Active 1597–1921 Branch Armée de Terre | Country France Type Infantry | |
Motto(s) Invicta Legio
Auvergne toujours Engagements Valmy 1792
Austerlitz 1805
Auerstadt 1806
Borodino 1812
Algeria 1830
Artois 1915
Verdun 1916
Somme-Py 1918 |
The 17e régiment d'infanterie (English:17th Infantry Regiment) was a unit of the French army and among its oldest.
Contents
The French Revolutionary Wars
La Grande Armée
In 1803 becomes the 17e régiment d’infanterie de ligne. In 1806, the regiment took part in the battle of Jena-Auerstädt.
19th Century
References
17th Infantry Regiment (France) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA