page_title: Régiment de Royal–Deux–Ponts
section_title: German Campaign
hierarchical_section_title: Régiment de Royal–Deux–Ponts / Seven Years' War / German Campaign
caption_attribution_description: English: Régiment de Royal–Deux–Ponts Chasseur, American Revolution
context_page_description: The Régiment de Royal–Deux–Ponts was one of the most famous French infantry regiments to serve during the Ancien Régime. After gaining much fame during the American Revolutionary War, the regiment would be disbanded after the French Revolution and the lineage continued into the 99th Infantry Regiment.
context_section_description: In September 1758 the regiment moved north-west to take part in the ill-fated Expedition to Hanover.  The regiment contributed to the capture of Klausthal and on 10 October the of Lüzelberg.  The regiment then spent the winter in Frankfurt, and in 1759 the regiment was grouped with the Régiment Royal–Suédois during the Battle of Bergen.  The campaign ended and the regiment returned to Frankfurt to take up winter quarters.  In 1760 the regiment's establishment was expanded to four battalions, and on 8 July the entire regiment took part in the action at Corbach.  The next day, the entire regiment was committed to the battle, and for the remainder of the campaign provided recce parties and strike groups.
  In 1761 a large army began to assemble in Frankfurt and shortly after moved to Bergstadt where they forced Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick to leave Bündingen and reorganised in Lich.  On 21 March, during the Battle of Stangeorde, the Colonel-Commandant the Comte de Glozen was shot in the arm and severely wounded.  The regiment then passed to command of the Marquis de Poyanne, and on 6 June along with the Carabininers de Monsieur moved to Erwete and later took part in the Battle of Lippstadt.
caption: Régiment de Royal–Deux–Ponts Chasseur during the Yorktown campaign (1779 ordnance uniform here).  Chasseurs were placed on the far left flank, and termed 'Compangie de Chasseurs'.
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