Arab Legion
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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 the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, an ... Wikipedia
Founded: 1920
Commander (1920–1939): Captain Frederick Gerard Peake
Commander (1939–1956): Lieutenant General John Bagot Glubb
Notable commanders: Colonel JW Hackett, Jr; Brigadier Norman Lash
Size: 150 (1920); 12,000 (1949); 22,000 (1956)