SC - Passover

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Camerone.

IIRC, the officers and sergeants were dead and the unit which was being
besieged by several thousand Mexican revolutionaries was down to 26 men and
no ammunition.  Since they were about to be overrun (and had no hope of
their enemies accepting their surrender), they fixed bayonets and attacked
in the "best tradition of the Legion."  (You have joined the Legion to die.
The Legion will send you where you can die.)  I know Camerone Day is a
Legion celebration, but I didn't think it was a French holiday.

Bear



> Then, of course, there's that unit of the French Foreign Legion, under
> siege in Mexico, I believe, and down to two survivors, the senior
> officer of the pair deciding that the thing to do was charge the
> besieging force of several thousand. The anniversary of this 
> event, way
> more than a hundred years ago, is still a national holiday in France.
> 
> Adamantius