"Prepping for Camerone Day" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 25 Apr 2023 9:26 p.m. PST |
Camerone Day is just around the corner. As most of you know, the Battle of Camerone was fought between a company of the Foreign Legion and over two thousand Mexican troopers and cavalry on April 30, 1863. The besieged legionnaires used an abandoned, walled hacienda to fight a last stand engagement, refusing, to surrender until just all were killed or wounded and they were out of ammunition. It's the penultimate celebration for the Foreign Legion and is observed each year by individual (active and former) legionnaires and units of the Legion whereever they might be found. To start this blogs lead up to the event I've decided to post a quick update and collection of odds and ends--a hodgepodge, something that used to be a regular feature here. First some updates… Mon Legionnaire: link |
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