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French "Troupe de
Terre" or Regular Regiments in North America
1755-1763
Compiled by Robert Henderson
The uniform distinctions are
for the period 1757-1760.
Prior to this, battalions arriving in Canada or at
Louisbourg in 1755 wore a special uniform designed by the Ministry of the Navy for service
in North America.
This uniform consisted of a collarless greyish-white
"justaucorps" (coat) with blue cuffs and lined with greyish-white woollen
flannel or serge, blue "gilet" (waistcoat), greyish-white breeches, all with
pewter buttons, and tricorns trimmed with inexpensive silver lace.
All the regiments
ordered to North America provided their 2nd Battalions (exception: 2nd and 3rd Battalions
of Berry).
| Regiment |
Service |
Coat
|
Cuff
|
Collar |
Waistcoat |
Buttons |
Hat
Lace |
Breeches,
Coat Lining |
Pockets,
etc. |
| La
Reine |
(1756-1760) Fort George, Fort William Henry, Carillon
(Ticonderoga),
Ste. Foy, surrender of Montreal |
 |
 |
|
 |
pewter |
silver |
|
horizontal
pocket with four buttons on each side; three buttons on each cuff |
Artois |
(1755-1758) siege of Louisbourg |
|
|
|
|
pewter |
silver |
|
nine buttons on pocket flap; six buttons
on cuff |
La Sarre |
(1756-1760) Oswego, Fort William Henry,
Carillon(Ticonderoga),
Montmorency Falls, Plains of Abraham, Fort Niagara,
Ste. Foy, surrender of Montreal |
|
|
|
|
brass |
gold |
|
three buttons on horizontal pocket flap;
three buttons on cuff |
Royal- Roussillon |
(1756-1760)
Fort William Henry,
Carillon(Ticonderoga),
Montmorency Falls, Plains of Abraham, Fort Niagara,
Ste. Foy, surrender of Montreal |
|
|
|
|
brass |
gold |
|
three buttons on horizontal pocket flap;
six buttons on
cuff |
Bourgogne |
(1755-1760) siege of Louisbourg |
|
|
|
|
brass |
gold |
|
three buttons to horizontal pocket flap;
three buttons on cuff |
Languedoc |
(1755-1760) Fort George, Fort William
Henry, Carillon (Ticonderoga),
Montmorency Falls, Plains of Abraham, Ste. Foy,
surrender of Montreal |
|
|
|
|
brass |
gold |
|
three buttons on side of
pocket
flap; three buttons on cuff |
Cambis |
(1758) siege of
Louisbourg |
|
|
|
|
brass & pewter
alternating |
gold & silver |
|
three buttons to horizontal pocket flap;
three buttons on cuff
(1 pewter/2 brass) |
Guyenne |
(1755-1760) Oswego, Fort William Henry,
Carillon(Ticonderoga),
Montmorency Falls, Plains of Abraham, Fort Niagara,
Ste. Foy, surrender of Montreal |
|
|
|
|
brass |
gold |
|
three buttons on horizontal pocket flap;
three buttons on cuff |
Berry |
(1756-1760) Carillon (Ticonderoga),
Montmorency Falls, Plains of Abraham,
Ste. Foy, surrender of Montreal |
|
|
|
|
brass |
gold |
|
six buttons (two pairs of three)on each
double vertical pocket; five buttons on cuff |
Bearn |
(1755-1760) Fort William Henry,
Carillon(Ticonderoga),
Montmorency Falls, Plains of Abraham, Fort Niagara,
Ste. Foy, surrender of Montreal |
|
|
|
|
brass |
gold |
|
six buttons (two pairs of three)on each
double vertical pocket; three buttons on cuff |
| Angoumois |
(1762-1763) Garrison at New Orleans |
|
|
|
|
pewter |
silver |
|
|
Volontaires Etrangers |
(1758) siege of Louisbourg |
|
|
|
|
pewter |
silver |
|
three buttons on horizontal pocket flap;
three buttons on cuff |
| Le Royal - Artillerie |
|
|
|
|
|
brass |
gold |
|
six buttons on horizontal pocket flap;
three buttons on cuff; buttons in pairs on waistcoat |
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