The 43rd Infantry Regiment (french: 43e Régiment d'Infanterie or 43e RI) was a French infantry regiment which dated back to the creation in 1638 of the ''Régiment Royal des Vaisseaux'' - one of the regiments of the

Maison militaire du roi de France The ''maison militaire du roi de France'', in English the military household of the king of France, was the military part of the French royal household or '' Maison du Roi'' under the Ancien Régime. The term only appeared in 1671, though such a ...

(Royal Military House of France) created to serve on boats and in the colonies: all such regiments were, in 1791, given a number in the line-infantry order of battle meaning that they could be considered historically as the "ancestors" of the naval infantry regiments (see

107th Infantry Regiment (France) The 107th Infantry Regiment (''107e régiment d'infanterie''; shortened to ''107e RI'' or "107th RI") was a French Army infantry regiment that dates back to 1469, where it was originally created as the Francs Archers Angoumois. In 1755, the Aug ...

Creation and Evolution

Ancien Régime

*13 March 1638: Creation of the ''Régiment des Vaisseaux'' *3 February 1640: became the ''Régiment des Vaisseaux-Richelieu'' *10 March 1644: became the ''Régiment des Vaisseaux-Mazarin'' *25 June 1650: then the ''Régiment des Vaisseaux-Candale'' *11 April 1658: reverted to ''Régiment des Vaisseaux-Mazarin'' *15 mars 1661: renamed ''Régiment des Vaisseaux-Provence'' *20 September 1669: renamed ''Régiment Royal des Vaisseaux'' (alias Royal-Vaisseaux)

The
Revolution In political science, a revolution (Latin: ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due ...
and the
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*1 January 1791: renamed ''43rd Infantry Regiment of the Line'' *1793: formation of the ''43rd half-brigade of battle infantry'', from the following units: ** 1st battalion of the 22nd Infantry Regiment ** 4th battalion of volunteers from

Seine-et-Oise Seine-et-Oise () was the former department of France encompassing the western, northern and southern parts of the metropolitan area of Paris.Lot * April 16, 1794 : the 1st battalion was reformed by incorporation to the 85th Battle Demi-Brigade (french: 85^e demi-brigade de bataille) during the formation of the demi-brigade. * 1794 : reformation, the 2nd battalion being incorporated to the 86th Battle Demi-Brigade (french: 86^e demi-brigade de bataille) during the formation of the demi-brigade. *20 February 1796: formation of the ''43rd half-brigade of Infantry of the Line'', out of the following units: ** 34th half-brigade of battle infantry - itself composed of the following units: ***2nd battalion of the 17th Infantry Regiment of the Line ***3rd battalion of volunteers from Moselle ***5th battalion of volunteers from Meurthe ** 3rd battalion of the 149th Infantry Regiment *24 September 1803: ''43rd Infantry Regiment of the Line''

The Bourbon Restoration and the
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*1815: disbanded *1816: recreated with the name: ''Legion of

Loiret Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434.< ...

'' *6 December 1820: At

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, takes the name of ''43rd Regiment of Infantry of the Line'' with two battalions from the 16th Legion of Charente-Inférieure and the 48th Legion of the

English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...

*1 May 1823: a third battalion is created

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Franco-Prussian War of 1870

On 1 August 1870 the 43rd Infantry Regiment was part of the

Army of the Rhine An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

. With the 5th Battalion of ''chasseurs'' under Commandant Carré and the 13th Infantry Regiment under Colonel Lion, the 43rd formed the 1st brigade under the orders of General Véron called Bellecourt. This 1st brigade together with the 2nd brigade under General Pradier, two batteries of 4 guns and one machine-gun, and one company of engineers constituted the 2nd division of infantry commanded by Major-General Grenier. This division operated under the IVth Army Corps commanded by Major-General de Ladmirault. On 16 August 1870 the 4th battalion, formed mostly from new arrivals, left the depot to create the 8th March Regiment which formed the 2nd brigade of the 1st division of the XIIIth Army Corps''Operation of the 13th Army Corps and the 3rd Army during the Siege of Paris'', General Vinoy, pages 7 and 15 ;Detailed article:

March battalion A march battalion (french: Bataillon de Marche, , it, Battaglione di marcia or ) is a military unit comprising replacement and support personnel, usually for a regiment or brigade-sized formation. The term rear echelon – especially in the armi ...

Third Republic

*1914: ''43rd Regiment of Infantry'' *August 1914: At mobilisation a reserve regiment was set up: the 243rd Infantry Regiment *2 August 1914 to 26 October 1916: assigned to the 1st Infantry Division *26 October 1916 to 7 January 1919: assigned to the 162nd Infantry Division *8 January 1919 to the end of the war: reassigned to the 1st Infantry Division *1939: ''43rd Motorised Infantry Regiment'' *1 September 1940: ''43rd Alpine Infantry Regiment'' of the Army of the Armistice *11 November 1942 to 29 April 1943: progressive dissolution

Fourth and Fifth Republics

*16 September 1944: creation of the ''43rd Infantry Regiment of the Liberation'' at

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...

*12 January 1945: ''43rd Infantry Regiment'' to be disbanded on 1 April 1945 *12 April 1947: ''43rd Battalion of Infantry'' *1 January 1949: ''Regiment of Infantry'' *12 February 1949: ''43rd Half-Brigade of Infantry'' composed of: **43rd Battalion of Infantry **16th Battalion of Foot chasseurs *1 March 1954: ''43rd Regiment of Infantry'' *12 September 1956: departed for

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. *1 May 1958: The Training Centre and depot of the 43rd Infantry Regiment became the Training centre for the 43rd RI *24 November 1959: Colonel Andrès restored the flag to the 3/43rd Infantry Regiment (Battalion of tradition). *18 September 1962: Battalion Commander Parouty raised the flag at the Fort of

Vincennes Vincennes (, ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is next to but does not include the Château de Vincennes and Bois de Vincennes, which are attache ...

. *29 February 1964: The Training Centre of the 43rd Infantry Regiment is disbanded. *1 March 1964: The re-creation of the ''43rd Infantry Regiment''. *4 April 1964: The Regiment receives its flag. *1978: The Regiment is integrated with the 12th division of Infantry comprising 6 companies (1 Command & Support Company (CCS), 3 Combat Companies, and 2 Training Companies) *1984: ''43rd Infantry and Army Corps Command Regiment'' (43rd RICCA); comprising 5 companies (1 CCS Company, 3 CQG Companies, 1 Training company) *1 September 1991: ''43rd Infantry Regiment'' *2002: Reorganisation of the 43rd Infantry Regiment with establishment in 2 cities (

and

Douai Douai (, , ,; pcd, Doï; nl, Dowaai; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some from Lille and from Arras, Dou ...

