French infantry regiment Oleron - Uniform details sought

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French infantry regiment Oleron - Uniform details sought

Post by Eugenio von Savoy » Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:40 pm

Hi all
Does anyone have the uniform or flag details of the Oleron regiment of foot that fought at Almanza in 1707. I have checked all the usual listings and all I can pick up is the establishment and disbandment dates.
Any assistance is much appreciated. :roll:

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Re: French infantry regiment Oleron - Uniform details sought

Post by El Cid » Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:06 pm

All I could find is from the works of Hall:

Plate 067 A. Oléron

Name:
1693 Oléron (Le Veneur Chev. de Tillières)
1707 Oléron (J. de Layser Marquis de Siougeat)

Battles and Sieges:
1693-97 coast of Flanders
1701 Flanders
1703 Spain & Portugal
1705 Andalusia
1706 Catalonia, Barcelona
1708 Lerida, Tortosa
1710 Roussillon
1711-12 Cette, Gerona, Dauphiné
1713 Gerona
1714 Barcelona

Drapeau d’ordonnance:
White cross; cantons feuille-morte with a wavy blue
diagonal band. (Du Vivier 177, Olleron)


Drapeau colonel :
Unknown.

Uniform
Unknown.
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Re: French infantry regiment Oleron - Uniform details sought

Post by Arthur » Tue Nov 26, 2013 2:16 am

Oléron's uniform and musicians' livery do not seem to have been recorded, which is not uncommon for a régiment de gentilhomme raised between 1689 and 1714. Grey/white coats can be taken for granted though.

Pierre Charrié gives the same flag for Oléron, also using Du Vivier as his source - "fond feuille morte avec sautoir ondé bleu"
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Re: French infantry regiment Oleron - Uniform details sought

Post by Eugenio von Savoy » Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:14 pm

Many thanks chaps.
I suspected the uniform facing etc would be difficult Arthur. But cheers anyway.
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Re: French infantry regiment Oleron - Uniform details sought

Post by El Cid » Sun Dec 01, 2013 8:04 pm

I found a few things more (of interest ?):

Antoine-Henri Le Veneur de Tillieres, chevalier de Malte en 1703, colonel du regiment d´infanterie d´Oléron, mort des blessures qu´il recut á la bataille d´Almanza en Espagne, le 25 avril 1707

the Family crest:
D’argent, à la bande d’azur chargée de trois sautoirs d’or


that could mean (for a regiment d´gentilhomme): blue facings and yellow Buttons


just an educated guess
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Re: French infantry regiment Oleron - Uniform details sought

Post by Eugenio von Savoy » Sat Dec 07, 2013 9:58 am

El Cid and Arthur,

Many thanks. Off to paint more!

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