The purpose of the foreign legion was to remove disruptive elements from society and put them to use fighting the enemies of France. The direct reason for this was that foreigners were forbidden to serve in the French Army after the 1830 July Revolution, so the foreign legion was created to allow the government a way around this restriction. Legion Captain Borelli, to his Legionnaires who died at the siege of Thuyen Quang in 1885.Įstablished in 1831 by the French king Louis Philippe, The French Foreign Legion (or in French: Légion étrangère, L.E.) is a military service wing of the French army, unique because it was exclusively created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French armed forces. The sworn duty with which you were tasked? The French Foreign Legion by Douglas Boyd
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