The Chasseurs d'Afrique were a light cavalry corps of chasseurs in the French Armée d'Afrique (Army of Africa). First raised in 1831 from regular French...
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(6th) Chasseurs Bretons (7th) Chasseurs d'Auvergne (8th) Chasseurs des Vosges (9th) Chasseurs des Cévennes (10th) Chasseurs du Gèvaudan (11th) Chasseurs des...
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Army of Africa (France) (redirect from Armee d'Afrique)
pied-noir French settlers doing their military service (zouaves and chasseurs d'Afrique); and non-French volunteers (Légion étrangère). The divisions were...
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capture the French fleet at Toulon (Operation Lila), the French Armée d'Afrique sided with the Allies, providing a third corps (XIX Corps) for Anderson...
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regiment, the 3rd Chasseurs d'Afrique, of Constantine, Algeria; two tank regiments, the 2nd Chasseurs [fr] and 5th Chasseurs d'Afrique [fr], Oran and Maison...
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Casbah of Algiers. Through the ordinance of 17th November 1831, the Chasseurs d'Afrique were created to establish the presence of cavalry capable of rapid...
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squadrons each of 1er and 2e Chasseurs d'Afrique) 2e Régiment de Marche (2 squadrons each of 3e Chasseurs d'Afrique and 12e Chasseurs à cheval) Bataillon de...
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Espinasse began to move, along with the divisional artillery and the Chasseurs d'Afrique. The French 3rd Division was put on alert, and the horse artillery...
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the commandant of the Chasseurs d'Afrique brigade during the Charge of the Light Brigade. Under his command, the Chasseurs d'Afrique cleared the two half...
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(3e RH) in Metz 4e Régiment de Chasseurs (4e RCh) in Gap 4 combat support regiments: 1er Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique (1er RCA) training regiment in...
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