Gâtinais Regiment
During French military reorganization after the Seven Years' War, the original Auvergne Regiment was cut in two in a process which was called "dedoublement".
[1] Under an ordinance of March 25, 1776, the first and third battalions of the Auvergne retained the old name, and the second and fourth were called the Regiment de Gatinais, No.
[4] In 1779 the Gâtinais Regiment embarked in the fleet of Count d'Estaing and from September 15 to October 20, was in action during the Siege of Savannah.
[3] In 1781 the regiment was made part of the Corps d'Armee (Agenais, Gâtinais, and Touraine) which Marquis de Saint Simon (1743–1819) brought to America to reinforce Rochambeau.
On October 14, with the Royal Deux-Ponts Regiment and under Lieutenant Colonel de Lestrade, it attacked with bravery and carried at the first onslaught two redoubts on the left of the enemy defense.
After the victory, George Washington, to express his admiration, offered, in his name, to the Gâtinais and Royal Deux-Ponts, the three cannons which they had captured from the redoubts.
Colonel—Le Marquis de Rostaing (Just Antoine Henry Marie Germain), brigadier-general, December 5, 1781, for gallantry in the capture of Yorktown.
Colonel en second—Le Vicomte de Bethishy (Jacques Eleanor) born December 4, 1748, at Calais; severely wounded at Savannah in 1779.
Lieutenant-colonel—Dé l'Estrade (Claud), born at Puy (Velay), April 5, 1730; brigadier December 5, 1781, for gallantry displayed at Yorktown, Va. Major—Chapuis de Tourville (Charles Bertin Gaston) born at Hettạnge la Grande, January 4, 1740; rendered efficient service in America, where he performed for nearly a year the functions of major-general.
De Vachon, born 1742; received the cross of chevalier of St. Louis December 5, 1781, for participation in the capture of Yorktown.
De Fontbonne, Chalendor, born 1757; good conduct at Yorktown; taken prisoner in the action of April 12, 1782, on Le Caton.
De la Rochenegly, born 1757; wounded at Savannah; taken prisoner in the action of April 12, 1782, on Le Caton.
Levert de Grenville, mentioned for good conduct at Yorktown; taken prisoner in the action of April 12, 1782, on L'Hector.
De la Roche Negly, wounded at Savannah; taken prisoner in the action of April 12, 1782, on Le Caton.
From the Regiment de Gatinais: Capitaine Jean Jarlan de Sireuil; Capitaine Augustin-Clement; Chevalier de Villeneuve de Berthelot; Sergent-Major Claude Stoudert; Sergent Andre Vachere; Caporal Antoine Beze; Caporal Gilbert Charet; Caporal Louis Deoune; Caporal Pierre Riotte; Mathieu Andiger; Jean-Joseph Bulle; Jacques Bedel; Jean Catel; ClaudeDenis Chamois; Thomas Chavaillard; Joseph Chevalier; Paul Chevalier; Andre Colue; Francois Curdinet; Louis-Victor Curdon; Bertrand Daray; Andre Dese; Jean Domine; Michel-Philippe Dufut; Pierre Gilles; Joseph Giraud; Antoine Gouya; Nicolas Guelin; Joseph Guilleraux; Remy Houba; Claude Julien; Jean LaCoste; Philibert Mouchalin; Pierre Ozanne; Paul Palis; Jean-Baptiste Paulard; Charles Pierson; Charles Remont; Antoine Sallemont; Antoine Serve; Barthelemy Sorbetz; Joseph TinierDinis; Jean Tousset; Jean-Louis Vitre.
