 In the Basutoland Gun War (1880–1881), Colonial Forces units were deployed in Basutoland, which was under Cape administration at that time, to enforce a law which prohibited Africans from owning firearms.In the concurrent Transkei Campaign, Colonial Forces were deployed against the Mpondomise in the Transkei.Under government direction, the Colonial Forces grew and became more professional during the 1880s and 1890s.