Saturday 16 January 2021

Flags of French Regiment Bourgogne

 First raised 1668. Ranked 43rd in 1756. 2 battalions.

This is a most attractive flag of an unusual design; the only other French regiment with a similar flag was Royal Comtois and I shall post that flag soon.

Flags carried 1668-1791.

From Susane Vol.6:

Bourgogne was sent in 1755 to Rochefort. It was the first regiment of the army which had acted as garrison of the port. [The first battalion served as garrison of various places in France during the Seven Years War.] The 2nd battalion was embarked on the 3rd of May with Baron de Dieskau to journey to Canada. There it participated to the end in the travails and miseries of the little army which fought for control of this beautiful colony with the British. [It was part of the garrison of Louisbourg until its siege and capture by the British at the end of July 1758.] At the end of 1759 several companies of the 1st battalion boarded frigates under the command of Captain Thurot for an expedition against the coasts of Great Britain. They found themselves on the 21st February 1760 at the taking of the town of Carrickfergus, in Ireland, and on the 28th at the bloody naval combat of the Isle of Man, where captains Brazide and Garcin were wounded [and the French struck their colours and were captured, which Susane fails to mention!].

At the time of the peace [1763] Bourgogne had one battalion at Rochefort and the other at the Ile d'Oleron, and it was employed for several years in the special service of ports and colonies.

And this is the European uniform of the regiment:



10 comments:

  1. I have painted this regiment for a Louisbiurg campaign. That’s a lovely set of flags.

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  2. Now that is a very elegant and simple flag, which is nice to see:)

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  3. Thanks, Peter. Yes, I do like the Burgundy cross; makes an interesting contract with most of the other French flags.

    All the best,

    David.

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  4. Thanks, Jonathan. The text of Prussian IR6 is taking a fair time to produce so I thought I'd post an elegant French flag while we're waiting!

    All the best,

    David.

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  5. Thanks, Steve. The pattern of fleurs de lys was fiddly to produce but the overall effect is rather pleasing.

    All the best,

    David.

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  6. Indeed, Steve the W! Burgundy has an interesting history, too, of course; it wasn't a part of France until pretty late. Had a bit of trouble with the Swiss, I seem to remember...

    All the best,

    David.

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  7. That is a very special flag. Great job as always.

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  8. Thanks, André. Yes, it is a beauty, isn't it? :-)

    All the best,

    David.

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