Camerone (Legion commemoration)

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Camerone (Legion commemoration) is the French Foreign Legion’s iconic annual remembrance of the 1863 Battle of Camarón in Mexico, symbolizing Legionnaire bravery, sacrifice, and esprit de corps.

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instanceOf French Foreign Legion tradition
annual ceremony
military commemoration
alsoKnownAs Camerone NERFINISHED
Camerone Day NERFINISHED
associatedWith Battle honours of the French Foreign Legion
commemorates 1863 Battle of Camarón in Mexico
Battle of Camarón NERFINISHED
coreValueEmphasized courage
discipline
solidarity among Legionnaires
country France
date 30 April
hasFrequency annual
hasKeyElement display of the wooden hand of Captain Danjou
parade of Legion units
reading of the Camerone account
hasParticipant French military authorities
foreign guests
serving Legionnaires
veterans of the French Foreign Legion
honours 3rd Company of the 1st Foreign Regiment NERFINISHED
Captain Jean Danjou NERFINISHED
language French
location Aubagne NERFINISHED
France
French Foreign Legion headquarters NERFINISHED
mottoEmphasized Honneur et Fidélité NERFINISHED
namedAfter Battle of Camarón NERFINISHED
Camarón de Tejeda NERFINISHED
organisedBy French Foreign Legion NERFINISHED
relatedTo French military traditions
Mexican campaign of 1862–1863 NERFINISHED
significance most important ceremonial day of the French Foreign Legion
startTime 30 April 1863
symbolizes Legion esprit de corps
Legionnaire bravery
Legionnaire sacrifice
theme duty unto death
heroic last stand
loyalty to mission
traditionOf French Foreign Legion NERFINISHED
typeOfEvent memorial ceremony
military parade

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3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment battleHonour Camerone (Legion commemoration)