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	Spahis - LoveToKnow 1911
		SPAHIS (in Persian Sipari, meaning warriors, and synonymous with Sepoy) originally the holders of fiefs in Central Asia who yielded personal military service to their superior chief.
		A similar institution existed in Turkey, and the "Spahis" were the light irregular cavalry which from the time of Sultan Amurath I. (1326) down to the beginning of the 19th century formed the flower of the Turkish army; at one period they are estimated to have numbered 1 3 0,000.
		"Spahis" is the term now applied to certain native cavalry regiments in Algiers and Tunis, officered by Frenchmen.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Spahis (120 words)

	Spahis - Definition, explanation
		Spahis (also spelled as Sipahis, Sepahis or Spakh, in Turkish sipahi) were an elite mounted force within the Six Divisions of Cavalry of the Ottoman Empire.
		The Spahis was the largest division of the six and was the mounted counterpart to the Janissaries, which always fought on foot.
		Spahis had an important part in The Auspicious Incident, subjugating the last rebellion of Janissaries in 1826.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/sp/spahis.php (225 words)

	SPAHIS. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000
		The Spahis were organized in the 14th cent.
		The Spahis were entitled to all income from the fief in return for military service to the sultan.
		They remained politically important until Mahmud II revoked their fiefs in 1828, two years after he crushed the Janissaries with modern artillery in his effort to build a modern army.
	www.bartleby.com /aol/65/sp/Spahis.html (121 words)

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		Spahis were light cavalry regiments of the French army recruited primarily from the indigenous populations of Algeria, Tunisia and Morroco.
		Spahis were sent to France at the outbreak of war in August 1914.
		French Spahis were distinguished by wearing fezs instead of the white Arab turban with its brown camel hair cords.
	www.timesdaily.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Spahi (1224 words)

	Was ist Spahis?
		Spahi leitet sich von Persisch سپاهی, Sepâhi (Soldat) ab.
		In der Folge dieser Reform und der Zersplitterung der Timare durch den allmählichen Untergang des osmanischen Reiches, verloren die Spahis ihre Bedeutung und unter Selim III (1789 - 1807) gab es nur noch etwa 2000 von ihnen.
		Die Cebeli, früher Gefolgsleute der Spahis, wurden zu irregulären besoldeten Einheiten die ihre früheren Herren allerdings niemals ersetzen konnten was Kapfkraft und Disziplin betrafen, allerdings trotzdem große Mengen an Soldgeldern verbrauchten.
	www.biologie.de /biowiki/Spahis (325 words)

	Spahis: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		...tirailleurs, 50 Saharan tirailleurs and 13 spahis, the native Algerian cavalry.
		The rapid eighteenth century growth of ayan power in the provinces hastened the end of the spahis feudal cavalry and the feudal system of timars and zeamets military fiefdoms.
		The Spahis were entitled to all income from the fief in return for...
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/101271978 (854 words)

	Spahis - Encyclopedia.com
		in Syria, with a regiment of Moroccan spahis.
		Ballarin was with the Moroccan spahis who moved to Kassal on the frontier between...
		George was a 25 year member and treasurer of the SPAHIS Shrine Horse Patrol, and a retired employee of AAA.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Spahis.html (1073 words)

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		Joanna Spahis (right), a genetics clinical nurse specialist at Children's Medical Center Dallas, examines Alexzandria Rogers, held by her mother, Ida Mae Rogers.
		Spahis, 44, genetics clinical nurse specialist in the Down Syndrome Clinic at Children's Medical Center Dallas.
		Spahis is also a consultant on Down syndrome in newborns born at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.
	www.wfaa.com /sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-h1geneticsnurse_09emp.ART.State.Edition1.3ec9711.html (1001 words)

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	Spahis - AOL Research & Learn
		The Spahis were organized in the 14th cent.
		The Spahis were entitled to all income from the fief in return for military service to the sultan.
		They remained politically important until Mahmud II revoked their fiefs in 1828, two years after he crushed the Janissaries with modern artillery in his effort to build a modern army.
	reference.aol.com /columbia/_a/spahis/20051207115909990013 (152 words)

	Spahis
		Spahis (also spelled as Sipahis, Sepahis or Spakh, in Turkish sipahi) were an elite mounted force within the Six Divisions of Cavalry of the Ottoman Empire.
		The Spahis was the largest division of the six and was the mounted counterpart to the Janissaries, which always fought on foot.
		Spahis had an important part in The Auspicious Incident, subjugating the last rebellion of Janissaries in 1826.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/s/sp/spahis.html (209 words)

