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 being made from primarily Sierra Leone Creole people.^[2]^:51

Military campaigns

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

↑ Fowler, William (2004). Operation Barras. London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Kandeh, Jummy (2004). Coups from Below: Armed Subalterns and State Power in West Africa. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "The Yoni Campaign". The Soldier's Burden. Kaiserscross. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

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