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.
Sunday 24 March 2013
Minden French Flags Project - Regiment Auvergne
Posted by David Morfitt at Sunday, March 24, 2013 4 comments
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