17th Infantry Regiment (France)

The 17e régiment d'infanterie (English:17th Infantry Regiment) was a unit of the French army and among its oldest.

The French Revolutionary Wars

 * 1791: during the French Revolution, all regiments take on a number according to the age of their formation. The régiment d’Auvergne becomes the 17e régiment d’infanterie
 * 1793: at the beginning of the French Revolution, the regiment becomes 17e demi-brigade de bataille, which were composed of the following units:
 * 1st battalion of the 9e régiment d'infanterie de ligne ;
 * 2nd battalion of volunteers of the department of India ;
 * 3rd battalion of volunteers of Seine-Inférieure ;
 * 1796: during the second merger, the unit becomes the 17e demi-brigade d’infanterie de ligne, made of the following units:
 * 33e régiment d'infanterie, 1er bataillon du 17e régiment d’infanterie, 5e bataillon de volontaires de la Sarthe and 1er bataillon de volontaires colonial of Port-au-Prince) ;
 * 178e demi-brigade de bataille (2e bataillon du 99e régiment d'infanterie, 6e bataillon de volontaires de Nord and de volontaires de la Seine-Inférieure) ;
 * demi-brigade d'Eure and Landes (3e bataillon de volontaires de la Eure, 5e bataillon de volontaires de la Landes and 6e bataillon de volontaires de la Haute-Garonne) ;

La Grande Armée
In 1803 becomes the 17e régiment d’infanterie de ligne. In 1806 the regiment took part in the battle of Jena-Auerstädt.

19th Century

 * 1816: at the Bourbon Restoration, the regiment is renamed
 * 1854: renamed 17e régiment d’infanterie
 * 1914: during the mobilisation, this unit gave birth to the 217e régiment d'infanterie
 * 1921: the 17th regiment is abolished