French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
By 1921 the Spahi regiments had been increased to twelve (from four in 1914) and this became the permanent establishment. During the 1920s mounted Spahi regiments saw extensive active service in the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, as well as in Morocco. They continued to perform policing and garrison duties in Algeria and Tunisia. Although mechanisation began in the 1930s of the "Chasseurs d'Afrique" and Foreign Legion cavalry, the Spahis remained an entirely mounted force until after 1942.