Zouaves Collection

French Foreign Legion, soldiers from the Zouaves units arrive in Oran, 1899
3480760 French Foreign Legion, soldiers from the Zouaves units arrive in Oran, 1899; (add.info.: French Foreign Legion, soldiers from the Zouaves units arrive in Oran, Algeria)

Franco-Prussian War 1870 Camouflaged ambush
2620790 Franco-Prussian War 1870 Camouflaged ambush; (add.info.: Franco Prussian War 1870 - A unit of Uhlans goes against French colonial Zouaves camouflaged behind a barrier built of foliage to hide)

Drum Corps of the 27th Massachusetts Volunteers, November 1864
3028509 Drum Corps of the 27th Massachusetts Volunteers, November 1864; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War, Drum Corps of the 27th Massachusetts Volunteers)

USA History: Zouaves and volunteers of the Federal States of America
5313510 USA History: Zouaves and volunteers of the Federal States of America.; SeM Studio/UIG.

French illustration circa 1870 of The Zouaves
5306369 French illustration circa 1870 of The Zouaves; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Guide Flag of the 72nd Pennsylvania Regiments
3028392 Guide Flag of the 72nd Pennsylvania Regiments; Private Collection; (add.info.: united states civil war, Guide Flag of the 72nd Pennsylvania Regiment, Baxter Zouaves, with 2nd Corps badge)

Franco Prussian War 1870-A unit of Uhlans goes against French colonial Zouaves camouflaged behind a barrier built of
5314012 Franco Prussian War 1870-A unit of Uhlans goes against French colonial Zouaves camouflaged behind a barrier built of foliage to hide and ambush; (add.info)

New York Excelsior Brigade Fire Zouave Musicians
3028356 New York Excelsior Brigade Fire Zouave Musicians; Private Collection; (add.info.: New York Excelsior Brigade Fire Zouave Musicians wearing red fireman's shirts.); © Don Troiani

The War in America: recruiting in New York: the Irish Zouaves, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The War in America: recruiting in New York: the Irish Zouaves, 1862. Scene at a recruiting-office at Mozart Hall, Broadway

Sketches from Mexico: court-martial of Mexican brigands at Puebla, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from Mexico: court-martial of Mexican brigands at Puebla, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by M. Beauce, an illustration relating to '...the capture of sixteen brigands

Sketches from Mexico: Banuelos José de Jesús, the famous Mexican brigand chief, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from Mexico: Banuelos Jose de Jesus, the famous Mexican brigand chief, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by M. Beauce, '...a portrait of Banuelos Jose de Jesus

French Zouaves getting a drink, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
French Zouaves getting a drink, between c1914 and c1915. French Zoave soldiers drinking with ladles, during the beginning of World War I.

Christmas Pantomimes: Drury Lane; Haymarket; Princess, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Christmas Pantomimes: Drury Lane; Haymarket; Princess, 1856. London stage productions. Drury Lane:..a scene from the ballet

The Battle Seen by a Combatant; 6 a.m.: the Zouaves hold the fort of Malmaison... 1917. Creator: F Elim
The Battle Seen by a Combatant; 6 a.m.: the Zouaves hold the fort of Malmaison, on which they have planted their pennant; on the left, a white rocket signals a halt in progression, 1917

The King of Italy in France; Coming to France at the end of September... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The King of Italy in France; Coming to France at the end of September, the King of Italy decorated, near Verdun, the flag of the 3rd Zouaves with the Order of Military Valor, 1917

On the Eastern Front; Our Zouaves cross Pogradec, at the southern end of Lake Ohrid... 1917. Creator: Unknown
On the Eastern Front; Our Zouaves cross Pogradec, at the southern end of Lake Ohrid, behind the repressed Austrians, 1917

Zouave 2nd Division, published 1856. Creator: Roger Fenton
Zouave 2nd Division, published 1856. Self-portrait in collaboration with Marcus Sparling

The recent Tir National at Vincennes, near Paris - from a drawing by J. A. Beaucé, 1860. Creator: Smyth
The recent Tir National at Vincennes, near Paris - from a drawing by J. A. Beauce, 1860. The English volunteer and the British officer in undress, with the military attendant carrying his rifle

The King of Italy in France; The king leaving the observation post at Souville;...1917 Creator: Unknown
The King of Italy in France; The king leaving the observation post at Souville; as "honorary corporal" of the 3rd Zouaves, as his grandfather had been

An Incident in the Present War - painted by Sovrieul, in the exhibition of pictures of the French Sc Creator: Unknown
An Incident in the Present War - painted by Sovrieul, in the exhibition of pictures of the French School, 1856. In the picture which we engrave this week from the facile

The Crimean Troops Defiling at the Foot of the Column, Place Vendome, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Crimean Troops Defiling at the Foot of the Column, Place Vendome, 1856. Wounded French soldiers in Paris. The soiled uniforms

Le lieutenant-colonel Richaud et le doyen du 4e zouaves, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le lieutenant-colonel Richaud et le doyen du 4e zouaves, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

The Batte of the Alma - painted by Horace Vernet, 1856. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
The Batte of the Alma - painted by Horace Vernet, 1856. Crimean War scene:..a Zouave and a Highlander, both wounded, and trudging away from the fight, evidently savage that they are disabled

Peace Supplement, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Peace Supplement, 1856. End of the Crimean War: allegorical figures of Peace holding a sheaf of wheat, and War with a flaming torch

