Zouave

Also known as Zouaves

thumb|upright|French zouave, thumb|A small detachment of France's 4th Regiment of Zouaves in M'Sila Province|the M'Sila region during the [[Algerian War, ]]

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Etymology
Zouave units in French service
Recruitment
Zouave regiments
Early history
The Second Empire
The Third Republic
Post-1945
Zouave units in Papal service
Zouave units in Polish service
Zouave units in British service
Zouave units in American service
American Civil War
Union Zouaves
Confederate Zouaves
Post-Civil War
American zouave uniforms
Zouave units in Spanish service
Other zouave units
North African dress influence
In popular culture
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

thumb|upright|French zouave, thumb|A small detachment of France's 4th Regiment of Zouaves in M'Sila Province|the M'Sila region during the [[Algerian War, ]]

The Zouaves () were a class of light infantry regiments of the French Army and other units modelled on it, which served between 1830 and 1962, mainly in French North Africa. The zouaves were among the most decorated units of the French Army.