tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post6292224515316314700..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: MM Video: The Belgian LegionMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-46419368530959089362009-09-02T15:04:29.661-05:002009-09-02T15:04:29.661-05:00Well, I would have nothing but contempt for such a...Well, I would have nothing but contempt for such an individual. General Leman is one of my favorites; the first hero of the war for the Allies, former military tutor to the King and for someone from my background there is none more revered than the one who refuses to surrender and goes down fighting in a just cause, hopeless or not. I love that when Leman was revived he wanted it made very clear that he had NOT surrendered. Even the Germans were impressed by him and had nothing but admiration for his gallant defense of Liege. The career of the Belgian Legion seems to me to fit in perfectly with that gallant attitude, young Belgians (most of the rank & file of whom were Flemish) going off to Mexico to defend their Princess is old style chivalric fashion.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-90463609544106260902009-09-02T14:46:08.645-05:002009-09-02T14:46:08.645-05:00Thanks for this. I think Belgians have many episod...Thanks for this. I think Belgians have many episodes of military valor in their past and I am always angered when certain quarters insist on disparaging all these acts of heroism- for instance, I read one nasty Flemish separatist account showering scorn even on General Leman of Liège, found "dazed amidst the rubble," or some such expression.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.com