Régiment Royal
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The Régiment Royal was a French regiment
that had been raised in rank by renaming and uniting older regiments. At the time, the régiment de l'Altesse and the régiment Royal became one. The regiment Royal was first started 1656 by the Duke d'Arpajon.
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
that had been raised in rank by renaming and uniting older regiments. At the time, the régiment de l'Altesse and the régiment Royal became one. The regiment Royal was first started 1656 by the Duke d'Arpajon.