American Legionnaires of France

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Excerpt from American Legionnaires of France: A Directory of the Citizens of the United States on Whom France Has Conferred Her National Order, the Legion of Honor During the Revolution in France, the existence of outward marks of distinction was forgotten. Nobility was suppressed by the decrees of June 19, 1790, but provision was made for bestowing some token upon all who had assisted in the overthrow of the Bastile. The difficulties that attended the conferring of the "brevet" were so great that it was realized that safety lay in the abolition of all decorations. This was accomplished by the laws of July 30, 1791, and July 28, 1793. The first suggestion of a "national order which should cause all distinctions of birth to be forgotten" was made on December 15, 1791, when it was proposed to confer some sort of honor upon soldiers for gallant conduct. This soon bore fruit in special acts of the convention providing crowns of laurel or of oak for heroes of battle and even a proposition to create rules for the "recognition of merit and reward therefor." During the First Consulate, the Senate prepared a list of "notables" or "eligibles" who could be called upon for any service the government might demand. This list did not meet with the approval of Napoleon, and, it is believed, he sought to counteract the political complexion of it by preparing an independent list to which should be given the name "Legion d'Honneur." The first intimation of this purpose was made early in May, 1802. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.