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Lascarins
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Lascarins is a term used in Sri Lanka to identify indigenous soldiers who fought for the Portuguese during the Portuguese era (1505–1658) and continued to serve as colonial soldiers until the 1930s. The lascarins played a crucial role not only in the colonial armies, but also in the success of the campaigns of the local kingdoms.
Lascarins
Lascarins
A 16th century Portuguese watercolour, depicting Lascaris of the Kingdom of Cambay and his wife.
A 16th century Portuguese watercolour, depicting Lascaris of the Kingdom of Cambay and his wife.
Photograph of the Private Lascoreen Guard of Basnayake Muhandirum Richard Weerackoon.
Photograph of the Private Lascoreen Guard of Basnayake Muhandirum Richard Weerackoon.
Reenactment of a Lascoreen Guard at Mount Lavinia Hotel in 1997.
Reenactment of a Lascoreen Guard at Mount Lavinia Hotel in 1997.
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Colonial troops or colonial army refers to various military units recruited from, or used as garrison troops in, colonial territories.
Call-up ad inviting citizens to enlist in French Colonial Forces, after colonies of North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia) had been reconquered by the Allies
Call-up ad inviting citizens to enlist in French Colonial Forces, after colonies of North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia) had been reconquered by the Allies in World War II.
A Punjabi sepoy of the British Indian Army in 1910
A Punjabi sepoy of the British Indian Army in 1910
Locally recruited riflemen of the French Colonial Army in Indochina, 1884
Locally recruited riflemen of the French Colonial Army in Indochina, 1884
Force Publique soldiers in the Belgian Congo, late 1940s.
Force Publique soldiers in the Belgian Congo, late 1940s.