17th Infantry Regiment (France)

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;
  • 3rd battalion of volunteers of Seine-Inférieure;
• 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.

19th century

• 1816: at the Bourbon Restoration, the regiment is renamed
• 1854: renamed 17e régiment d’infanterie

20th century

• 1907: during the revolt of the Languedoc winegrowers 500 members of the regiment mutinied and joined the demonstrators.
• 1914: during the mobilisation, this unit gave birth to the 217e régiment d'infanterie
• 1921: the 17th regiment is abolished

References

Sources

• {{cite book | title=Histoire de l'ancienne infanterie francaise, Volume 3 | first=Louis