The Régiment Artois was a French Army

French Army

The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...

 regiment active during the late 17th century and 18th century. It is principally known for its role in the Seven Years' War

Seven Years' War

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, when it served in the North American theatre

French and Indian War

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History

The regiment arrived in New France

New France

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 in May of 1755, and was posted in Louisbourg. The regiment was initially created in 1610 by the comte de Beaumont Saint-Vallier. Under Louis XIV in 1670, it becomes part of the régiment Royal

Régiment Royal

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. In 1671 it is called the regiment Chateauneuf, and in 1673, it takes the name of the province of Artois. The King wanted to perpetuate the title of the régiment d'Artois by giving it the privilege of being a royal regiment under the French crown. On May 3rd, 1755, the second batallions of the régiments d'Artois and de La Reine

Régiment de la Reine

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 embarque at La Rochelle

La Rochelle

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 for Canada, with the new military governor Baron von Dieskau

Jean Erdman, Baron Dieskau

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. After the capitulation of Québec

Quebec City

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on the 17th of Septembre 1759, the regiment came back to France, where it remained until the end of the ancien regime.