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, Rhadern, Hallenberg, Kloster Kamp, Vellinghausen, and Amöneburg.
Proprietor
- Comte de Beauvoir, 1749–1759
- M. de Rochambeau, 1759–1763
Uniform
The État militaire de France, pour l’Année 1758 describes the uniform of infantry regiment Auvergne as follows: Habit, veste & culotte blanches, parements & collet violet, boutons blancs, pattes ordinaires, garnie de trois boutons & autant sur la manche, chapeau bordé d‘or; l‘Officier a la même veste que le Soldat.
White coat, waistcoat, and breeches; violet cuffs and collar; white buttons; horizontal pocket flaps “ordinaires”, trimmed with three buttons, with the same number on the sleeve; hat edged with gold; the officer wears the same jacket as the soldier.
Lucien Mouillard, on the other hand, depicts the uniform of the Auvergne Infantry Regiment as follows:
- white coat with white metal buttons
- horizontal coat pockets “ordinaires” with 3 buttons
- violet collar
- violet lapels with 7 buttons right and left
- violet cuffs with 3 buttons
- white turnbacks with white hearts
- white waistcoat 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), 10.07.1760
- 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
Bibliography
- Chartrand, René: Louis XV‘s Army (2) – French Infantry (Botley 1997), plate E4
- Mollo, John: Uniforms of the Seven Years’ War, 1756–1763, plate 88
- Montendre-Longchamps: État militaire de France, pour l’Année 1758 (Paris 1758)
- Mouillard, Lucien: Les régiments sous Louis XV (Paris 1882)