The Chasseurs d'Afrique were a light cavalry corps of chasseurs in the French Armée d'Afrique (Army of Africa). First raised in 1831 from regular French...
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(6th) Chasseurs Bretons (7th) Chasseurs d'Auvergne (8th) Chasseurs des Vosges (9th) Chasseurs des Cévennes (10th) Chasseurs du Gèvaudan (11th) Chasseurs des...
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Army of Africa (France) (redirect from Armee d'Afrique)
pied-noir French settlers doing their military service (zouaves and chasseurs d'Afrique); and non-French volunteers (Légion étrangère). The divisions were...
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capture the French fleet at Toulon (Operation Lila), the French Armée d'Afrique sided with the Allies, providing a third corps (XIX Corps) for Anderson...
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regiment, the 3rd Chasseurs d'Afrique, of Constantine, Algeria; two tank regiments, the 2nd Chasseurs [fr] and 5th Chasseurs d'Afrique [fr], Oran and Maison...
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Espinasse began to move, along with the divisional artillery and the Chasseurs d'Afrique. The French 3rd Division was put on alert, and the horse artillery...
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squadrons each of 1er and 2e Chasseurs d'Afrique) 2e Régiment de Marche (2 squadrons each of 3e Chasseurs d'Afrique and 12e Chasseurs à cheval) Bataillon de...
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the commandant of the Chasseurs d'Afrique brigade during the Charge of the Light Brigade. Under his command, the Chasseurs d'Afrique cleared the two half...
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Casbah of Algiers. Through the ordinance of 17th November 1831, the Chasseurs d'Afrique were created to establish the presence of cavalry capable of rapid...
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survivors returning from the charge. The French light cavalry, the Chasseurs d'Afrique, was of more assistance, clearing the Fedyukhin Heights of the two...
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(3e RH) in Metz 4e Régiment de Chasseurs (4e RCh) in Gap 4 combat support regiments: 1er Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique (1er RCA) training regiment in...
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taken by Roger Fenton exists, showing a group of Chasseurs d'Afrique wearing their casquettes d'Afrique. Mollo, John (1972). Military Fashion. Barrie and...
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different colours: blue for the European soldiers of the Zouaves and Chasseurs d'Afrique; and red for the native Spahis and Tirailleurs. Some modern French...
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Varces 4e Régiment de Chasseurs (4e RCh) - 4th Chasseurs Regiment (AMX-10 RC, ERC 90, VAB, VBL vehicles), in Gap 7e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (7e BCA) -...
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in 1898, where Louis served in the French Army with a regiment of Chasseurs d'Afrique (African Light Horse), and where she justified her presence at the...
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transferred to the depot of the 4th Regiment of Chasseurs d'Afrique. 4 squadrons of Chasseurs d'Afrique, redeployed from Gallipoli. Disembarked at Salonika...
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Chasseurs Regiment (French: 1er Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique) (colonel Clicquot) 3rd African Chasseurs Regiment (French: 3e Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique)...
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d'Allonville with 1,500 sabres. 1er régiment de chasseurs d'Afrique [fr] 4e régiment de chasseurs d'Afrique [fr] Corps d'Observation - General Pierre Bosquet...
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shako was still being worn in France (by chasseurs à cheval, infantry of the Republican Guard, chasseurs d'Afrique and hussars); in Imperial Germany (Jäger...
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after winning further distinction, became in 1867 colonel of the 3rd Chasseurs d'Afrique. In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, he commanded this regiment...
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Hecke, commander of a World War I cavalry unit: the 7e régiment de chasseurs d'Afrique ("7th African Light Cavalry Regiment"). Boyer's song was adopted...
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officers and re-enlisted personnel of the tirailleurs, zouaves and chasseurs d'Afrique. Only the Foreign Legion did not return to pantalons rouge after...
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French Foreign Legion (category Armée d'Afrique)
European units of the French Army of Africa (such as the Zouaves or the Chasseurs d'Afrique), while indigenous units of the Army of Africa (spahis and tirailleurs)...
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he was posted to the 1er Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique [fr], the senior cavalry regiment of the Armée d'Afrique, based at Rabat. In February 1931, Hauteclocque...
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Spahi (category Armée d'Afrique)
Front. In addition a detached squadron accompanied two squadrons of Chasseurs d'Afrique and served as part of the 5th Light Horse Brigade during the Sinai...
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among 2 and 4 Chasseurs d'Afrique, about forty and twenty respectively plus two tanks for driver training. This posed a problem for 5e Chasseurs that still...
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in the First World War. After nine years cavalry service in the chasseurs d'Afrique, dragoons, spahis, and hussars, he eventually volunteered for the...
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left at the head of his class in 1869, being commissioned to the Chasseurs d'Afrique. He participated in the Franco-Prussian War, during which he was...
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Combat Command Sudre 1ere Division Blindee Attached 1ere Cie, 9e Regt Chasseurs d'Afrique Det, 661/2 Cie De Reparation Engines Blindee 66e Cie de Munitions...
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the French army, being in action in Algeria as a captain in the Chasseurs d'Afrique of the French Foreign Legion. In 1837 he resigned his commission...
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