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KABYLE

The Kabyle are a group of Berber peoples of Algeria and Tunisia. They served as Zouave in the colonial French forces. Many Kabyles were notable in the fight for Algerian independence 1954-62. Their language belongs to the Afro- Asiatic family.
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ZOUAVE

The Zouave were French infantry soldiers, first raised in 1831 from the Zouave (Zouaoua, Zwawa) Berber tribe from Algeria. Later the French Zouave infantry were comprised solely of French soldiers, and were elite corps. The Zouave troops were famed for their uniform based on Moorish dress consisting of a short, blue, embroidered jacket and baggy red trousers reaching to just below the knee. A force of troops, named the Papal Zouave were later formed for the defence of the Vatican by an exiled French soldier. The term came to be used for soldiers in other corps modelled on the French Zouaves, such as several regiments of American volunteer Union troops of the American Civil War who modelled themselves upon the French Zouave troops, adopted the uniform to a degree and called themselves Zouave.
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SAROUEL

Sarouel trousers were trousers with a drop crutch gathered inset between the legs and made of a light jersey fabric. They formed part of the uniform of the Algerian Zouave Regiment.
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ZOUAVE SUIT

The Zouave suit was a late 19th century braid-trimmed ensemble for boys with a usually collarless, short, embroidered blue jacket, open at the front and matching red, baggy pegtop trousers reaching to just below the knees. These were inspired by the exotic Moorish design of the uniform of the French Zouave infantry who fought in the Crimean War.
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