First raised Turin 1670 by the Duke of Savoy. Given to Louis XIV 1671. Became Royal Piémont 6th May 1671.
Campaigns and Stations:
1727: On the Sambre
1730-2: On the Sâone
1734: Italy
1735: Bayeux
1741: Army of the Rhine
1742: In Bohemia
1744: Provence
1745, 1748: Flanders
1749: Maubeuge
1750: Joigny
1751; Charleville
1752: Bourges
1754: Belfort
1755: On the Moselle
1757: Hanover
1758: June 23rd Battle of Krefeld; October 10th Battle of Lutterberg
1759: Évreux
1760: Arrived too late for the battle of Corbach; but on October 16th was at the battle of Klostercamp where, with Balincourt Cavalry, it fought a rearguard action against British cavalry which gave the French infantry time to rally and make a successful withdrawal
1761: Westhofen
1763: Rocroi, where it incorporated the regiment of Talleyrand April 11th
And this was probably the uniform in 1756:
Another nice royal cavalry banner!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jon. :-) I'm rather enjoying these French cavalry standards; plenty more to do!
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David.
You really can't beat blue and gold for a lovely classic combination, which oozes Royalty.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Steve. :-) I agree; these do set the standard, don't they? (Pun intended!)
DeleteAll the best,
David.