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<small>Hierarchical Path: [[Main Page|Seven Years' War (Main Page)]] &gt;&gt; [[Armies]] &gt;&gt; [[French Army]] &gt;&gt; {{PAGENAME}}</small> ==Origin and History== This gentleman's regiment was raised on July 1 1671. The regiment took part to the War of the Polish Succession. During the War of the Austrian Succession, the regiment served in Flanders from 1741 to 1748. In 1750, the regiment was stationed at Vassy, in 1752 at Valenciennes, in 1753 at Mézières and in 1755 at Verdun. In 1756, the regiment counted two squadrons. During the Seven Years' War, the colonel of the regiment was: *since February 1 1749: comte des Salles (''taken prisoner at Holtzhausen in April 1759'') *from December 1 1762 to January 1 1770: marquis de Toustain When the French cavalry was reorganised on December 1 1761, the regiment became a royal regiment under the name of Royal-Lorraine Cavalerie. It was increased to 4 sqns by the incorporation of the 2 sqns of Toustain Cavalerie (formerly Lénoncourt). Effective incorporation took place on April 14 1763 at Montreuil-sur-Mer when the regiments returned to France at the end of the Seven Years' War. ==Service during the War== In 1757, the regiment was initially stationed at Montauban. By August 1 1757, the regiment was garrisoning Sainte-Foy in the Bordeaux country. By July 1758, the regiment had joined the army of the [[Soubise, Charles de Rohan, prince de|prince de Soubise]] army assembling near Friedberg in Hesse. On April 13 1759, the regiment took part in the [[1759-04-13 - Battle of Bergen|battle of Bergen]] where it formed part of the second line of the cavalry centre deployed behind the Wartberg under the command of the comte de Beaupréau. In June, at the beginning of the [[1759 - French offensive in West Germany|French offensive in West Germany]], the regiment was part of the “Right Reserve” under the command of the [[Broglie, Victor François, Duc de|duc de Broglie]] who had taken position at Friedberg in Hesse. On July 10 1760, the regiment was at the [[1760-07-10 - Combat of Corbach|battle of Corbach]] where it formed part of prince Camille's corps. In 1761, the regiment took part to the action of Westhofen. To do: more details for the campaigns from 1759 to 1762 ==Uniform== ===Troopers=== [[File:Des Salles Cavalerie Uniform Plate.jpg|left|frame|Uniform in 1753 - Source: [[User:Ibrahim90|Ibrahim90]]]] {| class="tblunout" |+<big>'''Uniform Details as per<br/>the ''Etat Général des Troupes Françoises'' of 1753 and ''Etat Militaire'' of 1761'''</big> <br/>completed when necessary as per Raspe |- |'''Headgear'''||black tricorne (reinforced with an iron skullcap for combat) laced silver, with a black cockade on the left side fastened with a black silk strap and a small pewter button |- |'''Neckstock'''||black ''cravate'' |- |'''Coat'''||grey white lined red (lined scarlet in 1761) with 4 pewter buttons under the right lapel and a pewter button on each side at the small of the back {| class="tblunin" |- |'''Collar'''||''none'' (scarlet in 1761) |- |'''Shoulder straps'''||grey white fastened with a small pewter button (in 1761: black epaulette with red chain link stitches) |- |'''Lapels'''||red (scarlet in 1761) with 7 pewter buttons |- |'''Pockets'''||horizontal pockets with 4 pewter buttons |- |'''Cuffs'''||red (scarlet in 1761) with 4 pewter buttons |- |'''Turnbacks'''||red (scarlet in 1761) fastened with a pewter button |} |- |'''Gloves'''||buff |- |'''Waistcoat'''||buff leather (yellow leather in 1761) jerkin with pewter buttons |- |'''Breeches'''||buff leather (yellow leather in 1761) |- |'''Greatcoat'''|| grey white lined red |- |'''Leather&nbsp;Equipment'''|| {| class="tblunin" |- |'''Crossbelt'''||buff leather (yellow leather in 1761) |- |'''Waistbelt'''||buff leather (yellow leather in 1761) |- |'''Cartridge Box'''||red leather (yellow leather in 1761) |- |'''Scabbard'''||black leather |- |'''Footgear'''||soft black boots |} |- |'''Horse&nbsp;Furniture'''|| {| class="tblunin" |- |'''Saddlecloth'''||[[File:Des Salles Cavalerie Lace.jpg|right|frame|Saddlecloth lace - Source: [http://www.europeanheraldry.org/ PMPdeL]]]blue bordered with the regimental lace (black braid with red chain link stitches) |- |'''Housings'''||blue bordered with the regimental lace (black braid with red chain link stitches) |- |'''Blanket roll'''||''n/a'' |} |} <br clear="all"> Troopers were armed with a carbine, two pistols and a sabre. They were also supposed to wear a breastplate under their coat during battle but this regulation was not always followed. '''Evolution of the uniform during the war''' Throughout the war the French cavalry uniform seems to have evolved significantly. Our only primary source for the uniform at the start of the conflict is the ''Etat Général des Troupes Françoises'' of 1753. The first primary pictorial evidence comes from Raspe in 1761. Here we present various interpretations of the evolution of the uniform. Raspe's illustration depicting the uniform towards the end of 1760 shows the following evolutions: *''source not yet available'' Lienhart and Humbert, a secondary source, show the following differences for the uniform of 1757: *a white cockade and yellow lace on the tricorne *grey white lapels, cuffs and turnbacks *only 3 buttons on each cuff *red saddle cloth and housings bordered with a red braid ===Officers=== Officers wore uniforms similar to those of the troopers with the following distinctions: *no turnbacks *no lace on the coat and waistcoat *''Maréchal des logis'': silver laced tricorne, housing bordered with a 2,7 cm silver lace *brigadier: double silver lace on the cuffs ===Musicians=== ''n/a'' ==Colours== '''Regimental standards''' (4 silken standards): crimson field embroidered and fringed in gold; centre device consisting of a golden royal sun surmounted by a scroll bearing the royal motto “Nec Pluribus Impar” N.B.: ''this was the only French cavalry regiment whose standards carried white streamers''. [[File:Des Salles Cavalerie Regimental Standard.jpg|center|frame|Des Salles Cavalerie Regimental Standard – Source: [http://www.europeanheraldry.org/ PMPdeL]]] <br clear="all"> ==References== This article incorporates texts from the following books which are now in the public domain: *Pajol, Charles P. V., ''Les Guerres sous Louis XV'', vol. VII, Paris, 1891, pp. 335-336 '''Other sources''' Funcken, L. and F., ''Les uniformes de la guerre en dentelle'' Lienhart, docteur and René Humbert, ''Les uniformes des armées françaises”, Leipzig Menguy, Patrice, [http://patricemenguy.free.fr/sujetsdubienaime/Sommaire.html Les Sujets du Bien Aimé] Rogge, Christian; ''The French & Allied Armies in Germany during the Seven Years War'', Frankfurt, 2006 ''Sommaire des forces armées Françaises à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur de la France - 1er Août 1757'', Service Historique de l'armée de terre N.B.: the section ''Service during the War'' is mostly derived from our articles depicting the various campaigns, battles and sieges. [[Category:French Land Unit]]

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