Recent from talks
Carignan-Salières Regiment
Knowledge base stats:
Talk channels stats:
Members stats:
Carignan-Salières Regiment
The Carignan-Salières Regiment was a 17th-century French military unit formed by the merging of two other regiments in 1659. Approximately 1,100 men from the regiment were sent to New France in 1665 to deal with the threat of the Iroquois to the colony. While in New France they were under the command of the Lieutenant Général of the Americas, Alexandre de Prouville de Tracy; the Governor General, Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle; and their colonel, Henri de Chastelard de Salières. The regiment constructed fortifications along the Richelieu River, and took part in three expeditions against the Iroquois in 1666. A peace settlement was reached the following year. Roughly 400 officers and soldiers remained behind in New France as settlers when the regiment returned to France in 1668.
The Carignan-Salières Regiment was the result of the merger of the Carignan Regiment with the Salières Regiment in 1659. The Carignan Regiment was raised in Piedmont in 1644 during the Franco-Spanish War by Thomas Francis of Savoy, Prince of Carignano. Until the 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees ended the war, the regiment served with the French Army as an auxiliary unit. While the prince was the proprietary colonel, command of the regiment was assigned to a mestre de camp whom the prince appointed.
In 1645, the regiment participated in the siege of Vigevano in Lombardy, and in the engagement at La Morra in Piedmont. The following year it took part in the expedition against the Spanish-controlled town of Orbetello in Tuscany. The regiment sailed from Genoa aboard the French fleet commanded by the Marquis of Brézé. The regiment disembarked at the harbour of Talamone, and was present at the capture of Forte delle Saline. It faced strong resistance at the foot of Monte Argentario, and withdrew to Piedmont after Spanish reinforcements relieved the siege of Orbetello.
When French regiments were recalled to France during the civil wars known as the Fronde, the Carignan Regiment crossed the Alps and served in Guyenne. It was part of the royalist army commanded by the Viscount of Turenne that fought at the Battle of the Faubourg St Antoine in July 1652. The regiment returned to Piedmont in 1653, and in the summer of 1655 took part in the unsuccessful siege of Pavia in the Duchy of Milan.
Following the death of Prince Thomas in 1656, his son Prince Emmanuel Philibert became proprietary colonel. Two years later the prince ceded the regiment to the French crown as he could no longer afford to maintain it. When the Treaty of the Pyrenees ended the war with Spain, the regiment was reduced in strength to ten companies and merged with the Salières Regiment (formerly the Balthazard Regiment). The Balthazard had been raised in Germany near the beginning of the Thirty Years War by Johann von Balthazard. Balthazard retired in 1658 and turned over command to Henri de Chastelard de Salières, who was subsequently given command of the merged regiment. The Carignan-Salières spent the next several years in garrison along the northeastern frontier of France.
Founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608, New France began as a proprietary colony granted by the Crown to a succession of merchant companies. In 1627, following the failure of the Compagnie de Montmorency to fulfill its contractual obligations, control of New France was granted by Louis XIII to the Company of One Hundred Associates, founded by Cardinal Richelieu.
In 1649, during the Beaver Wars, the Iroquois invaded Wendake (Huronia), the homeland of New France's allies the Wendat (Huron). The Iroquois wanted to expand their hunting grounds, increase their population through the adoption of captives, and control the fur trade with New France. The disruption of the fur trade brought the Iroquois into conflict with the French as it was through the Wendat that the Odawa and Ojibwe traded furs to the French. Significant raids on the French settlements in the St. Lawrence River valley began in the early 1650s. Iroquois war parties blockaded the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers, intercepted canoes bringing furs to Montreal, and took numerous captives.
In 1660, the total population of New France was 3,035, of which 1,928 were considered adults. There were about 900 people living in Quebec and about 200 each in Montreal and Trois-Rivières, with the rest spread out in small settlements along the St. Lawrence. Almost two-thirds of the population were male. The Company of One Hundred Associates had tried to fulfill the terms of its charter to bring settlers to New France; however, many of the inhabitants were indentured laborers who left after their three-to-five-year contracts expired. The harsh winters, the shortage of women, and the threat of being carried off by the Iroquois led to very few wanting to stay. As a result, New France lacked the manpower to effectively counter the Iroquois.
