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French Foreign Legion (other)
French Foreign Legion may refer to: Military * Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère), modern France * 1st Foreign Legion (France), Kingdom of France * 2nd Foreign Legion (France), Kingdom of France Other uses * ''French Foreign Legion'' (song), 1958 song See also * List of French Foreign Legion units * History of the French Foreign Legion * French Foreign Legion Veteran Societies Federation * French Foreign Legion in popular culture * French Legion, several organisations * Foreign legion (other) Foreign Legion most often refers to: * French Foreign Legion, a unit of the French Army Foreign Legion may also refer to: Military * Brigade of Gurkhas, light infantry unit of the British Army * Foreign volunteers, a term for troops joining a f ... {{dab Disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion (french: Légion étrangère) is a corps of the French Army which comprises several specialties: infantry, Armoured Cavalry Arm, cavalry, Military engineering, engineers, Airborne forces, airborne troops. It was created in 1831 to allow List of militaries that recruit foreigners, foreign nationals into the French Army. It formed part of the Army of Africa (France), Armée d’Afrique, the French Army's units associated with France's colonial project in Africa, until the end of the Algerian War, Algerian war in 1962. Legionnaires are highly trained soldiers and the Legion is unique in that it is open to foreign recruits willing to serve in the French Armed Forces. The Legion is today known as a unit whose training focuses on traditional military skills and on its strong Morale, esprit de corps, as its men and women come from different countries with different cultures. Consequently, training is often described as not only physically challenging, but also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Origins Of The French Foreign Legion
The Foreign Legion was established in 1831 by King Louis Philippe I to consolidate all foreign corps fighting under French colors, which included, among others, the Swiss Guards, the Swiss regiment of the Royal Guard, and the Hohenlohe Regiment. After its creation, the Legion participated in the further recruitment of foreign nationals into French military service. Initially, the Legion was heavily involved in the French conquest of Algeria (1830–1849) and the First Carlist War (1833–1840). After the Legion was essentially abandoned by the French government during the First Carlist War, a second Legion was formed in 1836. This Legion would become the modern Foreign Legion and would participate in the expansion and maintenance of the French colonial empire during the 19th and 20th centuries. Foreign nationals in the service of France Middle Ages and Ancien Régime There is evidence of the French monarchy hiring foreign soldiers since before the Bourbon Restoration. In 1346, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Foreign Legion (France)
The 2nd Foreign Legion (french: Deuxième legion) was created by the King. On June 29 1835, Louis Philippe I, the King of France ceded the Foreign Legion to Queen Isabella II of Spain. Subsequently, 4100 men which included foreigners in service of France and French officers passed accordingly into the ranks of the Spanish Army, which was in confrontation with the Carlists. Nevertheless, the campaign of Algeria required numerous troops, accordingly on December 16 1835, the King signed a Royal Ordinance which created a New Legion. Creation of the Second Legion The format was first limited to one battalion. The others were later successively constituted, and only if they were required. All the dispositions of the Royal Ordinance of March 10 1831 (date of creation of the 1831 Legion) were placed rigorously in application. The first battalion was immediately formed in Pau. On February 3 1836, chef de bataillon ( Commandant - Major) Marie Alphonse Bedeau was entr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Foreign Legion (song)
"French Foreign Legion" is a popular song. The music was written by Guy Wood, the lyrics by Aaron Schroeder. The song was published in 1958. It is best known in a version recorded by Frank Sinatra on 29 Dec 1958, released as a single and which appears on the albums ''All The Way All the Way may refer to: Film and television * ''All the Way'', an Australian film of 1998 directed by Marque Owen * ''All the Way'' (2001 film), a film directed by Shi Runjiu * ''All the Way'' (film), a 2016 adaptation of Robert Schenkkan's p ...'' and early UK stereo releases of '' Come Fly with Me''. References Songs about the military Songs written by Aaron Schroeder 1958 songs Frank Sinatra songs Songs written by Guy Wood French Foreign Legion in popular culture {{1950s-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of French Foreign Legion Units
