| Tango01 | 20 Dec 2011 12:20 p.m. PST |
A very interesting link about those legendary troops. PDF link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement
Armand |
| SonofThor | 20 Dec 2011 3:32 p.m. PST |
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| Wizard Whateley | 20 Dec 2011 6:42 p.m. PST |
Very interesting. I didn't know that they lasted into the twentieth century. Thanks, Armand. |
| Tango01 | 20 Dec 2011 8:51 p.m. PST |
Happy you had enjoy it boys!! (big smile). Amicalement
Armand |
| bgbboogie | 21 Dec 2011 3:39 a.m. PST |
Reminds me of my WW1 army of airfix when I was 10, I painted US infantry as early French. Happy days. A nice little link thanks Armand, |
| John the Greater | 21 Dec 2011 7:10 a.m. PST |
Thanks. You rarely see mentions of Zouaves in the 20th Century. You can see why other countries copied these elite troops. Not just the US in the Civil War but also the Papal forces and the Brazilians in their war with Paraguay |
| hurrahbro | 21 Dec 2011 8:23 a.m. PST |
It may have been said that it was the Hussars that set the whole population running (men away from them, women towards them them), but I reckon with that swish uniform and their much spoken/written about dash, the Zouaves would lay a pretty reasonable claim to that at well. Seeing that Brazil caught the Zouave bug as well, I certainly no longer have concerns about basing the presidential guard of my banana republic imagi-nation on them. |
| Cuirassier | 21 Dec 2011 10:02 a.m. PST |
Thanks for sharing, Armand. Take a look at my own thread on Zouaves (5 pages full of pics and info): link I will post more images tomorrow, including some rare plates of the French Guard Zouaves. Enjoy. :-D |
| Cuirassier | 21 Dec 2011 10:20 a.m. PST |
Zouaves of Bahia (1865)
This volunteer unit, formed in the State of Bahia, was an all-black unit (including the officers). |
| Supercilius Maximus | 21 Dec 2011 10:27 a.m. PST |
Am I right in thinking that some of the French Zouaves in the Crimean War were ex-pat British? I vaguely recall reading something about them fraternising with the British troops after Inkerman and in the trenches before Sevastopol. |
| Cuirassier | 21 Dec 2011 10:38 a.m. PST |
No, they were all French. However, French Zouaves and British troops, especially the Highlanders, became quite good friends during the Crimean War. Actually, Zouaves and Highlanders bonded from the get go. |
| Tango01 | 21 Dec 2011 11:34 a.m. PST |
Um excelente site meu amigo Cuirassier!.
Muito obrigado por compartilhar conosco. Glad for all who like and enjoy the thread. Amicalement
Armand |