); composed of 7 companies (2 Command, Support, and Services Company (CCAS), 3 Support for Command (CAC)Companies, 2 Reserve Companies) *2005: New reorganisation with a single garrison in Lille of 3 companies (1 Command and Logistics Company (CCL), 1 CAC, 1 Reserve Company). The garrison at Douai became the 6th RCS. *31 December 2010: dissolution of the 43rd Infantry Regiment *1 January 2011: Becomes the Base Defence Support Group (GSBdD) of Lille, an inter-service body under the Chief of Defence Staff (EMA) which provides general administrative and common support tasks for the benefit of all Ministry of Defence and Veterans units based in the departments of Nord and

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. The GSBdD is entrusted with the custody of the Flag and the Hall of Honour of the 43rd Infantry Regiment.

Regimental Commanders

Ancien Régime

*13 March 1638:

Henri d'Escoubleau de Sourdis Henri d'Escoubleau de Sourdis, 20 February 1593 to 18 June 1645, was a French naval commander and Archbishop of Bordeaux. Like many churchmen of his day, de Sourdis was a military man as well as a prelate. He fought in the Thirty Years' War an ...

(

Archbishop of Bordeaux The Archdiocese of Bordeaux (–Bazas) (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Burdigalensis (–Bazensis)''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Bordeaux (–Bazas)''; Occitan: ''Archidiocèsi de Bordèu (–Vasats)'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or a ...

) *3 February 1640: Cardinal Richelieu *10 March 1644: Cardinal

Jules Mazarin Cardinal Jules Mazarin (, also , , ; 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino () or Mazarini, was an Italian cardinal, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis X ...

*25 June 1650: Louis Charles Gaston de Nogaret de Foix, Duke of Candale *15 March 1661: Louis de Vendôme, Duke of Mercœur *20 September 1667: Alexandre Le Bret (died a Lieutenant-General) *29 March 1679: Louis Potier de Gesvres, Marquis of Gandelus (died of his wounds) *24 April 1689: Count Louis de Mailly (died of his wounds) *29 April 1692: Marquis René de Névet *16 June 1699: Hyacinthe de Montvalat, Knight of Entragues (killed in action) *1 March 1702: Isaac Charles de la Rochefoucaud, Count of Montendre (killed in action) *27 August 1702: Louis de Régnier, Marquis of Guerchy *14 June 1705: Thomas Le Gendre de Collandre *6 March 1719: Pierre-Aimé de Guiffrey, Count of Marcieu *25 November 1734: Claude Louis François de Régnier, Count of Guerchy *26 May 1745: Jean-Baptiste Charles Hubert d'Esparbès de Lussan, Knight of Aubeterre (killed in action) *21 February 1746: Louis Henri d'Esparbès de Lussan, Count of Aubeterre-La Serre (died of his wounds) *7 August 1747: François Emmery de Durfort, Count of Civrac (Marshal of Camps on 20 February 1761) *30 November 1761: Marquis Anne Pierre de Montesquiou (Army Brigadier on 20 April 1768) *28 July 1773: Charles Pierre Hyacinthe, Count of Ossun (Marshal of Camps on 9 March 1788) *10 March 1788: Frédéric Séraphin de la Tour du Pin-Paulin, Marquis of Gouvernet (son of Jean-Frédéric de la Tour du Pin)

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and Empire

*21 October 1791: Colonel Joseph-Marie Rogon De Kerkaradec *16 May 1792: Colonel Anselme De Sicard (fled to the Netherlands due to his connection to

Louis XVI Louis XVI (''Louis-Auguste''; ; 23 August 175421 January 1793) was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. He was referred to as ''Citizen Louis Capet'' during the four months just before he was ...

on 20 August 1792) *4 September 1792: Colonel François de Vergès (*) *1794: Brigadier Louis-Prix Varé (*) *1796: Brigadier Barrere (?) *13 August 1799: Brigadier Baptiste Pierre Bisson (**); appointed General on 5 July 1800 *5 July 1800: Brigadier Raymond Viviès (*), promoted Brigadier-General on 24 December 1805 *1805: Colonel Yves Lemarois *10 May 1807: Colonel Jean-Claude Baussin *19 May 1811: Colonel Antoine Devez *23 January 1813: Colonel Nicolas Jacquemard (*) *2 July 1813: Colonel Jean-Pierre René Stanislas Weller de Chef du Bois (*) Officers who became Brigadier-Generals after their command. (**) Officers who reached the rank of Major-General Colonels killed and/or wounded during their command of the 43rd Infantry Regiment: *Colonel Le Marois: killed on 8 February 1807 *Colonel Baussin: wounded on 10 June 1807, killed on 27 February 1811 *Colonel Devez: killed on 14 April 1812 *Colonel Weller de Chef du Bois: wounded on 13 October 1813 then again on 10 November 1813 Officers killed and/or wounded while serving in the 43rd Infantry Regiment between 1804 and 1815: * Officers killed: 42 * Officers who died of their wounds: 18 * Officers wounded: 182

The
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,
July Monarchy The July Monarchy (french: Monarchie de Juillet), officially the Kingdom of France (french: Royaume de France), was a liberal constitutional monarchy in France under , starting on 26 July 1830, with the July Revolution of 1830, and ending 23 F ...
,
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, Third Republic until the
First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

*17 November 1820: Genty *14 November 1821: Gérard *7 February 1823: De La Tour du Pin de La Charce *16 August 1830: Janin *14 April 1831: Lacretelle *29 September 1837: Massoni *16 April 1843: Cornille *11 April 1843: Lorenton-Dumontet *7 January 1852: Douay *23 October 1852: de Martimprey *5 September 1854: Broutta *12 July 1859: Jeanningros *12 March 1862: Wolff *1 May 1870: De Viville *23 August 1879: Mathieu *13 March 1883: De Ricouard d'Hérouville *6 May 1887: Jacquey *9 April 1892: De Courson de la Villeneuve *29 December 1897: Guelle *4 June 1903: Bizard *22 December 1906: De Lartigue *27 September 1911: Proye

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

*23 September 1912 - ?: Colonel Paul Maistre *2 to 29 August 1914: Colonel Proye *31 August to 6 September 1914: Lieutenant-colonel Baston *14 September to 6 December 1914: Lieutenant-colonel Lapointe *6 December 1914 to 8 January 1915: Colonel Proye *8 January 1915 to 24 April 1917: Lieutenant-colonel Lapointe *25 April to 4 May 1917: Squadron Leader Marthe *4 May to 12 June 1917: Lieutenant-colonel Nenig *24 June 1917: Lieutenant-colonel Carrot

