The South African Defence Force and Horse Mounted Infantry Operations, 1974-1985

dc.creator	Jacques J. P. De Vries
dc.creator	Sandra Swart
dc.date	2013-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:29Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:29Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/40-3-1028
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/baba08d1e8db456a93a06cb1decd836a
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8246
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/baba08d1e8db456a93a06cb1decd836a
dc.description	<p>The South African Defence Force (SADF) made effective use of the horse mounted soldier in the Namibian Independence War or ‘Border War’, 1966 to 1989, in Namibia (South West African) and Angola, in a conflict usually depicted as a series of high profile mechanised infantry operations. Nevertheless, the legacy of the horse-mounted infantryman of the South African War era commando was evident in this unit, which proved competent in the counter-insurgency patrol in the Area of Operations, and subsequently domestic deployment during civilian struggle during the State of Emergency. This article offers an exploration of the Potchefstroom Equestrian Centre’s contribution to horse and rider training and the military use of horses in counterinsurgency and urban peace enforcement operations in the period c.1974-1985.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1028
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 40, Iss 3 (2013)
dc.subject	Equestrian
dc.subject	Horse
dc.subject	Mounted unit
dc.subject	Equestrian Centre Potchefstroom
dc.subject	Border War
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	The South African Defence Force and Horse Mounted Infantry Operations, 1974-1985
dc.type	Article