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  1. The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( French: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur [ɔʁdʁ nɑsjɔnal də la leʒjɔ̃ dɔnœʁ] ), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ( Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur ), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil.

  2. Muni: 18, 1, 38. Website. legionofhonor .famsf .org. The Legion of Honor, formally known as the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is an art museum in San Francisco, California. Located in Lincoln Park, the Legion of Honor is a component of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, which also administers the de Young Museum.

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  3. Mother. Helen of Greece and Denmark. Religion. Romanian Orthodox. Signature. Michael I ( Romanian: Mihai I [miˈhaj]; 25 October 1921 – 5 December 2017) was the last king of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947.

  4. Légion d'honneur. The Légion d'honneur or Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur (National Order of the Legion of Honour) is a French order established by Napoléon Bonaparte, First Consul of the First Republic, on May 19, 1802. [2] This world-renowned Order is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five various degrees ...

  5. Feb 28, 2024 · legion, a military organization, originally the largest permanent organization in the armies of ancient Rome. The term legion also denotes the military system by which imperial Rome conquered and ruled the ancient world. The expanding early Roman Republic found the Greek phalanx formation too unwieldy for fragmented fighting in the hills and ...

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  6. Oct 18, 2023 · Roman legions deployed in highly organised battlelines and shield walls. Their battle tactics and formations allowed them to face off against even the seemingly unstoppable heavy shock cavalry (cataphracts) of their eastern enemies. Cataphract cavalry used armour that covered the whole body – both man and horse.

  7. Apr 12, 2024 · Legion of Honour, premier order of the French republic, created by Napoleon Bonaparte, then first consul, on May 19, 1802, as a general military and civil order of merit conferred without regard to birth or religion provided that anyone admitted swears to uphold liberty and equality. Napoleon’s.

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