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North Africa
Zouaves fighters of North Africa who inspired U.S., other Western nations to change their military uniforms
They were one of the feared guerrilla fighters who hailed from the coastal mountainous region of Djurdjura in North Africa in the 19th century. They were from the Zouaoua Berber tribe. The Zouaves had a loyalty code which they lived by for many centuries. They pledged to serve the Algerian dynasty known as the Dey. Their allegiance…
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African Soldiers Guarded Antonine Walls in 2nd Century Rome, Per New Findings
Early archaeological findings by Dr. Vivien Swan, an expert on Roman pottery and military supply...
