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unusual facts about British Legion



C. R. Cooke-Taylor

He was an active member of Liberal Party organisations and the British Legion and for a long time was honorary secretary of the Irish Literary Society.

William Washington

On March 26, his first encounter with the British Legion, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, resulted in a minor victory near Rantowle's Bridge on the Stono River in South Carolina.


see also

Bransty

Bransty has a Royal British Legion club which in 2006 was the first in the UK to be revamped as a New British Legion Club.

British Legions

The British Legion or British Legions were foreign volunteer units that fought under Simón Bolívar against Spain for the independence of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru.