30 April 1863(1863-04-30) (aged 35) Camarón de Tejeda, Mexico
Allegiance
France
Years of service
1849–1863
Rank
Captain
Commands held
Légion Étrangère
Battles/wars
Crimean War
Siege of Sevastopol
Franco-Austrian War
Battle of Magenta
Battle of Solferino
French intervention in Mexico
Battle of Camarón †
Awards
Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
Jean Danjou (15 April 1828 – 30 April 1863) was a decorated captain of the Foreign Legion in the French Army.[1] 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.
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JeanDanjou (15 April 1828 – 30 April 1863) was a decorated captain of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. He commanded the two lieutenants and 62...
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earned its legendary status. A small infantry patrol led by Captain JeanDanjou, numbering 62 soldiers and 3 officers, was attacked and besieged by over...
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This Salle d'Honneur conserves the wooden hand of Legion Officer Captain Danjou, relic of the Legion, presented to the troops of men during the solemn ceremony...
decorations until today. The crypt houses the wooden hand of Captain JeanDanjou. François-Urbain Domergue (1745-1810), grammarian and journalist elected...
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the World, David Miller, ISBN 0-7603-0892-6 Jean-Gabriel Jeudy, Chars de France, Boulogne 1997, p. 210 Danjou, P., 2006, Les Chars B: B1 - B1 bis - B1 ter...
of Algeria and the Battle of Isly. Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul, cavalry general of the Napoleonic wars. JeanDanjou, decorated captain who fought during...
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