Category: Papal Zouave Brigade

Categories: Papal and Vatican Military History | Canadian Military History | Scots in Foreign Service

The Papal Zouaves (Italian: Zuavi Pontifici) were an infantry force formed in defence of the Papal States.

The Zouaves evolved out of a unit formed by Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière in 1860, the Franco-Belgian Tirailleurs. On 1 January 1861 the unit was renamed the Papal Zouaves. The name had been introduced by Frédéric-François-Xavier Ghislain de Mérode. The Almoner became Mgr. Edouard de Woelmont.

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07 May 1837 Repentigny, Bas-Canada - 23 Aug 1902 photo
26 Jan 1849 - 11 Dec 1910 photo




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