French Regiments in the American War of Independence
French Units and Commanders
Commander-in-Chief : General George Washington
Commander of the King’s Forces in America : Lieutenant General Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau
Marechal de Camp : Major General Francois-Jean, Chevalier de Chastellux
Marechal de Camp : Brigadier General Claude-Gabriel, Duc de Choisy
Quartermaster General : Brigadier General de Beville
Chief of Artillery : Colonel Commandant d’Aboville
Chief Engineer : Colonel Commandant Desandrouins
Adjutant General : Colonel-en-Second Donatien-Joseph de Vimeur, Viscomte de Rochambeau
First Deputy Adjutant General : Lieutenant Colonel Francois-Louis-Arthur-Thibaut, Comte de Menonville
Intendant : Lieutenant Colonel de Tarle
Commissary General : M. Claude Blanchard
Finance Officer : M. de Baulny
Provost Marshal : M. de Ronchamp
Superintendent of Hospitals : M. de Mars
Chief Physician : M. de Coste
Chief Surgeon : M. Robillard
Chaplain : l’Abbe de Glesnon
Aide-de-camp : Hans Axel, Count von Ferson
Aide-de-camp : Marquis de Vaubon
Aide-de-camp : Chevalier de Lameth
Aide-de-camp : Marquis de Damas
Aide-de-camp : Guillaume-Mathieu, Comte Dumas
Aide-de-camp : M. de Lauberdiere
Aide-de-camp : Baron de Closen
Left Wing: Comte de Rochambeau
Brigade de Bourbonnais : Major General Antoine-Charles de Houx, Baron de Viomenil, Marechal de Camp
Régiment de Bourbonnais : Colonel Anne-Alexander-Marie-Sulpice-Joseph de Montmorency, Marquis de Laval
Régiment de Royal Deux-Ponts : Colonel Count Christian des Deux-Ponts
Brigade de Soissonais : Major General le Comte de Viomenil, Marechal de Camp
Régiment de Soissonais : Colonel Jean-Baptiste-Louis-Philippe de Felix d’Olieres, Comte de Saint-Maisme
Régiment de Saintonge : Colonel Adam-Philippe, Comte de Custine de Sarreck
Brigade d’Agenois : Major General Claude-Ann, Marquis de Saint-Simon Montbleru, Marechel de Camp
Régiment d’Agenois : Colonel Antoine-Joseph-Eulalie, Comte de Beaumont d’Autichamp
Régiment de Gâtinois : Colonel Juste-Antoine-Henry-Marie-Germaine, Marquis de Rostaing
Cavalerie
Légion de Lauzun (Lauzun’s Legion) : Brigadier General Armand-Louis de Goutant Biron, Duc de Lauzun
Unités Attachés
Régiment de Touraine : Colonel Mestre-de-Camp Henry-Francois Liamont, Viscomte de Pondeux
Détachements du Génie (Engineers) : Colonel Commandant Desandrouins
Artillerie : Colonel Commandant d’Aboville
Compiled from Colonial National Historical Park Historic Resource Study The Allies at Yorktown: A Bicentennial History of the Siege of 1781 by Jerome A. Greene, November 1976
French Regiments that fought for the USA in the American War of IndependenceRA = Régiment d’artillerie (Artillery Regiment) ; RC = Régiment de cuirassiers (Heavy Cavalry Regiment) ; RD = Régiment de dragons (Dragoon Regiment) ; RH = Régiment de hussards (Hussar Regiment) ; RI = Régiment d’infanterie (Infantry Regiment) ; (Rochambeau) = Regiments, commanded by Lieutenant General Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau, that arrived at Newport, Rhode Island from France in 1780; (Saint-Simon) = Regiments, commanded by Major General Claude-Anne-Montbleru, Marquis de Saint-Simon, that arrived at Yorktown, Virginia from the West Indies (Caribbean) in 1781. More than 20 other regiments provided overseas detachments that served on naval ships.This chart was created by the comte de Trentinian, Executive vice-president of the French State Society, Sons of the American Revolution. Originally prepared for the website Fils de la Révolution Américaine, SAR – branche française, and modified with some English translation. |
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Regiments | Principal contributions to American Independence | Former unit name(s) | Current |