Between the Wars

*24 May 1921: Rat *14 April 1923: Merx *16 March 1925: Leroy *15 December 1925: Stirn *25 March 1927: Dewattre *1 September 1928: Fournier *25 April 1930: Cousse *25 April 1932: Aymes *25 April 1934: Troublé (René Jules) *25 April 1936: Bornecque *10 July 1938: Meyer

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

*13 January 1940 to 29 June 1940: Veyrier Du Muraud (Pierre) *7 September 1940: Schneider *1 March 1942 to 30 November 1942: Dumas *30 September 1944: Lajouanie (Marcel)

Since 1945

*7 January 1946: Paquette (Jean) *16 January 1947 to 31 March 1947: Letang (Michel) *1 January 1949 to 31 January 1949: Masson (Henry) ;43rd Half-brigade *1 August 1950: De Toustain du Manoir *21 April 1952: Katz ;43rd Infantry Regiment (7 March 1954) *September 1954: Noël (Charles) *10 September 1956: Pénichon (Paul) *1 November 1958 to 31 October 1959: Andres (Pierre) *1 March 1964: Loyer (André) * Ducret Roger *1 July 1967: Delerm (Jean) *1 July 1969: Hautecœur (Jean-Pierre) *31 July 1971: Rouquette (Pierre) *31 July 1973: Philippe (Marcel) *31 July 1975: Moussu (Jean) *1 August 1977: O'Callaghan (Patrick) *1 August 1979: Poudevigne (Jacques) *1 August 1981: Simonet (Rémi) *1 August 1983: Bracoud (Maurice) *1 August 1985: Vautrin (Jacques) *1 August 1987: Gouffault (André-François) *1 August 1989: Barth (Lucien) *2 August 1991: Lavigne (Daniel) *1 September 1993: Dequen (René) *1 September 1995: Gabet (Bernard) *29 August 1997: Hubault (Jean-Armel) *31 August 1999: Amelineau (François) *31 August 2001: Paitier (Marc) *27 June 2003: Baulain (Philippe) *4 July 2005: Louze (Laurent) *4 July 2007: Hameury (François) *6 July 2009: Bialais (Philippe) Disbanded on 31 December 2010

Equipment

9 regimental colors out of which 1 "white" Colonel and 8 of Ordinance «, yellow, green, red and black by opposition, & white cross filled with golden

Fleur-de-lis The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural ''fleurs-de-lis'' or ''fleurs-de-lys''), is a lily (in French, and mean 'flower' and 'lily' respectively) that is used as a decorative design or symbol. The fleur-de-lis has been used in the ...

and a golden ship in the middle of each cross ».''Cinquième abrégé général du militaire de France, sur terre et sur mer'', Lemau de la Jaisse, Paris, 1739

Regimental Colors

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Uniform

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Colonels and mestres de camp

* March 13, 1638: Henri d’Escoubleau de Sourdis, † 18 June 1645 * February 3, 1640: Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu, † 4 December 1642 * March 10, 1644: Jules

Cardinal Mazarin Cardinal Jules Mazarin (, also , , ; 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino () or Mazarini, was an Italian cardinal, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis X ...

, † 9 March 1661 * June 25, 1650:

Louis-Charles de Nogaret de Foix Louis-Charles Gaston de Nogaret de la Valette de Foix, duke de La Vallette and Candale (14 April 1627 - 28 January 1658) was a French peer and Colonel General of the Infantry. Biography He was born in Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatri ...

, Duke of Candale, † 1658 * March 15, 1661:

Louis, Duke of Vendôme Louis de Bourbon (October 1612 – 6 August 1669), was Duke of Mercœur and later the second Duke of Vendôme, and the grandson of Henry IV of France and Gabrielle d'Estrées. He became Duke of Vendôme in 1665, after the death of his father. Biog ...

, Duke of Mercœur then

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in 1665, became commander of the on April 8, 1652 and commander of the on April 26, 1656, † August 6, 1669 * September 20, 1667: Alexandre Le Bret * March 29, 1679: , Marquis de Gandelus, born November 19, 1660, Brigadier on August 27, 1688, † April 18, 1689 * April 24, 1689: Louis, Count of

Mailly Mailly () is a picturesque commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.Mailly is located in the Brionnais's south. Separated by Caille, the town is spread over three hills, Bourg, Chavan ...

, Brigadier on 25 April 1691, mestre de camp général of dragons on April 29, 1692, maréchal de camp on March 30, 1693, † April 6, 1699 (aged 37 years 5 months) * April 29, 1692: René, Marquis de * June 16, 1699: Armée de Montvalat, Chevalier d’Entragues * March 1, 1702: Isaac Charles de La Rochefoucaud, Count of

Montendre Montendre () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population In 1972 Montendre absorbed the former communes Chardes and Vallet. See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a lis ...

, brigadier on January 29, 1702, † August 15, 1702 * August 27, 1702: Louis de Régnier, Marquis de Guerchy, baptized on May 18, 1663, Brigadier on January 29, 1702, Maréchal de camp on October 26, 1704, Lieutenant-général of the Armies of the King (french: lieutenant général des armées du roi) on March 29, 1710, † February 13, 1748 * June 14, 1705: Thomas Le Gendre de Collandre, Brigadier on March 29, 1710, Maréchal de camp on February 1, 1719, † May 1, 1738 (65 years of age) * March 6, 1719: Pierre Aimé de Guiffrey, Chevalier then Count of Marcieu, Brigadier of infantry on April 3, 1721, Maréchal de camp on August 1, 1734, Lieutenant-general of the Armies of the King (french: lieutenant général des armées du roi) on February 20, 1743 * November 25, 1734: Claude Louis François de Régnier, Count of Guerchy, born August 1, 1715, Brigadier on February 20, 1743, Maréchal de camp on June 1, 1745, Lieutenant-general of the Armies of the King (french: lieutenant général des armées du roi) on March 10, 1748 * May 26, 1745: Jean-Baptiste Charles Hubert d’ Esparbès de Lussan, Chevalier d’Aubeterre * February 21, 1746: Louis Henri d’Esparbès de Lussan, Count of Aubeterre-La-Serre * August 7, 1747: François Emery de Durfort, Count of Civrac, Brigadier on May 1758, declared maréchal de camp on November 1761 while brevetted on February 20 * November 30, 1761: Anne Pierre, Marquis de Montesquiou, born October 17, 1739, † December 30, 1798 * July 28, 1773: Charles Pierre Hyacinthe, Count of

Ossun Ossun (; oc, Aussun) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. Ossun station has rail connections to Bayonne, Bordeaux, Tarbes and Pau. Population See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department ...

