This regiment was raised on 25 July 1702 by Charles, Marquis de Menou de Cuissy. During the War of the Spanish Succession, it campaigned in the Cévennes in 1703 and formed part of the French occupation forces in Savoy in 1704. In 1705, it took part in the Battle of Cassano, and in 1706 it participated in the Siege of Turin, during which its colonel lost a leg.
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| Drapeau d'Ordonnance |
On 27 June 1706, the regiment was given to his son, Louis-Joseph, Comte de Menou de Cuissy. It subsequently served with the Army of Flanders in 1707 and fought at the Battle of Harelbeke in 1711. The regiment was disbanded on 21 December 1713.
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| Drapeau Colonel |
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Regiment de Menou - Drummer  Drapeau Colonel |
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