1ere Légion volontaire étrangère de Marine | Grenada 1779 ; Guichen 1780 ; St Domingue juillet 1780 ; Hussards at Yorktown (Saint-Simon) 1781 ; St Christophe 1782 | Volontaires Royaux 1745 ; Légion Royale 1758-1776 | 106e/109e |
2e Légion (Volontaires de Lauzun) | White Plains 1781 ; Yorktown (Rochambeau) 1781 ; Fusilliers : Netherlands février 1782 | Volontaires Royaux 1745 ; Légion Royale 1758-1776 + Royaux Dragons | 5e RH |
3e Légion volontaire étrangère de Marine | India : Porto Novo 1782 ; Negapatam 1782 ; Porto Novo 1783 ; Gondelour 1783 | Volontaires Royaux 1745 ; Légion Royale 1758-1776 | 111e RI |
Agénois | Savannah 1779 ; Yorktown (Saint-Simon) 1781 ; Pensacola 1781 ; St Christophe 1782 ; Les Saintes 1782 | Balagny 1595 ; Béarn (2+4) 1762 | 16e RI |
Aquitaine | India : Trinquemale (Ceylon) 1783 ; Porto Novo 1783 ; Gondelour 1783 | LaForce 1625 ; Aquitaine (2+4) 1723 | 35e RI |
Armagnac | Ste Lucie 1778 ; Savannah 1779 ; Tobago 1781 ; St Christophe 1782 ; Les Saintes 1782 ; Hudson Bay (La Pérouse) 1782 | Navarre (2+4) 1569 | 6e RI |
Austrasie | India : Pondichery 1778 ; Negapatam 1782 ; Trinquemale (Ceylon) 1782 ; Gondelour 1783 | Champagne (1+3) ; Ponthieu | 8e RI |
Auxerrois | Dominque 1778 ; Ste Lucie 1778 ; Grenada 1779 ; Savannah 1779 ; St Vincent 1780 ; St Eustatius 1781 ; St Martin ; Hudson Bay (La Pérouse) 1782 | Vieille Marine (2 +4) | 12e RI |
Auxonne, artillerie | Yorktown (Rochambeau) 1781 | Royal Artillerie 1757 | 6e RA |
Beaujolais | Yorktown (Saint-Simon) 1781 | Beaujolais 1674 | 74e RI |
Belsunce, dragons | Savannah 1779 | d’Audigeau 1676 ; Thiange ; Asfeld | 5e RC |
Bouillon | Minorca 1782 ; Gibraltar 1782 | Bouillon 1757 | 98e RI |
Bourbonnais | Yorktown (Rochambeau) 1781 | Nérestang 1597 ; Bourbonnais (2+4) | 13e RI |
Bresse | Garnison de Vaisseau : La Belle Poule 1780 | Poitou (2+4) | 26e RI |
Bretagne | Minorca 1782 ; Gibraltar 1782 | Mazarin Frs 1644 ; Bretagne 1651 | 46e RI |
Brie | Garnison de Vaisseau : La Belle Poule ; Tobago 1781 ; Yorktown (Saint-Simon) 1781 ; St Christophe 1782 | Volontaires Royaux 1745 ; Légion Royale 1758-1776 | 24e RI |
Cambrésis | Grenada 1779 ; Savannah 1779 ; Pensacola 1781 | Créqui 1597 ; Belsunce 1762 / Flandre | 20e RI |
Champagne | Grenada 1779 ; Savannah 1779 ; St Vincent 1780 ; Les Saintes 1782 | Champagne (2+4) 1666 | 7e RI |
Compagnie de Bouillé | Dominique 1778 ; Antilles (St Christophe 1782 …) | Levée pour la Guerre d’Amérique | |
Condé | Garnisons de Vaisseaux : Ouessant | 1620 / 1744 Condé / Vieuxpont | 55e RI |
Condé, dragons | Savannah 1779 ; Antilles | Enghien 1635 ; Condé 1646 | 2e RD |
Corps Royal du Génie | Yorktown (Rochambeau) 1781 | Corps des Ingénieurs Militaires | |
Dillon | Grenada 1779 ; Savannah 1779 ; Guichen 1780 ; Tobago 1781 ; St Eustatius 1781 ; St Christophe 1782 | Mountcashel 1690 ; Dillon 1690 | 87e RI |
Enghien | 1er Bataillon : La Martinique 1779-1780 ; Guichen 1780 | Enghien 1706 | 93e RI |
Foix | Grenada 1779 ; Savannah 1779 ; Les Saintes 1782 | Foix 1684 | 83e RI |
Forez (détachement) | Sénégal 1779 ; India : Negapatam 1782 ; Trinquemale (Ceylon) 1782 ; Gondelour 1783 | Nérestang 1597 ; Bourbonnais (1+3) | 14e RI |
Gâtinois / “Royal Auvergne sans tache” | Savannah 1779 ; Yorktown (Saint-Simon) “Royal Auvergne sans tache” 1781 ; Pensacola 1781; Les Saintes 1782 | du Bourg 1606 ; Auvergne (2+4) 1635 | 18e RI |
Hainaut | Grenada 1779 ; Savannah 1779 ; St Christophe 1782 | Vendôme 1651 ; Hainaut 1762 | 50e RI |
Île de Bourbon | India : Porto Novo, février 1782 ; Trinquemale (Ceylon) 1782 ; Gondelour 1783 | Légion de l’Île de France | 111e RI |
Île de France | India : Porto Novo 1782 ; Negapatam 1782 ; Trinquemale (Ceylon) 1782 ; Gondelour 1783 | Légion de l’Île de France | 108e RI |
La Guadeloupe | Savannah 1779 | Vexin + 6 régiments de Métropole | 109e RI |