* March 10, 1788: , Marquis de Gouvernet * October 21, 1791: Joseph Marie de Kerkaradec * May 16, 1792: Anselme de Sicard * September 4, 1792: François Vergès

History of Garrisons, Fights, and Battles

Ancien Régime

* 1638: baptism of fire on August 22 during the naval battle of Gattari, then during the siege of the battle of Fontarrabie (french: Bataille de Fontarrabie). * June 8, 1640 : naval combat against the fleet of

Philip IV of Spain Philip IV ( es, Felipe, pt, Filipe; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: ''Rey Planeta''), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered ...

. * 1641 : apprehension of Elne * 1701 :

War of the Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...

(french: Guerre de Succession d'Espagne) : campaign in Italy :

Battle of Chiari The Battle of Chiari was fought on 1 September 1701 during the War of the Spanish Succession. The engagement was part of Prince Eugene of Savoy's campaign to seize the Spanish controlled Duchy of Milan in the Italian peninsula, and had followed ...

(french: Bataille de Chiari), Battle of Cremona (1702) (french: Bataille de Crémone (1702)) *1702: **

Battle of Cremona ''For the battle between Romans and Gauls, see Battle of Cremona (200 BC). For the battle during the Year of the Four Emperors, see Battle of Bedriacum.'' The Battle of Cremona took place on the night of 31 January to 1 February 1702 during the W ...

* 1710 to 1712 : War of the Spanish Succession in Flanders : Battle of Denain (french: bataille de Denain), siege of

Le Quesnoy Le Quesnoy (; pcd, L' Kénoé) is a commune and small town in the east of the Nord department of northern France. It was part of the historical province of French Hainaut. It had a keynote industry in shoemaking before the late 1940s, followed ...

* 1713 : War of the Spanish Succession in Germany : battle of Landau in der Pfalz ; Royal des Vaisseaux Infantry Regiment *1740-1748:

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**11 May 1745: Battle of Fontenoy where the regiment lost 32 officers

Wars of the Revolution and the Empire

*1792: Battle of Valmy and the taking of Namur *The 1st battalion participated in campaigns from 1792 to 1794 with the

Army of the North (France) The Army of the North or Armée du Nord is a name given to several historical units of the French Army. The first was one of the French Revolutionary Armies that fought with distinction against the First Coalition from 1792 to 1795. Others exist ...

(french:

armée du Nord The Army of the North or Armée du Nord is a name given to several historical units of the French Army. The first was one of the French Revolutionary Armies that fought with distinction against the First Coalition from 1792 to 1795. Others existe ...

), the 2nd battalion within the same years with the

Army of the Ardennes The Army of the Ardennes (''armée des Ardennes'') was a French Revolutionary Army formed on the first of October 1792 by splitting off the right wing of the Army of the North, commanded from July to August that year by La Fayette. From July to ...

(french:

armée des Ardennes The Army of the Ardennes (''armée des Ardennes'') was a French Revolutionary Army formed on the first of October 1792 by splitting off the right wing of the Army of the North, commanded from July to August that year by La Fayette. From July to ...

). *1795:

Battle of Loano The Battle of Loano occurred on 23–24 November 1795 during the War of the First Coalition. The French Army of Italy led by Barthélemy Schérer defeated the combined Austrian and Sardinian forces under Olivier, Count of Wallis. Context In ...

*1796:

Battle of Würzburg The Battle of Würzburg was fought on 3 September 1796 between an army of the Habsburg monarchy led by Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and an army of the First French Republic led by Jean-Baptiste Jourdan. The French attacked the archduke's ...

*1797:

Battle of Rivoli The Battle of Rivoli (14–15 January 1797) was a key victory in the French campaign in Italy against Austria. Napoleon Bonaparte's 23,000 Frenchmen defeated an attack of 28,000 Austrians under General of the Artillery Jozsef Alvinczi, e ...

, Battle of La Favorita, and Valvassone *1800: Battle of Montebello,

Battle of Marengo The Battle of Marengo was fought on 14 June 1800 between French forces under the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and Austrian forces near the city of Alessandria, in Piedmont, Italy. Near the end of the day, the French overcame General Mich ...

, and Battle of Pozzolo *1805: **15–20 October: Battle of Ulm **2 December:

Battle of Austerlitz The Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805/11 Frimaire An XIV FRC), also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle occurred near the town of Austerlitz i ...

*1806: Campaign of Prussia and Poland **14 October: Battle of Jena *1807: **8 February:

Battle of Eylau The Battle of Eylau, or Battle of Preussisch-Eylau, was a bloody and strategically inconclusive battle on 7 and 8 February 1807 between Napoléon's '' Grande Armée'' and the Imperial Russian Army under the command of Levin August von Benn ...

**10 June:

Battle of Heilsberg The Battle of Heilsberg took place on 10 June 1807, during the Napoleonic Wars. Overview On 24 May 1807, the Siege of Danzig ended when Prussian General Friedrich Adolf, Count von Kalckreuth capitulated to French Marshal François Joseph L ...

*1808: **14 July:

Battle of Medina del Rio Seco The Battle of Medina de Rioseco, also known as the Battle of Moclín, was fought during the Peninsular War on 14 July 1808 when a combined body of Spanish militia and regulars moved to rupture the French line of communications to Madrid. Gen ...

**Bilbao, and Durango *1809: Santeter and Ronda *1810: capture of

Ronda Ronda () is a town in the Spanish province of Málaga. It is located about west of the city of Málaga, within the autonomous community of Andalusia. Its population is about 35,000. Ronda is known for its cliff-side location and a deep chasm ...

Pamplona Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region. Lying at near above ...

, and Aspiro *1811: Defence of Ronda, Villa-Nova-del-Duque, and Osuna *1812: Olora *1813: **2 May: Battle of Lützen **20–21 May: Battle of Bautzen **21 June:

Battle of Vitoria At the Battle of Vitoria (21 June 1813) a British, Portuguese and Spanish army under the Marquess of Wellington broke the French army under King Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan near Vitoria in Spain, eventually leadin ...

**30 August:

Battle of Kulm :''See Battle of Chlumec for the 1126 battle at Kulm The Battle of Kulm was fought near the town Kulm () and the village Přestanov in northern Bohemia. It was fought on 29–30 August 1813, during the War of the Sixth Coalition. A French ...

