French 10th Infantry Regiment de Belsunce of the Seven Years’ War, 1756–1761
In 1749, the infantry regiment de Lesdiguières, established in 1661, was given to Armand Vicomte de Belsunce as the new proprietor. On 20 February 1761, he turned the regiment over to the Comte de Rougé, whose name it now carried. During the Seven Years’ War, the 10th Regiment Belsunce fought at Hastenbeck, Hannover, Roßbach, Halbertstadt, Quedlinburg, Krefeld, Lutterberg, Minden, Corbach, Göttingen, Warburg, Lippstadt, and Vellinghausen.
Proprietor
- Armand Vicomte de Belsunce, 1749–1761
- Gabriel François Comte de Rougé, 1761–1763
Uniform
The État militaire de France, pour l’Année 1758 describes the uniform of infantry regiment Belsunce as follows: Habit, veste & culotte blanches, parements & collet violets, boutons jaunes, pattes ordinaires garnies de trois boutons & autant sur la manche, chapeau bordé d‘or; même veste aux Officiers qu‘aux Soldats.
White coat, waistcoat, and breeches; violet cuffs and collar; yellow buttons; horizontal pocket flaps “ordinaires” trimmed with three buttons, with the same number on the sleeve; hat edged with gold; waistcoat identical for officers and soldiers.
Lucien Mouillard, on the other hand, depicts the uniform of the Belsunce Infantry Regiment as follows:
- white coat with 8 yellow metal buttons right, and buttonsholes left
- horizontal coat pockets “ordinaires” with 3 buttons
- violet collar
- violet cuffs with 3 buttons
- white turnbacks with white hearts
- white waistcoat with yellow metal buttons
- white breeches
- white gaiters with yellow buttons
- black tricorne hat with yellow edging
- Grenadiers wore beards, and sabres
Campaign History
- Battle of Hastenbeck, 1757
- Capture of Hannover, 1757
- Battle of Roßbach, 1757
- Capture of Halbertstadt, 1758
- Capture of Quedlinburg, 1758
- Battle of Krefeld, 1758
- Engagement at Lutterberg
- Battle of Minden, 1759
- Engagement at Corbach (Korbach-Sachsenhausen), 1760
- Siege of Göttingen, 1760
- Battle of Warburg, 31 July 1760
- Engagement at Lippstadt, 1760
- Battle of Vellinghausen / Kirch-Denkern, 1761
Lineage
- French 19th 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)