How are the european colonies involved in the war during world war i

In Africa, French colonies fought German colonies.French colonies Algeria,Morocco and Tunisia provided France with 1000s of troops.Tunisia alone provided 60,000 troops to France.The French Foreign Legion is a well known branch of the French military composed of foreign troops.The Kings African Rifles ( KAR ) arranged 30,000 men from Africa to fight in the World War 1.

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