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- During the First World War, nearly 200,000 “Senegalese” from French West Africa fought under the French flag.
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The first Senegalese Tirailleurs were formed in 1857 and served France in a number of wars, including World War I (providing around 200,000 troops, more than 135,000 of whom fought in Europe and 30,000 of whom were killed) and World War II (recruiting 179,000 troops, 40,000 deployed to Western Europe).
The tirailleurs sénégalais (Senegalese riflemen) figured prominently among the many indigenous peoples who served in the French army during the First World War. By 1918, France had recruited some 192,000 tirailleurs sénégalais throughout French West Africa, 134,000 of them fought in Europe, and 30,000 of them lost their lives.
During the First World War, nearly 200,000 “Senegalese” from French West Africa fought under the French flag. More than 135,000 soldiers fought in Europe, notably in the Battle of the Yser, Verdun, on the Somme (1916) and in the Aisne (1917).
Nov 4, 2018 · During the World War II five regiments of Senegalese Tirailleurs were positioned in France and a Senegalese detachment in Algeria. A Senegalese battalion was sent permanently to the south of France, due to the fact that weather conditions there were most favorable and adaptable to the African fighters; and also because of the potential danger ...
Feb 26, 2009 · The Tirailleurs Sénégalais were West African Colonial Army troops who fought for the French during World War I, World War II, and in numerous conquest, police, and colonial counterinsurgency operations.
Nov 1, 2020 · Men in the Tirailleurs Sénégalais came not only from Senegal, as the name implies, but from other French colonies mostly in West Africa. World War I saw some 200,000 Black African troops fighting for France. Of the 135,000 who fought in Europe, 30,000 were killed.
European settlers added another 110,000 from North Africa, while around 5,700 were extracted from Senegalese ports and towns. The then Prime Minister George Clemenceau (1841-1929) came up with a suggestion to hire 200,000 Ethiopian mercenaries, but it never happened.
