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Cerino-Badone, Swiss Regiments - Libreria Militare Ares

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ecame a BG on 7 February 1754, MG on 23 February 1757. He retained the command of the<br />

regiment until the day of his death occurred the 24 February 1760 in Susa. He is buried in the<br />

temple of Ciabàs in Angrogna San Giovanni (TO).<br />

Uniform. Dark blue coat and waistcoat and breeches, with white laces, red lining, cuffs and collar.<br />

Record. 1742: Po campaign (1 st , 2 nd Bns), Savoy campaign (3 rd Bn). 1743: the whole regiment<br />

present at Camposanto with 139 losses, Chateau Dauphin (1 st , 2 nd Bns). 1744: it lost about 360<br />

(18%) men in Varaita Valley (combats of Rochaz and Pierrelongue), colonel Roguin killed in<br />

action. Madonna dell’Olmo. 1745. Bassignana (1 st Bn), defence of Tortona (2 nd Bn), defence of<br />

Alessandria (3 rd Bn). 1746: Asti (1 st Bn), siege of Valenza. 1747: Liguria campaign (1 st , 2 nd Bns),<br />

with Regt. Kalbermatten it was decisive for the victory at the Assiette Gap (3 rd Bns), Stura di<br />

Demonte. During the conflict it had been suffered heavy losses but it proved to be, with<br />

Kalbermatten, the best fighting regiment of the whole Sabaudian army.<br />

Regiment of Lucernois infantry Guibert-Outtiger<br />

Colonels. 10-11-1733, Alexandre Guibert de Syssac (1677 - Turin, 28 January 1746). He was a<br />

refugee French Huguenot original from Agennois, who fled in 1694, naturalized in 1735 in<br />

Neuchâtel. In 1697 he entered in the service of William of Orange, king of Great Britain, then he<br />

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