Hi Rod, I had a quick scan through the UK newspapers of that time just using the search terms Fort Beaufort. Not much reward for the 1830's, but quite a bit for the period 1840 - 1845 See items below, which are not all, but those which looked to be the most informative - Best wishes, Moira Under the sub-heading INFANTRY - "72d - Letters from Fort Beaufort, Cape of Good Hope dated the 13th of December state that the first division of the 72d, under Captain Boys [? very faint], was to embark for England on the Apollo troopship about the middle of January when that vessel was expected with part of the 25th to replace them" from - 16 March 1840 - Morning Post - London, London, England … "Colonel Hare has taken under his command the troops lately stationed at Fort Beaufort, comprising 1,200 men, suitably equipped with arms and ammunition. They include the 91st and 27th Regiments of Infantry, with the Cape Mounted Riflemen, and there can be no doubt of the success of the movement…" from Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser 01 March 1843 "The 7th Dragoon Guards were at Graham's Town at the end of August, and the headquarters of the corps, under Colonel Kennedy, were about to proceed to Fort Beaufort." from Perthshire Advertiser 16 November 1843 "91st - This corps, consisting of two battalions, is at present very much detached, occupying Graham's Town, Fort Beaufort line of Fish river outposts, and Colesberg. Dysentry being very prevalent, several men have fallen victims to this disease." from Caledonian Mercury 11 July 1844 "91st - 1st and reserve battalions occupy Graham's [illegible because of page curve] Beaufort supplying the usual frontier outposts { illegible because of page curve] tachment at Colesbury on the borders of the {illegible ditto] Harding and McInroy retire from the service." from - Aberdeen Journal 9 April 1845 "On receipt of this intelligence at Colesberg, the troops there were marched, under the command of Major Campbell, 91st Regiment, to Alleman's Drift, which would be reinforced by a squadron of the 7th Dragoon Guards, Capt. Schonswar's troop having already marched from Graham's-town, and a second troop from Fort Beaufort. These were to join at Cradock, from whence they were to move forward under command of Lieutenant Colonel Richardson towards the disturbed country." from Morning Post 1 July 1845 "THE ARMY …. CAVALRY … 3rd Dragoon Guards - This regiment gives six plates, to be run for this month, at Fort Beaufort Races, Cape of Good Hope." from London Standard 24 June 1845 "THE SEVENTH DRAGOON GUARDS - Have had a brush with the Boers, between 200 and 300 miles from Fort Beaufort, their head-quarters. Owing to Colonel Richardson's admirable management, not a solider was sacrificed, and only two Boers were killed. [there is more detail of the engagement]" from Perthshire Advertiser 2 October 1845 From: rodg Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2015 8:28 AM To: SA List ; south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com Subject: [ZA-EC] British Military in SA Good Morning, Could someone more knowledgable in military history please assist. My g g g guncle George BROSTER b in Wrexham, Wales on 31 Oct 1807 joined the army circa 1825 and first went to India and then to South Africa. He married Ann VICE in Fort Beaufort on 19 June 1834. I have a note indicating he was made a Field Cornet in 1841 and died in 1845. He also acted as a doctor in Fort Beaufort. Would anyone which units were stationed in Fort Beaufort at that time? Regards Rod g Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device