Tirailleurs indochinois

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The Tirailleurs indochinois were colonial infantry units recruited from French Indochina that served in the French Army, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French colonial troops
colonial infantry unit
activePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
allegiance French Third Republic NERFINISHED
French colonial empire NERFINISHED
commandLanguage French
conflict Boxer Rebellion NERFINISHED
Franco-Thai War NERFINISHED
French colonial wars in Indochina
World War I
World War II
country France
demobilization progressive disbandment after World War II
discrimination subject to racial hierarchy in the French Army
equipment French Army small arms
ethnicComposition Cambodian soldiers
Lao soldiers
Vietnamese soldiers
garrison French Indochina NERFINISHED
metropolitan France NERFINISHED
languageOfCommand French
legacy contributed to nationalist movements in Indochina
militaryBranch infantry
nonCommissionedOfficers French NCOs
indigenous NCOs
notableDeployment Western Front in World War I NERFINISHED
campaigns in China
campaigns in Southeast Asia
defense of metropolitan France
officerCorps French officers
partOf French Army NERFINISHED
Troupes coloniales françaises NERFINISHED
payStatus lower pay than metropolitan French troops
recruitedFrom Cambodia NERFINISHED
French Indochina NERFINISHED
Laos NERFINISHED
Vietnam NERFINISHED
relatedTo Tirailleurs algériens NERFINISHED
Tirailleurs sénégalais NERFINISHED
Troupes indigènes NERFINISHED
role frontline infantry
garrison troops
labor and support units
status colonial subjects
uniform French colonial uniform patterns
usedAs colonial security forces
expeditionary forces

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Colonial Troops component Tirailleurs indochinois
Troupes coloniales notableUnit Tirailleurs indochinois