Keppel Infantry
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Origin and History
The regiment was raised on 21 January 1673 for Gustaaf d'Ulsparre.
In 1700, the regiment took part in the campaign in Schleswig-Holstein.
On the eve of the War of the Spanish Succession, the regiment consisted of one battalion and belonged to the Provinces of Utrecht.
Since its creation, the successive colonels of the regiment were:
- from 21 January 1673: Gustaaf d'Ulsparre
- from 1 February 1675: Frederik Augus Prince van Brunswijk-Luneburg-Osnabruck
- from 9 April 1691: Hendrik Baron van Friesen
- from 6 May 1692: Julius Ernst van Tettau
- from 24 September 1697 to 1733: Johann Rabo Baron van Keppel (promoted to brigadier in 1704 and to major-general in 1709)
During the War of the Spanish Succession, the successive commanders of the regiment were:
- from 9 April 1710: Diederik Willem van Doys
In 1752, the regiment was incorporated into the Carel Hendrik van Lindtman Infantry.
Service during the War
In 1701 the regiment garrisoned Nijmegen.
From April to May 1702, the regiment was part of the force which covered the Siege of Kaiserswerth. By 7 July, it was encamped under the walls of Nijmegen. In October, it took part in the siege of Liège. It took its winter-quarters at Maseyck.
In April and May 1703, the regiment took part in the Siege of Bonn. It took its winter-quarters at Maseyck.
During the campaign of 1704, the regiment was posted on the Meuse.
In 1705, the regiment took part in the passage of the Line of Brabant. It took its winter-quarters in Maastricht.
On 23 May 1706, the regiment fought in the Battle of Ramillies. In September, it took part in the siege and capture of Ath.
In 1707, the regiment campaigned in Flanders.
On 11 July 1708, the regiment took part in the Battle of Oudenarde.
On 11 September 1709, the regiment took part in the Battle of Malplaquet. One company of the regiment took up its winter-quarters in St. Anvries.
In May 1710, the regiment took part in the Siege Douai. From September to November, it took part in the siege and capture of Aire.
In October 1712, the regiment took part in the unsuccessful defence of Bouchain.
Uniform
Privates
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| Neck stock | white | ||||||||||||
| Coat | red with yellow lining and with tin buttons from top to bottom on the right side
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| Waistcoat | red with small tin buttons from top to bottom | ||||||||||||
| Breeches | yellow | ||||||||||||
| Stockings | grey | ||||||||||||
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Armaments consisted of a musket and a bayonet; and a sword.
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Colours
In 1712, the French captured the colours of the regiment at the Siege of Bouchain. These colours and many others from various origins had long been on display at Notre-Dame-de-Paris and reproduced in "Les Triomphes de Louis XIV", a collection of five books now kept at the Cabinet des Estampes of the Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris.
References
Belaubre, Jean and Dr. de Wilde, Claus-Peter Golberg: Die Vereinigten Niederlande, Kaltenkirchen, 2001, pp. 25-26
Tessin, Georg: Die Regimenter der europäischen Staaten im Ancién Regime des XVI. bis XVIII. Jahrhunderts. Teil 1. Die Stammlisten, Osnabrück 1986., p. 561
N.B.: the section Service during the War is partly derived from our articles depicting the various campaigns, battles and sieges.
Acknowledgement
Phil Carrington for his work on the lineage of Dutch regiments
Mathias Kussmann for the initial version of the article
