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List of French units in the American Revolutionary War

List of French units in the American Revolutionary War

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This is a list of French units in the American Revolutionary War. Other battalions and regiment served on marine/naval service, but can be viewed on their own articles.

American Service

Those units which served on the American Continent (not naval) included:[1][2]

Caribbean Service

Those units which fought in the Caribbean included:[1][2]

  • Régiment d'Armagnac
  • Volontaires Libres (served in Guadeloupe and Martinique)
  • 1ére Légion, Volontaires Étrangers de la Marine (also saw service in the States)
  • Cannoniers Bombardiers (served in Saint-Domingue, Martinique, and Guadeloupe)
  • Garrison of Guadeloupe Garnison de Guadeloupe
  • Garrison of Saint-Dominque Garnison de Saint-Dominique
    • Régiment du Cap
    • Régiment de Port-au-Prince
    • Greandiers Volontaires
    • Chasseurs Royaux
    • Chasseurs Volontaires
  • Garrison of Martinique Garnison de Martinique
    • Régiment de Martinique
    • Volontaires de Bouille
    • Cadets de Saint-Pierre
    • Cadets du Gros-Morne

References

  1. [1]
    Susane, Multiple volumes and pages for each regiment
  2. [2]
    Smith, pp. 170–85.
  • Louis Susane, Histoire de L'Ancienne Infanterie Française, Volumes II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII, Military Library, Maritime and Polytechnic, Paris, France.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Les Combattants Français de la Guerre Américaine 1778–1783, 1903 Paris, France.
  • Digby Smith, Kevin E. Kiley, and Jeremy Black, An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Uniforms of the American War of Independence, 2017 Lorenz Books, London, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-0-7548-1761-1.
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