Regulares (Moroccan troops)
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Regulares (Moroccan troops) were elite indigenous units of Moroccan soldiers serving under Spanish command, renowned for their effectiveness and prominent role in Spain’s colonial campaigns and the Spanish Civil War.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cavalry
→
colonial troops → light infantry → military unit → |
| allegiance |
Kingdom of Spain
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| associatedWith |
Army of Africa (Spain)
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| basedIn |
Spanish North Africa
→
|
| branch |
cavalry
→
infantry → |
| commandLanguage |
Spanish
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|
| conflict |
Ifni War
→
Rif War → Spanish Civil War → Spanish–Moroccan conflicts → |
| country |
Spain
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| engagedIn |
counterinsurgency operations in Morocco
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| garrison |
Ceuta
→
Melilla → |
| hasPart |
Ceuta Regulares Group
→
Melilla Regulares Group → |
| historicalPeriod |
20th century
→
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| inception |
1911
→
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| language |
Arabic
→
Spanish → |
| notableCommander |
Francisco Franco
→
José Enrique Varela NERFINISHED → Juan Yagüe → |
| notableFor |
effectiveness in combat
→
high mobility and aggressiveness in attack → prominent role in the Spanish Civil War → use in Spain’s colonial campaigns in North Africa → |
| partOf |
Army of Africa (Spain)
→
Spanish Army → |
| predecessor |
indigenous Moroccan levies under Spanish command
→
|
| recruitedFrom |
Morocco
→
Spanish Protectorate in Morocco → |
| religion |
predominantly Muslim soldiers
→
|
| role |
colonial warfare
→
elite infantry → shock troops → |
| sideInConflict |
Nationalist faction in the Spanish Civil War
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| status |
professional soldiers
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| training |
Spanish Army doctrine
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| type |
indigenous auxiliary troops
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|
| uniformFeature |
distinctive traditional Moroccan dress elements
→
fez → |
| usedBy |
Spanish colonial administration
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| usedIn |
initial Nationalist uprising of July 1936 in Spain
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Battle of Jarama
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involvedUnit |
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Asturian miners' strike of 1934
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usedForceType |