First raised 23rd September 1684
One battalion.
Summary of service from Susane Volume 8:
1689-1697: Served on the coast
War of the Spanish Succession:
1701: Army of Italy; blockade of Mantua. Then into garrison in that city.
1707: Army of Flanders
1708: Battle of Oudenarde
1709: Army of the Rhine
1710: Army of Flanders
1711: Combat of Arleux
1712: Sieges of Douai, Quesnoy and Bouchain
War of the Polish Succession:
1733: Army of the Rhine; siege of Kehl
1734: Siege of Philipsbourg
1735: Combat of Klausen
War of the Austrian Succession:
1742: Army of Bohemia; taking of Prague. Defence of Prague. Stayed there after the departure of the army. Obtained an honourable capitulation 26th December.
1743: Army of the Alps
1744: The colonel killed at the battle of the Madonna of Ulmo
1746: Battles of Plaisance and Tidone
1747: Conquest of Nice; combat of Exiles. Stayed in Italy up to the peace
The illustrious Chevert entered the regiment in 1710 as a sous-lieutenant; he was a lieutenant-general by 1748
1749 10th February; The regiment was incorporated in the regiment of Talaru, which later took the name of Beauce, and the grenadiers went to the Grenadiers de France
And this was probably the uniform in the later 1740s:
An interesting design for sure, but to me the colours are too dark to stand out from each other enough when seen at distance. Not that I'm blaming you David for their choice, but just an observation!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, Steve. Yes, it is a dark one, I agree, although I did lighten the blue somewhat. I suspect it is a drapeau d'embuscade. The idea is that when the enemy officers get out their Baedeker's Guide to French Flags they cannot identify it at a distance. So they have to come closer and closer and yet closer, and then - bang! Even with smoothbore muskets they will be sitting ducks. Hahahahahhaa. It's not cricket but there you go... ;-)
DeleteAll the best,
David.
P.S. Sorry for the unseemly hilarity - it's all the drink I haven't had... ;-)
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Good one, David! I agree that the colors are dark but will look good on the table.
DeleteThanks, Jon. :-) It wil be very interesting to see how it does actually look on the table. Of course, I hope you are right about it looking good! I confess I might have preferred it to have been one of those brighter colours in red and yellow or blue and yellow, to offer a strong contrast. But it was what it was!
DeleteAll the best,
David.
Thank you David for another fantastic set of flags and uniform details.
ReplyDeleteWillz.
Thank you, Willz. :-) Lots more in the pipeline...
DeleteAll the best,
David.