Frederick Peake

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Frederick Peake was a British Army officer best known for organizing and leading the early Transjordanian forces that evolved into the Arab Legion.

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Frederick Peake canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
colonial officer
human
military officer
alsoKnownAs Peake Pasha
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
employer British Army
Government of Transjordan
fieldOfWork colonial military administration
military organization
hasEthnicGroup British
hasGender male
hasHonorificTitle Pasha
hasRank officer in the British Army
hasRole military organizer in Transjordan
influenced development of the Arab Legion
influencedBy British imperial military policy in the Middle East
languageUsed Arabic
English
militaryBranch British Army
militaryConflict World War I
name Frederick Gerard Peake
notableFor early organization of Bedouin and local units in Transjordan
laying foundations of Jordan’s regular army
leading forces that evolved into the Arab Legion
organizing early Transjordanian forces
role in establishing internal security in Transjordan
service in the interwar period in the Middle East
service under Emir Abdullah in Transjordan
notableWork creation of a local security force in Transjordan
occupation military adviser
soldier
partOf British military presence in the Middle East
positionHeld commander of Transjordanian forces
commander of the Arab Legion (early period)
residence Transjordan
United Kingdom
workedFor Emirate of Transjordan
workLocation Amman
Transjordan

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Arab Legion notableCommander Frederick Peake
Arab Legion founder Frederick Peake
al-Jaysh al-ʿArabī notableCommander Frederick Peake