tirailleur

thumb|upright=1.3|Soldiers of the 1st Tirailleur Regiment of [[Épinal displaying late 19th- to early 20th-century uniforms for Bastille Day festivities.]]

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Instance of: profession
Subclass of: infantry

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Napoleonic period
Colonial period
Origins
Algerian, Tunisian and Moroccan tirailleurs
Senegalese tirailleurs
Tirailleur regiments from other French colonies
Tirailleurs Indochinois
World War I
World War II and subsequent campaigns
Disbanding tirailleur regiments
Uniforms
Decorations
Médaille militaire
Légion d'honneur
Fourragère
World War I
World War II
Thiaroye incident and compensation controversy
Spanish Tiradores
Films
See also
Notes
Further reading
External links

thumb|upright=1.3|Soldiers of the 1st Tirailleur Regiment of [[Épinal displaying late 19th- to early 20th-century uniforms for Bastille Day festivities.]]

thumb|upright|Tunisian lieutenant and tirailleur from the 4th RTA during the First World War (1917) - Both of them are highly decorated (Legion of Honour, [[Médaille militaire, Croix de guerre with palm)]]

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