This article lists the principal units of the Foreign Legion in the French Army created since 1831. Legion units are only cited once, based on their respective dates of creation. A dissolved Legion unit which is recreated under the same designation will only appear once. The last section of the list re-summarizes actual Legion units in service. 19th century *French Foreign Legion (1st formation) - 9 March 1831 * 2nd Foreign Legion (2LE) (2nd formation) - 3 February 1836 *1st Foreign Regiment - 1 April 1841 *2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment – 1 April 1841 * Foreign Brigade (unit designation in 1854 for two merged foreign regiments during the Crimean War) * Mounted Companies (Compagnies montées de la Légion étrangère) – 1881 *Saharan Companies of the French Foreign Legion, Saharan Companies and Squadrons of the French Foreign Legion – (CSPLE, ESPLE) – 1901 *1st Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment (1erRM 2eRE) - 1907 *1st Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of The French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion, Foreign Legion has had a long and unique history amongst the units of the French Army. It was historically formed of expatriate enlisted personnel led by French officers. Founded by a royal ordinance issued by Louis Philippe I, King Louis Philippe of France on March 9, 1831 with aim of bolstering the strength of the French Army while also finding a use for the influx of refugees inundating France at the time. The Foreign Legion subsequently found a permanent home in the ranks of the French military. The Foreign Legion's history spans across French conquest of Algeria, Conquest of Algeria, the Franco-Prussian War, numerous colonial exploits, both World Wars, the First Indochina War, and the Algerian War. Background The French had a history of employing regiments of foreign soldiers from an early date: such as Louis XI's creation of the Scottish Guards (France), Scottish Guards in the 15th century. Later kings, from Francois I to Louis XVI made use of bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Foreign Legion Veteran Societies Federation
The Foreign Legion Veteran Societies Federation (french: Fédération des sociétés des Anciens de la Légion étrangère, FSALE) is an association of the ''association law type of 1901'' (french: Association loi de 1901) federating different representations of veteran Legionnaires (french: Anciens Légionnaires) across the world. History If the associations regrouping veteran Legionnaires (french: Anciens Légionnaires) rapidly saw daylight throughout the course of the history of this institution, it was in 1912 where the ancestor of the FSALE was created. The first President was Jacques-Emile Maurer, President of the first friendly veteran legionnaires association, (french: Première Amicale d'Anciens Legionnaires), ''La Légion'', created in 1898. Due to World War I, the veteran association ceased its activities in 1914. In 1920, a new re-launching tentative was initiated, led by Braunschweig, former secretary general, however the regrouping initiative was not made pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Foreign Legion In Popular Culture
The French Foreign Legion (french: Légion étrangère) is a corps of the French Army which comprises several specialties: infantry, cavalry, engineers, airborne troops. It was created in 1831 to allow foreign nationals into the French Army. It formed part of the Armée d’Afrique, the French Army's units associated with France's colonial project in Africa, until the end of the Algerian war in 1962. Legionnaires are highly trained soldiers and the Legion is unique in that it is open to foreign recruits willing to serve in the French Armed Forces. The Legion is today known as a unit whose training focuses on traditional military skills and on its strong esprit de corps, as its men and women come from different countries with different cultures. Consequently, training is often described as not only physically challenging, but also very stressful psychologically. French citizenship may be applied for after three years' service. Any soldier who is wounded during a battle for Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Legion
The French Legion may refer to: * French Foreign Legion * Legion of Honour of France * Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism * Czechoslovak Legion in France * French Armenian Legion * ''Legion of France'', see Boer foreign volunteers See also * French Foreign Legion (other) * 2nd Foreign Legion (France) * List of military legions * List of Roman legions * American Legion (other) * British Legion (other) * German Legion (other) * Legion (other) {{SIA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Legion (other)
Foreign Legion most often refers to: * French Foreign Legion, a unit of the French Army Foreign Legion may also refer to: Military * Brigade of Gurkhas, light infantry unit of the British Army * Foreign volunteers, a term for troops joining a foreign army * International Brigades, of the Spanish Civil War * International Legion, created in 1860 by Giuseppe Garibaldi * International Freedom Battalion, a leftist foreign fighters fighting for the Rojava forces during the Syrian Civil War * International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, a Ukrainian brigade created during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine * King's German Legion (KGL), a British Army unit of expatriate Germans during the Napoleonic Wars * Mahal (Israel), foreigners serving in the Israeli army * Polish Legions (Napoleonic period), Polish military units that served with the French Army, 1790s–1810s * Portuguese Legion (Napoleonic Wars), a Portuguese military force in Napoleon's Imperial Armies * Rhodesian L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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