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The regiment served throughout the First World War in the Cameroons (1914-1916), and in East African Campaign (1916-1918). In the Second World War, the regiment saw service in the East African Campaign where it carried out the fastest advance in military history against Italian forces and in Burma where it provided the bulk of the 81 and 82 West African divisions.
The West African Frontier Force first saw action during the occupation of the German Kamerun (now Cameroon and part of present-day Nigeria).The experience gained in this campaign during 1914–16, in difficult terrain against stubborn resistance, made the WAFF a valuable reinforcement to the British Empire forces operating against the German Schutztruppe (colonial troops) in East Africa led by ...
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Name Parent Organization Activated Organic Units Commanding General 1st Infantry Brigade: 1st Division: May 24, 1917 16th Infantry Regiment 18th Infantry Regiment 2nd Machine Gun Battalion Brig. Gen. Omar Bundy Brig Gen. George B. Duncan Brig. Gen. John L. Hines Brig. Gen. Frank Parker Col. Hjalmar Erickson 2nd Infantry ...
Nigeria India France French Equatorial Africa Belgium Belgian Congo; Central Powers: Germany. Kamerun; Allied victory: First Battle of Garua (1914) British Empire. British Nigeria; Germany. German Kamerun; Defeat: Battle of Gurin (1915) British Empire. British Nigeria Germany. German Kamerun; Victory: Second Battle of Garua (1915) British ...
The Nigerian Army traces its history to Lieutenant John Hawley Glover's Constabulary Force, which was largely composed of freed Hausa slaves in 1863. [6] The Constabulary Force was established with the primary goal of protecting the Royal Niger Company and its assets from constant military incursions by the neighboring Ashanti Empire. [7]
The Nigerian Army Infantry Corps is the infantry corps of the Nigerian Army and includes regular and reserve force regiments. The unit's headquarters are at Jaji, Nigeria . The Corps is headed by the Commander, Infantry Corps Center (ICC).
A small force from the West African Frontier Force (WAFF) and the Nigeria police moved into Bussa and skirmished with the rebels. No soldiers were killed and only 150 shots were fired. Sabukki, one of the ringleaders fled to nearby French Dahomey and the rebellion was suppressed. [39] The war in Nigeria played a role in British politics during ...
Four Hausa Gun Carriers of the Southern Nigeria Regiment, photographed in London by John Benjamin Stone. The Southern Nigeria Regiment was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces regiment which operated in Nigeria in the early part of the 20th century. The Regiment was formed out of the Niger Coast Protectorate Force and part of the Royal Niger ...