The 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment, () was a French Military regiment in the Legion which formed the Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion (R.M.L.E) and existed ephemerally from end of 1914 to 1915. Creation and different nominations In August 1914: the 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment, () was created in Saïda, Algeria. On November 11, 1915: the 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment () was dissolved and contingents were merged with the 2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment () to form the Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion (R.M.L.E). History, garrisons, campaigns and battles Creation of the regiment On August 29, 1914, the 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment set voyage from Saïda for Oran and arrived on April 30. The regiment was then formed of 2 battalions at 2 reduced combat companies counting ( 20 Officers - 68 Sous-Officiers - 694 Caporaux and Legionnaires ) On August 30 and 31, the regiment embarked for destination Marseille and disembarked on September 2. While one of the battalion's regiment joined Orléans on September 3, the remainder of the regiment made way to Toulouse and stationed until September 29 at garrison Pérignon. Combats in Champagne The regiment initiated battle formations at camp de Mailly, south of Reims on October 2 when one of the battalion and general headquarter staff rendez-vous with another of the regiment's battalion. On October 18, the day of departure, the regiment counted 1947 men constituting 2 battalions. The regiment arrived at camp de Pertus on the 19, and with the 2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment (), both Marching Regiments formed a brigade which was placed at the corps of the 5th Army of général Louis Félix Marie François Franchet d'Espèrey. On October 21, the regiment and the brigade were at Verzy, south of Reims. Until October 26, the regiment's battalions relayed each other in the first line trenches within the sectors of Prunay, Sillery, and prepositions of Verzenay in the south-east of Reims. On October 26, the regiment left Verzenay, destined for Cuiry-les-Chaudardes in the north-west of Reims where the Marching Regiment was assigned to the 71st Brigade of Colonel Denis Auguste Duchêne (5th Army). The regiment's 3rd recently formed battalion from the depot of Blois, joined the regiment on October 25 at Merval. Starting October 28, the 2nd Marching Regiment of