"Who was responsible for the creation of the decoration the ""Legion D'Honneur""?"
History of the French Foreign Legion in a bloody French victory at Solferino. The creation of the Second Mexican Empire was the impetus for an expansion of the French Foreign Legion. One of Maximilian I's conditions for the acceptance of the Mexican throne was the provision of a corps of 10,000 European soldiers. The Foreign Legion was loaned by Napoleon III to the Crown of Mexico for this purpose. The Legion departed Sidi-bel-Abbes, crossing the Atlantic Ocean uneventfully, and made landfall at Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico. The Foreign Legion was assigned to escort supply convoys in the Vera Cruz highlands. The strength of the Foreign Legion was
Commemorative Decoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Creation of the Railroads Commemorative Decoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Creation of the Railroads: A medal was also created aimed at rewarding the working class personnel of the state railroads. It was of the same basic design as the decoration except with rays extending outwards between the cross arms, being struck from bronze and being devoid of any enamels. It was awarded to workers of the Belgian railroads, both active and retired who, as of 1 May 1884, had cooperated to the construction or exploitation of the state railways for a minimum of 25 years of good and loyal services. Commemorative Decoration