Arab Legion

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The Arab Legion was the British-trained and -officered army of the Emirate and later Kingdom of Transjordan, renowned for its discipline and effectiveness in the mid-20th century Middle Eastern conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Emir Abdullah ⓘ
Hashemite dynasty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Jordanian Arab Army ⓘ
al-Jaysh al-ʿArabī ⓘ
branch land forces ⓘ
commander John Bagot Glubb ⓘ
conflict 1948 Arab–Israeli War ⓘ
Allied campaign in Syria–Lebanon ⓘ
Anglo-Iraqi War ⓘ
Arab Revolt in Palestine ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country Emirate of Transjordan ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ
Kingdom of Transjordan ⓘ
dissolved 1956 ⓘ
doctrineInfluence British Army doctrine ⓘ
equipmentSupplier United Kingdom ⓘ
founder Frederick Peake ⓘ
garrisonLocation Amman ⓘ
headquartersLocation Amman ⓘ
inception 1920 ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
notableCommander Abdullah I of Jordan ⓘ
Frederick Peake ⓘ
John Bagot Glubb ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle for East Jerusalem (1948) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Latrun

defense of the Old City of Jerusalem (1948) ⓘ
linked to: siege of Jerusalem
notableFor effective use of Bedouin troops ⓘ
professionalism compared to other Arab forces in 1948 ⓘ
officeredBy British Army officers ⓘ
partOf British Empire military forces in the Middle East ⓘ
peakStrength approximately 10,000–12,000 troops in 1948 ⓘ
primaryTheaterOfOperations Iraq ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ
linked to: Mandatory Palestine

Syria ⓘ
Transjordan ⓘ
linked to: Jordan
religion predominantly Sunni Islam ⓘ
reorganizedAs Jordanian Armed Forces ⓘ
reputation effective desert warfare force ⓘ
highly disciplined ⓘ
role frontline combat force ⓘ
internal security force ⓘ
successor Jordanian Arab Army ⓘ
supportedBy British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
trainedBy United Kingdom ⓘ
uniformStyle British-style khaki uniforms with keffiyeh ⓘ

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Jordanian Armed Forces → origin → Arab Legion ⓘ
Iraq campaign (1941) → opposedBy → Arab Legion ⓘ
Royal Jordanian Air Force → precededBy → Arab Legion Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Arab Legion
Battle of Palmyra → forceInvolved → Arab Legion ⓘ
King Talal → militaryBranch → Arab Legion ⓘ
siege of Jerusalem → opponent → Transjordan’s Arab Legion (in the Jerusalem sector) ⓘ
linked to: Arab Legion
Battle of Latrun → opponentForceStrength → Arab Legion regular troops ⓘ
linked to: Arab Legion
Iraqi nationalist government of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani → wasDefeatedBy → Transjordanian Arab Legion ⓘ
linked to: Arab Legion
Battle of Habbaniya → supportedBy → Arab Legion elements ⓘ
linked to: Arab Legion
Abdullah el-Tell → militaryBranch → Arab Legion ⓘ
John Bagot Glubb → notableWork → Arab Legion ⓘ
al-Jaysh al-ʿArabī → alsoKnownAs → Arab Legion ⓘ
Jerusalem front → involves → Arab Legion ⓘ
Jerusalem front → opposingSide → Transjordanian forces ⓘ
linked to: Arab Legion
Ottoman-period Hurva Synagogue → destroyedBy → Jordanian Legion forces ⓘ
linked to: Arab Legion
Harel Brigade → engagedAgainst → Arab Legion (Transjordanian forces) ⓘ
linked to: Arab Legion
Latrun battles → belligerent → Arab Legion ⓘ
Latrun battles → involvedUnit → Arab Legion 4th Regiment ⓘ
linked to: Arab Legion
Kfar Etzion massacre → perpetrator → Arab Legion ⓘ
Kfar Etzion → massacrePerpetrators → Arab Legion ⓘ