The Foreign Legion participated in the suppression of the Commune , which was crushed with great bloodshed .
In January 1871 , France capitulated but civil war soon broke out , which led to revolution and the short - lived Paris Commune .
The Foreign Legion participated in the suppression of the Paris Commune , which was crushed with great bloodshed .
In January 1871 , France capitulated but civil war soon broke out , which led to revolution and the short - lived Paris Commune .