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Camerone: The French Foreign Legion's Greatest Battle

Autor Rosemary Rohmer, James Ryan
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 24 mar 1996 – vârsta până la 17 ani
The first detailed account in English of the battle that defined the elite unit's fidelity to the mission. The battle was fought at Camerone, some 40 miles west of Vera Cruz, Mexico, on April 30, 1863; the opponents were the half-strength 3d Company, 1st Battalion, of the Legion opposed by more than 2,000 Mexican regulars and guerrillas. After several fights against the Mexican lancers just beyond the deserted La Trinidad Hacienda at Camerone, the 3d took cover behind the old walls of the hacienda. There, for ten hours the Legion withstands repeated assaults from a Mexican force that grew to more than 2,000 men. Finally, the surviving officer and four men of the 3d charge into the midst of the massed juaristas. The officer is mortally wounded, two men are killed, the other two captured. The Legion has never regarded Camerone as a defeat but rather as the prime example of fidelity to the mission. Annually, on April 30, Legion units, whether in peace or war, commemorate the gallantry of the 3d of the 1st.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780275954901
ISBN-10: 0275954900
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

JAMES W. RYAN is the author of ten books, most of which are military histories. A Korean War paratroop veteran with sixty-seven jumps, he served as a newsman and editor for United Press International for a decade. He is now a freelance writer and historian.

Cuprins

PrologueIllustrationsOff to MexicoThe 3d of the 1stDeparture from ChiquihuiteDown the Fever RoadLa Trinidad HaciendaInitial ContactFighting in SquaresBesiegedBlood OathA Hero's DeathOnslaughtConflagrationFidelity to the MissionEpilogueMapsBibliographyIndex