Natal Mounted Police

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colonial police force mounted police force paramilitary organization

The Natal Mounted Police was a colonial paramilitary and policing force in the British colony of Natal, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and noted for its role in regional conflicts such as the Anglo-Zulu and Anglo-Boer wars.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Natal Mounted Police canonical	1
Natal Police	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial police force ⓘ mounted police force ⓘ paramilitary organization ⓘ
allegiance	British Empire ⓘ
conflict	Second Boer War ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Boer War Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ Bhambatha Rebellion ⓘ Second Boer War ⓘ surface form: Second Anglo-Boer War
country	Colony of Natal ⓘ
dissolved	1913 ⓘ
duty	escorting convoys ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ patrolling rural districts ⓘ protecting settlers ⓘ suppression of uprisings ⓘ
garrison	various posts along the Natal frontier ⓘ
hasPart	Natal Mounted Police self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Natal Police
headquartersLocation	Pietermaritzburg ⓘ
historicalPeriod	British colonial era in South Africa ⓘ
inception	1874 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
location	Natal ⓘ South Africa ⓘ
notableCommander	Major John Dartnell ⓘ
notableEvent	Isandlwana ⓘ surface form: Battle of Isandlwana Siege of Ladysmith ⓘ surface form: Relief of Ladysmith operations along the Natal-Zululand border ⓘ
operatedIn	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
partOf	Natal Colony ⓘ surface form: Natal colonial administration
recruitedFrom	European settlers in Natal ⓘ local African auxiliaries ⓘ
replacedBy	South African Police Service ⓘ surface form: South African Police
role	border patrol ⓘ internal security ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ military scouting ⓘ
serviceBranch	colonial police ⓘ
significantFor	development of mounted policing in South Africa ⓘ participation in regional colonial wars ⓘ
subordinateTo	Natal colonial forces ⓘ surface form: Natal colonial government
uniform	blue patrol dress ⓘ khaki field dress ⓘ
uses	carbines ⓘ horses ⓘ lances ⓘ revolvers ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Laing's Nek → involvedUnit → Natal Mounted Police ⓘ

Natal Mounted Police → hasPart → Natal Mounted Police self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Natal Police