British soldiers were deployed to Rwanda as part of a wider peacekeeping force that aimed to control the effects of the ongoing conflict and resulting genocide.
Six hundred troops followed the initial advance party shortly after, and contained elements from both Army and RAF logistics, support and infantry personnel.
23 Parachute Field Ambulance RAMC set up primary health clinics for the refugees of the camps, and provided both medical support and defence of the country's three operating hospitals.
After being stationed in the North of Rwanda for a month, 23 Parachute Field Ambulance were relocated by the Canadian Major General Roméo Dallaire, to halt the mass evacuation of refugees into Zaire, located at the Southern end of Lake Kivu.
Despite the collapse of the Accords, the United Nations peacekeeping force remained in-theatre, but were hampered by logistical problems that made the transportation of materiel and civilians difficult.