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A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2

A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2

French Army corps of foreign nationals
🗓️ 30 April 1863

The French Foreign Legion is a corps of the French Army created to allow foreign nationals into French service. The Legion was founded in 1831 and today consists of several specialities, namely infantry, cavalry, engineers, and airborne troops. It formed part of the Armée d'Afrique, French Army units associated with France's colonial project in North Africa, until the end of the Algerian War in 1962.

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