77th Infantry Regiment (France)

The 77th Infantry Regiment (77e régiment d’infanterie de ligne) is a regiment of the French Army. It was formed on 14 January 1799, during the French Revolutionary Wars, from new conscripts and detachments from existing units of the Armée de l'Ouest.[1] It is designated as the successor of the 2nd Light Royal-Italian Regiment (established 1671) and the Kônigsmarck Regiment (established 1680).[2] It was dissolved in 1940.

People who served with the 77th Infantry Regiment

References

  1. ^ Smith, Digby (2000). Napoleon's Regiments: Battle Histories of the Regiments of the French Army, 1792-1815. Greenhill Books. ISBN 978-1-85367-413-6.
  2. ^ Cart-Tanneur, Alex; Cart-Tanneur, Philippe (1983). Uniformes des régiments de France (in French). La Bibliothèque des arts. p. 251. ISBN 978-2-85047-046-2.


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