Spahi - Wikipedia The spahi regiments saw extensive service in the French conquest of Algeria, in the Franco-Prussian War, in Tonkin towards the end of the Sino-French War (1885), in the occupation of Morocco and Syria, and in both World Wars
Spahi - Definition, Usage Quiz | Ultimate Lexicon A “Spahi” (also spelled “Sipahi” in Turkish) traditionally refers to a member of certain cavalry units in the Ottoman Empire Historically, Spahis were often considered elite soldiers and played a critical role in the Ottoman military hierarchy
spahi - Wiktionary, the free dictionary From French spahi, from Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī, “horseman, soldier”) (> sepoy), from سِپَاه (sipāh, “army”) Doublet of sepoy and sipahi
Spahi | Military Wiki | Fandom During the 1920s mounted Spahi regiments saw extensive active service in the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, as well as in Morocco They continued to perform policing and garrison duties in Algeria and Tunisia
Category:Sipahis - Wikimedia Commons In the form of "Spahi" it was the title given to several cavalry units serving in the French and Italian colonial armies during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
French Spahi Cavalry | General History | Stronghold Nation The Spahi were a form of Light Cavalry raised during The French Colonization of Central and Northern Africa in the mid-19th Century Culled from local indigenous populations, they were originally required to provide their own horses