Blue Division (Second French Empire)

As Blue Division (French: Division bleue ) is the division d'Infanterie de Marine, which was formed during the Franco-German War of 1870 regiments of marines and naval artillery, respectively. The Division under the command of General de Vassoigne consisted of two brigades. The 1st Brigade under the command of Gen. Reboul was formed from the 1st Marine Regiment from Cherbourg and the 4th Marine Infantry Regiment of Toulon. The 2nd Brigade under the command of General Martin of Pallières consisted of the 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment of Brest and the 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment of Rochefort, and three batteries of the 1st Marine Artillery Regiment from Lorient.

The Blue Division was under the 12th Army Corps under the command of Barthélémy Louis Joseph Lebrun, which arrived as the last unit in the Battle of Sedan, after a last attempt to withdraw with General de Wimpffen had failed. The division fought in Bazeilles on 31 August and 1 September each 1870th The city changed four times the owner, 2,655 French and 5,200 Bavaria died there. Inspired by this, Alphonse de Neuville created the patriotic painting Les dernières cartouches (Eng. The last cartridges ). Every year, the Marines the anniversary of the battle. At the conclusion of the ceremony heard the battle cry of the Marines: Au nom de dieu, vive la coloniale ( dt In the name of God, long live the Colonial, the Marines used in the 19th century as a colonial troops ). The unit has God himself as the patron saint.