17th Infantry Regiment (France)

The 17e régiment d'infanterie (English:17th Infantry Regiment) was a unit of the French army and among its oldest.

17e régiment d’infanterie
Active	1597–1921
Country	France
Branch	Armée de Terre
Type	Infantry
Motto(s)	Invicta Legio Auvergne toujours
Engagements	Valmy 1792 Austerlitz 1805 Auerstadt 1806 Borodino 1812 Algeria 1830 Artois 1915 Verdun 1916 Somme-Py 1918

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.
• 1914: during the mobilisation, this unit gave birth to the 217e régiment d'infanterie
• 1921: the 17th regiment is abolished

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.

External links

• 17e Regiment d'Infanterie history during Napoleonic War