History of the Unit
In 1795, with the First British Occupation and again in 1806 with the Second British Occupation, the commandos were called up to defend the Cape Colony. At the Battle of Blaauwberg ( 6 January 1806), the Swellendam Commando held the British off long enough for the rest of the Batavian army to retreat to safety.
Under British rule, the Cape Colony continued to use the commando system in its frontier wars, in addition to regular British imperial troops. Boer commandos fought alongside Fengu, English settler, Khoi-khoi and other ethnic groups in units which were often mixed. Light, mobile commandos were undeniably better-suited than the slow-moving columns of imperial troops, for warfare in the rough frontier mountains. However, tensions often arose in the Cape's government over the relative merits and control of these two parallel military systems.
During the Great Trek, this system was used and remained in use in the Boer republics. Both republics issued commando laws, making commando service mandatory in times of need for all male citizens between the ages of 16 and 60. During the Anglo-Boer War ( 1899–1902) the Boer commando formed the backbone of the Boer forces.
~ Source Wikipedia
Unit's Information
Hello there!
After the newest patch (v0.4) Onii and me decided that it would be fun to create a unit for this mod. We are a small then also, and group that aims to be a fun group to play with, without to much regimental shit. (Trainings etc). We play when we feel like it, and trainings will only be held when the members want it. We will play as the actual Boer Commando unit as our name shows here, And we will join events also when we feel like it to play a bit. This is basically just a side thing for us to have some fun, and anyone is welcome to join us and play with us. And have some fun of course!
Unit Roster
Captain: Gokiller
Lieutenant: Onii Chan
Sergeant: Duuring
Private: Ardagh
Private: Reverse
Private: George Mackintosh
Private: Desert Thunda
Additional Information + How to join?
To join us simply add one of us on steam and poke one of us.
Gokiller's Steam Account : miketensen
Onii's Steam Account : onii-chan
Either that or leave an message on the thread with your steam account name and we will contact you quickly.
Additional Information
- We play in-game as the Boer Commando class/unit.
- We are a combination of Light Infantry (Dismounted) and Cavalry
- Our in-game tagg is : BC_Rank_Username
- We haven't picked a banner yet, an for so far we aren't planning to do so.
- We play most of the time on the Offical European Server, and there you will find us at some certain times.
- We are a mainly European Unit, though Americans or people from any other continent are always welcome to join us in.
- We do not hold official event, or training day's. We only will do so when we feel like it.
We thank you for reading through our thread, and we hope that we have provided you with enough information about us! See you on the battlefield!