La Martinique | Dominique 1778 ; St Vincent 1779 ; Grenada 1779 ; Savannah 1779 ; Guichen / Rodney 1780 | 6 régiments de Métropole | 109e RI |
La Marck | India : Trinquemale (Ceylon) 1782 ; Gondelour 1783 | Königsmarck | 77e RI |
La Reine | Saint-Louis du Sénégal 1779 | Boyons 1634 | 41e RI |
La Sarre | Garnisons de Vaisseaux : Guichen 1780 ; Yorktown (de Grasse) 1781 | La Ferté 1651 | 51e RI |
Le Cap | Savannah 1779 ; naval battle (l’Amazone) juillet 27, 1782 | Légion de St Domingue 1766 | 106e RI |
Lyonnais | Minorca 1782 ; Gibraltar 1782 | Villeroy 1616 ; Lyonnais (1+3) 1635 | 27e RI |
Maine | Tobago 1781 ; Yorktown (Saint-Simon) 1781 | Villeroy 1616 ; Lyonnais (2+4) 1635 | 28e RI |
Metz, artillerie | Savannah 1779 ; Yorktown (Saint-Simon) 1781 | Certemont 1720 ; La Motte 1751 | 2e RA |
Orléans | Garnison de Vaisseau ; Pensacola 1781 | Mazarin IT. 1642 ; Orléans 1660 | 44e RI |
Poitou | Garnisons de Vaisseaux ; Guichen (détachements) ; Pensacola 1781 | Poitou (1+3) 1616 | 25e RI |
Pondichéry | Mahé, Pondichéry (India) 1778 ; Porto Praya (Spain) 1781 ; Le Cap (South Africa) ; Gondelour (India) 1783 … | Légion de l’Île de France | 107e RI |
Port au Prince | Savannah 1779 | Légion de St Domingue 1766 | 110e RI |
Royal Comtois | Tobago 1781 ; St Eustatius 1781 ; St Martin ; St Christophe 1782 | Listenay 1673 ; Royal Comtois 1685 | 73r RI |
Royal Deux-Ponts | Yorktown (Rochambeau) 1781 | Deux-Ponts 1757 | 99e RI |
Royal Roussillon | India : Pondichéry 1778 ; Madras 1782 ; Trinquemale (Ceylon) 1782 ; Gondelour 1783 | Catalan Mazarin 1657 ; Royal Catalan | 54e RI |
Royal Suédois | Minorca 1782 ; Gibraltar 1782 | Royal Suédois 1690 | 89e RI |
Saintonge | Philadelphia 1780 ; Rhode Island 1780 ; Yorktown (Rochambeau) 1781 ; Antilles 1782 | Saintonge 1684 ; Cambrésis 1684 | 82e RI |
Soissonnais | Rhode Island 1780 ; Yorktown (Rochambeau) 1781 ; Hampton 1782 | Graville 1578 ; Grancey 1630 ; Perche | 40e RI |
Touraine | Yorktown (Saint-Simon) 1781 ; St Christophe 1782 ; Les Saintes 1782 | du Plessis Joigny 1625 ; Touraine (1+3) | 33e RI |
Viennois | Dominique 1778 ; Grenada 1780 ; Tobago 1781 ; St Christophe 1782 | Vaubécourt 1610 ; Guyenne (2+4) | 22e RI |
Walsh | Garnisons de Vaisseaux ; Tobago 1781 ; St Eustatius 1781 | Royal Irlandais 1661 ; Légion Corse 1775 | 92e RI |
le Régiment de BeaujolaisTwo regiments of the Royaume de France (Kingdom of France) received the name « Régiment de Beaujolais », the name of the province where the regiment was raised. The first Régiment de Boujolais, created June 16, 1685, was reformed February 10, 1749 by incorporating men of the Grenadiers de France and le Régiment de Traisnel. The cantonnement (garrison town) of the Régiment de Beaujolais was Sélestat, a commune at the foot of the Vosges Mountains in the department of Bas-Rhin, region of Grand Est. Sélestat is in the French historic and cultural region of Alsace on the border with Germany. On July 17, 1704, in the field before Vercelli, Ménstrel, colonel of the Régiment de Beaujolais, was killed looking through an embrasseur where he had looked two times before. On July 20, 1704, upon the request of the Duc du Vendôme, King Louis XIV gave command of the Régiment de Beaujolais to the brother of Ménstrel, who was serving as a captain in the Cuirassiers regiment of the King at the headquarters of Vercelli. The colonel of the regiment in 1734 was chevalier de Besons. The second Régiment de Boujolais resulted from the renaming of Régiment de Lastic in 1762, which was then renamed Régiment de Lamballe in 1765, and finally renamed Régiment de Beaujolais in 1768. It was the second Régiment de Beaujolais that participated in combined operations with American forces in the siege of Savannah, Georgia in 1779, and the campaigns of New York and Yorktown in 1781. The Régiment de Beaujolais was renamed the 74e Régiment d’infanterie de ligne on January 1, 1791. Other regiments are: Champagne, Foix, Armagnac, Hainault, and Walsh. These regiments provided some forces for d’Estaing’s 1779 expedition to Savannah, but predominantly fought in the West Indies. These are the names of the 12 soldiers of le Régiment de Boujolais who gave their lives fighting for the independence of the United States in support of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. |
