École de cavalerie, Saumur
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The École de cavalerie is a French military training establishment at Saumur in Western France. Originally set up to train the cavalry of the French Army, it now trains the troops of France's Arme bli
The main building of the École de Cavalerie
Spahi
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Spahis were light-cavalry regiments of the French army recruited primarily from the Arab and Berber populations of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. The modern French Army retains one regiment of Spahis a
1st Spahis colour guard in the 2008 Bastille Day Military Parade
Spahi officer (c. 1880)
Spahis in traditional fantasia riding display, 1886
Algerian Spahi trooper (c.1900)