{"id":"3316","t":"Zouave","t_s":-1,"tags":["3300","3309"],"thumb":{"fid":"4492","styles":{"circle_medium":"circle_medium_4492","circle_mini":"circle_mini_4492"},"ext":"png"},"pics":["4242"],"loc":"3607","loc_map":-1,"body":"<p>Costume presented to mark the 40th anniversary of the twinning of the Belgian town of Limelette, in the Walloon Region, with Jassans-Riottier, a French municipality. The Mayor of Jassans-Riottier had commanded the 11th Zouave Regiment in the early 1960s. The Zouaves were French light infantry units forming part of the Army of Africa, which existed from 1830 to 1962. The 11th Regiment&nbsp; distinguished itself at the battle of the Dyle in Belgium in May 1940.<\/p>\r\n","fav":"0","fav_l":"0","don":"The Culottes de Zouaves Association ","d_y":2004,"d_m":5,"d_d":22,"d_s":-1}