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Troupes coloniales
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The Troupes coloniales or Armée coloniale, commonly called La Coloniale, were the colonial troops of the French colonial empire from 1900 until 1961. From 1822 to 1900, these troops were designated as
French regulars of the Colonial Infantry disembarking in Madagascar 1895.
French regulars of the Colonial Infantry disembarking in Madagascar 1895.
French marines ('marsouins') of the Infanterie Coloniale, from a Régiment Mixte Coloniale, practising an advance at Mudros in May 1915, prior to deplo
French marines ('marsouins') of the Infanterie Coloniale, from a Régiment Mixte Coloniale, practising an advance at Mudros in May 1915, prior to deployment to Gallipoli.
Recruitment poster of the Colonial Forces for the Free French Forces.
Recruitment poster of the Colonial Forces for the Free French Forces.
Vichy regime poster: "We must rebuild the empire: Madagascar, Syria, French Equatorial Africa. Enlist in La Coloniale."
Vichy regime poster: "We must rebuild the empire: Madagascar, Syria, French Equatorial Africa. Enlist in La Coloniale."
Army of Africa (France)
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The Army of Africa was an unofficial but commonly used term for those portions of the French Army stationed in French North Africa from 1830 until the end of the Algerian War in 1962, including units
Troupes coloniales
…regiments, the Battalions of Light Infantry of Africa or the indigenous North African Spahis, Tirailleurs and Goumiers; all of which were part of the Army of Africa. The North African units date back to 1830 and were brought together as the XIX Army Corps in 1873, forming part of the French Metropolitan Army. Instead…
1886 illustration of Algerian spahis of the Army of Africa
1886 illustration of Algerian spahis of the Army of Africa
Soldiers of the modern 1st Tirailleur regiment of Épinal wearing the historic uniform of this branch of the Army of Africa.
Soldiers of the modern 1st Tirailleur regiment of Épinal wearing the historic uniform of this branch of the Army of Africa.
Soldiers of the Army of Africa and the separate Colonial Army. A World War I French propaganda poster
Soldiers of the Army of Africa and the separate Colonial Army. A World War I French propaganda poster
An illustration of troops of the Infanterie Légère d'Afrique storming a fortification in 1833
An illustration of troops of the Infanterie Légère d'Afrique storming a fortification in 1833