Battle of Camarón [SEP] point in time
Battle of Camarón
The Battle of Camarón () which occurred over ten hours on 30 April 1863 between the French Foreign Legion and the Mexican army, is regarded as a defining moment in the Foreign Legion's history. A small infantry patrol, led by Captain Jean Danjou and Lieutenants Clément Maudet and Jean Vilain, numbering just 65 men 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
Camarón
Camarón may refer to:
- Cape Camarón, a cape on the Caribbean coast of Honduras
- Battle of Camarón, an 1863 battle, part of the French intervention in Mexico
People with the given name.
- Camarón de la Isla (1950–1992), Spanish flamenco singer
Food.
- Camarón various Mexican and South American dishes with shrimp. See List of Mexican dishes, Chilean cuisine
See also.
- Camarón de Tejeda, a town in the Mexican state of Veracruz
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