The 17e régiment d'infanterie (English:17th Infantry Regiment) was a unit of the French army and among its oldest.
The French Revolutionary Wars
1791: during the
French Revolution, all regiments take on a number according to the age of their formation. The
régiment d’Auvergne becomes the 17e régiment d’infanterie
1793: at the beginning of the
French Revolution, the regiment becomes 17e demi-brigade de bataille, which were composed of the following units:
1st battalion of the 9e régiment d'infanterie de ligne ;
2nd battalion of volunteers of the department of
India ;
1796: during the second merger, the unit becomes the 17e demi-brigade d’infanterie de ligne, made of the following units:
33e régiment d'infanterie, 1er bataillon du 17e régiment d’infanterie, 5e bataillon de volontaires de la
Sarthe and 1er bataillon de volontaires colonial of
Port-au-Prince) ;
178e demi-brigade de bataille (2e bataillon du 99e régiment d'infanterie, 6e bataillon de volontaires de
Nord and de volontaires de la
Seine-Inférieure) ;
demi-brigade d'
Eure and
Landes (3e bataillon de volontaires de la
Eure, 5e bataillon de volontaires de la
Landes and 6e bataillon de volontaires de la
Haute-Garonne) ;
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.