3rd & 4th battalions
What about regiments that had 4 regular battalions at the time of the Boer War.
The Royal Fusiliers, The Royal Warwicks and The Lancashire Fusiliers had four regular battalions at that time.
I think you'll find that they were used as Mounted Infantry battalions. These were Regular battalions that had nothing to do with being militia or reserve battalions.
The mounted infantry was the elite of the British Army at that time and were very skilled and highly trained to combat the Boer commando's.
I get a bit peeved at modern day amateur historians dismissing these elite battalions as militia / reserve units. They should be given the respect and remembrance that they deserve.
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