The 2nd Zouaves ( popularly known as " the Jackals of Oran ") had their eagle decorated with the Legion d ' Honneur following the Battle of Magenta in 1859.

" A Legion eagle from Varus's defeat, either from the XVII or XVIII, was recovered.

" eagle ") and used as symbol of the Roman Legion.

Sutcliff wrote in a foreword that she created the story from two elements: the disappearance of the Legio IX Hispana ( Ninth Legion ) from the historical record, following an expedition north to deal with Caledonian tribes in 117 ; and the discovery of a wingless Roman eagle in excavations at Calleva Atrebatum ( Silchester ).

Two years later, he received the prestigious National Order of the Legion of Honor, and in 1991, was awarded the First Class Order of the Sacred Treasure from the Emperor of Japan.

To date, Bonn's Roman fort remains the largest fort of its type known from the ancient world, i. e. a fort built for one full-size Imperial Legion and its auxiliaries.

Mountbatten making an address in Singapore, 1945. As a result of the Dieppe raid, Mountbatten became a controversial figure in Canada, with the Royal Canadian Legion distancing itself from him during his visits there during his later career ; his relations with Canadian veterans " remained frosty ".

The purpose of the Foreign Legion was to remove disruptive elements from society and put them to use fighting the enemies of France.

Historically, the American film industry portrayed the Foreign Legion as, in the words of Neil Tweedie of The Daily Telegraph, having " a reputation as a haven for cut-throats, crooks and sundry fugitives from justice " and also having many men escaping failed romances.

Among these losses, 1, 918 of the deaths were from a single regiment of the French Foreign Legion, a fact that testifies to the importance of the Foreign Legion's role in the campaign.

As most European countries and the US were drawn into the war, many of the newer " duration only " volunteers who managed to survive the first years of the war were generally released from the Foreign Legion to join their respective national armies.

His first wife, Betsy Blair, was suspected of being a Communist sympathizer and when MGM, who had offered Blair a part in Marty ( 1955 ), were considering withdrawing her under pressure from the American Legion, Kelly successfully threatened MGM with a pullout from It's Always Fair Weather unless his wife was restored to the part.

As a result of this, a great number of soldiers from Hanover eventually emigrated to Great Britain, leading to the formation of the King's German Legion, which was the only German army to fight throughout the entire Napoleonic wars against the French.

During the Legion Quest, Iceman was one of the X-Men who goes back in time to stop Legion from killing Magneto.

In about 1980, Muammar Gaddafi introduced the Islamic Pan-African Legion, a body of mercenaries recruited primarily among dissidents from Sudan, Egypt, Tunisia, Mali, and Chad.

In an effort to realise Gaddafi's vision of a united Arab military force, plans for the creation of an Islamic Arab Legion were being announced from time to time.

* Legion ( Image Comics ), a group of characters from the Spawn series

* " Legion " is a song by VNV Nation from the album Empires

* " Legion ", a song by Junkie XL from the album Big Sounds of the Drags

* " Legion ", a song by Saviour Machine from the album Saviour Machine I

* " Legion ", a song by HammerFall from the album No Sacrifice, No Victory

* " Legion ", a song by At the Gates from the 2002 re-issue of the album Slaughter of the Soul

* Lajjun, Palestinian village whose name is derived from " Legion "

The most curious case came in Russia where the Czechoslovak Legion of Czechoslovak prisoners ( from the Austro-Hungarian army ): they were released in 1917, armed themselves, briefly culminating into a military and diplomatic force during the Russian Civil War.

The Indische Freiwilligen Infanterie Regiment 950 ( also known at various stages as the Indische Freiwilligen-Legion der Waffen-SS, the Legion Freies Indien, and Azad Hind Fauj ) was created in August 1942, chiefly from disaffected Indian soldiers of the British Indian Army, captured by the Axis in North Africa.

Other mementos of Holmes's cases are a gold sovereign from Irene Adler (" A Scandal in Bohemia ") and an autographed letter of thanks from the French President and a Legion of Honour for tracking down an assassin named Huret (" The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez ").

The Native Americans were looking for U. S. cannons that had been buried after St. Clair's Defeat, not knowing that they had already been recovered by the Legion of the United States.

After St. Clair's Defeat, President Washington asked Congress to authorize the formation of the Legion of the United States, a 5, 000-man force to fight the Indians in the Northwest.

In the alternate timeline the three created, they used members of the Legion of Super-Heroes who were either brainwashed or converted to their cause as a way to protect their time bubble.

They are worn around the waist in either dark blue or red by corps such as the Foreign Legion, the Spahis, the Chasseurs d ' Afrique and the Tirailleurs which were originally raised in North Africa during the period of French colonial rule.

Originally, the American Legion required that valved bugles have screws to allow the valve to be locked onto either the G or D open scale during certain competitions.

The Condor Legion claimed to have destroyed 320 Spanish Republican planes using aircraft ( either shot down or bombed on the ground ), and shot down another 52 using anti-aircraft guns.

" Shan explains to Dr. Rao how they got out of Haller's mind, and reveals that the only way someone could become part of Haller's mind was either through Shan's powers or if Legion is next to the person when they die.

Despite the fact that Booster stole the elements of his costume in the 25th century, recent Legion of Super-Heroes reboots and retcons depict them as having been invented in either the 30th or 31st century.

Mindful of the dangers presented by Latour-Maubourg's horsemen, Cole flanked his line at either end with a unit in column: on the right were the division's massed light companies, including those from Brigadier Kemmis's brigade, while the first battalion of the Lusitanian Legion took station on the left.

During the course of the story, it is revealed that a large part of why the heroes were rejected from the original Legion was due subtle psychological scans run by Saturn Girl, however, they were denied because they either lacked control of their abilities or they were not useful enough.

After Cowpens, the remaining Legion infantry either transferred to the cavalry or joined the garrison of Charleston.

Said story involved Justice Legion T, an 853rd Century trio of young heroes: Robin the Toy Wonder ( a robotic Robin ), Superboy OMAC ( One Millionth Actual Clone, a play on the classic OMAC character ) and Impulse ( a Speed Force-influenced energy being, presumably either personified by the spirits of previous persons who used the heroic name, or else the living embodiment of random thoughts lost in the Speed Force, but most probably a time misplaced Scout of the original Impulse ).

Legion is destroyed in the story and there has been no indication of a toy based on it in either Binaltech or Kiss Players.

16 years of age, he is the illegitimate son of Mercy Topling, an office worker who, due to her then promiscuous lifestyle, honestly cannot say who Peter's father is — either one of a number of journalists from The Daily Legion where she was employed when she became pregnant in 1985, or Lennox Mark himself, the proprietor of that paper.

Tyroc could fly using either his own inherent powers ( as seen in his first appearance before joining the Legion ) or using his Legion flight ring.

With Tala's help, Grodd attempted a coup to retake control of the Legion, leading to a battle between members loyal to either Grodd or Luthor.

Many of the other members were either released from prison or escaped and joined the Legion of Super-Villains, starting with Legion of Super-Heroes ( Baxter ) issues 1-5.