Camel Corps

Several military units bore the name of Camel Corps:

  • The U.S. Camel Corps, a mid-nineteenth century experimental unit that used camels for transport
  • The Imperial Camel Corps, an Allied unit that fought in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign during World War I
  • The Bikaner Camel Corps of the Indian Army.
  • The Somaliland Camel Corps during the period of British colonial rule.

In addition there were camel cavalry units in the Spanish, French, Italian and British colonial possessions in North Africa and the Middle East. These were primarily for desert patrol and policing work. See méhariste and Tropas Nomadas.

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