Professional protocol prevented him from mixing the battalions of the marine infantry, the armée d'Afrique and the metropolitan army (armée de terre), and he was obliged to create one regiment of marine infantry, two 'Algerian' regiments of troops from the armée d'Afrique, and one French regiment.
Protokol profesional mencegahnya dari mencampur batalyon infantri laut, armée d'Afrique dan tentara metropolitan (armée de terre), dan dia diwajibkan untuk membuat satu resimen infantri laut, dua resimen pasukan Aljazair dari armée d'Afrique, dan satu resimen Prancis.