 Hassan roamed British Somaliland, having already evaded several attempts at capture.At Dul Madoba, 57 members of the 110-man unit were killed or wounded, including the commander, Colonel Richard Corfield.On 12 March 1914, the British set out to create what was to become the Somalia Camel Corps, to maintain order in the protectorate, which bordered the Warsangali Sultanate and Dervish State.