legion étrangère (English spelling) legionetrangere

Japanese: légion étrangère(英語表記)legionetrangere
legion étrangère (English spelling) legionetrangere

…The origins of the Foreign Legion can be traced back to the mercenary armies of ancient Greece. From around the 15th century, France began to use foreign mercenaries on a large scale, and foreign mercenaries were recruited from all over Europe during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. The French Foreign Legion is also the most famous in modern times. Following the occupation of Algeria, France created the Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère) in 1831 and dispatched it to expand its colonies into North Africa. Since then, France has gradually strengthened the Foreign Legion, sending it to fight in Madagascar, Morocco, and other places, and also participating in combat in World War II. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "légion étrangère" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…外人部隊の起源は古代ギリシアの傭兵軍に求めることができ,15世紀ころからフランスで外国人傭兵が大規模に活用され始め,ナポレオンのエジプト遠征時には,全ヨーロッパから外国人傭兵が募集された。近代における外人部隊もフランスのものが最も有名で,アルジェリアの占領に伴い,フランスは1831年に外人部隊légion étrangèreを創設してこれを派遣し,北アフリカに植民地を拡大していった。その後もフランスは逐次外人部隊を増強してマダガスカル,モロッコなどへも転戦させ,第2次世界大戦でも戦闘に参加させている。…

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