Serving France in Rome: The zouaves pontificaux and the french nation
(2013)
Journal Article
Simpson, M. (2013). Serving France in Rome: The zouaves pontificaux and the french nation. French History, 27(1), 69-90. https://doi.org/10.1093/fh/crs120
This article examines the French contingent of the pontifical zouaves, the volunteer force that defended the territory of the papacy in the decade 1860-70. Attention is focused on the zouave myth-though it must be recognized that the zouaves themselv... Read More about Serving France in Rome: The zouaves pontificaux and the french nation.