The French Foreign Legion on manoeuvres, Boudenib, Morocco, 1911. The French Foreign Legion was established in 1831 as an elite unit of foreign volunteers. The Legion's primary function in the 19th and early 20th century was the expansion and protection of France's overseas territories. The photographer is unknown.

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Keywords: 1900s, archival, archive, boudenib, elite, expansion, foreign, france, french, historic, historical, history, legion, manoeuvres, morocco, overseas, protection, territories, unit, volunteers