The Régiment de La Couronne (Regiment of the Crown) was an
infantry regiment of the
Kingdom of France, created in 1643.
Lineage
1643 : creation of the Régiment de La Reine-Mère (Regiment of the Queen Mother)
1666 : renamed Régiment de Genlis
1666 : renamed Régiment d’Artois
1673 : named Régiment de La Couronne (Regiment of the Crown)
January 1, 1791 : renamed the 45th Line Infantry Regiment
December 3, 1794 : the 1st Battalion was incorporated into the 89th Battle Demi-Brigade (
French: 89e demi-brigade de bataille) when that demi-brigade formed.
During the
Siege of Maastricht (1673), the Régiment d’Artois was renamed La Couronne (The Crown) as a reward for valor, and awarded new regimental arms, a white cross on an azure background with the motto Dedit hanc Mastrika coronam "Maastricht [lui] a valu cette couronne" (Maastricht won this crown).
9 regimental colors out of which one "white", Colonel and eight for ordinance, "all blue with the French Crown in gold in the middle of each white cross".[1]
Ordinance
Regiment of the Reine-Mère, 1643 to 1666
Artois, 1666 to 1673
Régiment de La Couronne, 1673 to 1791
Colonel Flag
Uniform
Uniforms
Regiment La Couronne, 1720 to 1734
Regiment La Couronne, 1734 to 1757
Regiment La Couronne, 1762 to 1776
Regiment La Couronne, 1776 to 1779
Grenadier of the Régiment La Couronne, 1779 to 1791
Grenadier of the 45th Line Infantry Regiment, 1791 to 1795
History
Colonels and mestres de camp
June 25, 1643: François-Marie de l’Hôpital, Duke of Vitry, Colonel
Jean Churchill de Marlborough, Histoire de Jean Churchill, duc de Marlborough, vol. 1, Jean Imprimerie Impériale (Paris), 1808, 409 p. (lire en ligne [archive]).
Oscar, vicomte de Poli, Le Régiment de La Couronne : (1643-1791), Paris, Conseil héraldique de France, 1891, 370 p.