page_title: Order of Military Merit (France)
hierarchical_section_title: Order of Military Merit (France)
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: institution du mérite_militaire_institué par Louis_XV_pour les protestants; au centre est une épée dressée entourée de Pro virtute bellica (pour les vertus guerrières).
context_page_description: The Order of Military Merit, initially known as the Institution of Military Merit was an order of the French Ancien Régime created on 10 March 1759 by King Louis XV. It was created to reward the non-Catholic officers of the French Army.
context_section_description: The Order of Military Merit, initially known as the Institution of Military Merit (French: Institution du Mérite militaire) was an order of the French Ancien Régime created on 10 March 1759 by King Louis XV.  It was created to reward the non-Catholic officers of the French Army.
caption: Cross of the Order
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