Le Boudin
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"Le Boudin", officially "Marche de la Légion Étrangère", is the official march of the Foreign Legion. "Le Boudin" is a reference to boudin, a type of blood sausage or black pudding. "Le boudin" colloq
Replica of a Legionnaire in 1863. His boudin is draped over the haversack on the floor to the right.
Sausage or boudin that gives the military item its name. Boudins are made in many colors, from off-white to dark reddish-black.
Siege of Tuyên Quang
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The siege of Tuyên Quang was an important confrontation between the French and the Chinese armies in Tonkin during the Sino-French War. A French garrison of 619 men, including two companies of the Fre
Le Boudin
…meant the gear (rolled up in a blanket) that used to be carried atop the backpacks of Legionnaires. The song relates the Legion's feat of arms in Tuyên Quang (1884–1885) and in Camerone (1863), the date of which (April 30) is celebrated as the Legion's anniversary. While the tune was composed prior to the…
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Tang Jingsong (1841–1903), the commander of the Yunnan Army in the siege of Tuyên Quang
Chef de bataillon Marc-Edmond Dominé (1848–1920), the commander of the Tuyên Quang garrison