Louise Michel Battalions



Two battalions of French-speaking volunteers from France and Belgium in the International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War were named after Louise Michel, a heroine of the 1871 Paris Commune. They mustered in November/December 1936.


 * The first battalion was an existing group of volunteers (see Centuria) who had been operating in Barcelona. This was absorbed into battalions being formed for XI International Brigade.
 * The second was raised at Albacete from French-speaking volunteers. Towards the end of January 1938, it was merged into the Henri Vuilleman Battalion of the XIV International Brigade.

Footnotes and sources

 * Hugh Thomas, The Spanish Civil War, 4th Rev. Ed. 2001.
 * Antony Beevor, The Battle for Spain, 2006.
 * Order of Battle website
 * Associació Catalana Website