French Army of Africa

E171821

colonial army military formation

The French Army of Africa was the collective term for France’s colonial land forces in North Africa, composed largely of indigenous and European troops and active in numerous campaigns from the 19th century through World War II.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
French colonial forces	3
French colonial army	2
Armée d’Afrique	1
French Army of Africa canonical	1
Senegalese Tirailleurs	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial army ⓘ military formation ⓘ
activePeriodEnd	1962 ⓘ
activePeriodStart	1830 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	French Army of Africa ⓘ surface form: Armée d’Afrique
composedOf	European settlers ⓘ French metropolitan troops ⓘ indigenous North African troops ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
disbandedFollowing	decolonization of North Africa ⓘ independence of Algeria ⓘ
doctrine	French colonial warfare doctrine ⓘ
engagedInConflict	Algerian War of Independence ⓘ surface form: Algerian War Crimean War ⓘ First Indochina War ⓘ Franco-Prussian War ⓘ French conquest of Algeria ⓘ Italian campaign ⓘ surface form: Italian Campaign (World War II) North African campaign ⓘ surface form: North African Campaign (World War II) Tunisian campaign ⓘ surface form: Tunisian Campaign (World War II) World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
garrisonLocation	Algeria ⓘ Morocco ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ
hadEthnicComposition	mixed European and indigenous troops ⓘ
includedUnitType	Foreign Legion ⓘ French Moroccan Goumiers ⓘ surface form: Goumiers Spahis ⓘ Tirailleurs algériens ⓘ Tirailleurs marocains ⓘ Tirailleurs tunisiens ⓘ French Zouaves ⓘ surface form: Zouaves
legacy	influence on modern French Army regimental traditions ⓘ
militaryBranch	land forces ⓘ
notableFor	major role in French colonial expansion in North Africa ⓘ significant contribution to Allied forces in World War II ⓘ use of indigenous cavalry units ⓘ
operatedIn	North Africa ⓘ
partOf	French Army ⓘ
primaryLanguage	French ⓘ
recruitedFrom	Arab populations in North Africa ⓘ Berber populations in North Africa ⓘ European settlers in North Africa ⓘ
subordinateTo	Ministry of the Armed Forces of France ⓘ surface form: French Ministry of War
uniformCharacteristic	distinctive North African-inspired uniforms in some units ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alphonse Juin → memberOf → French Army of Africa ⓘ

Fort Michilimackinac → usedBy → French Army of Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: French colonial forces

Deerfield Massacre → attacker → French Army of Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: French colonial forces

French Expeditionary Corps in Italy → composedMostlyOf → French Army of Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Senegalese Tirailleurs

French Army of Africa → alsoKnownAs → French Army of Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Armée d’Afrique

Ahmed Bey ben Mohamed Chérif → opponent → French Army of Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: French colonial army

Abd el-Krim → opponent → French Army of Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: French colonial forces

King Béhanzin → opponent → French Army of Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: French colonial army