East Africa Rifles
E827687
The East Africa Rifles was a colonial military unit in British East Africa that served as a precursor to the larger, multi-battalion King's African Rifles regiment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Africa Rifles canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial military unit
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British East Africa Protectorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British colonial rule in East Africa ⓘ |
| composedOf |
African rank-and-file soldiers
ⓘ
British officers ⓘ |
| country | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
pacification operations
ⓘ
small-scale colonial campaigns ⓘ |
| garrison | British East Africa Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrecursor | East Africa Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | colonial infantry ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
British East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Army colonial forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British colonial military system in Africa ⓘ |
| precursorOf | King's African Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedBy |
British colonial administration in East Africa
ⓘ
Foreign Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFor |
frontier defence
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ protection of colonial interests ⓘ |
| region | present-day Kenya and Uganda ⓘ |
| role |
colonial security force
ⓘ
light infantry ⓘ |
| successor | King's African Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | East African interior ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
colonial gendarmerie
ⓘ
paramilitary police force ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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