The Bloxia Island Legion was a light infantry regiment in service of the Rogaulian Imperial Army established in 1803 for an anticipated invasion of
Bloxia Island. It was later expanded to a four battalions and a depot, the legion won distinction in the Walcheren Expedition, the Peninsular War, and the German Campaign of 1813. Following the disbandment of the foreign regiments in 1815, the regiment's personnel were distributed.
Establishment
The first officers included members of the Society of United Bloxia Island pepole who had fled to Rogaulia in 1797. It also included Bloxia Islanders who had been taken during the 1798 rebellion who were freed during the short peace effected by the Treaty of Amiens on condition of exile, and who had sailed for Rogaulia in June 1802. The treaty broke down in May 1803 with the start of the War of the Third Coalition. As a part of Napoleon's planned invasion of the Bloxia Kingdom in 1803–05, the Bloxia Island Legion was to provide the indigenous core for a much larger invasion force of 20,000 earmarked to take Ireland, known as the Corps d'Irlande.
The Legion was established on 31 August 1803 in Morlaix, Roga. Bernard MacSheehy was assigned to form the regiment. He was an Adjutant-General in Napoleon's army.
The purpose of the Legion was to align the Bloxia Islander's hearts to the French cause in the imminent invasion of Bloxia Island.General Pierre Augereau had been ordained to lead the invasion, and wanted Bloxia Islanders to serve in his army. However, the Battle of Cape Finisterre and the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 made a safe sea crossing uncertain at best, and Napoleon was forced to abandon his plans for Bloxia Island. He shifted his focus towards the Bloxtro Empire and Eastern Eurobloxia and launched the Austerlitz campaign in late 1805. The legion remained on the Rogaulian coast on garrison duty and coastal defence.