**7 October: Battle of the Bidassoa **16–19 October: Battle of Leipzig **30–31 October:

Battle of Hanau The Battle of Hanau was fought from 30 to 31 October 1813 between Karl Philipp von Wrede's Austro-Bavarian corps and Napoleon's retreating French during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Following Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Leipzig ...

**Saint-Barbe **10 November:

Battle of Nivelle The Battle of Nivelle (10 November 1813) took place in front of the river Nivelle near the end of the Peninsular War (1808–1814). After the Allied siege of San Sebastian, Wellington's 80,000 British, Portuguese and Spanish troops (20, ...

**Bayonne *1814:

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**27 February:

Battle of Orthez The Battle of Orthez (27 February 1814) saw the Anglo-Spanish-Portuguese Army under Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington attack an Imperial French army led by Marshal Nicolas Soult in southern France. The outnumbered Fr ...

**10 April: Battle of Toulouse *1814:

War of the Sixth Coalition In the War of the Sixth Coalition (March 1813 – May 1814), sometimes known in Germany as the Wars of Liberation, a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden, and a number of German States defeated F ...

**10 February:

Battle of Champaubert The Battle of Champaubert (10 February 1814) was the opening engagement of the Six Days' Campaign. It was fought between a French army led by Emperor Napoleon and a small Russian corps commanded by Lieutenant General Count Zakhar Dmitrievic ...

**11 February:

Battle of Montmirail The Battle of Montmirail (11 February 1814) was fought between a French force led by Emperor Napoleon and two Allied corps commanded by Fabian Wilhelm von Osten-Sacken and Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg. In hard fighting that lasted until eveni ...

**14 February:

Battle of Vauchamps The Battle of Vauchamps (14 February 1814) was the final major engagement of the Six Days Campaign of the War of the Sixth Coalition. It resulted in a part of the Grande Armée under Napoleon I defeating a superior Prussian and Russian force ...

**9–10 March:

Battle of Laon The Battle of Laon (9–10 March 1814) was the victory of Blücher's Prussian army over Napoleon's French army near Laon. During the Battle of Craonne on 7 March, Blücher's army was forced to retreat into Laon after a failed attempt to ...

**13 March: Battle of Reims **25 March:

Battle of Fère-Champenoise The Battle of Fère-Champenoise (25 March 1814) was fought between two Imperial French corps led by Marshals Auguste de Marmont and Édouard Mortier, duc de Trévise and a larger Coalition force composed of cavalry from the Austrian Empire, ...

**30–31 March: Battle of Paris *1815: The Hundred Days ** Saint-Gilles ** Matha

The Restoration, July Monarchy, Second Empire, Third Republic until the First World War

* Revolution of 1830: the regiment, stationed at

Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very ...

and

Dieppe Dieppe (; Norman: ''Dgieppe'') is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to N ...

rallied to the new régime. *February 1831: participated in the suppression of disturbances in

Morbihan Morbihan ( , ; br, Mor-Bihan ) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastl ...

. *1845-1851: French conquest of Algeria **11 October 1845: the regiment is garrisoned at

Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...

; three battalions were deployed to Algiers (two on 31 October and one on 3 November). The regiment established itself in

Béjaïa Béjaïa (; ; ar, بجاية‎, Latn, ar, Bijāya, ; kab, Bgayet, Vgayet), formerly Bougie and Bugia, is a Mediterranean port city and commune on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province, Kabylia. Béjaïa is ...

. **9 December 1845 – 4 January 1846: an expedition against the tribes linked to Abdel Kader: this expedition was badly prepared and resulted in the deaths of 66 men, 2 in combat. **14 February 1846: 1st battalion is garrisoned at

Philippeville Philippeville (; wa, Flipveye) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The Philippeville municipality includes the former municipalities of Fagnolle, Franchimont, Jamagne, Jamiolle, Merlemont, N ...

, 2nd battalion is at Sétif. Operations in the region against the tribes in Boutaleb. **12 June 1846: the 1st battalion leaves for

Djidjelli Jijel ( ar, جيجل), the classical Igilgili, is the capital of Jijel Province in north-eastern Algeria. It is flanked by the Mediterranean Sea in the region of Corniche Jijelienne and had a population of 131,513 in 2008. Jijel is the adminis ...

, the 2nd is in operation against the Amouchas. **30 April 1847: the 3rd battalion is in operation in

Kabylie Kabylia ('' Kabyle: Tamurt n Leqbayel'' or ''Iqbayliyen'', meaning "Land of Kabyles", '','' meaning "Land of the Tribes") is a cultural, natural and historical region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kabyle people. It is part of th ...

and subduing the Beni Brahim. The regiment then leaves for Batna then

Bône Annaba ( ar, عنّابة, "Place of the Jujubes"; ber, Aânavaen), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River ...

, their new garrison post. Until March 1849, they worked on creating agricultural centres and in pacification. **October-26 November 1849: the Siege and capture of the oasis of ''Zaatcha''. The operation was conducted with the 1st battalion of the Foreign Legion and the 4th company of the 3rd Battalion of the Bat' d'Af (BILA). **May–June 1850: An Infantry battalion is formed and fight in the region of

Tébessa Tébessa or Tebessa ( ar, تبسة ''Tibissa'', ''Tbessa'' or ''Tibesti''), the classical Theveste, is the capital city of Tébessa Province region of northeastern Algeria. It hosts several historical landmarks, the most important one being the w ...

against the Nementcha tribe. *6 January 1851: Embarkation on the ''Vauban'', disembarking at

and continued to

Langres Langres () is a commune in northeastern France. It is a subprefecture of the department of Haute-Marne, in the region of Grand Est. History As the capital of the Romanized Gallic tribe known as the Lingones, it was called Andematunnum, then ...

. *September 1851: The regiment is stationed at

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

. *2 December 1851: The regiment takes part in police operations following the coup d'État. *24 September 1853: The regiment leaves for

Mâcon Mâcon (), historically anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the prefecture of the department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home to near 34,000 residents, who are referred to in French as ...

(E-M, depot, 2nd battalion),

Lons-le-Saulnier Lons-le-Saunier () is a commune and capital of the Jura Department, eastern France. Geography The town is in the heart of the Revermont region, at the foot of the first plateau of the Jura massif. The Jura escarpment extends to the east and ...

(3rd battalion), and Châlons (1st battalion). *January 1854 - 17 June 1856:

Crimean War The Crimean War, , was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between Russia and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom and Piedmont-Sardinia. Geopolitical causes of the war included the ...