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Pierre Beher | Jerome Hagueneau | Andoche Mercier | Mathieu Soulignac |
Jean Gloaret | Jean Jaubert | Jean Moulin | Jacques Tissier |
Jean Godard | Joseph Jaubert | Jacques Peyllard | Jean Varrennes |
le Régiment de Foix |
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Pierre Canys | Joseph Genies | Jean Maison | Michel Scara |
François Cavalier | Benoist Gubiaud | Alexis Martin | |
Bernard Gaguebey | Jean Lyonnois | Liberal Moutel |
Bataillon Brie |
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Jacques Berger | |||
Jacques de Paris |
le Régiment de DillonThe Dillon Regiment was raised in 1680 of Irish refugees. The men of the regiment wore red coats and kept recruiting among their descendants. Detachments of the regiment were with d’Estaing’s troops at the capture of Grenada and at Savannah (1779). French archives have no record of the regiment, or detachments of the regiment, having arrived with De Grasse from the West Indies to serve in the Yorktown campaign of 1781. However, one soldier of the Dillon Regiment is recorded to have been killed during the Yorktown campaign. Also, it is known that two men from the Dillon family fought in the Battle of Yorktown. Both were cavalrymen in the Lauzun Legion, and were not soldiers in the Dillon Regiment of their cousin. One of these men, Count Arthur Dillon, was wounded during the battle, in the fighting around the town of Gloucester, across Chesapeake Bay from the town of Yorktown. This is the name of the only soldier of le Régiment de Dillon who gave his life fighting for the independence of the United States in support of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. |
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Gaspard Everlet |
le Régiment de BourbonnaisThe Bourbonnais Regiment was commanded by Marquis de Laval de Montmorency. Second in command of the regiment was Vicomte de Rochambeau, son of Comte de Rochambeau. The Bourbonnais Regiment was one of the four regiments of the line that arrived at Newport, Rhode Island with Rochambeau in 1780. The Bourbonnais Regiment participated in D’Estouches’ naval expedition (March 1781) to the Chesapeake, and participated in Yorktown campaign (September-October 1781). These are the names of the 33 soldiers of le Régiment de Bourbonnais who gave their lives fighting for the independence of the United States in support of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. |
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Joseph Barbalon | Joseph Guillaume | Jean Noel | Jean Seliquet |
Etienne Bedel | Jene Honore | Jean Paniolet | Andre Terville |
Jean Besard | Louis Huguet | Joseph Perrier | Louis Testelin |
Antoine Canton | Jean Jerifafin | Joseph Prou | Nicolas Tumelin |
Fleury Chabrier | François Jolivet | Pierre Proux | Joseph Verrier |
Etienne Courtois | Michel Kell | François Rossignol | Joseph Villaret |
Antoine Desmont | Antoine La Fosse | Jean Roussel | |
Gabriel Desvilliers | Bernard Manadet | Jean Saffroy | |
Jean Galotet | Antoine Mery | Jean Selignet |
