"Camerone Day: "Not men but demons"" Topic
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Mad Guru  | 30 Apr 2020 9:37 a.m. PST |
On this day in 1863, Captain Jean Danjou and the 3rd Company, 1st Battalion, Foreign Regiment (aka: the French Foreign Legion) fought its most famous battle in Camerone, Mexico. As the plaque later placed there to commemorate their actions says: Opposed to an entire army
Its mass crushed them
Life rather than courage
Abandoned these French soldiers
In Camerone on April 30, 1863. Vive la Legion.
If interested, please stop by my blog for links to a couple of Legion songs -- one classic, the other quirky -- by clicking this LINK: link |
| Nick Stern | 30 Apr 2020 9:55 a.m. PST |
I'll raise a glass of wine to them tonight. Looking forward to playing a game with you on Camerone Day 2023. |
| DisasterWargamer | 30 Apr 2020 10:03 a.m. PST |
A period I have always intended to get into Love the depiction of his wooden hand in the painting |
| Frederick | 30 Apr 2020 10:14 a.m. PST |
Vive la morte
Vive la guerre
Vive la legion etranger! |
| Pan Marek | 30 Apr 2020 10:16 a.m. PST |
A story of courage and heroism in service to a horrible cause. Viva Juarez! |
 Herkybird | 30 Apr 2020 11:06 a.m. PST |
Reads like a modern day Thermopylae! Heroes all, despite the cause! |
| Thresher01 | 30 Apr 2020 12:49 p.m. PST |
"Camerone Day: "Not men but demons"" So, not shrimp either, I suppose. |
| Perris0707 | 30 Apr 2020 1:07 p.m. PST |
"All that matters is that few stood against many." |
| Chuckaroobob | 30 Apr 2020 6:31 p.m. PST |
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is back from Council of Five Nations.