(

Sevastopol Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...

): the regiment lost 879 men out of 3,350 engaged which included 500 from disease. *1859: Italian Campaign (

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Solférino Solférino (; oc, Solferino) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It was created in 1863 by Napoléon III by uniting several neighboring communities. It is named after the Battle of Solferino. P ...

): the regiment lost 8 officers and 145 NCOs and enlisted men. *Successive Garrisons:

Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse (; frp, Bôrg) is the prefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Located northeast of Lyon, it is the capital of the ancient province of Bresse ( frp, Brêsse, links=no). In 2018, ...

(30 August 1859),

Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town ('' commune'') and seaport in the Morbihan department of Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginning around 3000 BC, settlements in the area of Lorient are attested by the presen ...

(28 September 1859),

(15 September 1861),

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...

, Péronne,

Ham Ham is pork from a leg cut that has been preserved by wet or dry curing, with or without smoking."Bacon: Bacon and Ham Curing" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 2, p. 39. As a processed meat, the term "ham ...

(1868) *1870: Franco-Prussian War: **18 August: Battle of Gravelotte **fighting with the Army of the Loire and Nord (under the name 69th Provisional Infantry Regiment) **23–24 December: Battle of Hallue *1871: **3 January: Battle of Bapaume **19 January: Battle of St. Quentin **3 September: a new 43rd is created by amalgamating 4 battalions of 6 companies each: garrisoned at

*30 August 1881: the 4th battalion moves to

Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital = Tunis , largest_city = capital , ...

and disembarks at

La Goulette La Goulette (, it, La Goletta), in Arabic Halq al-Wadi ( '), is a municipality and the port of Tunis, Tunisia. La Goulette is located at around on a sandbar between Lake Tūnis and the Gulf of Tunis. The port, located 12km east of Tunis, is th ...

on 13 September 1881. *14 September 1883 the regiment returns to France. *Maintaining order in cities:

area (1878), Armentières (1880), Premesques (1889),

Halluin Halluin (; nl, Halewijn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Geography It is located at the north of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, on the Belgian border, contiguous with the Belgian town of Menen. Population Tran ...

(1890). *1 October 1887: The regiment provides its 1st battalion to the 147th Infantry Regiment as part of the reorganisation of the corps, which created infantry regiments of three battalions.

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

;Assignments: *August 1914 to 26 October 1916: 1st Infantry Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division of the 1st Army Corps *27 October 1916 to November 1918: 162nd division of infantry. Constitution in 1914: 3 battalions (72 officers, 164 NCOs, 3,174 men, 219 horses)

1914

*10–28 August:

Battle of the Frontiers The Battle of the Frontiers (, , ) comprised battles fought along the eastern frontier of France and in southern Belgium, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. The battles resolved the military strategies of the French Chief of ...

near Charleroi: **

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** Anseremont (16 August) ** Odinat ** Saint-Gérard (21–23 August) ** Marienbourg (25 August) *then the retreat: ** Le Hérie-la-Viéville (

Battle of Guise The Battle of St. Quentin (also called the First Battle of Guise (french: 1ere Bataille de Guise) was fought from 29 to 30 August 1914, during the First World War. Battle On the night of 26 August 1914, the Allies withdrew from Le Cateau to St ...

) (28–29 August). *

First Battle of the Marne The First Battle of the Marne was a battle of the First World War fought from 5 to 12 September 1914. It was fought in a collection of skirmishes around the Marne River Valley. It resulted in an Entente victory against the German armies in the ...

(5–13 September): ** Seu ** region of

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** Ornes ** Reims- Saint-Brice-Courcelles ** Courcy ** Cholera Farm **

Berry-au-Bac Berry-au-Bac () is a commune in the department of Aisne in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also * Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 799 communes in the French department of Aisne. The ...

** Sapigneul *

First Battle of the Aisne The First Battle of the Aisne (french: 1re Bataille de l'Aisne) was the Allied follow-up offensive against the right wing of the German First Army (led by Alexander von Kluck) and the Second Army (led by Karl von Bülow) as they retreated a ...

(13–28 September): ** Chavonnes, ** Vailly, ** Soupir-Montsapin. * Rested at

Courcelles-Sapicourt Courcelles-Sapicourt () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territo ...

. *15 December: depart for

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1915

: ** Beauséjour Farm (16 –23 February) ** Bois Oblique (13–14 March) ** Bois de Pareid (5 April) * Aisne (24 April-22 June): ** Trésauvaux ** Godat Farm ** Cormicy ** Bouffignereux (16 July-3 August) Fighting in Aisne cost the regiment 23 officers and 511 men.

1916

* Aisne (January–February): ** La Neuville ** Sapigneul (gas attack on 6 February) *

Battle of Verdun The Battle of Verdun (french: Bataille de Verdun ; german: Schlacht um Verdun ) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north ...

(27 February-5 April): ** Côte du Poivre ** Ravin de Bras-sur-Meuse. * Aisne (6 April-10 August): **

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Communes of Aisne Aisne communes ...

, ** Blanc Sablon. * Battle of the Somme (August–September): **

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** Maricourt ** Priez Farm (in September) *

(1 October-20 December): ** Butte de Souain.

1917

* Aisne (7 January–March): ** Le Blanc Sablon. * Second Battle of the Aisne (offensive on 16 April): * Plateau of Vauclerc. *

Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to cultu ...

(5 July-19 November): ** Passeur House. ** Battle of Passchendaele (4 August): Chaudière sector (27 September-19 November).

1918

Third Battle of the Aisne The Third Battle of the Aisne (french: 3e Bataille de l'Aisne) was a battle of the German spring offensive during World War I that focused on capturing the Chemin des Dames Ridge before the American Expeditionary Forces arrived completely in ...

**10 January - March: La Ville-aux-Bois, Juvincourt **April - May: Ferrières, Pérennes, Abbémont **3 June - 27 July:

Soissons Soissons () is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France. Located on the river Aisne, about northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital o ...

sector **August: Nouvron-Vingré, Fontenoy, Tour-Vingré Farm **21–28 September: Château of

Vaucelles Vaucelles () is a commune located to the west of Bayeux in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It al ...

, Gerbau Farm *

Vosges The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single ...

Sector (29 September): ** the regiment is stationed at

Fresse Fresse () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. See also *Communes of the Haute-Saône department The following is a list of the 539 communes in the French department of Ha ...

and

Le Thillot Le Thillot () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosges department of France. The communes cooperate in t ...

until 11 November 1918. * The

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

cost the regiment 85 officers, 243 NCOs, and 2,790 men. * In January 1919 the regiment guarded the

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Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-west, with Ma ...