le Régiment de SoissonnaisThe Soissonnais Regiment was commanded by Comte de Saint Maisme. Second in command of the Soissonnais Regiment was Vicomte de Noailles, brother-in-law of the Marquis de Lafayette. The Soissonnais Regiment was one of the four regiments of the line that arrived at Newport, Rhode Island with Rochambeau in 1780 and participated in the Yorktown campaign (September-October 1781). Vicomte de Noailles led the counterattack on October 16, 1781 that recaptured two French redoubts. The Marquis de Lafayette led the assault on October xx that captured British redoubt Number Ten. These are the names of the 42 soldiers of le Régiment de Soissonnais who gave their lives fighting for the independence of the United States in support of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. |
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Pierre Belledent | Philippe Gausse | Jacques Langlois | Charles Poulan |
Nicolas Blondelle | Michel Gavaudant | Pierre Le Compt | Charles Provol |
Michel Boissard | Jean Geoffroy | Pierre Le Hup | Etienne Puissant |
Jean Brunet | Claude Granbon | Pierre Lyonnais | Jean Roche |
Jean Caillet | François Guillon | Jean de Marin | Pierre de Roche |
Jean Coleran | Jean Hennon | Lean Michelet | Pierre Roitoux |
Pierre Conde | Nicolas Jacoby | Jean Monet | Antoine Sepedre |
Jacques Dauvergne | Jean Jossard | Louis Perche | Jean Sourson |
François Dique-Dounier | Jean La Croix | Nicolas Pernot | Nicolas Tiquaz |
Nicolas Dubourg | Etienne La Roche | Jean Pigibet | Pierre Vial |
Jean Galtier | Gilbert La Taupe | Jean Plagnolet |
le Régiment de GâtinaisThe Gâtinais Regiment was stationed in the West Indies, and arrived with de Grasse’s squadrons, and served under Rochambeau and d’Aboville during the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. The Gâtinais Regiment, commanded by the Marquis de Rostaing, was among the forces under major-general Marquis de Saint Simon that De Grasse brought from the West Indies to fight in the Battle of Yorktown (1781). The regiment took part in the capture of British Redoubt Number Nine on October, 14, 1781, for which it regained its old name “Royal Auvergne,” as a battle honor. The Gâtinais Regiment had earlier fought at Savannah, under d’Estaing, in 1779. These are the names of the 88 soldiers of le Régiment de Gâtinais who gave their lives fighting for the independence of the United States in support of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. |
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Henri Audiger | Nicolas Demaret | Jean La Coste | Jean Pilau |
Etienne Auger | Joseph Deschamps | Guillaume La Croix | François Poupon |
Jean Bardou | François Deshayes | Philippe Laine | Pierre Quenard |
Jacques Bedel | Andre Deze | Jean de Lannoy | Charles Remont |
Nicolas Bega | Jean Domino | Jean Laurenceau | Pierre Riotte |
Augustin de Berthelot | Charles Dufour | Lacques Laurent | Charles Rouay |
Antoine Beze | Michel Defut | Jacques Livernois | Jean Salles |
Louis Brian | Denis Dumont | Pierre La Ferme | Antoine Sallemon |
Jean Brostman | Dominique Feret | Jacques Le May | Antoine Serve |
Jean Bulle | Antoine Fissy | Pierre Le Page | Jean de Sireuil |
Jean Catel | Jean Gaudard | Jean Lejore | Andre Solne |
Claude Chamois | Pierre Gilles | Philibert Mauchalin | Barthelemy Sorbetz |
Gilbert Charet | Joseph Giraud | François Meinier | Claude Stoudert |
Thomas Chavaillard | Antoine Gouya | Gaspard Milliot | Jean Trincelin |
Joseph Chevalier | Nicolas Guelin | Jean Nicole | Joseph Tinier |
Paul Chevalier | Pierre Guenard | Mathieu Ospell | Jean Tousset |
Andre Colue | Antoine Guillaumesbourg | Claude Oudot | Andre Vachere |
François Curdinet | Joseph Guilleraux | Pierre Ozanne | Emmanuel Vextain |
Louis Curdon | Michel Herve | Paul Palis | François Vigoureux |
Bertrand Daray | Remy Houba | B. Paly | Jean Vitre |
Pierre Daussent | Pierre Jean | Jean Paulard | Andre Vitier |
Louis Decoune | Claude Julien | Charles Pierson | Armand Wendreweck |
