Légions polonaises (France)
The Polish Legion (fr. Légions polonaises) were the troops set up by Dąbrowski in Milan in 1796 and General Kniaziewicz in Strasbourg in 1798 with the approval of the French government.
The Polish Legion fought with distinction in Italy between 1798 and 1800 . The Legion established in Strasbourg was later sent to Santo Domingo in the Caribbean to militarily enforce the restoration of slavery in the French colony. It was almost completely wiped out there as a result of the climate and the ongoing fighting with the insurgents.
On March 31, 1808, the Légion polonaise et Italienne from Westphalian services as the Vistula Legion or Légion de la Vistule was taken over into French services. The Legion had a staff of 5467 men and was disbanded on June 18, 1813. It was used in Spain, Russia and Germany. Remains fought on Napoleon's side in 1814 and 1815.
Another Polish Legion was formed in 1854 by the British government from Poles living in Great Britain and France under Count Władysław Zamoyski with two cavalry regiments . She took part in the Army Corps of General Vivian in the Crimean War and was almost entirely taken over into the Ottoman service after the peace treaty .
In France in 1870, under Jarosław Dąbrowski, a Polish Legion with the strength of a battalion of infantry and a squadron of Uhlans was established in Garibaldi's Vosges Army .
Web links
- The big scam - The Polish Legion in Haiti on kriegsreisen.de