Soldiers of the 1st Tirailleur Regiment of Épinal displaying late 19th- to early 20th-century uniforms for Bastille Day festivities. A tirailleur (French: [tiʁajœʁ]), in the Napoleonic era, was …

The Senegalese Tirailleurs (French: Tirailleurs Sénégalais) were a corps of colonial infantry in the French Army. They were initially recruited from Saint-Louis, Senegal , the initial colonial capital …

The Senegalese tirailleurs were colonial infantry recruited in sub-Saharan Africa. The first black soldiers to serve France were trusted former slaves, known as laptots, recruited in the 18th …

2020年4月9日 · Senegalese Tirailleurs were French colonial light infantrymen; the surest sign of their identification is the anchor insignia on their helmets. France originally raised the corps in …

The tirailleurs sénégalais (Senegalese riflemen) figured prominently among the many indigenous peoples who served in the French army during the First World War. By 1918, France had …

2023年1月6日 · The tirailleurs were a vastly enlarged force by the time Nazi Germany invaded France. They fought for Free French forces in sub-Saharan and North Africa and took part in …

The tirailleurs sénégalais (Senegalese riflemen) figured prominently among the many indigenous peoples who served in the French army during the First World War. By 1918, France had …

Tirailleur literally means a shooting skirmisher in French from tir —shot. The term dates back to the Napoleonic period where it was used to designate light infantry trained to skirmish ahead …

2009年2月26日 · The Tirailleurs Sénégalais were West African Colonial Army troops who fought for the French during World War I, World War II, and in numerous conquest, police, and …

2023年1月13日 · Depuis la création d’un corps de tirailleurs sénégalais en 1857 jusqu’à la disparition des troupes coloniales en 1958, des soldats africains ont combattu pour la France …