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 recruited some
192,000 tirailleurs sénégalais throughout French West Africa, 134,000 of them fought in Europe.
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 recruited some
192,000 tirailleurs sénégalais throughout French West Africa, 134,000 of them fought in Europe.
