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En tout bien tout honneur

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

On the 29 floréal An X under the Revolutionary calendar, or the 19th of May, 1802, Napoléon Bonaparte, in his role as First Consul, established the Légion d’honneur as a way of recognizing military or civil merit. There are five … Continue reading →

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