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    make a defensive stand at the nearby Hacienda Camarón, in Camarón de Tejeda, Veracruz, Mexico. The conduct of the Légionnaires who, overwhelmingly outnumbered...
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    Jean Danjou (category Knights of the Legion of Honour)
    decorated captain of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. He commanded the two lieutenants and 62 legionnaires who fought the Battle of Camarón during the...
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  • Honduras Battle of Camarón, an 1863 battle, part of the French intervention in Mexico "Camarón", a song by Paco de lucía from Luzia, 1998 Camaron Cheeseman (born...
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    Legion escorted the siege artillery. During this operation, the famous Battle of Camarón took place. From 5 May, General Ignacio Comonfort attempted to break...
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    famous for the 1863 Battle of Camarón at the town's Hacienda Camarón. In the 2005 INEGI Census, Camarón de Tejeda reported a population of 2,019, with 5,660...
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    1st Foreign Regiment (France) (category Regiments of the French Foreign Legion)
    itself during the Battle of Camarón (French: Bataille de Camerone) on April 30, 1863. The 1st and 2nd battalions participated in the siege of Oaxaca which...
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    paratroopers, confirming the VDV's reputation in the same way that the Battle of Camarón did for the French Foreign Legion, and the events have been quickly...
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    Canrobert - Marshal of France Jean Danjou - Commander at the Battle of Camarón Jules Gaucher - commander 13 DBLE, killed at Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Georges...
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    following is a list of notable people who are or were members of the Foreign Legion: Jean Danjou – Commander at the Battle of Camarón. Mamady Doumbouya...
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    organized in three battalions of infantry and cavalry, and was forced to make a defense in Hacienda Camarón. Despite the hopelessness of the situation, they fought...
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    Foreign Legion Pioneers (Pionniers) (category Units of the French Foreign Legion)
    ceremony of the Battle of Camarón, on April 30, at the 1st Foreign Regiment 1er RE to frame protect the holder of the wooden hand of captain Jean Danjou...
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  • fought on, but were defeated in a series of battles, with the republicans regaining control of the City of Mexico on 15 May 1867. Maximilian was captured...
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    2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (France) (category Infantry regiments of the French Foreign Legion)
    April 30, 1863; the Foreign Regiment (R.E) took part in the legendary Battle of Camarón where legion officers, Captain Jean Danjou, Sous-Lieutenant Jean Vilain...
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    Aubagne (category Communes of Bouches-du-Rhône)
    the 1st Foreign Regiment of the Foreign Legion has had 800 men stationed at Aubagne. For the centenary of the Battle of Camarón on 30 April 1963 the war...
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    STEPHEN. "ALAMO, BATTLE OF THE". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2016-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) "Battle of Kabul and the...
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  • terror attacks in France List of battles involving France (disambiguation) List of wars in the Low Countries until 1560 List of wars in the southern Low Countries...
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  • Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of Napoleonic Battles Battles of the...
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    was ambushed by 2,000 Mexican troops at the Hacienda Camarón; in the resulting Battle of Camarón, the legionnaires resisted bravely for several hours...
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    legionnaires at Dien Bien Phu celebrated the anniversary of the Legion's historic Battle of Camarón (French: Bataille de Camerone). The celebration took place...
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  • 30 – Battle of Camarón in Mexico: 65 soldiers of the French Foreign Legion fight 2,000 Mexicans. May 1–4 – American Civil War: Battle of Chancellorsville...
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    Zentla. Camarón de Tejeda is famous for the Battle of Camarón, fought on 30 April 1863 between the French Foreign Legion and the Mexican Army. "Camarón de...
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    The Battle of Puebla (Spanish: Batalla de Puebla; French: Bataille de Puebla), also known as the Battle of May 5 (Spanish: Batalla del 5 de Mayo) took...
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    2013 following the arms ceremony marking the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Camarón. The museum was opened to the public since 7 May 2014. The ground...
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    d'Hautpoul, cavalry general of the Napoleonic wars. Jean Danjou, decorated captain who fought during the legendary Battle of Camarón. Abel Douay, general, killed...
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    1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (category Cavalry regiments of France)
    citation issued at the orders of the Armed Forces praised the heroism of the Legionnaires during this period. Following the Battle of France the 1er REC took...
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    " That night the garrison made a breakout attempt, in the Camarón tradition. While some of the main body managed to break out, none succeeded in escaping...
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  • actual Battle of Rorke's Drift), as well as from Westerns. Though the song is set in the Sahara, Asso was likely influenced by the Battle of Camarón (1867)...
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    Francisco de Paula Milán (category Military history of Mexico)
    of Veracruz. After the victory of the republic, Milán devoted himself to a new trade. He composed the opera La Amiga de las Niñas. Battle of Camarón Jean...
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    5th Foreign Infantry Regiment (category Infantry regiments of the French Foreign Legion)
    Celebrations of the 5e RE On December 4, Saint Barbara is celebrated, the Patron Saint of all Engineer units The celebration of Camarón, on April 30,...
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    chronological list of the battles involving France in modern history. These lists do not include the battles of the French civil wars (as the Wars of Religion,...
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