A British volunteer, Joseph Powell, noted in his account of his service with the Papal Zouaves, Two Years in the Pontifical Zouaves that at least three "blacks" and one person from China served in the Zouaves.
Ein britischer Freiwilliger, Joseph Powell, notierte in seinem Dienstbericht Two Years in the Pontifical Zouaves, dass mindestens drei „Schwarze“ und ein Chinese bei den Zuaven gedient hätten.