le Régiment de Royal Deux PontsThe Royal Deux-Ponts Regiment, commanded by Comte Christian de Forbach de Deux-Ponts, was one of the four regiments of the line that arrived at Newport, Rhode Island with Rochambeau in 1780 and participated in Yorktown campaign. These are the names of the 22 soldiers of le Régiment de Royal Deux-Ponts who gave their lives fighting for the independence of the United States in support of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. |
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Andre Cheret | Georges Merkot | Ferdinand Robichon | Jean Stein |
Jean Diltzer | Nicolas Muller | Gottfried Rouffe | Balthazar Stoher |
Paul Egre | Georges Neble | François Scholder | Adam Stubert |
—– Hielden | Pierre New | Sebastian Scholt | Georges Vbel |
François Hiltzenberger | Erasmus Orkensude | Sebastian Scholt | |
Andre Hoffman | Christian Pabst | Jacob Stautzer |
le Régiment d’artillerie de MetzThe Metz Artillery Regiment was part of the Royal Corps of Artillery. A detachment of the Metz Artillery Regiment was stationed in the West Indies, and arrived with de Grasse’s squadrons, and served under Rochambeau and d’Aboville during the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. Elements of the Metz Artillery Regiment had earlier fought at Savannah, under d’Estaing, in 1779. Comte d’Abouville, who commanded all French artillery during the Battle of Yorktown, was colonel of the Metz Artillery Regiment as late as April 19, 1782. Research is ongoing to determine whether a company of the Grenoble Artillery Regiment also participated in the Battle of Yorktown. This is the name of the only soldier of le Régiment d’artillerie de Metz who gave his life fighting for the independence of the United States in support of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. |
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Michel Millert |
Bataillon Beaujolais |
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Pierre Beher | Jerome Hagueneau | Andoche Mercier | Mathieu Soulignac |
Jean Gloaret | Jean Jaubert | Jean Moulin | Jacques Tissier |
Jean Godard | Joseph Jaubert | Jacques Peyllard | Jean Varrennes |
le Régiment de TouraineThe Touraine Regiment, commanded by Vicomte de Poudeux, was among forces under Saint Simon brought from the West Indies to Yorktown (1781). These are the names of the 39 soldiers of le Régiment de Touraine who gave their lives fighting for the independence of the United States in support of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. |
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Claude Asselin | Nicolas Didierre | Edme Le Brun | Jean Mongin |
—– Barcy | Dominique Dreuilhet | Joseph Lefevre | Nicolas Mougal |
Jean Bidot | Maurice Edmon | Jean Le Roux | Antoine Moulins |
Pierre Boisseau | Claude Elie | Augustin Lersne | Edme Neuveu |
Andre Colar | Paul Fabre | Augustine Lormier | Leonard Pariel |
Sidet Costail | Pierre Froment | François Magnan | Jean Pinet |
Vidal Coste | Jean Hermaine | Jean Massal | Jean Pradhout |
Antoine Courbet | Sebastian Jamais | Pierre Mion | Martiel Savoix |
Guillaume Daucan | Blaise Lambert | Pierre Miot | Bernard Vivanson |
Joseph Devaise | Daniel Laurent | Nicolas Monart |
le Régiment de SaintongeThe Saintonge Regiment, commanded by Comte de Custine, was one of the four regiments of the line that arrived at Newport, Rhode Island with Rochambeau in 1780 and participated in Yorktown campaign. These are the names of the 19 soldiers of le Régiment de Saintonge who gave their lives fighting for the independence of the United States in support of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. |
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Nicolas Boulanger | Nicolas Determine | Georges Lorraine | Jean Pouvereau |
