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Arab Legion (Al-jaish Al'-arabi) was Transjordans and later on also Jordans regular army. It was formed in 1921 by Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Gerard Peake as a police force to keep order among Transjordanian tribes and to guard the important Jerusalem - Amman road. Originally, the Legion consisted of only 150 men, most of them stationed along the roads. The Legion was the most successful of the Arab armies during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war . Following the expiration of the Palestine Mandate on May 14, 1948 , the British government transferred nominal command of the Legion to King Abdullah of Transjordan, but did not order its removal to Transjordanian territory or the removal of its largely British officer corps. The Legion immediately intervened in what had been a Palestinian civil war. At Latrun, the Legion blockaded the Jerusalem highway, renewing the Arab siege of the Jewish population of the city. Legion troops, aided by armoured cars, conquered and destroyed the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem in May xx , 1948 . Legion sappers destroyed every synagogue in the quarter. The Legion also secured the West Bank for Transjordan. Following the war, the Legion was transformed into the army of Jordan1
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The Arab Legion ( al-Jaysh al-Arabī ) was the regular army of Transjordan and then Jordan in the early part of the 20th Century.
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Further information: Royal Jordanian Army Military unit The Arab Legion was the regular army of Transjordan and then Jordan in the early part of the 20th century.
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Police and military unit in Jordan (1920–1956) Further information: Royal Jordanian Army Military unit The Arab Legion ( ) was the police force, then regular army of the Emirate of Transjordan , a British protectorate , in the early part of the 20th century, and then of independent Jordan , with a final Arabization of its command taking place in 1956, when British senior officers were replaced by Jordanian ones.
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British-led police and military unit in Jordan (1920–1956) Further information: Royal Jordanian Army Military unit The Arab Legion ( Arabic : الفيلق العربي ) was the police force, and later the regular army, of the Emirate of Transjordan , a British protectorate , from 1920 to 1946.After Transjordan gained independence as the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1946, the Arab Legion became its national army.The force was originally formed and commanded by British officer Captain Frederick Gerard Peake , and later led by John Bagot Glubb ("Glubb Pasha"), who served until 1956.The Arab Legion played a key role in internal security, World War II operations, and the 1948 Arab–Israeli War , including the Battle of Latrun and the Battle for Jerusalem .In 1956, King Hussein of Jordan enacted the Arabization of the Jordanian Army command , dismissing senior British officers and appointing Jordanian leadership.The Modern History of Jordan .The Social and Economic Origins of Monarchy in Jordan .
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transjordans and later on also jordans regular army
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police force
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