Regiment Soria was descended from a tercio first raised in Naples in 1591, in part from a detachment of Regiment Saboya.
Saw much action in the 17th century and then in the War of the Spanish Succession, where it fought at the battles of Ekeren and Capell and then in 1705 at the siege of Huy. The 2nd battalion fought at Ramillies. The 2nd battalion returned to Spain in 1707 and then was sent to Africa. It returned to Spain in 1708. The 1st battalion returned from Flanders in 1710 and fought at Balaguer, Almenara and Zaragoza, where it was almost destroyed. In 1711 the 1st battalion fought in Aragon and Cataluña, and the 2nd was sent to Estremadura. The 2nd battalion fought in Cataluña in 1713 and 1714, and was at the fall of Barcelona, which it then garrisoned.
Renamed Regimento Soria in 1715. Fought in the War of the Polish Succession in 1734-5. Saw much service in the War of the Austrian Succession, in Savoie from 1741-4 against the Sardinians. In 1746 it fought at Piacenza, and afterwards embarked for Naples. It returned to Spain in 1749 for garrison duty at Cádiz.
Ranked 9th in the Seven Years War. In 1757 it was sent to Ceuta to defend against the Moroccans and returned to Cádiz in 1761. In October it relieved Nápoles Infantry in Mallorca where it remained until 1764.
[Summary of account in Kronoskaf.]
And this was probably the uniform in 1759:
Another good one, David! Looks like I may finally get some Spanish infantry onto the painting desk this week.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jon. :-) Good; look forward to seeing your Spanish troops soon! Good luck with the painting.
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David.
Fantastic flags and uniform david, thanks for posting,
ReplyDeleteWillz.
Thanks, Willz. :-) There's something nicely distinctive about Spanish flags; rather unmistakeable.
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David.
Elegantly simple but lovely to look at nonetheless:).
ReplyDeleteThanks, Steve. :-) Yes, I do agree!
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David.