The Imperial Yeomanry was a mounted infantry formation of the British Army which served in the Second Boer War. Raised on 2 January 1900, the formation was initially recruited from the British middle
A trooper of the Imperial Yeomanry
Wounded soldiers at the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital
Illustration of an Imperial Yeomanry trooper
Mounted infantry were infantry who rode horses instead of marching. Unlike cavalry, mounted infantry dismounted to fight on foot. The original dragoons were essentially mounted infantry. According to
Imperial Yeomanry
…The Imperial Yeomanry was a mounted infantry formation of the British Army which served in the Second Boer War. Raised on 2 January 1900, the formation was initially recruited from the British…
Two Australian light horsemen in 1914
Gari Melchers War Highsmith