Imperial Yeomanry
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The Imperial Yeomanry was a volunteer mounted force of the British Army that mainly saw action during the Second Boer War. Created on 2 January 1900, the force was initially recruited from the middle classes and traditional yeomanry sources, but subsequent contingents were more significantly working class in their composition. The existing yeomanry regiments contributed only a small proportion of the total Imperial Yeomanry establishment. In Ireland 120 men were recruited in February 1900.[1] It was officially disbanded in 1908, with individual Yeomanry regiments incorporated into the new Territorial Force.[2]
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Imperial Yeomanry | |
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Active | 1900–1908 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Mounted infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Engagements | Second Boer War |
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