Bikanir Camel Corps in Somaliland


This image is from 1903. It shows the Bikanir Camel Corps from India joining in with some of the early operations against the so-called 'Mad Mullah' (Mohammed Abdullah Hassan). This particular campaign ended in defeat and withdrawal from the Nugal Valley by the British.


British Somaliland


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