It attempted to lift the Siege of Paris by breaking through the German lines .
On 11 October 1870 two provisional battalions disembarked via sea at Toulon , the first time the Foreign Legion had been deployed in France itself .
Foreign Legion attempted to lift the Siege of Paris by breaking through the German lines .
On 11 October 1870 two provisional battalions disembarked via sea at Toulon , the first time the Foreign Legion had been deployed in France itself .