The personnel of the field artillery was, on a peace footing, 12 officers and 394 N.C.O.s and men, but in the field this was found to be very inadequate, and was eked out by the incorporation of volunteers from the commandos.[73]
The fortress artillery had 9 officers and 151 N.C.O.s and men, but, like the field artillery, drew many willing helpers from the burgher ranks. Its armament consisted of:—
- 4 Creusot 155 m/m (about 6 inches),[74] supplied with 8,745 rounds.
- 6 Hotchkiss 37 m/m on parapet mounting, supplied with 3,663 rounds.
- 1 Mortar 150 m/m. Ammunition not known.
- 1 Howitzer 64-pr. Ammunition not known.
Besides these, a few guns of odd and mostly obsolete patterns, including three Krupp, were on the books of the Fortress department.
The third division of the State Artillery, the field telegraph section, comprised 2 officers and 65 N.C.O.s and men.
The State Artillery of the Transvaal, to sum up, was (excluding Maxims) armed with 61 effective and about 20 semi-effective weapons, manned by a personnel of about 800 men (including reservists).
THE POLICE.
The Police, Transvaal.
The Transvaal Police consisted of two bodies:—
- (a) The South African Republic Police.
- (b) The Swaziland Police.