. 112–8.
  11. ↑ Frederick, pp. 370–1.
  12. ↑ IY at Anglo-Boer War.
  13. 1 2 IY at Regiments.org.
  14. ↑ IY Companies at Roll of Honour.
  15. 1 2 Monthly Army List.
  16. ↑ Dunlop, pp. 134–5.
  17. ↑ Frederick, pp. 19–59.

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