French 9th Infantry Regiment Auvergne of the Seven Years’ War, 1756–1763

French 9th Infantry Regiment Auvergne of the Seven Years’ War, 1756–1763 The infantry regiment of baron du Bourg de Lespinasse, raised in 1597, was renamed Régiment d’Auvergne in 1635. During the Seven Years’ War, the 9th Regiment Auverne fought at Hamelspringe, Krefeld, Minden, Gießen, Korbach, Marienhagen, Radern, Hallenberg, Kloster Kamp, Vellinghausen, and Amöneburg.

Proprietor

Comte de Beauvoir, 1749–1759
M. de Rochambeau, 1759–1763

Uniform

white coat with white metal buttons
coat pocket "ordinaire" with 3 buttons
violet collar
violet lapels with 7 buttons right and left
violet cuffs with 3 buttons
white turnbacks with white hearts

white vest with white metal buttons
white breeches
white gaiters with white metal buttons
black tricorne hat with white edging
Grenadiers wore beards, and sabres

Campaign History

Engagement at Hamelspringe, 1758
Battle of Krefeld, 1758
Battle of Minden, 1759
Siege of Gießen, 1759
Engagement at Corbach (Korbach-Sachsenhausen), 1760
Engagement at Marienhagen, 1760
Engagement at Rhadern, 1760
Engagement at Hallenberg, 1760
Battle of Kloster Kamp, 1760
Battle of Vellinghausen / Kirch-Denkern, 1761
Engagement at Brücker-Mühle (Amöneburg, Hesse), 1762

Lineage

French 17th Infantry Regiment, 1791

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French Infantry of the Seven Years’ War