French colonial forces

E789650

colonial army military organization

French colonial forces were military units composed of French troops and allied Indigenous warriors that carried out campaigns and raids in North America and other French colonies during the era of European imperial expansion.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
French colonial forces canonical	5
French colonial authorities	1
French colonial forces in New France	1
French colonial forces in North America	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial army ⓘ military organization ⓘ
allegiance	French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ French crown ⓘ
commandLanguage	French ⓘ
conflict	Algerian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Conquest of Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ First Indochina War NERFINISHED ⓘ Franco-Siamese War NERFINISHED ⓘ Franco–Dahomean Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ French conquest of Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Madagascar expedition of 1895 NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ Tonkin Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	French regular troops ⓘ Indigenous auxiliaries ⓘ artillery units ⓘ cavalry units ⓘ colonial militias ⓘ marine infantry ⓘ naval detachments ⓘ
notableUnit	Légion étrangère NERFINISHED ⓘ Spahis NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirailleurs algériens NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirailleurs indochinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirailleurs sénégalais NERFINISHED ⓘ Zouaves NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedIn	Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean colonies ⓘ Indian Ocean colonies ⓘ Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ New France NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific colonies ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryRole	border warfare ⓘ imperial defense ⓘ raids and expeditions ⓘ suppression of revolts ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ
recruitment	Indigenous allies ⓘ colonial subjects ⓘ metropolitan France NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept	French colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ colonialism ⓘ imperialism ⓘ
timePeriod	17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
usedBy	French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ French colonial administration ⓘ French monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Schenectady massacre → perpetrator → French colonial forces ⓘ

Chickasaw Wars → opponent → French colonial forces ⓘ

Louis Coulon de Villiers → partOf → French colonial forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: French colonial forces in North America

Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu → partOf → French colonial forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: French colonial forces in New France

Jinji Fort → laterControlledBy → French colonial forces ⓘ

King Béhanzin → capturedBy → French colonial forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: French colonial authorities

Quebec campaign (1759–1760) → belligerent → French colonial forces ⓘ

Second Franco-Dahomean War → opponent → French colonial forces ⓘ