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The Greek Volunteer Legion (Greek: Ελληνική Λεγεώνα Εθελοντών) was a volunteer military corps formed by Greeks and other Balkan Christians that fought for the Russian Empire during the Crimean War. It was formed in the Danubian Principalities in March 1854, and some elements participated in the final engagements of the Danube theatre, before the Russian troops abandoned the Principalities. From there the Legion was sent to the Crimea, where it fought in the Siege of Sevastopol. In 1855 the Legion received the title Greek Legion of Emperor Nicholas I (Russian: Греческий легион императора Николая I). After the end of the siege, the bulk of the Legion was discharged, and the remainder of the unit was disbanded after the war's end in March 1856. Most of the volunteers returned to their homelan

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  • Η Ελληνική Λεγεώνα του Αυτοκράτορα Νικολάου Α΄ (ρωσικά: Греческий легион императора Николая I) ήταν σώμα Ελλήνων εθελοντών στον ρωσικό στρατό, κατά τη διάρκεια του Κριμαϊκού πολέμου, και πήρε μέρος στις μάχες που διεξήχθησαν στον Δούναβη και την Κριμαία. (el)
  • The Greek Volunteer Legion (Greek: Ελληνική Λεγεώνα Εθελοντών) was a volunteer military corps formed by Greeks and other Balkan Christians that fought for the Russian Empire during the Crimean War. It was formed in the Danubian Principalities in March 1854, and some elements participated in the final engagements of the Danube theatre, before the Russian troops abandoned the Principalities. From there the Legion was sent to the Crimea, where it fought in the Siege of Sevastopol. In 1855 the Legion received the title Greek Legion of Emperor Nicholas I (Russian: Греческий легион императора Николая I). After the end of the siege, the bulk of the Legion was discharged, and the remainder of the unit was disbanded after the war's end in March 1856. Most of the volunteers returned to their homelands, although a few settled in Russia. (en)
  • La Légion de volontaires grecs (Ελληνική Λεγεώνα) est un corps expéditionnaire grec venu se joindre aux armées du tsar Nicolas Ier de Russie lors de la guerre de Crimée (1854-1856). Dirigée, entre autres, par Panos Koronaios, elle participe au Siège de Sébastopol. (fr)
  • Греческий легион императора Николая I (греч. Ελληνική Λεγεώνα του Αυτοκράτορα Νικολάου Α΄, 1854 — июнь 1856 года) — именное (имени императора Николая I) формирование (легион) греческих волонтёров в русской армии, которое в годы Крымской войны приняло участие в боях на Дунае и в Крыму. (ru)
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  • 1,079 (July 1854)
  • 672 (September 1854)
  • 700 (February 1855)
  • 743 (late March 1855)
  • 823 (early March 1855)
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  • Crimean War * Danube Front * Battle of Eupatoria * Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) (en)
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  • The Greek Legion in Sevastopol, painting at the Benaki Museum, Athens (en)
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  • Η Ελληνική Λεγεώνα του Αυτοκράτορα Νικολάου Α΄ (ρωσικά: Греческий легион императора Николая I) ήταν σώμα Ελλήνων εθελοντών στον ρωσικό στρατό, κατά τη διάρκεια του Κριμαϊκού πολέμου, και πήρε μέρος στις μάχες που διεξήχθησαν στον Δούναβη και την Κριμαία. (el)
  • La Légion de volontaires grecs (Ελληνική Λεγεώνα) est un corps expéditionnaire grec venu se joindre aux armées du tsar Nicolas Ier de Russie lors de la guerre de Crimée (1854-1856). Dirigée, entre autres, par Panos Koronaios, elle participe au Siège de Sébastopol. (fr)
  • Греческий легион императора Николая I (греч. Ελληνική Λεγεώνα του Αυτοκράτορα Νικολάου Α΄, 1854 — июнь 1856 года) — именное (имени императора Николая I) формирование (легион) греческих волонтёров в русской армии, которое в годы Крымской войны приняло участие в боях на Дунае и в Крыму. (ru)
  • The Greek Volunteer Legion (Greek: Ελληνική Λεγεώνα Εθελοντών) was a volunteer military corps formed by Greeks and other Balkan Christians that fought for the Russian Empire during the Crimean War. It was formed in the Danubian Principalities in March 1854, and some elements participated in the final engagements of the Danube theatre, before the Russian troops abandoned the Principalities. From there the Legion was sent to the Crimea, where it fought in the Siege of Sevastopol. In 1855 the Legion received the title Greek Legion of Emperor Nicholas I (Russian: Греческий легион императора Николая I). After the end of the siege, the bulk of the Legion was discharged, and the remainder of the unit was disbanded after the war's end in March 1856. Most of the volunteers returned to their homelan (en)
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  • Ελληνική Λεγεώνα (el)
  • Légion de volontaires grecs (fr)
  • Greek Volunteer Legion (en)
  • Греческий легион императора Николая I (ru)
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