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The tirailleurs malgaches were a corps of French colonial infantry established in Madagascar.

un officier en uniforme bleu foncé au côté de six tirailleurs malgaches en uniforme kaki
Tirailleurs malgaches with a French officer circa 1900.

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Tirailleurs malgaches

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followed by five others in 1916. Like their Tirailleurs indochinois counterparts the Tirailleurs malgaches battalions were initially employed behind the...

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Senegalese Tirailleurs

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The Senegalese Tirailleurs (French: Tirailleurs Sénégalais) were a corps of colonial infantry in the French Army. They were initially recruited from Senegal...

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Tirailleur

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(1939–45), tirailleurs were recruited from the Maghreb (Algerian, Moroccans, and Tunisians), from French West Africa and Madagascar (Tirailleurs malgaches). Regiments...

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Hivernage

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between November and March. In some cases troops, particularly tirailleurs malgaches (from Madagascar), were able to remain in the field all year round...

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Malagasy Uprising

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key French plantations were located. Furthermore, a unit of the Tirailleurs Malgaches (Malagasy colonial troops) mutinied at Diego-Suarez and defected...

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Battle of Madagascar

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RMM at Mevatanana One company of the Bataillon de tirailleurs malgaches (BTM – Malagasy Tirailleurs Battalion) at Fianarantsoa South of the island Other...

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Troupes coloniales

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designated as Tirailleurs sénégalais, Tirailleurs malgaches, Tirailleurs indochinois, etc. according to the name of the colony of origin. Tirailleurs sénégalais...

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Jean Trescases

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Ariège, the 16th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment, the 22nd Colonial Infantry Regiment and the 30th Senegalese Tirailleurs March Battalion. He took part...

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Fandroana

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as a Merina king and received a wooden zebu sculpture from the tirailleurs malgaches (Malagasy soldiers) stranded in France after the British invasion...

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Charles Rondony

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September 1904 and promoted Colonel on 21 December. He joined the 1st Tirailleurs Malgaches Regiment on 17 January 1905 and the 7th Colonial Infantry Regiment...

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List of escorteurs of France

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1944–1959 Effronté (ex-USS PC481) 1944–1953 Enjoué (ex-USS PC-482) 1944–1945 Tirailleur (ex-USS PC-542) 1944–1958 Volontaire (ex-USS PC-543) 1944–1964 Goumier...

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