5920034 Zouaves in a Rifle Pit, 1855 (w/c) by Alderson, Henry James (1834??909); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Zouaves in a Rifle Pit, 1855. Watercolour by Henry James Alderson, 1855. Originally recruited from the French territories of North Africa, by the time of the Crimean War (1854-1856) the ranks of the Zouaves were almost entirely filled with Europeans. Despite this they retained their colourful and exotic uniform and maintained a ferocious fighting reputation throughout the campaign.); by National Army Museum .