113th Régiment Allemand du Comte de Saint-Germain, Seven Years’ War, 1757–1760
Lieutenant-général Claude-Louis, comte de Saint-Germain left the army of the Electorate of Bavaria in 1747 and established a German foreign regiment for service in the French army. The 113th Regiment was one battalion strong and fought in the Seven Years‘ War at Hastenbeck, Roßbach, Krefeld, and Minden. Due to intrigues at the French royal court, lieutenant-général de Saint-Germain resigned from the service in 1760. His regiment was incorporated into the Nassau-Sarrebruck Infantry Regiment.
Mestre de camp commandant
- Lieutenant-général Claude-Louis, comte de Saint-Germain, 1747–1760
Uniform
- blue coat with yellow metal buttons
- coat pockets “ordinaire” with 3 buttons
- yellow collar
- yellow lapels with 7 buttons right and left,
2 buttons under the left lapel, and corresponding buttonhole laces below the right lapel - yellow cuffs without buttons
- yellow turnbacks with yellow hearts
- blue vest with yellow metal buttons
- blue breeches
- white gaiters with yellow metal buttons
- black tricorne hat with white edging and white cockade of ribbon
- Grenadiers wore beards, and sabres, and from 1759 bearskin caps
Campaign History
- Battle of Hastenbeck, 26 July 1757
- Battle of Roßbach, 5 November 1757
- Battle of Krefeld, 23 June 1758
- Battle of Minden, 1 August 1759
Lineage
- Incorporated into the 89th Regiment Nassau in 1760
The German foreign regiments of the French army look very dashing in their blue uniforms.
Source: Lucien Mouillard, Les régiments sous Louis XV (Paris 1882)