Vermandois Regiment

The Régiment de Vermandois was an infantry regiment of the Kingdom of France created in 1643.

Lineage

December 24, 1669 : creation of the Régiment de l’Amiral de France, attached to the Levant Fleet Following March 1671 : the regiment transferred to land service January 1, 1791 : designated as 61 Line Infantry Regiment October 10, 1794 : the 1st battalion was reformed by incorporation to the 121st Battle Demi-Brigade () during the formation of the demi-brigade. June 19, 1795 : reformation, the 2nd battalion being incorporated to the 122nd Battle Demi-Brigade () during the formation of the demi-brigade.

Equipment

Regimental Colors 3 regimental colonels out of 1 "white" Colonel and 2 of Ordinance « yellow, red, green and violet by opposition, & white cross »Cinquième abrégé général du militaire de France, sur terre et sur mer, Lemau de la Jaisse, Paris, 1739

Uniform

History

Colonels & mestres de camp December 24, 1669 : Charles de Goyon-Matignon, comte de Gacé, brigadier on February 13, 1674, † October 1674 November 1, 1674 : Charles Auguste de Goyon de Matignon (), chevalier de Thorigny then comte de Gacé, brigadier on August 24, 1688, maréchal de camp on March 29, 1689, lieutenant général on March 30, 1693, maréchal de France on February 18, 1708, † December 6, 1729 March 29, 1689 : N. de Seiglières-Belleforière, marquis de Soyecourt July 19, 1690 : Armand de Béthune, marquis de Charost, brigadier on March 30, 1693, maréchal de camp on January 3, 1696, lieutenant général on December 23, 1702, † October 23, 1747 May 5, 1696 : Antoine de La Vove, marquis de Tourouvre, declared brigadier on November 1703 by an expedited brevet on April 2, † January 1, 1706 January 1705 : N. de La Vove, chevalier de Tourouvre July 27, 1709 : François-Lazare Thomassin, marquis de Saint-Paul, brigadier on February 1, 1719, † August 10, 1734 August 26, 1733 : Louis Antoine, comte de l’Esparre then de Gramont, brigadier on February 1, 1719, maréchal de camp on February 20, 1734, lieutenant general on March 1, 1738, † May 11, 1745 March 10, 1734 : Louis Marie Bretagne Dominique de Rohan-Chabot (), duc de Rohan, brigadier on February 20, 1743, † 1791 April 16, 1738 : Armand Henri, marquis de Clermont-Gallerande February 21, 1740 : N. de Froulay, chevalier de Tessé April 16, 1743 : Pierre François, marquis de Rougé, declared brigadier in November 1745 by expedited brevet on May 1, déclaré maréchal de camp on December 1748 by brevet on May 10, lieutenant général on December 17, 1759, † July 17, 1761 February 1, 1749 : César Jean-Baptiste de Valence-Combes, marquis de Thimbrune June 5, 1763 : Anne-Joseph-Hippolyte de Maurès de Malartic (), comte de Malartic April 13, 1780 : Pons Simon de Pierre, vicomte de Bernis March 10, 1788 : Jean François Béranger, vicomte de Thézan February 5, 1792 : Jean-Joseph Christophe de Bazelaire () March 23, 1792 : Claude-Louis de Chartongne () April 11, 1794 : Étienne Alcher

Campaign and battles The 1st battalion of the 61st Line Infantry Regiment participated in the wars from 1792 to 1794 in Corsica and in Italy; the 2nd battalion participated in the same époque with the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees ().

Vermandois Regiment

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