Northern Nigeria Regiment
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The Northern Nigeria Regiment was a British colonial military unit raised in the early 20th century to garrison and police the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria as part of Britain’s wider imperial forces in West Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Nigeria Regiment canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
ⓘ
colonial military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| branch | infantry ⓘ |
| commandStructure | British War Office (indirectly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disestablishedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| duty |
border security
ⓘ
support to colonial administration ⓘ suppression of resistance ⓘ |
| equipment | British small arms ⓘ |
| formedFrom | local constabulary forces ⓘ |
| garrisonDuty | Northern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand |
English
ⓘ
Hausa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | predecessor of Nigerian Army units ⓘ |
| location | Northern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeredBy | British officers ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Protectorate of Northern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British colonial forces in West Africa
ⓘ
West African Frontier Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedBy | British colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFrom |
Hausa-speaking populations
ⓘ
Northern Nigerian ethnic groups ⓘ local African recruits ⓘ |
| role |
garrison force
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ policing ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| successor | Nigerian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Kamerun NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| uniform | khaki field dress ⓘ |
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