Auvergne Regiment Explained

The Régiment d'Auvergne was a regiment of the French army during the ancien régime and the French Revolution.^[1]

• 1597 : the creation of the Régiment du Bourg de Lespinasse.
• 1635 : the régiment becomes the Régiment d'Auvergne. From 1616 to 1635, the new regiments become permanent.
• 1776 : The 2nd and 4th battalions become the Régiment de Gâtinais

References

• Book: Susanne, Louis . Histoire de l'ancienne infanterie francaise, Volume 3 . Librairie Militaire, Maritime at Polytechnique . 1850.

Notes and References

1. See Battle of Trebbia (1799)#Nure River - 20 June