Régiment de La Marine

Régiment de La Marine
Ordnance Colors of the Régiment de La Marine
Active	1635 - 1793
Country	France
Allegiance	Kingdom of France
Type	Regiment
Role	Line Infantry

The Régiment de La Marine was an infantry regiment of the Kingdom of France created in 1635, later being designated as 11th Infantry Regiment (French: 11^e Régiment d'infanterie)

Lineage

• September 26, 1636 : creation of the Régiment Cardinal-Duc by Cardinal Richelieu
• 1636 : re-designated as Régiment de La Marine
• March 25, 1776 : redoubled, the 2nd and 4th battalions formed the Régiment d'Auxerrois (1776) (French: Régiment d’Auxerrois)
• January 1, 1791 : re-designated as 11th Line Infantry Regiment
• October 22, 1793 : the 1st battalion was reformed by incorporation to the 21st Battle Dem-Brigade (French: 21^e demi-brigade de bataille) during the formation of the demi-brigade
• 1793 : reformation of the 2nd battalion being incorporated to the 22nd Battle Demi-Brigade (French: 22^e demi-brigade) during the formation of the demi-brigade

Equipment

Soldier of the régiment de La Marine in 1757.

Regimental Colors

12 regimental colors out of which 1 "white" Colonel, and 11 of Ordinance «blue and green by opposition, white cross ».^[1]

• Drapeaux d’Ordonnance
• 
  régiment Cardinal-Duc de 1635 à 1636
• 
  régiment de La Marine de 1636 à 1791

Uniform

• Uniformes
• 
  régiment de La Marine de 1720 à 1734
• 
  officier du régiment de La Marine de 1720 à 1734
• 
  régiment de La Marine de 1734 à 1757
• 
  officer of the régiment de La Marine de 1734 à 1757
• 
  régiment de La Marine de 1757 à 1762

• 
  régiment de La Marine de 1762 à 1767
• 
  régiment de La Marine de 1767 à 1776
• 
  régiment de La Marine de 1776 à 1779
• 
  régiment de La Marine de 1779 à 1791
• 
  11th Line Infantry Regiment de 1791 à 1793

History

Colonels & mestres de camp

• September 26, 1635 : Louis, chevalier de Montecler
• December 12, 1642 : François Le Hardy, marquis de La Trousse
• July 12, 1648 : Louis, chevalier de Montecler
• January 27, 1650 : Jules Mancini
• October 11, 1652 : Paul Mancini
• March 13, 1661 : Philippe-Julien Mancini, duc de Nevers
• February 4 février 1667 : Charles-Félix de Galéan, comte de Gadagne
• July 8, 1667 : Jean-Claude de Rochechouart, marquis de Tonnay-Charente
• October 17, 1673 : Pierre de Jarzé, comte de La Motte
• August 29, 1675 : André Matthieu de Castellas
• December 7, 1683 : Henri-Roger de La Rochefoucaud, marquis de Liancourt
• 1694 : Louis-Jean-Charles, marquis de Talleyrand
• June 26, 1702 : Pierre, Le Guerchois de Sainte-Colombe
• June 30, 1709 : Michel Chamillard, marquis de Cany
• August 3, 1716 : Alexandre-Maximilien-Balthazar-Dominique de Gand d’Esenghien, comte de Middelbourg
• March 1734 : Charles Pierre Gaston de Lévis, duc de Mirepoix, maréchal de France en 1757, † September 24, 1757
• July 26, 1737 : Louis-Henri, marquis d’Aubigné de Tigny, colonel
• February 1, 1748 : François Vachon de Briançon, marquis de Belmont, colonel, brigadier
• November 30, 1761 : Louis-Bernard de Cléron, comte d’Haussonville
• January 3, 1770 : Étienne, vicomte de Jaucourt
• February 28, 1778 : Antoine-René, vicomte de Boisse
• January 1, 1784 : Sébastien Charles Hubert, comte de Gestas, marquis de Lespéroux, colonel
• July 25, 1791 : Louis du Peloux de Saint-Romain
• September 10, 1792 : Jean-Ranchin de Massiat

Campaign and battles

The French regiment was created by Richelieu, in 1635. The regiment was part of numerous regiments of the monarchy whose mission was to serve on board naval vessels and in the colonies. While these line infantry regiments were transferred in 1791, they historically are considered the ancestors of regiments composing the marine infantry (French: infanterie de marine) :

• "La Marine" (The Navy), issued from the Compagnie Ordinaire de la Mer, created in 1622 and became the 11th Line Infantry Regiment
• "Royal-Vaisseaux" (Royal-Vessels) which date back to 1638 and became the 43rd Line Infantry Regiment (French: 43^e Régiment d’infanterie de ligne)
• "La Couronne" (The Crown), created in 1643 and became the 45th Line Infantry Regiment (French: 45^e Régiment}} d’infanterie de ligne)
• "Royal-Marine" (Royal Navy) set on foot in 1669 and became the 60th Line Infantry Regiment (French: 60^e Régiment d’infanterie de ligne)
• The "Admiralty" created in 1669;
• "Cap" created in 1776 and became the 106th Line Infantry Regiment (French: 106^e Régiment d’infanterie de ligne)
• "Pondichéry" created in 1772 and became the 107th Line Infantry Regiment (French: 107^e Régiment d’infanterie de ligne)
• "Port-au-Prince" created in 1773 and became the 110th Line Infantry Regiment (French: 110^e Régiment d’infanterie de ligne)

Louis XIV

• Franco-Dutch War (French: Guerre de Hollande) : campaign of Catalogne
• 1675 : following the Revolt of the papier timbre, hiverne at Brodeaux

War of the Austrian Succession

Régiment d’infanterie de la Marine (Marine Infantry Regiment)

• 1740 - 1748 : War of the Austrian Succession (French: Guerre de Succession d'Autriche)
• June 27, 1743 : Bataille de Déttingen (Battle of Déttingen) (4 battalions present)
• May 11, 1745 : Battle of Fontenoy (French: Bataille de Fontenoy) Order of battle during the battle of Fontenay (French: ordre de bataille)

Seven Years' War

• 1756 : the ascendance of Dunkerque on Lille.
• 1757 : part of the army of maréchal d'Estrées.
  • combat at the Battle of Hastenbeck (French: bataille de Hastenbeck).
  • participated to the conquest of Hanover.
  • Joined the army of de Saxe on October 7.
  • did not combat engage at the Battle of Rossbach (French: Battaille de Rossbach), yet covered the retreat.
  • garrisoned the winter in Paderborn.
• 1758 :
  • army of Marc René, Marquis de Voyer de Paulmy d’Argenson, operations around Halberstadt.
  • escarmouches (skirmishes) on the side of Milingen, Rhienfeld, abbaye de Camps, during the retreat towards the Rhin.
  • June 23 Battle of Krefeld (French: bataille de Crefeld).
  • integrated the army of de Hesse commanded by prince de Soubise.
  • Battle of Lutterberg (1758) (French: Bataille de Lutzelberg).
• April 1759, return to France, at le Havre, to counter a menace.
• From Mars 1760 to June 1761, at Dunkerque, the joined Brest.
• A part of the regiment participated to the apprehension of the Saint-Jean de Terre-Neuve, during the expedition Terre-Neuve of the squadron (French: escadre) of Charles-Henri-Louis d'Arsac de Ternay.

See also

• Troupes de la marine

References