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
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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
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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
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Tirailleurs sénégalais NERFINISHED ⓘ Troupes indigènes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
frontline infantry
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garrison troops ⓘ labor and support units ⓘ |
| status | colonial subjects ⓘ |
| uniform | French colonial uniform patterns ⓘ |
| usedAs |
colonial security forces
ⓘ
expeditionary forces ⓘ |
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