Duke of Artois' Regiment

It is principally known for its role in the Seven Years' War, when it served in the North American theatre.

The regiment was initially created in 1610 by the comte de Beaumont Saint-Vallier.

The King wanted to perpetuate the title of the régiment d'Artois by giving it the privilege of being a royal regiment under the French crown.

On May 3, 1755, the second battalions of the régiments d'Artois and de La Reine embarked at La Rochelle for Canada, with the new military governor Baron von Dieskau.

After the capitulation of Québec on the 17th of September 1759, the regiment came back to France, where it remained until the end of the ancien regime.