Papal Zouaves
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The Papal Zouaves were an infantry battalion dedicated to defending the Papal States. Named after the French zouave regiments, the Zuavi Pontifici were mainly young men, unmarried and Catholic, who vo
Papal Zouave c. 1865
Medals of a Papal Zouave, blue original uniform in collections of the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces, Brussels
John Surratt in Papal Zouave uniform in Nantes, France, c. 1866–1867
Papal Zouaves (individuals in grey)
John Surratt
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John Harrison Surratt Jr. was an American Confederate spy who was accused of plotting with John Wilkes Booth to kidnap U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. He was also suspected of involvement in the Abrah
Papal Zouaves
…Swiss Guard John Surratt, fugitive son of executed Lincoln assassination conspirator Mary Surratt, who served in the Pontifical Zouaves Corsican Guard…
Surratt in 1868