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The creation of the Second Mexican Empire was the impetus for an expansion of the French Foreign Legion. One of Maximilian I's conditions for the acceptance of the Mexican throne was the provision of a corps of 10,000 European soldiers. [37] The Foreign Legion was loaned by Napoleon III to the Crown of Mexico for this purpose. [37]
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 Foreign Legion (Légion Étrangère) – The Legion is a corps of the French Army. Formed in 1831, it is designed to foreigners willing to serve in the French Armed Forces. Legionnaires come from around the world and applicants must be aged between 17.5 and 39.5. [15]
The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère, also known simply as la Légion, "the Legion") is a corps of the French Army created to allow foreign nationals into French service. [8] The Legion was founded in 1831 and today consists of several specialties, namely infantry , cavalry , engineers , and airborne troops . [ 9 ]
Early colour photograph of the French 3rd Zouaves in 1912. At the outbreak of war in August 1914, the Army of Africa in Algeria and Tunisia comprised nine regiments of Algerian Tirailleurs, four of zouaves, six of chasseurs d'Afrique, four of spahis and two of the Foreign Legion. Large numbers of these troops were sent immediately to serve in ...
The Foreign Legion Recruiting Group (French: Groupement de recrutement de la Légion étrangère, GRLE) is an administrative unit of the Foreign Legion responsible for recruiting volunteers from around the globe. [1] The unit reports to the Foreign Legion Command (COMLE).
The 4th Foreign Regiment (French: 4 e Régiment étranger, 4 e RE) is a training regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. [1] Prior to assuming the main responsibility of training Legion recruits, it was an infantry unit which participated in campaigns in Morocco , Levant , French Indochina , and Algeria .
The uniform of the Saharan Companies of the Foreign Legion (CSPLE) combined traditional features of both the Legion itself and the camel mounted méhariste units. Following the Second World War , the white and blue uniform shown was retained as a parade uniform only, being replaced for regular duties by khaki drill and kepi cover.