Spahis

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French colonial troops military unit

Spahis were light cavalry units of the French colonial army in North Africa, originally recruited from indigenous populations and known for their distinctive uniforms and role in both colonial campaigns and major 20th-century wars.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French colonial troops ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Free French Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
French Fifth Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
French Fourth Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict Algerian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
French conquest of Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italian campaign of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Liberation of France (1944–1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Moroccan campaigns ⓘ
Tunisia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country France ⓘ
equipment carbines ⓘ
horses ⓘ
later mechanized vehicles ⓘ
sabres ⓘ
garrison Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
French ⓘ
militaryBranch French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
modernSuccessor 1er régiment de spahis NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor distinctive uniforms ⓘ
light cavalry tactics ⓘ
loyalty to France ⓘ
service in colonial campaigns ⓘ
service in major 20th-century wars ⓘ
partOf Armée d’Afrique NERFINISHED ⓘ
recruitedFrom Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Arab populations ⓘ
Berber populations ⓘ
Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ
indigenous North African populations ⓘ
role ceremonial guard duties ⓘ
light cavalry ⓘ
mounted reconnaissance ⓘ
screening and raiding ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
uniformFeature cloak (burnous) ⓘ
red fez ⓘ
sash ⓘ
traditional North African dress elements ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

French Army of Africa → includedUnitType → Spahis ⓘ
Troupes coloniales → notableUnit → Spahis ⓘ
Colonial Troops → component → Spahis ⓘ