Editing Zouave (section)

==In popular culture==
[[Image:Paris-zouave-pont-de-l-alma.jpg|upright|thumb|''[[Zouave (Pont de l'Alma)|The Zouave]]'' statue by [[Georges Diebolt]] at the [[Pont de l'Alma]] in Paris]]
[[Image:Van Gogh - Der Zuave (Halbfigur).jpeg|thumb|left|upright|''[[The Zouave]]'' by [[Vincent van Gogh]]]]
* In French vernacular speech, the phrase "faire le Zouave" can be translated as "to act the goat" i.e. to behave wildly.<ref>Harrap's Shorter French and English Dictionary.</ref> In this context "zouave" is used as an insult by [[Captain Haddock]], a character in the Belgian comic ''[[The Adventures of Tintin]]''. [[Professor Calculus]] takes particular offense at the insult in ''[[Destination Moon (comics)|Destination Moon]]'' and at the conclusion of ''[[Explorers on the Moon]]''.
* A {{cvt|5.2|m}} tall statue of ''[[Zouave (Pont de l'Alma)|The Zouave]]'', carved by [[Georges Diebolt]] in the 19th century to form part of the [[Pont de l'Alma|Alma Bridge]] across the [[Seine]] in Paris, serves as a widely watched means of gauging the level of the river. When water reaches a point between the knees and the waist of the "Zouave of the Alma", flooding has historically been considered imminent and river traffic has been halted.<ref>[https://www.spottedbylocals.com/paris/the-zouave-of-the-river-seine/ ''The Zouave'' of the River Seine – Famous statue]</ref>
* In the film ''[[Gods and Generals (film)|Gods and Generals]]'', the 11th New York (Ellsworth's Fire Zouaves) and the [[14th Brooklyn]] (84th New York Infantry) are shown fighting the Stonewall Brigade at First Manassas.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
* In the film ''[[Gettysburg (1993 film)|Gettysburg]]'', the 14th Brooklyn are shown during the first day of battle. The 114th Pennsylvania are also shown guarding the Headquarter staff as the Union set up defenses and the 72nd Pennsylvania are briefly shown during Picketts Charge and the epilogue. In the opening credits, a scene that shows three Zouaves of the 5th New York is used as a background.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
* In the film ''[[Glory (1989 film)|Glory]]'', the 14th Brooklyn is shown in the beginning and during the Battle of Antietam. The 14th Brooklyn is actually supposed to represent the Zouave d'Afrique  &ndash; 114th Pennsylvanian, later known as  Collis Zouaves &ndash; because the scene represents  the assault on the Sunken Road. Zouaves can also be seen escorting General Strong's party as it observes Fort Wagner.  These Zouaves are probably supposed to represent the 76th Pennsylvania which was the only Zouave regiment in the tenth corp.  However, the uniform on the Zouaves shown does not depict the actual uniform worn by the 76th.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
* In the TV miniseries ''[[The Blue and the Gray (miniseries)|The Blue and the Gray]]'', a group of Union Zouaves is shown fighting at the [[First Battle of Bull Run]]. These Zouaves are most likely supposed to represent the 11th New York First Fire Zouaves. However, just like the 14th Brooklyn in ''Gods and Generals'', the Zouaves are shown fighting as part of a regiment instead of an individual regiment. The uniform that the zouaves wear is based on that shown in the Kurz and Alison lithograph of the battle. While both are most likely trying to represent the 11th New York (since it was the only true Zouave regiment present on the field), the uniform is inaccurate. At First Bull Run, the 11th wore red overshirts (most of them discarded the dark blue red trimmed zouave jackets prior to the battle), mid-blue sash, blue or red fez with a blue tassel, and leather gaiters.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
* In Margaret Mitchell's novel ''[[Gone with the Wind (novel)|Gone With The Wind]]'', a Zouave, Rene Picard, joins the Confederate [[Army of Tennessee]] in Atlanta, Georgia. Picard is remembered for his good humor, charm, and optimism; also, for his inveterate [[French-based creole languages|Creole French]] accent.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
* In the 1955 [[Danny Kaye]] film ''[[The Court Jester]]'', the Jackson Zouaves American Legion Drill Team from [[Jackson, Michigan]], is seen performing a humorous drill routine using the traditional Zouave quick-march. The group also made several appearances, in full Zouave uniform, on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' between 1953 and 1960.<ref>{{cite web | last=Smith | first=Leanne | title=Peek Through Time: Jackson's fast-stepping Zouaves took Hollywood by storm in 1954 filming of 'The Court Jester' | website=mlive | date=2012-08-23 | url=https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2012/08/peekthrough_time_jacksons_fast.html | access-date=2021-01-13}}</ref>
* In the 1960 [[Edward Gorey]] book ''The Fatal Lozenge'', a Zouave is the subject of the final poem in Gorey's alphabetical list. In the poem, the Zouave, used to killing after years of war, stabs a young child who has begun to prattle.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
*In the [[Albert Camus]] book ''[[The First Man]]'' &ndash; published posthumously in 1994, but based on an incomplete manuscript the author was working on at the time of his death in 1960 &ndash; the protagonist's father, Henri Cormery, serves as a Zouave. He dies following injuries sustained in battle during the First World War.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
* The figure portrayed on the front of [[Zig-Zag (company)|Zig-Zag]] [[rolling paper]]s, colloquially known as the "Zig-Zag man", originates from a folk story about a zouave in the battle of Sevastopol. When the soldier's clay pipe was destroyed by a bullet, he attempted to roll his tobacco using a piece of paper torn from his bag of gunpowder.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
* In the [[Buster Keaton]] film ''[[The Playhouse (film)|The Playhouse]]'', a zouave drill routine is one of the acts at the theatre. One of the gags involves Keaton's boss telling him to get him some Zouaves and Keaton first hands him a pack of cigarettes (referring to the above brand).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/ThePlayhouse |title=The Playhouse : Joseph M. Schenck : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive |access-date=2015-08-30}}</ref>