Battalions of Light Infantry of Africa information
Bataillons d'Infanterie Légère d'Afrique
Light Infantry of Africa in 1833, during the conquest of Algeria
Active
13 June 1832—31 March 1972
Country
France
Branch
French Army
Type
Light infantry Penal military unit
Role
Desert warfare Raiding Trench warfare
Garrison/HQ
Tataouine (French Tunisia)
Nickname(s)
Bat' d'Af' L'Enfer Biribi
March
"Les Bataillonnaires"
Anniversaries
Battle of Mazagran (6 February)
Engagements
French colonial Wars French Intervention in Mexico Crimean War World War I World War II
Military unit
The Battalions of Light Infantry of Africa (French: Bataillons d'Infanterie Légère d'Afrique or BILA), better known under the acronym Bat' d'Af', were French infantry and construction units, serving in Northern Africa, made up of men with prison records who still had to do their military service, or soldiers with serious disciplinary records.[1]
^The Soldier's burden, Maroc 1923 : Hell on earth in the Bat' d'Af' [1] (retrieved 2011-12-29)
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