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Saturday, 21 May 2022

Flags of French regiments disbanded 1749: Flags of French Regiment Beauce

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:


 

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7 comments:

  1. Steve J.21 May 2022 at 15:58

    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!

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    1. David Morfitt21 May 2022 at 21:17

      Thanks 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... ;-)

      All the best,

      David.

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    2. David Morfitt21 May 2022 at 21:37

      P.S. Sorry for the unseemly hilarity - it's all the drink I haven't had... ;-)

      D.

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    3. Jonathan Freitag22 May 2022 at 00:12

      Good one, David! I agree that the colors are dark but will look good on the table.

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    4. David Morfitt22 May 2022 at 00:31

      Thanks, 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!

      All the best,

      David.

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  2. Tiberian general23 May 2022 at 12:27

    Thank you David for another fantastic set of flags and uniform details.

    Willz.

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    1. David Morfitt23 May 2022 at 17:10

      Thank you, Willz. :-) Lots more in the pipeline...

      All the best,

      David.

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