page_title: Légion Royale
section_title: Seven Years' War
hierarchical_section_title: Légion Royale / Seven Years' War
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: l'uniforme du régiment Chasseurs à cheval "de Picardie" de 1788 Deutsch: Uniform des 7. französischen Regiments Chasseurs à cheval "de Picardie" des Jahres 1788
context_page_description: The Légion Royale was a light cavalry regiment of the French Royal Army which participated in the Seven Years' War and was disbanded shortly thereafter, though its successor the 7éme Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval continued to serve in the Napoleonic Wars and modern French Army until being disbanded in 1993 after the end of the Cold War.
context_section_description: In 1757, they formed the vanguard for the Army of Marshal Louis Charles, Duc d'Estrées, and took Rietberg by force and took some 1,200 prisoners.  They then found themselves at the Battle of Hastenbeck where the French implemented a serious defeat upon the allied army, leading to the occupation of Hanover.  They then were placed in Hoya for winter-quarters and were attacked there on 23 February 1758 by superior forces, but they made a vigorous defence, and fought until they were forced to retire from the castle.  Eventually, they were relieved by the Régiment des Gardes–Lorraine, two pickets from Brittany and some 100 dragoons from the Régiment de Mastre de Camp Dragons, and obtained the honours of war there.  As a direct result of this engagement, the volunteers were granted a patenet on 7 May to became the Légion Royale (Royal Legion), expanded its establishment, and roles.
  The legion was now organised into 12 companies, each of; 100 men; 60 of infantry and 40 of dragoons, a company of hussars, a company of workers (logistics), company of pioneers (engineers), and a company of pontonniers (bridging troops).  In 1759 it was again expanded to 2 companies of grenadiers, 12 mixed companies of 75 infantry and 50 dragoons, 2 companies of hussars, and 1 company of supporting staff (logistics, engineers, and bridging troops).  By this time, the regimental uniform consisted of; a blue coat, red collar, cuffs, jacket and linings, white breeches, white buttons on both sides of the garment and jacket, three-button cross pockets, bearskin for grenadiers, and black tricorne for the infantry, and the hussars, hat edged with silver for the dragoons.  The colours of the legion during this time are unknown, but it is assumed it was the royal blue with silver/white trimming, as used by all royal troops.
  The 1758 campaign finished with the regiment in Créfeld and served in the Battle of Lüzelberg, which it has especially distinguished itself.  The regiment distinguished itself hey again on 6 June 1759 at the Battle of Eberfeld, where it saved a battalion of the Régiment de Provence, and again served at the Battle of Minden.  It was in 1760 at the Battle of Corbach and Battle of Bülow, and later in the Battle of Ramem, where it contributed brilliantly to the defence of General Bülow, who lots his guns and ammunition.  In 1760, it was at the Battle of Kloster Kampen and continued to serve in Germany until the Treaty of Paris in 1763.  Towards the end of the war, the establishment of the legion had slightly changed to become; 1 company of grenadiers, 8 companies of fusiliers (foot), 8 companies of dragoons (mounted), and the uniform slightly modified.  The new uniform became, for dragoons; uniform was blue edged with a white braid edged with a red stripe on each side.  In 1766, the lining, the jacket, and the breeches were all white, the collar, the facings, and the lapels all red.
caption: Regimental uniform in 1788.
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