Mounted Companies (Légion étrangère)
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The Legion Mounted Companies were infantry companies from the French Foreign Legion mounted on mules. While the infantry was very efficient in the Aurès, Kabylie and other mountainous regions, they were slowed when the terrain became flat in the desert. At the end of the 19th century, the 2nd Foreign Regiment (2e REI) set the mounted companies on foot in order to allow these infantry to move over long distances while avoiding fatigue.
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Horses could not move for long distances in the desert without water supply, therefore others means of movement were required.