The Régiment Royal was a

French Army The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (, , ), is the principal Army, land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, Fren ...

regiment A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, military service, service, or administrative corps, specialisation. In Middle Ages, Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of l ...

that had been enlarged by renaming and uniting older regiments. At the time, the

régiment de l'Altesse A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, service, or specialisation. In Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, recruited or conscripted in one ...

and the régiment Royal became one. The regiment Royal was first started 1656 by the

Duke d'Arpajon Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ...

.Nous étions le Nouveau Monde, Jean-Claude Germain, Hurtibise, p145 2009

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Regiment Royal Military units and formations established in 1644 Military units and formations disestablished in 1791 Infantry regiments of the Ancien Régime