- to
start an
attack against the
Zwawa Kabyles, and the
Kabyles of Isser. On the 17 May the
French pushed back the
Zwawas from Thénia. Meanwhile, the French...
- Porte. In the 17th-18th
century the
Zwawas served as
highly trained mercenaries in the
armies of Algiers.
Zwawas were
always a part of the
Algerian army...
-
zouaves would be a
regiment of
Berber volunteers from the
Zwawa group of
tribes in
Algeria ("
Zwawa"
being the
origin of the
French term zouave) who had gained...
- 1860s
Allegiance Deylik of
Algiers Beylik of
Constantine Service /
branch Zwawas of the Bey of
Constantine Rank
Khalifa Commands Captain of
Constantine Battles...
- were
levied throughout the
Beyliks of Constantine, Oran, and ****eri. The
Zwawa and
Iflissen warrior tribes of
Kabylia were also levied, and were given...
-
including the
Kabyle people. The term used for
Kabyles specifically was '
Zwawa' ('Izwawen' in Kabyle, 'زواوة' in Arabic). This
appellation has been used...
-
Algerian Sufi, commander, and
warrior mostly known for
commanding the
Kabyle Zwawa resistance in the
Emirate of Abdelkader.
Ahmed bin
Salem was born between...
-
Ottoman sultan.
Among its
divisions was a
contingent of Janissaries, 1,000
Zwawas from the
kingdom of ****u and two
thousand troops led by Abd al-Malik himself...
- the
Igawawen confederacy.
Before colonization the Igawawen, also
known as
Zwawas served as
troops under the
Deylik of Algiers.
Following a coup by Ali Khodja...
-
during the
Invasion of
Algiers in 1830
against France, and he
commanded the
Zwawa forces during the invasion.
Several of his
family members died in battle...
