The Languedoc Regiment (, ) was a

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regiment active in the 18th century. It is known mainly for its role in the

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, when it served in the

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History

The regiment arrived in

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on June 19, 1755. The soldiers left immediately for

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and, on orders of

Jean Erdman, Baron Dieskau Major-General Jean Erdman, Baron Dieskau (1701 – 8 September 1767) was a French Royal Army officer who served in the War of the Austrian Succession and French and Indian War. Biography He was the aide-de-camp of Marshal Maurice de Saxe and vi ...

, pushed the British troops back to Lake George. After the

Battle of Lake George The Battle of Lake George was fought on 8 September 1755, in the north of the Province of New York. It was part of a campaign by the British to expel the French from North America, in the French and Indian War. General Jean-Armand, and Jean Erdma ...

, the regiment was sent to

Fort Carillon Fort Carillon, presently known as Fort Ticonderoga, was constructed by Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, Governor of New France, to protect Lake Champlain from a British invasion. Situated on the lake some south of Fort Saint-Frédéric, it wa ...

, then under construction. The regiment was then sent towards the south and participated in the successful

Siege of Fort William Henry The siege of Fort William Henry (3–9 August 1757, ) was conducted by a French and Indian force led by Louis-Joseph de Montcalm against the British-held Fort William Henry. This fort, located at the southern end of Lake George, on the fronti ...

. On July 8, 1758, the second battalion participated at the

Battle of Carillon The Battle of Carillon, also known as the 1758 Battle of Ticonderoga, was fought on July 8, 1758, during the French and Indian War (which was part of the global Seven Years' War). It was fought near Fort Carillon (now known as Fort Ticonderog ...

. In May 1759, it went to Quebec City, where it participated in defendomg the city. It then took part at the Battles of Montmorency,

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Legacy

The hamlet of Languedoc in

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, Quebec, Canada, was named after the regiment.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Regiment de Languedoc Military units and formations established in the 1670s Military units and formations disestablished in 1791 Military units and formations of France in the French and Indian War Line infantry regiments of the Ancien Régime

History

Legacy

See also

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