French 12th Infantry Regiment du Roi of the Seven Years’ War, 1756–1763

French 12th Infantry Regiment du Roi of the Seven Years’ War, 1756–1763 The Regiment du Roi was raised in 1663, and it became the 105th Infantry Regiment in 1791. Colonel propriétaire of the regiment was the King of France. During the Seven Years’ War, the 12th Regiment du Roi fought at Hastenbeck, Hannover, Zell, Rossbach, Krefeld, Minden, Corbach, Göttingen, Warburg, Vellinghausen, Neuhaus, and Melsungen.

Proprietor

le Roi

Commander

Lieutenant Général Claude Louis François de Régnier, Comte de Guerchy, 1745–1763

Uniform

white coat with 3x3 yellow metal buttons with orange lace right,
and 3x3 buttonholes with orange lace on left
coat pocket "en travers" with 3 buttons and orange lace
blue collar
blue cuffs with 3 buttons and orange lace
blue turnbacks with yellow hearts

blue vest with 22 yellow metal buttons and orange lace
white breeches (blue breeches for officers)
white gaiters with yellow metal buttons
black tricorne hat with yellow edging
Grenadiers wore beards, and sabres

Campaign History

Camp at Saint-Valery, 1756
Battle of Hastenbeck, 1757
Capture of Hannover, 1757
Expedition to Zell, 1757
Battle of Rossbach, 1757
Battle of Krefeld, 1758
Battle of Minden, 1759
Engagement at Corbach (Korbach-Sachsenhausen), 1760
Siege of Göttingen, 1760
Battle of Warburg, 1760
Battle of Vellinghausen / Kirch-Denkern, 1761
Engagement at Neuhaus, 1761
Engagement at Melsungen, 1762
Garrison at Besançon

Lineage

French 105th Infantry Regiment, 1791

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French Infantry of the Seven Years’ War