First raised 1673 under Wolfgang Greder; then Ludwig Greder 1691; Baltazar Greder 1703; 1714 became Regiment Affry; 1734 Wittmer; 1757 Waldner; 1781 Vigier; 1792 disbanded
Originally 12 companies of 200 men each.
Service:
1676 Siege of Bouchain
1677 Siege of Valenciennes; battle of Cassel where Major Zegher mortally wounded and 5 other officers wounded
1678 Sieges of Gand and Ypres; investment of Mons; battle of St Denis
1684 Siege of Luxembourg
1689 Combat of Walcourt
1690 Fleurus; 21 officers killed and wounded including the colonel who died later
1691 Siege of Mons; combat of Leuze
1692 Taking of Namur; battle of Steenkirk where Captain Socin was killed and 7 other officers wounded
1693 Battle of Neerwinden; colonel wounded twice and one of his brothers mortally wounded; siege of Charleroi
1695 Bombardment of Brussels
1697 Siege of Ath
1701 Flanders; combat of Nijmegen
1703 Combat of Eckeren where the colonel wounded
1706 Battle of Ramillies
1708 Battle of Oudenarde
1709 Battle of Malplaquet; defence of Aire
1711 Arleux
1712 Sieges of Bouchain; Douai; Le Quesnoy
1714 Took the name of Affry
Uniform red probably with blue facings and collar in the WSS
Now that is rather snazzy:)! Excellent work as always David.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Steve. :-) We're melting in the heat here at the moment hence my slowness in responding... Should be cooler from Wednesday; I do hope so! Probably even warmer for you further south!
DeleteAll the best,
David.
A nice flag and a regiment that fought at most of the big battles of the period, nice change of uniform too from the French white or grey.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donnie. :-) Yes, I agree, the Swiss do make a good change from the sea of grey - and they were often better trained troops too!
DeleteAll the best,
David.
The Swiss flags are always a beautiful array of colors. Yours are especially well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes, the Swiss are some of my favourites... :-)
DeleteAll the best,
David.