Meanwhile, colonial forces were able to retreat and regroup in good order having suffered fewer casualties.

Early helmets were painted blue for French troops and khaki for colonial forces.

These Troupes de marines were in the 19th century the main overseas and colonial forces of the French military.

Lacking supplies for an extended campaign the rest of the colonial assembled forces returned to their homes.

We are not like other people, none of us has ever enrolled in the Zaptie (colonial forces), never!

By sunset, the surviving British and colonial forces were fleeing back down the road they had built.

By 1902 British and colonial forces were concentrating on denying the Boers movement.

The private jetty stands in complete shape only from the efforts of these once warring colonial forces.

In colonial forces, it was usually a rank held by Europeans only.

Some colonial forces also had a higher rank of head constable major.