Zouave
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The Zouaves were a class of light infantry regiments of the French Army and other units modelled on it, which served between 1830 and 1962, mainly in French North Africa. The zouaves were among the mo
French zouave, c. 1870
A small detachment of France's 4th Regiment of Zouaves in the M'Sila region during the Algerian War, c. 1961
A French zouave from 1888 wearing white summer serouel trousers instead of the usual red
French zouaves during the Crimean War; painting by Aleksander Raczyński (1858)
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
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…few Kabyles and had a more diverse indigenous recruitment (Arabs, Turks, Moors, etc.). In the 1860s, zouave units arose in many other countries. The Papal Zouaves were organized by Louis Juchault de Lamoricière, a former commander of North African zouaves, while a former zouave sergeant, François Rochebrune…
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)