Hi, Todd – that’s an interesting detail.
The Boers were proud of their national colours (red, white, blue and green for the ZAR; orange, white, red and blue for the OVS), and quite often combined them – for instance an extra band of orange on a ZAR Vierkleur, rendering it a Vijfkleur.
So using the same colours in cockades is entirely logical.
But then I’m a Kaapenaar (born in the Cape), and wearing a Boer republican cockade would be even more partisan to me than wearing white or black!
Regards,
Mike
True, Mike -- of course, didn't Smuts' Commandos wear a white band/puggari in their hats?
Wow! I did not expect such a mass amount of replies to such a simple question! Thanks so much for the info!
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