"these are the finest gunners in the world....they can teach the Royal Artillery a lesson or two." It was not the Battle of Dalmanthutha where indirect was first used, – they did it first at Spioenkop (24 January 1900) and then at the Thukela Heights (12 to 27 February 1900) – six months earlier. The British then started experimenting with it during the north bank operations of the Thukela Heights. At Spioenkop, Cmdt Hendrik Prinsloo's signaller, Louis Bothma, signalled corrections from Aloe Knoll to Maj Francois Wolmarans at Louis Botha's HQ on Mt Alice. Wolmarans then relayed them to Lt von Wichmann and Lt Grothaus along the iNthabamnyama and to Gen Schalk Burger's Free State Krupp between the Twin Peaks. The regiment ceased to exist at the end of the Anglo-Boer War, in 1902. Re-emergence More than half a century later, in 1954, a Citizen Force artillery regiment, named 9 Veldregiment (9 Field Regiment) was established in Pretoria. In 1960, it was renamed Transvaal Staatsartillerie, in honour of the old regiment. Affiliated Divisions During the Border War, the Transvaalse Staatsartillerie was affiliated with both 7 South African Infantry Division and 8th Armoured Division (South Africa): Name Change In August 2019, 52 Reserve Force units had their names changed to reflect the diverse military history of South Africa. The Transvaalse Staatsartillerie became the State Artillery Regiment, and have 3 years to design and implement new regimental insignia. Commanders Lt Col Tinus van Antwerp (2010–Present) Insignia References Artillery regiments of South Africa Military units and formations in Pretoria Military units and formations established in 2019