ater ▁the ▁Lincoln shire ▁Regiment ). ▁He ▁purchased ▁a ▁Lie uten ancy ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁Captain ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁South ▁Africa . ▁After ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Front ier ▁War ▁( 1 8 7 7 – 1 8 7 8 ), ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Def ence ▁Department , ▁and ▁commanded ▁the ▁Cape ▁Mount ed ▁Ye oman ry . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Bas uto ▁Gun ▁War ▁in ▁Bas ut ol and ▁( 1 8 8 0 – 1 8 8 1 ). ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁with ▁the ▁honor ary ▁rank ▁of ▁Major ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁S out he y ▁was ▁the ▁staff ▁officer ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁volunte er ▁units ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁he ▁also ▁commanded ▁the ▁city ' s ▁senior ▁regiment , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Edinburgh ' s ▁O wn ▁Vol unte er ▁R if les . ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁Command ant ▁of ▁Vol unte ers , ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁volunte er ▁forces ▁throughout ▁the ▁col ony . ▁He ▁introduced ▁many ▁re forms ▁to ▁raise ▁standards ▁of ▁efficiency ▁and ▁training , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Comp an