Between the Wars

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* In 1939–1940, constantly bombarded by enemy aircraft, the regiment moved to contact the German army in

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

(fighting on the

Dijle The Dyle (french: Dyle ; nl, Dijle ) is a river in central Belgium, left tributary of the Rupel. It is long. It flows through the Belgian provinces of Walloon Brabant, Flemish Brabant and Antwerp. Its source is in Houtain-le-Val, near Nivelles ...

) leading to fierce fighting along the

Scheldt The Scheldt (french: Escaut ; nl, Schelde ) is a river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to ...

( Bruille-Saint-Amand). The regiment then regrouped and fought at Dunkirk before being ordered to disarm in Normandy after losing 231 killed and 600 wounded. * Shortage of time nearly led to the loss of the regimental flag. On 21 June 1940 Colonel Gaillard decided, in the face of the German danger, to hide his flag in the basement of Le Mesnil-Rainfray rectory. The flag was returned at the end of the winter of 1941 by Lieutenant Mourgant and Sergeant Menet on the instructions of Lieutenant Vallat, formerly of the 43rd Infantry Regiment. The unit became the 43rd Alpine Infantry Regiment stationed in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

and

Digne Digne-les-Bains (; Occitan: ''Dinha dei Banhs''), or simply and historically Digne (''Dinha'' in the classical norm or ''Digno'' in the Mistralian norm), is the prefecture of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Cô ...

(one battalion). The regiment recovered the flag which was solemnly presented on 3 May 1941 before the unit was disbanded in 1942 after the

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by the Germans. It was restored by the Maquis of Nord and Cher and ended the war on the front in the pockets of the Atlantic. File:Fantassin Français en 1940 du 43e RI.gif, French Army uniform of an infantryman of the 43rd Infantry Regiment in 1940 at the Dunkirk Museum dedicated to

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and defence File:Officier Français en 1940 du 43e RI.gif, Uniform of a French army officer of the 43rd Infantry Regiment in 1940 at the Dunkirk Museum dedicated to

and defence

1945 to today

Indochina War The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam) began in French Indochina from 19 December 1946 to 20 July 1954 between France and Việt Minh (Democratic Republic of Vi ...

The regiment detached the March battalion of the 43rd Infantry Regiment between January 1947 and June 1948 and participated in particular in

Operation Léa Operation Léa was a French Union military operation between 7 October and 8 November 1947 during the First Indochina War. It is also known as the Việt Bắc Campaign (''Chiến Dịch Việt Bắc'') by the Viet Minh. It was an attempt by the ...

. A citation for the March battalion of the 43rd Infantry regiment:

"An elite Regiment, a worthy heir of the ''Royal des Vaisseaux'', presented themselves on their arrival in Indochina, faithful to the finest traditions of their forebears. Engaged for eight months in the sub-sector of
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(
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) they have carried out, under the fiery leadership of their chief - Commandant Lejosne, the conquest and pacification of a difficult area between the ''Canal des Rapides'' and the Red River. Called on to participate in the liberation of Hà Đông during the freeing of
Nam Định Nam Định () is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Nam Định Province. The city of Nam Định is 90 km south-east of Vietnam's capital, Hanoi. From August 18–20 of each year, there is a festival he ...
, their cleaning-up operation north of the Rapids bridge won admiration for their energy, their offensive spirit which never shrank from the hardest sacrifices. On 14 May 1947, after a daring raid on the Red River, they seized
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. Engaged without a moment's rest in the autumn campaign, they once again demonstrated their bite. Placed in difficult conditions on the Claire River at Phu Doan, Lang-Quang,
Tuyên Quang Tuyên Quang () is a city in Vietnam, and is the capital of Tuyên Quang Province. History The French post at Tuyên Quang was defended for four months against 12,000 troops of the Yunnan Army and the Black Flag Army by two companies of the Fre ...
, and Sơn Dương, they coped magnificently. They inflicted heavy losses in men and material on the enemy. They are assuredly one of our best Units".

Algerian War

The regiment participated in operations in

and in

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from 1952 to 1962 at the cost of 2 officers, 3 NCOs, and 57 men killed.

Reorganisation

On 1 July 2005 the regiment was reorganised to create the 6th RCS of

which had: 21 officers, 106 NCOs and 227 voluntary enlisted men divided into two active units: 1 Command & Support (CAS) and 1 CDC.

Mission

The 43rd Infantry Regiment, deployable to any of the forces is subject to the

Commandement des Forces Terrestres The ''Commandement des Forces Terrestres (CFT)'' is the new appellation (since July 1, 2008) of the Commandement de la Force d'action Terrestre (“Command of the land combat forces”, French acronym CFAT). It is the High command of the land f ...

. Its mission is to ensure the support of various Headquarters in the

garrison. It contributes, in compliance with NATO criteria to support the deployment of the

Headquarters Rapid Reaction Corps – France Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the to ...

(RRC-fr) during its operational preparations and during engagements.

Composition

1 company for command and logistics (CCL) 1 company for administration and support (CAS) 1 company for Reserve (5CIR)

Materials

The main materials are interconnected modules that allow rapid provision of mobile headquarters command posts with transport vehicles with trailers to provide movement (a semi-trailer is 38 tons).

Dissolution

The reserve unit: 5th USR company delivered its flag in December 2010. *Its flag had the name "AFN 1952-1962" inscribed on it. *On 31 December 2010 the 43rd Infantry Regiment was dissolved *On 1 January 2011: It became the GSBdD (Group for Support of the Defence Base) of Lille, a joint agency of the EMA with a mission to provide general administrative and common support tasks for the benefit of all formations of the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs based in Nord and

. The GSBdD was entrusted with the custody of the Flag and Hall of Honour for the 43rd Infantry Regiment.

