1er Regiment de Chasseurs
d'Afrique
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Summary
Hello all, my name is William and this is my regiment, The Chasseurs d'Afrique (translates to Huntsmen of Africa). They were a light cavalry corps in the French Armée d'Afrique (Army of Africa). First raised in the 1830s from regular French cavalry posted to Algeria, they numbered five regiments by World War II. For most of their history they were recruited from either French volunteers or French settlers in North Africa doing their military service. As such they were the mounted equivalent of the French Zouave infantry. The other major cavalry element in the Armee d'Afrique were the Spahis—recruited from the indigenous peoples of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco with mostly French officers. My inspiration to form this regiment is to re-unite my Napoleonic Wars Regiment(the 23e) but all are welcome to join.
History
In addition to numerous campaigns in North Africa, these colorful regiments also served in the Crimean War, Franco-Prussian War, Indochina, France's invasion of Mexico and both world wars. The Chass. d'Af. distinguished themselves by securing the flank of Lord Cardigan during the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade. On this and other occasions they used their characteristic African tactic of advancing rapidly in open order, in contrast to the rigid lines of the Light Brigade. At the outbreak of WWI in 1914, six regiments of Chasseurs d'Afrique were in existence. The 1er and 2e RCA had detached squadrons on active service in eastern Morocco while the four remaining regiments were on garrison duty in Algeria and Tunisia. Seven regiments of Chasseurs d'Afrique (including three regiments de marche or active service units created for a particular campaign) were transferred to France between 1914 and 1918. The 1er and 4e RCA ended the war in the Middle East fighting against the Turks, while the 5e RCA detached squadrons to serve in the Balkans.
Ranks:
Officers:
Colonel[Col]
Sous Colonel [SousCol]
Chef de Battalion [CfdB]
Capitaine [Cpt]
Lieutenant [Lt]
Sous-Lieutentant [SousLt]
Non-Commissioned Officers:
Adjudant Chef [AdjCf]
Adjudant [Adj]
Marachel des Logis-Chef [MareCf]
Marachel des Logis [Mar]
Brigadier Chef [BrgCf]
Brigadier [Brg]
Rankers:
Guard of Horse [Grd]
Cavalier de Premiere [CvlP]
Cavalier[Cvl]
Cadet [Cdt]
Modern Day:
The 1er still exists today even after Algerian Independence to preserve the tradition, however, they are modernized and mechanized serving in the French Army. They now use motorized vehicle and armored vehicles.
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