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Zouave
Zouave ouave (?; 277), n. [F., fr. Ar. Zouaoua a tribe of
Kabyles living among the Jurjura mountains in Algeria.]
(Mil.)
(a) One of an active and hardy body of soldiers in the French
service, originally Arabs, but now composed of Frenchmen
who wear the Arab dress.
(b) Hence, one of a body of soldiers who adopt the dress and
drill of the Zouaves, as was done by a number of
volunteer regiments in the army of the United States in
the Civil War, 1861-65.
Meaning of Zouaves from wikipedia
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French North Africa. The
zouaves were
among the most
decorated units of the
French Army. It was
initially intended that the
zouaves would be a
regiment of...
-
Zouaves (Italian:
Zuavi Pontifici) were an
infantry battalion (later regiment)
dedicated to
defending the
Papal States.
Named after the
French zouave...
- The
Zouave is the
subject of
several sketches and
paintings made by
Vincent van Gogh in Arles,
France in June 1888. The
pieces range from
close up oil...
- Rochebrune). He
based his
formation on the
French Zouaves, in
which he had
served during the
Crimean War. The
Zouaves of
Death were
highly regarded for
their bravery...
- The 8th
Zouaves Regiment (French: 8e Régiment de
Zouaves , 8e R.Z) was an
infantry unit of the
French Army.
Created in 1914, the unit was
designated as...
- The
United States Zouave Cadets (also
known as the
Chicago Zouaves and
Zouave Cadets of Chicago) was a short-lived
zouave unit of the
Illinois militia...
- ****ault in the
First Battle of Bull Run, the regiment,
along with the Fire
Zouaves,
formed the rear-guard of the
Union Army and
protected it as it made its...
- A
Zouave jacket is a
short open
fronted jacket with long sleeves,
similar to that
historically worn by the
Algerian Zouave infantry of the
French Army...
- unit was
known alternately as the
Ellsworth Zouaves,
First Fire
Zouaves,
First Regiment New York
Zouaves, and U.S.
National Guards. The unit was among...
- the
Zouaves of the
French army. The
enlisted men's
uniforms of the 5th New York's were
modeled closely on
those of
French Zouaves: a dark blue
Zouave jacket...
