The Pretoria Carabineers, 1880 - 1881
Scope and Contents
191 x 140 mm. A group of the Pretoria Carabineers with their commanding officer Captain R.K.H. D’Arcy seated in the front row at the right. D’Arcy since 1863 had acted in various clerical capacities in the Magistrate Department in Kingwilliamstown (1863-5), Peddie (1865-7) and Aliwal North (1867-7?) and was appointed Resident Magistrate at Kimberley in 1875 (see C.O. List 1879). He was severely wounded in the left foot during the action at Six-mile Spruit on 29 December 1880. For details of the action see ‘The Transvaal Government Gazette Extraordinary’, Vol. V No. 236, January 13 1881. The Pretoria Carabineers (100 horses) were one of the two troops (together with Nourse’s Horse) raised from the more experienced of the civilians for the defence of Pretoria.
Dates
- Creation: 1880 - 1881
Creator
- From the Fonds: Val, Charles Henry Du, 1854 - 1889 (Entertainer) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
fair condition
Date information
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Finding aid date
2017-08-18 16:32:35+00:00
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