French Colonial Army

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/French_Colonial_Army

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activePeriod	1900-1961
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Armée_coloniale
gptkbp:country	gptkb:France
gptkbp:disbanded	1961
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature	blue and red uniforms (early period) khaki uniforms (later period)
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Paris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	French Colonial Army
gptkbp:involvedIn	gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Algerian_War gptkb:Indochina_War colonial campaigns in Africa
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:French
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Honneur_et_Fidélité
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Hubert_Lyautey gptkb:Joseph_Gallieni
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Battle_of_Gallipoli gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme gptkb:Battle_of_Narvik gptkb:Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino gptkb:Battle_of_Cameroon gptkb:Battle_of_Chad gptkb:Battle_of_Madagascar gptkb:Battle_of_Morocco gptkb:Battle_of_Senegal gptkb:Battle_of_Tonkin gptkb:Battle_of_Bir_Hakeim gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein gptkb:Battle_of_Tunisia gptkb:Battle_of_Casablanca gptkb:Battle_of_Dakar gptkb:Battle_of_Syria
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:Zouaves gptkb:Goumiers gptkb:Légion_étrangère gptkb:Chasseurs_d'Afrique gptkb:Spahis gptkb:Tirailleurs_Sénégalais
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:French_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:recruitedFrom	gptkb:French_colonies
gptkbp:role	colonial military operations
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Troupes_de_marine
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Senegalese_Tirailleurs
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6