Jean Bourdet | Luc Ducros | Leon Maure | Charles Prevost |
Julien Chauvin | Louis Glanet | Remy Nalfin | Jacques Serree |
Guillaume Coutel | Jacques Houpillard | Gabriel Paris | Jean Vilaton |
Michel Degres | Jean Libert | Joseph Patalier |
Bataillon Picardie |
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Jean Sansfacon | |||
—– Satur |
French Naval Casualties
Sailors of France who gave their lives fighting for the independence of the United States in support of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
French Naval Ship : Auguste |
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Antoine Alardiot | Marie Daniel | Jean Leduc | Louis Peroy |
Jean Andre | Ubal Delaport | Rene Lenoir | Jean Rochefort |
Jacques Anduteau | Louis Desrieu | Julien Lepelle | Jean Roux |
Andre Arteau | Pierre Dubeau | Pierre Mauger | Pierre Santo |
Chretien Boheu | Jean Dulac | Nicolas Monnier | Guillaume Stephan |
Gregoire Bourhis | Yves Hamon | Dupe d’Orvault | J. H. Veinteffer |
François Brulon | Richard Higie | Jean Paillard | |
Jean Cleach | Louis Huguet | Julien Perotin |
French Naval Ship : Duc de Bourgogne |
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Philippe Amiraud | Andre Grenon | Pierre Legros | Denis Pollet |
Jean Beaumartin | Didier Henry | Antoine Niel | François Rautz |
Jacques Couillard | Charles Houchois | Paul Ollivier | |
Bernard Combot | Jean Joseph | Pierre Parre | |
François Crespot | Charles Lafosse | François Pinceron |
French Naval Ship : Caton |
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Jean Auge | Claude Dagonard | Jean Laurens | Jean Villedieu |
François Begain | Jean Gautier | Antoine Molliere | |
Olivier Bileboux | Jean Labbe | Gaspard Revel |
French Naval Ship : Diademe |
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Julien Berman | Esprit Ensoriel | Laurent Jupin | Jean Morin |
Guillaume Blevel | Pierre Flori | Nicolas Lafrance | Nicolas Pierrot |
Guillaume Callinan | Guillaume Fontenay | Louis Lagnel | Pierre Rousseau |
Jean Charles | Julien Garel | Julien Lemay | Francis Tougare |
Pierre Dembre | Jacques Garique | Jean Meriel | François Vaquier |
Michel Duplat | Guillaume Gillet | Pierre Mondre | —– de la Villeon |
Jean Dupuis | Jean Greroua | Jacques Morrisot | Joseph Vizet |
French Naval Ship : Pluton |
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Remy Tephany |
French Naval Ship : Reflechi |
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Jean Royer |
French Naval Ship : Marseillais |
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Jean Bocq | Etienne Lamesse | Antoine Martin | Jacques Verdier |
François Cabare | Rene Leguilloux | Antoine Martin | |
Joseph Gentil | Julien Lepelle | Michel Scara |
French Naval Ship : Saint-Esprit |
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Claude Athean | Jean Coffey | François Jagous | Barthelemy Moret |
Michael Bagous | Guillaume Creance | Jean Larose | Jean Ouin |
Louis Barthelemy | Pierre Danik | Jean Legoff | Jean Paon |
Jean Bedel | Pierre Durand | Sebastien Lesourd | Pierre Philippe |
Jean Bescond | Maurice Faissans | Clement Letoux | Philippe Rayblet |
François Berthelot | Guenole Hamon | Jean Madec | Pierre Reboul |
Louis Blanchet | Guillaume Herve | Jean Menardier | Joseph Riau |
Julien Boulaire | Cyprien Haogon | Antoine Minio | François Riebard |
Jean Cherot | Jean Hubert | Jean Narcy | Eustache Toutin |
French Naval Ship : Citoyen |
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François Barbaran | François Dirondelles | Jean Herve | Milan Perot |
Abel Bevel | Antoine Ferrand | Joseph Jobart | Noel Pichon |
Paul Blevenet | Jacques Gelly | Olivier Josse | Jean Poulain |
Antoine Cambernon | Joseph Girard | Jean Lefevre | François Salaun |
Jean Cannelle | Albin Gouzer | Jean Leparc | Jacques Tissier |