	AllRefer.com - Spahis (Turkish And Ottoman History) - Encyclopedia
		The Spahis were organized in the 14th cent.
		The Spahis were entitled to all income from the fief in return for military service to the sultan.
		They remained politically important until Mahmud II revoked their fiefs in 1828, two years after he crushed the Janissaries with modern artillery in his effort to build a modern army.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Spahis.html (225 words)

	SPAHIS (in Persian Sip... - Online Information article about SPAHIS (in Persian Sip...
		SPAHIS (in Persian Sipari, meaning warriors, and synonymous with Sepoy)
		Persian Sipari, meaning warriors, and synonymous with See also:
		Kavallerie or Reiterei, derived ultimately from late Lat.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SOU_STE/SPAHIS_in_Persian_Sipari_meanin.html (300 words)

	Empire Earth X \|An Empire-Earth 2 clan
		Some people would prefer to keep the Spahi in their base as a repellant for any enemy incursions, as the opponent would have a Spahi at about the same time only you would have the edge of having a close CC nearby to heal yours.
		However, I always prefer to be the aggressor and send my first Spahi straight into battle into the enemy’s base to attack his citizens and mess with his economy, the only trick here is to attack quickly and not taking too much damage from the enemy Spahi.
		Spahi has sustained enough damage to pose a threat to it, send it back for healing.
	www.freewebs.com /empireearth-x/basictactics.htm (2136 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Spahis (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Spahis (also spelled as Sipahis or Sepahis) were feudal irregular cavalry troops of Ottoman Empire.
		Spahis had an important part in subjugating the last rebellion of Janissaries.
		However, two years later in 1828, sultan Mahmud II revoked also their privileges and dismissed them in favor of the more modern army structure.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/sp/Spahis (144 words)

	Spahis - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Spahis (also spelled as Sipahis, Sepahis or Spakh, in Turkish sipahi) were an elite mounted force within the Six Divisions of Cavalry of the Ottoman Empire.
		The Spahis was the largest division of the six and was the mounted counterpart to the Janissaries, which always fought on foot.
		Spahis had an important part in The Auspicious Incident, subjugating the last rebellion of Janissaries in 1826.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Spahis (215 words)

	Resistance in the Desert
		Germain and his Spahis arrived later that day and although the battle with the Arabs was over, that between Pein and Flamand was raging.
		(formerly the Saharan Spahis and Tirailleurs Sahariens — Disbanded 1902)
		Spahis were officially armed with only a saber until W.W.I. but there are pictures of them carrying carbines prior to this.
	warflag.com /shadow/history/desertres.htm (10959 words)

	Sultanate of Zeif: About » Military » The Spahis of Zeif
		In melee, the Spahis are skilled in the use of lances and spears, as well as swords of all types, most notably scimitars and falchions of different stock.
		Because of this need, all Spahis are trained in the use of bows, and are required to use those that are usable on horseback.
		In times of war and aggression, the Spahis are sent in alongside the Uruzaries and the infantry as one of three primary ground forces.
	www.zeif.ca /page.php?page=about^military^spahis (1046 words)

	National Quilt Register: Quilt [1039JZ] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Stamatis Spahis who was born in about 1935 in Greece.
		Spahis would have been about 29 or 30 years old.
		Spahis as the quilting thread is blue on the blue side and pink on the pink side.
	www.amol.org.au /nqr/result.asp?ID=1039&restype=s (252 words)

	fncv federation nationale combattants volontaires france association
		Les spahis sont nés en Algérie en 1834, afin de constituer un corps de cavaliers indigènes, qui seront dotés d’un uniforme très spécifique et chatoyant avec seroual et veste arabe, turban, chéchia et burnous.
		Les spahis se sacrifient dans les combats désespérés de la bataille de la Horgne, près de Sedan, où ils perdent plusieurs de leurs officiers supérieurs ainsi qu’une grande partie de leurs effectifs, qui sont tués ou blessés.
		Les spahis combattent au cours de la guerre d’Indochine, de 1945 à 1954, où quatre de leurs régiments font partie du corps expéditionnaire ; ils sont ensuite envoyés en Algérie et au Maroc pour y assurer des missions de maintien de l’ordre, et de protection des populations civiles.
	www.fncv.com /biblio/armees/terre/blinde_cavalerie/spahis/index.html (442 words)

