The French colonial forces, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer

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The French colonial forces is a general designation for the military forces that garrisoned and were largely recruited from the French colonial empire from the late 17th century until 1960. From left to right: Senegalese skirmisher, cipahis of the Indies, Senegalese spahi, Algerian skirmisher, Legionnaire, Algerian spahi, Madagascan skirmisher. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 7th March 1891.

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