Flags carried by French Infantry Regiment Brancas 1702-1715

First raised 22nd March 1702, probably by Louis Anthoine de Brancas, Comte de Maubec

Although this was not an especially distinguished regiment in its fighting record, this is an interesting and unique flag design, using the coat of arms of Brancas. As Hall says of this flag, "While colonels often used colours or elements of their arms on their flags at this period, it is surprising to find such a blatant use of the exact coat of arms on a flag."

1702 Initially Army of Flanders
1706 To the Moselle

1709 13th July given to Marie-Joseph de Brancas, Marquis d'Oyse.

1711 7th September given to N. de Labadie, who led it to Roussillon

1714 Siege of Barcelona

1715 Disbanded

Uniform: Probably grey coat, waistcoat and breeches with red cuffs.

Flags carried by French Infantry Regiment Santerre 1692-1749

Created 4th October 1692 and given to Louis-François-Henri Colbert, Chevalier de Croissy. 

2 battalions strong in the WSS; one battalion strong by the 1740s

Service: 

1693 Army of Flanders; taking of Huy; battle of Neerwinden; siege of Charleroi
1695 Army of the Meuse
1696-7 Campaigns in Flanders
1701 Army of Flanders
1702 Defence of Kaiserswerth
1703 Sieges of Brisach and Landau; battle of Speyerbach
1704 Army of Bavaria; battle of Blenheim [2nd Höchstädt] where much of the regiment was captured. Originally in reserve behind the village it was sucked into the village along with the rest of the French army reserve and uselessly "imprisoned" there by the rather clueless Clerambault -  who himself eventually fled and drowned in the Danube

1704 Given to N. de Cetséans

1705 Army of the Rhine
1706 Taking of Drusenheim and the Isle of Marquisat

1708 Given to Michel-Jean-Baptiste Charron, Marquis de Conflans-Ménars

1709-1712 Campaigns in Flanders
1709 Battle of Malplaquet
1711 Combat of Arleux
1712 Sieges of Douai, Quesnoy and Bouchain

1719 Given to N., Marquis de Ménars
1723 Given to Jean-Baptiste-Louis de Clermont d'Amboise, Marquis de Resnel

1733 Army of Germany; siege of Kehl
1734 Combat of Ettlingen; siege of Philipsbourg

1738 Given to François-Marie, Marquis de Pérusse d'Escars

1741 Army of Westphalia
1742 Relief of Braunau and Egra
1743 Army of Bavaria
1744 Army of the Alps; conquest of Savoy and the County of Nice
1745 Occupation of Piedmont; combat of Rivarone [part of the battle of Bassignano]
1746 In garrison at Casal and made prisoner there
1747 Exchanged; then at the battle of Assietta

1749 Given to N. de Roussel d'Espourdon

1749 10th February incorporated in Béarn and the grenadiers in the Grenadiers de France

The uniform was grey-white with blue facings, buttons yellow metal and the braid yellow.