THE decree of October 1, 1830, approved by a royal ordinance, March 21, 1831, created two battalions of Zouaves. To perceive the necessity for this body of troops, to understand the nature of the ...

LAST week proved to be a tough challenge for Zouave (pronounced zoo-aav), one of the most recognisable symbols of the French capital, when he started getting his feet in water. Following non-stop ...

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Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Both the Confederate and Union armies boasted regiments of fierce Zouave fighters. The origin of the Zouave military ...

This hand-colored daguerrotype is of my great-grandfather Thomas Delaney. According to notes left by my mother, he was “born in Ireland in 1843 and died in New York City in 1887.” An historical ...