The Corps was founded by Maharaja Ganga Singh of the Indian state of Bikaner, as the Ganga Risala after the British government of India accepted his offer to raise a force of 500 soldiers. The state of Bikaner had a long tradition of using soldiers mounted on camels. For instance, in 1465 Rao Bika led a force of 300 sowar (or camel riders) to conquer neighbouring territories.
The Corps was founded by Maharaja Ganga Singh of the Indian state of Bikaner as the Ganga Risala after the British government accepted his offer to raise a force of 500 soldiers. The state of Bikaner had a long tradition of using camel-mounted soldiers, exemplified by Rao Bika's 300-strong sowar force conquering neighboring territories in 1465.