Etat de l'Armée Piemontaise

Sous le règne de Charles Emmanuel III

1730-1773
Giovanni Cerino-Badone

During the Kingdom of Charles Emmanuel III two wars are fought: the War for the Succession of
Poland and the War of the Austrian Succession. Expecially the second one, these are a particollary
hard test for the new sabaudian Royal Army. In both case the Army win the effort and the king
gains new territory in Italy from the Duchy of Milan.

This is the order of battle of an army able to suffer humiliating routes - such as the one at the
Battle of Bassignana (27/9/1745), to endure epic bloody defences - as the combat around Mount
Cavallo during the Battle of Pietralunga (19/7/1744) -, and to gain sounding victories against
overhelming enemy forces. The Battle of Assietta (19/7/1747) is the the most famous of these
glourious days.

Without indications the Regiments were raised before 1730. On the contrary the year during
which the unity is raised is present. The Swiss regiments changed their names at the death or
withdrawal of their colonels. I wrote the names and the years of these changes.

"J'atans mon anstre"

Regiments of Infantry of National Ordinance

- Guardie;
- Savoia;
- Monferrato;
- Piemonte;
- Fucilieri;
- Saluzzo;
- La Marina;
- La Regina, raised in 1734;
- Regoular of the City of Tourin (Fisso della città di Torino), raised in 1734 and disbanded in 1737
- Sardegna, raised in 1744.

Regiments of Infantry of Provincial Ordinance

- Chablais;
- Tarantaise;
- Nizza;
- Aoste;
- Torino;
- Vercelli;
- Mondovì;
- Asti;
- Pinerolo;
- Casale;
- Novara, raised in 1751;
- Tortona, raised in 1751;

Other National Corps

- Compagnies de Marine, raised in1740;

- Compagnies Francs or Compagnies des Deserteus, raised in 1741;
- Regiment of Artillerie de S.M.;
- Bataillon des Invalides;
- Corps des Ingenieurs, raised in 1752.

Regiments of Swiss Infantry

- Hackbrett, Belmont 1731, Rietmann 1732, Kalbermatten 1744, Sutter 1762, Kalbermatten 1768;
- Guibert, raised in 1733, Uttiger 1746, Fatio 1753;
- Du Pasquier, raised in 1733, disbanded in 1737;
- Ghidt, raised in 1733, disbanded in 1737;
- Roguin, raised in 1733, Diesbach 1737, Roguin 1744, Roi 1744, Tscharner 1760;
- Thonatz, raised in 1734, disbanded in 1737;
- Reydt, raised in 1742, Salis 1746, Sprecher 1750, Schwartz 1772;
- Keller, raised in 1742, disbanded in 1749;
- Meyer, raised in 1744.

Regiments of German Infantry

- Schoulemburg, Leuthen 1757, Zietten 1763;

- Rhebinder, Burgsdorff 1743, Leutrum 1749, Wangenheim 1755, Brempt 1763;
- Baden Dourlacq, raised in 1742, disbanded in 1749.

Regiments of Italian Infantry

- Sicilia, disbanded in 1751;

- Lombardia, raised in 1734, disbanded in 1751;
- Corsica, raised in 1744, disbanded in 1751.

Regiments of Mixed Infantry (soldiers of mixed nationality)

- Desportes, Audibert 1739, Monfort 1746, De Sury 1769.

Maison Militaire de S.M.

- Three companies of Gardes du Corps de S.M.;

- Two companies of Arquebusiers Gardes du Porte de S.M.;
- Compagnie des 100 Suisses de la Garde;
- Compagnie des Halabardieres de Vice-Roy de Sardaigne;
- Compagnie des Gardes Chasse.
Regiments of Cavalry

- Piemonte Reale Cavallerie;

- Savoia Cavallerie.

- Regiments of Dragoons

- Dragoni di S.M.;
- Dragoni del Genevois, from 1740 to 1745 Dragoni di S.A.R. since it is under The Prince de
Piemont Victor Amadeus (King Victor Amadeus III);
- Dragoni di Piemont;
- Dragoni della Regina, raised in 1736 from a disbanded hussar company raised in 1734;
- Dragoni di Sardegna.