page_title: Régiment de Metz
section_title: Early History
hierarchical_section_title: Régiment de Metz / Early History
context_page_description: The Régiment de Metz was an artillery regiment of the French Ancien Régime army formed in 1725 and saw service through many of the major campaigns during the era. Elements of the regiment would then see service during the American Revolutionary War until it was disbanded in 1792. The regiment was then reformed as the 2nd Regiment of Artillery and its successor continued serving until 1999 when it was disbanded.
context_section_description: In 1720, the Bataillon de Certemont was formed in Vienne and immediately moved to Strasbourg, and in 1725 took part in the Great Review by Princess Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja Leszczyńska who was about to be married to the king of France, Louis XV.  The regiment then saw service during the War of the Polish Succession where it was attached to the Armée d'Allemagne including the Siege of Philippsburg, where the regiment was assigned to the Brigade d'Artillerie.
caption: Panoramic of the Battle of Fontenoy.
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