	۞ Spahi - Infos und Erklärungen auf www.euToday.de (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Der Spahi erhielt ein relativ kleines Landgut, das er in der Anfangszeit zum Teil noch selbst bewirtschaftete.
		Der Spahi musste seine Celebis ausrüsten, für den Kampf trainieren und in der Schlacht führen.
		Die Cebeli, früher Gefolgsleute der Spahis, wurden zu irregulären besoldeten Einheiten, die ihre früheren Herren allerdings niemals ersetzen konnten was Kampfkraft und Disziplin betrafen, allerdings trotzdem große Mengen an Soldgeldern verbrauchten.
	www.eutoday.de /Spahis (709 words)

	Spahis (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Spahis (také hláskoval jako Sipahis nebo Sepahis, v Turečtině sipahi) byl feudální nepravidelný kavalérie skupiny Říše pohovky.
		Spahis měl důležitou roli v podrobovat poslední povstání Janissaries.
		Ve francouzské armádě jistý Alžírský, tuniský a senegalský jednotky kavalérie byly také nazývány Spahis.
	www.wikipedia.infostar.cz /s/sp/spahis.html (124 words)

	Pennants of the African French army (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A spahi was, initially, a beneficiary in Central Asia, who did a personal military service (sipari means warrior in Persian).
		Until the end of the XVIIIth century, spahis constituted with the janisaries (infantrymen) the elit of the Ottoman army.
		After the conquest of Algeria, France constituted Spahi regiments (1834), belonging to the light cavalry, armed, mounded and dressed in the Arabic way.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/fr^afr.html (252 words)

	Ordre de la Libération
		En août 1942, les spahis disposent de deux escadrons à cinq pelotons de trois automitrailleuses et d'un escadron de quatre pelotons de trois autocanons.
		A leur arrivée en Tunisie, en février 1943, les spahis s'illustrent lors des combats face aux hauteurs de Matmatas.
		Début septembre 1944, les spahis sont en couverture sur la Marne ; le 11, ceux du GTR traversent Colombey-les-Deux-Églises alors que le même jour, à Montbard en Côte d'Or, le 5e escadron fait sa jonction avec des éléments avancés de la 1ère Division française libre débarquée en Provence trois semaines auparavant.
	www.ordredelaliberation.fr /fr_unite/rmsm.html (775 words)

	Savage and Soldier Online
		Saharan Spahis (horsemen) were created to patrol the dunes beyond the oases.
		It was said "The better class of the population never volunteer for military service." The French forces were not quite as effective as the Tauregs they were fighting.
		In 1901 the French began to shift the emphasis from Spahis and infantry to camel mounted troops, who could move rapidly and fight as infantry.
	www.savageandsoldier.com /articles/africa/saharian.html (719 words)

	Cast, Army D'Afrique
		The Indigenous North African regiments raised by France consist of the Tirailleurs Algeriens and the Regiments de Spahis Algeriens.
		The Spahis Algeriens were a more formal regular cavalry along the lines of the Chasseurs d'Afrique and had very fancy outfits.
		Units of camel mounted Spahis attached to companies of Tirailleurs Algeriens were used for subduing the Tuat region, but despite some successes were considered unreliable.
	www.warflag.com /shadow/cast (1358 words)

	Comando Supremo: Italy at War :: View topic - Cavalry (with real horses!)
		I knew that lybian cavalry was divided in savari and spahis units but i've never understood which was the difference......
		There were three "1st Spahis" during WWII(one Algerian and two Morrocans),the unit of Homs,Syria was probably the 1st Morrocan Spahis Regiment or the 1st Morrocan Spahis Squadron(1st Free French Division),both horsed,but the Algerians or Morrocan Spahis Regiments in Italy in 1943-1944 were...
		Spahis (from persian Sipahi = soldier) was the Native Light Cavalry;
	www.comandosupremo.com /forum/viewtopic.php?p=17070 (639 words)

	Mike Spahis: ZoomInfo Business People Information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Spahis is a partner in the organization and oversees the company's logistics operations.
		Spahis was formerly Manager of Corporate Logistics and Transportation for FINA, Inc. in Plano, TX.
		Spahis received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas and his Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
	www.zoominfo.com /directory/Spahis_Mike_104844905.htm (168 words)

	SPAHIS (in Persian Sipari, meaning warriors, and synonymous with Sepoy) - Encyclopedia Britannica - SPAHIS (in Persian ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
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		SPAHIS (in Persian Sipari, meaning warriors, and synonymous with Sepoy)
		SPAHIS (in Persian Sipari, meaning warriors, and synonymous with Sepoy) originally the holders of fiefs in Central
	www.jcsm.org /StudyCenter/Encyclopedia_Britannica/SOU_STE/SPAHIS_in_Persian_Sipari_meani.html (330 words)

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