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  2. Foreign Legion Museum - Wikipedia

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    The back of the Museum, giving on the arms place (French: Place d'armes) of the 1st Foreign Regiment 1 er RE, opens on the Monument morts de la Legion, grand sculpture Pourquet (French: Pourquet), representing a world map guarded by four legionnaires and inaugurated in 1931 during the centennial commemoration of the Legion at Sidi bel-Abbès ...

  3. Uniforms of La Grande Armée - Wikipedia

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    Horse carabinier's uniform before 1809 Horse carabinier as of 1809. The corps of Carabiniers was a group of heavy cavalry originally created by Louis XIV.From 1791 to 1809, their uniforms consisted of a blue coat with a blue piped red collar, red cuffs, lapels and turnbacks with white grenades, red epaulettes with edged white straps, red cuff flaps for the 1st Regiment, blue piped red for the ...

  4. Army Museum (Paris) - Wikipedia

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    The Musée de l'artillerie (Museum of Artillery – "artillerie" meaning all things related to weapons) was founded in 1795 in the aftermath of the French Revolution, and expanded under Napoleon. It was moved into the Hôtel des Invalides in 1871, immediately following the Franco-Prussian War and the proclamation of the Third Republic .

  5. Pantalon rouge - Wikipedia

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    French infantry uniform of 1914 A progression of French infantry uniforms from 1837 (left) to 1870 (right). The pantalon rouge (French for 'red trousers') were an integral part of the uniform of most regiments of the French army from 1829 to 1914.

  6. Category:French military uniforms - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "French military uniforms" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bigeard cap; C.

  7. Troupes de marine - Wikipedia

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    Uniform of the marines under Louis XV at the Museum of the 2nd regiment of marines You die in battle or you come back victorious. In every battle in the Crimea, We too have taken part De Malakoff under fire, We were climbing the walls. At the sight of our uniforms, That the fire or sword deforms, The enemy turned pale, stepped back many times ...

  8. List of French Army regiments - Wikipedia

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    1st Regiment of Spahis, Bastille Day 2008 military parade on the Champs-Élysées, Paris. 1 er Régiment de Spahis (1st Spahis Regiment), 1ère Brigade Mécanisée (1st Mechanized Brigade) - Valence (26) 1 er Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique (1st African "Hunter" Regiment), Unité d'entrainement et de formation (Training Unit) - Canjuers

  9. List of Royal French foreign regiments - Wikipedia

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    Coming mainly from Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, and Wallonia they gave a significant contribution to the French military effort. Swedish and Polish regiments were counted as German, Scottish as Irish. After the French Revolution the foreign regiments were in 1791 merged with the indigenous French regiments to new, numbered, regiments of the line.