French 4th Infantry Regiment Piedmont of the Seven Years’ War, 1756–1763
The French Infantry Regiment de Brissac, raised 1569, was named Regiment de Piémont from 1585. During the Seven Years’ War, the 4th Regiment Piémont fought at Roßbach, Sandershausen, Lutterberg, Bergen, Minden, and at the Johannisberg near Bad Nauheim.
Proprietor
- Comte d’Esparbès de Lussan, 1749–1761
Uniform
The État militaire de France, pour l’Année 1758 describes the uniform of infantry regiment Piedmont as follows: Habit, veste & culotte blanches, parements noirs, boutons jaunes, pattes en demi-écusson garnies de cinq boutons, dont deux de chaque côte & un en bas, trois sur la manche & un en dedans, chapeau bordé d‘or.
White coat, waistcoat, and breeches; black cuffs; yellow buttons; half shield-shaped pocket flaps trimmed with five buttons — two on each side and one at the bottom — plus three on the sleeve and one on the inside; hat edged with gold.
Lucien Mouillard, on the other hand, depicts the uniform of the Piedmont Infantry Regiment as follows:
- white coat with yellow metal buttons
- coat pockets “en demi écusson” (half shield) with 5 buttons
- white collar
- 6 × 2 buttons right, and buttonholes left
- black cuffs with 3 buttons
- white turnbacks with black hearts
- white waistcoat with yellow metal buttons
- white breeches
- white gaiters with yellow metal buttons
- black tricorne hat with yellow edging
- Grenadiers wore beards, and sabres
Campaign History
- Battle of Roßbach, 1757
- Engagement at Sandershausen, 1758
- Engagement at Lutterberg, 1758
- Battle of Bergen, 1759
- Battle of Minden, 1759
- Battle on the Johannisberg (Bad Nauheim), 1762
Lineage
- French 3rd Infantry Regiment, 1791
Bibliography
- Montendre-Longchamps: État militaire de France, pour l’Année 1758 (Paris 1758)
- Mouillard, Lucien: Les régiments sous Louis XV (Paris 1882)