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The Irish Legion fought for Imperial France during the Napoleonic Wars; 1st Regiment Venezuelan Rifles – Irish regiment that was part of the British Legions fighting in the South American Wars of Independence took part in the Venezuelan War of Independence. [19] St. Patrick's Battalion in the Mexican Army during the Mexican–American War.
The British Legion (1860) British contingent of the above; Nauvoo Legion, a significant militia in early Mormon history; List of American Civil War legions, both Confederate and Union; Guelphic Legion, Hanoverian paramilitary unit supporting George V, deposed king of Hanover, from 1866 to 1870; Carabinieri legions, the regional units of the ...
The British Legion (Spanish: Legión británica) or British Legions were foreign volunteer units which fought under Simón Bolívar against Spain for the independence of Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, and under José de San Martín for the independence of Peru, in the Spanish American wars of independence.
The British Legion was founded on 15 May 1921 as a voice for the ex-service community as a bringing together of four organisations: the Comrades of the Great War, the National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers and the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilised Sailors and Soldiers, and incorporated the fundraising department of the Officers' Association.
During the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, the Legation Quarter was besieged by Boxers and the Qing army for 55 days. The Siege of the Legations was lifted on August 14 by a multi-national army, the Eight-Nation Alliance, which marched to Beijing from the coast and defeated the Chinese army in a series of battles, including the Battle of Peking.
The 11th Army Group was the main British Army force in Southeast Asia during the Second World War.Although a nominally British formation, it also included large numbers of troops and formations from the British Indian Army and from British African colonies, and also Nationalist Chinese and United States units.
[8] [9] Two British captains and 21 Chinese NCOs and other ranks were killed, two majors, one colour sergeant and 15 Chinese NCOs and other ranks were wounded during this campaign. [10] Two members of the regiment, Colour Sergeant Purdon and Sergeant Gi Dien Kwee were awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in the Boxer Rebellion.
Second Formation was 33rd Army Division (2nd Formation)(People's Republic of China) from 1979-85. 34th Division – 12th Army with 31st, 34th, and 35th Divisions entered Korea on March 25, 1951. [5] Routed during the Battle of the Soyang River. [6] 35th Division; 36th Division; 37th Division – with 13th Army during Sino-Vietnamese border conflict