43rd Infantry Regiment (France)

The 43rd Infantry Regiment (43e Régiment d'Infanterie or 43e RI) was a French infantry regiment which dated back to the creation in 1638 of the Régiment Royal des Vaisseaux - one of the regiments of the Maison militaire du roi de France (Royal Military House of France) created to serve on boats and in the colonies: all such regiments were, in 1791, given a number in the line-infantry order of battle meaning that they could be considered historically as the "ancestors" of the naval infantry regiments (see 107th Infantry Regiment (France)). 13 March 1638: Creation of the Régiment des Vaisseaux 3 February 1640: became the Régiment des Vaisseaux-Richelieu 10 March 1644: became the Régiment des Vaisseaux-Mazarin 25 June 1650: then the Régiment des Vaisseaux-Candale 11 April 1658: reverted to Régiment des Vaisseaux-Mazarin 15 mars 1661: renamed Régiment des Vaisseaux-Provence 20 September 1669: renamed Régiment Royal des Vaisseaux (alias Royal-Vaisseaux) 1 January 1791: renamed 43rd Infantry Regiment of the Line 1793: formation of the 43rd half-brigade of battle infantry, from the following units: 1st battalion of the 22nd Infantry Regiment 4th battalion of volunteers from Seine-et-Oise 3rd battalion of volunteers from Lot April 16, 1794 : the 1st battalion was reformed by incorporation to the 85th Battle Demi-Brigade (85e demi-brigade de bataille) during the formation of the demi-brigade. 1794 : reformation, the 2nd battalion being incorporated to the 86th Battle Demi-Brigade (86e demi-brigade de bataille) during the formation of the demi-brigade. 20 February 1796: formation of the 43rd half-brigade of Infantry of the Line, out of the following units: 34th half-brigade of battle infantry - itself composed of the following units: 2nd battalion of the 17th Infantry Regiment of the Line 3rd battalion of volunteers from Moselle 5th battalion of volunteers from Meurthe 3rd battalion of the 149th Infantry Regiment 24 September 1803: 43rd Infantry Regiment of the Line 1815: disbanded 1816: recreated with the name: Legion of Loiret 6 December 1820: At Brest, takes the name of 43rd Regiment of Infantry of the Line with two battalions from the 16th Legion of Charente-Inférieure and the 48th Legion of the English Channel 1 May 1823: a third battalion is created On 1 August 1870 the 43rd Infantry Regiment was part of the Army of the Rhine.