* 1863 – A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fought a force of nearly 2, 000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico.

* Camarón Day ( French Foreign Legion )

France maintains a small maritime base and a Foreign Legion Detachment ( DLEM ) on Mayotte.

The French forces included Spahis, Chasseurs d ' Afrique, Foreign Legion cavalry and mounted Goumiers.

There are some 2, 600 French troops, which includes a unit of the French Foreign Legion, the 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade, stationed in Djibouti.

In 2002, Djibouti agreed to host a U. S. military presence at Camp Lemonnier, a former French Foreign Legion base outside the capital that now houses approximately 3, 500 American personnel.

A Legion Honor guard | honour guard of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment stands at attention as they await the arrival of Lt. Gen. Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, commander of Joint Forces in Saudi Arabia, during Operation Desert Shield.

The French Foreign Legion (, L. E.

The French Foreign Legion was created by Louis Philippe, the King of the French, on 10 March 1831.

The direct reason was that foreigners were forbidden to serve in the French Army after the 1830 July Revolution, so the Foreign Legion was created to allow the government a way around this restriction.

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

The Foreign Legion was primarily used, as part of the Armée d ' Afrique, to protect and expand the French colonial empire during the 19th century, but it also fought in almost all French wars including the Franco-Prussian War and both World Wars.

The Foreign Legion has remained an important part of the French Army, surviving three Republics, the Second French Empire, two World Wars, the rise and fall of mass conscript armies, the dismantling of the French colonial empire, and the loss of the Foreign Legion's base, Algeria.

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.

Created to fight " outside mainland France ", the Foreign Legion was stationed in Algeria, where it took part in the pacification and development of the colony, by notably drying the marshes in the region of Algiers.

The Foreign Legion was initially divided into " national battalions " ( Swiss, Poles, Germans ...).

To support Isabella's claim to the Spanish throne against her uncle, the French government decided to send the Foreign Legion to Spain.

The Foreign Legion landed at Tarragona on 17 August with around 4, 000 men who were quickly dubbed Los Argelinos ( the Algerians ) by locals because of their previous posting.

The Foreign Legion was dissolved on 8 December 1838, when it had dropped to only 500 men.

The survivors returned to France, many reenlisting in the new Foreign Legion along with many of their former Carlist enemies.

Not only is Mr. Frelinghuysen a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, but he is the grandson of the man who was instrumental in opening relations between the United States and Korea, Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Secretary of State in the administration of Chester A. Arthur.

The New Testament offered to the public today is the first result of the work of a joint committee made up of representatives of the Church of England, Church of Scotland, Methodist Church, Congregational Union, Baptist Union, Presbyterian Church of England, Churches in Wales, Churches in Ireland, Society of Friends, British and Foreign Bible Society and National Society of Scotland.

The Office of Foreign and Domestic Commerce is also active in the field of international trade, assisting Rhode Island firms in developing and enlarging markets abroad.

Foreign policy is the total involvement of the American people with peoples and governments abroad.

The Kremlin's goal is the isolation and capture, not of Ghana, but of the United States -- and this purpose may be served very well by countries that masquerade under a `` neutralist '' mask, yet in fact are dependable auxiliaries of the Soviet Foreign Office.

Foreign competition has become so severe in certain textiles that Washington is exploring new ways of handling competitive imports.

This matter is addressed by the use of the Apostille, a means of certifying the legalization of a document for international use under the terms of the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents.

* American Sign Language is a Foreign Language – a research / argumentative paper for the consideration of ASL to fulfill University foreign language requirements.

* 1987 – The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan.

Foreign tourists tend to visit the big name shops like Laox or other speciality shops near the station, though there is more variety and lower prices at locales a little further away.

It is now used by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

He is then responsible for appointing a Foreign Minister, Minister of Foreign Trade, and other ministers as appropriate.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also known as Itamaraty, is the government department responsible for advising the President and conducting Brazil's foreign relations with other countries and international bodies.

" The ' most comprehensive explanation ' of the origin of the Balfour Declaration the Foreign Office was able to provide was contained in a small ' unofficial ' note of Jan 1923 affirming that: little is known of how the policy represented by the Declaration was first given form.

Chile's approach to foreign direct investment is codified in the country's Foreign Investment Law, which gives foreign investors the same treatment as Chileans.

The Foreign Affairs Council ( national foreign ministers ) is however chaired by the Union's High Representative.

The Secretary General of the Council is head of the General Secretariat, Uwe Corsepius since June 2011 ; previously the post holder was also the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, President of the European Defence Agency and the Western European Union.

Foreign capital is necessary in order for forestry to expand, and the government recognizes that changes in tax structure and export procedures will be needed to facilitate economic growth.

Currently, political power is shared by a Somali president and an Afar prime minister, with an Afar career diplomat as Foreign Minister and other cabinet posts roughly divided.

The Commissioner is assisted by an Administrator and small staff, and is based in London and resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

An annual meeting called " The Pol-Mil Talks " ( for Political-Military ) of all concerned is held at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London to resolve pertinent issues.

The summary of the diplomatic cable is as follows: " HMG would like to establish a " marine park " or " reserve " providing comprehensive environmental protection to the reefs and waters of the British Indian Ocean Territory ( BIOT ), a senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office ( FCO ) official informed Polcouns on May 12.