THE IMPERIAL CAMEL CORPS BRIGADE AMI TAMIR The article discusses the stages by which the Imperial Camel Corps Liri gade was established , 11 om the idea ' s inception to its realization on the initiative ot General Archibald Murray . Murray , who was a talented andin spiral logistician ? realized the potential advantages ol the camel ' s endurance and mobility in sand y desert regions while he was fighting against the Sunussi tribes , who rebelled againsl British rule in Egypt in 1915 . After the failed Turkish attack on the Suez Canal in February of that year , when the efforts to defend the canal were directed further t \ 1 sl , deep into Sinai , he decided to purchase thousands of camels I rom India ( also under British rule ) , to train them to carry soldiers , and to turn theminto mounts for an organized military force . The Imperial Camel Corps Brigade was officiall y established on December 19 , 1916 and included three companies ( a fourth ANZAC company was only established si...
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