Heavy Camel Regiment
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The Heavy Camel Regiment was a British mounted infantry unit formed for the 1884–85 Nile Expedition, noted for its role in desert operations during the Mahdist War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heavy Camel Regiment canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army unit
ⓘ
camel corps unit ⓘ mounted infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| campaign | Gordon Relief Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | British Camel Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Mahdist War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | completion of Nile Expedition ⓘ |
| endTime | 1885 ⓘ |
| equipmentUsed | camels ⓘ |
| formedBy |
detachments from British regular regiments
ⓘ
detachments from Guards regiments ⓘ detachments from Highland regiments ⓘ detachments from line infantry regiments ⓘ |
| formedFor | Nile Expedition (1884–1885) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | field force only (no permanent garrison) ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
operated as infantry in battle after dismounting
ⓘ
use of camels for long-range desert mobility ⓘ |
| notableFor |
desert operations in Sudan
ⓘ
heavy casualties at Battle of Abu Klea ⓘ |
| opponent | Mahdist forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Abu Klea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Abu Kru NERFINISHED ⓘ operations to relieve Khartoum ⓘ |
| partOf | Camel Corps (Nile Expedition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | mounted infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | infantry (mounted) ⓘ |
| startTime | 1884 ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Nile Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | temporary wartime formation ⓘ |
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