The Régiment de Béarn was a

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regiment active in the 18th century. It is principally known for its role in the

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, when it served in the North American theatre.

History

The regiment was recruited from the

Béarn Béarn (; ; or ''Biarn''; or ''Biarno''; or ''Bearnia'') is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in Southwestern France. Along with the three Northern Basque Country, ...

province of France. The regiment arrived in June 1755 in

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. The regiment was sent at the beginning of July to

Fort Frontenac Fort Frontenac was a French trading post and military fort built in July 1673 at the mouth of the Cataraqui River where the St. Lawrence River leaves Lake Ontario (at what is now the western end of the La Salle Causeway), in a location traditi ...

and one year later participated in the victory against Fort Oswego, in company of other regiments and Indians. After the defeat of the British on August 14 at Oswego, one company of the regiment is sent to

Fort Bull Fort Bull was located at the Oneida Carry in British North America (now New York, United States) during the French and Indian War. On October 29, 1755 Governor William Shirley ordered Captain Mark Petrie to take the men under his command and to b ...

and the other to

Fort William Henry Fort William Henry was a British fort at the southern end of Lake George, in the province of New York. The fort's construction was ordered by Sir William Johnson in September 1755, during the French and Indian War, as a staging ground for a ...

. In 1758, the regiment participated in the defense of Fort Carillon. On July 31, 1759, the battalion took part in the victorious

battle of Beauport The Battle of Beauport, also known as the Battle of Montmorency, fought on 31 July 1759, was an important confrontation between the British and French armed forces during the Seven Years' War (also known as the French and Indian War and the War ...

where it guarded the extreme left near the cataract of the

Montmorency River The Montmorency River () is a tributary of North-East bank of St. Lawrence river, flowing in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, Canada. The course of the river successiv ...

with the grenadiers. On September 13, 1759, they were present during the siege of Quebec City, with the exception of 35 soldiers who were sent to

Fort Niagara Fort Niagara, also known as Old Fort Niagara, is a fortification originally built by New France to protect its interests in North America, specifically control of access between the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, the easternmost of the Great L ...

. After the battle, the regiment followed the French army in its retreat towards

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. On October 28, the piquets and grenadiers of the regiment retired from Pointe-aux-Trembles (actual Neuville). In November, the regiment took its winter quarters on the island of

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. The regiment took part at the

Battle of Sainte-Foy The Battle of Sainte-Foy () sometimes called the Battle of Quebec (), was fought on April 28, 1760, near the British-held town of Quebec in the French province of Canada during the Seven Years' War (called the French and Indian War in the United ...

the following year.Nous étions le Nouveau Monde, Jean-Claude Germain, Hurtibise, p144 2009

External links

Régiment de Béarn Nouvelle-France

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Regiment de Bearn Military units and formations disestablished in 1791 Military units and formations established in the 1590s Military units and formations of France in the French and Indian War Line infantry regiments of the Ancien Régime

History

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