The Free State Artillery Corps was subsequently founded in 1864 on a request by President Johannes Henricus Brand and housed in Queen's Fort.

[1] The relocation coincided with the revitalization of the unit through the joining of Army Territorial Reserve members with the closing of the Commandos.

On Freedom Day of 1997 (27 April) in Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa, a Battery from the regiment rendered a 21-gun salute in honour of President Nelson Mandela [2] , who delivered his address during the celebration ceremony.

In August 2019, 52 SA Army Reserve Force units had their names changed to reflect the diverse military history of South Africa.

[4] The current honorific is a remembrance of Major General Dan Pienaar, who served in both World Wars and was more known as commander of the 1st South African Infantry Division, which served the Allied forces and was part of the victorious forces that took part in the Second Battle of El Alamein (October 1942).