Distribution of Medals, by the Emperor of the French, to Zouaves from the Crimea, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Distribution of Medals, by the Emperor of the French, to Zouaves from the Crimea, [Paris], 1856. A very gratifying reward of the bravery of heroes from the Crimea...took place in the Bois de

Les heros de la Somme; le sergent Emile Varin, du 1e zouaves, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les heros de la Somme; le sergent Emile Varin, du 1e zouaves, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Comment Madame Prudhomme... En vivandière... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Comment Madame Prudhomme... En vivandiere... 19th century. Madame Prudhomme, they are reorganizing the army. It is only right that I serve my duty as a Zouave

Sandbag Battery defended by the Guards - sketched on the morning of the Battle of Inkerman, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sandbag Battery defended by the Guards - sketched on the morning of the Battle of Inkerman, 1854. Crimean War:..two 18-pounders which had been mounted on Sandbag battery were taken away

Sebastopol; A Souave Soldier with his Cat, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sebastopol; A Souave Soldier with his Cat, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Zouaves, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Zouaves, 1854. North African soldiers in the French army during the Crimean War. The enemy were getting up all their strength for a final effort

Scene in the French Camp, sketched the day after the Battle of the Alma, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Scene in the French Camp, sketched the day after the Battle of the Alma, 1854. Crimean War; dead horses in the foreground. From "Illustrated London News", 1854

Review of the Division under Prince Napoleon before the Sultan, at Scutari - Zouaves Defiling, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Review of the Division under Prince Napoleon before the Sultan, at Scutari - Zouaves Defiling, 1854. French, British and Turkish forces fought against Russia during the Crimean War

Zouaves death in a trench. War scene of 1870, c1870. Creator: Auguste-Andre Lancon
Zouaves death in a trench. War scene of 1870, c1870

Zouave at Montmirail on the Western Front
3786053 Zouave at Montmirail on the Western Front; (add.info.: Zouave at Montmirail on the Western Front, during World War 1. Fighting German soldiers)

Zouave, Woman Of The Future (b / w photo)
3092905 Zouave, Woman Of The Future (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zouave, Woman Of The Future)

The Defeat of the Tuaregs, front cover of Le Petit Journal, 30th April 1894 (colour litho)
CHT173709 The Defeat of the Tuaregs, front cover of Le Petit Journal, 30th April 1894 (colour litho) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

Zouaves, 1855. Creator: Roger Fenton
Zouaves, 1855. A work made of salted paper print, plate 21 from the album " photographs taken in the crimea" (1856)

Untitled (Zouaves), 1857. Creator: Gustave Le Gray
Untitled (Zouaves), 1857. Albumen print, from the album " Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons"

Zouave Storyteller (Le recit), 1857. Creator: Gustave Le Gray
Zouave Storyteller (Le recit), 1857. Albumen print, from the album " Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons"

Untitled [Drawing of Arab fete improvised by the Zouaves, by Benedict Masson], 1857. Albumen print, from the album " Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons"

The Raised Flag of the Zouave Regiment, Camp de Chalons, 1857. Albumen print, from the album " Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons"

Full-Length Portrait of Seated Zouave, and Standing Spahi Officer, Portrait, Crimean War
6040936 Full-Length Portrait of Seated Zouave, and Standing Spahi Officer, Portrait, Crimean War, Crimea, Ukraine, 1855 (b/w photo) by Fenton, Roger (1819-69); English, out of copyright

Flags of the French Army (coloured engraving)
5998796 Flags of the French Army (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flags of the French Army)

Siege of Paris by the Prussians, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (coloured engraving)
5998719 Siege of Paris by the Prussians, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Paris by the Prussians)

Battles of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (coloured engraving)
5998710 Battles of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battles of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871)

Grotesque military caricatures (coloured engraving)
5998743 Grotesque military caricatures (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grotesque military caricatures)

French army Zouaves (colour litho)
6031954 French army Zouaves (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French army Zouaves)

The Little Zouave, ca. 1860s (litho)
1079559 The Little Zouave, ca. 1860s (litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: The Little Zouave)

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"Zouaves: Warriors of the Past and Symbols of Struggle" Step back in time to World War 1, where French zouaves of the Armee d'Afrique displayed their bravery on the battlefield. In a captivating photograph taken by John Surratt in 1867, these soldiers stand tall, embodying strength and determination. But they were not limited to men alone. A black and white photo captures a "Woman Of The Future, " dressed as a zouave, challenging gender norms and paving the way for equality. However, history also reveals darker moments. Postcards depicting the massacre of Jews in Algiers in 1899 serve as haunting reminders of violent anti-Semitic riots that plagued society at that time. These colored lithographs from Le Petit Journal evoke strong emotions, forcing us to confront our past. Yet amidst turmoil, there were triumphs too. The defeat of Tuaregs is immortalized on the front cover of Le Petit Journal from April 30th, 1894 - an image that symbolizes resilience against adversity. The artistic lens captured various facets of Zouave life throughout history. Roger Fenton's photograph from 1855 showcases their distinctive uniforms while Gustave Le Gray's untitled works offer glimpses into their daily lives - one even portrays a Zouave storyteller captivating his audience with tales from distant lands. In another drawing titled "Arab fete improvised by the Zouaves, " we witness cultural exchange between soldiers and locals during peaceful times - a reminder that humanity can transcend conflict. Finally, let us not forget those who fought alongside the Zouaves; Crimean War portraits depict both seated Zouave warriors and standing Spahi officers united under one cause. From war heroes to symbols of resistance against oppression or agents fostering cultural understanding –the legacy left behind by these brave individuals continues to resonate today. Their stories remind us how far we have come while urging us to strive for a better future.