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Camerone Day and the hand of Captain Danjou​

Fête de Camerone et la main du capitaine Danjou. Camerone Day marks the most significant event in the French Foreign Legion’s history, the Battle of Camerone. It became a symbol of bravery and the determination to fight to the finish. The battle occurred in Mexico on April 30, 1863. A Legion company, consisting of 3 officers and 62 legionnaires led by Captain Jean Danjou, faced almost 2,000 Mexicans. Captain Danjou and his men refused to surrender and continued to fight until their ammunition ran out. At the end of the battle, only three combat-ready legionnaires were left.

This is what we must do today be always ready to fight to the finish.
 

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Wikipedia has a slightly different take. They say that there were 5 survivors, when down to each only having one round left to fire, chose to charge with fixed bayonets. The Mexican commander thus ordered his command to cease fire.

Danjou was then served by those five survivors to be his honor guard. Danjou had a wooden hand as a result of battle in Europe somewhere, and that hand was retrieved at Camerone and is today a highly honored artifact of the French Foreign Legion.

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The History Guy's video on Captain Danjou and the Legion.

 

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Wikipedia has a slightly different take. They say that there were 5 survivors, when down to each only having one round left to fire, chose to charge with fixed bayonets. The Mexican commander thus ordered his command to cease fire.

Danjou was then served by those five survivors to be his honor guard. Danjou had a wooden hand as a result of battle in Europe somewhere, and that hand was retrieved at Camerone and is today a highly honored artifact of the French Foreign Legion.

Wikipedia Article

The History Guy's video on Captain Danjou and the Legion.


Thank you for your reply and the video site.
I just copied my information directly from their web page:
https://foreignlegion.info/traditions/
 

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