List of French units in the American Revolutionary War

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This is a list of French units in the American Revolutionary War. Other battalions and regiment served on marine/naval service, but can be viewed on their own articles.

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American Service

Those units which served on the American Continent (not naval) included:^[1]^[2]

1^ére Légion (Volontaires Étrangers de la Marine) — also saw service in the Caribbean
2^éme Legion (Légion de Lauzun) — Cavalry and Infantry
Infantry
- Régiment d'Armagnac
- Régiment de Bourbonnais
- Régiment de Soissonnais
- Régiment de Royal-Deux-Ponts
- Saintonge Regiment
- Régiment d'Agénois
- Régiment de Gâtinais
- Régiment de Touraine
- Régiment d'Hainault (2nd Battalion)
- Régiment de Foix (2nd Battalion)
- Régiment de Dillon
- Régiment de Walsh
- Régiment de Guadeloupe — also saw service in French Antilles
Artillery
- Régiment d'Auxonne (2nd Battalion)
- Régiment de Metz (2nd Battalion)
- Company from Régiment de Grenoble

Caribbean Service

Those units which fought in the Caribbean included:^[1]^[2]

Régiment d'Armagnac
Volontaires Libres (served in Guadeloupe and Martinique)
1ére Légion, Volontaires Étrangers de la Marine (also saw service in the States)
Cannoniers Bombardiers (served in Saint-Domingue, Martinique, and Guadeloupe)
Garrison of Guadeloupe Garnison de Guadeloupe
- Régiment de Guadeloupe located in Guadeloupe (also saw service in French Antilles and the States)
- Corps de Travailleurs
Garrison of Saint-Dominque Garnison de Saint-Dominique
- Régiment du Cap
- Régiment de Port-au-Prince
- Greandiers Volontaires
- Chasseurs Royaux
- Chasseurs Volontaires
Garrison of Martinique Garnison de Martinique
- Régiment de Martinique
- Volontaires de Bouille
- Cadets de Saint-Pierre
- Cadets du Gros-Morne

References

^ ^a ^b Susane, Multiple volumes and pages for each regiment
^ ^a ^b Smith, pp. 170–85.

Louis Susane, Histoire de L'Ancienne Infanterie Française, Volumes II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII, Military Library, Maritime and Polytechnic, Paris, France.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Les Combattants Français de la Guerre Américaine 1778–1783, 1903 Paris, France.
Digby Smith, Kevin E. Kiley, and Jeremy Black, An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Uniforms of the American War of Independence, 2017 Lorenz Books, London, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-0-7548-1761-1.

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