He used native auxiliaries led by Fusilier-Commandos to patrol the area of operations near the base to prevent sabotage to the planes or raids on the airfields.
As often in French colonial warfare, the marsouins and bigors were supported by native auxiliaries and naval detachments.
He was generally popular among the native Iranians, but the leader of the native auxiliaries, Hayyan an-Nabati, had secretly turned against him.
Already the native auxiliaries were slipping away and now the others followed.
In the district of Baranowicze, there were 73 German gendarmerie and 816 native auxiliaries.
Clauzel introduced a formal civil administration in Algiers, and began recruiting zouaves, or native auxiliaries to the French forces, with the goal of establishing a proper colonial presence.
It is estimated that for every Spaniard on the field of battle, there were at least 10 native auxiliaries.
He also decided a transition should be made to gassing the victims, especially the women and children, and ordered the recruitment of expendable native auxiliaries who could assist with the murders.
He would take his legions and native auxiliaries and cross this great desert before him on a direct forced march.
Shortly after the Spaniards gained entrance, the fort was put into flames, whether by Chinese or by native auxiliaries could not be determined.