Sierra Leone Police Corps
The Sierra Leone Police Corps was established in 1829,[1] by the colonial authorities of British West Africa (first period). Recruitment was primarily made from Sierra Leone Creole people.[2]: 51
The Corps was composed of 17 officers, 23 non-commissioned officers with 300 other ranks drawn from the Creole population and the Mende and Temne tribes.[3]
Military campaigns[edit]
Up until the creation of the Sierra Leone Frontier Police in 1890, the Sierra Leone Police Corps participated in several military expeditions:
- The Yoni Expedition 1887-8[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Fowler, William (2004). Operation Barras. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
- ^ Kandeh, Jummy (2004). Coups from Below: Armed Subalterns and State Power in West Africa. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- ^ a b "The Yoni Campaign". The Soldier's Burden. Kaiserscross. Retrieved 29 April 2016.