Who is the most famous mercenary in the world?

There are two most famous mercenary troops in the world-Gurkha and French foreign troops. Gurkha soldiers are mercenaries recruited by Britain from Nepal, a mountainous country located in the western Himalayas. 18 14, soldiers from the kingdom of Nepal raided Kashmir and Bhutan. The British used 30,000 people to deal with Nepal 1.2 million people. After two years of bloody fighting, peace was finally achieved. This war is a lesson for the British, especially the brave spirit of Gurkhas who would rather die than surrender has always been admired by the British. After that, Britain signed a treaty with Nepal and enjoyed the privilege of recruiting Gurkha soldiers. Since then, they have recruited recruits for the British army among Nepalese men with an average height of 1.6 meters and machetes. At present, there are 3,700 Gurkha soldiers in the British army. Gurkhas in the mountainous areas of Nepal are famous for their bravery and good fighting skills. Their creed is: "Better a broken jade than a broken one." A senior Indian army general once said, "If a man says he is not afraid of death, he is either lying or Gurkha."

Over the past 200 years, British Gurkha soldiers have traveled all over Afghanistan, Palestine, Egypt, North Africa and Iraq, and have also participated in United Nations peacekeeping operations. During World War II, the number of Gurkha soldiers in the British army was as high as 1 10000. At present, the British army has four Gurkha infantry regiments with about 3,700 soldiers. Up to now, the British army is still recruiting Gurkha fighters in the mountains of Nepal. As many as 28,000 young people sign up every year, but only 200 people are recruited. When Prince Harry served in Afghanistan, he fought side by side with the Gurkha Corps.

Although the average height is only 1.6 meters, the Gurkha Legion is deeply loved by the British royal family for its bravery and loyalty. Up to now, about 50,000 Gurkha soldiers have died in the battlefield, and a total of 13 people have won the Victoria Cross. Today, Gurkha soldiers still wear traditional wide-headed machetes. It is said that this machete can cut off a person's head with one knife, but the soldiers say that the main purpose of this knife now is cooking.

The French Foreign Legion is a regular army composed of foreign volunteers. Have the same equipment as the regular army. It consists of about 8000 volunteers from 136 countries and regions. Established in 183 1. At that time, in order to solve the problem of foreigners committing crimes in France, and to supplement the French soldiers who were killed or injured in the war, it was established by the then French King Louis Phillips (position: 1830- 1848). Volunteers can conceal their nationality and name when they join, and they can also use pseudonyms or change their names. Therefore, many criminals have joined, and since 2000, volunteers have been investigated in detail, and those who have served their sentences have been unable to participate. At the same time, participants can refuse to take part in the battle against their own country. After its formation, it participated in the expeditions of Algeria and Mexico, then participated in the First and Second World Wars, and in recent years participated in the first Gulf War in Congo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other places. At the same time, it is not limited to war activities, but also includes peacekeeping assistance activities in Myanmar, suppression of riots in Haiti and disaster relief assistance in the Indian Ocean earthquake.

Since 1999, according to the adjustment of relevant laws and regulations and the reorganization of the French army, the status of the French foreign legion as a regular army of the French army has been strengthened. According to a French general, the foreign legion is not a foreign army, but a regular French army. Therefore, the equipment and establishment of the legion will be changed, and the living conditions of soldiers will be improved. A brief history before the Franco-Prussian War

1831March 10 French foreign legion was established.

183 1 ~ 1857 was sent to Algeria to suppress local resistance.

183 1 ~ 1833 old foreign legion

1835 ~ 1837 new army corps

1 837 ~/No.kloc-0/8551foreign group (1ER to sign up for the German legion)

1837 ~ 1855 the second outer group (2e me signed up for the German Legion)

1855 ~ 1859 the second foreign legion (2eme legion etrangere)

844 people died in battle.

1832 set up seven regiments.

1 The group is made up of Swiss.

The second and third regiments are made up of Swiss and Germans.

The fourth regiment is made up of Spaniards.

The fifth batch of Italians.

The sixth regiment consists of Belgians and Dutch.

The 7th regiment is made up of Poles.

The flags of foreign legions arrived in Algeria 1834 in August.

It was awarded by Archduke Orian, the eldest son of the French king, with the words "Le Roi des Francais a la Legion etrange" (the medal awarded by the French king to foreign legions).

At first, the slogan of the foreign legion was "courage and discipline". (1920 changed to "Honneur et fidelite" reputation and loyalty) Spanish expedition

1835 On June 29th, the Spanish ambassador signed a support agreement with Isabel Ii, and about 4,000 foreign soldiers were transferred to Spain.

On February 8, 65438, the order to dismiss foreign soldiers was issued.

63 generals and 500 soldiers were sent back to France.

1835 to 1839, and the number of people killed was 1 103.

In this expedition, in order to unify foreign soldiers, according to the order of General Banel, the original principle of troops composed of people of the same nationality was broken, and the way of troops composed of people of multiple nationalities that are still in use was adopted. At the same time, in order to unify the command, the principle of using French is stipulated. 1835 12 16 the new foreign legion was established.

Due to the achievements of the foreign legion, the French government decided to establish a new foreign legion.

1 841April1Two groups were established.

The first regiment of the foreign legion (1er registration de la legion et ranger)

Second foreign legion

Changes of Army Slogans around 1840

The slogan of the new foreign legion "Honneur et Patrie" (honor and motherland) was changed to the original slogan "Valeret discipline" (courage and discipline).

1843 the headquarters of the foreign legion was established in Algeria.

Crimean War on March 27th, 1854

France and Britain declared war on Russia at war with the Ottoman Turkish Empire. 1 regiment and 2 regiments were sent to join the British and French allied forces, and landed on the Crimean peninsula in June of the same year165438+1October, surrounding the location of the Russian Black Sea fleet base.

On September 8 1855, the base fell.

The 349-day offensive and defensive war finally came to an end.

From 1854 to 1856, 444 people died.

The War of Revival in April 1859

1 Regiment and the 2nd Regiment of the Foreign Legion were incorporated into the French-Italian Allied Forces and fought fiercely with the Austrian Army. On June 24th, more than 40,000 people were killed or injured on both sides of the war, and the foreign legion lost 143 soldiers.

1863 ~ 1867 Mexico sent troops

Battle of Cameron on April 30

Three commanders of the foreign legion led 62 soldiers to engage in a fierce battle with about 2,000 Mexicans, and five survived. After that, the foreign legion designated April 30th as Cameron's Memorial Day.

468 people died in battle.

65438+July 0870 ~18765438+May 0 Franco-Prussian War

930 people who died in the war moved back to France from Algeria in 1962 and settled in the town of Aubain, which is 0/5 km away from Marseille/kloc-0. A total of 7,800 people, including 400 officers and deputy officers 1700 (informal officers below the platoon level). Of the 1 1 groups under its jurisdiction, 7 are stationed on the Mediterranean coast and 4 are overseas. The General Staff Department is directly under two regiments: the first regiment and the fourth regiment, which are responsible for education and training. 130 There are 5,800 servicemen from more than 30 countries, and there are 66 servicemen in active service in China. Their nationality ranks 13, which is the same as that of Britain and higher than that of the United States. /kloc-in 0/60, 35,000 soldiers died for France.