Sunday, 24 March 2013

Minden French Flags Project - Regiment Auvergne

First raised 1597 and known as one of the Petits Vieux regiments it was named after the province of Auvergne in 1635 when it became a permanent regiment in the French army. This was a four battalion regiment and at Minden formed a brigade of its own on the second line of the right wing. Its behaviour in the Seven Years War was generally distinguished; after Minden, along with the Anhalt Brigade, it covered the retreat of the French army.




The same pattern of colours was carried from 1636 to 1791.

And this plate shows the uniform and flags in 1757:


Posted by David Morfitt at Sunday, March 24, 2013

4 comments:

  1. Capt Bill25 March 2013 at 23:41

    Sir David,
    Simple, elegant, and one of my favorites. Thanks...

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  2. David Morfitt26 March 2013 at 14:14

    Thanks, Bill. Quite agree! :-)

    All the best,

    David.

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  3. Amtmann B.25 January 2021 at 09:03

    That is the flag of one of the most finest regiments of the period. It distinguished itself at Guastalla, Dettingen and Rocoux.

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  4. David Morfitt29 January 2021 at 00:11

    Thanks, André. Yes, the French army did so well in the period before the SYW; astonishing how things seemed to go so badly wrong for it in many respects after that.

    All the best,

    David.

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