Template:Did you know nominations/East African Mounted Rifles
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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 00:58, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
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East African Mounted Rifles
- ... that during the First World War the East African Mounted Rifles (pictured) sometimes painted stripes on their horses to camouflage them as Zebra? Source: "they painted their ponies zebra-fashion with iodine to blend into the landscape" from: Pakenham, Valerie (1985). The Noonday Sun: Edwardians in the Tropics. Methuen. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-413-47180-2. and "they even camouflaged their mounts as zebra" from Campbell, Guy (24 November 1986). The Charging Buffalo: A History of the Kenya Regiment 1937-1963. Pen and Sword. pp. 9–10. ISBN 978-0-436-08290-0..
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- Comment: There's a great photo of a disguised pony here but I am uncertain of the copyright status
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 09:31, 14 September 2022 (UTC).
- Doing... Looks an interesting fact. I'm reading this article and will be back with a detailed review sometime later. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 13:14, 14 September 2022 (UTC)