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The French have used Camel Corps lor tlioir operations in 

 Africa. Na])oleon organised a Dromedary IJogimcnfc (that of 

 Cavalier), wliich did good work until it sun-endered to Major 

 Wilson in 1801 ; Desaix, in Septonihor 1700, use<l rniniing 

 dromedaries for his troops, wliich caught up with Mourad Beg's 

 cavalry after a vigorous pursuit aud defeated them. Abdel 

 Kadir used camels to carry men in raids aud surprises, as, when 

 in 1837, he marched for oG hours and captured Medesh. in 

 Algeria Carbuccia organised Camel Corps, which, in 1844, took 

 part in au expedition to Djebel Sahri with not good results, but 

 later it seems to have done very well. 



British experience comprises — Napier's Scinde Camel Corps 

 (1843) used in operations against Beloochi horsemen; corps 

 organised by Vesey (72nd Highlanders) and Bethune (Gordon 

 Highlanders) for pursuit of Tantia Topee after the mutiny in 

 Central India; Major James' Suakim Camel Corps in 1885 ; and 

 the following regiments in the Nile Expedition, 1884-85 : — 

 Guards, Heavy, Light, and Mounted Infautiy, also I-l Battery 

 of the Southern Division, Royal Artillery. The details of these 

 several corps are interesting' to contrast. 



Chevalier had at first 100, subsequently 700, riding camels 

 with the necessary complement of baggage animals. Each camel 

 carried two men (Europeans) at first facing back to back like the 

 old archers used, in order that one man might fight while advan- 

 cing, the other while retiring, later both were placed in the 

 modern position of facing forwards. 



Carbuccia's regiment was about 300 camels strong, two French 

 men being carried on each, of these seven became available for 

 fighting, one man being left in charge of four camels. Napier's 

 Corps consisted of 500 to 600 camels, each canying an armed 

 driver and a Light Infantry man, also ammunition, blankets, ten 

 days' rations, and entrenching tools. Vesey's Corps consisted 

 of 100 camels, each carrying a Native and a Highlander; its 

 baggage was carried on seven elephants ; there were also camels 

 for spare ammunition and ofiicers' baggage ; it only marched 

 with other troops, so that its special value as a Camel Corps was 

 never properly shown ; wc mny, therefore, dismiss it with the 



