tirailleur
thumb|upright=1.3|Soldiers of the 1st Tirailleur Regiment of [[Épinal displaying late 19th- to early 20th-century uniforms for Bastille Day festivities.]]
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- History
- Napoleonic period
- Colonial period
- Origins
- Algerian, Tunisian and Moroccan tirailleurs
- Senegalese tirailleurs
- Tirailleur regiments from other French colonies
- Tirailleurs Indochinois
- World War I
- World War II and subsequent campaigns
- Disbanding tirailleur regiments
- Uniforms
- Decorations
- Médaille militaire
- Légion d'honneur
- Fourragère
- World War I
- World War II
- Thiaroye incident and compensation controversy
- Spanish Tiradores
- Films
- See also
- Notes
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright=1.3|Soldiers of the 1st Tirailleur Regiment of [[Épinal displaying late 19th- to early 20th-century uniforms for Bastille Day festivities.]]
thumb|upright|Tunisian lieutenant and tirailleur from the 4th RTA during the First World War (1917) - Both of them are highly decorated (Legion of Honour, [[Médaille militaire, Croix de guerre with palm)]]