Legion Collection (page 5)

Tam O Shanter escapes the devils - Burns Poem
Tam O Shanter rides with the devils close behind him... " And scarcely had he Maggie rallied When out the hellish legion sallied." Date: 1909

Wrestling match sponsored by American Legion, Sikeston, Missouri. Date 1938 May

British Legion Childrens Christmas Party, Walton, Essex

Four young men enjoying a pint of beer, Walton, Essex

Roman invasion of Britain
Julius Caesar leads an attempted landing on the British mainland, somewhere on the Kent coastline. Facing the Britons gathered on the shore

Roman legionaries fight
Roman legionaries based in Britain were drawn from many parts of the Roman Empire, which led to rivalries and occasional disputes, as illustrated here

Caesar invades Britain
Julius Caesar makes his first attempt to invade the British mainland, making a landing somewhere on the Kent coastline. The standard bearer of the 10th Legion urges the hesitant legionaries to follow

Romans at Mancunium
The construction of a Roman Fort at Mamucium (also known as Mancunium), at what is now the Castlefield area of Manchester, in the north of England

Iraq - French Foreign Legion cross Euphrates
Troops of the French foreign Legion cross the Euphrates River, Iraq in boats - January, 1926. Date: 1926

Poles in Italy
Polish general Jan Henryk Dombrowski addresses the Polish legion of Italy, in front of the cathedral, Milano. They fought for France against Russia. Date: 20 January 1797

Carl Kniaziewicz
CARL KNIAZIEWICZ Polish military commander of the Polish Legion, officially part of the Italian army but fighting with Napoleon against the Russians. Date: 1762 - 1842

Polish Hq in Rome
Polish general Karl Kniaziewicz establishes the HQ of the Polish Legion in the Capitol. Officially in the Italian army, they fought for France against Russia. Date: 3 May 1798

Poniatowki Portrait
JOSEPH ANTOINE PONIATOWSKI Polish military commander of the Polish Legion, in the French service during the Napoleonic wars, created Marechal de France in 1813. Date: 1763 - 1813

Roman Pig Carving
A Roman stone carving of a wild boar. The wild board was the emblem of the 20th Legion, one of the legions which helped to build Hadrians Wall, Northumberland, England. Date: 1st century

Packing Poppies
Packing artifical poppies of linen or silk, at the British Legion, for Remembrance Day, in memory of those who so bravely gave their lives during World War One. Date: 1940

Making Poppies
Making artifical poppies of linen or silk, at the British Legion, for Remembrance Day, in memory of those who so bravely gave their lives during World War One. Date: 1940

Reviewing stand, American Legion Parade, K. C. MO
Reviewing stand, American Legion Parade, K.C. MO

Czech aeroplane 1918
A Czech aeroplane from the First Division at Ufa, Russia, during the Russian Civil War

Czechoslovak legion returns to Prague 1918
A Czechoslovak regiment returns from fighting in France at the end of World war I. Volunteer Czechs and Slovaks fought on several fronts during the war

Baden Powell receiving the Legion of Honour
General Sir Robert Baden Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement, receiving the Legion d Honneur medal

Planting a poppy at the garden of remembrance
The tenth anniversary of the Armistice at Westminster Abbey. An ex-serviceman from the British Legion placing a poppy on the Garden of Remembrance

Pierre Loti / P Journal 22
PIERRE LOTI alias Louis-Marie-Julien VIAUD French naval officer and novelist receives the Legion d Honneur grand cross

The Spanish Foreign Legion moving through Andalucia; Spanish
Photograph showing lorries full of the Nationalist Spanish Foreign Legion passing through a town in Andalucia, Southern Spain, on the way to the Madrid front, 1936

Roman Legion
The Roman Legion returns with drums beating to Rome, after taking Velletri

Jan Willem De Winter
JAN WILLEM DE WINTER Dutch Admiral of the Napoleonic Wars. Threw himself into support for the French Revolution before a return to Holland

Severus Alexander & Men
SEVERUS ALEXANDER Roman Emperor 222-235 while fighting in Mesopotamia in 232, he compels a legion of rebellious soldiers to give up their arms

Roman Legion Antibes
The Roman Legion at Antibes : at a guess, these are French volunteers traveling to Italy to help the pope repel Garibaldi and his supporters

British-Italian Help
Supporters of the Risorgimento come from all sides : the British-Italian Legion comprises four regiments, here parading at Novara, Piedmont

French Colonial Troops
French Colonial forces from Senegal, India, Algeria, Annam (Vietnam), Madagascar - and the Foreign Legion

Agence De Desertion / 1909
Legion Etrangere : a deserter at an Agence de Desertion in Algeria

Alfred Dreyfus / Anon Phot
ALFRED DREYFUS French army officer awarded the Legion d honneur

Legionnaire / 1918
The Regiment de Marche of the Legion Etrangere is honoured for gallantary in World War One

Jean Gabin / Cine Miroir
JEAN GABIN French actor in Gueule d Amour

Castle Nick Milecastle
Milecastle 39 on Hadrians Wall. Castle Nick built by the legion VI Victrix. The dramtic use of the natural line of crag defense is very striking at this milecastle

Lieutenant Warenford, Vc
REX WARNEFORD Having heroically downed a Zeppelin in 1915, Warneford won the Victora Cross and Legion D Honneur

French in Vietnam
FRENCH IN TONKIN The Foreign Legion, with Algerian and friendly Chinese troops, valiantly defend Tuyen-Quan against the Chinese besiegers

Legion D honneur Card
FRANCE The Legion d honneur

Caesar Invades 55 Bc
Caesars first invasion attempt : the standard-bearer of the Tenth Legion wades to the shore near Deal

Poppy in Button Hole
A remembrance poppy on the lapel of a tweed jacket

Legion D honneur Offices
The offices of the Legion d Honneur (Legion of Honour), the highest order of merit by the French government for outstanding achievements in civil of military life

French Colonial Soldier
A mounted soldier of the French Colonial Cavalry (forerunner of the French Foreign Legion)

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