African Rifles

African Rifles

There were two organizations called the African Rifles:
* The King's African Rifles (KAR) was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment raised from the various British possessions in East Africa
* The Rhodesian African Rifles or (RAR), was the oldest regiment in the Rhodesian Army


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