Battle of Camerone
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The Battle of Camerone was a legendary 1863 last-stand engagement of the French Foreign Legion in Mexico, celebrated as a symbol of extreme bravery and sacrifice against overwhelming odds.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
last stand ⓘ military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Foreign Legion mythology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French military history ⓘ |
| casualtiesFrench | almost all killed or wounded ⓘ |
| casualtiesMexican | significant but lower than French ⓘ |
| commander |
Jean Danjou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean Maudet NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Vilain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual Camerone Day ceremonies ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | April 30 ⓘ |
| conflict | Second French intervention in Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1863-04-30 ⓘ |
| hasArtifact | wooden hand of Captain Jean Danjou ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| legacy | central legend of the French Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mexico
ⓘ
Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Camerone, Veracruz, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLinked | "Ils ont un fusil, nous avons l’honneur" (attributed spirit of the Legion) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme bravery
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fighting against overwhelming odds ⓘ heroic last stand ⓘ |
| objectiveFrench | delay Mexican forces ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Francisco de Paula Milán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeDetail | French Legionnaires refused to surrender until nearly all were casualties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
French Foreign Legion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexican Republican forces ⓘ |
| partOf | French intervention in Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Second Mexican Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rememberedAs | one of the most famous actions of the French Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| result |
French Foreign Legion last stand
ⓘ
Mexican victory ⓘ |
| strengthFrench | 65 Legionnaires ⓘ |
| strengthMexican | several hundred to over 1,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
French Foreign Legion esprit de corps
ⓘ
courage ⓘ honor ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| tacticalContext | protection of a supply convoy ⓘ |
| tradition | reading of the Camerone account in the French Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| typeOfHeroism | fight to the last man ⓘ |
| year | 1863 ⓘ |
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