Swedish volunteers in Persia
| Swedish volunteers in Persia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Persian campaign (1914–1918) | ||||||||
Boroudjerd expedition | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
| Sweden (1911–1916) | Insurgents |
United Kingdom (1914–1918) | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
|
~60 ? | Several clans and villages |
51,000 90,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
|
4–12, Several injured Unknown | Unknown |
3,000 (In the wider Persian theatre of World War I) Unknown | ||||||
The Swedish volunteers in Persia were a small group of military officers active in Persia between 1911 and 1916. The goal was to quell regional uprisings and modernize the Persian army, but as a result of pressure from Russia and the United Kingdom, Sweden decided to call back most of their officers during World War I.