Category Archives: Camerone

Camerone Day 2024

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Jack Wagner

Today the French Foreign Legion celebrates the 161st anniversary of the Battle of Camarone (Bataille de Camerone) that took place this day, April 30th 1863, in Veracruz, Mexico.  Camerone is one of the most famous “last stands” in military history … Continue reading →

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Camerone 2023

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Jack Wagner

Today the French Foreign Legion celebrated the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Camarón (Bataille de Camerone) that took place this day, April 30th, in Veracruz, Mexico.  Although a minor engagement at the time the battle resonates through history as … Continue reading →

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Military Illustrated: The Legion at Camerone, 1863

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Jack Wagner

Here’s a very interesting article on the Foreign Legion at Camerone by the expert publishers at Military Illustrated Past and Present Magazine (No. 22).  It was written by Louis Delperier, a French author who has written extensively on the French … Continue reading →

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Camerone 2022!

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Jack Wagner

Today is the 159th anniversary of the famous Battle of Camarón (Bataille de Camerone) that took place this day in Mexico.  It’s the most revered and celebrated commemoration in the Foreign Legion.  For the first time in two years since … Continue reading →

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Camerone 2021

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Jack Wagner

Bonne fête legionnaires! From what I’ve read the official celebration at Aubagne is going to be another closed, COVID influenced event, similar to last year, with “social distancing” (a term I’ve come to loath) and more masks.  If you are … Continue reading →

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D-1 Camerone Day

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Jack Wagner

Camerone Day has come on pretty fast.  I usually post a bunch of odds and ends throughout the week that Camerone Day occurs but since I’ve been slow and distracted I’ll try to get caught up with this post. 1. … Continue reading →

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Happy Camerone Day!

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Jack Wagner

Happy Day to the Foreign Legionnaires. Bonne fête! Given the subdued way in which this great day is to be celebrated you might be interested in how it was done last year.  For your browsing pleasure here is the press … Continue reading →

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Camerone Day -1

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Jack Wagner

Well another year has passed and tomorrow, 30 April, Legionnaires past and present will celebrate the famous Bataille de Camerone which took place 157 years ago in Veracruz, Mexico.  It’s hard to imagine how this commemoration will be celebrated given … Continue reading →

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Camerone 2019!

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Jack Wagner

Bon fête! Today is the 156th anniversary of the famous Battle of Camarón (Bataille de Camerone) that took place this day in old Mexico. Ceremonies are held to commemorate this event wherever there are Foreign Legionnaires while the official event … Continue reading →

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Joyeux Camerone 2018!

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Jack Wagner

It’s that time of year again.  Tomorrow is 30 April–the most revered day in the history of the French Foreign Legion that commemorates that famous last-stand battle in 1863 that pitted 65 legionnaires against 3,000 Mexican cavalry and infantry.  The … Continue reading →

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