History
Natal Carbineers traces its roots to 1854 but was raised on 15 January 1855 and gazetted on 13 March of that year. In 1913, the Regiment’s two ‘wings’ became known as the First and Second Mounted Rifles (Natal Carbineers) and in 1934 they re-assumed the name 1st and 2nd Natal Carbineers. The following year, they became the Royal Natal Carbineers. Since its inception, the Natal Carbineers has participated in every campaign in KwaZulu-Natal. Their baptism of fire came during the Langalibalele Rebellion in 1873 where they suffered their first casualties in action in the Drakensberg and during the Anglo-Zulu War, the Carbineers suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Isandlwana on the 22nd January 1879.
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