Guards Camel Regiment
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The Guards Camel Regiment was a British Army camel-mounted unit formed from Guards regiments for service in the Sudan campaign of the 1880s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guards Camel Regiment canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army unit
ⓘ
camel-mounted military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| branch | Household Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Mahdist War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbanded | after conclusion of Sudan service ⓘ |
| equipment | camels ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| formedFor | Sudan campaign of the 1880s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Coldstream Guards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foot Guards regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ Grenadier Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ Scots Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ Welsh Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfOperation |
Egyptian Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
composed of picked officers and men from Guards regiments
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organized for rapid movement across desert terrain ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| role |
camel-mounted infantry
ⓘ
desert warfare ⓘ |
| type | temporary composite regiment ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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