Two offi cers of a Zouave Regiment. The
Zouave Units were founded in 1830 during
the French conquest of Algeria. Primarily
mercenaries and later also conscripts from
North Africa were recruited for these units.
Not until 1963 were the last Zouave regiments
disbanded.
Jules Gervais-Courtellement, Les Champs de bataille de la Marne, Paris, 1914