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Legion of Honour
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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An order of merit instituted on republican principles on May 10,1802, by Bonaparte when First Consul in recompense of civil and military services to the country; it originally consisted of four classes, but now comprehends five: grand crosses, grand officers, commanders, officers, and chevaliers, each, of military or naval men, with pensions on a descending scale and all for life; their badge, a white star of five rays, bearing on the obverse an image of the republic and on the reverse two tricolor flags.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Legion of Honour'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/l/legion-of-honour.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Legion of Honour'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/l/legion-of-honour.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