Hub AI
Carignan-Salières Regiment AI simulator
(@Carignan-Salières Regiment_simulator)
Carignan-Salières Regiment
The Carignan-Salières Regiment was a 17th-century French military unit formed by the merging of two other regiments in 1659. Approximately 1,100 men from the regiment were sent to New France in 1665 to deal with the threat of the Iroquois to the colony. While in New France they were under the command of the Lieutenant Général of the Americas, Alexandre de Prouville de Tracy; the Governor General, Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle; and their colonel, Henri de Chastelard de Salières. The regiment constructed fortifications along the Richelieu River, and took part in three expeditions against the Iroquois in 1666. A peace settlement was reached the following year. Roughly 400 officers and soldiers remained behind in New France as settlers when the regiment returned to France in 1668.
The Carignan-Salières Regiment was the result of the merger of the Carignan Regiment with the Salières Regiment in 1659. The Carignan Regiment was raised in Piedmont in 1644 during the Franco-Spanish War by Thomas Francis of Savoy, Prince of Carignano. Until the 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees ended the war, the regiment served with the French Army as an auxiliary unit. While the prince was the proprietary colonel, command of the regiment was assigned to a mestre de camp whom the prince appointed.
In 1645, the regiment participated in the siege of Vigevano in Lombardy, and in the engagement at La Morra in Piedmont. The following year it took part in the expedition against the Spanish-controlled town of Orbetello in Tuscany. The regiment sailed from Genoa aboard the French fleet commanded by the Marquis of Brézé. The regiment disembarked at the harbour of Talamone, and was present at the capture of Forte delle Saline. It faced strong resistance at the foot of Monte Argentario, and withdrew to Piedmont after Spanish reinforcements relieved the siege of Orbetello.
When French regiments were recalled to France during the civil wars known as the Fronde, the Carignan Regiment crossed the Alps and served in Guyenne. It was part of the royalist army commanded by the Viscount of Turenne that fought at the Battle of the Faubourg St Antoine in July 1652. The regiment returned to Piedmont in 1653, and in the summer of 1655 took part in the unsuccessful siege of Pavia in the Duchy of Milan.
Following the death of Prince Thomas in 1656, his son Prince Emmanuel Philibert became proprietary colonel. Two years later the prince ceded the regiment to the French crown as he could no longer afford to maintain it. When the Treaty of the Pyrenees ended the war with Spain, the regiment was reduced in strength to ten companies and merged with the Salières Regiment (formerly the Balthazard Regiment). The Balthazard had been raised in Germany near the beginning of the Thirty Years War by Johann von Balthazard. Balthazard retired in 1658 and turned over command to Henri de Chastelard de Salières, who was subsequently given command of the merged regiment. The Carignan-Salières spent the next several years in garrison along the northeastern frontier of France.
Founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608, New France began as a proprietary colony granted by the Crown to a succession of merchant companies. In 1627, following the failure of the Compagnie de Montmorency to fulfill its contractual obligations, control of New France was granted by Louis XIII to the Company of One Hundred Associates, founded by Cardinal Richelieu.
In 1649, during the Beaver Wars, the Iroquois invaded Wendake (Huronia), the homeland of New France's allies the Wendat (Huron). The Iroquois wanted to expand their hunting grounds, increase their population through the adoption of captives, and control the fur trade with New France. The disruption of the fur trade brought the Iroquois into conflict with the French as it was through the Wendat that the Odawa and Ojibwe traded furs to the French. Significant raids on the French settlements in the St. Lawrence River valley began in the early 1650s. Iroquois war parties blockaded the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers, intercepted canoes bringing furs to Montreal, and took numerous captives.
In 1660, the total population of New France was 3,035, of which 1,928 were considered adults. There were about 900 people living in Quebec and about 200 each in Montreal and Trois-Rivières, with the rest spread out in small settlements along the St. Lawrence. Almost two-thirds of the population were male. The Company of One Hundred Associates had tried to fulfill the terms of its charter to bring settlers to New France; however, many of the inhabitants were indentured laborers who left after their three-to-five-year contracts expired. The harsh winters, the shortage of women, and the threat of being carried off by the Iroquois led to very few wanting to stay. As a result, New France lacked the manpower to effectively counter the Iroquois.
Recent media