The British Legion is not the same, for example, as the French Foreign Legion. (La Legion Etrangere) The British Legion is a social club, nationally, for ex services personnel ! The British Empire however is a different Question ! Rockall, Gibraltar, Crown dependancies in Cyprus, Diego Garcia... I think that's about it these days.
Not sure but I do know the PLA still uses them.
no but people are still using slaves. Many countries still do i.e some places in Africa...
Several orders of knights from medieval times still exist today as service orders (like the Knights Hospitallers and Teutonic Knights). But most of us know knighthood as an honor bestowed in the United Kingdom by the queen or members of the royal family in recognition for some great social contribution. 5 countries where you can still become a knight France - Order of the Legion of Honor. Italy - Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity. The United kingdom - Order of the British Empire. Spain - Order of the Golden Fleece. The Principality of Sealand - The Knights of the Sovereign Military Order of Sealand.
Yes, but only in the state of Louisiana and other countries.
I still remember D-Day because I knew quite a few men who took part in it, mostly through my membership in the Royal Canadian Legion. Unfortunately many of these veterans have since died and I only know one who is still alive,.
The legion is to support the veterans and their families through financial hardship.
The French foreign Legion is still active and recrutting. Link goes to the English verion of its website.
maybe to protect the ones they love and their country
if there wasn't a British Empire there would still be slavery in Africa and we had the knoledge to find out about all these differant diseases and ilnesses and we was able to make the medication and give it to less fortunate countries.
There are a total of 196 countries today. 53 of these countries gained independence from the British Empire.
Saudi Arabia
Libya and Zimbabwe are dictatorships.
Not sure but I do know the PLA still uses them.
yes, of course.
Based upon a Roman Legion's organization, it could be between 4800 and 5500. Many today would consider a legion to be roughly 6,000.
France, Britain and the Netherlands still have some territories and dependencies scattered throughout Latin America.
no one