The King's African Rifles: A Study In The Milit... -

Though intended for local defense, the KAR became a global force:

However, the KAR also served as the "cradle of nations." When independence arrived in the early 1960s, the KAR didn't simply vanish; it was partitioned. Its battalions became the foundational cores of the national armies of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Malawi. Many of the first generation of African military and political leaders, for better or worse, had their characters forged in the KAR. The King's African Rifles: A Study in the Milit...

They endured the grueling East African Campaign, chasing General von Lettow-Vorbeck’s forces through thousands of miles of bush. Though intended for local defense, the KAR became