Cape Mounted Riflemen
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The Cape Mounted Riflemen were South African military units.
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Allegiance | British Empire |
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Garrison/HQ | Simonstown |
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There were two separate successive regiments of that name. To distinguish them, some military historians describe the first as the "imperial" Cape Mounted Riflemen (originally the "Cape Regiment"), and the second as the "colonial" Cape Mounted Riflemen.