![Battle of Camerone, campaign of Mexico, 1863, (20th century). By the French artist Jean Basin. The Battle of Camaron, on 30 April 1863, established the legendary status of the French Foreign Legion Battle of Camerone, campaign of Mexico, 1863, (20th century). By the French artist Jean Basin. The Battle of Camaron, on 30 April 1863, established the legendary status of the French Foreign Legion](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CWBCXR/battle-of-camerone-campaign-of-mexico-1863-20th-century-by-the-french-artist-jean-basin-the-battle-of-camaron-on-30-april-1863-established-the-legendary-status-of-the-french-foreign-legion-as-a-fighting-force-france-intervened-in-mexico-in-1862-initially-with-the-support-of-spain-and-britain-after-mexico-suspended-payments-of-interest-on-loans-from-foreign-governments-a-small-foreign-legion-detachment-of-62-men-and-three-officers-commanded-by-captain-jean-danjou-were-besieged-and-attacked-at-the-hacienda-camaron-near-palo-verde-by-a-mexican-force-of-1600-men-after-refusing-to-surr-2CWBCXR.jpg)
Battle of Camerone, campaign of Mexico, 1863, (20th century). By the French artist Jean Basin. The Battle of Camaron, on 30 April 1863, established the legendary status of the French Foreign Legion
![Captain Jean Danjou of the foreign Legion wooden hand. He died with most of his men fighting against a Mexican Army in Camarón. Picture taken ca 1964 [1896x1564] : r/HistoryPorn Captain Jean Danjou of the foreign Legion wooden hand. He died with most of his men fighting against a Mexican Army in Camarón. Picture taken ca 1964 [1896x1564] : r/HistoryPorn](https://external-preview.redd.it/CaUOmGVgqfpXZAxv8sOU0uYMIIcTizqq7L4BXPd1_YI.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=dff36197e0411921288e5dddc652e35f297b2754)
Captain Jean Danjou of the foreign Legion wooden hand. He died with most of his men fighting against a Mexican Army in Camarón. Picture taken ca 1964 [1896x1564] : r/HistoryPorn
![The wooden hand of Jean d'Anjou, captain of the french foreign legion who died with 40 soldiers defending against a mexican army of 2000 men at Camerone, 1863 (Aubagne, France) [1200x801] : r/ArtefactPorn The wooden hand of Jean d'Anjou, captain of the french foreign legion who died with 40 soldiers defending against a mexican army of 2000 men at Camerone, 1863 (Aubagne, France) [1200x801] : r/ArtefactPorn](https://preview.redd.it/the-wooden-hand-of-jean-danjou-captain-of-the-french-v0-bock7t0xyx9a1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=88795ae4f5a8e0104975a5cea5c91c14beed7340)
The wooden hand of Jean d'Anjou, captain of the french foreign legion who died with 40 soldiers defending against a mexican army of 2000 men at Camerone, 1863 (Aubagne, France) [1200x801] : r/ArtefactPorn
![Camerone : la main du capitaine Danjou, « relique » de la Légion | Association nationale des croix de guerre et de la valeur militaire Camerone : la main du capitaine Danjou, « relique » de la Légion | Association nationale des croix de guerre et de la valeur militaire](https://croixdeguerre-valeurmilitaire.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/web-Gal-Saint-Chamas-main-cne-Danjou-2-4-2013.jpg)
Camerone : la main du capitaine Danjou, « relique » de la Légion | Association nationale des croix de guerre et de la valeur militaire
![French Foreign Legion Captain Danjou exhorts his men to fight to the death at Camerone Stock Photo - Alamy French Foreign Legion Captain Danjou exhorts his men to fight to the death at Camerone Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NGC403/army-general-arnaud-de-foiard-holds-the-artificial-hands-of-captain-jean-danjou-killed-in-the-1863-battle-of-camerone-mexico-during-the-battles-commemoration-ceremony-at-the-french-foreign-legion-base-of-aubagne-near-the-southern-city-of-marseille-saturday-april-30-2005-the-foreign-legion-marked-the-142nd-anniversary-of-the-camerone-battle-in-which-some-65-french-foreign-legionnaires-under-the-command-of-danjou-resisted-a-mexican-army-of-more-than-2000-men-ap-photoclaude-paris-2NGC403.jpg)