This
Regiment, which appears to have been unnumbered (although IR122 seems
appropriate), was raised in 1758 from the Basel area although most of
the officers came from Alsace, perhaps by virtue of their
bilingualism.
The
other thing that is unusual is the yellow facings. The other 10 Swiss
regiments in French service (as well as the Swiss Guards) had blue
facings and Kronoskaf suggests that in 1761/2 the facings changed to
blue. Meanwhile, for a few short years, the regiment had these
striking yellow facings. Figures are from Crusader.
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