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===Second Boer War===
The Yeomanry was not intended to serve overseas, but due to the string of defeats during [[Black Week]] in December 1899, the British government realized they were going to need more troops than just the regular army. A Royal Warrant was issued on 24 December 1899 to allow volunteer forces to serve in the [[Second Boer War]]. The Royal Warrant asked standing Yeomanry [[regiment]]s to provide service [[Company (military unit)|companies]] of approximately 115 men each for the [[Imperial Yeomanry]], organised as [[mounted infantry]].<ref name=Mileham27>{{harvnb|Mileham|1994|p=27}}</ref> The regiment provided the 10th (Sherwood Rangers) Company for the 3rd Battalion in 1900. The men and horses of 10th Company left [[Liverpool]] on 28 January 1900, sailed to South Africa on {{SS|Winifredian||2}}, and reached [[Cape Town]] on 20 February.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.angloboerwar.com/other-information/86-shipping-records/1797-shipping-records-january-1900 |title=Shipping records - January 1900 |website=AngloBoerWar.com |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.angloboerwar.com/other-information/86-shipping-records/1798-shipping-records-february-1900 |title=Shipping records – February 1900 |website=AngloBoerWar.com |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> The mounted infantry concept was considered a success and from 1901 to 1908 the regiment was designated the '''Nottinghamshire Imperial Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers)'''.<ref name=MillsIY>{{cite web |url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/ImpYeo.htm |title=Imperial Yeomanry at regiments.org by T.F.Mills |access-date=2007-05-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529010837/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/ImpYeo.htm |archive-date=29 May 2007 }}</ref> The regiment was based at [[Albert Road drill hall
===First World War===
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