THE FRENCH ARMY IN THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
Bill Braham

French Army at Yorktown according to the 1779 regulations

Inset:
Chasseurs epaulette
Grenadiers epaulette
Grenadier cap (abolished 1776 but worn by Bourbonnais in 1781)

Uniform details based on Table 5, p.21 Osprey MAA 22 by Rene Chartrand and are based on the 1779 regulations.

Regt Bourbonnais
Regt Royal Deux Ponts

Regt Agenois
Regt Gatinois

Regt Soissonnais
Regt Santoigne
Regt Touraine

Savannah 1779 Part 1 (French regimental colourings according to the 1776 Ordnance)

Champagne

Armagnac

Viennois

Walsh

Hainault

Auxerrois

Cambresis

Savannah 1779 Part 2 (French regimental colourings according to the 1776 Ordnance)

Metropolitan Army

Dillon

Gatinois

Agenois

Foix

Colonial Troops

Du Cap

La Guadaloupe

Martinique

Port au Prince

French Legionary Corps

Lazun’s Legion 2nd Volontaires etrangers de la Marine

1st Volontaires etrangers de la Marine, served West Indies

inset pelisse

inset saddle cloth

Lazun’s Legion infantry

Inset collar detail for 1st Volontaires etranger de la marine)

Royal-Artillerie

Drummer royal livery, Royal Deux Ponts Regiment