The Rise and Fall of Rhodesia: A Historical Overview

Grey's Scouts were a Rhodesian mounted infantry unit raised in July 1975 and named after George Grey, a British soldier and governor. Based in Salisbury (now Harare) it patrolled Rhodesia's borders during the Rhodesian Bush War,[1] and then became a regiment of the Special Forces of Zimbabwe in June 1980. It was totally disbanded in July 1986 because of a lack of resources. The unit eventually reached a strength of 800 men. These included regular soldiers, territorials and conscripts.[22] It dre