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- The birth of the French Foreign Legion coincided with the birth of the French colonial Empire. The formation of the unit resulted from the need for the French King to reinforce his troops who were engaged in the pacification of Algeria.
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After the reforms of 1445, the system of Compagnies d’Ordonnance restored this and tied the soldiers into the royal patronage network, giving the king a theoretical monopoly of organised military force.
- History of The French Foreign Legion
- The Legion
- The Foreign Regiments and The Birth of The Legion
- Political Expediency
- Colonial Wars
- Conclusion
King Louis Philippe created the French Foreign Legion in 1831 from the foreign regiments of the Kingdom of France. The first recruits came from a variety of countries, and it originally consisted of one regiment. The Royal Ordinance for the establishment of the new regiment stated that the regiment was to be composed only of foreigners and they sho...
The organization and the nature of the Legion have changed very little since 1831. The French Foreign Legion (French Légion étrangère) originally consisted of foreign volunteers. The language of the regiments that comprise the Legion is French. Recruits are all volunteers, and they are often refugees or even criminals. The recruits to the Legion un...
Since the Middle Ages, the French monarchs had mercenaries from all over Europe to serve in their army. There were regiments of Swiss, Spanish, Irish, and Scots. These regiments or ‘foreign formations’ were a feature of the French army from 1300 until the French Revolution. Napoleon was wary of these regiments, and he disbanded the Irish regiments ...
The French were very divided between left and right. The French Revolution had resulted in an ideological divide in French society between conservatives and radicals. The country was to remain divided until arguably the 1980s. This meant that any decision by the king or the government was instantly politicized and often resulted in political crises...
The birth of the French Foreign Legion coincided with the birth of the French colonial Empire. The formation of the unit resulted from the need for the French King to reinforce his troops who were engaged in the pacification of Algeria. The campaign was faltering, and the French monarch was reluctant to send raw conscripts to fight desert warriors....
The French Foreign Legion is in many ways a relic of a bygone age of Empires, monarchs, and mercenaries. The origins of the Legion were a result of chance as much as planning. It was formed in response to the end of the foreign formations or regiments in the French army. After 1830 the idea of mercenaries serving alongside conscripts was anathema t...
In 1445 the first steps had been taken to fashion a royal French army out of the ill-disciplined mercenary bands upon which French kings had traditionally relied. It was a small force—no more than 8,000 men—but it was a beginning.
In 1445, the first steps were made towards fashioning a regular army out of the poorly disciplined mercenary bands that French kings traditionally relied on.
BY 1445, A CENTURY OF WAR had proven catastrophic for all that it touched in France.I Each apparent revival of Valois fortunes degenerated into a new status quo that increased the horrors of war by creating a surplus of mercenary soldiers without any legitimate use for their talents.
In 1445 the first steps had been taken to fashion a royal French army out of the ill-disciplined mercenary bands upon which French kings had traditionally relied. It was a small force—no more than 8,000 men—but it was a beginning.
Jun 21, 2023 · King Charles VII created the first standing army in France in 1445, which consisted of roughly 15,000 men at arms. Over the next few centuries, the French military continued to expand and modernize. In the early 17th century, Louis XIII reorganized the army into permanent regiments.
