17e régiment d’infanterie
Active1597–1921
Country France
BranchArmée de Terre
TypeInfantry
Motto(s)Invicta Legio
Auvergne toujours
EngagementsValmy 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) ;

La Grande Armée

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

19th century

  • 1816: at the Bourbon Restoration, the regiment is renamed
  • 1854: renamed 17e régiment d’infanterie

20th century

  • 1907: during the revolt of the Languedoc winegrowers 500 members of the regiment mutinied and joined the demonstrators.[1]
  • 1914: during the mobilisation, this unit gave birth to the 217e régiment d'infanterie
  • 1921: the 17th regiment is abolished

References

Sources

  • Bon, Nicolas, "Midi 1907, l'histoire d'une révolte vigneronne", vin-terre-net.com (in French), archived from the original on 30 November 2010, retrieved 2 March 2018
  • Susanne, Louis (1850). Histoire de l'ancienne infanterie francaise, Volume 3. Librairie Militaire, Maritime at Polytechnique.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.