 Later, units were assigned to British formations in the field, and one was detailed to escort Boer prisoners of war to Saint Helena and Ceylon.For a few months in 1900, a Colonial Division, consisting of the "Cape Mounted Riflemen" and several volunteer units under Brig Gen Edward Brabant, served with the British forces in the Orange Free State.In January 1901, after a second Boer incursion, the government formed the "Colonial Defence Force" (CDF), under Brig Gen Brabant.