Flag

It has sewn in gold letters in its centre strip, the entries shown in the picture below:

Decorations

The tie is decorated with the

Croix de guerre 1914–1918 Croix (French for "cross") may refer to: Belgium * Croix-lez-Rouveroy, a village in municipality of Estinnes in the province of Hainaut France * Croix, Nord, in the Nord department * Croix, Territoire de Belfort, in the Territoire de Belfort depa ...

with 3 citations (30 October 1916, 5 October 1917, and 29 September 1918) at the order of the army (three palms). The 43rd Infantry Regiment also holds the

Gold Medal of the City of Milan The Gold Medal of the City of Milan was a French medal issued in 1909 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of France's 1859 Italian campaign, an intervention in the Second Italian War of Independence. Regiment recipients

* 9th Hussar Regim ...

following its participation in the battles of

Solferino Solferino ( Upper Mantovano: ) is a small town and municipality in the province of Mantua, Lombardy, northern Italy, approximately south of Lake Garda. It is best known as being close to the site of the Battle of Solferino on 24 June 1859, par ...

and

Palestro Palestro is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Pavia. It is located on the banks of the river Sesia. History Although located in area settled by Celts, Etruscans, ancient Rome, Romans and Lombards, Palestro is mentioned for the first time ...

in 1859. The regiment detached a Marching battalion in Indochina between January 1947 and June 1948. Its pennant bears the Croix de guerre des Théâtres d'opérations extérieurs with a citation (9 June 1948) at the order of the army (one palm). *They wear a

fourragère The ''fourragère'' () is a military award, distinguishing military units as a whole, in the form of a braided cord. The award was first adopted by France, followed by other nations such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, and Luxembourg. Fou ...

in the colours of the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. *The Blue Star of the Regiment is worn on the focused on the fourragère.

Regimental Insignia

File:Insigne secteur fortifié de l'Escaut 1940 - 01.jpg , Insignia of the fortified sector of l’Escaut - 1940 (1st model) File:Insigne secteur fortifié de l'Escaut 1940 - 02.jpg, Insignia of the fortified sector of l’Escaut - 1940 (2nd model) File:Insigne du 43e régiment d'infanterie alpine (1940-1942).jpg, Insignia of the 43rd Alpine Infantry Regiment (1940–1942) File:Etoil2.jpg, Insignia of the SES of the 43rd Alpine Infantry Regiment (1940–1942) File:Barg.jpg, Beret Insignia of the 43rd Alpine Infantry Regiment (1940–1942) File:Barp.jpg, Beret Insignia de béret or

of the 43rd Alpine Infantry Regiment (1940–1942) File:Madeline.jpg, Insignia of the Madeline battalion (1945) File:43bleu.jpg , Insignia of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (blue waves and characters) File:43rouge.jpg, Insignia of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (blue waves and characters on top, red below) File:Insigne du 43e régiment d'infanterie.jpg, Insignia of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (blue waves and characters on top, blue waves and red characters below) File:43ricca.jpg , Insignia of the 43rd Infantry Regiment CCA (1984/1991) ''43rd your insignia by which you are remembered'', Captain Ronan Lévesque

Company Insignia

File:43compagnie_portée.jpg, Insignia of the Support Company, 43rd Infantry Regiment (Morocco 1956) File:1compagnie.jpg , Insignia of the 1st company of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (around 1990) File:1compagnie22.jpg, Insignia of the 1st company of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (around 2004) File:2compagnie1.jpg, Insignia of the 2nd company of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (around 1990) File:2compagnie2.jpg, Insignia of the 2nd company of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (around 2004) File:2trans.jpg, Insignia of the training squadron of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (around 1990) File:3compagnie.jpg, Insignia of the 3rd company of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (around 1990) File:5Compagnie2.jpg, Insignia of the base and training company of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (around 1990?) File:5compagnie1.jpg, Insignia of the 5th company of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (today) File:11e_compagnie.jpg, Insignia of the 11th company of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (around 1990) File:12e_compagnie.jpg, Insignia of the 12th company of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (around 1990) File:CIEBASELOGL.jpg, Insignia of the Command and Logistics Company of the 43rd Infantry Regiment File:Etoileact.jpg, Star of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (today)

Famous people who served in the 43rd Infantry Regiment

*1780: Louis-Joseph Nompar de Caumont (1768–1838), lieutenant in the Royal-Vaisseaux in 1780, Field Marshal (1814), son of Charles Pierre Hyacinthe, Count of Ossun, commanding officer. *1792: Marshal

Bertrand Clauzel Bertrand, comte Clauzel (12 December 177221 April 1842) was a Marshal of France. When asked on Saint Helena which of his Generals was the most skillful Napoleon named Clauzel along with Louis-Gabriel Suchet and Étienne Maurice GérardOjala, Jea ...

as chief captain. *1797: Major-General

Jean-Baptiste Broussier Jean-Baptiste Broussier (10 March 1766 – 13 December 1814) was a French Divisional General of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. Life Broussier was born in Ville-sur-Saulx. Meant by his parents for a church career, in 1791 he ...

as brigade commander. *1909: Paul Maistre, General of Division. *1982: Daniel Pihen

References

Sources and bibliography

*''The Royal des vaisseaux in the storm'', Colonel Verrier of Mureau, 1954 *''43rd, your badges to remember you?'', brochure showing all the insignia of 43rd Infantry Regiment published in 2002. Study by Captain Levesque. *''The 43rd R.I. the regiment of Lille'', a complete history of the regiment under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel Denis Chevignard, Edition La Voix du Nord, 2003 *''The Chapel of the Citadel of Lille'', a brochure presenting the architecture and the historical context of the building. The 43rd Infantry Regiment is cited, published in 2005. Study by Chief Adjutant Blanchard. * * ''Chronologie historique-militaire'', par M. Pinard, tomes 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 et 8, Paris 1760, 1761, 1762, 1763, 1764 et 1768 {{Authority control Infantry regiments of France Regiments of the First French Empire Military units and formations disestablished in 2010 Military units and formations established in 1791

Creation and Evolution

Ancien Régime

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Franco-Prussian War of 1870

Third Republic

Fourth and Fifth Republics

Regimental Commanders

Ancien Régime

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Between the Wars

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Since 1945

Equipment

Regimental Colors

Uniform

Colonels and mestres de camp

History of Garrisons, Fights, and Battles

Ancien Régime

Wars of the Revolution and the Empire

The Restoration, July Monarchy, Second Empire, Third Republic until the First World War

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1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

Between the Wars

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

1945 to today

Indochina War The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam) began in French Indochina from 19 December 1946 to 20 July 1954 between France and Việt Minh (Democratic Republic of Vi ...

Algerian War

Reorganisation

Mission

Composition

Materials

Dissolution

Flag

Decorations

Regimental Insignia

Company Insignia

Famous people who served in the 43rd Infantry Regiment

See also

References

Sources and bibliography

The Bourbon Restoration and the
July Monarchy The July Monarchy (french: Monarchie de Juillet), officially the Kingdom of France (french: Royaume de France), was a liberal constitutional monarchy in France under , starting on 26 July 1830, with the July Revolution of 1830, and ending 23 F ...

Revolution In political science, a revolution (Latin: ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due ...
and Empire