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Guelphic Legion

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King George V, who never abandoned his claim to the Hanoverian throne, continued to maintain the Legion at his own expense while in exile in France. In February 1868 the unit moved from Switzerland to France at the same time as George V and
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The Guelphic Legion was formally dissolved on 15 April 1870. Each of the 1,400 legionnaires received 400 francs upon discharge and additional traveling expenses as needed. Many returned to Hanover, but some migrated to the
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signed on May 11, the Dutch government ordered all foreign troops to leave the country. After being raised as a sizeable force, the Legion migrated to
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without any referendum or consultation; protests by the affected population led to the foundation of the anti-Prussian
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or to other parts of Europe. George V, unreconciled and embittered, died in Paris on 12 June 1878.
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at the behest of exiled King George V and his newly established court at the
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passed a law sequestering the funds of the former King of Hanover (
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in spring 1867, a rising number of Hanoverian soldiers gathered at
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1870
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Index


Paris
German
Welf
George V of Hanover
Kingdom of Hanover
Prussia
Austro-Prussian War
Austrian
Main line
Hesse-Kassel
Nassau
Free City of Frankfurt
Province of Hanover
German-Hanoverian Party
Battle of Langensalza
Prussian troops
Luxembourg Crisis
France
Arnhem
Netherlands
Hietzing
Vienna
Treaty of London
Switzerland
Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
Paris
Prussian House of Representatives
United States

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