The regiment was formed in
Ermelo, Mpumalanga on 1 April 1934, as part of an expansion of the Army's infantry branch.
World War 2 A second battalion was formed on the outbreak of
World War II in 1939.
Sister Battalion The two battalions separated after the war, and in 1951 the second battalion was renamed
Regiment Christiaan Beyers. From 1960 to 1966, Regiment Botha was called
Regiment Pongola. ==SANDF's Motorised Infantry==