Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: The regiment first saw action on 2 December 1877, against the Gcaleka tribesmen in the Battle of Umzintzani during the
Hondo yechipfumbamwe yeXhosa. Hondo yakatevera iyo chikwata ichi chakapinda mairi yaive Basutoland Campaign ya1880 kusvika 1881, panguva iyo 500-metre bayonet yakatakurwa nehurumende iyo yakatungamira mukutora musha weLerotholi, musha wevavengi. Chikwata ichi chakabatanidzwawo muBechuanaland Campaign ya1897.