11th regiment of infantry of line

The 11th regiment of infantry of line is a French regiment created by the cardinal Richelieu, in 1635.

Creation and various denominations

  • 1621 : Company Frank of Marines.
  • 1635 : Creation by the Cardinal of Richelieu under the name of Regiment Cardinal-Duke .
  • 1636 : famous Regiment of the Navy .
  • 1776 : Its 2e and 4e battalions form the Régiment of Resident of Auxerre .
  • 1791 : famous 11e Regiment of Infantry of Line .
  • 1794 : integrated in the 21e Half-Brigade of Battle and 22e Half-Brigade of Battle.
  • 1796 : reformed as a 11th Half-Brigade of Infantry of Line , made of:
    • 20th Half-Brigade of Battle.
    • 103e Half-Brigade of Battle.
  • 1803 : famous 11th Regiment of Infantry of Line .
  • 1814 : during the First Restoration, famous 11th Regiment of Infantry of Line-Berry .
  • 1815 : during the Hundred Days, it takes again its name 11th Regiment of Infantry of Line
  • 1815: he is laid off at the time of the Second Restoration.
  • 1816 : creation of the Legion of the Gold Coast (Infantry of line).
  • 1820 : it is famous the 11th Regiment of Infantry of Line .
  • 1854 : it takes its final name, 11th Regiment of Infantry .
  • 1914 : to the mobilization, it gives rise to the 211 {{E}} Régiment of Infantry

Colonel S Chief of brigade

(*) These Officier S became thereafter Maréchaux of Empire.
(**) These Officier S became generals of division. thereafter

History of the garrisons, combat and battles of the 11th IH

Old Mode

Louis XIV

War Seven Year old

  • 1756 : assemble Dunkirk on Lille.
  • 1757 : fact left the army of the marshal of Estrées
  • 1758 :
    • armed with the Marquis de Voyer, operations around Halberstadt.
    • skirmishes of with dimensions of Milingen, Rhienfeld, the abbey of Camps, at the time of the retirement towards the the Rhine.
    • June 23rd Bataille of Crefeld
    • integrates the army of Hesse ordered by the Prince de Soubise.
    • Battle of Lützelberg
  • April 1759, return in France, with the Harbor, to counter the British threat .
  • of March 1760 until in June 1761, stay with Dunkirk then it joined Brest.
  • part of the regiment takes part in the catch of Midsummer's Day, during the forwarding of Newfoundland of the Escadre of Mister of Ternay.

Revolution and Empire

Colonel killed and wounded whereas it ordered the 11th IH for this period:

Officer S killed or wounded while being used with the 11th regiment as infantry under the Empire (1804 - 1815):

1815 have 1848

  • 1823 to 1825 Forwarding of Spain

  • 1830 Algeria

Second Empire

1870 have 1914

First World War

1914

1915

1916

Battle of Verdun

1917

Moronvillers, the Nipple

1918

Inter-war period

Second world war

Feat of arms making particularly honor with the regiment

; Name of the Battles registered on the folds of its Flags.
  • CASTIGLIONE 1796
  • LONATO 1796
  • WAGRAM 1809
  • CONSTANTINE 1837
  • OWN WAY 1914
  • VERDUN 1916
  • the MOUNTS 1917
  • the OURCQ 1918

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