The Persian Cossack Brigade with (8000 men) Russian officers was regarded as a key force in the Army of the Shah of Persia. They dominated the northern part of Persia and often conducted missions against local tribes and the pro-German Swedish Gendarmes (7000 men). In the South the British raised the South Persia Rifles. In 1916 the British led a force of the South Persian Rifles and a contingent of Cossacks (600) on an expedition in which they destroyed and scattered the troops of the Swedish Gendarmes and supporting bandit tribes. In 1918 a serious threat to the Persian Shah was defeated by a combined force of the British South Persia Rifles and ‘White’ Russian Cossacks.

World War I Unique and Forgotten Units and Their Uniforms

Introduction
Portuguese: Flanders/Africa
Russian Expeditionary Force to France
Greek Forces on the Salonica Front
Albania and the Albanian Legion
The Three Czech Legions
Polish Legions in Russia and France
Canadian New Foundland Regiment
Singapore Mutiny 1915
British Operation in Somaliland
Pershing in Mexico: Battle of Carrizal
Persia and the Cossack Brigade
Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps
Italian Eritean Askaris
South African Revolt and Commonwealth Units