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The Régiment d'Agenois was a French infantry regiment created under the Ancien Régime in 1595. It participated in the American War of Independence.
History[]
The regiment, commanded by Baron de Cadignan, suffered heavy casualties in d'Estaing's unsuccessful assault at Savannah (1779). A detachment of the Agenois Regiment participated in the siege and capture of Pensacola in Florida by Spanish forces on 26 May 1781.[1]
In 1791 the Agenois lost its traditional title and was retitled the . In 1794 all regular infantry regiments of the old Royal Army were amalgamated with newly raised volunteer battalions, thereby losing their former identity.[2]
Uniform[]
During the reign of Louis XV the original Agenois Regiment wore a grey-white coat with red cuffs and waistcoat.[3]
Uniform of a grenadier of the Régiment d'Agenois from 1779.
Ordonnance flag of the Régiment d'Agenois
References[]
- ^ Chartrand, Rene (1991). The French Army in the American War of Independence. London: Osprey. p. 4. ISBN 1-85532-167-X
- ^ Crowdy Terry, French Revolutionary Infantry 1789-1802. London: Osprey. p12. ISBN 1 84176 660 7
- ^ Chartrand, Rene (1997). Louis XV's Army: French Infantry. Men-at-arms. London: Osprey. p. 33. ISBN 1-85532-625-6
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