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The Bikaner Camel Corps was a unit of Imperial Service Troops from India that fought for the Allies in World War I and World War II.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 22 relations: Allies of World War I, Allies of World War II, Bikaner, Border Security Force, Camel, Cavalry, China, Egypt, Ganga Singh, Imperial Service Troops, India, Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, Jaisalmer, Kirti Chakra, Middle East, Presidencies and provinces of British India, Raid on the Suez Canal, Rao Bika, Shaurya Chakra, Somaliland, Sowar, The Grenadiers.

  2. 1889 establishments in British India
  3. Bikaner district
  4. Camel cavalry
  5. Military units and formations of the princely states of India
  6. Regiments of the Indian Army

Allies of World War I

The Allies, the Entente or the Triple Entente was an international military coalition of countries led by France, the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, Italy, and Japan against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria in World War I (1914–1918).

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Allies of World War II

The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.

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Bikaner

Bikaner is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan, India.

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Border Security Force

The Border Security Force (BSF) is the Border Service branch of the Central Armed Police Force.

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Camel

A camel (from camelus and κάμηλος from Ancient Semitic: gāmāl) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back.

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Cavalry

Historically, cavalry (from the French word cavalerie, itself derived from cheval meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Egypt

Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.

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Ganga Singh

General Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh, (13 October 1880 – 2 February 1943), was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Bikaner (in present-day Rajasthan, India) from 1888 to 1943.

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Imperial Service Troops

The Imperial Service Troops, officially called the Indian States Forces after 1920, were auxiliary forces raised by the princely states of the Indian Empire which were deployed alongside the Indian Army when their service was required. Bikaner Camel Corps and Imperial Service Troops are military units and formations of the princely states of India.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Indo-Pakistani war of 1965

The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, also known as the second India–Pakistan war, was an armed conflict between Pakistan and India that took place from August 1965 to September 1965.

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Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer, nicknamed "The Golden city", is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, located west of the state capital Jaipur.

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Kirti Chakra

The Kirti Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the field of battle.

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Middle East

The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.

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Presidencies and provinces of British India

The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent.

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Raid on the Suez Canal

The Raid on the Suez Canal, also known as Actions on the Suez Canal, took place between 26 January and 4 February 1915 when a German-led Ottoman Army force advanced from Southern Palestine to attack the British Empire-protected Suez Canal, marking the beginning of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915–1918) of World War I (1914–1918).

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Rao Bika

Rao Bika Rathore (5 August 1438 – 17 June 1504), was a scion of the Rathore clan of Rajputs and the founder of the city of Bikaner and Bikaner State in present-day state of Rajasthan in India.

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Shaurya Chakra

The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy.

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Somaliland

Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa.

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Sowar

Sowar (سوار, also siwar meaning "the one who rides" or "rider", from Persian sawār) was originally a rank during the Mughal Empire.

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The Grenadiers

The Grenadiers is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, formerly part of the Bombay Army and later the pre-independence British Indian Army, when the regiment was known as the 4th Bombay Grenadiers.

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See also

1889 establishments in British India

Bikaner district

Camel cavalry

Military units and formations of the princely states of India

Regiments of the Indian Army

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikaner_Camel_Corps

Also known as Bikanir Camel Corps, The Bikaner Camel Corps.