This French-language catalogue has been published for the exhibition "The Legion of Honour and Corsicans", presented at the Museum of the Maison Bonaparte in Ajaccio until the 19th of October 2008. In addition to being the most prestigious French order, the Legion of Honour is also the oldest decoration still awarded in France. The National Convention abolished all honorary distinctions in 1792. As First Consul, Bonaparte created a new institution on the 19th of May 1802: the Legion of Honour. This elite body of men combining the courage of soldiers and the talents of civilians was
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