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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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Foreign Legion tradition ⓘ
annual ceremony ⓘ
military commemoration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Camerone ⓘ
Camerone Day ⓘ
associatedWith Battle honours of the French Foreign Legion ⓘ
commemorates 1863 Battle of Camarón in Mexico ⓘ
Battle of Camarón ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Captain Jean Danjou ⓘ
language French ⓘ
location Aubagne ⓘ
France ⓘ
French Foreign Legion headquarters ⓘ
mottoEmphasized Honneur et Fidélité ⓘ
namedAfter Battle of Camarón ⓘ
Camarón de Tejeda ⓘ
organisedBy French Foreign Legion ⓘ
relatedTo French military traditions ⓘ
Mexican campaign of 1862–1863 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
typeOfEvent memorial ceremony ⓘ
military parade ⓘ

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3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment → battleHonour → Camerone (Legion commemoration) ⓘ