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Royal Ordinance
- When
- 10 March 1831
- Where
- Kingdom of France
Louis-Philippe authorized the creation of the Foreign Legion to allow foreign nationals into French service, restricting them to service outside France.
The royal ordinance established the new regiment on 10 March 1831. It specified that foreigners recruited could only serve outside France. The Legion was created to incorporate foreign nationals from the foreign regiments of the Kingdom of France.
Sources
- French Foreign Legion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
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