Dillon's Regiment (France)
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Dillon's Regiment (French: Régiment de Dillon) was first raised in Ireland in 1688 by Theobald, 7th Viscount Dillon, for the Jacobite side in the Williamite War. He was then killed at the Battle of Aughrim in 1691.
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Régiment de Dillon | |
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Active | 1688–1793 |
Country | Kingdom of France Kingdom of France (1791–2) First French Republic |
Allegiance | King of France French Nation |
Branch | La Marine Royale French Royal Army French Army |
Type | Line Infantry |
Size | 2 Battalions |
Nickname(s) | Dillon's Regiment |
Motto(s) | In hoc signo vinces (In this sign you will conquer) |
Colors | red, black facing |
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Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Theobald Dillon, 7th Viscount Dillon Dillon Colonels of the Regiment in France (1) 1690-1728: Arthur Dillon, ’’Comte de Dillon’’ (2) 1728-1741: Charles, 10th Viscount (3) 1741-1743: Henry Dillon, 11th Viscount Dillon, (4) 1743-1745: James, killed at the Battle of Fontenoy (5) 1745-1747: Edward, killed at the Battle of Lauffeld hiatus 1747-1767 (6) 1767-1792: Arthur Dillon (1750–1794) |
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