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French Foreign Legion 1831-71

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - 1500 - 1800 A.D.

Last Stocked on 10/7/2024

Product Info

Title
French Foreign Legion 1831-71
Publisher
Category
Author
Martin Windrow
Publish Year
2016
Pages
48
Dimensions
7x9.5x.25"
NKG Part #
2147651227
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA509
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA509

Description

Concluding his bestselling series on the French Foreign Legion, Martin Windrow explores the formation and development of the Legion during its 'first generation'. Raised in 1831, the Legion's formative years would see it fight continuous and savage campaigns in Algeria, aid the Spanish government in the Carlist War, join the British in the Crimean campaign and fight alongside the Swiss in the bloody battles of Magenta and Solferino. With the ever-changing combat environments they found themselves in, the Legion had to constantly adapt in order to survive.
Taking advantage of the latest research, this lavishly illustrated study explores the evolution of the uniforms and kit of the French Foreign Legion, from their early campaigns in Algeria through to their iconic Battle of Camerone in Mexico and their role in the Franco-Prussian war.