French Royal Deux-Ponts Regiment
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The French Royal Deux-Ponts Regiment was a German-speaking infantry unit in French service that played a distinguished combat role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly during the decisive Yorktown campaign.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Army units at Yorktown | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Army regiment
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance |
France
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (ally)
|
| alliedWith |
Continental Army
ⓘ
French expeditionary corps in the Crimea ⓘ
surface form:
French expeditionary corps in America
|
| associatedDynasty | House of Zweibrücken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign |
Siege of Yorktown
ⓘ
surface form:
Yorktown campaign
|
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| distinction | distinguished combat record at Yorktown ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| garrisonDuringWar | North America ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Siege of Yorktown ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Christian de Deux-Ponts
ⓘ
Wilhelm von Zweibrücken ⓘ |
| notableFor |
German-speaking unit in French service
ⓘ
participation in decisive victory at Yorktown ⓘ |
| opponent | Great Britain ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Franco-American operations in Virginia
ⓘ
assault on British redoubts at Yorktown ⓘ |
| partOf | French expeditionary forces in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea | German-speaking territories ⓘ |
| regimentalType | foreign regiment in French service ⓘ |
| role | line infantry ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
North America
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
French Army units at Yorktown