France, Soldiers, and AfricaA thorough history of the French Army in Africa and of the native peoples of Africa who came into contact with the French. Special attention is paid to the native African soliders attached to the French Army. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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The System and French National Life | 3 |
The Acquisition of Empire 18301906 | 51 |
The Second Republic and Second Empire | 60 |
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1er Etranger Algeria Algiers Armée d'Afrique artillery Bataillon de Marche Berber Black African Bône Brigade British campaign casualties cavalry Chad Chasseurs d'Afrique Colonel colonial Coloniale Blanche columns command committed companies conscripts Constantine Corps d'Infanterie detachments disbanded Division Djibouti Equatorial Africa European fighting formed fought France France's French Army French cadres French military French officers Frenchmen further garrison Gaulle German goumiers Goums groups included indigenous Indochina Infanterie Coloniale Infanterie Légère infantry initially insurgents Italian Juin Kabylie killed l'Armée later Légion Etrangère locally recruited Lyautey Madagascar Malagasy manpower méharistes Meknès metropolitan Moroccan Morocco Moslem NCOs North Africa occasions operations Oran parachute Parachutistes Paris personnel political reformed Régiment de Marche regiments reinforced RICM role Sahara Senegal served soldiers Spahis Spahis Algériens Spahis Marocains squadron Sultan Syria territory three battalions Tirailleurs Algériens Tirailleurs Marocains Tirailleurs Sénégalais troops Troupes de Marine Tunisia units uprising Vichy West Africa Zouaves