A friend of mine asked me to have a little unit form her town, Napoli, or that somehow could be conntected to that town.
I opted for the Infantry Regiment, under the orders of King Felipe V of Spain, that was at the defence of the Duchy of Lombardy in 1706 and 1707, and that defended the town of Milan (under the Spaniards) untill its surrender to the Imperial/Austrian Armies, victorious after the Battle of Turin on 6th September 1706.
This regiment was originally called Tercio de la Mar de Nàpoles.
From Kronoskaf I took this info for this unit:
SERVICE IN WSS
In 1701, at the outbreak of the war, the tercio sided for the Bourbon. On 31 August, it joined the brigade of Lombardia and, on 1 September, took part in the Battle of Chiari.
From 1 May to 21 July 1704, the tercio took part in the siege of Vercelli. From 2 September to 30 September, it was at the siege of Ivrea.
In 1705, the tercio was transformed into a regiment and renamed “Corona”. It served in Torralba's Division in Vendôme's Army. Its second battalion was sent under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Don Francisco Rubin de Celis to occupy the Heights of San Ossetto. On 20 May, during a combat against Imperialist grenadiers, Rubin de Celis passed to the enemy but his battalion did not follow him; on the contrary, Captain Don José de Torres stubbornly defended his position.
In 1706, the companies of Don Martin Galiano and Don José de Torres were transferred to the new Regimiento de Saboya.
In 1707, the regiment vainly defended the City of Milan against an Imperialist attack. On 1 April, it evacuated the Citadel of Milan and retired to Spain where it served at Pamplona and Valencia.
From 20 June to 10 July 1708, the regiment played an active part in the reconquest of Tortosa.
In 1709, the regiment stormed the Castle of Arenys and sustained a sanguinary combat in view of Monzon.
In 1710, the regiment joined the army commanded by King Philip V. On 20 August, it took part in the disastrous Battle of Saragossa. The remnants of the regiment then retreated to Castile.
In 1714, the regiment took part to the pacification of Catalonia and then garrisoned Cádiz.
The colours were as follows:
The uniform of the regiment was as follows:
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