Uganda Rifles
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Uganda Rifles was a colonial-era military unit in the British protectorate of Uganda that was later amalgamated into the larger King's African Rifles regiment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uganda Rifles canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial military unit
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Empire
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| amalgamatedInto | King's African Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | colonial army ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | Uganda Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British colonial rule in East Africa ⓘ |
| laterPartOf | King's African Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeredBy | British officers ⓘ |
| partOf | Uganda Protectorate armed forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom | local African soldiers ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| role |
colonial internal security
ⓘ
frontier defense ⓘ support to British colonial administration ⓘ |
| successor | King's African Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| type | askari unit ⓘ |
| usedBy | British colonial authorities in Uganda ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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