17th Infantry Regiment (France)

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 ;
• * demi-brigade d'Eure and Landes ;

  La Grande Armée

19th century

• 1816: at the Bourbon Restoration, the regiment is renamed
• 1854: renamed 17e régiment d’infanterie

  20th century

• 1907: during the revolt of the Languedoc winegrowers 500 members of the regiment mutinied and joined the demonstrators.
• 1914: during the mobilisation, this unit gave birth to the 217e régiment d'infanterie
• 1921: the 17th regiment is abolished