Jean Daulin | François Ginnels | Jean Louis | Vincent Vallee |
Pierre Dereut | Julien Ginbert | Joseph Pelletier |
French Naval Ship : Destin |
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Jean Aubin | |||
Nicolas Martin | |||
N. Pitozzeau |
French Naval Ship : Northumberland |
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Louis Buis | Jacques Grosnier | Jean Levent | Jacques Remain |
Yves Cabon | François Lecamus | Jacques Maire | |
François Champeau | Jean Leduc | Pierre Nicolas | |
Jean Groult | Frrançois Lefloch | Jean Pruntziger |
French Naval Ship : Palmier |
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Bernard Baron | Mathieu Boucault | Jean Jauneau | Rene Teyo |
Henri Bleutau | Louis Derniere | Isaac Lebihan | |
Jean Bonnet | Thomas Grignon | Antoine Perpette |
French Naval Ship : Sceptre |
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François Bourigeot | Charles Fournier | Etienne Pacet | Jean Plisson |
Jean Diale | Nicolas Godeau | Louis Papon | Jean Ravan |
Pierre Debase | Vincent Merian | Jean Prlletan | François Ranaud |
French Naval Ship : Solitaire |
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Joseph Angibaud | Pierre Deltrieux | Marcel Maillet | Emmanuel Vexlin |
Jean Cabannes | —– Felix | Guillaume Salmon | Nicolas Vincent |
Gilles Carpier | Jean Lorivat | Jean Urvoy |
French Naval Ship : Victoire |
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François David | François Leclair | Antoine Reibaud | Pierre Sorin |
Julien Froleau | Pierre Lebrehel | Jean Roux |
French Naval Ship : Ville de Paris |
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Paul Adam | Philippe Gerry | Jacques Marie | Gilles Prioux |
Jean Arismendy | Jean Gossan | Jean Martin | Jacques Seauce |
Pierre Biondel | Rene Guy | Yves Maubruchon | Martin Sabire |
Bernard Bodever | Jean Heleh | Jean Mayer | Pierre Vallee |
Jean Cambrun | Jean Joue | Laurent Moinet | Joseph Vince |
Jean Chemitte | Yves Leberre | Antoine Montchalon | Jean Wlovasse |
Pierre Delahaye | Louis Leguen | Jean Nicolas | Andre Yves |
Joseph Dugue | Yves Leleyer | Louis Palut |
French Naval Ship : Hercule |
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Louis Auvray | Benoit Gabiant | François Marquet | Jean Sabe |
Jean Bertin | Jean Josse | Jean Ozou | Bertrand Sale |
Ange Bideau | Guillaume Leguern | Rene Ouvenant | Jean Valle |
Jean Bourgain | Jean Lemoing | Jean Renouard | |
Jean Brun | Jean Magnan | Antoine Roisse |
French Naval Ship : Hector |
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Jean Agnes | Guillaume Chauniet | Pierre Marchand | Herve Querjean |
Jean Audiot | Henri Divet | Thomas Martin | Jean Renard |
François Beaujeard | Joseph Duprex | Charles Moussion | Vincent Roussel |
François Bongar | Berthelemy Juvet | François Nafuern | Pierre Versin |
François Bourhis | Guillaume Lebail | Pierre Pichon | Pierre Vorriot |
Rene Carre | Jean Lecoeur | Claude Placet | |
Pierre Chatte | Joseph Lecunff | Jean Poignard |
French Naval Ship : Magnanime |
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Georges Alain | Jean Corlaix | Etienne Leroux | François Orieux |
Vincent Vedesque | Jean Galbure | Pierre Lesagne | Jean Vaisse |
Claude Bessard | Joachim Gueguen | Claude Machain | |
Jean Brasson | Jean Lemingnon | Jean Neuville |
French Naval Ship : Languedoc |
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Pierre Auger | Antoine Enaud | Louis Lebars | Gabriel Philipeau |
Pierre Battez | Guillaume Geraud | Jacques Lebourg | Jean Planto |
Georges Biss | Mathieu Guillot | Philippe Lecourtois | Pierre Richard |
Jean Blandelet | Jean Jean | Pierre Malfois | Jean Poingnard |
Marcel Bouquet | Jean Lagadene | Pierre Margot | François Tolon |
Pierre Crepel | Pierre Lamy | Claude Martin | Jean Valeot |