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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 The Zouaves (French pronunciation: ⓘ) were a class of light infantry regiments of the French Army serving between 1830 and 1962 and linked to French North Africa; as well as some units of other countries modelled upon them.
The Papal Zouaves (Italian: Zuavi Pontifici) were an infantry battalion, later regiment, dedicated to defending the Papal States. Named after the French zouave regiments, the Zuavi Pontifici were mainly young men, unmarried and Catholic , who volunteered to assist Pope Pius IX in his struggle against the Italian unificationist Risorgimento .
Théodore Garnier as a Pontifical Zouave in 1870–71. Théodore Garnier was born to Marie-Rose Desert and Jean Garnier, a humble laborer in the hamlet of Champs-Saint-Martin in Condé-sur-Noireau . He had several siblings, including Léon Garnier, who also became a priest.
Auguste-Henri Jacob, better known as the Zouave Jacob, was born on March 6, 1828, in Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Saône-et-Loire, and died on October 23, 1913, in Paris.He was a renowned French healer during the Second Empire.
A zouave in 1888, wearing "tenue orientale" with white summer trousers instead of the usual red. The uniforms of the various branches making up the Army of Africa ranged from the spectacular "tenue orientale" of the spahis, tirailleurs and zouaves to the ordinary French military dress of the chasseurs d'Afrique, Foreign Legion, Artillerie d ...
The Chicago Zouaves had uniforms that borrowed heavily from, without strictly copying, French Zouaves from which they drew inspiration. [26] Enlisted men in the Chicago Zouaves wore uniforms that consisted of red kepi, red chasseur trousers with white gaiters , and an open-fronted, beaded blue blouse worn with a yellow waist sash.
The 8th Zouaves Regiment (French: 8 e Régiment de Zouaves , 8 e R.Z) was an infantry unit of the French Army. Created in 1914, the unit was designated as 8th Marching Zouaves Regiment . Creation and different nominations
The Zouave is the subject of several sketches and paintings made by Vincent van Gogh in Arles, France in June 1888. The pieces range from close up oil painting ...