CAMPAIGNS
1831 | First battalions in Algeria |
1832 | First fights against Abd El Kader |
1835 | In Spain: Battle of Barbastro in 1837 |
1836 | the new Legion arrives in Algeria |
1843 | Creation of the Camp at Sidi-Bel-Abbes |
1844 | Victory: M'Chounech (Aures) 2nd Etranger lead by the duc d'Aumale. |
1854- 1856 | Campaign of Crimea - Sebastopol - Death of Colonel Viénot |
1859 | Campaign of Italy: Victories of • Magenta • Solferino First march of the Legion in Paris |
1863- 1867 | Campaign of Mexico • April 30th : Camerone • Feb 28 1866: Santa-lsabel • March 1867: back in Algeria |
1870-1871 | France vs. Germany war Victory of Coulmiers; first fights of the Legion in France |
1883-1885 | Campaign of Tonkin [Indochina] • Jan 1883: Sontay • Feb 1885: Langson |
1885 | Campaign of Formosa |
1892 | Campaign of Dahomey |
1893-1894 | Campaign of Sudan |
1895-1904 | Campaign of Madagascar |
1900-1918 | Campaign of Maroc |
1914-1918 | WW I : creation of 4 regiments Colonel Duriez killed in action |
1925 | Campaign of Rif against Abd El Krim East Army in Syria |
1933 | end of war in Maroc |
1939-1940 | WW II Fights in France |
1940-1945 | 13th DBLE Narvik in Norvegia May 1940: rallying to the French Forces in GB |
1941 | Campaign of Erythrea Campaign of Syria |
1942 | Feb-June: Bir-Hakeim in Lybia El Himeimat Death of Lieutenant Colonel Amilakvari |
1943 | Campaign of Tunisia |
1944 | Campaign of of Italy |
1944-1945 | Landing in the South of France Campaign of France and Germany |
1946-1954 | Indochina War |
1948 | Phu Tong Ha |
1949-1954 | • Fights of the RC 4 (RC = Route Coloniale = Colonial Road) • Sept 1950: Dong Khe • Oct 1950: Cao Bang • 6-8 Oct: tragic fights of Coc-Xa |
1952 | • Hoah Binh • Fights of the RC 6 and Black River |
1953 | • Na-San • in November, installation of the Dien Bien Phu's Camp |
1954 | • May 7th: after 5 months of furious and desperate fights, fall of Dien Bien Phu |
1954 | November 1st: beginning of the Algeria's War |
1956 | Suez' Expedition |
1957 | Battle of Algiers |
1958 | Battles at the borders of Algeria Death of Colonel Jean-Pierre ( 1st R.E.P) |
1961 | Putsch of the Generals Dissolution of the 1st R.E.P |
1962 | Sept 29th: the Legion moves from Sidi-Bel-Abbes to Aubagne |
1969-1970 | Tchad |
1978 | the 2nd R.E.P bales out at Kolwezi ex Zaire |
1978-1980 | Tchad |
1982 | Beyrouth |
1983 | Beyrouth, South of Lebanon Tchad |
1986-1994 | Missions in Tchad |
1990-1991 | Missions in Zaire, Rwanda |
1991 | Gulf War |
1992 | UN Mission in Cambodgia |
1992-1993 | Humanitarian mission in Somalia |
1993 | UN Mission in Bosnia |
1994 | Humanitarian mission in Rwanda |