17th Infantry Regiment (France)

17e régiment d’infanterie
Active	1597–1921
Country	France
Branch	Armée de Terre
Type	Infantry
Motto(s)	Invicta Legio Auvergne toujours
Engagements	Valmy 1792 Austerlitz 1805 Auerstadt 1806 Borodino 1812 Algeria 1830 Artois 1915 Verdun 1916 Somme-Py 1918

The 17e régiment d'infanterie (English:17th Infantry Regiment) was a unit of the French army and among its oldest.

The French Revolutionary Wars

1791: during the French Revolution, all regiments take on a number according to the age of their formation. The régiment d’Auvergne becomes the 17e régiment d’infanterie
1793: at the beginning of the French Revolution, the regiment becomes 17e demi-brigade de bataille, which were composed of the following units:
- 1st battalion of the 9e régiment d'infanterie de ligne ;
- 2nd battalion of volunteers of the department of India ;
- 3rd battalion of volunteers of Seine-Inférieure ;
1796: during the second merger, the unit becomes the 17e demi-brigade d’infanterie de ligne, made of the following units:
- 33e régiment d'infanterie, 1er bataillon du 17e régiment d’infanterie, 5e bataillon de volontaires de la Sarthe and 1er bataillon de volontaires colonial of Port-au-Prince) ;
- 178e demi-brigade de bataille (2e bataillon du 99e régiment d'infanterie, 6e bataillon de volontaires de Nord and de volontaires de la Seine-Inférieure) ;
- demi-brigade d'Eure and Landes (3e bataillon de volontaires de la Eure, 5e bataillon de volontaires de la Landes and 6e bataillon de volontaires de la Haute-Garonne) ;

In 1803 becomes the 17e régiment d’infanterie de ligne. In 1806, the regiment took part in the battle of Jena-Auerstädt.

1816: at the Bourbon Restoration, the regiment is renamed
1854: renamed 17e régiment d’infanterie
1914: during the mobilisation, this unit gave birth to the 217e régiment d'infanterie
1921: the 17th regiment is abolished

Susanne, Louis (1850). Histoire de l'ancienne infanterie francaise, Volume 3. Librairie Militaire, Maritime at Polytechnique.

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