Karrer Regiment

Régiment suisse
de Karrer 1719-1752
de Hallwyl 1752-1763
Company colour of Régiment de Karrer
Active1719-1763
CountryOld Swiss Confederacy
AllegianceKingdom of France
BranchMarines
TypeColonial infantry
RoleGarrison infantry
SizeFive companies
Part ofRoyal French Navy
Depot and garrisonsRochefort, Martinique, Saint-Domingue, Louisbourg, Québec, Louisiana
Motto(s)Fidelitati & honore, Terra & Mare
EngagementsWar of the Austrian Succession
Seven Years' War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Franz Adam Karrer 1719
Ludwig Ignaz Karrer 1736
Franz Josef von Hallwyl 1752
Insignia
Company colour of Régiment de Hallwyl

The Régiment de Karrer (Karrer's Regiment/Karrer Regiment) was a Swiss foreign regiment in French colonial service 1719–1763.


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