Re: [OT] Camarone Day

For an excelelnt recounting of the tale, read Legion of the Damned by 
William C Dietz.

Brian Bilderback

>From: "Magic" <rmako@coqui.net>
>Reply-To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
>To: <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
>Subject: [OT] Camarone Day
>Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 06:04:55 -0400
>
>April 30, 1859- CAMARONE DAY- National Holiday of the French Foreign 
>Legion.
>It commemorates a battle during the French Empire in Mexico. 175 
>legionaires
>were attacked at a little ranchero called Camarone by thousands of
>Juaristas. The legionaires fought until only 12 were left alive with no

>more
>bullets. When the Mexican commander called upon them to surrender Capt.
>Danjou ordered "Fix bayonets and Charge!" Since then to do a
>suicidally-gutsy last stand is called a "Camarone". The wooden hand of 
>Capt.
>Danjou is a relic at the Legions headquarters outside Marseilles.
>
>Magic
>

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