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Military units and formations established in 1791

  • 1st Artillery Regiment (France)The year 1765 marked the birth of a unit known as the Régiment de la Fère. This formation emerged from the first battalion of the Régiment Royal-Artillerie.
  • Army of the North (France)On the 14th of December 1791, the government of the Kingdom of France appointed Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau, as its commander.