SAC

SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTABULARY

Via South African Military History Channel

Frederick Charles Parkes of the South African Constabulary on horseback, 1901 (c)

Photograph, Boer War (1899-1902), 1901. The South African Constabulary (SAC) was raised in August 1900 by Major-General Robert Baden-Powell. The British hoped that once the major Boer towns had been captured by the regulars, this new paramilitary force would assume responsibility from the Army for pacifying and garrisoning the countryside. This did not happen and the British Army continued to operate in the countryside against the skilled Boer commandos until their final surrender in 1902. NAM Accession Number NAM. 1988-06-52-14 Copyright/Ownership National Army Museum Copyright Location National Army Museum, Study collection Object URL https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1988-06-52-14