Regiment de Meuron
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The Regiment de Meuron was a regiment of infantry originally raised in Switzerland in 1781 for service with the Dutch East India Company (VOC). At the time the French, Spanish, Dutch and other armies employed units of Swiss mercenaries. The regiment was named for its commander, Colonel Charles-Daniel de Meuron, who was born in Neuchâtel in 1738.
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Régiment de Meuron | |
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Active | 1781–1816 |
Allegiance | Dutch East India Company (1781–1795) Great Britain (1795–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1816) |
Branch | Army |
Type | Line Infantry |
Role | Infantry, mercenary |
Patron | Charles-Daniel de Meuron |
Colors | Red Coats with Sky Blue (Light Blue) Facings (when in British Service) |
Engagements | Fourth Anglo-Mysore War Napoleonic Wars Peninsular War War of 1812 Pemmican War |
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