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The '''Bikaner Camel Corps''' was a unit of [[Imperial Service Troops]] from [[India]] that fought for the Allies in [[Allies of World War I|World War I]] and [[Allies of World War II|World War II]]. | The '''Bikaner Camel Corps''' was a unit of [[Imperial Service Troops]] from [[India]] that fought for the Allies in [[Allies of World War I|World War I]] and [[Allies of World War II|World War II]]. | ||
The Corps was founded by Maharaja [[Ganga Singh]] of the Indian state of [[Bikaner]], as the Ganga Risala after the British government of India accepted his offer to raise a force of 500 soldiers. The state of Bikaner had a long tradition of using soldiers mounted on [[camel]]s. For instance, in 1465 [[Rao Bika]] led a force of 300 [[sowar]] (or camel riders) to conquer neighbouring territories.{{sfn|Crump|Toh|1996|p=204}} Ganga Singh led the Ganga Risala when it fought in the Boxer Rebellion in [[China]] in 1900, in [[Somaliland]] in 1902-1904 | The Corps was founded by Maharaja [[Ganga Singh]] of the Indian state of [[Bikaner]], as the Ganga Risala after the British government of India accepted his offer to raise a force of 500 soldiers. The state of Bikaner had a long tradition of using soldiers mounted on [[camel]]s. For instance, in 1465 [[Rao Bika]] led a force of 300 [[sowar]] (or camel riders) to conquer neighbouring territories.{{sfn|Crump|Toh|1996|p=204}} Ganga Singh led the Ganga Risala when it fought in the Boxer Rebellion in [[China]] in 1900, in [[Somaliland]] in 1902-1904 in failed effort at defeating the Somali Uprising and in [[Egypt]] in World War I. At the [[First Suez Offensive|Suez Canal in 1915]] the corps routed the opposing Turkish forces in a camel cavalry charge.{{sfn|Crump|Toh|1996|p=196}} The Corps fought in the [[Middle East]] in World War II, when it was supported by the camel-mounted [[Bijay Battery]], which became a mule team battery. | ||
[[File:Bikiner Camel Corps soldier.jpg|thumb|Bikaner camel corps]] | [[File:Bikiner Camel Corps soldier.jpg|thumb|Bikaner camel corps]] | ||
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* {{cite book | * {{cite book |last1=Crump |first1=Vivien |last2=Toh |first2=Irene |title=Rajasthan |location=London |publisher=Everyman Guides |year=1996 |isbn=978-1-85715-887-8}} | ||
|last1=Crump |first1=Vivien |last2=Toh |first2=Irene |title=Rajasthan |location=London |publisher=Everyman Guides |year=1996 |isbn=978-1-85715-887-8}} | * {{cite web |url=http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/camel_1948-75.html |title=The Indian Army's Camel Troops 1948–75 |first=Ravi |last=Rikhye |year=2003 |work=Orders of Battle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614005707/http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/camel_1948-75.html |archive-date=14 June 2006 }} | ||
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