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Jean Danjou, French Army officer, killed in action at the Battle of Camarón (born 1828)
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Jean Danjou
Captain of the French Foreign Legion (1828–1863)
Jean Danjou was a decorated captain of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. He commanded the two lieutenants and 62 legionnaires who fought the Battle of Camarón during the French intervention in Mexico, in which he was killed.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Camarón
Last-stand battle during the second French intervention in Mexico
The Battle of Camarón was a last stand engagement fought on 30 April 1863 between the French Foreign Legion and the Mexican Army, during the Second French intervention in Mexico (1861–1867). A small French detachment of 65 men, led by Captain Jean Danjou, was escorting a supply…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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