foreign legion in English

noun
1
a military unit of the French army founded in the 1830s to fight France's colonial wars. Composed, except for the higher ranks, of non-Frenchmen, the Legion was famed for its audacity and endurance. Its most famous campaigns were in French North Africa in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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1. Spartak have even begun assembling a foreign legion.

2. Adieu, Adieu is a march of the French Foreign Legion

3. 1942 France Cover Waffen SS Foreign Legion Volunteer Stamps with Tabs Airmails

4. A Hungarian legionnaire from the French Foreign Legion inspects an Afghan man near Tagab in Kapisa Province on Jan.

5. Beau, John and Digby Geste are brothers who join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical Sergeant Markoff

6. In addition, he warned his men with seemingly aggressive language against French agents, who wanted to recruit them for the Foreign Legion.

7. The garrote very common once, is no longer sanctioned by law in any country though training in its use is still carried out in the French Foreign Legion.

8. "In Appel, Joel Struthers has illustrated a soldier’s life on and off duty through his vast experience in diverse training activities and operations.Those with a military background will find this a fascinating story, laced with humour, and told through the eyes of a professional soldier in a renowned military organization, the French Foreign Legion.

9. 1815-06-30 US naval hero Stephen Decatur ends attacks by Algerian pirates; 1830-06-12 Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: 34,000 French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers, at Sidi Ferruch; 1830-07-05 France invades Algeria, begins a 40 year conquest; 1831-03-10 The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria