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# Provincial regiments (Kingdom of France, 1771-1795)

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Last modified: 2026-07-25 by olivier touzeau
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- Presentation of provincial regiments
- Kingdom of France: Breton provincial regiments

See also:

- France
- Kingdom of France: Regimental flags
- Milices provinciales (1688-1726)

## Presentation of provincial regiments

The provincial regiments were created by the ordinance of August 4, 1771. They took over from the provincial militias that had been created on November 29, 1688 during the War of the League of Augsburg in the form of temporary provincial militias, then permanent militias created by the ordinance of February 26, 1726. The provincial regiments were abolished by the decree of March 4, 1791 and the law of March 20, 1791 of the Constituent Assembly.

Olivier Touzeau, 07 November 2024