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Jean Danjou (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 legionnaires who fought the Battle of Camarón during the French intervention in Mexico , in which he was killed.
Jean Danjou, né le 15 avril 1828 à Chalabre , tué au combat le 30 avril 1863 à Camerone , est un officier militaire français du second Empire. Il s’illustra notamment en résistant à une armée de plus de 2 000 Mexicains lors de la bataille de Camerone, le 30 avril 1863.
Jean Danjou, nascido em 15 de abril de 1828 em Chalabre ( Aude), morto em combate em 30 de abril de 1863 em Camerone ( México), é um oficial militar francês do Segundo Império. Ele se distinguiu em particular por resistir a um exército de mais de 2.000 mexicanos durante a batalha de Camerone, o 30 de abril de 1863.
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Captain Jean Danjou, who died in the battle at Camerone, Mexico, became the French Foreign Legion’s most powerful legend. The Legion Prepares for a Fight. One night at the end of April 1863, an Indian spy brought word to Legion Colonel Pierre Jeanningros that the next convoy would be attacked by powerful Mexican forces, including regular troops.
A small infantry patrol, led by Captain Jean Danjou and Lieutenants Clément Maudet and Jean Vilain, numbering just 65 men: 5 was attacked and besieged by a force that may have eventually reached 3,000 Mexican infantry and cavalry, and was forced to make a defensive stand at the nearby Hacienda Camarón, in Camarón de Tejeda ...
26 de set. de 2020 · Jean Danjou. (Image source: WikiCommons) Embarking. Thus at 1 a.m. on April 30, 1863, Captain Danjou led a 62 man detachment out of their headquarters at Chiquihuite and headed for Palo Verde where they would join the supply column to provide security.
