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Zouave was the title given to certain light infantry regiments in the French Army, normally serving in French North Africa between 1831 and 1962. The name was also adopted during the 19th
Military History Society of Rochester - The Zouaves were introduced to the United States prior to the start of the American Civil War by Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth, a distinguished member of the
Ancient and Modern Warfare Facts - Zouaves of the American Civil War Zouave was the title given to certain light infantry The distinctive appearance of such units was given by the zouave
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